The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1895-09-21


eve do not come with words of crit
icism or bitterness, we of the north.
The achievement Of which we are
proudest and we'll may be proudest, is
not that we conquered in war and by
physical force overthrow the armies of
the confederacy, but that we restored
the union Of states; that we stood in
the deadly conflict, not to change our
institutions, but to save the Union; not
to commit. revolution, but to save the
flag as the representative Of a great
Union; that fought to restore the con-
stitutiOn as the supreme law OF the
land.
but more proudly yet do we contem-
plate the fact that these efforts were
not unavailing, that the result aimed
at has been accomplished and that
the union of the states today is a union
of hearts and a union of hands, and
union of states none can sever.
us there anything greater, anything
more charming to the heart of an
American patriot than the love OF
American people for this union, this
constitution and this power? It is our
protection against enemies abroad. 1t
is our assurance against disturbance
nations and the sheet anchor Of ours.
It is the doctrine Of American home.
the American f1reside, American insti-
tutions, the American union and the
American flag, and we will protect it
at home and we will vindicate it
abroad and in the hour of it's peril, in
the hour of it's danger, if that hour
shall come, in the time that tries the
future of this great fabric of govern
ment. If the hour shall come, there
will rally to the flag of the Union, there
will rally to the constitution of the
country, there will rally to our institu-
ton whether it be to protect our terri
torial integrity, our dignity as a nation
or our position upon great political
questions, international in their char
acter, there will be found the men and
the descendants of men of 1861 who
fought to uphold it, the men and the
descendants of men who, at Gettys-
burg and South Mountain, at Shiloh
and at Nashville and here upon this
sacred spot stood and fought and bled
and struggled going forth as a mighty
army with banners to vindicate, to
cherish and protect the flag and the
Union that we love-
Short addresses were also made
by Ex-Governor Campbell, COVER
nor at the time the commission
sion was created; J. S. Gill and j. S.
McElroy. General Aquilla Wiley made
short address, formally turning the
monuments over to Governor Mckinley
who in turn received them and trans
ferred them to the national govern
ment.
Addresses were made by Andrew
jackson, Colonel James Watson and
Frederick Wendell.
A HISTORIC POND.
The Illinois monuments were dedicat-
ed on the site where Widow Glenn's
house stood during the battle. It is
a few hundred yards southeast of the
famous bloody pond" The widow S
house was burned during the fight but
'bloody pond is still there. 1t was so
named because it's waters were red
with human blood after the battle and
people living in the vicinity say since
that terrible day animals have re-
fused to drink the water. It was 2
o'clock when Governor Altgeld and
party arrived. Several thousand peo-
pie, principally from Illinois or those
who served in Illinois regiments, were
there to witness the ceremonies After
prayer Governor Altgeld made an ad-
dress, turning the monuments over to
the government. Responses were made
by Colonel Smith, d. A. Atkins and
Colonel J. G.. Everest
The exercises attendant upon the
transfer Of the Indiana monuments to
the government took place at Lyttle
Hill, as the ridge south Of the Dicer