The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-05-31

tional on account of the spirit which an
imated the combatants. The amries o
the union were composed of the men wn,
! enlisted not to seek military glory o
| from love of military life. They were an
imated by love of country; they enliste,
| from desire to aid in preserving tn,
! Union and they marched steadily e
death from sense Of duty. Acros:
every wreath that today has decorated
| soldiers grave should have been WRITER
| the word duty" And while the de
| tenders of the lost cause fight in a ba,
cause, fought in the interests of an IN.
| sdtution which was condemned by the
moral sentiment Of the w)Ed the ranl
and file no doubt believed they were fight.
Ing in just cause and they fought with
valor worthy of better cause.
No wonder with combatants animated
with such spirit the struggle was on,
OF the fiercest and most sangulnary re.
corded In the annals of history.
We cannot measure the debt of gratf
tude we owe to the men who fought fol
and who died for the preservation of the
American union alone by the blessings
of civil and religious liberty and the na.
ttonal and individual prosperity we TODAY
enjoy, but to duly appreciate their ser.
vices we should contemplate the disas.
trous results which would have followed
from disunion. The men who wore tn,
blue when they prevented the success OF
the rebellion, settled that for all time
this nation should be one, and that tn
union should not be broken into frae
ments. They saved us from int rnal
feuds, from constant border wars and
from the necessity of perpetualIy main.
tanning a great standing army Thlsy SO.
cured union. peace and prosperity. By
reason of their patriotism. courage and
labors every American citizen may TODAY
felicJtate himself that this great country
from the Atlantic to thls Pacific and from
the Great Lakes TO the Gulf. is his. II Is
ours
OURS from Vhe placld western sea
10 uhe emerald Eastern slopes,
OUTS oy our rather's history,
ours Dy our children's hopes.
ours py the Norm lakes crystal waves
10 the silver Southern foam,
ours by une ehangsess right of graves,
ours py tne llVes to come.
.'urs oV the MONIES fnNt deck the l1nd,
OURS Dy tne paunway trod,
OURS oy Nne ages $40 r. demand,
OurS ny Vhe glpt OF COO
While we renannhe,. with o,,a,t,tuda .oo
services of tDn dead Should. mt
RET the Hvine t,r war ,,y,r.n ana hotS,,.
scsrred veterans the mairned and cS;n-
pied survivors Of the unIon arrniss m.
widows and orphans of Hhose who sleen
"On fama,s etern,I can,ni,o ground ;.
And of thoss who lived to resrIn n tbeIr
homes with garlands OF victory and have
since been gathered with their father~
The uu1on veterans w+b, suririva arc
m,ny of them still s,fff RING f,on, tro
ffeclbs of the hardshins ana evnosure
bhev endured and many 81 ,fSern ars
physically unable to earn n liveIibood
They are fast paselng avyov and soor
the last survivor will he m,,s,ysred 49, on 't tS,a
other side. TO tlp,m tha Ranub'ic ouvas
debt of the deepest eratitu6p rv,av arc
the wards of the nation Az oanaro,,s -
has been the nrovisionn rood, for 49,
Nv a grateful peopie thev srs e#,il A..
serving of the foster-' nc, % ,,o ,r- sS,s o,,-
ernment. worthy of ettsll mora o. ns,,o,,.
treatment.
I have spoISen of the naft salxan IN +b.
great war of thu rebellion bv n,an Tn
such an audIencs -, ,nss N u,o,,id ,sa 80,
pardonnble If I aid NOT alir,da 10 4ba ~
bic part taken by the wsal,er sew M, I,
sacrifices. their labors tbeir Gonna 90 go
devotion to the unson were No &c I' ",lu
spicuous than hhat of the mn rrba,
rave No tha ca,,gA of I.b-rtv 4botr -.
hands and sons They con,fr,br4ad ,,,tth
the labor of their hands to s,nnIJas -"
the hopital and the field rrhey fol1or.
cd tine army 10 rescue sba wo,,rded W,
,1e fad of hattie ard care Sor tSe,,, vi
the hos srai,ls and thers have o,1,,o So,i ~ -
~ as ,nen,hsr ~ cono,,tt,o ,"S
Of the senate many eases rvbara ,s,o,,
braved Jan,rers ,nS end,,rod bardst,isS
To carry infrrrra tion NJ M erarnias
nepls to orr arnSre,, .,V,,ys 70 thf,,,
7iwovs ma .rs,,tlc tba mart tai,sn hv ~.
women OF the North IN tbe %reat rehe,'
ion shouH not he forpottan
Tlpre Is at t,e natL.-,aI c,nt,,, -,
ument which An sIn,yre erardorr rIs
7enirlne M m sl,v t5 Gown, ,,,o,a,,a ~
rame Of him w,n was "irat In va,r az ,ne
IN neaoe and Rrst in tha beorts ~ hIs
" n ta,Is IN silent arS -, 10
iesblc lang7Ia-e or sornetbdng moe thar
9,ls ranown Of Washlnut,n Tt Is a attina
,ynres,gion ,of abo gratTtuda ana ,,sno,.'
Ton of the neonle Of this country ,uha..
rdenendenea he was so 1argalv ,nstr,.
,Sanltaa in securing and ,ha eo,,rdatsas-
If whosa ereatress ond o1or,, ~, hoi,,aS
10 Law. But n was not nead a 10 y,arIt.t
lata his fame. HIS fame is tnd.,th,..
written IN tb- world,s bistor,, T, =. a..
llasclubly connected with one of IN.
rrandest of nt,rnan events rt is soro,,es
lssoe,a.ed with the bIrN NJ wbat is -.
become the wealthi st mos, ,,o,,,,s,,,s 80 ~,
most powerful nafion mai ever tbe s,,n
5,one upon.
In the BRIGHT eal1xv Of omr s,istor,, ,,,,.
tar of Washsngrton viii conNnua to s,,tre
With undlmInIe,ed lusire Rnt o,,,ar ST. star.
If I'M Arsr na~ntf,,da bavs ~ odSns a.,
. the cons.eIIatton Marble sha s,s % hn,,l
,aen eracte.l Ia tha r,@,oorv =, tha ,,..
GENERALS Of the war Of tJ,s hsslio, NV.
ire fitting tributes Of n great ana or,r.
'ul people. But long asre, sr. roa,.h..
,as crunblad to dusi their deadr s,,,,, |
main recor1ed Il, Eietor,, 80 49,. I r',.tIi
,rles will ba embained IN tha bnarss -,
ba American nsonle ,r-,s ,.,,,o,.,,s., - VI
r9s ERECTED ovr ghe ,r,,,ss ~ thse
II tha rank nd Ale u,bo tor, IN -, .
conflict less nre4enfIon-, s,ars. AZ, s1e ,ha,.
leeds NJ e1cy,6ca ana b,roIS,a ,,,,ai, '. a'.a
- imperlslrab1e, Tbe ranks y, , ,s,a ,,,o, S,'o
,r,,, or,t,,Ia 49,, i..'i.s VI ,he uilon
'bIjtv n,sn canahio ~ ~ earsI,e anu
Mes ana direci-s, o,-so, a., ~
a = . N'+NNA 80 = ihA