The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-09-16


nortn were miiiions more OF liberty lov-
inS anu sou>iearihg men ami women,
WING, y uay ana n'sht, through four long
years, py sne'r sympathies, their prayers
anu tneif goou deeds for your comfort,
npneid your hands and encouraged your
hearts When on the tented field, on the
weary march, anu 10 the terrible hour OF
oas'ie. 10 you and 10 them, more than
ny u.'lsis s, III TINS nation IS entrusted the
aiaa,,,.sa ~; aspuoilc, 70 suara !. Win
snv ma 49, aaoe' anu 70 shlelu !. from
an, 1e' WHICH may .iiieas-
Nv oomraaeo 80 ,,a
no .nd ,l,a vasrs sa,,,, suasons CONT anu
81 $50 an' W. 800 ,ono" escn oeher III
| ,asso, sar ,,,a 90 .sa,, n..;s.,s iapie'y
.. - oan ,ehns
s w ~ D'aoa"o y, J".,, da's ,,a, ol
,asi' snursa;n u ,ha = ra., oct raha,,;a,
Of ,ha ara E.,,a onar ,,von,u naara
~. o 100
- 'A ~. eou nna o M 80 -
uous LJ eue nai hi,iion - -
nlsn: VINO "eht 'oi'n .. tne'r ooun'ry :
. .n. ~ .no , nano oe oou anu hoe1's' "
| fiict or died of disease Naarlv ono half
of those who were SHARED N roturn To
their homes and loved ones have since
gone to the eternal canning ground of
| the GREAT bevond. How many moro in
the next two decades ot wears will no
summoned TO ioin their denarted com.
rades. the great Father of ali only knows
Tn view of this and of the dapgero that
unouestionab)y threaten the welfare Of
our republic | implore Won nv all the
sacred memories of the mast Inv the Hood
| of yeur fallen comrades Inv the ties tn
bind YOU to one another bv the love Won
| bear those who are to come after Won
and BY YOUR homes for the future of Won r
country, to stand steadfastly by the
grand old flag of the union. resolved to
! meet and to combat with unfalter;no
courage. all the perils that NAV threaten
the welfare and nermanencv of our oreat
| repuhlic
| Fol,oving This Col Jacohso, Of Cb;oo.
90 WAS introduced nv Gen Sherman md
| in the name of the Chicago delegation
and in well chosen words nresented The
society with
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| :u, ,,,"lE DE- II o. = SIN nAl.Ns"'
.,S - LaIr y, uino " s'A wv "i'i
Wv So o,.om' anu 'i'o law upon WHICH
weIe inc loiio"ihg extracts from zen:
, u' "n' : 'ali,u's sieeoh at 'ne reunion OIL
'ne Sooie'S at De ,io'n.s' l""a III 100
| oohraoes' IL always a1ords me
| nluch s'fatliicatioh 10 meet my OLD COM
naues >a.'' ot "a" 10 fourteen years
"sI ut. We Dei,s'eu 'heh'
auu 'e'ieEe nov, 'nat We i'du govern
i,lei' "oitn hSnuhs lor' anu II heed De,
dying LOT
| In republic ike ours, where the
citizen is the sovereign, and the official
the servant, where no power is exercised
except by the VIII OF the people, tits I'M
portant that the soverelgn-the people
| should possess intelligence. The free
school is the promoter of that Intelligence
, which is TO preserve us AS free nation.
| II we are to have another contest in the
near future of our national existence, I
predict that the dividing line will not be
Mason and Dixon's, but between patriot
ism and Intelligence on the one side, aud
superstition. ambition and ignorance on
the other"
Encourage free schools
Resolve that either the state or ma
ton, or both combined, shall support in-
situations of learning sufficient to afford
TO every child growing up in the land the
opportunity of good, common school
education
Keep the the church and state forever
separate. With these safeguards. | be>
| lieve the battles which created us, The
Army of the Tennessee" will not have
been fought in vain"
Gen. Sherman asked the society what
should be done with the banner, and the
answer came accept It, The general
extended the thanks OF the society for the
beautiful gut ana promised that II should
oe suafG 1; anu projected as long as the
Tbc R"ol r,,ana o,.a .,,,h No.
Cooke Germs Don and Sayscs sanG
sweotly ..Com,ades in Arms'a Cor
Shsrrnsn hon s,at,d ,hs, :, ~,
| priyilepe of the society tn call upon
| whom they PLEASED for brief remarks.
Gen. Logan was loudly called for. He
spoke at length upon Gen. Cheilain's
Grafton. c.lticizipg severely in many in
1
stances the ground taken by the orator of
the evening. He differed with the ADJ
dress of the evening as to foreign immi-
grafton and believed that a certificate of
moral character should be the only re-
aurement of naturalization in this coun.
try He did not want it to 90 forth that
the Army of the Tennessee favored dis.
| franchisinp men who could moi nav
taxes. He was the friend Of the poor
man. He did not want to deprive Others
of acquired rights, but all should labor to
prese re the Jewels of libertv in the
homes of this country. and under the
folds of that grand old flag all men should
be equal.
Short sneeches were made hv Ceneral
palLnan rnl Tn,h;u ~ - d. g.
"a al pioroa c. E,a,aha. ~, c.
sherman when Row Maron;s ,,ronnrnnaa
no hsnedir,;on a,d ,ha nno,;na "a
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