Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-05-30


own remarts on This this occasion p'''0N' W 10y
-Four score and seven years ago our fathers
brought forth upon this continent a new ma.
ton. conceived in liberty and dedicated to the
proposition that all men are created equal.
Now we are engaged in a great civil war test.
ing whether that nation. or anv nation so con.
ceived and so dedicated can long endure. We
are met on great battle field of that war. We
are met to dedicate a norton of il as the final
resting place of those who here gave their lives
that that nation might live. II ia altooetbe1
fitting and proner that we should do tbis Rnt
in larger sense we cannot dedicate we can.
not consecrate. we cannot hallow this ground
The brave men. living and dead. have conse.
Grated il far above oHr mower to add or do.
tract The world will little note. nor long re.
member. what we saw here bnt II can never
forget what thew did here. II ia for ms the
living, rather to be dedicated here to the nm.
finished work that they have thus far 30 nobly
carried on. 1t is rather for us here to be dedi.
Gated to the great task remaining before us
INA. from THESE honored dead we take increased
tbe last FIJI ,,eaSnr ~ p daat; 'ney nere gave
highly resolve that those dead shall not have
died in vain; that the nation shall under
God have new birth Of freedom. and that the
government Of the people, by the people and
for the people shall not perish from the earth.
TO RENEW vows OF rrury
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me- .e 'oo"y w rene" on. Vo"a
Vi ieai'y W the memory OF those who gave
their lives that liberty might live, and whose
bones are gathered and garnered in this auie
spot. We come with heavens choicest treas
ures, 'the fragrant Jewels of the earth" to
scatter on their graves, in token that their
deeds are still fragrant in our memories. Old
and young; fair women and brave men; those
and orphans of the fallen in the struggle alike
are here to do honor to the illustrlous dead and
pay their votive tribute of affection to the
memory Of those whose deeds are fragrant az
the flowers with which We bedeck their graves.
1t is fitting and proper that we SD ould do this,
impulse Of the human heart to honor those who
counted not life dear that they may serve their
fellow men and save their country; an impulse
which has found expression in some form in all
ages and among all nations, but in none ever
more beautifully expressed than in the simple
ceremonies of today.
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Ane o00"sion' see"s W me, can Dc most
prohtaoly improved by brief retrospect Of
the struggle in which they fell whose deeds we
this day celebrate. and then bv brief cons;d-
Grafton Of the duties and resnonsib;lit;es which
deyolye unon those who have survived The co.,
Aict. The struggle was the legitimate resnit Of
Q principle of wrong which was permitted to
find lodgment in the Constitution incompat-
iote h Ti.h me very purposes tor which it was
;ts sramers we're to- form more % uec,a,ea oy
ast.hi;sh ;,st;ce ;nsnra Sa,nas.p e . union
nrovids for the common defense nrnn a.n 10y
general welfare and secure the bless;nas os i;h'
ertv for themselves and their nostar;.r VI hD-
X was based mon the theorv as IL. ,u
corner stone. Of liz civil and political sSty
of ali man. and vat With strsnPo inca G;quan.y
a. racocn;1ed the i, vfnirsss ~ Uon's.ency'
an inconsistency 90 great as TO lesa Js savey,
to exclaim. ssWhatan Observation-Disclosures mach;Ua
il mani Who can sndnrs Xii tana;Ua la ass
imprisonment and even death ;tsaiy ', r;pS
cation Of bis own liberty: and The ns.t momsn.
he Saaf 70 al, thnss m9t; rae .ho neas momens
norted him tbrou"b his tr;s, Mno ns power sup
kis feilow-men a BONDAGE one honr os wb;ch On e
fran9ht With more rnyserv tSsn seo. 70 az -
WITCH he rose in rsbsliion 70 onnoss sss VI 'na'
The svii wb;ch tins ohtsinapdP y icaa 8.
the Constitntion increased bv the natsrai ~ IA
of growth: growing more and more ;n,oIe ,an y.
wear bv year and dullne the nnbI;c consc;anns
more and more until in an eyfi mon,ent =, nee
insoience Of ts power. IL laid Violent hands ' or
the piliars of our political temple nd in the
Of 4 blinded Samson endeavareG 20 hrri .hn.y
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