The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1888-06-02

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stitution for protection, eliminated in the War OF
The Rebellion.
How wildly to some Of us those days Of dark
ness and gloom come back as the fash of that
1rst gun at Charleston revealed the serted rank
of armed Rebellion. Business ceased the farmer
left his plow. the mechanic his bench the gold
dropped uncouRted from the bankers fingers at
this rude awakening from our Cream Of peace
The doubt, the nameiess dread. TIE air heavy
with impending National danger M the starless
aight Of All awful Civil War WAS settling down
upon us Yes. the midnight hour of low u had
struck in National history and we we're enter
ing sa unknown sea amidst hidden rocks. army
officers DESERVING. traitorons Statesmen In the
Presidents Cabinet. our people-both native and
foreign born-a peaceioying people. ard aya1r+
to war We had no ruling class whom the people
were wont to obey. our untfied President was
only "A lawyer from far-on Illinois. There vas no
decorated General around whom soldiers could
be rallied army TO rally. no navy for defense
and depleted treasury. The Old World polit-
zeal sea-eaptans had ever ayerred that our fern
Of Government could not stand Plebeian com
monality would never govern itself. much less
nght Tor a mere sentiment while their own lives
ana homes were SAFE. THESE biu W ORD political
sea.ca plains now turned wreckers ana pnt to sea
To gather rich spos from oar supposed sinking
Ship of state But bark while the startling roar
of that first gun is still .ehoing from valley to
valley from hill to plain. "a duh. rhy thmie sound
of measured tread Is heard over all our Northern
land the baIing busle and throhbing drum
day and night calls the loving and the true the
brayest and the best to snnder the tender ties Of
home nj he call cal their colntrV-thp on al God
Thns was gathering one Of the noblest armies
that ever took the feId-noblest, because each in
dividuaI, accustomed to act his own Will now
cbeerfuiIy surrenders his viii to that Of another
and that one not always his equal-accustomed
to comfortable homes, yet nobIy exchanging
these for the tented field Most intellectual army
because our public schools had given n Nation
Of readers and thinkers, and companies were
formed in many Of our colleges. Thus. tender
hcart-hopes we're buried and bright visions ltft
forever Enreaiized. All, who tell the price Of
that sncrifce? These we come to honor today
were our fathers, husbands, brothers. SONS.
lovers-bone of our bone aesh % our flesh TO
lew of us are they personally dear, for twenty
seven years have pnsse'l since they stood among
Us in the prime OF their young manhood--for
many OF the generation coming the stage
of action were babes In their cradles or yet I'M
born when these suffering, toilin2. dying;
and many from foreign lands have come among
since Stern duty kept many willing one at
home, yet there towards and Shylocks in
those days While many "A loyalswoman wished
she We're man, many man regretted that he
was not a woman, and Perry Davis Painkiller
and Godfrey's Cordial sought as the Elixir
Of Life Though Few of are personally
drawn to the services OF this hour. yet arehere
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Yes, the laundering train and grooming steam
carrying this costly, precious-never one
more costly-offering to the Goddess OF Liberty
to fall many a hard fought field -as the smoke
Of battle covered the Southern portion OF our
land, Ccmrades, again we hear that terrific crash
crash. TINT deadly var ofmusEetrr see the
fash OF steel, the steady waving Of banners amidst
sulphuric Clouds hear the keen buGleblast telling
but too plainly that Greek had met Greek in the
awful he'll OF battle, the conflict sometimes lasting
far into the night until exhausted at Inst we
sunk down on the field. while the moons pale
beams or lanterns fitful light revealed the fixed
and rhastly features OF many friend. How ter
rible that dying cry OF Water Water comes
from the wounded vet uncared for. We look
again upon those brave boys SO calmly awaiting
hesurgeons knife; Others holding some vital po-
sitoG Sacrificed that the day might be won and
swept into yawning prisons to suffer neglect and
starvation and die unhoused, uncared for. seem
ngy forsaken by God and man. Many fell by
side on the long. tiresome marches meath the
whitening Southern suns; Others scorched by te-
chilled by exposure added TO the list
OF the fallen until like leaves in Autumn gales
nearly 100000 boys had lain down in their last
sleep. But the suffering all theirs? BY TO
means Was not the greater suffering here at
home as our women prayed and wept and wait
ed with that nGmecss, crushing sitting dread OF
the worst as day by day on. Then cane
the rumor OF battles and perckance defeat, then
the reality OF wounds, Imprisonment death.
and that woman with her fatheriess children
must pillow SOW and reap, All who tell the
suFierinss yet comrades who received dis
eouraginG line from home? Not one.
Sitting alone in their desolation with trembling
hands, and tear diinmed eyes and aching hearts,
but thank God, true noble loyal hearts, they
never mentioned their own deyouring sorrows.
but always wrote us warmest words OF cheer and
comfort; or with busy fingers prepared the lint
ana bandaGes delicaeies for the sick and dying.
Comrades it il web that by this cross you have
remembered these Hcroines of home.
Ours was a cosmopolitan army, though the
Germans were there by regiments, vet there We're
though many a Norseman there. French,
Irish, Scotch, English were but Americans all
rather Yankees. all wearing the Army blue. all
following the Old Flag, all obeying the American
army regulations, These asked no favors be-
cause Of foreign birth. no better pay. no exsmp-
tionH from duty. danger or death, The names of
e2ions from many nations are found on the rec
ords OF the national cemeteries. These died hap
by in the thought that they were American dti-
zens because they found here land where their
moral integrity and industry the guace OF
manhood; where the five best years Of their lives
were not required for military services; where no
large standing army was to be supported; where
they could travel unchallenged without passports
and the iron rule of caste Was not felt but where
free schools for all and the people were their
own lawmakers and rulers, all tending to make
home one bright place; these Wed with each other
and with us-Dative born-in scenes OF dangerand
of DEATH not to introduce some Old World idea
social practice. but to perpetuate the beneH-
cent frutage OF that civilization which was born
OF sterling morality, temperance and Christian
sobrety FOR the perpetuatiOn OF this civilization
they died and 10y the presence o this great thronE,
by these flowers, the presence of these civic
cieties, the hush of business feel that these have
not suffered and died in vain.
Shame on the base politician who to carry out
some political scheme cries out the German Irish.
or Scandinavian citizens, ask this or that politi-
cal favor this that condescension or exemp-
ton, These our comrades asked no fayors be-
cause foreign born, on battlefield or in prison
pen; neveri they would have scorned the thought
Then rs the Probate Judge by you designated, as
the heirs of these martyrs to open and read their
last viii and testament, read that they wiIled
the perpetuation of the principles of this govern
mnet IS they sealed their testimony with their
blood. Their dumb lips appeal to us this mora
ing to hold to morality, temperance, and the
American Sabbath the basis of all orr neral
end political freedom--freedCm OF white and black,
rich and poor, high and low. native and foreign
born, Under other flag and in no other war
did men fight for the liberty of an men. Truly
has it been said that the most ballowed spot on
earth is where man dies for man, Sleeping com
rades, this is your Glory-nothing can be taken