The Lamar register., 1890-06-07

was employed Dl the New OTk Herald to
learn the fate Of Livingston, and that paper
was the originator OF stanleys explorations
IN Africa, We are glad 10 say tnat during
the war stanley was volunteer in the u >.
Navy. where on an iron clad he became act
ing ensJgr-
''wno has arranged a criminal ut the bar OF
the English speaking people" This, sir, is
the state OF old ohio represented in the in
tetlect OF George hennan that has flashed its
hight across the empire OF the liussians, and
10. there is IA quiz er in that nation as the
awful stencil OF drspotism brcuks fortn from
tue mines OF convict labor. shocking and sti-
fling the whole world. A few more iluslles
from this tod favored age OF enlightenment
and progress. and Il great upheaval, the over
throw OF tS rants, the ielease OF slaves Will
follow on Russian soil, ANA II government for
the people VIII raise respectable head IN
the place OF the present monster OF antiquity.
God only knows, but had not Providence
overruled in the late waI, the atrocities of
another Russia might o-day be practieed on
on our own soil.
heard representative speaker from the
south before large audience in Denver's )
great opera house. say: 81 know | voice tile
sentiments of the south when | say. nm
glad you whipped US" But thank God the
NORTH ami soutn are all one now in kindly
brotherhood whether they wore the gray or
the blue, aud anatheInas upon him vino
would dare open up the OLD wounds let
them heal from the inside out. When the
south sees its wrongs and siiSs I'VE are glad
you whipped Us" let the north say amen,
We are brethren now" The ecno comes back
faintly, but with meaning, ucr0ss Masons X
Di1ons line: We are brethren now MOI
FROM the hills but from tne hearts of lne
south. In all the world wide ues elOptnents,
We nov have an increasing national inIlu-
enee as u united people, but with 1t let US not
forget no shares the national hunors, the
roluier dead and tnc soldier standing in the
light OF the setting sun. We need NOT 90 to
history alone for the records OF the war. but
to the Old soldier, he is II war eEcy pedia
and can give II vivid description oI every bat
tie ana important event nom the lith OF
April, lsti, when Major Anderson evacuated
fOrt sampler to tine Iith of April, 1865 wnen
the proclamation OF the close OF the war
q al
men laid down their arms at AppomatoT.
We meet this Old soldier in the cities. towns
and villages lohowing some line OF business,
On the plains proving up soldiers home
stead, ia the mountains for recreation or
prospecting for sOlu We meet him in col
iege nails instructing the young, ia tine pull
pit preaching tAV gospel, eNeIys mere we nud
hin nnd Always ready TO tell us something
about the Wal, anu the nght Ia when he Mss
wounded. ne Will tell You thai the war was
fuzzy opened In the two great battcs OF Bull
Run and Mtlsoa'r creek. wine Ii cur nag was
lowerec ia dishonor. lie Will tell You how
they disp lieu every inch OF the ground at
cniIon. of the bloody contest under Rose
Grants ~ MurfreesborO when the loss
one fourth oi the number engaged. lie
uietnoer- the midnight llsoons anu the nre
rats on t1e Aississippis the gunooats before
NicksbuTs ana the IL, NJ between the Monitor
a-id Aefiniav on winch hung the Iute OF the
war, speak OF rope and Mcclellan and lie
thii.ks OF tue army, ot the PatOulie = he de
leafs III the Peniu>uIar Campaign under
rope. Its victories la the terrible battles OF
south A.t ana Antietam under Mcclellan.
He viii miuutely describe the battle OF
lookout Mountaih ana missionary Ridge, II
You but ask niin. lou VIII see General
rnomas' preliminary movements. Hooker's
charge on tue IortIncations. snermans
snuiIs. rnompson's corpse launched the
weakened lines OF the enemy. lie will
descriUe tne awful advance up tne hill with
out answering snot TO the shell and tenn
pest that was turned upon them. They
reached the crest, captured the guns and
turned them On tEs IvtreaGins Zoe. That
night, slr, Cur camp nres isnled up the
Aieshts above oldtanoo5n and Grant had
accomplished his most DrIiliHut acnIvvm menl
Of tn war. That IaGI4eu iIs Inc battle
among tue clouds
lie Viii point you to the tree on the field of
Getty sbuls where sue TIDE uf southern lem
ocfacy re&ched Its highest marx aud began
TO ebo IN tne de.eat tnat Ioiio =. ed that three
day battle VITA a los OF 25.JJU Union sol
ulers and 5000 oonIedelates d. q via sing
u song, "shei man a march TO the sea-" just
tor the asking. ILough his voice Mas nl3tue
husky irom the dust oi that march, YET ne
wiiI sing 1t auu sing IL from his soul. he was
in the oattIe OF tle Wilderness, where tie
woods, the gloomy shauows ana tne ueBso
smoke Inade the "strangest battle OF tine
-ar.' fhree days lages the terrible ngntins
a. spottsyiN wanna Court nouse commenced
and iasteu nve GAYS
At Cold Haroor the cold bloodcG scene Will
never he lorBOttcn by aim Twenty minutes
alter the nrst shot was Hred iuIiy 1900 OF his
comrades were writhinS III death a;youies ON
the eIound. Give hun Time and he viii lead
you owe, every battle neld and ell you all
aDoGt their heroic men ana commanders and
more, this Old soldier can teii GU 1 thVi
Ei.isulnS marcnes in the long night 5
ram nnd ~ind, OF mus and snow, OF one
mat soldiers pass turough These awluI
scenes continued ior tour years. 4 he
gel OF death stood in our American SKY with
us long, keen cutting sword IN nind, aud
before We cried enough, two great gnshes lie
cut Ia the bosom OF our betoNei Land. III
one were laid the 5Ua,vuu who wore the blue.
IN the other the 1000 who wore the gray.
Tears fail Tor the wrongs of the war. Tears
tall for the dead. the monumepts of the
~ronXs corrected.
''Sixhunired thousand dead,
Shall leap TO wars wild summons never
more.
Their peaceful camps are pitched on hill
and shore;
Their sweet repose no earthly troubles
mar,
Here ull unholy feuds and discords cease,
For them the lurid crimson flower OF war
Hath ripeneu to the golden harvest. Peace"
White 1t WAS not she privilege OF the youth
otour land to-day to neip night theDtttiesand
eitt.ufe tnc sting pI Mar, yet it Is theirs In
these piping tunes OF peace not to iorger
those VINO did and pay respectful tribute TO
The same Bat Miiie we pay tribute to the
dead tct US not indulge In tins spirit OF aQui-
alton for !et Us reneinh Der thar among them
we're those Who hAd thef Sr' az wrongs as
well is those VINO had ereRt virtues. There
vas tine nero aud The coward the gentleman
and the hRave, oven The best erred, for they
"wrre possessed with like passions with
other men aud .iad their salvation to work
out with fear IN 1 troubling. There the
devoted Christian oilicer and there was the
commander WHO considered the names of
God and Christ of no use except to swear
by. IL is often the RUE To talk on thess
ciIsions as though all the soldiers falling in
u good cause win be honorcd with the
ward of the rlghtous. We believe this is
wrong. 1t has a tendency to throw the mem.
bers of the G. A. H., off of guard. on the
watch tower of their souls. The great COM
mauder As he has said nto one, lie has said
unto all" Watch" Again. God uses all sorts
OF Instruments, good. bad and Indifferent, TO
accomplish his purposes, in answer to pray
er for the welfare OF his people, 'making
even the wrath of man to praise him" As IL
has been in the past lie of the soldier so 1t
Is at present. You have men in your order,
who because of their principles, their char
scters of noble manhood are an honor to the
order of the u. ~ K, and there are others
who would have nothing left to be respected
II the badges they ware were taken from the