The Portland daily press., 1889-10-04

rations for defenudElnpgs # that the First and
MlSsVentn corps fon1d it a secure aags
pOs,so formidable as to cause the yic ~ thas
e5vor5 W pause even in the fun na d md front
Of the Iggo This height the ae braSsly and
skilfuy Kent Position rd a1I the battle Cald
com, nrss colonel of the Elegen1hsa a Second
comnanded the first division OF tne r Ieuo
oo ID Inc assistance bis 1ouI ~ driven
5acSS 'ne leIt when Birney had s neen events
of The I has. among the most protsntha regular
service and Adelbert Ames. first colonel o.
me me twentieth Maine. commanded DIVISIONS.
SSJiunei McGllvery handled ms aiu sd ~
fS aas; 10 conspicuousy brillah. Gnu ANA
winse manner. Gen. Lys mug onoht so
long on the first day. passed 50 many years
ni is ne In active business 10 our Ma;ne
c ~ S.Se ner strong claim to MN LIN r' the
SoI,u appropriate to her Own I uuoi s,b
oud h 81 gettysburg who nao sno,i ooied
at her Somag on her soil, ana Me Thai eorify
oor moies In the hardy virtues tiaai ~ hay
.,i,' manhood; if she coulu cai W aut
S e Standard her stalwart sons wno WIZ" tha
Iroli lne dark forests of the Penopsco'' ~. .he
, M;ennsoec and the Androscoggin x ~ te
sin and N Mdrpennsylvania, Mlenlgbn , IrnSeed
nrl mn Ia farms to the prairies Oh tne Msss;,
anu tnose who had sought to petter in t
fortunes In the cities and towns OF her sisteI
Seat YES Oh New England who were enIo etos
III 5 sn e. organizations Of their adopLeu sSa'oe
ana an fought under the same broad banner Oh
tne Union, how long her line would streIcn
anu what Increased splendor OF acnlevemeni
auu sasrlnce would flash from ner scutcueon!
Eut from the granite Of our native NILS we
i pllnS miner memorials OF yaior ana patriot-
isIn ana lmplant them on the soli-thank
God OF our common country. Each marks
spot where sons of Maine stood shoulder
70 shoulder facing the enemy, their misguided
countrymen, ranged In arms 70 destroy the
country won by the blood OF their fatners,
ana proved by the test of we'll nigh hundred
years to be the best hope of mankind. Pillar
ana smart and blocks, so. long as time snail
spare Them they will bear mute but I'M
pressiye witness of the glorious fall OF those
VINO died the thrice-blessed death OF the
patriot, before the faces of their fathers and
under the walls of their country's capital.
Lnwrought with legends and with the knight
ly emblems that were prou ly worn by the
soldiers OF the Army of the Potomac and
graced the fiuttering pennons OF its great
leaders, they are instinct forevermore with
honor to the brave, and tribute to the chival-
rous spirit of the grandest army that ever
marched to battle. But they will fail to
breathe the spirit OF our higher intent If they
stand merely as the chronicles of battle
won; of heroes slain of noble armament;
of country saved We dedicate them to
the past in the fervid hope that the memories
they evoke may have immortal power to keep
alive and strengthen whatever tends to MAIN
tain this precious, blood-bought country one,
free, strong and pure With joy and thank
fulness we hail these peaceful prosperous,
happy days. Reunited in a stronger bond by
the memories of a common suffering and
heroism, the late foemen now face the same
way and move forward together for the glory
of common country. Everywhere through
out the land there is growth, development,
energy, promise and hopefulness. But per-
feet harmony, untroubled ease, progress
without check, can never rule In great
country with widespread millions of people,
among complex interests and various and
constantly varying conditions. At each re-
move of free peoples onward course new
dangers, hardships and difficulties stimulate
to renewed effort and deeper thought, test
the quality of the manhood and citizenship
of each generation, and thus lead on to higher
states and nobler ideals. o, troubled Patriot,
If, in the years to come, fear and foreboding
Cypress your spirit, and the burden is heavy
and the way is dark. and dangers threaten,
come to this field and stand among these
silent monitors and learn that resolved hearts,
fired by a deathless purpose, can make way
through the heaviest gloom to the fair sun
light beyond.