The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-06-07


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are o,.,v the rene,nbra rce of ~. family
and have on,v the s;vnif if;cance ~ ind;v;da.l
affection. The d,tv we have nerfor,.ed To-
dav Is above and bevond All Ties Of family
and relationship. 1t is tribute of an en-
tire nation to those who cave their lives for
the preservation of that nation and thank
God their sacrifice was not in vain. ..God
reigus and the American republic still lives.
more potential than before II became neces-
sary to offer up these hecatonbs of human
Lives. II is only necessary for our present
purpose to note what all know, that twenty
one wears AGO the most stunendous revolt
the world had ever seen was orranixed bv
some eleven states for the pur,nse of dis
Isolyinr the Union established by our reyo
lut;anarv sires Wasbineton. Jefferson
franklin. the Adamses. and their glorious
comneers That this REVOLT continued dur-
ing four euentful years of slaughter death.
and war in WHICH the lives Of more than
one million Of as patriotic men as ever lived
wore sacrificed To the insane desire of de-
strov;ne n government that was only known
and felt by the blessings and benefits con-
fsrre., unon ;ts peo,,le. More than two mill
lions and a half nafr;ot;f hearts stood nm tn
,.rssarve The government They succeeded
and TODAY the government of the fathers
s,.nda vird;c,ted 10 tho world iii, everv
mo, woman and child within ;ts gm;ts
FREQ ,s tho mountain air ..rs,,een,ed reoen-
ora,od ord a;se,,bra,,e,, bv tho oen;ns of
universal ana,c;n,,;on u The pr;ce na;d
Co.. th;s nernet,,at;op IF fraedom was a fear.
e,l 90 pas;5o, .,a root los os ,;ss II on.
,o;l,d mon ne and those to come af,er ne
49,. ,ha, ,,,r.o ,,,o,,s.,d r,;,,;ors If . ,a.
fiona, doh. and an imnaver;sbed country
with n r,;,ed commerce This was the loss
of those who stood bv the government
wh;Ist ,bose !, r.vols suffered nearly If not
M,IIv as mncb The ;ncen.;on of the revolt
Tho s..rf,,i s,r,oo,a ;ts immense cost i'm
n,oss INV mind with few considerations
which / nropose m briefly present now 10
vou
,st !, sbonl5 teacb ps the ;nestimable
| advantagss of the boon preserved-a free
cor,,rv-a country REACHING from the At
il.nt;c 10 the Pacific from the Northern lakes
10 The cuIf.v,sbea shores Of the sunnv
soutb a eountrv embracing every variety of
climate and nroduct and all this without
the curse or taint of human bondase. a
country loved and bonored bv its citizens
and resnected bv al, the great nations Of the
e,rtb with n t;me-boaored flag floating ON
evarv &c, n country known and recognized
,hr,r,bo,+ tho world nc the esvlum of the
on,ress.d and the home Of the free. These
are some of the teachings that wesbould
t.te 20 boar. ss eonsoIat;o, m some extent
sor the oreat pr;ce mid bv ms for the free
do,n we nov enjoy
sd. We should be admonisbe, to oinculcate
love az cour.s~ Of its institutions and
laws in all r.-ss of this broad land. so that
in the time TO come the generations who
como after ms. will be as devoted as those
who have In the ,reat rebellion. given their
lives ~ keen unsulJied the stars and stripes
the constitution and The nation
al We sbopla keen in nerne,ual remem.
bronca the debt we owe the dead whose
memory we are honoring to-day. We should
meyer hesitate to sneak of and for them in
tar,ns os highest r-,ise po;n.iny to their
ereat deeds yct,,sved for our benefit. no
matter whore or in what place we may be
caIlad m sneak and this remembrance We
should hand down TO our children to be by
tber, transmitted 10 their rosterity to The
last of the generations
4th. We sbould be impressed constantly
with the idea that on the recurrence of
"Decoration Day.r rs the wears roll ON,
whilst we continue sneh obseryances and
cerer,an;es as have been attended to on this
occas;an we are ennobline and honoring
ourselves hv testifvins our respect for our
creat banefactors.
9Th. .,dwe sbou,d not forget the living
so,.,;s- .vho stooS hv the country il, her
bonr q, na.i, Iarge numbers of them are
s.;,I .o,,, ,,s noor diseased and disabled
a.. rss,,t Of tbe;r ratrio,ic conduct. ask
Won 70 aid in MITIGATING their suffering and
soo,,;,c t,,e;r woes in their declining wears.
rrh, ,,o,,o,,,,,.,,t hos dome much in their
a;5. l.. ,-;va+a eratitu,e do more.
,,a now one otbertonic occurs as worthy
os souo ,bouch, II il our treatment of
,bose who a,tennted 10 divide the union
&c ,hese states They have ACCENTED the Sit
,o,;o, have .,sin renewed heir allegiance
- ,ho ao,a oI5 aao and nation. and if ap-
o.,.,,oos orc 70 he believed those who in
the time Of war we considered our enemies,
have returned TO the fold with the honest