The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-09-25
A SHAFT TO THE BRAVES.
TAMMANY UNVEILS A MONUMENT
AT GETTYSBURG.

It Marks the Position of the Forty
Second New York Infantry The
Regiment Recruited and Sent Out
by the WigwAm-A Patriotic Speech
by Col Fellows.
GETrYsBUG. PA, Sept. 24.-Tammany
braves to-day dedicated the monument
they have erected on this battlefield to
mark the position held by the Forty-second
New York infantry, which was recruited
and sent out by the wigwam when
the civil war cloud burst in 1861.
Rev. W. H. Keith, pastor of the Methodist
church of this place, made the prayer, and
the Commonwealth band Of Harrisburg,
Pa, played dirge. The monument was
then unveiled by James Z. Mallon, son OF
Col James E. Mallon, commanding the
Forty-second regiment.
GEN. SICKLES DELIVERS THE GRAFTON.
Maj. Gen. Daniel E. Sickles, U. S. A,
delivered an GRAFTON and presented the
monument to the Gettysburg Battlefield
Memorial Association. Hon. Edward Nc
Pherson received 1t in the name of that
body. "The Patriotic Dead an original
poem to the Tammany regiment, composed
by William Geoghegan, was read by f. +.
Mackaye, the actor. Short addresses were
delivered by District Attorney John r,
Fellows; an ex-otficer n the confederate
army; Gen. Marin T. McMahon, Gen. Ely
s. Parker, Barlow 8. Weeks, Capt. j. M.
Ellendorf and Capt. James Casey. F. F..
Mackaye then read THE Blue and the
Gray" and after singing "CoEnrades'' the
exercises concluded.
COL. FELLOWS SPEECH.
Col. Fellows said In substance: 81 have
not ordinarily found it difficult to express
in language the thoughts and feelings that
animate me, but have never risen with
such feelings as those that thrill me now.
cannot on this field, embellished
with these monuments, maintain ap-
you no nation could cherish a
martial spirit that failed to honor its dead,
and / wish TO take that as my theme for a
few moments. This is one country now cher
ished with one sentiment, and with but one
flag waving In all it's glory.
THE FIRES OF PATRIOTISM.
Hereafter if this country shall call upon
her children to defend her the deeds done
by her sons upon this field will arouse the
people In common cause. IL you would
awaken France you do not tell of the com-
mune and the time when she worshiped at
the throne Of Reason, you recall when
her victorious eagle few above
jena, Austerlitz and Friedland, and the
glories Of him who came from Corsica, her
child of fortune and her emperor, and when
prejudice and bitterness have passed
away, If then the country still call upon her
sons, what words spoken along the line
will hold them steadiest ir
the "a hour of battle9 The deed
of their fathers done on the side of these
| hills will be nerve food. But in gathering
up the lofty lesson OF American valor, We
will only crave that the sons now under the
standard OF one republic may equal the
deeds of these dead heroes.
BRoTHERLY RECOGNITION.
$50 have ventured to appear before you
in behalf of those who wore the gray and
speak the words of brotherly recognition
you won. We accept the lesson taught us,
we accept the government; we will go as
far as you TO preserve 1t. The
legions who followed Lee and Jack
son will march as far, do as much,
dare as much. il ever the republic shall ask
her sons to stand up in battle array. 1t is
our country. won for US by your valor.
We love it in every fiber OF our natures,
and we love this starry emblem of
this government. What has IL not done
for those who we're against itg Some one
out of the. far receding past may say other
wise, but it does not characterize the senti-
ments of the south. Here we all are TO give
ourselves freely TO our contry. for above all
passion and hate it is our common country,
Let the dead past bury its dead. The fair
est land for which ever patriot lived, it is
the dearest land for which ever a hero
diedn