The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1890-06-07

reverence to the dead that sleep here. It is just
GWenty-fve years since the last shot was fired.
Twenty-Five wears since the hosts were mar
snaled ior the last review. They assembled
witnln the shadow 81 the dome Of the capitol
they had saved. The splendor OF the vernal sun
as y siimmers in its glory eboye them-the size
Without q sna r nampae ae,e sspa6lic With = tu Mas noss
acclaim. The hosts OF Grant, sherman,
Logan and Hancock, and above them flashed
ana gieameo tne redeemed glory OF tne nag. II
was their nag. Had II not been for their sacrl-
flag would have been 9 d%ishonored rag, have
somesimes tnougnt wnat would nave peen our
emotions had the rebellion been successful. Sup
Suppose Robert Toombs fulfilled his insslent
menace e count big slaves within the shadow q
and bars. what would have been our emotions?
! CONFESS ZOE myse1 70 nave never ceased 70 I'M
p Ione tinas a al s men m dssn.r pe Ire natt 20 nope nba rf nhas
might have been restored should have kept
~ sta sume se strsn nspO ohicb s y.,,1Id s hava tn,,o =, ane
children to love and cherish. Now in view Of
the occurrences Ct the last twos days, In
acy, I wish to say a few words. | have no de-
sire on this sacred occasion to revert to any
~ tba Sn o Int ,,niess The ideaa for which n,,r
dead died were right they have died in vain.
But the only regret that seems to pc ielt BY our
In cr1nooad $50 nhart II 900 was 11ndn1htad1v
one Of the greatest soldiers Of the age.
Holy : 81 dot; Snara saeE pure +,e 81 u me, WIN ~
patriotism in this hemisphere. BE was with
out fear and without reproach" Had Lee ad
iars nv 10 R Rns ssn.,m ha ,so exPr ESSAY shh avs yha 9e,
the foremost citizen Of this republic. He was
offered the command Of our armies. For TWEEN.
o y Nv r seats nus s Hs had 1a been uee ed unass 1n a. h haE
expense, and had taken the oath to support her
constitution and her " but
mt aside his ! sword and took the leadershin Of
the most c-auseless rebellion since the devil re-
belled against heaven: and yet u perjury and IN
tWenty.fye wears made sacred, those who pro-
fess to have accepted the results Of the war in
good ialtn ;rs selecting ting = TINS tha oc saE do n az " ne
wear. with every augmentation Of inso.
ience point to the South that this Is an
q sa 'ca1,federate FAC u placed in The hand Ct Wash Wash
ington. What wonder If the dead should cry
out against tne sacriiege. We vs., ar = to on md1a
ston constitntion Of The United States the an.
prems law OF freemen, millions enlisted and
thousands gave up tneir nVes. wives were WIZ
owed, ch1ldrep orphaned, anu yeL ohe,nalI 81 Giie
a lon Knows which was right, Carnage ragged
on hundreds OF DatJieiaeids. NOW tne sun rises
on no master and sets on no slave. The
shsn isw q q Sa the si iend. and e U YET sG oSp; alone ma9S Knows IS
tionality is not better than secession. then these
for the Union was the greatest crime OF the.
century and our soldiers rank witt the success
full pugilists who fight in the ring for the cham
right. national morality IL q fiction,
loyalty a name and patriotism q fatal malady
OF the body polite. This tendency Of the South
q duty w owe the future that our relations to
that great conflict pc understood and that our