Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-05-30

from once, from mine, from store, from
scrool, from pulpit, tramp, tramp, tramp
from palace and hut. from city ard village.
from Maine to the Pacific. the song was
heard-this song, Tramp, Tramp. Tramp
the BOYS are Marching, Cheer Up Com
rades Tnev VIII Come" and the training
and marching went on through the
s"amps and over the burning sands,
sometimes hatless and shoeless, suffering
from parched lips and bleeding feet, Of
ten hungry, thirsty, weary and lame, and
all those years of tramping and suffering
Of deprivation. of suffering feet and PAIN
racked limbs, was for the flag. He di-
rected attention to the happy homes and
aching hearts left behind, of the aged
mother who babe her boy good. bye. per.
haps forever, Of the young wife with
babe on her arm, who gave up her one
means OF support, her all in the world,
watched him as he passed out of sight,
to fight, land perhaps TO die for his coun-
try. Then he gave few incidens of real
service Oh the battle field, the suffering
told of the sad scenes of the battle field,
when from the lips of those whose purple
life blood was trucking out upon the
field, came the last messages TO loved
ones at home.
The American soldier is the prince of
soldiers No soldier ever fought for
nobler cause, none ever marched to bat.
tie field with irmer convictions of duty,
none ever died in defense of greater lib
critics. How brave they were, most of
them without military training, unschool-
ed n the art of war. Yet no Drawer SOL
der ever stood upon the battle field.
Caesar. Napoleon, Wellington never
commanded drawer men than those who
marched with Sherman to the sea, or
fight by the side of Grant at Shiloh. How
bravely they fought, how nobly they
died, died as heroes die, died as patriots
die. died as martyrs die. They were as
loyal as they were brave. 1t is said that
every man can be bought if you but give
him his price. Thank God. the boys in
blue could not be bought. They were
too true, too loyal to the stars and stripes
to prove false to their country's cause.
Their loyalty is proven BY their sacrifice.
What did they give up2 Home, fortune,
friends-they gave all man can give,
they gave themselves, their lives, for
their country's salvation. And it is fit
ting that We should come this Memorial
day and speak with affectionate remain
brance OF the deeds OF our men who wore
the blue.
But we. as citizens Of this splendid
prairie state, have special reason to re-
ioice on account of our own brave men
who marched TO the south. Grant and
Logan both marched forth from
this, our loved state, and L'n>
coin, who was q soldier in
spirit though not in arms, with Logan and
Grant have made the name of Illinois
immortal, and no commonwealth possesses
a greater lr,umvirate than these illustri-
Gus names. Logan, the greatest OF all
the volunteer soldiers of the army is now
with those who fought by his side and
fell upon the bloody battle fields of the
south. Ia bril.iancy, in bravery, in
courage. in loyalty to the stars and stripes
his record is spotless, a Drawer man never
boys in blue had no truer nor better
friend than the warm hearted Logan. He
was the great-souled. able bodied blacks
Jack OF the soldier bov. To US the
piercing eyed, strong voiced, might
pinioued black eagle OF our nation.
Grant, too. has gone. He the man OF
courage, of strong convictions. Of IN
swervlng fidelity TO duty, great COM
mander, q great hero, hero whom no
enemy could conquer, one who triumphed
over every foe. His deeds were great,
his record is unimpeacheole. and his fame
is immortal The north loves him for
his bravery, the south respects him for
his nsgnanimity, the negro reveres him
for his fidelity to the cause of liberty, the
nation houo1s him for his jealous toll in
| lifting up crushed humanity, and the
world immCrtalizes him for his victorious
triumph of right over wrong.
! But, we wish TO more lovingly honor
the private soldiers, those true patriots
who gave their services TO their country
! determined 10 save her as best they could,
and we love these men for their bravery,
love them for their self-sacrihce. love
them for their devotion to our country's
flag. Love them for giving to US 6
country with the black spot of slavery
washed of our national life, love then
for answering the prayers OF our people
by giving US country where from ocear
TO ocean and from the lakes 10 the gulf
il is still the land of the free and The
home of the brave.
They are at rest, brave, loyal, kind
hearted men, men who suffered from sho
and shell, men who suffered in Libby anC
Andersonville, They are at rest. Blu
their deeds still live and every year at thu
singing of birds and blooming of flower
the sons and daughters OF America shsl
gether at the soldiers sacred graves anC
the story of their bravery shall be toll
again, and the deeds Of their devotion
shall be recalled and over their graves Low
ing hands shall again and again plsc
Gods beautiful flowers.
As we remember what they Rave give
us. this beautiful land, let US also remem