Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1895-09-26


NV conrad s, we who may survive this day.
may well be grateful TO that Divine Being who
guides the destiny OF nations. that we are par
mitted to see an established Union. repub-
lie extending from the Atlantic to the Pacific,
and from the lakes to the gulf. and liberty
and law the ali-peryading rule OF our national
life.
We are here to-day with malice toward
none, and charity for ALL" we meet as citizens
of a common country. devoted to its interests.
and alike ready to maintain its honor, whef-
ever or however aSSafled.
To my comrades. you who were confederate
soldiers during all the weary struggle OF tho
civil war. beg to say was proud OF your gal
lantry and courage. never allowed myself to
forget that you were Americans. freely Offering
to be your rights and in vincication Of your
manhood
You are now satisfied that the result of the
civil war established the unity of the power
full American republic; submitted your con-
troversies with your fellow citizens to the ar
bitrament OF the battlefield and you accepted
the result with sublime fortitude worthy OF
all praise. and your reward is that peace and
order are restored, and 1.-The south" which you
loved well, and for which you fought so
| bravely. now blossoms with abundant bless
ings.
Gen. Gordon's Address.
Gen. Gordon, of Georgia, opened his
address by quoting ''The nlustrious
Charles Summers proposal in the
United States senate to strike from
the battle flags of the Union all me-
mentoes of our civil war. He eulogized
the broad and catholic spirit of pa
triotism which inspired that PROPOSE
ton, though he said Mr.. Sumner rea-
soned as a classical student rather
| than a practical statesman. But Mr..
Sumner, he said, was not the only
statesman who then believed that the
preservation of war memories was the
perpetuation of war passions. He was
not the only one who failed to appre-
ciate the mighty changes which were
to be wrought in time; or the hollow
ing effects of great trials and sorrows
upon the tempers of a people; or the
elevating, ennobling and unifying
power of our Christian civilization and
free institution. All Christendom was
amazed that the end of the struggle
found the men Of both armies and the
people of both section favora BILE
for the DEGREES of battle and
all for the cherished constitution of
their fathers. Then Ger. Gordon said:
us this fraternity to last? Is this
Unity W CA0uICS IL yes tucu llUcItV
shall live. If no. then the republic is
doomed, for in the womb of our coun-
try's future are mighty problems, inn
| bued with life and power and danger,
to solve which will call into requisi-
ton all the craftsmanship. all the
| manhood and loyalty to law of all the
sections. The patriotic American
who loves his country and its
freedom, and who fails to discern
! these coming dangers and the
| urgency for united effort to meet
them is not a statesman; and the
statesman, if I may SO characterize
him, who. realizing these dangers,
and would still, for personal or party
ends, ALLEVIATE the sections or classes.
| is but half patriot. Perish then,
forever, forever perish from our minds
| and hearts all distrust, all class
| and party and sectional bigtory and
| alterations; but live, long live. forever,
live. as the last hope of the republic.
! mutual trust. confidence, brotherhood
and unity between their children, who
| are the heirs of their immortal honors.
Forever live the spirits which ami
| mated the American congress and
government in making possible this
inspiring hour and may the spirit of
this hour abide in the hearts of our
descendants through all generations.
Gen. Gordon closed an impassioned
and elo quent peroration as follows:
Every uniform worn by the brave. whether
It's color was blue or gray: every sheet of fame
| from the ranks and rifles Of both: every can
non that shook Chickamauga's hills or thun-
dered around the heights of Gettysburg: every
whizzing shell that tore through the Wilderness,
| at Charlottesville or Shiloh; every bullet
rent flag that f1oated in victory. or went down
in defeat on any field; every patriotic song or
prayer waited heavenward from the north or
| the south; every loving and tender ministra-
| tion at the dying soldiers side; every agonfz-
ing .nrob in woman's heart or burning tear on
devoted womans cheek-an were con-
trbutfons to the upbutlding of a
| loftier American manhood for the future
defense of American freedom And now, by
the authority of the American 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 smivered
trunks the visible trace of shoi and shell; by
these flowing fountains, Snose crystal waters
symbolic the purity OF purpose which con-
venes us in the presence Of all these witnesses.
and in the name of this great republic and its
people We Set apart as tu0 American mecca,
and consecrate for all time. this immortal bat
tie ground, made forever glorious by American
valor.
To the strains of the band the
gathering dispersed. Most of them re-
turned to the city to attend the re-
union of the federal and confederate
survivors of the Army of the Tennes-
see, to be held at night, but many
| fingered to revive. by sight of the old
places, memories of the bitter sweet
long ago.
The Swarm of Visitors
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Sept. Let
was estimated that 10000 visitors
helped to swell the attendance upon
the exercises at the park.
Wednesdays train record was never
equa1ed nor approached in tie history
of the city. Among the distinguished
arrivals were Gen. John Gibbon, the
samous Indian fighter: Col. Volkmar,
of the regular army, and Gen. Horatio
King. of New York.
A SUB-CONTRACTOR ARRESTED
For Requiring His Men to Work More
Than Eight Hours Day.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 2O.-Frank NJ.
McVaugh, a subcontractor on the new
addition to the government printing
| Office. was arrested Wednesday night
on warrant charging him with maxi
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