Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1897-06-04
The response to this call was prompt

The response to this call was prompt
and patriotic. Thousands ard ten
thousands Of loyal men rushed to the
rescue and it takes many pages Of the
history Of the war to tell of the noble
deeds and of the grand achievements |
Of these selfsacrificlng heroes as they
Dassed Though the fire and blood of
battle In putting down rebellion; in
giving renewed life to the constitution
and deeper meaning to the liberties
we SO richly enjoy. The shout OF com.
mander, the clash of arms, the sharp
vol!ey of the deadly rifle, the thunder
ing cannon. the wild rush, the desper-
ate charge, the cry of the wounded,
the chastity faces of the dying and the
dead-but what pen can describe or
what pencil portray the actual horror
of the battle field? 1t was veritable
valley of the shadow of death through |
which our veterans passed to strike
down treason and to uphold the con
stitution and the laws of the land.
Husbands, fathers. Sous and broth
ers gave up their lives freely and made
the plains of many u battle field red
with their heart 8 blood that the union
might live; while in far away homes
wives, mothers, daughters and sisters
in the depths of anguish and sorrow
mourned tor loved ones who never re.
turned to gladden. the hearthstone of
their old homes or to cheer the sad
hearts of the dear ones there.
1t is, however, not our in ention to
fight those battles over again. We
can give but u passing glance ut the
conflicts so nobly won, and only
stop to applaud the brave deeds of
these grand cid veterans whose brav-
cry and whose excellent achievements
will ever live in history and in song.
| The results of this fraternal conflict
caused the hearts OF all loyal people to
thrOb with gladness and today as we
come with expressions Of sorrow for
J the dead and to strew the graves OF
our fallen heroes with chaplets of flow
ers, we rejoice in the victories they
won.
+ To mediate On the death of the
patriot soldier, causes sadness of heart
| but we remember that
Whether OH the scaffold high,
| Or in the battles van,
The fittest place for man to die,
. Is when he dies for man.
fair young life poured out upon the sod
: In the high cause of Freedom and Of God.
IL Is full and glorious as the orbed SUM-
on dies am infant; dies and leaves no Sign;
For he has writ no deed on history's page
And unfulflled his beings great design
:, Death has no victory over men who
t die for their homes and their fellow
a men. Reverence for the dead soldier
- has come down through the ages. III
:. early times. the great warrior was del
n fed. The Greeks believed that the
death of the soldier was but his giori
- tication being newly transferred from
Is the battle scenes of Earth to join thu
h revelry of the Gods. The Sparta,
Is mother was glad in having son to of
n fer on her country's altar.
=. Cicero said, ut is sweet and decor
n Gus to die for ones native land ant
rs Vergil sang of arms and of heroes.
ct In every civilized nation, the mem
IS ory of the men who died IN defending
re their country, has been kept green II
ID State record, in Memorial Day or Il
ID lasting marble. Only short tim
e, ago the people of the east gathered o
We the tomb of General Grant where i
rs fitting ceremony was celebrated tn
al anniversary of his birthday and tn
foremost men of the nation in eloquen
he Language did honor to the man VIII
r. directed the overthrow of treason b
e. fighting Oh the line he laid doH
x though 1t might take all summer.
sci 1t was only n week ago when moi
&c. ument erected in Fairmont Parl
n. Philadelphia, to the memory Of Wasl
ch linyton was unveiled In the presence
ch vast multitudes that had gathert
to there. The father of his country 0
DIV though dead for a century is still 'hr
for in war, first in peace ana nrst III u
nh hearts OF his countrymer."
ro' Today we come not to unvell u
Oh memorial marble but we come Wi
garlands of roses to deck the graves
or. the soldiers whose memory we delig
II to keep ever fresh.
,de Flowers are wreathed around {
he cradle, the marriage altar and t
m. tomb. The Persian in his tar caste
ice land delights in the perfume OF t
III. beautiful rose and writes his love
lad nosegays.
elr The savage cIaps his hands in z
as he gathers the early bL~soms-t
ant Illuminated sculptures of the prair
sed With these davstais Of Earth, tn
the eloquent symbols of sympathy and