Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-07-03

July, 1854, when last met you al Gettysburg
| came then, as now, TO meet the soldiers OF th'
Union army. II would be useless 10 attempt ut
teTance of the thoughts which now thrill my
spirit. The temptation IN 10 draw the contrast
betwer the scenes which then were witnessed
and those viii cb greet w here tonight; To speal
OF the men with whom then marched. and ul
tn ose whom we met, Of those who have survived
to meet again twenty-five years ater,and OF thost
who here fou sht and felt and uf the contrast
made by this mass Of manly cordially and good
fellowship with the long lines Of dusty uniformi
which then stood Ia battle array beneath bristnE
bay onets, aud spread ensigns moving Ia awfu
silence and with sullen tread 10 grapple with each
other In deadly conflict l wonld speak u al
these aad OF the motives which impelled each
of the swaying tides Of the three days battle; OF
the final Federal victory and Of its preponderatiug
iniinenes in turning the scales Of war
The nature Of the pleasing duty assigned me
forbids this There h, however one suggestion
which dominates my thoughts AT this hour, Il
present which ask brief indulgence ~ all III,
martial virtues, Que which Is perhaps more char
acteristic OF the truly brave Is the virtue Of mag
nanimity.
My fairast earldom would give
To bid Can Alpine's chieftain hive"
was the noble sentiment attributed To scotland.
maguanimous monarch, as he stood gazing into
the face of his saiu antagonist That sentiment
immortazed by Scott in his musical and MARTA
verse viii associate for all the name OF Scotland,
king with those of the great spirits of the past
How grand the exhibitions Of the same generous
impulses that characterize the yictOrs upon this
memorable field,
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Hon" e' sis a f 9ou '''' ~ ,iu ,.
uePtns u te'u na'u'e 'uuy tna, s''i
NIL, rra, ,,,,u ar.. ,.a,,aiI, /" tolen If mai
sincerity they I,ln in copsscratiu., for annual
patriotic pilgrimage these historic heights which
drank such copiolls draughts OF American blood
poured so freely in discharge Of duty As each
conceived ia Mecca Tor the north which 50
grandiy defended ~ mecca ,or tlI SCUM m'i'yn
so otaNe'g anu ptrs,S'ehS s'"'',e' H. "e jo'n
,,nn',rn, ns neac,, hrntha,hno1 and nsrnatnnl
union.
repeat the thought with additional emphasis
with siugleness of heart and purpose, in the name
Of common country and OF universal human
liberty, and by the blood OF our fallen nrotheis
we W., ulirte u ~ ~, ,rnai ,1,as ',r
sI,,ui,, ~, ,ha lie sra.Jon and min, of The cher
ish.d yanuhIc
lam honored tonight 10 being selected to intro
duce one of the distinguished representatives OF
that spirit of magnanimity of which ] have
spoken. present TO yon soldier without fear,
reproach or malice; soldier whose oiood wa
spll'' anu "hos1 oouS mammal ..u ~ ~"
oe,,rt r'.,n oon1r,onds
Iintrodnca r. vo,, a statesman whose services |
are distinguished and whose record is stainless
| introduce to you patriot whose extended |
hand and generous heart are ever open 10 all his
countrymen. Soldier statesman patriot II
present them al In the person Oh ten '''ai'ies
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