Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1882-06-15

agonies, and above all, the glories Of the
/ Revolution. We remember all-from Lex
ington 10 Valley Forge. and from that mid
night Of despair to Yorktown's cloudless
day.
We remember the soldiers and thinkers
the heroes Of the sword and pen. They
had the brain and heart, the wisdom and
! the courage, TO utter and defend these
words Governments derive their Just pow
crs from the contrast Of the governed"
In defence of this sublime and self-evi-
dent truth the war was waged and won
To-day We remember all the heroes. all
the generous and chiyalric men who came
from other lands to make ours free.
Ot the many thousands who shared the
gloom and glory of the seven sacred wears
not one remains. The last has mingled
With the earth, and nearly all are sleeping
nov IN unmarked graves, and some beneath
the leaning. crumhlng stones from which
their names have been efacrd hy Times
irreyerrut and relentless hands.
But the nation they founded remains. The
| United States are still free and independent
| The government derives it, Just powers
from the consent Of the governed" and ify
million. Of people remember with gratitude
the heroes of the Revolution.
Let Us b. truthful let us be kind When
peace came, when the independence Of
new nation vas acknowledged the great
truth for which our fathers fought was half
denied, and the Constitution was inconsi,t-
/ ent with the Declaration The var was
Saged for liberty. aud vet the vctors forged
ncw fettHrs for their fellow-men. The
chains our fathers broke were pat upon the
limbs Of others. Freedom for all vas the
cloud by DAY and the pillar Of fire by night
/ through seven Years Of Nant and war. la
I peace the cloud was forgotten, and the pll.
/ lar blaEcd unseen.
4 let Us b. truthful all Of our fathers
Scre not true 70 themselves. In war they
Z had hcrn generous. noble. and sclf-sacrihc-
/ ing With peace came selfshne.s and greed.
/ They were not great enough 70 appreciate
Y The grandeur q the principles FOR which
I they fought They ceased To regard the
/ great truths AZ having universal application
4 Liberty for all" included only themselves.
7 They qualified the Declaration They In-
\ tcrpolaicd the word "~hile !" thcy obIterai-
| cd the word ALL"
! lr, Us be Kind. We will remember the
age in which they lived We will compare
I them With the citizens Of other nations.
They made merchandise Of men. They
/ lrgal,Ied a CRIME. They sowrd the seeds Of
var but ,hry founded this nation.
LIT @. gratefully remember.
Lct "a. gratefully forget.
To-day Ne remember the heroes Of the
second var ~ith England, IN which our
/ fathers fought FOR the Freedom Of the seas.
/ for the right. Il the American sailor
I We remember With pride the splendid
[ victories ~ Ere and Champlaln, and the
vouderous achievements upon the seas
[ achievement. thA, covered nur Navy With a
giur that neither the victories nor defeats
1 u the future can dim.
/ Ne remember the heroic services and
I suffering. Of those Who fought the mercilr-s
savage of the frontier We see the md
I night massacre and hear the var cries of
/ the allies uf England We see the flames
/ climb round The happy homes. and IN the
I chhfrrd and hlackcnrd ruin. ~r see the mu-
+ tliaird hndic. ~ ~Nr. and chudrrn.
/ Pcacr came at last. crowned With the ic-
/ tou of New Orlcan,--a victory that did
I redeem all sorro~s," and all defeats.
I me Revolution gave our fathers free
I laud-the ~ar Of 1872 :-ee sea.
/ Today Ne remember the gallant men Who
/ borr our Tag IN triumph from the RIO
! Gmnir 70 the heights of ChapulIepcc.
| Leaving out IL question the justice II
/ our cause.-The necessity for War-~e are
I yet compelled 10 applaud the marvellous
Z courage u COR troops. 4 handful Of men
brave, impetuous, determined. rrrsi.,i
| bic conquered a nation. Our history hA.
/ no record nf more daring deeds.
I Again peace came and the nation hoped
I and thought that strife was a, an end.
/ We had grown too powerful To be al.
tackled. Our resources we're boundlc,s. and
the future seemed secure. The hardy
| pioneers moved to the great West. Be
/ meath lhsir ringing strokes the forest di,-
I appeared, and on the prairie, waved the bll-
I luWrd sea, Of whra, and corn. The great
I plans ~err crossed, the mountains we're
I conquered, and the foot Of victorious ad-
venture pressed the shore Of the Pacific
/ In the great north oil the streams went
I sing NJ to the >ea. turning wheels and SPIN
{ die, and casting -hutties back and forth
| Inventions ~err sprnging like magic from a
thousand brains. From labur's holy al
tar, ru>e and ieaped the smoke and flame.
and from countless torges rang the chant
OF rhSthmic stroke.
But in the South the negro toiied unpaid.
and mothers wept while babes ~ere sold,
aud al the auction block husbands and
wives spy echlessly looked the last good -bye
Fugitlvrs, lighted by the Northern star
sought liberty on English soil, and were by
Northern men thrust back to whip and
chain.
The great statesmen. the successful poll
ticians announced that Law had compromised
with crime that justice had been bribed,
and that time had barred appeal. 4 race
was left without right, without hope
The future had no dawn, no star-noth,ng
but ignorance and fear; nothing but
work and want. This was the conclu-
sion Of the statesman, the philosophy Of the
politicians, OF constitutional expounders.
This was decided by courts and ratified BY
the nation.
We had been successful in three wars.
We had wrested thirteen colonies from
Great Britain. We had conquered our place
| upon the high seas. We have added more
than two millions Of square miles TO the ma
tional domain. We had increased in popu-
lation from three to thirty-one millions. We
were in the midst of plenty. We were rich
and free. Ours appeared to be the most
| prosperous of nations.
But II was only appearance. The states
men and the politicians we're deceived.
| htai victories can De won only Tor the rignt
The triumph of justice is the only peace
| Such is the nature Of things. He who en-
slaves another can not be free. He who at
taeks the right, assaults himself.
| The mistake our fathers made had not
been corrected. The foundations of the Re
| public were insecure. The great dome of
the temple was clad in the light Of prosper
| ity, but the corner stones were erumbling.
-Four millions Of human beings were en-
shaved. Party cries had been mistaken for
principles, partisanship for patriotism, sue
cess for justice.
| But pity pointed to the SCARED and bleed
| ing backs of slaves; mercy heard the sobs
of mothers reft of babes, and justice held
aloft the scales in which one drop Of blood
shed by masters lash outweighed ma
tons gold.
There were a few men, few women, who
had the courage to attack this monstrous
crime. They found it entrenched in consti-
tutions, statutes, and decisions, barrieaded
and Fashioned by every Department and by
every party. Politicians were its servants,
statesmen its attorneys, judges its menials,
| presidpnfs its ptnnefs and upnn its erupl al