The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-10-08

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GALESBURG. Ills, Oct. THE ccl-
eoraoonoif the thlrty.cIghth annlversa-
rS,of the Lincoln. Douglns debntr here
opened with the dedication OF the SOL
acrs monument In Hope cemetery. this
4 forenoon The principal business street
was appropriately decorated and there
we're present large number OF visitors
FROM until 10 O'Clock the gold stand
uru democrats rendered Senator Palm
" @rHccptlon at Browns hotel. Then a
procession was formed led by tho Knox
college, cadets. The procession was re-,
viewed by De. Chaunccy VI. Depew, OF
New York: Robert 4. Lincoln. OF Chlca-
soitS. :. Mcclure, editor OF McClures
magazine: w, G. Cochran, department
commander ntJhc Illinois Grand Army
OF Inc Republic. and other distinguished
visitors. aud all the pupils Of the public
sctlols or the city. The exercises at the
monument took plaoh Immediately AZ
terwnrd. The Venerable DR.. Richard
hnneh' offered a prayer The Hon
Robert 7. Lincoln. Of Chicago, unveiled
the monument and delivered an address.
In part he said:
One great lesson 10 be- learned from
the lives OF these men buried here and
their comrades IL that there IL no dam
yer to the republic so great that 1t may
not be overcome BY the union 0r patrl-
otlsm. Nothing can b. go appalling as
was the assault OF those who wished to
destroy II thirty-nvc years ago In It's
defense blood was shed In torrents and
treasure expended In inCDncGiVablr
sums, out IL was saved ana 1t was worth
the cost, The republic may have bend
ed enemies who are not armed posts.
In the mind OF lover OF his country
there Is no difference between an attack
upon, Its territory and nm attack upon iIs
honor. When either Is lost. all Is lost.
that gives the pride OF citizenship Of Il
great country. In the defense OF unr. nR
In the defense OF the other. Their. must
be- a sacrifice OF all private interests
sinking OF all mer' party fSrling--each
citizen must listen no: 10 the sophistTIes
addressed TO his suspected base selfish
ness, but tn the voice OF his own con-
science, That H. what was d0Re hy the
patriots OF 1861. and this Is what must be
done by the patriots In every national
crisis. Their union them was invincible
and their union always Will be invinrl-
bic.
And nSw let us dedicate this monu-
ment TO the memory of these patriots OF
GalesburS and "a patriotism. II Is not
monument OF pride pu; up by the VIE
tors in the flush OF their conquest
Since the close OF the great trouble
which 1t commentaries. victors aud
vandu!Shed have BY thousands and tens
of thousands followed into the sleep of
death under'the. peaceful shelter ~ their
homes. With few exceptions. the names
OF those who were In high places " stat.
on either side. or who led armies or corps
or divisions In battle. or commanded
squadr0nS on the sea. nr. In the great
catalogue OF the dead. To those who sur
rire. the memories brought up by an
occasion like this have long sine. ceased
10 recall the eN9ltatlon Of victory on one
side or the grief or defeat on the other
The reflections OF more than thirty
years have turned the once bitterly
warning streams OF sentiment into one
broad river. on whose current IS borne
In safety and In glory the ship OF state.
and no one lives under the protection OF
It's flag who does no. 1t heart rejoice
that the rock OF hisunOn was exploded
from It's path and the canker. OF human
slavery torn from its frame work.
pr. ChaunCcy VI. Depew. Of New York.
delivered the Grafton. He spoke In part
as follows:
Nr. DeprNy'. A,Idrr.S.
To understand the Significance OF the
meeting here thirty-eight years ago be-
tween Lincoln and Douglas. We must re-
create the conditions under which they
fought. revive the questions which
+ caused parties TO rush from craftsmanship
70 rebellion. and reIucarnat- the com
batants on this famous field The ap-
IHtrent contest Was the statehood OF
Kansas. but both the orators and the
I-Ople knew that the tremendous is-uc
was between freedom and slavery. the
dissolution Of Che union or it, pcrpeiuity.
The founders of Tn: republic regarded
slavery as an institution destined to I'll.
Innate extinction, Washington and
Jefferson and their slave-hoIdiHE lssOcl-
ateS saw with grave apprehension the
perlls OF It's continuance and the IN
compatibility Of Its growth with free In
StitutlOn9. Under normal conditions Il
would have gradually diSH ppeared with
the moral pressure OF tn" libcrty-lOving
sentiment and tht. industrial superiority
Of free labor.
The politics Of the United States and
the destiny OF n.li!4Jn; Of human beings
were suddenly changed by a piece OF
mechanism. Whitney Invented the cot
ton gin, slave labor became enormously
profitable. and slavery grew to be tn.
most aggressive power In the country.
j WAS popular at tho time OF tn. fOrlnG.-
ton OF the constitution 10 pass the or
dInance OF 1857 By which was cOnsGcrat-
ed forever In freedom the territory COM
prising the states OF Illinois, Indiana,
Michigan and Wisconsin. but thirty
three years afterwards, In $50. Missouri
had to ba surrendered 10 aluvrry 20 save
the Union.
All the Intelligence the capital. the
business energy. and the political power
OF 0ne-hai the Union had concentrated!
and created the most auducl0us and for
mldablc political force ever known In
representative government. II had one
purpose-thc protection and extension OF
slavery. IL aimed To control the gov
ornment and dominate parties Il was
the power within bDih Of the great or
ganizatiOnS into which the people were
divided. II selected It's leaders with
wuhderlul;ability ana served them With
answering loyalty. 1t made or crush
cd careers aS northern statesmen were
obcdlcnt to its commands. IT had no
gratitude for past faYors, and as merrI-
lessly discarded lis RervIle friends who
had become unpopular at home because
of their servillty. "a 1t destroyed those
who tcmporlZed with liz interests upon
either principle Or policy. Tn" con-
science OF the non glavehnldinE pJpula-
don was slowly awakening. but mNving
tentatively and tnlhly under dread OF
trade disturbances aud threats 0f the
dissolution OF the Union,
The compromise OF 1920 by declaring all
OF the new territory north OF parallel
3G;3O free aud all south SllvC, and adj
hitting Missouri. which was north. ms 4
slave state, was hailed hy those who
loved bOtli union and liberty az the gain
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