Evening star., 1898-05-30

"Braver men never lived than those who.
with Porter, bombarded Fort Fisher. faced
tne deadly tempest with Farragut at New
orleans. manned the guns of the fleet with
Foote at Donelson, and persisted with The
Cumberland in Hampton Roads while deal
ing a last broaCside.' Heroes I'm blue, ,
heroes IN gray! These are the incompara-
Die jewels Of the republic today. MANY of
them sleep In Arlington, at Chickamauea
at gettysburg, in the WILDERNESS. in the
swamps, In the trenches where they fell
myriads sleep in unknown graves and
myrlads more sleep beneath the sea We
know not-it matters not-where thev lie
SO long as grateful nation chants the re-
frain: When can their glory fadeT"
IN the course OF an eloquent tribute to
our present navy the orator said: NO
tongue, however tipped with fire. dare hone
to. do justice to the modern miracle
wrought at Manila. 1t is fitting climac-
teric to the achievements of the century
For audacity of conception and brfllia ncv
or execution the feat of Dewey and his
men stands alone. History, modern. me-
dleval, ancient, furnishes no parallel The
undyfng gratitude of their countrymen and
impertshable renown are the rewards which
attend the gallant commander and his
Drave associates who boldly entered the
harbor of Manila. over the deadly mines
OF Spain. under the frowning muzzles of
the great guns of Corrigedor and Cayite to
engage and exterminate the Spanish fleet
In the future 1t will be deemed distinc-
tion beyond expression for the men who
shared the battle on that memorable occa-
SION 10 nc able to say: 1 was with Dewey
at Manila But there is a sad prelude to
our paean of praise. The American heart
Is touched with tenderness as memory ir-
res1stibiy turns to the proud vessel which
one moment rode the waters of Havana
harbor-its lights eXtinguished for the
night. its gallant crew asleep in their
berths. dreaming of friends, firesides and
neids Tar away. lulled into fancied security
by the footballs of the watch upon the
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next moment. with appalling suddenness
and indescribable horror, hurled into eter-
nifty, without opportunity to strike a blow
or offer q prayer.
Though they died not in battle though
they perished. as We believe by the foul
est treachery, yet the memory Of the men
who met martyrdom on that fated ship
will be treasured in the nations heart for
ever.
Flowers and tears for the heroes who
were translated by that terrible tragedy
to land where treachery and tyranny are
unknown
II am not in sympathy with servile imita-
ton of the fads and follies Of other lands,
and would keep our civilization American
to its core, yet, in my judgment, the time
has come when the nations which speak
the same language, boast the blood Of
common ancestry, observe the same laws
and worship the same Deity should not
again be permitted to drift apart, but
cement Cne natural Ties
which bind them together into a lasting
alliance. Such union, founded not only
on community of blood. but of interest,
would hasten the dawn of the glorious era
of universal peace.
Had such an alliance existed hereto
fore the atrocities Of the 'unspeakable
Turk would have been stayed, and Cuba
would not now sit in sorrow and desola-
ton, the prey of famine, flame and sword.
God grant that out of the smoke of battle
Shall Onlv the freedom of ClDa
but a more exalted citizenship and a no.
bier national character. God speed the
brave boys VINO have responded to dutys
cali and laid their lives, their fortunes and
their sacred honor upon the altar of their
country"
Mr.. William H. Michael spoke on Co
operation Between Grant and Porter" He
said in part: