The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-31

b everlasting r~n~ne-znre. ard IN tsss
wks~h car szstsy aax xruthfaIiy he As-
parstone1 berxsen the oncs conseattrg
parties.
LIT CIR memorial be zoe of krzve<y.
Il t1szs = sectional fksnx. Wsrs al those
nsrth ~ Hs<oz ard Dsxoxss Ire kere~x-
and as sroze south os IL pel-roons- Do
re 80 classify nor-e<7 De ee 80 r1acz Ia
separate ksssz fathers az1 SONS ard log
srS- DO the palms and psnss q the So
sseSax states xroE II less herDsc sos
t&@a ire frs snx oaks Of the North-
facg that during the ferrz struggle us
cas@d s2cA ether names We rsre an
Ery thea Our blood vas sp. We are
ezs-ser rcs. II there trSs man or
eifssr see vho woeff Be wiling 20 re-
peat the foas epsEbztxz Thsre we're cow
arts "a Ire cssI war. hut Trey we're On
toth sades There we-> knzres whc
fSGSHf for geld and name. and not for
horse afsf ceuntry- They sent -rcrn
y4szMeh;zserrr. AZ ~eu IS Virginia But
fssre wsrs hosts Of he1ess- manly ren-
hastv h assignment prstv11cet. faraticai.
ciezrfv a1s zsfzi1y rasstxks1. but horsst.
sn5 Trey a5e1 % from re sec>1.nz states
sE1 met n<n ef s5qussstors1 rooii;ty Of
character marching eow1 from TIE izhes
ard tire ruxgs9 Atlantic coast. Ard
srcn xer9ss tfse Reckless toward them and
th@y esntenes ard fels. brothers, bullet
,Aercznx 6rsfhsrs brain, and orothers
bayoret thrust throzgn Brothers body.
IL was bravery pf-zed against bravery. II
was fury wrestling With fury. s.orreiou1
sfr1Txiiax With rhi-srfr1. wild beast
rrsppsIsg with VIII beast. bird o. the
rr0unszsn crazs pissnsing It's deadly be2k
trso TIE breast q bird ~ the mountain
craxs. Heroes under Hosksr. Burrsice.
Mcclellan, Sherman. shsricaa. Grant. PIT
ted against heroes .Efsfer Longsreet,
Hampton. Fiji. stonewsH Jackson and
Lee. Heroes IN the command OF neroess
Ali nsx that the air II clear. not oniy
from the sraeke a. hattie. bat largely from
the pre5ofices Of mes. are re not ready
70 see more distinctly the pure motives
of some. both leaders and rank and fiie.
who fought Ike tigers under opposite
Convictions, and prayed Ike saints for
divine guidance through II all,
Remember the Living Brave.
And While am pleading for a generous
distribution o. honors a. We are RENE mber-
lag the dead. also plead for another dis
trioutlon that shall remember the living.
When through al our Northern cemeteries
the living soldiers shall place floral trib-
utsS upou the graves Of their dead com
rz4es, let II be Acknowledged that II 10
bravery honorinx bravery. patriotism COM
rnsHcfattng patriotism. herofsn living
strsSiaE Covers above the dust OF herofsm
slain. In cur anxiety 10 lift into promt-
renee departed greatness let Us not omit
TIE mention o. greatness still extanf 1t
was 50 fault Of the returning soldier IL be
escaped the trench He shouI6ered his
snasker. drew his sword or manned his gun
and took all the chances OF war. IL IL
rat tire climax Of glory 10 die on the bat
itsfei1. There are scItlers who viii walk
fseb'y N Saturdays procession not be-
eA1ss o. ase or natural disease developed
ihcspsaoentiy or the four years conflict.
but e>causs OF the horrors Of Southern
prisons and the miasma OF Southern
swanps There ars many who sun sur
we, broken down in health. who have
nses.ed additional heYossm 10 bear mn
against the .nssfcrtunes directly dependent
n5'en TIE war. I honor them an. though
they, 10 noble ssif-forxetfniness, viii
elesly honor their dead comrades. One
WORD IN sincere praise Of a man stu living
- worth a thousand tons OF bombas, about
MIN after he Is gone. We have too much
M'eEetasr OF post mortem commitment L.
a way the world has. 1t sends its fierce
pack or snvlous hounds after him whlIe
ne = sun on The earth. following MIN into
sssty position ne holds. d.sputinx every
10y nc l7sosafates. eonissting with him
i1cn % inch every honest advance be a.
.tfninss 70 make. and then. when n r.,s
ANN safety under ground. where ne can no
longer interfere with rs project. ,ss
sof'a smoihers his csskei with roses ana
TILES and clears It's throat for lts ,y,o~.
hhaots enloxium. and erectx A shat,
e s - hsa as heaven to atone for IT'S
former decentralization. wh,cs, VAS =. 49,
Is he'll | say today with an nv hesr,
air. "Fo' you
An. they were brave. all Of them. Iivsrv
and dad. How gloriousiy they rnarcbes
s ~ - assi. Sosofs nying. bands playing.
nAnaSsrchleis waving from windows a.
| they passed. bayonets cleaning in The -
light. they little realized the nor sneos,-,.-
ers, the Ions marches. the cold rnatfres~s.
OF camp sod. the awful moment OF slr
tenaer. the solemn moment Of suaAs,
| death and the prolonged agony on neIs ~
In hospital. and the lonely slssolutjor tina,
shousd follow. They marched forth IN tho-s
early days fun Of hope and connaenc. ana
nifShlhs only TO De sictors, How soon
| they were disllius.oned. How the letters
came pouring back after the first engage
/ nents. Heg we tore the seals on ana
| cried over them and hid them IN oa- Hos
! 9Eas Ike precious relies never TO be narte.i
| with, How brayeiy they were sri,ten a.
| the hacks OF their knapsarfs In easop- on
soiied and crump!ed pieces Of paper. resi-
ing on their hats somewhere aaeid. any,
| NhsTr anyhow. bot always cheerful. a.
ways manly, always Elistenlng with hone
| y al GENES NJ 10 us now as we run ha,k
n memory TO the old days. and boy az
HAs u my Brooklyn home felt. because
! Or the military atmosphere al around me
that II was q grand thing 20 shoulder
ruaskst and SO o- TO ths war after A hans
/ piayinx the Star Spsngied Bsrner and the
/ Res, White and TIae. But the ,hinnsa
ranks OF the returning regiments spelled
oas with few letters the rnagrifnen, yvo--i
bravery, she embodiment Of II all. Let -
honor & today.
The Brave Who sfsyes at Home.
secondly let our memorial be one that
shah commemorate the sorrows OF ,hos.
who gave Up their own. Again, depre-
! cate division Of sym2a .hie- Do we have
% ceespit The thermometer 20 ascertain
degrees IN rnother-iove7 Are wives OF the
South less devoted than their sisters who
! reside in a solder climate Oh. the an
Taished faces that looked oe, OF win
dows AZ over the land as the boys in blue
ana gray tramped past Was all .he
bravery Urtsr those -olaiers' uniform. :
Was there no, also some 40 homer sore
| o. ~ saw IN lowed ones faces the oatien.
/ sacrifice through tire streaming tears httt
few o. rs knew % The csethse-nare % con
1 act tha. preceded u widowed mothers
who were largely dependent on their eors
FOR support, Young wives whose dream OF
| happiness was suddenly shattered ar7sr--
I - hearts iha; has hecn looking forward
20 the consifmr1stiun Of their hopes Al
wen; n mourning % spirit IN many cases
only prior % mourning OF habit ans desc
| 'atetfszs q life There are those In MID
Nfe IS Weil "a those ~ cid age. throughout
I the wias reach % this reunited nation
Nho ta'e ;hetr beginning % sorrows from
he aTsi hngle all that aroused the eour-
nv % var When they sreak % tire f.
/ itcifffz ard successes 81 tAef- lives thav
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