The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-04-10

II *.
Tell me of XeDopbon's march to the sea.
point you to graBder and moro glorious
0De-SnermAD's march 10 the sea.
Tell me of Hannibal crossing the Alps. I
point TO Rockers battle above the clouds a.
Lookout Mountain Tell me OF Paul Jonss
lsshiDg the Bon Homme Richard to the Ser.
apis and fighting his own ship until she
sank. and then bombsIding and capturing
the Scraps / point you to Cushing, with
instant death upon him. deshlng bis torpedo
boat against the Albenasle and blowing her
to pieces.
Tell me OF Nelson, at the battle of ,hs Nile,
putting bis spy glass to his blind eye aud
saying, Il can not see the signal to stop fire.
ing"
point ven 10 Fsr,sgut, dashed to the
mast. amid storm OF shot and shell, in Mo-
bile Bay. Tell me of Wellington uttsriug
the memorable expression at Waterloo, Up
guards, and st EN-" point to our Yelling
ton-Grsnt-saying in the Richmond cam
paign. I'll fight it out on this line IL 1t
takes al sumner" Tell me OF Napoleon at
Lodi. seizing a standard and leading
brigade across the bridge. / point to Sheri-
dan with battle flag In his hand leading a
charge at Five Forks. Tell me OF the charge
Tennyson sang:
Cannon TO right OF them
Cannon TO left OF them.
Cannon in front of them,
NOilcycN auu buunucreu,
Into the valley of death,
Rode the six hundred"
Can / furnish q fellow to this immortal
6eed2 Major Peter Keenan, of the Eighth
Pennsylvanis Cavalry, believe, was ordered
by Pleasantson at Charlottesville to charge
with 400 men Stonewsll Jscksen's corps OF
10000. With proud smile lighting up his
face, he answered, Il will do it," aud he and
his men were literally impaled en- the bayo-
nets of the enemy.
Sherman had forgotten this when he
offered $500 reward for the body OF dead
cavalry man. Are there any more great deeds
known OF ali men?
Bring them forth and 1 will guarantee to
cite another, performed by American sol.
dieYs, as great and glorious
While We sit here, in the anticipation of
pleasures to come, enjoyed in the sweet
cause of charity, there lies dying in New
York the master. spirit of the war. Victory
accompanied him as he marched, and ne
never knew defeat. When the end came
ard as gallant soldier as ever fought a
losing battle surrendered his sword, our hero
remembered thst bis enemies were his mis-.
guided fellow citizens. Nothing is more glo-
rions IN Grants career than the terms he &C
corded to Lee. They were simply the repro
duction OF the sublimsst phrase that fell from
the lips of the Savior of mankind: go thy
way and sin no more" And so, it happens
that to-day the two sections rival each other
In words OF coincidence for the sufferings of
the greatest soldier of modern times The
blue and the gray drop tender tears at the
bedside OF him VINO led the former to vic
tory. and Te-clothed the latter with the
prouoest sarb that any human being ever
wore-the habiliu ent Of tbs American cti-
zen. For to day, my comrades, by and
through the labors, and sufferings, aud dan
gers that you and your companions endured
white winged peace blesses our country; the
civil law is supreme, the Union csmented by
your blood will last forever, the Hag waves
over no man who is not free. and popular
government will endure until the latest per-
led OF recorded time. And now Farragut
Post of the Grand Army of the Republic in
sugurates this fair for the blessed kindness
OF charity. The money raised here goes
TO dry the widows tears. TO clothe the or.
pbsD, and to add some little comfort to the
declining years of the veteran, who to too
proud to beg, but takes from US his com.
rades, gratefully the debt We gladly pay.
This Pest has bnt the three watch words to
stir the blood of its ENTHUSIASTICALLY
Loyalty, Charity. 1t puts behind it the sug.
gestioHs OF the partisan. 1t scorns all sell
fish motives Is is patriotic to-day as
when Its members barred their breasts to shot
and she'll beneath their oountry's flag. Ii is
bound by the strongest tie that can bind
men togetber-the sharing OF common dan.
ger In righteous cause. Day by day death
thins its ranks. Soon the solitary COM
mander will call the last roll, and answer il
alone. Thus will pass from earth the men
who, while they lived. "illed the measure of
their country's glory"