Daily Yellowstone journal., 1886-01-06


that "Greek met Greek" and that
The most pnlegnallc northern "muc-
siil" had IN HIM staying powers
which could uutlast those vi the more
her., lmpetuous Southron. But
those four long years of war,
each ieaIned ~ RESPECT The others
and with that mutual RESPECT
and mutual bravery they think, and
with u fair show of reason, that they
can whip the world in arms.
Prussia's great iaclician designated
the war us being n fight between two
armed mobs.n Ii he WAS correct,
then they were such mobs as the
world had never before seen, and pro-
ficient though he he in his profession,
they could teach him something In
The way Of logistics, and might con-
vince him that American bacon was
equal To German sausage.
With littleness born only of o
craniped and carping nature, one
OF England's bestarred and titled fa-
voriies, could refuse to give his mil
itary title to the greatest hero Of the
age, but had Mr.. Grant, instead Of
Gen. Wolsley, been In command Oh
the Nile, the lovers Of good sterling
pluck would not have had to mourn
u Gordon slain while tardily pushed
relief was dallying on the way. The
Grand Army of the Republic abhors
treason, but IL has a soldierly respect
for ioemen worthy Of It's steel. Nine
~ days failed 10 bring peace to the
distracted land, and the battlefield of
Bull Run cast pail over the loyal
North and elevated the spirits OF the
rebellious South. Both giIded anew
their loiDs for another trial, each with
increased strength. and again "On 10
Richmond" was the cry, a cry that
ceased not. day night" for three
long and bio dy years, though miDgl.
ed with the groans of thousands OF
suffering soldiers and Of widows and
fatherless children. But through all
those years the constancy, bravery
and other manly qualities of the
American soldier sbOne resplendent.
Though not like the Scottish knight
of fiction. TRAINED abroad, his arms
to WELD" he proved himself THE peer,
and more than the peer Of any other
soldier. The famous Greek phalanx
never stood such q fire and sncb a
charge as that Of Pickett at Gettys-
burg, or of Clebourne at Franklin.
Tenn, and the Roman fortified
camps were excelled BY numerous
field works liz Virginia, and the
marches of their legions did not sur
pa,s our marching through Georgia
Hannibal lived off the Roman coun-
try, and we ate chicken and sweet
potatoes from plantations. Napoleon
marched to Moscow. and did not stay
there. Sherman ma-chen down 10
the sea, and didn't stay there, but uD.
like Napoleon, he did not retreat over
the same road, but like John Browns
soul. he went '"marching on" The
siege of Ostend In Flanders lasted
three years though the then first mill.
tary power of Europe was the besi-ger.
We crushed the whole confederacy In
four. Alexander wept because there
were no other worlds to conquer. We
sang songs If praise when ourwar was
over. The Roman conquerer dragged
the conquered behind his chariot.
The American conquerer only asked
his captives to go home and sin no
more. and gave him his horse to 90
on, aud food for the journey.
The ancient victor sold his prisoners
into slavery. The American liberated
millions Of bondsmen, aud made the
chattel man. The Roman leveled
Carthage to the ground, and plum
dered the provinces to enrich Rome.
The fortunes Of our war DESTROYED
cities ut the South. but Northern be-
nevolence and Northern capital have
more than rebuilt them. Millions
have gone from the purses of the vic
tors 10 educate the freed bondsman.
and to-day his country strong In a
restored unity, the soldier Of the
Grand Army knows. mo North, no
south, no East. no West, but the glori-
GUS land OF the Free" He holds no
bitterness for the brave but misguided
man who fought him. He Is willing
that he should live in the same land
with him, breathe the same air, and
,njoy fair share Of its privileges,
with only the proviso that he will he
n good SON of Mrs. Columbia, and NOT
say II won't" any more. He is will.
ing that he should have chance q
earn his corn pone, or light bread, ~
land butter 10 he wants that but he ID
not willing that he should absorb all
the loaves and fishes of Office. He
can "shuck" his own corn, but we do
not think he should feed at the public
crib. He can wear good clothes, but
foreign court costumes are not becom-
ing, though they will probably be 30
for his sons. He can raise cotton. and
stuff the holds Of ships with It but
should not raise disturbance at the
polls, or stuff the ballot box. He can
raise anything that will grow In his
soil and climate, but not the ancient
Henry. He Is free to plant. 70 SOW, 10
reap and NOW. Can come 10 Dakota
and raise wheat and even to Montana
aud be COW boy, IL he chooses. But
there is one thing be can't 90. ne
can't Join the Grand Army. in.. -
our picnic. He had good nome win
Uncle Sam, but got angry because ne
cculdn't have things All DIS own way
went or and tried the husks OF re-
bs,Iion till biz 'Jeans" Ind worn out.
and nj. shoes had disappeared ard his
old nncle had pursued him and ad-
ministered good sound family disci-
Mine and then he gave up and came
back home; but. some way. we think
he ought NOT to expect 10 have that
osy,cisi calf killed for him just yet, or
have Ill the plums In the cake. And
we think he ought to count fairly at