The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-05-07
GREATDAY IN NEW LONDON
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(Continued from First Page) crowned our arms with victory. To- day we are a nation of over seventy millions, knowing no north, no south no east, no west, loving old Virginia and Georgia, with the same strong love for the old commonwealths of Massa chusetts and Pennsylvania.
 When Lee surrendered the army of northern Virginia the magnanimous Grant said; Let them have their horses" and the noble-hearted Lincoln was the first to aid the suffering south and to carry out that beautiful Char ity for all and malice toward none" Grant, Mcclellan, sherman, Hancock, Lee, Jackson and Johnson have met be- yond the river, and all who took part in that great struggle will soon answer the last roll call,
 The south is raising her monuments to the gallant soldiers and sailors of the north. What 8 grand demonstra- tion to the world that no bitterness re- mains!
 Honored Sir, we cannot take part in the dedication of this soldiers and sail ors' monument, which you have caused eo w NiNNtSi to tiV pdNi lpi NNcNi NlSh out doing us all good. I am sure we will all be made better citizens, and our love for our great government of forty-five states made stronger and more enduring, The flags. the songs, the presence of these heroes who fought our battles-all these things will fill our minds with nobler thoughts, and lift us up to higher planes of patriotism and citizenship.
 When Mayor Johnston concluded the battle hymn of the republic was sung by the 400 school boys
 SENATOR HAWLEY.
 The subject of Senator Joseph R., Hawley was 'The Army" Among other things he said: Fellow citizens of New London: You are heartily to be congratulated upon New Londons very honorable record of peaceful and just civil government; of reward for religion and education: of distinguished enter prise in all quarters of the globe, and of noble patriotism on land and sea; and furthermore, upon the spirit which moves you to be righteously proud of 1t all, and desirous to Derpetuate the memory thereof, to the end that your successors may thereby be stimulated to continue in such well doing. While the assignments of the speakers for this occasion relieve me from historical details l cannot avoid a glance at the past
 On the hill beyond your harbor rises the goodly monument upon Groton hill in memory of one of the most remark able contests known in history, A com paratively undisciplined body of pat riotic neighbors dared to defend Fort Griswold against a trained and savage enemy. It is recorded that the dead ranged in years from 15 to 75, and that of the dead and wounded sixty were members of the Congregational churches Of Groton and New London. Eighty-flve were left dead. Our losses were 1853, of whom about 40 were kill ed or wounded. Arnold officially re- ported his losses at 196 killed and wounded. Your sorrow will never cease, nor will your pride in the amazing story of the plain peoples heroic sac rifice diminish.
 
 All old soldiers and sailors and their families and friends and all lovers of the good cause and the dear old flag look toward you to-day with love and gratitude for your good work in raising this noble monument to your defenders of the union. Soldiers cannot and do not forget the immense debt of grati- tude and sympathy they owe to those who did not go to the war. Each one of you, my comrades, knows we'll some IL l- .r- sorrow that they could not accompany you to the field. Yet we know that they also were soldiers, in a field of less dis play, but of fully as great necessity and power.
 It will require expenditures and sac riices small in proportionito those of foreign nations to put ours Ives in such condition that no people eombina-