The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-06-06
IE GETTYSBURG BATTLE FIELD

the abundant descriptions of celebrations at
various places. room Gun be found for only q
few.
THE GETTYSBURG BATTLE FIELD
was visited by the members of both houses
of Congress, and after looking over the field
under the guidance of Col. Bntchelder, the
government historian, IN address was listen.
ed to from Senator Ingalls,. who said in sub
stance:
The high tile of the rebellion broke OH this
field and along those rocky hills III n food OF
blood and flame that ebbed AWAY at Appomat-
tox. Three summer days changed this hamlet
to an epoch and gave to this locality an ilnmor.
Waterloo. 1t is thus that we have assembled
twenty-five years after to again puy
me TRIBUTE Ut o. dan, and
twenty-five years since the last shot was fired.
Twenty. five wears SINCE the hosts were mar
s.ied t.a, Lee. for the last review They assembled
they had snved. The spIcndor of the veri,af sun
Illuminated the scene aud slimmered OH the flag
as it climmers in its glory above them-tlie size
without number, welcomed with tumultuous
acclaim. The hosts of Grant, sherman,
Logan and Hancock, and above them flashed
was their fling. Had 1t not been for their sacri-
tices and those OF their sleeping comrades, this
flag would have been n dishonored rng. have
emotions had the rebellion been successful. sup.
pose the dome of the capitol stopped to its base
Suppose Robert TOombs fulfilled his iiisolent
menace to count his slaves within the shadow OF
Bunker Hill monument. Suppose the stars and
stripes had gone down in defeat before the stars
and bars what would have been our notions?
confess for myself to have never ceased to i'm
plore that all men might be free; to hope that
some time by some desperate battle the Union
might have been restored. ! should have kept
in some secret repository some emblem of tho
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children to love and cherish. Now in view OF
the occurrences OF the last two days, in
the extinct capital OF the extinct Coneder-
sire on this sacred occasion to revert to any
subject that is inconsistent with the seleimrity
OF the hour. but unless the ideas for which our
But the only regret that seems to be felt by our
nilversares is that in the Rebellion they iniled
to SUCCEED H.: Robert n Ley ,,, was undoubtedly
iinesse Inca d dating back to a'' the mornns ei '.a Of
patriotism in this hemisphere, lie was with
fore the Rebellion lie would to-day have been
the foremost citizen of this republic. lie was
offered the command Of our armies. For twel,-
OF the republic. He had been educated at her
expense, and had taken the oath to support her
constitution and her laws, but
HE VIOLATED HIS OATH,
put aside his sword and took the leadership of
the most ca,iseless rebellion since the devil re-
beled against heaven, and yet in perjury and in
twenty-five years made sacred, those who pro-
less to have accepted the results of the war in
good faith, selecting this occasion i'll all the
other anniversaries OF the 1865 days OF the
lence point to the South that this is an
example utter which they should copy
ington. What wonder ii the dead should cry
out against the sacrilcee. We are told "God
alone knows which side was right" TO make
preme law OF frcemen. millions enlisted and
thousands gave up their lives; wives We're wild.
owed, children orphaned, and yet one,half OF the
rams rsns whc is being taught that G"
on hundreds OF battleiicds. Now the sun rises
Oh no master and sets OH no slave. The
shame OF the republic is washed out. Liberty is
which was right" II we were not right, If ma
tonaity is hot better than, sim, fen these
for the Union was the greatest crime of the
century and our soldiers rank with the success
full pugilists who fight in the ring for the cham
right national morality is a fiction,
loynlty name and patriotism u fatal malaly
Q; the body polite. This tendency Of the South
a duty We owe the future, that our relations to
that great conflict be understood and that our
dead did not die i'll vain. 1t is not necessary to
disparage the bravery Of adversariss Let them
deeds let them e!lugzc the lost cause: let them
worship their iea'lrrs; let them carry their stars
Which %n "h they Thus ss s decide %rs or t%rmsyss % .ISs
There is no Other country under
the sun that would permit such transactions
They are our countrynen. united to us by "
common heritage, so they say. but when they
assert that Lincoln and Davis, Grant and LIE.
Logan and Jackson were equal. and that God
alone knows which was right" it is s.crilege Of
the vilest type and needs rebuke.
,otr iufn ~ |, = l,nr
est attention and frequently applauded.
MEMORIAL TO GARFIELD.
AT CLEVELAND, Ohio.-In the presence
of vast multitude and with all the
pomp and ceremony, but albeit solclnnity
befitting the occasion, the memorial erected
by the contributions Of grateful country
to the honor Of James Abram Garfield, ca
nal boat boy, school teacher. soldier, states
man and president, was formally dedicated
to-day. OF the tens ofthousands that were
gathered upon the greensward of Lakcview
cemetery, there were many who had jour
neycd from far distant points to pay their
last tribute Of respect to the csccond Of Amer
cas- presidents to meet his end by the bullet
of the assassin. Two-thirds of the states
and territories were represented in that
throng. Upon the platform by the nation
itself, in the person of its chief magistrate
and three of his constitutional advisers, lent
recognition and countcnance to the
event, while over all and as
a pathetic side to the picture.
the widow and children of him whom all
men had met to honor, looked down upon
the scene with mingled feelings Of pride and
sadness
After grand proc ession and review, n
mastery oration was delivered by Ex-Gover-
or Cox, suying among other things.
His elevation to the presidency was rather the
evidence OF his countymen,s admiration OF him
as a popular legislative leader. than q signiG-
cant part OF his own career. Cut off prema-
turely Ibis administration had no opportunity to
carry out any large policy. The large gr;lspand
life is sufficient warrant for our faith that it
would have been marked by broad statesman.
ship and manifest power, but it was God 3 will
thing which will ever be distnctively his. Men
OF all parties have united to build this memorial
and to place this statue upon its pedestal to
Antagonisins are here forgotten. Cynical carp
ping has no place here. The good, the great. the
strong, the wise. and the patriotic were all so
abundant in him that out OF them the young OF
ideal OH which to mould themselves.
The weakness. the limitations, the
lupeTlectlOHb luSlucIt W Hi
ture and which every man must hnmbly ac-
knowledge his share in. may here be dropped
from View, and the model to be initiated Is made
up OF those noble and generous qualities which
we're so marked in the man we honor to-day.
The oration was repeatedly punctuatcl
with applause, and at its conclusion Gen.
Cox was called again and again to the front
Of the stand. The hallelujah chorus was
rendered by the choir, the audience joining.
Ex-President Hayes then presented Prcsi-
dent Harrison to the assemblage, and
another hearty welcome was given him.
He spoke with carncstness, as follows:
thank you most sincerely for this cordial
greeting but shall not be betrayed by 1t into n
lengthy speech. The selection OF this day for
these exercises. q day consecrated to the mem.
flag of honor and authority in this republic, IL
most fitting. That ole flag encrcies us with Its
folds to-day. the unrivaled object OF OUR loyal
love. This monument. so imposing ana taste.
iul, tittinsly sSypes the grand and
whose honor it has been bulded. His
was 1.-THE arduons greatness OF things done.
No friendly hands constructed and placed for
bis ambition n ladder upon which he might
climb. His own brave hands framed and nailetl
OF public usefulness and fame. He never ceased
to be student and instructor. Turning from
peaceful pursuits To army service, he quickly
mastered tactics strategy. and IN brief army
career taught some valuable lessons in military
science. Turning again from the field to thu
baters that have. made our national con
gress illustrious. What he might have beer
or done as president OF the Cnitet
States is chiefly left to friendly anrury. baset
upon career that had no incident OF failure o
inadeluucy. The cruel circumsta anccs atten,ln.
biu daa n ling hut nt,A ipn-tbnt snn..