The Republican journal., 1882-06-08


redemption. A similar host fills the National
cemetery at Gettysburg. another at Fredericks-
burg, and many others in the vicinity of great
battle fields: the uncounted victims of Ander-
sonyille and Libby are piled together in common
trenches; while all over the land, in the ceme-
teries of cities and towns they are numbered by
scores i'll each. The exact aggregate is unknown.
but 1t must approximate closely 10 half mil
lion who wore the blue. 1t was much the smaller
half who went down in the smoke and din of
battle. between the discharge of the first gun
against Fort Sumpter. and the surrender at APP
pomattoX. This number is triped and perhaps
quadrupled by premature deaths caused by the
| hardShips and exposure of the soldiers life.
But while we cannot arrive at an exact aggre-
gate of the killed in battle and the prematurelv
dead from the exhaustion of wounds and hard
ships, we know that it caused Il terrible thinning
out of the ranks of the best and bravest of our
| citizens; we know that it must be a conSecrated
soil, indeed. to which has been consigned such
vast army of heroes; we know that the living
comrades of the dead defenders of the Union
would be unworthy of themselves if they failed
| to preserve the memories of those with whom
they stood shoulder to shoulder in decisive mo-
ments and times of peril we know that the heart
of the citizen of whatever place or degree which
does not to-day throb with grateful memories of
the patriotic dead is unworthy, almost to dis
| loyalty; we should be recrcant people indeed
if we did not heartily respond to this memorial
call, and unworthy of the sacrifice that has been
made i'll our behalf The blood that has tlrencll-
ed our soil would cry out against us.
We have in our national experience a sublime
illustration of the Scripture doctrine that with.
out the shedding of blood there is no remission"
for beside the loyal dead of whom we have
been speaking, doubtless a fully equal number
fell upon the confederate side, Who fought as
! bravely and most of them as conscientiousy, as
did the soldiers of the Union. Their lives must
be counted i'll aggregatng the cost at which our
national sin remitted The foundation of
our national frame-work was laid in the blood
of the patriots of the Revolution; and the com
pleton OF its purpose of liberty was accom-
plished at the cost of million Of lives within
our own generation. So is it shown that all
great gains to humanity are purchased by human
| sacrifice; and so are we given Il hint of how we
| must keep andeXtend the advantages which we
enjoy. And SO long as We do honor TO the men
| who made the utmost sacrifice in our c0mtrv's
| behalf. there is assurance of the capabilv of
sacritice-the quality Of patriotism which puts
the integrity Of the country and the rights of
man above any merely individual comfort or
qualification. is still vital and vigorous Not
that | apprehend anotherand similarte>t of our
patriotism and power of self-sacriticc Another
struggle can not arise from the same cause.
| With Whittier we can SAY
"Botted out, An within and all about
shall Il fresher life begin. Frccr brpathes the
Universe, as it rolls its heavy curse
On the dead and buried sim
do not know that another struggle will never
desecrate our borders. and scatter woe through
t sm+ m =, II =. "lli oMe us VI 'S;ii
| rise up and vcN or albright us. That monster
is dead and for it there is no resurrection from
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from no probable cause is war likely to arise
again in our land, while Meq live who, like
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