Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-05-31


feelings OF resentment against his late Zoe, ne
could not forget the tie of comtadesnip lho
fraternal love beruitan Of faniiiar pfsocla.%iuw %
and cemented with common tchhKei anu ~ ,i.
fering was so etreng that f1eg felt irresistiDly
drawn together III tne regewal u eonus u
fraternity which prompt tnem to t1o pr9Asiess ss
charity Tor each others fittings; those pledges
OF loyalty TO country nhd to eRch othsf W
which their hearts were anilnafef thf9ughout
the Bitterness Of the strategic 50 the sntysvefs RI
met and reorgahized upon Dasls sutiivicnI!
| broad to include all who we're lnustereu lnto
the service OF the Union ard served some uine li
during ths late wag who were nonpsa,ee rI orsl
| VINO never bore arms Ggaius the urlfed STATES;
| Our recruiting field is thus cireauscfln,ee ,e
/ the ranks of those who re'aain we
| cannot enlarGc IL. Our mission mas
no politeal aim We have no hove q daslfe 70
| parpetuete oiir organiz ,tiOu beyond Tue hfea oi
| these now living Unlike oiher mutually help
| ful crsanizstiope we cannot ferruit rom lhe
| ranks Of tla rising generatlon. We lolm f,n-
| tcrnal circle about our saersd altar. AHOre by
| one the cold hant Of lie eonlfrde iu oheol nee
| tc the order of the supreme gonimanaer, iooseB
| its hola, ,uni I've fAte F fnr departed Dioieer "
| trreA fysvrrii IL lard ~ 81 Is y. ~hte at t1e
| 1iyht eoties ffaai oti n ,dc $50 cHsJr yeen-
| II & gii'acp upsa h.a fffrci"r iprrl; WNtHb ~
leEuthrpiIa hsdpW as he st sapfte' rs -fN,w ptF
! view Doy 0us heads IN suhmisaiun, sp'i wltii
tears for our iSss close upq. tic gap, apd Yiye
4 thanks 70 GOO that this life was not lived ~
vain. When the last one snail have departeu,
! tile records II archives and the fnrled banners
| of our organization win pass as o Legacy 70 the
loyal youth of America-to the citizens q me
/ freest country On earth, TO whom VIII pc as.
! signed all of that sacred duty in The observance
| ofwhich we have this day reycrcnrly and gfats
! fully united
We cannot properly enter into the spirit q
! this dey's observanceg i'll 1nenloiy OF tho uchu
| unless We have a true appreciation OF the moral
| worth OF the members OF that srmy ana nayy
| whose services during the Rebellion resrusg
| the Nation from threatened disruption. ltis
from this army OF living patriots that the Grshu
| Army, now eaeamped on the otner snore' mas
| been recruited.
| occupied his proper place in the esteem oI
| those who recognize only his mosf hotordous u
Characteristics. All are willingxto accoIu 70
| him reckless bravery and burning enthusiasm.
| Bnt few hsye understood the genuine atrengt
OF his patriotism, his earnestgcss ana unselnsn-
ness TO know the yolunteef y, see
into his heart OF henrts, and be able to lnterpTet
his seemingly erratic conRucti0ne must gam DIS
confidence, by days, weeks and months OF tne
most famiar ta ens 81 the az
parting volunteer is not the language OF the
actual recruit, though II may give fair express
sions 70 his MOOD or & MS gnspoksn asr ysry
thick crust about their hearts. Every man is
at once better OF worse then heisknown to any
one but hipnself.
| youur man is too often less backward in
showinghis follies than his virtues He will
toss his cap in the air with careless shout,
aud may even enroll his name in the service
OF his country with rbald jet upon his lips.
1t Is only months after. when lying, perchance.
under the silent stars, that he breatnes ms
4 secret thoughts into the ear of the conrade who
shares his blanket that he unloeks the cham
bers of his heart and unfolds some Of those lofty
sentiments of patriotism which nationally ac-
J count for his abandonment ofhome and friends
for the arduous duties of the camp.
remember once hearing volunteer sur
geon, one who. without waiting for CON mis-,
sion, had left his practice at home anc rendered
his services in q sudden emergency. express
/ the fear that army life would leave the young
men of the country sadly deinoralized. he
t.,dv vaA hat tn eau
fore his face, but am sure he judged hastily.
/ watched him operating upon SMOOTH
checked boy who was among the wounded. wounded.
fortitude OF the young hero undergoing
the torture Of repeated pTobings, "a ana
With pain and sxiored tears epoa9gsag p9maag
moans that came from clinched., teeth,
protesting to his humane tormentor that the
wound should not Dive him ftom tne s army, arm
wondered If the doetor's solieitude embraced
this brave lad II he feared that one 20 young,
and ye s. a,n 1fh s
thateneryase the soul. 1t Is probably true that
among 80 many there were some who in the
army found their first occasion for vicious In
dulgefce, and being Inherently weak fell more
quickly than they might have fallen In civil
life. With suoh it was q Ders question Of time
| and oppoftunity. On the other hand there were
many more whose lives were devoid OF aim OF
purpose until they came under the tutelage oi
army discipline, From mere social waits they
Z bpt.Hmt men 0I uxeu uHDlth duQ utuuitt niH III
ton, stimulated to emulation OF the deeds o.
their companions in arms, their minds exalted
!. by the grandeur of the struggle, their selfre
they onp manly y
tors Mer Is often the crucial test of the cb arac
ter of those engaged In the ,confict, Those wht
| accept its pffvationg, not the least OF which il
the surrender OF that liberty, that freedom 0
action, Heretofore unrestrained. and pass the
frey trial, acquire strength of soul which IL
the hour of temptation viii serve as mora
| sbiald and hrrkler "stTOnaer than burs OF bras
or triple steel"
The soldier or sailor never forgets that soms
OF the band in which h. is enlisted must ulti
mately fall and that he may be one Of the vic
Tins offered as sacrifice on the altar OF hi
country.
entertain such reflections, or that they only
think OF such matters impersonally. Every
one OF those who survive to recall the events o
the war may, without great effort, call Y
mind some special instance when he and hi
! comrades discussed among themselves the prob
abilities of the next engagement, and who o
the company would be numbered among tht
slan-not with careless Jest. but cody, with
. thoughtful earnestnefs. were putting TO eaef
other in all good faith, the question: "wha
/ the ield?Y Wen do | remember one such 0c
casion, and the whimsical protest OF the subjec
q etlogy rendered In answer s, e to such query
monotonoiis. Just say this: Here lies old len
! He had his faults but he died true to his col
orsf1 His words seemed prophetic. After th
next battle he was found in the pathway of on
charge that swept the field where he fell sho
through the heart and was tenderly laid at res
II on the field of victory by friends who loved hin
as brethren.
. Thus much have said in protest against the
mistaken idea that the Nation was saved BY y a. A
characteristics were reckless bravery and low
: OF adventure. They were true men'and earnes
patriots the dead to whose memory this day i
!. held sacred. And whether the grim messenge
found them in the heat Of the engagement
! summoned them from the crowded hospital, o
2 2 called them from the peaceful firesides atte
z the smoke OF battle had cleared away; whethe
they lie beneath sculptured monuments or un
der the trackless bosom of the sounding sea, 1
| southern battlefield or northern graveyard, al
Q alike are tnis day remembered. The famou
J. chieftain who led, aud the humble soldier VIII
Q followed-high or low in rank. rich or poor
Q white or black, for them, each and every one
we have this day scattered the rarest flower
& upon the graves OF those who slumber in ou
i midst.
0 ers may fade, their heroic deeds are inde1bl
r written upon grateful and loving hearts; tn
n record shall be transmitted from generation
s generation as rich heritage.
y Our sympathy for their suferings goes on
J, not unmjngled with regret, when mcmor
0 singles ont those who were personally near an
n Aict.
s We cannot choose but feel regret that the
1 did not live to see the end-the crowning {
]. their faith: that they have not experience
Q with us the rapture of final victory and psrtio
g pated In the enjoyment of that uncxamplc
l. prosperity, purchased with their blood. An
Q Its compensations. Their hearts throEbin
Q with heroic purpose; their eyes flashing wit
L eagerncss for the strife; with pulses leapiug
q the thrilling straiss OF the bullets whistle th
o shrieking shell and booming cannon; their esl
1t filed with the shouts OF comrades, and the
T. cheeks all aglow with the sense OF God-like g,
o altation which inspires the soul for the flr
D. time conscious OF its power to brave the hur
II ling missiles of death That FIJI the air with the
d savage clamor. And above all, to know and
,r feel that the cause is worthy of the hagaIy
d Thus to "fall with his back to the field and hi
sr feet to the foe ia to crown the warriors III
n with its grandest victory.
10 And the wounded those who fell in the yer
10 moment OF exsltston, when their bosom
II were burning with the exultant thought this
20 in this supreme moment of their lives the
o. lunnhood Jailed them not, but enabled them I
A defv fl,e tnrrors of death ffI