Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1886-06-01

canvass Tor tovcrnOf upon tne issues OF
the part his State bore In the Southern
army. aud political clubs In his interest
carried the emblems borne By them upon
the neld. Let all such innocents see moth.
ing In all these signs. bat others do not
fall 90 see In them the fact that 10 re-
qulres bat few strides moro 10 see the
government sssassins In the s1prem scy.--
Ga What basis of reasoning. sensible msn
could dad anything In the twenty nnh an
nlvefsafy OF jed Divis's Montgomery nts.
co 10 commemorate. IL beyoad my powers
OF comprehension Comm-morstlng any
events. or periods. OF the Attempted rebel
government. would seem to have about a.
much real Inspiration, - harvesting old
birds nests. or trying - get somf ysloe
from last years hole Ia the snow.
ID you ask me, n there IL not some law
10 prevent erecting monuments Ia ocm-
memorstion Of this attempted overthrow
OF the Repablloi I answer | AN not
aware OF any statute l,w touching the case.
for this government seems never % have
prepared Tor ylnilcailng it, honor. against
intsrnA commoilon; but We venture the
assertion. that no other gosefnmeut, with
the least respect Ter It, stsndlog amongst
The nations Of the earth, would be likely TO
allow it, subjects 10 publicly commemorate
acts Of treason. nor would they be per-
mlttsd ~ psrpetuste such ocearnces, by
srtctiug IN public places, mOauments 10
the memory % the sectors, for aud on &C.
coun, " the part they played sgsln., The
lie 81 such government
Here, this llne OF remsrk shall csase.-
II IL 9 strange way OF speaking Memorial
Day. ani yet for whom. and for What, DID
you call me 10 speski Was II not for those
heroes Who cannot speak for themselves.
and The mighty results they schieveif 40
have I assumed. sni the events IN whleh
We have last alluded, have % Impressed
themselves upon me, that have not been
aide % get rid of performing what .eeme'i
20 be q solemn duty .-Somewhere, l hive
seen u stated that. ages upon ages ago.
there lived people Who taught that upon
any .uhi CT. or matter. In which they we're
engaged, the Impressions experienced a.
death were % follow them In al the age-
OF eternity. with this In Mad. realizing
what The Impressions OF ouf fallen con.
raiss were, when they fcli. ny The hsni OF
treason, overlooking the fact, that The pa
uio,lsm OF is6l had wsll.nigh gone u seed
In The heads az q vast number or TIE then
enthusiastic shrlekers sni writer's OF the
North. standing In the very presence OF
that mighty throug OF martyrs, az ihey
look down from heavens embattl-i walls,
wishing 20 vlndlcate fAslr honor. In these
days when n sulogifs loyalty IL q, dis
count, In many places, where he opposite
ought % be irue,-I could not get Away
from The pressure 90 speak word. OF truth
-
% Paris. ADD II shall succeed In bringing
some memorie. Ia our land back ron The
shades - oblivion. where they have been
.lumbefing. 10 regard 10 these ,hlng., !
will gladly endure The oiium SURF 10 FOL
low from the ssniim,n,slism 30 prevalent
among some peculiar people.
n We are no, right my c0un,fJmsu, 10
thu. callng yOar minds 10 these things
N The DAY b. cone when ve musino long
~ keep them before the pcOple,-f TIE
hour IA. struck for us 20 equally sound
forth praise. fof loyal msn sni traitors
with the same breath. then, fnos, surely,
has the time arrived. when these services
OF memorial shoali cease AMI The s,crlnces
OF those men be- forgotten.
If, 90 The other hsui. there afe those
Who sllli cherish The belief that The a.
tempt IN destroy the American Govern
meui ga. wrong. that sh,, &c said AMI
thought aud dli In i.si was true, aud
right. then the day has Dot yet dswnei Tor
u. to spologife for alluilng ,o them, nor
has The boar struck. when "a forget u al
1, the most manly OF Chrisiian'llke OF All
virtue. oar oriisrlon In relation 10 TIE
var has .tsaifasily been hat We were
really 10 forget. when ihoss -ho foughi
on the wrong slie were ready 10 lei IL
.lumber In the night Of oblivion. When
thl. shall be realized. no Northern soldier
will b. fosni the nr,i - call Is up
Never
Yellow cliifsns, Ne come not here 10 pay
oar tribute 81 respect Ia ihs memory OF
the departed ones, simply bscaase they
fought braveiy. ani died grsndly, Tor since
man came upon earth. " nghi herolesllJ
has not necessarily been The gauge OF
honor and msnllness. for saFAges nghi,
fc,rlaily and 10 the death; Will beasts
nxht, and Often has the jangle rrsoaniei
With brutal hosllngs OF Hons and tigers,
r,niing each other 10 nefce and deadly
combat
Isalla people has. Afler . four years
war. 20 commsni their action, IL the braV'
cry with which they foaghi. they oaghi
quickly - forget the strife, slnee The great
rule OF humanity has been personal gal.
laniry 10 danger. and oowafiice, the er'
cep,lou. aud % weak men.
IN q, this hour. coali nnd nothing 20
emulate In the conduct OF these men. over
whose grave. you have this lay stfown
choice nowers. save that on ihls fsli OF
that, they maniuiiy charged the enenys
lines. beneath the shower % ieaien raln,
or that they marched ~ some slope % the
mouths OF death .belchlng csnnon, | would
not be- here speaking 10 you. lis because
q notle. God given principle ~As Involved
In the struggle. that We seek ~ honor
their memory. Because they died Tor the
rlght, died fJr liberty, Tor freedom. Tor
equ,l rights, gave their lives fjr the great
bfo,Asrhooi OF mao. for the eternal pfln.
clple. OF truth ani Justice. perl.hei for the
cause OF God and humanity, and having
trigmphei In the conflict, u becomes the
mos, natural thing for us 10 strive In AL
honorable ways, 20 keep their memory
green, aud AZ the same time We would
aimonlsh the young not 10 look so
much AZ the hsroism displayed a. 10 the
undying principles which wefe Involved.
and The Incompatible benefits resulting
from their services. We say everywhere
there wss no such thing - 10th sides be-
log Ia the right. nor DO We svef advise the
forgetting OF all the suffering endured. for
tha, carries with II the Implication that
there WAS nothing worthy OF remem-
berance. Let IL be handed down 10 latest
time that there was an abiding right side,
aud corre.pondingly wrong side 10 that
war Holding 10 this and 30 teaching
postsrlty, We may. yes ought, 10 cherish
only fraiernL feeling, toward the mis-
guided men, not leaders. Who sought 10
destroy the repablie and isnominioasly
failed.
And now, comrades, IL, us apply these
thoughts 10 ourselves. Knowing that you
appreciate what We have feebly endeavored
10 portray, let Us be admoblshsd that the
lack OF right doing on the par! OF Others
il no excuse for short eomlngs by us. IL
they forget, We must not IL they break
the pledges made Ia those men, when they
went To the neld Ia 1861. We
must cali them back 10 those days and de-
msnd falnllmeni.
If some egotlsi, now holding high pm.
sltIou, has recently declared when allud.
ing To an act OF the Grand Army, This
shows ihA, they are weak men" We must
prove 10 those around Us that be Was mis-.
taken by reason OF his own vanity. IL
another has said THE old soldiers are
played out" we must oonyincc him that
we are very much alive. II. In the minds
OF many. who once were loyal, treason Is