The state republican. (Jefferson City, Mo.) 1871-1896, 1890-06-05

tlhN Slttl' uVIV. IL ~ Just lWtIlN -uNc Nt"lH
since tho last shot was fired; Twenty-Five
years since hosts were mnrshHlcd for the
last review. They assembled within the
shadow of the dome of the Capitol they had
saved. The splcndor OF the vyrnal sun ii.
Illuminated the scene aud shimm Nred on the
ilag as it ~gltmmcrcd in its glory above them.
1t was II host without number welcomed
with tulnultuous acclaim. The hosts of
Grant, sherman, Logan and Hancock. And
above them flashed and CLEANED the re-
deemed glory of the flag. 1t was their flag.
Had 1t not been for their slcriiCuS and that
OF their sleeping comrades, this flag would
have been II dishnnorcd rag. | have some.
tines thought what would have been our
emotions had the rebellion been successful.
suppose the dome of the Capitol had
stopped to It's base; suppose Robert ToOmbs
had fulfilled his ins0lcnt menace to- count
his slaves within the shadow of bunker
liil Monuments; suppuS' the stars and
stripes had ~roncdoWn In defeat before the
stars and bars, what would rave been our
cmutionsE | confess for myself that I should
never CEASE to implurc that all men
might be free; t. hope that some
time lS suur desperate h@tt'c the
Uuiou might Iav" bcrn restored. l should
have kept in some secret repository some
emblem Of the stars and stripes which |
would have taught my children to love and
cherish.
Vow, in view of the occurrences of the last
two days IN the extinct capital of the extinct
turfrd"racy, | wish to SAY a few words. |
htr" no desire ON this sacred occasion to
revert t. any SUBJ ct that is incunsi stcnt
with IN" sulrmn.ty Of the hOur but unless
the ideas f which our dead died were right
they have died in vain, BIt the only regret
that seems to hc frit Icy cur WlvCrSarics is
that IN the rebellion they failed to succeed.
Robert +. Lee was uud ,ubtcdlv one Of the
greatest soldiers of the age, lofty Of
go. ,a,,. To-. 19 -l a.. "a -
iiG back to the morning of patriotism in
this hemisphere. II" was without fear and
without ~ruproach.' Had Ire adhered to the
sentiments expressed By him shortly before
The rebellion, lie would to-day have been
IL" enc citiz N ~ this Republic, He
WAS 'iicrrd the command Of our armies.
FIR twenty-five years his sword had been
un!,r the nag of the Republic. lie had been
educated at her expense and lrtl taken the
oath to support tsr Constitution and her
inws, but he violated his oath. put usilu his
sword, took III, leadership of the most
'i''lsc!cSS rCbgliO II since the devil rrbrlrd
AGAINST Heaven aud fought in perjury and
II violation of faith nm honor.
On the day for twenty. tiv, years made "a.
crrh, those who profess to have accepted
tive results of the war in good faith, select.
Ing this occasion OF all other anniversaries
"i TIL" @'' days of the year. with every aug
nn'Gtnti'n of lusolrnc', point to the South
mat thtr = an example after which they
should cupy-L Crnfrdc"at" III. placed in
the hand OF Washington. Cries of shame"
"N!iain"."l What wondcrif the dead should
cry against the sacrilcge.
We are told God alone knows which side
was right" To make the Constitution OF
the United States the supreme law of
freedom, millions enlisted and thousands
gave up their lives, wives were
widowed, children orphaned, and
# Ss1.. T pun.hnlf pf tlu I'-tnsv ,nnnrn
tion is being taught that "GDd alone knows
which was right Carnage rcigncd on hun
dgpl> If hattl"-ti"ldS. Now the sun rises on
n MASTER ana sets on no slave. The shame
Of slavery i washed ont; 1.-The ty j. the law,
uu.l yet "tiOi alone knows which is right
II we were not right, if nationality is not
lr'trr tlian secession. then these ceremonies
ARE without sign iIlcaucr, the war for tic
Union WIS the greatest crime OF the century
and our sol lirrs rank with the successful
pusilistS who night in the ring for the cham.
p'ouship belt Of the world. lfthry were not
right national morality is II fiction, loyalty q
mimicrv. This tendency Of the South mus
ycrCsCutcd
This is a day OF instruction. A duty we
eve the future is that our relations to the
treat conflict be understood ald that ouI
dead died not in vail. II l. not necessary to
ii puagr tho bravery Of ON advcrsnrics.
Let thcn rear monuments to their lead and
cherish their leaders. Let them culogizG
the Lost Cause, Let them worship thciI
Leaders. Let them carry their stars and
bars. These are matters OF taste, which
they must decide for thcmsclvrs There Is
no other country under the sun that would
permit such rams ctiOus. Tlcy are oui
cruntrymcn, united to MS by II common
heritage, so they say, but when they asser,
that lincoln und Davis, Grant and Lee, Lo
gan and Jackson, were equal and that God
alone knows which was right" it is sacri.
!, Gc of the vilest type ana needs rcbukc.
Congressman Houtellc, of Maine, ora.
tor of the day at the National Cemetery
at Arlington, Va, spoke to similar i'm
port. In the course of his Grafton he said:
feel it my duty us II member Of the Grand
Army Of thr Republic and rs It lnval citizen