Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-02-05

of Christianity upon which an Christians
agree. Individual virtue is part of pub
lie virtue. IL is now histori: Truth Il at JUS
tice and benehcience cannot long chsrac-
terize public couacils where th,se virtues
have never been laugh, or have ceased TO
exist among the people who are the sources
Of power. And enduring power can only
come from the Infusion of knowledge
from individual thought and Christian
character among the people. Personal
liberty and government under Law
were proclaimed BY the Fathers
with an inheritance of equal opportunity
and equal justice for all Coils children.
Upon these great truths aud purposes, con.
secrated As the groundwork of nation, our
fathers, after contending for year under
the colonial hsss, raised this banner of
light, their symbol of new republic.
against that great power whose morning
drum beat eneircled the earth with its
strain of England's martial airs, II went
forth upon the land aud the sea, carving
such glad tdiugs of JOY and hope AS had
never been heard before. Under it rode
Washington and his ar mics throughout that
prolonged and heroic struggle, until Corn.
Wallis laid down hi. arms before IFS victor
ious folds.
When the despo;ism of human slavery
would trampe upon it, this flag of our
country was flung to the loyal breezes on
every hill top in the Nor,h, And never in
the mighty sweep of human history, never
in all this broad earth was there emblem of
national authority that awakened a more
magnificent and spontaneous acclaim of en-
lightened patriotism than tue Tag of the
American unicn in 1861. 1t creates AN
exalted feeling of pride to remember that
in every contest to establish and main
tain our charter Of human right =,
this flag has ever been ''fuli high
advanced and eventually triumphant
And every man of every race or color who
followed that flag in the struggle for free.
dom and union, has the right, and by the
help of God, believe will have the power
to enjoy the blessings of freedom under its
protecting folds, while he lives in obedience
to the laws.
This Republic is indeed the heir of all the
ages. But the dead empires still speak TO
us Some beams of light come to US out
of the dim AMI shaiowy past The stories
of Horatius at the bridge, Militia les at Mar
athon, and Leonidas of Sparta will never
cease to appeal to the loyal sensibiities of
to us from the deeds of our countrymen.
We no longer need to 90 back TO the nations
of antiquity for our stories of patriotism.
Here In our own country, on our own soil,
out OF the exploits and sutferings and sacri-
hces OF onr own counrtymen, are as noble
examples of patriotic virtue and heroic
self-sacritice as the world affords Gener-
atoms TO come will not forget that the pat
riotism of their fathers was an ardent SEN
ument as well as a rational principle. that
It was interviewer with every fibre of their
being as well as emolazoned IN their
Sseutcheons, that the minstrel rip,ures
swelled at the sight of their couatry's flag,
and the sound of her martial music.
| Flag of freedom and union, wave
fcare and order aud beauty draw
! Round thy symbol of light and law"
At close of banquet General and Mrs.
| Alger left for the STATION To take the IL
o'clock Pillman for Boston They were
accompanied to the train by Governor Bur.
leigh AMI Col. Drew. Several delegations
left on this train for the West.