Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1888-07-06

tuyIF lt!loW cnuutrJmc" We're ltIt u
complete tLelg great work o! giving d
new nation to the world, whish the
war Of a successful revolution had :,
well prepared them tu accomplish.
Behold their heroic ACHIEVEMENTS
thirteen small colonies, numbering
less than 100000 souls, have, under
the magic genius uf thes government
Of the people, expanded and multiplied
unCil to-day thirty-eight sovereign
states and nine territories With pop-
ulation Of 60, 900. .0yO freemen, extend
Ing from the rock bound coast Of the
Atlantic to the vine clad hills ~ the
Pacific, from the frozen regions Of The
north CLINE 10 the climes Uf eternal
spring, and holding an entire cont.
nent in it. embrace, have reared the
graudest structure Of human govern.
ment, that ever ennObled the mind, -.
glGddened the heart Of mac; govern
ment whose starry decksd flag" T.
tn" beacon hight Of hope 70 the op-
pressed Of every land, and beneath
whose broad and ample folds, the last
shaCkle of BONDAGE has been broken
and every human heart has been made
free.
And all this has been done for you
aud me, while the heroic actors in
thi- mighty drama have passed with.
ia the walls Of that dark green tent
whose curtains never outward swing"
They have all crossed over the mystic
river and are now marsAalled On it,
farther shore, oa more heroic ground
uniformed in Immortal mail COM
plete" and crowned with wreaths oi
imperishable fame.
With what feelings OF exultation
must the signers Of the Declaration OF
Independence look back in review OF
their great aud glorious achievements;
with what transports OF joy must the
Father of his country" look down
from the spirit land upon his we'll
spent life, as he again reviews his pat
riot army, who So long aud faithfully
answered to the roll-csll during the
long and bloody conflict of the revo.
luton, where they stood shoulder to
shoulder in the Titanic struggle for
human liberty and Americsn inde-
pendence.
He can now look down and behold
Tansomed land, a joyous race, a peo-
pie delivered from the oppressor's
hand, from the tyrant's scourge, in
the full and free enjoyment OF the
largest and most perfect freedom, ever
vouchsafed TO nation or people in the
worlds varied history.
Well may the American citizen
feel just pride on this occasion.
Well may the people Of this broad
land unfurl their bsnne to the breeze
on this consecrated day, hallowed as
il Is oy such memories, such men anu
by such heroic deeds.
Proudly, may every lover of liberty
in this broad land, when the names OF
Washington aud the heroes who sus-
tanned him in the hours Of national
weakness, break upon their enchant-
ed ears, exclaim, "Ot glorious immor-
ial tablets, there l. one for these, for
these alone.n Oblivion shall never
shroud their spleudor; the everlasting
flame OF liberty shall guard them, that
generations yet unborn shall rise up
and call lhem blessed.
Let their defendants aud their fol-
lowers drink deep Of the springs OF
patriotism which the fathers have left
US, and transmit to oposterity pure and
undefied, to the latest gederution q
meu, this richest Oi nll earthly lega
cies: r'Tbe American Union; now ant
forever; one and nsfpera6le.nl
when the Doctor had finished th
Rev. Father Lindesmith was Intro
duced aud after the first few sentence
the attentive audience was continual
on the lookout for the good things an
bursts of kumor that were droppin
from the reverend gentleman'- lip
His subject was especially the brilliar
part taken by women In achieving th
independence OF these United States.
Col. Swaine was called upon for
: few remarks and responded with
greatful recognition Of the courtesi'
/, and pleasant feelings that bid fair
, mark all the dealings Of Miles CIT
e people and the Twenty-second infar
= try.
: It now being about time for th
= firing of the national salute adjourn
i ment was had for the time and th
= object Of interest was for q Will
= the two twelve FOUNDERS whic
r bad been placed in positio
/. about the centre OF the park. At II n
I Lieut.. Casey, with time-piece |
, hand, gave the word for the firing
; begin and 1t was kept up regulsrl!
= one piece being fired every fifteen Sc,
I onds, until the national salute OF