The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-06-10

var - = attractive 20 our pcorle We have
not many of that class % mon o. whom
- rom<cimos heard during tho war. who
would rather feht than eat. I had ono Of that
class n my regiment and he got into the ditch
during our first serious engagement. No. eur
people arc fmittcn with hove Tor peace We
had not 70 much cultivated In the north. AZ our
friends IN thu south had. the military spirit.
We were Teacefrl people. they saii; hut they
havc learned better since than that we were .
craven sst o. rediler~- i took great deal 20
separate theSc home loving. peaceful reo-
pie from their home. These farmers
and artisans and clerks and professional
men-u must b strong power that
could withdraw them from those associations
that % closely bound their vocatiuns aad thoir
loves; but when the moment came and tho
dread war was n present fact. with what mag
nificent scif sacrifice. with what untiring hdel-
tty. every family tie and every commercial IN
tercst was pat beneath the supreme duty TO
save tho nation and redeem the fisg
Out of this war we have won manner or
respect that would never have otherwise been
possible We brought into full participation
Of tho glories Of tho Union those who hal
sought 10 destroy n: and It gladdens my heart
now % believe that the love for the old iiag i
90 revcrcd in the southern states. and that they
would vic with martial ardor 70 be al the 'front.'
II We should ever he called 20 meet a common
foe. Glonous victory. and Gcd given and God
blessed peace No yoke upon the defeated, the
comrades. except that yoke which we wore.
comrades. when we resumed our place as
citizens The obligation TO obey all laws was
condition for peaceful citizenship; we lay no
other burden upon them Asyour distinguished
orator has said we do not burden cur people 10
maintain standing armies and live in perpetual
fret that the chariot wheels Of war may roll
through our peaceful villages. No nation in
the world II able 70 wage war on land with the
United States. and when the generous work
upon which we have entered Of completing,
equipping and manning suitable navy il car
ried ont, no nation in the world will be hasty 10
engage US upon the seas
The monument is splendidly designed
and is the outcome Of a movement start
cd nearly twenty years ago by citizens
Of that place. Ii is nearly So feet in
height with ground base % feet
square. The base Of the monument
rises II feet above this. and the shaft is
magnificent piece of solid granite
about ten feet in height. AT the four
corners Of the base are bronze figures
emblcmatic Of the four departments Of
the service. the cavalry. the artillery.
the infantry and the navy. These
are of heroic size. The sides Of
the monument bear appropriate has-
rcliefs. the one on the north rep
resenting the firing on Fort sumter, and
that on the west the famous encounter
between the Monitor and the Mer-
rimac. A scene representing PiclSett's
charge at the battle Of Gettysburg
marks the south side, while the bas-re-
lief on the east recalls Lees surrender
to Grant at Appomattox. At the sides
of each bas-relief are carved portraits
Of the famous Union generals Of the war.
On either side of the monument are
carved the seals Of the nation and state.
the shaft is a bronze statue
Of Lincoln. of heroic size. and represents
the martyred president with copy Of
the Emancipation proclamation. The
north face of the monument bears this
ITO those who. faithful
unto death. gave their lives for their
1sGl-ls65.- On the opposite
side are these quotations: I'VE were in
peril; they breasted the danger" The
republic called. they answered with
their Blood 1--WE were highly resolved
that the dead shall not have died in
vain