The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-06-01
THE MEMORIAL SERVICES.
The 0ratiOns Delivered ON Wednes-
day Evening.

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the speeches made at the Decoration
Day evening exercises, but which mis-
carried and arrived too late for publica.
ton in yesterday mornings HERALD: i
Long before o'clock pm. the large
pavilion in Lester Park was literally
crammed with people, children, as well
as ladies and gentlemen composing no
inconsiderable portion of the large
audience. There were present on the
stand. in addition to the lesser local
lights Of the John A. Dix Post of the q.
A. R. and prominent Ogden citizens,
Chief Justice Zane and Associate
Justice Henderson. General ] N. Kim
ball, commander of the Department OF
Utah, of the John A. Dix Post of the G.
A. r., occupied the chair:
Promptly at the hour appointed for
commencing the proceedings, the Og-
den Drum Corps sounded, in noisy
tones, much to the establishment of the
majority present, an army call, which
was accepted as the signal for
the vast audience to come to
order. Following this, the select
choir sang very pleasing anthem
credltably and to the enjoyment of the
assemblage.
at the conclusion of prayer, which
was delivered by the Rev. Mr.. Jayne,
of the Methodist church, the choir
rendered another musical selection.
Judge Zane was then introduced to
the audience by the chairman, ana was
greeted with but faint applause.
Chief Justice Zane said he was not
accustomed to addressing large audi
ences, his experience having laid in ad-
dressing few lawyers or twelve jury
men on very dry subjects. He was
gratified to see so much interest and
enthusiasm manifested on that occa-
sion. Many of these present had been
that day engaged decorating the
graves of the soldiers. That ser
vice was pleasant one for
all patriotic people. The beautiful
custom of decorating the graves
of the patriotic men upon
whom had depended our ma
tional: existence is but of compare
tive recent origin. Some people thought
that it was an occasion intended more
particularly for soldiers, who either fell
or risked their lives for their country
He presumed, however, that it was re-
garded by most people as a day dedi-
Gated to the honor OF all our country IS
defenders in whatever battle they may
have fought. We honor this day the
great chieftain who bore the flag of our
country in triumph from the Ap.
pomattox, for all the brave officers and
soldiers who fought in that war; also,
for those soldiers who, at former
period in our country's history, fought
for its honor upon the fields of Mexico
Though a great many statesmen
could not appreciate the justice OF
commencing that war, yet the
men who fought in that war will
ever be regarded as our country
defenders. The honors of this day are
also intended for the great chieftain
and the brave soldiers who fought al
New Orleans, and Scott and those who
fought with him at Lundy's Lane: it is
intended for the father of our country
who sleeps with all his honors upon
him, and the brave men who bore the
flag of our country's independence
through the glorious struggle of the
Rebellion. More than this we include
in those whom we honor this day, the
immortal Warren. those who fell with
him and to whom the monument is
erected at Bankers Hill; those men who
fell when the star of their country
arose among the nations of the world
and, more than this. those who fell
before the adoption of the Declaration
of Independence; to all our country'i
heroes in whatever battle or skirmist
they may have fought, this day is in
tended to honor. And when that great
officer and soldier who has been stand
ing for the last few days, as it would
seem, with one foot upon time and the
other in eternity, when he shall join the
band which has gone before, his grave
will be decorated, and the graves of al
the soldiers as the line shall lengther
out through future ages, because
emergencies will arise as time
shall roll on in the history of oul
country when it will become necessar,
for other men to die for the cause O
our country, and this immortal day
as it shall return, will be an honor t.
all the soldiers that may fall in any O
its glorious struggles. Nothing that W,
can do can affect the great men wht
sleep their last sleep, but it is a salts
faction to the soldier of this country
as he enters upon the field of battle, a,
he engages to fight the battles of hi
country, to think and believe that hi
services will DE appreciated by hi
countrymen. It nerves the arm of tn,
soldier, and the chief good of this i'm
mortal day to the living, and to those
who shall follow after us.
The late Abraham Lincoln, a few
days before he delivered his first in
augural, was visited by an old frienG
in whom he had great confidence, anc
for whom he entertained great respect
That great friend, after he had learned
that Mr.. Lincoln had said in his in
augural that the ports and ship yards
and other property of the United States
that had been taken possession of BY
the so-called Confederacy would be re,
| possessed, re-captured. this old FRIEND
tried to prevail upon him to modify his
inaugural and told him that i
such course should be pur.
sued that a long. bloody struggl,
would probably be the result, and in thu
end the country might be overthrown
That great patriot, after listening tt
him with great respect. said: Il have
determined to preserve this Union, i
there is patriotism enough in the Amer
lean people to preserve it; if not, il
must go down, and will go down with
it."E (Applause.) He expressed grea
confidence. however in the triumph @
the right. 1t showed what country,
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