St. Paul daily globe., 1888-05-31
MEMORIAL SERVICES.
Ihe Formal Meeting ofthe Day at
the EXpOsjtion

Inc procession arrived at the exposi-
ton building shortly after o'clock.
The crowd along the north entrance of
the building was very dense, and it was
with some difficulty that the police kept
passage clear. through which the vet
Grams and societies passed. Then the
crowd was let in, and there was wild
scramble for seats, and it was fully half
an hour before the audience, which con-
tanned fully 5000 people, was quiet.
When order was called by E. w. Morti-
mer, master of ceremonies. On the
platform at the west end of the light
well sat the speakers, officers of various
u. a. Ii. posts and members of the La
dies Relief corps. The platform was
decorated with bunting and flags and a
large allegorical painting representing
war and peace hung directly back of the
speakers stand. A large memorial
cross and grave of evergreens and white
flowers, wreathed with the red, white
ana Dlue, was conspicuous decoration.
After the playing of dirge by Sid
wells band. Rev. r. n. McKaig. who
was lieutenant in the Fifth Indiana
cavalry, delivered an impressive PRAYER.
after which, ''Sleep, Sacred Dust of
Noble Dead was sung by a chorus of
thlrty-tive voices under the direction of
Comrade Kelly. The reading of the
orders OF the day by George w. Grant,
assistant adjutant general of the state
department, followed; then the singing
OF I'VE Come With Reversed Armed"
by double quartette. Rev. A. B.
Allen. of Hapnibal, No.. delivered
THE GRAFTON OF THE DAY.
Mr. Allen proved to be very earnest
speaker, almost vehement at times in
Is delivery, and many passages of his
Grafton were eloquent examples of
word painting He spoke twenty
minutes, and in spite of the noise Incl
dent to so vast an assemblage, COM
manded close attention and was fire.
Quently applauded.
This is day of freedom and of lib
erty," he said. "The free breeze of
heaven throughout this broad land fans
the brow of no serf. We meet to-day
freer than these free winds and waves.
Who are those who are not here whose
absence brings us here? Where are
they? They mingle with the dust of
hill and vale, scattered in the cemeteries
of the South and North. They gave
their youth and strength for us. Had
they aspirations, they threw them aside
for us; cast away their opportunities
and seized sword that we might enjoy
them. From the grave comes sacred
voice: we gave our lives and precious
blood to rescue our nation from hate
full Oligarchy and dismemberment.'
The speaker here recalled briefly
some of the leading victories of the war:
TT. Donaldson. Shiloh, the seven DAYS
battle, Antietam, Chickamauga, Chat
tanooga, Mission Ridge, AppomatoX,
ETC., and then continued: "They fought
to save us from disunion. | know that
Mr.. Davis has risen up with the sere-
mentS OF the grave upon him, and has
| denied that there was a conspiracy to
dissolve the Union, but there was con
| spiracy, and it was the boldest and most
! stragenc movement of hell, since the
| seduction in Eden. Back to hell. foul
spirit of diSuniOn. and quit our sight"
He declared that had the secession of
the South been allowed the Pacific
states would have declared their indie
pendence, the Mississippi would have
marked the borders of hostile states,
the Liberties of Mexico would have been
| sacrificed, and this grand nation would
have been stretched bleeding and help
| less, PROSTATE at the feet of Europe,
I'VE should be thankful that we have
been thus able to show to the world that
liberty uDarmed is able to meet any
emergency-a united North and South,
fearless. but offering no challenge"
The speaker made an eloquent ref
erence to Abraham Lincoln that was
greeted with great applause. as was the
mention of Grant, Sheridan, Sherman
and other heroes of the war. In his
| peroration he said: ''War is an i'm
measurable crime unless indispens-
able in the defense of human
liberty, and ! charge the guilt of the
awful war of the rebellion upon those
who originated the Confederacy. In
closing, let me remind you, brothers of
the Grand Army, that your and your
dead comrades sacrifices and sufferings
have set the FURNISHED jewel of regu-
lated liberty OH the breast of CONT
| nent. Those whom we honor to-day
planted a monument Of elegant form,