West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-06-09


ere, and hear tic war cries OF the allies OF
Englond. Wesce TIC Glmcs climb around
ne happy homes, ana a. The chn,ed and
blackcned rurs we gee the ,natila'ed bod
les IF wives ana children. Peace came II,
last, crowned with the victory of New
Orlrsns-a victory that did reieem eli
| sorrows aud all defeats The Revolution
gave our fathers free land-the war OF
1912 free sea.
"To day we remember the gallant men
who bore our flag in triumph from tie
Rio. Grande TO The heights Of Chapullt-
pee. Leaving out of question the justice
Of our cause, the necessity for war, We
are yet compelled 20 applaud the marvel
| lous courage Of our troops. Il handful at
| men, brave, impeiuuGs, determined, ire
| slstable. conquered a nation. Our history
has no record OF more daring deeds
Again peace came, aud The nation hoped
| and thought that strife vas az an end.
'We h al grown too powerful TO be At
tackled. Our resources were bOundless.
| aud the future seemed secure. The hardy
pioneers moved To the great West. Be
meath their ringing strokes the forests dis
appeared. and on the praiIies waved the
beloved seas of wheat and corn. The
| great plains were crossed, the mountains
were conquered. ana the foot of victor.
ious adventure pressed the shore OF the
Pacific. In the great North all The
| streams went singing To the sea. iurnIr e
wheels and spindles, and casting shutles
back and forth. Inventions were spring
ing like magic from thousand brains
From labor's holy affairs rose and leaped
the GmoNe and flame, and from the count.
less ioTges rang the chan, of Rhythmic
stroke.
We had been successful i'm three wars.
| We had wrested thirteen colonies from
Great Britain. We hau conquered our
place upon the high seas. We had added
more than TIVE millions Of square miles
| To the national domain. W q had increas-
| ed i'm population from 5000, 900 TO 81 900. =
600. We were in the midst of plenty.
Wo were rich and free. Ours appeared
to e the most prosperous of nations.
"Bnt 1T was only appearance. The
| statesmen and the politicians were de-
coived. Real victories can be won only
tor the right. The triumph of Justice i
the only peace. Such is the nature OF
things. He who enS!avcs another can
not te fee He no attacks the right
assaults himself. The mistake our faith
| crs made had not been corrected. The
luulludllpllS OF the hcbubilc Were lnSc~
cure. The great dome Of the temple was
| clad in the light OF prosperity, but the
| corner stones we're crumbliug. -Four
| millions of human beings were enSInved.
| Party cries bad been mistaken tor prin
| ciples, partisanship for PATRIOTISM. sue
cess for justice. But pity pointed TO the
scared and bleeding backs of slaves :
mercy heard the sobS OF mothers rcft of
| babes, and justice held alon the scales. i'm
which one drop of blood shed by mas
| ter's lash outweighed a nations gold.
| There Nere Il few men, lew women,
who had the courage to attack this mon
/ strous crime. They found il ontreuched
| in Constitutions, statutes. and decisions:
| barrcaded and Fashioned by every
| department and by 0very party. Politi~
| clans were its servants, statesmen its
| attorneys, Judges its mcnials, Presidents
| its puppets, and upon its cruel altar had
| been sacrificed our country's homer II
was the crime of the naliun-of the
whole coUntry-North and South
responsible alike