The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-09-20


mony. In the words of the immortal
Lincoln at Gettysburg, put in larger
sense, We cannot dedicate, we cannot
consecrate, we cannot hallow this
ground. The brave men, living and
dead, who struggled here. have conse-
Grated it far above our power to add
or detract.'
81 will detain you no longer from
listening to the eloquent words of
those who were participants in its
dangers and its glory"
"Amerfca."
america" was then sung by the au-
dience, accompanied by the band. The
volume Of sound rolled up as a great
tidal wave, and long before the song
ended, tears were coursing down the
cheeks of thousands of old veterans.
General John NJ Palmer, the vener-
able senator from Illinois. made the
first dedicatory address. At first his
voice had tremulous sound. He be-
came grandly eloquent as he adj
vanced and frequently was applauded.
The story of the Battle.
General John NJ Palmer told the
story Of the battle OF Chickamauga,
saying the names of but few of the
fallen are known, but the courage and
gallantry of all could be remembered.
In conclusion he said:
The civil war was caused by the
sectional challenge to American man
hood, and that challenge was accepted
and followed by years of bloody and
desolating war In the war the Amer
lean people learned to properly estf-
mate each other, which is the only
foundation for harmonious, national
unity. By that war the theory of the
right of the states to secede from the
union was forever eradicated from our
system of national constitutional gov
eminent. BY the war African slavery,
which was the root of sectional bitter
ness. and was one of the causes or
pretexts for national controversy, was
forever overthrow, and the flag of
our country became at once the en-
blem of freedom and the symbol of
national power AS the result Of that
war the constitution was maintained
and not subverted. and the union of
the American people made perpetual.
ITO my comrades, you who We're
confederate soldiers during all the
weary struggle of the civil war, L beg
to say, was proud of your gallantry
and courage. l never allowed myself
10 forget that you were Americans
freely offering your lives in the de-
Tense OF what you believed to be your
rights and in vindication of your man
hood
You are now satisfied that the re-
suit of the civil war established the
unity Of the powerful American re-
public; submitted your controversies
with your fellow citizens, to the arbi-
trament of the battle field, and you ac-
cepted the result with sublime forth
tude worthy of all praise, and your re-
ward is, that peace and order are re-
stored, and 1.-The south" which you
loved so well, and for which you fought
so bravely. now blossoms with abun-
dant blessings"
Lees Fright Arm"
Another patriotic tune followed
General. Palmers speech. Then the
battle-scarred veteran of the confeder-
acy, whom Lee called his right arm
John B. Gordon, of Georgia, was in
troduced. He was greeted with no less
applause than. that accorded General
Palmer and spoke with fully as much
enthusiasm, feeling and patriotism.
Those who have heard General Cor
don before said it was the effort Of his
life.
General Gordon's address abounded
with patriotic sentiment and its elo-
quent passages were roundly cheered.
The speaker mentioned Charles Sum-
ner's attempt in the Federal Senate
to strike from the battle flags of the
Union all mementoes of our civil war,
and said that his apprehension that
harm would come to the republic from
the cherished emblems were misappre-
tensions. The civil war, he said. was
an onward march that vastly en-
HANGED the respect of each for the op-
posite section and finally reunited
them in stronger and more enduring
bonds than before
Continuing, General Gordon said:
Is this fraternity to last? Is this
unity to endure? If yes, then liberty
/ snail live. If no, then the republic is
doomed; for in the womb of our coun-
try future are mighty problems. in
stinet with life and power and danger.
/ TO solve which viii call into reoIisi-
ton all the craftsmanship. all the pa
/ triotism, all the manhood and loyalty
! to law of all the sections. The ma
/ trlotlc American who loves his coun-
try and its freedom, and who fails to
| discern these coming dangers. and the
urgency for united effort to meet them.
I IS not statesman; and the statesman.
II may so characterize him, who. re-
allzing these dangers, would still for
/ personal party ends ALLEVIATE the sec
uons or classes, is but half a patriot.
from
American minds and hearts all dis
trust, all class and party and sec
/ tional bigotry and alienation: but
/ live long live, forever live, as the
last hope of the republic, mutual con
! fldence, trust, brotherhood and unity
/ between their children who are the
heirs of their immortal honors. For
ever live the spirit which animated
/ the American Congress and made DOS
/ sible this inspiring hour; and may the
! spirit of this hour abide in the hearts
of our descendants through all gener-
/ atoms.
Anu now, by the authority of the
Amer can Congress and the executive
/ department Of the government, in the
! presence OF these survivors of the
! great struggle, in the midst OF this
historic woodland whose leaves were
redeemed with heroic blood, and whose
giant oaks still bear upon their sffv.
! cred trunks the visible trace of shot
and shell; by these flowing fountains
whose crystal waters symbolic tbf
I purity of purpose which convenes us
in the presnce of all these witnesses
ana in the name of this great repub.
nc, we set apart as an American
! Mecca and consecrate for all time this
! immortal battle ground, made forever
| glorious by American valor."
General LOngstreet.
The next person introduced was Cen
eral James Longstreet He said. in
part: IL
On a similar occasion at Gettysburg