The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-05-31

from the south with a relentless war on
the border of the great state. but Grant
mustered those parties out at Apo
mattox. We who fought the battles
for the south and for the north now re-
joice together that secession and slavery
went down while liberty and Union TIL
umphed. We have no north, no south.
we have no border states now: the Dor
der was all pealed of under that famous
apple tree at Appomattox and the crus-
bic OF legislation gradually melted the
north and south into one inseperable
Union. The average age OF the sur
Vivors OF the war IS about 81 years-the
zenith has passed. you have done much.
BY your swords and your guns you
have not only reconstructed the south
and made II part of one homogeneous
nation, but you have given new mean
ing to the Declaration or Independence
and incorporated amendments in the or
ganic law OF the land. provisions abol-
ishing and forever prohibiting slavery
or involuntary servitutde, except for
the punishment for crime. and have
clothed the negro with citizenship and
the ballot. Following your example
serfdom has been abolished IN Mexico.
Brazil. and In some OF the old countries
OF the far east.
What OF the dead who frequently gave
their lives that the country might live.
When We look down the vista OF time
we see pass before US in palOram mic
view the spectral spirits OF those who
died IN the most gigantic war history
records. amid the clash OF arms and
the roar Of battle their lives went out
on the alter of human rights and human
liberty.
II IS those men who went down to
death without even a consolation OF
knowing that they had not died IN vain
and their comrades who are called later.
10 the final muster out that we honor
this day with loving hands and loyal
hearts bring our tribute OF flowers With
which 70 deck their graves. The battles
they won-Doaeldson. Shiloh. Pea Ridge
Vicksburg, Franklin. Nashville. Chat
tanOoga. Atlanta. The Wilderness. Get
tysburg. Petersburg-and hundreds OF
others and the banners they made glo-
rious and the lives they gave Up volun- |
tarily. were = triumph and consola- |
ton
Can stored urned or animated bust
Back 20 its mansion call the ieeung |
breath.
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Or hattery sooth the dull sold ear O;
death.
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And that beauty AL that wealth ere /
gave
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We can add nothing to the splendid
fame of these heroic dead whose graves
We signahze through these cerlmonses
which are both homage and insy.ra-
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can encompass The tattered daca
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