, 1888-04-19


witted and out-generaled by JOHNSTON,
and several thousand brave fellows
had died in vain.
The march up the peninsula, the
seven days of battle and death came
and was followed by the ever-memor
able call quiet along the Potomac
MCCLELLAN had failed to take Rich
mond. We will not stop to enquire
why or how, but he failed. and ac-
counted himself fortunate that he
saved his magnificent army. Next
the death OF poor Baker, and the dis
aster at Balls Bluff.
His failure brought a change OF
com Danders, and resulted in the Sec
ond Bull Run fght-which was worse
than the first. MCCLELLAN came
back to the army, and won Antietam,
but failed to follow up the victory,
and BURNSIDE hurled the army
against the heights it gould not gain
W rTeueTlCksDuTB.
HOOKER assailed LEES army in vain
at Charlottesville, and then both
armies prepared for II struggle that
should be desicive in its character.
In the meantime MEADE was placed at
the head OF the army, and the two
great contending forces met, almost
by accident,uear Gettysburg. where
for three days the tempest of war
ragged with IL fury unknown before.
Hancock's conduct at Gettysburg gave
him immortal fame, while Pickett s
charge is one of the romantic, as well
as awful pictures of war. Lee, ballled
and beaoen, reeled back upon his old
lines. and the campaign was over
Meantime,a IL fgur. at first but dim
~ seen in the west, had been growing
in public stature, and each campaign
added to his prominence. Belmont,
Forts Henry and Donelson were in
timately associated with his name.
He had. at Donelson, sounded the first
real key-nO;e OF the war. Here was
man who expected to win by fighting,
aud his unconditional surrender" dis
patch filled the north with enthusiasm.
The ohilo campaign followed, and
then the clouds hung IL little lower for
time; but they were dispeled by
the brilliant Vicksburg campaign,
and the won lerful triumph at and
around Chattanooga. This man had
conquered the west, and having been
made commander OF all the armies, he
started Sherman for the sea, and him
self commenced the reduction OF Mch-
mond. 1t was the beginning OF the
end. t." csmpaign was short and
bloody, but decisive, and when it
ended, U. s. Grant was the first SOL
dier OF the world, the Union was re-
stored, and the United States became
free in fact as well as in theory.
Our great President had been as
sassinated, thousands of men had died
upon the field and in hospitals, the
homes of the north were in mourning
and the entire south lay PROSTATE and
bleeding. Still, the work of reconcile
alton and the upbuilding of wrecked
and ruined industries at once began
The fight was recognized as having
been the settlement, by battle, of
questions which our fathers failed to
settle OF the time the government was
organized; and these momentous is
sues having been disposed of and the
Union saved, it is now conceded that
our fathers, brothers, sons and com
rades did not die in vain. Peace to
their ashes.
1t is all over. The telegraph brings
us each day speeches delivered in the
congress of the United States by the
men who led the oppsing hosts For
good or for evil it is 80, and must. re-
main 80. Henceforth there is no dis
tinction between the men who led the
blue and the men who led the gray.
1t is remarkable spectacle but no
alarming, for we are friends. The
south is alive with an industry it ha
never before known, and its progress
in all things that tend to make peo
pie great, astonish even itself. If sh'
viii! let men vote, and have their bal
lots fairly counted, the magniticen
history OF twenty-seven years will b
complete.
SO FAR.