Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1897-07-01
Gen. Gordon-s Address
ANAL Csnr,son smoke as follows:

General Gordon spoke as 1o--oNS-
NJ President AS0 oMazDEs-Psru2-t
ne wl-h +ew words - return ne ceLn--l-N>-o4
with whsrn voZ hare Ec1E-e1 II .oT elzal
years AID bv unanimous vote Within ne
1exr f=w hours ron VII elect NJ successor
Whe1 Ihzs duty ! per- a-z-e1 ~ Eoo sLa--
gladly take NJ Ts-ace by those untitled heroes
who - E-a-5lv bore the battles bT111 II toe
ste-z work q wa-- SZch q sep voluntarily
taken ought 1ot 10 Dc considered strange con
6e<-ensson Hy sly nan To melt ! q T-zT-le-e-
L vas a. private thaE enlisted a. a so-a-2er
o. r1a 1rST n 5lca-loz o approaching ar II
= t-Zs I1a- lAe Partially q If COTTAGES
xhicA has followed n from that hour % this
did 10G psr-clt u2e II >s-Ee = thai Honorable
and >s-f-sae-51cl1g position
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tides o VA amidst Is 2-EA-s an IL sha1oEEs
il clU-les and is gloon. -sTe- -oST sight o
1s- ole hour M OBLIGATIONS % ne E-lFate
soldiers From z-S1 10 zas- Il al thase years
q al-eruage v5c1o-y AID defeat . hope and de-
SPAR Ely hea-l Vas eTa- paying = s'1a1ane-
ouS tributes 70 The matches -u--1tE11@ @ thai
s1-reuiE hand Eha. SAl-less- hall cad and
hu1E-v. marched OF t13t. ~1@5-a2 O 9-eEet
and h-avs-y 6e1ez the battles ca-1a-e ron
The beginning 10 ne end O. thai >1-lE--e with
cut one znz-zuer 9 Gl~co-:e-c- So = had
he power would erect - IL pirate solder
the most splendid memorial I2al Eratlt2oe
could SuE-e>---e15uS Ceul5 p-a- @ money build
Bat an 100 TsoJ- 20 tZa-- l1-- : possessed
record a tribute worthy - rh=Z AID S1ch - Hy
Own convictions and emotions p-a1-Er-- but ~
words are TOO feeble z9- ras-- There = one
thing hozsve-. which / c11 DO ! ca ar al
their feet The commissions which hey 77o1 Tor
ne Il var a11 1he hooa-s Elth which They hare
crowned ny life n pzaca- ca1 promptly a.
shall proudly take nv pace Il their now
thiE1ed and rapidly -1-S>3-T--= ranks
On The 1ezA 68v q June Iss2- eight years ago
While serving - governor q ~ native STATE. I
received from New O--sa-S The wholly 11ex-
usecTez aunou- cement - ~ election CON-
ra1der-zn-chlef Of The 1swly-9rEanizez United
Confederate veterans This aeE communion
Of e1-soldla-S be-a1 it. somewhat u2p-o-nis-nE
career with the modest zuDbs- q but Ien or-
CARNATIONS united for peaceful and noble
ends Today II presents the I5-a11 array O more
thai Loo camps answering the -Oll-csl and
rejecting uerlfe3 ho1o-S upon TIE Different
commanders and especially upon our able ad-
Ju1ant general
Il : al army still NJ. P7essdent. but Al
zrn1y fer the bloCs5- work o. var II longer
It's fsrcer> 10 longer bear Ihe flaming insignia
g hattie I1> weGPoae 70 longer fash defiance
70 TIE E,-- ~ deal 5sacA % opposing ranks
Its weapons are u0w The pec without malice,
the tonne without a>T,e-S5o2- and history with
out misrepresentation Is aims are peaceful
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= &C relieve he SZ1Erl-E o The living. cherish
The DeD0-v q thF dad. AID 70 shield from r.
preach the fEi- azzs y al Having committed
the south caG, - 10 Lhe z-o5r-aUe2c o battle,
they Loyalty sz5 -zz-.---y stand IT that rrI5u-
nails verdict Printing and suffering for their
homes and rights men have rarely fought
a15 suffered i TIE Ely-d A1~tu-T- exhibiting
q 3 hundred fields G-z tE0-~az6 s-srCencies
. hs-ols-1 1sXr- sZc--ie5- Yielding from utter
exhaustion and c1.y when their PROSTATE sec
-zo2 Tz> bleeding - every pore, failing after
Tie most deSpa-z1= defensive er--zCle = human
these hlgh-Soule3 >12> a: IL ssath o-er ms
reco-5 q devotion a. he -ah-est pledge Of their
1eSlFy - E-ee5oD and - IAe-- readiness 70 de-
teAd the republic O tG@-- fathers
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ans Z his 6r1et summary fairy represents
you- sentiments an5 yo-- ans lae2 EE cup u
JOY = HI 4oCt-=1 az -3- doubt DO -u1
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Ire impulses and hops g rs most r5T1-e>e--z-
tive BODY q southern manhood And M
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E1v oWn public lie uas hat = x1zcL vas able
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north tie loyal hearts a15 S--ezz ans o. The
south for -he rzfa-cz---r . Zaw AID o-zer-
L vas Il t1sf dreadful hour when yozr
s->os- city q tAe Ee>t rs threatened E51h
not porch aid blood E1z7 mob violence
ruled II her S---eLS- Wen laws were r-a-z7e5
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and Gl~-zaE 1Lle5 C1-Ea-lS hons ans Eas1
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Sympathy I'D aid aid 20 declare thar 70 men
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