The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1896-06-17
THE BLUE AND GRAY TO MARCH
SIDE BY SIDE.

Editor Representatives:
1t warmed the blood of my old body
as l read in the Penny Press that DR.. e.
r. Perkins (comrade mine), a veteran Of
the Second Minnesota Volunteer in
fantry had left the thing called the re-
publican party, which stands opposed to
all the financial acts of our lamented
Lincoln and is fostering with treason to
God, humanity and our common country,
and has, as of old, enlisted in the ranks Of
his countrys defenders The spirit Of 81
is aroused in our land among the Old
veterans of the Union cause in defense
against our old and inveterate enemy,
England, and is kindling a blaze of pa
triotism that will sweep traitors, bribe-
takers, perjurers and their alles,. the old
political parties and the mental mongrel
scavengers, editors of the plutocratic
press, and destroy them as God destroyed
and drowned with the waves the hosts
Of the oppressors and flooded a world that
the wicked might perish. 1t is not in
the North alone that love of our country
and it's defense is being organized. The
s.umbering patriotism of our nation is
springdng to it's feet in the full power
Of American might Let it be remem-
bered whatever the faults of the South
ern Confederacy and its terrible results,
there was not one brave man in the con-
federate army that engaged the union
forces in open battle in whose veins
flowed one drop of towards blood; or that
would bend the knee to an alien enemy,
much less our enemy of enemies, Eng
land. Already the brave confederates.
veterans in the Southland, are forming
in line of battle under our undivided
country's flag calling to the union vet
Grams of the North to join them at the
ballot-box and drive treason from our re-
pubic. Shall they call in vain? Away
with the foul thought. Many of Mime
sofas old defenders of our countrys flag
sleep the sleep Of death in woodland and
ravine, made fragrant with fresh MOSES,
ferns and wild flowers; they sleep in the
midst of grain fields, placid lakes and
rimpled stream and fair-faced prairie
land, and there they will sleep until the
final call, their ears Closed to the bat
ties shock, their eyes closed to see no
more the CHASTITY horrors of civil war;
but their patriotic examples and spirit
still lives and flows in the veins of the
sons and daughters of $4,000 dead and
living union veterans of Minnesota. The
alarm is spreading country is in
danger" is shouted into the battle
shocked ears of the old defenders of our
country's flag by their patriotic sons; as
of old the door was sprinkled with blood
to protect the homes from the destroying
angel. So the sound of the hammer will
be heard as the wives and daughters of
the union veterans nail their country's
flag from window and door as warning
that traitors and English agents shall rot
enter in. So will be heard the sound as
the young mother nails her country's flag
to the cradle of her first-born that it's
first breath shall be taken from it's folds,
its first sight behold the stars on its field
of blue. You confederate veterans, fear
not; we were enemies in war, we are
friends in peace; and whatever vigor is
left in the Northern veterans arm will
be given to aid you in our country's de-
tense against our common enemy, Eng
land, and her agents, North or South.
And the warm Southern moonshine will
join its rays with the splendor of
our Northern lights in celebrating a
mighty victory for our country and man.
kind November next on the eve of cleo
ton. ALLEN G. Sexton.
Annandale, June 8, 1896.