The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1888-06-08
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MEMO oRlAL OAY.
The Soldiers of tho Late War Re-
mcn1bor Their Comrades Who
Have Gone Before.

rnen,bor Their Comrades Who
Have Gone Before.
Once again tho ann,nl recurrence OF
Memorial day has called up to the minds
ot the people the memory "f the brave
men who gave their lives to preserve the
| nation.
The whole country. in the large cities in
the towns, in the villages and even in the
country churcl, yard honor was done to
the brave soldiers over whose memory
flowers were strewn. AT ST. Paul the do
nlonstraticn was like that in Other
cities, and an extract from the oratiuu oi
| t,"l.t. ID. Kerr will serve as a; sample OF
the thousands that were delivered else
where. Col. Kerr said
Ii indeed there be anything in past usso.
cl;sii"n, lit to affect III. mlni OF man, wc
need not strive tn sumiuc the emotions
| which press upon us here, for these men.
whom you have met here to honor, pur-
chased our present prosperity and paid for
II VITA The r blood, Illustrating ngain and
attrs;lnc the truth as Old as the world, that
Only thus 10y sacrifice aud fiery trial and Snr-
| row, can either nations or individuals bn
| purified and made lit to lie prosperous and
happy. Every noble crown is. on earth, and
VIII forever De Il crown of torms The man
| who has lived in this cu,,u,rv for tile last
thirtv years has attained an experience
AM, rr,':!ied u fun stature OF manhnni
compared with which thr nine hundred
| wears OF Methuselas tame pastoral life were
nut ns the fiesiin. existence OF child. For
| we live in thoughts moi years; in heurt.
| beats not IN figures on Il dial.
| GAINED AN EMPTY PRIZE
| 1 can remember us though il were but ycs-
i'rtiay where was twcnIy-six ycu,s ago to-
day. think IL was lust about this lmc of
IN" day On May 80. lSG2. that marched
WIN NV regiment ovcrthe abandoned works
anh M" the deserted streets of Corin,h
..: ln,,I ,rls
history Ut inc war. The campaign in the
| Eist nat proved a total future Bra,rc-
gard through the imbeciIlty of iialurk, had
escai'rd from Curnth nnno!cstcd witt! his
entire army. and with all his material aud
munitions OF war. Gloom had settled like
Wili upon the hearts OF the psopr and al
ready The cry was reaching the army that
the war against rebellion hd proved Il fail
',re ON! weak OF fai,h! Trembling in
doubt and despair WHEN indomtabln vii;
amt fearless co',r.:gn alone ecu Il .ave the
| nailon Where would you t,uubtcrs have
1:rn to-day; nn what n trmpcstuuus sea Of
an;,I'hy would YOU and all of us be. drifting
| now. II these and Snch these, the living
ant ' II" '''a,i OF the Grand Army. had shared
IN Your doubts and rar;akcn Of vour fears.
| Nothing ;htt can say "r that tins nation
can 't" VIII rv" tllhc of the graf
itude that. sl,"u,t ...,la,atn every patriotic
| heart Tor the Mcn who fought and died to
| retrieve the tori in. S ;i,at seemed then and
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| OF til;'tr rHccdin" title.
| TUE i:EEEILloN I.oS,;-cuEEsIEp Sc lIEME
| For years the rebel ieadc,s had n,lvscd the
| pfoJrri OF asriG.ratr nation, with slavery as
IL >Goilcr Stone. hey may have brought
themselves T." brIlrv. that their cause was
lisl But NJ, friends, u makcs all the diff
| i"rencr wlrihcr pursue Il certain
c"ursc hcna,st we hciicvu IL To be right,
| "r Ju':c IL rght imct,lsc we pursue it,
| y rrctcXt VIA the last thing such men were
| likely To want. and the election ut Abraham
iinc"ln served their purpose, An, now at
| l;sh the rebel leader StOuu upon hls sunny
plsgah, lo"kln" hark over savage deserts ot
Doubt and di>arl,uln, ,m"nt anu delay ;ilii
forward To atin;l;tn ot promised Joy, which
he had only til" Jordan 0f secession 10 clos,
| IN Nrtcr 'u possess Nunc but the hand that
rucS iibUvrcuulu save the lI',tin,i then The
| !nv, rnncna ;,n. all ITS resources wclc under
lheconirol OF southern Symna:liIZris. Wash
nglon was fun OF rebels openly liuciainium
ii!r'r treason in tue very halls ot congress
anu the mansion OF the cher executive
Washington WAS also full uf Northern men
| Politicians mostly. who wrr,. crying God
| saw: the country. but the cry Si,ni,ly meant
tod save my place ami my fortune. The
| PRAYER of TIL" South in Washington WAS IL,
| inc live upon he iiuii CT Other mems in
tu-tfv, and the prayer nt The Northern pull-
liri'sn al iii" calmtal WIS let III" taltrn np"u
| Tie plumicr OF the pnni,c. Fnl: ;ump,,r
VAS attacked aad civil Wal was l,u"n us
Ih"n uprns': lh;l; mighty host III the North.
nIun.l.r In, ,,f ~. h,,,,, . s " ~, - @ v,
Stag and support of every republic In
thc-c masses hcong the credit and tho
on%y 1,,r 81 tiat Ii war's % s!esI1s S; rs
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| the end drew near. But the South still han
corn bread and rr;lSl!ng ears there was stil!
lead and .nnrawtcr. and "h;lc these means
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| TUE LESSONS TAUGHT.
Now, what are he lessons all this teaches
IN us, CO be tn,.lf IN turn by us To our emil
| .ir.u on OCCASIONS such ;is this, Primarily
| hat this is a union, and not ii cuuf.,iryatv
| merely Second. that slavery, in wha.so-
| ..vrr form III may rise its iv,irl head has
been h,n,sncu from this land forcycrnor..
| Third, that i,hcriv our sacred heritage
| from the forniathrrS is hami",l down again
| by us to our children, sanci,te,i anew by our
| tod and treasure and blood: but, above all
| things. that tine liberty thus transmitted i,
| not IrwlrSs,lcss II is not the liberty on the
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