The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-05-31

/ the graves of the cemetery decorated
very nicely when the veterans arrived.
Many of them had been on hand ever
since o'clock and the last resting
places Of the departed were indeed
pleasing sights when the survivors en-
| tered the cemetery. Purple anemoneS
and bluebells, immortelles and roses,
violets and lilies. were strewn in pro-
| fusion. The children brought loads OF
blossoms, and when all was over, the
hag-marked mounds of the dead were
covered with beauty. One sturdy little
| fellow Of four, with a box of choice
| flowers, carefully wended his way over
| the cemetery and dropped a, flower on
each soldiers grave.
The G. 4. r. Services.
Commander F. L. Cushing had
charge of the ceremony, assisted by
the other officers. The beautiful ritual
service of the Grand Army was read
IN an impressive manner. A select
quartette sang Cover Them Over"
Twas then the veterans eyesight
grew misty as he thought OF those
this part of the ceremony, all the audi
ence Joined in singing Marching
| Through Georgia. There is some
thing about that song which is inspir-
ing. 1t Will make a patriot of man
who can barely understand the Eng
course more swiftly through the veins
of youth and renews the life of the
aged. Why, when the people struck
up that air, old men whose shoulders
have dropped for many years, sudden
~ Strengthened UP and were young
again: 1t is safe to say that every vet
eran in that party was marching with
Sherman to the sea while that song
was being sung. The youngsters ap-
preclated the Sentim ent, too, and their
childish voices blended with the tones
OF the old men, making a grand chorus
OF liberty. As long as Julia Ward
Howe's Battle Hymn Of the Repub-
lie" and Marching Through Georgia,
remain and are sung by the old and
young Of this nation, no one need fear
for the safety Of this nation. Those
who sing them cannot be otherwise
than loyal
COmrade Bartine's Grafton.
Comrade Bartine delivered the ad-
dress of the day. Owing to the high
wind that was blowing at the time,
1t was impossible for all to hear him
The speech was a mastery effort, and
was well appreciated.
Comrade Bartine spoke as follows:
Comrades and friends:
AT any time and under any circum-
! stances the ceremonies of Memorial
! day are beautiful and impressive
/ Whether it he in some vast metropolis
like Greenwood, or in the peaceful
shades of the humblest village church.
yard, the thoughts inspired by the
| observance are the same and the prin-
ciple involved is the same. At all
times and in all places the motive is
| in the highest degree patriotic, and the
/ feelings engendered are the broadest,
the tenderest, the most generous and
! ~ nd fo11 in he
breast of man.
Memorial Day
| is the outgrowth of what is known in
/ history as the American civil war. 1t
! is impossible for US to fittingly con-
duct these exercises without reference
to that great struggle, its causes and
its results; but it can be done without
! the hurting OF a Vengeful or even I'M
kind dart. I rejoice to know that the
time has come when in any section
of this great country-north or south
the events which led to that conflict
may be discussed calmly, philosophi-
cally, and in a spirit of charity for all.
| From time immemorial, all nations
| have honored their heroic dead and in
some way shown their appreciation of
/ patriotic service; but so far as my
| knowledge extends, ours is the only
/ one which has set apart a day in each
]
! purpose. There are good reasons for
this. In the first place although we
| have been accused of GOODNESS and eX-
| IRENE devotion to the selfish causes of
! life, I believe that in no people can
there be found a greater depth of re-
fined and patriotic sentiment than
that which wells from the American
heart. Secondly no other armed con-
fict in its inception, its progress or its
sequence was so calculated to arouse
that sentiment, as the one which
brought the Grand Army of the Union
into existence. and gave rise to the
ceremony Of Memorial day. The men
TO whom
We Now Offer Homage
fought not only in defense of the flag
! Of their country, but in defense of that
country's life. The war for the Union
differed widely from an ordinary in
ternational war. Such conflicts are
usually the result of some en-
croachment, real or imaginary by one
nation upon the rights and privileges
of another. They are frequently fought
/ to crafty q thirst for military glory or
to avenge some fancied insult. In
modern warfare, the defeat of a ma
ton does not mean either destruction
or Subjugation, unless 1t be in rare
and exceptional cases. As a rule, it
I y
Of commercial privileges, a recogni-
ton of some natural right, the pay
nent of an indemnity, or perhaps a
I cession of territory to the victor.
But our civil war involved the very
existence of the nation itself. Not
merely a separation of the country in
to two republics upon the line of di-
vision between the north and south,
for had the principle of secession been
upheld, the break which took place in
1861 would have been but the first
step in the total dissolution Of the
Federal Union
The Southern Confederacy consisted
of eleven states, each standing solidly
upon the principle of state sovereignty,
and the constitution which they
adopted, distinctly recognized the
right of secession in the several
states. Indeed the doctrine that each
state was soVereign-that is. endowed
with all the attributes of an indepen-
dent nation, and could
Assert That Sovereignty
at will. was the fundamental idea
that carried the sunny south" head
long into rebellion. Many covert
declarations of the principle had been
made but the first actual threat of
disunion came in 1882. 1t was then a
question pertaining to the revenue
lava purely commercial idea. The
danger of such doctrine is apparent
at a glance. In widely extended
country like ours, a diversity of in
toyac+c ;e carfair IN nxicf and differ