Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1886-06-03
City and County.
Memorial Day In Ellsworth.


successfully carried out in all its details. In
the forenoon attachments from the Post visit
ed the several outlying cemeteries and decorai-
ed all the soldiers graves therein. In the af-
iernoon the Post formed In column aud
marched 10 Woodbine Cemetery where the
| beautiful decoration service a laid down in
the ritual was performed. Prayers Were Of
fered by the Rev. MeSsrs. Teuney and Hard
Ing, and some most acceptable pieces were
sung BY select choir OF Ellsworth singers
| Mrs Clement prominent official and active
| worker In the Woman's Relief Corps of MISS
| schusetts. added much TO the Interest OF the
! occasion BY beautiful selections from the ritual
[ Of her order, most happily rendered The
/ Post was accompanied by the Woinan's Relief
Corps. the members Of the city government,
4 choir OF singers, Or. Tsuney, Rev. Mr.. Hard
/ ing. Col T. A. Smith and many ether citizens
and was headed by the Emerald Band.
In the evening the Post marched TO the resi-
dence OF W. b. Campbell, Esq. where Col Z.
A Smith was guest during his stay IN this
city. and escorted the orator Of the ,lay 10 Han
cock Hail. where the evening services were
held. Mayor Mason presided and PRAYER
offered by the Rev. X. W. Savage. J. {. Chil-
/ coffin introducing the speaker Of the evening,
/ briefly alluded to the fact that when the war
broke cut Col. Smith was teacher in one Of
the schools In Ellsworth, that he dismissed his
pupils and became the leader Of hundred
men from the quiet precincts OF the town to
scenes Of sanguinsry strife At the front where
they engaged in the terrible work. of crushing
out the Rebellion. He earned aud received
/ promotion. and when the war was over. led the
survivors Of a shattered and depleted regiment
! back to the good old State Of Maine. Then he
laid down the sword TO take up thc pen which
/ IS mightier than the sword. and today he ha>
/ come from the editorial -ancium Of one Of the
! leading journals In the country, that he MAY
/ be presesi here and address hi> old friends and
! felloN-soldicrs
! Col. smith made very excellent sddreS,
/ holding the closest attention OF the large audi
/ ence in attendance from beginning 10 end. In
/ the brief space at our command we can do
I nothing Ike justice 10 his address, but the fol-
I lowing is brief outline Of some Of the priuc
/ pal points which he very ably discussed. He
/ said he had the honor to serve IN the war on
I the quota OF Ellsworth snd there Wa no bet
T ter town in the State to enlist from. Il Wa g
/ patriotic town snd during the war Il wa> not
Z = healthy place for man 10 live in who wa.
not patriotic With such determined patriot,
a J. =. Hopkins. the two Writings. Aruo
Wiswel and others TO lead In loyAl acts and
sentment-, the soldier felt that hc had those
/ behind him on whom he nigh, fully and com
/ pletely rely. Memorial Day j. day % sacred
memories. We call up the deeds II Devotion
and sacrifice rendered BY the Union soldier,
But for those deeds We should not TODAY have
/ a nation. only discovered States and section.
Canada would have claimed and ,ioubilc-, got
Maine a. part of her own Dominion That
these thing are not 20 j. due TO my comraIc,
who fought and lived, due to my comrades
| who fought and died.
! The command " hieh Ellsworth gave into
! my hands was one 10 be- proud 81. Il placed
/ under my command hundred 81 - good men
ever walked the earth. W. lost 10 the war
/ 800 900 men. number nearly haif y large -
| the whole population Of the stats o. Maine
need not tell the older portion Of th~ audieuc.
what Memorial Day means W have lived
to-day the experience OF the pa.i W. have
fought again 81 Getty.burs An,ietain. ih-
Wilderness and many other places. To-day
We have stood face 10 face It'll men who have
not been seen before for NOR. than twenty
wears. we have stood up IN serried rank and
| have felt the elbow touch II the Immortal
People sometime, sncer at tn, NAT ~ 70,
rebellion because II was a contc-, between An
glo Saxon races, bat thi. Is no; an Anglo saxon
nation II i better than that 1t j. made M, %,
The best OF all nations. A hlood> mine.. IN
the veins Of The American people | have
seen, az part Of this people man on " hos.
back was written In ls-h scars the hi-tory ~
the terrible wrongs he received while held a.
slave. Men like this are par, and an i'm
portant part Of this country.
Whist we need in this countr, E. practical
patriotism. We need true American citizens.
we need pride In our industries. our i'll
situations, our homes, our manufactures. and
all that belongs 10 Us Practical patriotism
SAYS: Pstronize your own people The pur-
pose Of patriotism Is 10 make the country
better and stronger.
There are some who deprecAie the worth Of
the common people. hut ! thank God belong
10 the common people. ] hope | am good
enough 10 belong 10 them. The common
4 n the great men OF the nation such a. Jack
son and Lincoln and Garfield have come from
the common people. The leader in the war
were given the greatest praise. but they alone
could not save the country. Il was the men in
the ranks who did the most TO preserve the
Union and they should have the credit OF hat
they did. ..
II i the duty Of the people OF this nation to
guard the ballot box with serupuous integrity
30 long our elections are honest there Is no
danger. bat when the counting OF votes i al
lowed TO take the place OF the casting Of vote,
We .hsil indeed be in great danger There
never was time when the politics OF the
country were 80 pure at the present Our
Congress Is just a. pure a. the people for
II i. aud always must be-. just what the people
make it,
love old Maine. because it, people ar, true
During the war no Maine regiment ever failed
in the hour OF trial and OF danger am proud
OF Maine r. the best State in the Union, And
we al love the Government Right or wrong
we must stand by the government right 10 be
kept right. wrong, 10 be made right Another
thing which II IL necessary for Us to do. i to
Providence. | care not what may be the tenets
Of mans religious faith. whether he be
Catholic or Protestant, Trinitsrian or Unfair
ian, so long he believes in the essentials OF
true living and that God rules in the affairs Of
men and the destnies OF nations Atheism can
never be entertained with impunity. Another
thing We must never allow ourselve. to forget.
Treason once wrong is eterualiy wrong. and
LOYALTY once right is eternallv right. We are
IN especial need OF patriots like Lieut.. Geo. H.
Grant, Of this city, who when he received the
fatal bullet In his lungs, shook hand, with me
and calmly said: II have received nv death
wound, goodbye Colonel Tell INV mother |
was 3 good soldier"
l believe thst every soldier who /. now
broken down through no fault Of his own
should receive pension. No soldier should
be required 10 prove that he was sound when
be enlisted. This country can be grateful to
it, soldiers, but 1t can never be generous.
Comrades, what can esy to YOU: Some Of
rou | love, a. / love no other men in this
world. We know no rank here. am yery
proud to be private in the rear rank of Co.
q, in the G. A. r. As / look at your faces I
see you are growing older, though I trust your
hearts have grown warmer as the years have
sped away. The G. A. R. was never so strong