The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-07-03

every military man knew that. When that
city fell II opened up the entire West 10
the Union armies and the entire South
west as we'll. X hemmed the Confederate
forces into little strip between the Blue
Ridge mountains and the sea. On the
other hand. Lee stalking everything at
Gettysburg staked the only means OF con-
centratlng resistance 10 the approach Of
the federal Western armies. He lost;
Nicksburg fell, and there was not q man
worthy o. the name of general upon the
Confederate side who did not then know
that the military demonstration OF the
South was doomed 20 failure. yes had
failed. In my opinion il was useless to
continue the struggle 1t meant only use
less loss OF lives, unnecessary waste OF
property ana causeless suffering"
The writer asked General Johnston il il
had ever occurred 10 him that II was if
not significant at least striking colnci-
dence that these two federal victories
should have occurred upon the nations
anniversary day.
Indeed il has I have thought of il
often. II Is. OF coarse, speaking as one Of
military training, pare coincidence Yet
| know we'll that when the news came to
me that Nicksburg had surrendered on the
Fourth of July, at almost the same mo-
ment ST which received the news that
Lee had been defeated 81 Gettysburg. my
FIRST thought Was and on the FoQrth of
July, too. "
OF course the battle of Gettysburg was
over. and the victory had been won before
the dawn Of the Fourth. Vet the echoes
ana smoke of the battle were still lingering.
and upon that day the exhausted soldiers
Of the victorious army who had been
fighting on the first and second and third
were yielding themselves mp IL that CRATE
full rest which they had 80 we'll earned.
And IL was IN the mouth OF every Federal
soldier on that field that day that the
victory was made doubly significant be-
cause Of that anniversary.
Everyone who remembers anything Of
the war will recall and with something
Of the thrill Of excitement the news first
caused him how when throughout the
North the victory Of Gettysburg was being
50 magnihcenIv celebrated there came in
the afternoon dispatches containing the
simple announcement ''NlcAsoUrg has
surrendered 10 General Grant" The ex-
element and enthusiasm were only eS-
ce.lea when year and a half later came
the news ~ Apponattox.
THE COINCIDENCE OF OREGON.
The STATE OF Oregon has perhaps special
reason. Or 3 doable reason. Tor celebrating
with enthusiasm the Fourth of July. L:
was AZ one time very doubtful neither the
Oregon territory, which IS now divided M
between the states of Oregon and Wash
United States Or Of Grea, britain. The
two countries hai been IN dispute for
many years respecting the ownership.
Professor McMaStev, In recent paper. de-
clACes that one ii the most romantic chap
tiers of American history Is that one " hich
tells the story ~ how the Cn.te3 States AZ
last came into possession Of this maSnlf-
cent empire ~ the remote Mort invest
McNa>seg SAYS thar II l>51 Marcus
" Gltmag. q missionary sent BY the
Methodist board OF missions - carry the
l1Sle - she ktaGhe3d Indians. Who had
sent q delegation - - Louis - YET the
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ana IN MS company were It. l. SpauiIlnS
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kocAN mountains. Inea Chicago Mas
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