St. Paul daily globe., 1888-07-03

American soldier and sailor. 1t was
war III which sentiments and ideas pre-
dominated interests. The lavish sac
rlfIce of blood and treasure, the
unylelding tenacity of the COM
os oatahtS, Is. the constancy and firmness
men and women, old and young, rich
and DOOR, signaliZed the great conflict
as the heroic age of the republic. We
now see that the obStinacy of the war,
on both sides, compelled a settlement of
all the elements of discussion between
the North and South, as earlier peace
might have been mere truce, to be fO--
lowed by recurring hostilities. We
fought until the furnace of war
MELTED ALL OF OUR DISCORDS
and nodded us in one homogeneous ma
ton. Let us all be devoutly thankful
that God has spared us to witness and
70 share the blessings bestowed by
Providence upon our country as
the compensation for countless sac
rifices made to establish an
just and firm foundations, govern
ment of the people, by the people and
for the people. For myself l rejoice
that l am here to-day to meet so many
foes and to unite with all of you in
pledges of friendship and fraternity,
and now | ask you, one and all, the sur
yivors of the blue and the gray, to af-
firm with one voice our unanimous re-
solve to maintain our Union, preserve
our institutions and defend our flag.
While the general was speaking the
platform fell to the ground with crash.
1t had but few inches to fall, and Gen.
Sickles sat undiSturbed amid the mo-
mentary shrieks of the frightened
ladies. When it was seen that no one
was hurt the general finished his adj
dress.
When Gov. Gordon appeared before
the great crowd that filled the vast lawn
before the rostrum the cheers and hur-
rahs were almost deafening, and
throughout his speech he was inter
rupted by cries of ''gOod," ''hurrah,"
and other expressions of pleasure and
approval such as must have been flatter-
ing in the extreme to Goorgia's chief
executive. He said:
"Mr. President and Fellow Soldiers:
| greet you tonight with far less trepi-
dation, and infinitely more pleasure,
than in the early days of July, 1853,
when | last met you at Gettysburg. 1
came then, as now, to meet the soldiers
OF the Union army. 1t would be use
less to attempt utterance of the thoughts
which now thrill my spirit. The temp
tation is to
DRAW THE CONTRAST
between the scenes which then were
witnessed and those which greet us here
tonight; to speak of the men with
whom l then marched of those whom
we met; of those who have survived to
meet again twenty-five years later, and
of those who here fought and fell; of
the contrast made by this mass
of manly cordiality and good
fellowship, with the long lines
of dusty uniforms which then stood in
battle array beneath briStling bayonets
and spread ensignS moving in awful
silence and with sullen tread to grapple
with each other in deadly conflict. l
would speak of all these and of the
motives which impelled each, of the
swaying tides of the three days bat
ties, of the final Federal victory
and of its prepOnderating influence in
turning the scales of war; The nature
of the pleasing duty assigned me for
bids this. There is, however, one sug-
gestion which dominates my thought at
this hour, to present which L ask brief
Indulgence. OF all the martial virtues,
the one which is, perhaps, more char
acteristic OF the truly brave, is the
VIRTUE OF MAGNANNHTY.
"My faireSt earldOm would l give
to bid Clan Alpine's chieftain live,"
was the noble sentiment attributed to
Scotland'S magnanimous monarch as he
stood gazing into the face of his slain
antagonist. That sentiment, immortal
lied by Scott in his musical and martial
verse, will associate for all time the
name of Scotland's king with
those of the great spirits of the
past. How grand the exhibitions
of the same generous Impulses that
| characterize the victOrS upon this men,
orable field. My fellow-countrymen of
the North, if L may be permitted to
speak for those whom | represent, let
me assure you that in the profoundest
depths of their nature they reciprocate
that generosity with all the manlineSs
and sincerity of which brave men are
capable. In token of that sincerity
they join in consecrating for annual
| patriotic pilgrimage these historic
heights, which drank such copious
. DRAUGHTS OF AMERICAN BLOOD,
poured so freely in discharge of duty,
| as each conceived it-a Mecca for the
North, which so grandly defended it.;
Mecca for the South, which so brave
ly and persistently Stormed it. We
join you i'll setting apart this
land as an enduring monument
of peace, brotherhood and perpet-
ual union. l repeat the thought with
additional emphasis, with singleness of
heart and of purpose, in the name of a
| liberty, and by the blood of our fallen
| brothers, we unite in the solemn conse-
| Grafton of these battle-hallowed hills
as a holy eternal pledge of
fidelity to the life, freedom
and unity of this cherished
republic. am honored tonight in be-
| ing selected to introduce one of the dis
tinguiShed representatives of that spirit
of magnanimity of which have spoken.
| present to you soldier without fear,
reproach or malice: soldier
WHOSE BLOOD WAS Split
and whose body was MANNED, though
then but boy, while he bravely and
gladly obeyed his country's demands. /
introduce to you a statesman whose
| record is stainless. | introduce to YOU
Gus heart are ever open to all his cOun-
| trymen. Soldier, statesman, patriot,
present them all in the person of Gen.
Gov. James A. Beaver, of Pennsyl-
vania.' The introduction of Gov.
Beaver and the glowing tribute that was
first paid him as soldier,
statesman aud patriot was the
signal for an outburst of
applause and three hearty cheers.
After Gen. Beaver had finished his ad-
dress the telegram from Mrs. Pickett
was read. ''She was a soldier, too,''
exclaimed Gen. Beaver, amid the ap-
plause and cheers that followed the
reading of the dispatch.
Gov. Beaver was received not less en-
Enthusiastically than his predecessor, and
he also was broken in upon by the
hearty cries of the spectators. He
said:
''Men who wore the gray, 1 have
been commissioned by my comrades of
the Society of the Army of the Poto-
| mac who wore the.hlue TO address you