Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-05-31
AT PASADENA.
pra}rssion aud Decorntlon Of ths

Graves.
rciorlal Dsy was appropriately celebrated
IN p<i4dena. whefe Il seemed a. n all the citl~
scna led turned out 20 give expression 70 their
resuelt fof TIE honorcd dead. Az The hour APP
poini}d the procession formed on Dayton
lrslr baks aveuue 10 Colorado atreet, thence
telt \, the Presbyterian Church, whore me
suviles were he'd. The procession marched
n l,sn ofrity police, raaaoena band Sous Of
vAtcAI ~, orators of the day and members oiici'
afltd CITY Trustee.
NJ cosaAEDKa AND grAPf.
coi,mnndef W. v Van XIX. Colonel u. y
Maflian. Colonel j. Btnhuy. Colonel W A.
kn.kaiGr :. y. Gllehrlsg Captain A j. Frost,
deoikAB HORN, Colouel W. ". Danacou.
NosmrfEk on AImarognsHrs
.c. ~ Aimson. A. K. VA, x, buckley mem
brfsJi OIL sr Posts, @. A, X, and other oldiefs:
woitlm's ksellef Corps, lndependsnt Order q
odd slio,as, Cadet oless OF High School, other
sll iaembArs land m,ny visiting sisters Of
fhe 4amall'n Ririef Cops wcrs at the ffasbYie-
IL uIhneI ~ o'clock 70 prepare for tne mo.
moi 4 servicsAR ST l o'cluck TIN W X. g.
met Il Mrs. shs4'n. IN the Eldulgs Hlock, ard
lJiu&i the rruaes Rim, feuIntnat isiik JvnfrlDu
nAi.Nof flowers \ NJ, received ffom vi sOntNs.
NIha fgs.bytAiA Aiu chutoh the eel 7iuts were
~ n luteicstina. 1pu l.iDucl riieldon, ex'
gnV &ma oi frg Mexieo, delivered the ofe'ipn'
llaI nunuJ decoration Of the graves Of those
wsotvneht IN Tho lsla iut,rciue struggle on
on Ht nde AZ The sei.pn is heali;iful aud pa
ftttSi custom univeiAa Aaiy practiced by the
.nsvisinr toInrntu. Hi,.i isis ifietsAs ~ tho de-
cea<Id Uhiou roldlcra. Ane erection ~ mOnu.
in5ut 70 cpin,nempfalo the iulne of rhieftains,
smtSp BOA fl5ld4 whete rntteshaee beru ionsht
wnnli ARE ep1phs i,t history, was an early and
u ~ ca olntinunut pea nre for niauy cen.
tur9 snd mnonR mll wafhke nations Rect
iaitNi the rNpioife oi commFHdefs burden h s-
tutI ineir acts have been ihsclnaiilRly pot-
tfHyui In prose aud poetry aud captiv tngiy
cliaI "a III song The meu wao have carried
the l.ps. ths bow. Che spear, the bait.e-axe
auiI the Inutke'. hive generally gone TO
rrAWs without monuments OF marks 10 dcsiK-
DwQ where they fleups As their indlyidua
Nch0 0somonts itrc scarcely ment oned III the
aiu Yes Uf time, 80 the earth whore their bodies
fec0c has rarely beeG moidened with the ttnrB
1f 81 1eciipn, or Tho ait nboge reaDundeh With
tonW ~ Rrntitnde Whatever grand and noble
has Urn ted fttn war Js fIi largest part due TO
ihu Qpcfagc bdeIpy. fu'titude, labor and suffer
hg4 those unnamed III history and In unmon-
um1ttd gsayes This practice, which has
tiatN nd marks this beginning Of the era when
patoX irain aud coufngr no recognized without
ieeaI to rank or posltion :.
II boy he feid OF soldiers generally In all
oquI| ries that they arc brtye. but none have
10 m lch Intelligent and d. tcrinined bravery AZ
And leans fae spagou why they are so per.
n.teU NY bravo y ohyious 1hey understand
whaI the war ~ about Tho Issues involved and
thu 9inrcqnpncen OF victory Americans, MS a
1ulf& &neser tght ior a man i,0r for gdn, ont
ciXuneiied Onward by an idtn, for principle.
bcMK frter,en, they tolerkn no oppression.
Col. pE from the people and going ont to fight
for Dosular rights, only they experience no
a iin4 ulty in returning amceg the people ard
aidiN their Gauge In civil lifo The United
stat was .never engaged in war except
TO ain Independence, vindicaie national
lllon.l 20 preserve thv unity, OF the
sta1 70 enlafge tho liberty aud rule q
into| |Ssls oi mNukind From the time the Col
oniq became independent there hns been con-
ttau progress aud Tho most Anpid strides have
pce1 taken whom the country mas beenat war.
lnd ldual freedom has bcen\ secured, inierna-
ton rights have been ENLARGED, and interna-
TON prieciplts, have been Made to conform
and llplomacyoi the Rcpubic'l The effort 10
owe hrow the peoples verdict l'y gigantic wer
has een met and defented no eiltciually thst 1t
is likely that force VIII ngaiiilbe resorted To
for lch purpose Shackles have been broken
iro the limbs OF the oppressed and the slave
COD cience and intellect have been unclaimed
by bayonets OF the American soldiery, but
no fanny has beer. .soughtto BIZ imposed upon
the ag Of the United States.
al nation that has never produced great
cha acter has not progressed, nor has nation
whl h has never originated, or made sacrifices
Tor grind principle been successful In the
hig eft sense. Every nation that has disre-
gar I'D its heroic Spirits however lowly or hum
Bile heir stations may have been, has entered
np0X a career Of retrogression. The great prip-
rlplI "A which succeeded In the late conflict and
inU hcu, uchu OF allVe VINO lnhluthlncul tnem,
inul Aforementioned. To insist upon Mis- IA
NOS Xntentionnliy or neocessarily revivliig un-
PIC ant memories or renewing nnimosi ties:
~ Feet the great principles which triunphed
eflu the heroes who m ade saerihe for them.
wol q bs little less than forgetting Him Who
secI sto have taken the Nation q destiny Into
~ pecial care by raising up men to protect,
del hp and beeutfy it. Vl II 1 .uf
Cherish the memories OF our late com
rad Xk1and scatter flowers upon their graves bi-
eau OF their Efforts to gain victories In war
thai hose who survived and come after them
ma chieve and enjoy the Victories OF peace
tr services in the church, the column re-
ior( ed aud marched weht on Colorado street,
Tho ce north on Fair Oaks TO Chestnut street,
anq from thence parties desiring repaired to