Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-09-21
THE VICE PRESIDENTS STAND.

character anu makes Us stronger eacu suc-
seeding year We meet with no desire 10 boast
OF our services in the past. We cherish no
f. ,iu-s ~ auuosity or revenge against the
nlcu Of the south. ! know speak the sent-
meats of every true soldier when say what
ever pride we have ia the past, whatever pride
w.s~.uuCht back from the battlehelds, we JOY
fully laid il aside upon ono altar and gladly
merged the title OF soldier into greater ono
that of American citizen.
An Appropriate Gathering.
II Il peculiarly appropriate that the surviv-
orS Of the Union armies should gather again
In the capital of the nation, which through
four long years Of bloody strife they defended
nt tho peril of their lives and IL brings to our
minds vividly the name of that great man
who, under the providence Of God successfully
guided the affairs of the nation through the
crisis of its fate. While the pnans of victory
were still sounding in his ears he died, mar
tyr for his country, leaving behind him fame
which viii brighten with the lapse of time,
auu coupled with tho name OF Washington
viii Pee ale uulnc " Lincoln, so long as Amer
lea shah be known among the nations of the
Earth. Almost within the sound Of my voice,
thoro reposes in that beautiful spot on Arling-
ton Heights, where the green sod lies gently
upon the breasts Of the silent Shoppers, 1900
patriotic dead, IL recalls to our minds the
enormous price paid by the American people
for the preservation of the nation. Four
thousand graves are marked with the saddest
Of Gll iu rptions-unknown. We meet today
with the consolation that the nation was
Ggsd and preserved by the valor OF these
men. and We feel exalted by their achieve
me MIS- and regenerated by their lifes blood.
II their spirits hover about US today they must
be filed with gladness. and could they hut
speak they would say "'tis well we died. the
u9tiDn still lives, wen sleep Ayan; it will not
be long before You will Join us and we shall
all meet on the resurrection morn. TO be
JUDGED by him who ruleth armies and
nations"
Preccpts Of the Order.
The prccepts OF this great order appeal 70
the patriotism Of every man who wore the
Union blue; every Union soldier should give
Il his influence ard support and wear AT all
times the badge Of LOYALTY, the bronze Grand
Army button. this emblem Is silent protest
avq.ust "sncers" at the old veteran. il is the
honor mark of the Republic.
As we look back over the long line of dis-
tiupui-hcd comrades whose patriotic devotion
To- their country and inspiring presence upon
Dhe battloGelds oftentimes stimulated rs to
Hrvds Of yalpr, but who no longer answer 10
''rrl'cail" iu prr encampments. we are fCrsi.
bl reminded that death has been busy In our
ranks. Ilt tAc memory Of their heroic achieve
mcnts 5ud manly virtues will live long after
thr Grand ARMY ceases 20 exist. Let the cX-
ample OF their lives bo an incentive TO US
all as 20 so live and discharge our duties
a. citizens with that loyalty 10 country and
Hdclity 10 duty, 50 that when we shall
have reached tho end Of life's journey and
ipined those Gallant comrades whose lives
were sacrificed 10 their country's liberty,
future generations will read with wonder how
two great ar'1I. COutended for four long
years, whore u.l..y a million Of men on one
eide and the DtHrr yielded up their lives in
lln great riNi. ,.f liD,, and when the cont est
ended, those treat armies melted away like
The snow ou tlc hill-tops under the beams of
r. MONDAY sun. Hesnming the peaceful yoca-
tons 0f civil lie. the nation moved on once
more IN a career ~ unparalleled progress
prosperity and happiness, 80 that when our
names shall bo inscribed on the roll OF the
dead Of tho Grand Army Of the Republic, we
shall deserve n be remembered by those who
survive us ana upon our last resting places
may flourish the evergreens Of n sound and
enduring memory.
Department Visits.
During my Official term l have visited
twenty-five departments. responded 20 num-
rrous Invitations 30 reunions and public gath.
erings. requiring months Of time and labor
travelling nearly u1O miles, and my only
fa1rst l. that | was unable 10 meet with