The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1884-06-04

AMI we call on your spirits to watch from
above
And we swear before God, by our mem'ry o.
thee
To preserve our loved nation united and free.
The author and the poem met with
a fiattering demonstration ofapproval
at the hands OF the assemblage.
"Wait till the Clouds Roll by, Jen-
/ ME" was then beautifully rendered
by the band, after which tCaptain l..
F. Wyman was presented. The
Captain. in an eloquent and able ad-
dress, recounted the deeds of our
forefathers, the trials they passed
through, eulogized Washington and
the other great generals of the rebel
lion against England, traced the his
tory cf the colonies to their inde-
pendenoe, and concluded with q
glowing tribute to the blue and the
gray.
Mr.. John Madden was the next
speaker. His theme was the Ameri-
can flag-the star spangled banner.
His speech: though short, was points
ed and contained many bursts of
eloquence which brought generous
applause from the audience. Mr..
Madden's brilliant effolt deserved
the flattsring notice 1t receives.
At the request of the presiding OFF,
Ger the audience sang the "Star>
Spangled Banner" the Rev. Mr..
Stull leading. After the singing Col.
]. G. G. Thornton was presented by
Judge Knowles. The Colonel was
received with deafening cheers and
applause. There are but few as eftec.
tive speakers IN Montana as Col.
Thornton. His pronounced earnest
ness, his remarkable command of
language and eloquent delivery, COM
mend him at once to the favorable
consideration of his audience. On
this occasion the Colonel Outdid
himself. He commenced his address
by stating that he once wore the gray
and fought in the Southern army, but
that IN 80 doing he at no time enter
tanned feelings OF bitterness or hatred
to his Northern Toes. In donning the
gray and taking up arms In defense
of the "lost cause" he did it.as duty
he believed he owed to his native
State and to the South. But now
that all was over he was proud to
say that he was an American, living
under COMMON flag with his North
ern friends and could heartily join
heart and hand with them in sup.
porting it in times of peace and In
protecting it upon the battle field.
The Colonel was frequently inter-
rupted by applause, and at the con-
clusion of his eloquent speech the
haH rauS win tho ch~vIs VI tnc
assembly.
Mr.. Mcbride was the next orator,
and in an brief but eloquent speech
fully sustained his high reputation
as an effective speaker. After the
singing of a German song by the
Liederkranz society, and which, by
the way, was rendered in a superior
manner, DR.. Q. B. Whitford was
introduced by the presiding officer.
The Doctor said: THAT q profound
feeling prevailed the innermost part
OF his soul when annually called
upon to pay tribute to our honored
dead Of the late war by decorating
their silent graves with beautiful
flowers of sweet perfume. and in
commemoration Of their valorOus
achievements which cost them their
lives, do We this day anticipate re-
union of surviving soldiers from the
Atlantic to the Pacific
The Doctor referred III a feeling
manner to the sorrow and mourning
caused by the late civil strife, and
concluded 4 most eloquent address
with the following lines
As patriots die for their country's good,
So let us live but for one brotherhood
Judge J. b Wilcox followed in a
recitation of Will Carleton's beauti-
full poem "Cover them Over.' The
Judge Is u fine reader, and his rem
lition of the lines was effective In
the extreme.
This closed the exercises, aud Col.
Dolman taking the floor said: "In the
name of Lincoln Post, Grand Army
of the Republic, l desire to thank the
beautiful ladies who have honored us
with their presence. and also to
thank the different companies and
societies who have honorcd US by
turning out with US; and to my friend
Col. J. c.. C.. Thornton. who
was on the opposite side, 1 desire
in this most public manner to give
him my hand as token of friendship
for his bravery and mauliness In
turning out with us. {They shake
hands while the entire audience send
forth loud cheers.) 10 the press Of
Butte we are most thankful. They
voluntary gave us long notices and
published our programme without
charge. Without their help We
could not make this Decoration day
a success. Our press is run by warm
hearted, brave gentlemen, who may
fight among themselves, but let an
outsider pitch IN, and they will
down him as one man.
TO the societies who failed to get
proper notice of the memorial ser
vices, l desire, In the name of the
Post, to apologize, as the time when
we decided to turn out was 80 short
that 1t made 1t impossible to see all
of them"
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