Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1895-06-14

Iuly Is Independence Dav. so will the 3Otl
: OF May lie Union Day. II Is Memoria
j. bay IA the remembrance of the patriot
r dead: II Is Union Day in the contempla
ton Of the benefits of their service.
When zen. Logan. then commander in
p chief of the g. \. X. in lSGS issued tn
5 FIRST order for general decoration -
soldiers graves on Nav 3pth. II conf,
not have been inrcSccn that the obSer
vance %; Memorial Day, increasing ever,
wear in imprcSS,vcncSS, was to rccciycth,
! richness and beauty of significance that
1t now possesses. So nohlv has III,
country responded IN gratitude and help
falnrSs that Memorial nav under til,
, guidance and Inspiration of the q. \. K
r has become tav of profound meaning
and power. And today the same slnti.
mcut of the country grcetS the veterans
: as he marches again in the ranks of his
comrades as greeted him in the final re-
view in 1865 in the motto that ilutterctl
along the Capitol: The only national
dcbt we can never pay is the debt we O we
to the victorious soldiers
In keeping this day the veteran min
giles with his thoughts something OF per-
sonal bereavement. So great is this elg-
ment in the ceremonies OF the day that it
imparts tn them their characteristic
beauty and significance Future genera
tions will necessarily havclcsS ofpersonal
sorrow. Nevertheless will he houorcd the
deeds of these veterans that are now
passing on in the march o! life. We still
honor the heroes of Lexington, of Bunker
Hill, of Yorktown, and of New Orleans.
Generations have passed, personal he
Loo !, :
country today with higher appreciation,
with purCr gratitude honorS their
achievements. So too in the long years
of the great future will honor and graft
tudc be given to the heroes OF Gcttvsburg,
OF Antietam, OF Fredericksburg, and OF
the Wilderness. And the future patriot,
though he mourn not for a dead father.
brother, or Comrade, yet with under
standing enlarged with freedom from
the animosities and enyvings of the past
days, and with thanl;iulncss for a noble
country will behold in the distant scene
of the past the glory of the victory over
slavery, secession, and rebellion. and
with rcvercnt honor will place the he
rocs OF that war side by SIDE with the
heroic OF all ages.
Active memory Of the heroes of The war
and a consideration of their services in
wolves considerations OF our Cuuntrv'S
good. ! take it that the men who fought
for union are especially solicitOus for its
preservation. Standing on Mount Pisgah
they do not only gaze back upon the
weary journey of the wilderness Of death.
but with frightened eyes and manly
| hearts look forward to the promise in the
| land before them. During past years the
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