Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-05-29

setting the city lights hglow, the letter
\ Ia brilliant blaze, burst out here nilu
there all over the city hlnz0ncd on me
background NJ the night the initial of the
proud rulers nnnic. Aud 80 to those
who stood upon the heights aud watched
the conflict Of the Civil war IN the CLEAN
of the bayOnets and the glow of the bat
tiers, might read on the black back.
ground q the cory field M and IN,
and IN. The mighty forces
uniting in charr cters Of liy-
ing light the signature of Nation.
Ours was a composite people, from many
lands und of various uatiOnalities, with
diverse interests and feelings; Il was Il
heterogeneous mass of people. The hres
of the fierce conflicts the ponderouss
blows Of the battle hammer We're indeed
to destroy the dross and to mould into one
common and unified nationality all these
component parts. This it did with fear
ful din and awful heat, but well did ii
perform It's work and these are the Unit
ed States Of America. now one and for
ever inseparable. The America of today
in all her grandeur of freedom and per-
feet unity was only possible through
such a process
The influence upon the Individual ac-
tors was MS vast and important as to
the nation as whole The men from
the lumber camps Of Maine aud Miclh-
gan and from the cyprus and palmetto
groves Of the South, from the prniries
and the savannahs, from the ocenn
shore aud the mountains learned to
know each other better aud to heartily
respect each the other
These millions marched to the war raw
untutored aud with simplest ideas often
Of their errnnd and their duty. They
returned, everyone of them. who were
privileged 10 rturn. veterans aud he
roes. When | meet one of these wearing
his bronze button in his lapel or other
mark Of his participation in this great
contest | feel to revere and honor him.
and would salute them us high priests
of liberty returning from some holy place
where Egchune had offered his body
living sacrifice on the shrine of patriot
ism.
A nobler manhood and grander ma
tionality then are part of the results Of
the great conflict
From bitterness that engendered strife
aud contests in the political arena, that
awakened unholy passions, jenlOusies be
tween North and South, that made
Union a mere by-wOrd aud phrase, we
as people have risen to life of higher
plane Lnd nobler purpose, ripe
and all other of the races of
earth, Thanks to the Prince of Peace
that war between the sections of the
Union may ever be regarded us an i'm
possibility: and we are placed in pu-
sitiUn TO be the living object lesson of
peace TO the armed hosts of the Old
world.
But should war again ever darken our
fair land or lift its flaming front upon
MS It would come from without our
borders, aud would lind ready for the
awful adjustment of the sword Il force
that from the Sunny South ms well as
the calm orth would gather in martial
array to stand shoulder 10 shoulder TO
rTepulse the invader and preserve our
ULiOd.
For not blooished and hatred haze
been the only harvest. Around the graves
of our nations dead heroes. the almost
severed actions of the Confederate and
the Union have gathered in honor OF
the heroes, and thence 20 forth to the
nobler victories of peace. We have
reached the day in our nations history
OF greater cOnquestS, On broader fields
of over subtlcr aud less noble foes For
our land is not free from dangers null
tiplied by the swarm of immigrants
many Of them Of the lower and more
vicious classes; forms of political belief
or political iniidelity as to government
ana ln,hNidual rights are threatening our
nations life.
The supreme work that these fallen
heroes have wrought will, however, we
believe, endure till the latest moment
of time will, we trust, continue Till ,hp
wrccking OF the human race had left TINS
planet TO roll with other mighty orbS
around the blazing orb Of day. waiting
Its appointed time TO cast itself into tn.
arms of It's noble sire
Our heroes need no monument nor
Westminster no written scroll on viii n
their deeds may be emhlazOued. Their
work is their monument higher IN j.
ne The. dome OF n; PauI,s rearing itself.
above the pyramids and soaring beyoll
the highest mountain peaks aud is wri
ten in letters OF living light across the
blue arch that forever hangs above IT,,
busy tribes Of men
In the cryptS of the great st. paurs
cathedral of London lies the simple co.,
mn Of the great architect Of this noble
pie; Sir Christopher Wren I'pou tlr
plate is the inscription, Would You he
hold his monument, look around You"
And SO say, we of orr heroes the foe,
ty-fonr states of our Union, our match
less domain of our country with all he
meath OF material and happy millions
under the one tlng, with not Il star dim
one stripe lacking of NIL the thirteen, M
co.or limmcd but with its high glory.
that of all the happy this is the NOAH
nent these men themselves erected.
Angel hands have sown the trench
es, shell and ball have plowed with seeds
vi hHuN rove ana appreciation; Our
comtry's God has watercd them wi
the dews of heaven and the blessed rIys
OF His own sun, and the harvest laughs
In a united and happy and loving pes.
pie.
hut these hosts are passing away. Eycr
anon taps sounds for some old veteran.
and they fail out and lie down In tbc
peaceful sleep which God giveth His
hc'0red. They 70 one by one TO th'S,
silent eonches to rest in ''the windnu.
less palace Of pcnce;' and neither tbo
clarion, call of their country nor III,
siren reckoning Of earthly glory viii
ever break the sounduess Of their SLIM,
hers upon the hither shle of eterni.,
The rayagcs Of time will reduce ta,r
forms TO ashes aud the lnpse of
ages viii transform these ashes 10 otber
forms of matter; all that was earthly ~
those noble forms will change its form
of materially, and ut Inst the very n.ri
sonalty of each viii be for the fine
eHlinnnishG,d and be lost to the human
Matter immortal and shall spirlt N,
above the uohlcr shall loss nnlja T,.5
Shall man alone for WHOM ali ESQ
No Fssgrrection know? Shall man
Imperit man, he sown in b,r,o,
less privileged than TN. ,,-,t,. .,.,