Connecticut western news., 1896-06-04


 together number of sticks or brands and touch the match and you have a fire; and that is just what was done in the laying of the foundations of this glorious Commonwealth. The founda- tions were laid with the spirit of free dom. The Puritans came to this shore because they wanted to be free. They braved the perils of the ocean and the perils of the wilderness in this spirit. Then you go little further south and you find the peace-loving Quakers. They came here because they wanted to worship God in their own way. The noble hearted Roman Catholics who came to Maryland possessed the same spirit. I am showing you where the brands came from. They all had the glorious love of civil and religious free- dom. That's where we got our spiritl But there came time when an impor- tant thing came in contact with this love of freedom. DownSouth they call it the pocket book. When men began to read the love of freedom in our consti- tuition, they began to realize what an awful thing slavery was. Love of free dom, the watchword of the Yankees. Love of freedom, the watch word of the Huguenots. Love of freedom, the watchword of the Quakers. But this love of National freedom was disputed down south. I once heard southern man say. I spell nation without big N, and spell state with big SIP" Mir Warren then dissected that southern mans statement, and after showing the difference be tween nation and state, Mir Warren with great emphasis said, II hate the man who hates my nation." He then quoted the Yankee sailors boundary lines of his country as follows: "It is bounded on the east by the rising sun; on the west by the procession of the equino1es; on the north by the aurora borealis; and on the south by the day of judgment"
 Mir Warren then said s.I believe in progress. Some say that progress al- ways rides in powder cart A minis ter at the general conference of the M E. Church says that progress rides in the chariot of the Prince of Peace. !" ssThe progress of this country was brought to standstill one third of a century ago. There was vast differ ence in teaching boys north and south of Mason and Dixon's line the respect ability and dignity of work or labor. The north taught it's boys to work, but the south taught it's boys that it was 8 disgrace for white person to work. consequently down south all the manual labor was done by the niggers, and 8 nigger was considered superior or more respectable than . white person who worked for living. Tue north could nUt shoot at first, when the war began) but the south was good marksmen. But the south lacked the staying | qualities. Veterans. your staying quail ities held youl Tbe manufacturing section dominated over the agricultural that was what held you. Your north ern brain is able to lay tribute on all creation" For an illustration of the last statement, MrWarren told the story of the Yankee clock peddlers in the south. Pursuing this line of thought MT Warren said, 'the ingenuity of the north conquered the south. New Eng. land ideas rule. New England ideas conquer, and New England is on top, In the north all classes have an equal chance in the race for education, honor and fame. In this race we all say, 'here boys, Gods blessing on you, and the crack of the pistol starts you in the race and you must win by your own eff
 forts.'"
 ''And here is the other idea, they died for peace. If you have for years endured the insults, the taunts, the in
 justice and the oppression of 8 grea
 big bully. the only way to have peace
 is to take the fellow by the throat
 throw him down and stamp on him
 and then you will have peace Oul
 comrades died for peace. That's tn,
 kind of peace I love, and when ".
 cannot have peace any other way let'
 have that kind of peace" Mir Warrer
 then recited patriotic poem descrip
 tive of peace. and then he remarked
 "that's the kind of peace-the eagle 0
 patriotism-the eagle of purity" H
 then gave 8 polite description of th,
 banner, the stars and stripes. "Th,
 schoolmaster has come to be more thai
 the colonel, especially the southern
 colonel, for down south most ever, man is called colonel. Ideas win now ; adays instead of bayonets. The bibl
 is better than the sword, better thai ) cannon." Mir Warren then paid beau tiful tribute to fallen comrades, ant
 he closed his oration with these words
 "God bless you, friendsl am glad t } be with you, and I have enjoyed thi , privilege of speaking to you.",
 The choir sang "Honor to the Fallel ] True"
 . Adjutant Adams on behalf of the Pos . and w. R. o. then gave report of tn forenoon's visit to the different ceme , teries and the exercises which tool place at each cemetery. He thanke, all who took part in the exercises, 0 furnished flowers, and he expresse, , thanks for all courtesies.
 ' A quarteste composed of Messrs A W. Nicoll, D. D. Walter, Mrs H. L ) Ross and Mrs Acel Rood sang a piec entitled "Our Heroes Sleep" compos