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

picture 20 The vtrtorioas ride az a. -
Sheridan through the SnsrxoA..Ssl(
stubborn fighting in the wga,~s~s-
fserce battles around Richmond. s.1-
the glorious day OF Apecnzttor. ~.
Ercs, confssct Was ended. ths -.
military drama The wcrtt Aad -
was over. fne var drums sh,sSs.
longer The old flag stin nc.s-S
Uaion was SAVED Al dis;incsfo. -
or color. Of race or servitgse. - ~,
out forever. At last All mea.s
human being that was shadovss -
fiag.
Soldiers. you fought the snirAt,..
enly that was ever me, ana -
They were wrong. eternanv vr..~
cause an enemy IS honest does - 3.
him right. Rut they were as hrs,s
as ever faced the lannon's mouth ~
their bravery We give our as.rnir,s,s~
our praise. In their defeat they -.
sorions. The triumph OF TIA ~
brought greater blessings TO III n
than to the North. II lifted not 49,
awful shadow from the black. est ~,
white IL freed not only the sasys -
freed the master. The South ~
since gladly acknowledged the hess1,,
blessings brought by the triumrh = r
North. To-day the Blue ana N. ~
meet and yninxie and tell TO each IL ~
OF that awful tragedy. When II, -
commander was laii 10 rest At R,xs.s
he was borne to his tomb BY the eurvess
generals of the war. those who hna -,
the blue and those who had W.. =
gray. and at hts grave the North - =
South met. bowed in deepest srsef y
paid 20 him the tribute OF their N, p
tears Hts prayer. Let US have -
was answered. and as the grave -
above him, the foremost soldier a. "A =
world. then vanished forever the ~
and aaimositiss OF the war. and one -
the bow Of loyalty and OF love archeS -
spSnned all sections OF our commqa -
try
'-Of all that vast army OF young A. =
liant men who fought their countrysa r.
ties some OF them are here tcdar.
how many of that grand army hava =
swered the last roll call and surresA6
to the common eonaaeror Of n q: =
how few OF those who yet remain ~ =
NOT suffering from wounds rece:ysh
from privations and exposures go
In that great conf let. Ana tn al. ~
who have died. and TO all those ~
sarvive the nation promised to ON
the widow and the orphan. the ~
and the cripple: and under that peeoi
you 'heroicaily marched down to II 20
hiood-besprinkied door OF DEATH nee
cry soldier who faced death nsua =
march. in the prison or on the field & -
tie. this na ton s sxcredly pledged b =
IL for any cause he Is disabled. 10 g.
receive sufficient to arovtde him NTH &
necessarles and comforts os LIE tn
shame and disgrace that some politiaan
have opposed the payment OF psAGoo
Money was never more wisely or pAlai1
cally expended. Without the servio
those who today receive pension4 =
those who upon that roll of honor ~ n
presented by widows and orpnass 4
would have no nation 10 paw penssonA =
none to be dis9raced by shameless ~
gogues- 1t Is not only a sacred duty, u
q privilege of which every patriots ~
zen OF this republic Is Justly pruu4 !
help pay pensions to Its heroic defsn1mI
tApplause.)
To-day Is q time OF tears and Asso
and sacred memories: and while today q
remember the solder. We FORGET nj a
patriotic women OF that period: the ri
ers. the wives. the sisters. the oUuQI
hearts. the sad time OF parting. The Nh
of the last farewell: the awful aeooy =
suspense at the unknown fate Of m
ones: the cruel shock brought By the ~
of death that destroyed the dearest ~
and darkened all the future yearok ~
how many shadows in that cruel tn n
tered the womaniy heart. and. Oh ~
many OF them have never been dEsoe7aI
The neld OF battle furnishes no higho n
ample of true hero.sm than that diop1n1
at home by these noble women.
Soldiers. you have lived Ia the tu611
age OF the republic. you who are sun IN
of the Grand Army, you who have kaoul|
and experienced the awful and stern nj
ties OF war IL brings "A touch Of 49,
TO each heart as We realize how II III
have Travelled past iife's noon. how NJ
idly your shadows are lengthening toUHl|
the east 4 few years more and IL NJ
tory OF all those who wore the blne n
be book that Ia written. claspe1 ~
closed forever. Soon you win all b dntl
ing In soldiers graves. You will b eoal
but no forgotten. Your memory WI ~
in the hearts Of n grateful people = III
as the republic shall last. At each neal
ring Decoration day your grave M n
strewn with flowers. and a mighty oa1jn|
f"S W sc9 tue ttibltt OF ftA love.
Today those who have gone 40
stand Just beyond the dark river. An1 -
can almost hear their words Of welcoq|
from the farther shore. We gratefully NJ
member them all. And today the uaE|
graves that mark the resting place q
those who died for us. scattered evuf|
where throughout this broad land of eunl
tell more eloqtleutiy than tongue cen sCnnl
or pen portray the bravery, the pafx1e]
ism. the heroic devotion OF those who dGD]
the dreamiess sleep OF death.
The eannons pillow the fields no meee:
The. heroes rest.
D! let them rest In peace, along the pGnop|
full shore.
FOR peace they fought. for peace they tE|
They rest In peaca-and all il veII.s
soldiers, In the far-ofY. coming ~
roses may bloom upon the red nej1D q
war; waving gran rfpen to the hafso]
above the sleeping dead: all traces * nj
great struggle be erased by the ceanu1m
tide or change: monuments erected n ~
honor crumble TO dust beneath ~ ~
morseiess hand of time. But your -
DRY Is immortal. II shall live In the ~
nesrt on humanity until time shall ~ d
more All the coming ceofun
cannot dim Ii or lessen its M
ma! We OF this generation 49,
cate the blessings you have bestguE
upon us. May we as faithfully do our ~
In the future as you did your duty b ~
past. May we never forget tina, the IN
and stripes float over the grandest hef51lP
ot the human race. May we love our ~
Try with devotion as deep and trp1 =
those who died that IL might live. Nay ~
be as loyal TO that old flag as those -
fought and fell that II might be sta.n1ea
Words From n soldiers S0u.
On behalf OF the young soldiers. Cnk
hinehart, adtutant on Col. Green's ~
delivered stirring address. He prefsek
rs remarks by saying that he had hees =
Tited as the son Of soldier 20 occupy .
place on the programme which has -
20 be set aside for the SONG Of veser1n
Ills sentiments found response ID -
audience He paid an eloquent trfhufe y
the members OF the Grand Army, for ~
unreasonable services to the republic -
10 the cause OF freedom. But through -
whole Of your thrilling story" he ~
ana the sad history OF that alrefui pesie1
there Is one 'SweetIy solemn tbougE