The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-03

was chief of staff Of the Army of the
Potomac during the battle of Gettysburg
Next We're the regulars acting as escort Of
honor to the generals, the governors, the
commissioners and invited guests.
The column started at las, and passing
up Baltimore street between two lines Of
veterans proceeded to the National ceme-
terry. The veterans fell In behind the car.
riages and marched In four grand divis.
ions. There were $500 Grand Army men
In the column. The green knoll at the
crest of the monument was crowded with
people when the head Of the line arrived.
The space in front Of the speakers stand
was reserved. for the veterans, The me-
mortal flags OF honor carried by the vet.
Grams were placed in the first line Back OF
them where each regiment stood were the
bullet riddled regimental flags that were
in the fight at Gettysburg. The space sur
rounding the monument was completely
filled with people, fully 10000 being pres.
ent General Sickels opened the proceed
ings by waving his hat for order, as his
voice could not reach the outer ranks OF
the audience. He said:
General Butterheld having marched
his army from New York, has now turned
over the command to me. We will first
have the Star Spangled Banner"
The Kennicot quartet then sang the ma
tional anthem. Then they sang Nearer
My God to Thee" Rev. w B. Derrick,
the colored veteran preacher, then offered
prayer
General Sickles then, as president of the
board of the Gettysburg monument COM
missioners of New York state, delivered
the Introductory address. General Sickles
paid eloquent tribute to the unknown
New York heroes whose memories tho
monument now dedicated is to perpetuate,
and concluded as follows:
"More than 10000 men fell in the con-
fiict. These graves, before you, are filled
with thousands OF the fallen, buried with
no other sbroud than their blood stained
uniforms. II the sacrifice made on this
field were greater than In any other COM
bat OF the war, the results were compensa-
tory. The men who fell here, standing
alongside of their fallen comrades on
thousand batiletelds, gathered together
today in the spirit land can say, We
fought the good fight Thoy unite with
Lincoln, the martyr, in rejoicing over
Union saved and nation perpetuated, on
whose soil the footprint of a slave shall
never again be seen.
Bishop Potter was then introduced and
delivered the dedicatng address, few
extracts from which follows:
Thirty years ago today these peaceful
scenes were eohoing with the roar and din
OF what calm and unimpassioned his
torlan, writing of it long years afterward,
described as the greatest battlefield OF tho
Now World Not for one day, nor for two,
but for three ragged the awful conflict,
while the republic gave its best life to re-
deem its honor, and the stain of all pre-
yious laundering and faltering was washed
white forever with the blood Of its patriots
and martyrs.
And we arc here to tell the world today
that we have not forgotten them. 1t seems
a tardy honor that we come I o pay them, but
through all the years that have come and
gone we have not forgotten them. No sim
gle anniversary of their great achievement
has returned that they who count it chief
est honor that thoy may call these men
brothers have not come here to do their
memories homage and to recite the splen-
did story of their splendid deeds Nay,
more, in far off towns and hamlets, north
and east and west, in every home from
which they came, no year has passed that
grateful voices have not sung their valor
and iron pens traced upon imperishable
pages the story Of their sacrifices
81 may not rehearse the story of those
deeds this afternoon. Already they have
become part of our common heritage
and have passed by process of spiritual
assimilation into the very fibre of the ma
tons life. There is no school boy now
who has not read the peerless and incon-
parable story--read It and flushed and
glowed with the quivering fire of pas
gionate patriotism while he read it.
''lt is well that, as the years 20 by, the
rancors that once divided children OF the
came republic should be forgiven and for
gotten. But there are other things That
may not be forgotten, and it is at our peril
that we forget them. We may never for
get that the struggle OF which these graves
are the witness was struggle for eternal
righteousness We may never forget that
tho cause which was substantially decided
here was the cause Of freedom and Justice
and the everlasting equities.
"They were Of ourselves who lifted the
flag of revolt and disowned the authority
of the government, and it may be-alasI
only lately we have been reminded how,
easily--that those In high places shall even
be the Rpologlsts Of the red flag of an.
archy and of the red hands Of its ensan.
guined followers.
I'VE come here to lay the tribute of our
love and gratitude upon these graves. May
no alien or yandal hand ever profane their
grand repose who slumber here And when
the sons of freedom now unb orn, through
generations yet to come, shall gather here
TO sing again the praises of these unknown
martyrs for the flag, may they kneel down
beside those graves and swear anew allie
glance to their God, their country and tho
right"
Governor Pattison was obliged to leave
by an afternoon train. He was introduced
before Governor Flower. He welcomed
the veterans to Pennsylvania In a few we'll
chosen words. General Sickels then in
troduced New York's Flower as daisy
Governor Flower spoke for an hour and
his many references, to the honored dead
were interrupted by frequent thunders of
applause.
Mr.. Dewitt C. Sprague, of Washington,
ID. c., then read poem written for the oc-
casion, after which the quartet sang
America, and the great concourse Joined
In.
General Greene was then introduced.
The crowd cheered while he said he had
but one sentiment to offer. 1t was: 1.-The
men who carried us through-the rank
and file of the army" Then the guns Of
Battery G thundered their salute to the
monument and to the memory of the dead,
and while smoke rolled across the wheat
fields Of the valley the crowd dispersed.
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