The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-06-27

peers and II was not long till victories
were achieved by either superior gener'
alship or numbers.
BLESSING TO BOTH.
"Thcse men whose graves are oeing
decorated were not victors. Their cause
failed. Their failure was a priceless bless
ing to both South and North. Both Blue
and Gray can clasp hands and rejoice over
that common victory. The whole land
was made to blush with blood and was
drenched with tears. peace. happiness
and joy fled from thousands Of firesides;
the land was filled with crippIes; the
wall OF orphans crying to heaven, and
the means OF the widows ~saddening the
earth were over all the land.
These were the immediate results or
the war. But, in obedience to the great
law OF compensation. labor was eman-
ciDated, our prosperous activities were
%quickened and deepened. the energy and
skill which had been used In destructive
war were turned into peaceful and con-
structiye rdustri =. making Il splendor or
material progress which was unparalleled.
1t is doubtful whether the four years of
doubt. blood and ~unspeakable anguish
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rious than the thirty preceding years Of
peace"
In closing, Judge Pugh said: at IS
honorable to come here and decorate their
graves. 1t Is convincing evidence that
the Union, In it's sublimest significance.
is about established. when such events
as this occur. Carrying two wounds
made by Confederate bullets. / am per-
fa.tf,- u-fllfpD that tltair prayer shall ho
decorated and even to participate in it
when their SURVIVORS are not numerous
enough to do II. / am willing TO admit
ina their heroism t. a part OF our ma
tional heritage. | am willing that their
survivors or admirers may erect monu-
ments to perpetuate their memories. I
am willing that their surviving comrades
may be elected to Office. even TO as high
an office as Vice-President of the United
States. / am willing. on proper occa-
sions. TO meet with them and celebrate
the yalor OF both blue and gray. / am
willing that the broken swords. the bat
tered guns. and the battle-scarred flags
captured in the war on both sides. may
be hung up side by side. as trophies in
tho different State capitois. They will
not wound my feelings or tear open my
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prayer TO our Heavenly Father that he
will watch over and bless the veterans
of both armies. This sort OF fraternal
forbearance and generosity IL, in my
humble judgment. one of the surest guar
antees of stability for the future of our
common country
GENERAL YOUNG'S ADDRESS.
The next speaker introduced was Gem
eral Benne II. Young, one of he romi-
nent citizens and leading attorneys Of
Louisville, Ky.
General Young is wei land favorably
known by the veterans of both armies.
He fought on the Confederate side and
was at one time a prisoner at Camp
Chase. and made his escape from tina
prison. General Young was one Of he
most active participants in entertaining
the Union veterans a couple of years ago
when the Grand Army encampment was
held i'm Louisville. His generosity and
friendliness on that occasion has endear-
ed him to the veterans of the North.
He vast endered n warm reception Sat
urday afternoon. His address was able
and eloquent and the touching tributes
he paid to the fallen heroes Of both sides
brought tears TO the eyes of many who
heard him. lie said he had an import
ant law case TO try. but when he received
the invitation 10 come to Columbus and
participate i'm the decoration OF the graves
of his fallen comrades, he had requested
Of the opposing counsel that the case be
continued and the consent was readily
granted.
He told the story in beautiful words OF
the firing on Fort Sumter and the begin
ming of the war. He said, we are gath
cred this afternoon to contemplate one
OF the sequences to the happenings OF
that crucial period in human history. A
high tribute was paid TO the valor of The
soldiers who lie buried at Camp Chase.
These graves. over which you are here
to scatter beautiful flowers. heavens
sweet messengers. are peaceful but vivid
witnesses to the awful sacrifices the war
entailed. Thai struggle lasted 1900 days.
The deaths from all causes averaged 300
each twenty-four hours.
In the South, from whence these dead
warriors came, there were no exempted
communities and few unstricken house.
holds. and the tidings which came from
the scenes at the front always came
freighted with woe and sadness. Every
breeze hat sighed in the trees was >
requiem for some ones dead. and every
rustic OF the wind that foated among
the pines was a mourning song for some
one who was sacrificed for the Southern
land. If we had some quantity by which
we could calculate the worth OF sob or
the value of tears, what countless treas
ures the people Of America could lay
aside as the possession of those who bore
the trials OF the civil war"
A PRISONER AT CAMP CHASE.
General Young referred TO the time he
was a prisoner at Camp Chase and the
great contrast between that time and
the present. That great contest. the
most studendous the world ever saw. Is
ended, and there are lone but freemen In
this great land.
Continuing. he said. OF the number who
are thus laid among o 15S came from
Kentucky. They made the costliest sac
rihce men can make for any cause. and
the mournful fact that few who loved
them have come to weep at their sepui-
cheers or place fresh flowers on their
graves. pleads with Irresistible eloquence
to the generosity OF those within whose
gates they died and among whom they
so sadly and so touchingly find a place
OF burial.
Somewhere in the stricken land whence
they came, loving hearts mourn their