Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1891-06-06

President Harrison's Memorial Day Ad-
dress ut Laurel Hill Cemetery, Phila-
delphia.
Following is the address delivered by
President Harrison at Laurel Hill Gene
terry, Decoration day:
COMMANDER, COMRADES OF THE GRAND
ARMY OF THE RERUBLIc. AND FELL W CIr1.
ZENs-I have neither the strength nor the voice
adequate to any extended speech TO day. 1
come to you q comrade to take part in the
interesting exercises OF this memorial day. 1t
gives me special pleasure to combine with that
tribute, which have usually been able TO pay
since this day was instituted, TO the dead OF all
our armies, special mark OF respect and to
that great soldier who won Gettysburg. It is
impossible TO separate some impressions
of sorrow from these exercises. for they
bring to, to memory conrad comrades q who have
my memory many battle scenes: not the i'm.
petuous rush Of conflict but the hour OF sad
ness that followed victory. Then 1t was our
sad duty to gather from the fields the bodies OF
those who had given the last pledge OF loyalty
There is open to my vision more than one
yawning trench in which We laid the dead OF
the old brigade. We laid them elbow touching
elbow in the order in which they had stood in
the line Of battle. We left them in the hasty
sepulchers and marched on. We rejoice that Q
grateful government has gathered together the
scattered dust OF all these comrades and placed
them in beautiful and safe places OF honor and
speak 10 us to-day they would say put the flag
At the top OF the mast i have recently re-
turned from an extended tour OF the states,
and nothing so impressed and refreshed
me as the universal display OF this banner
OF beauty and glory II waved over every
schoo.house, II was in the hands of the school
children. AS we sped across the sandy
wastes at some solitary house man, n woman,
a child would come 10 the door and wave 1t In
loyal greeting. Two years ago l saw a sight
that has ever been present in my memory. AS
we We're going out the harbor Of Newport about
midnight on dark night, some OF the officers
Of the torpedo station had prepared for US q
beautiful surprise. The flag ut the top OF the
station was unseen in the darkness OF the
night, when suddenly electric search lights
were turned on IT, bathing IL in Il flood OF light.
All below the flag was hid len and It seemed to
have no touch with earth. but to hang from the
battlements OF heaven. 1t was as il heaven was
approving the human liberty and human equnl-
ity typified by that flag. Let US take on this
occasion new draught OF courage, make
new VOWS OF conservation, for my coun-
trymen, IL was not because 1t was in
convenient that the rebel states should
the country, but because IL was unlawful, that
all this sacrifice had TO be made and TO bring
them back to their allegiance. Let us not for
get that as good citizens and good patriots il Is
our duty always 10 obey the law and to give II
our loyal support and insist that every one else
shall do so. There is no more mischeNious sug
gestion made than that the soldiers of the
Union army desire to lay any yoke on those
who fought against us other than the yoke OF
relations they shall obey the law, and that they
shall yield to every other man his full rights
under the law. Thank you for the pleasure OF
participating in these exercises with You today
and give you q comrades best wishes and u
comrades goodbye