The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-09-14
1t. COLONEL JAMES e. BARNETT.

1t. COLONEL JAMES e. BARNETT.
men who responded to his call for
troops In the recent crisis. At the re-
union Of the late Colonel Hawkins old
regiment of the civil war Colonel Bar
nett was a guest Of honor. and was
called upon for a speech. On leaving
Philadelphia Colonel Barnett went to
Pittsburg, and from there to Markle-
ton, Somerset county, on the Alleghe-
ny mountains. to stay at sanitarium
there for an indefinite period. His
father, a we'll known Presbyterian cler-
gyman, is one Of the officers Of the san
itarium, and the colonel will have the
added benefit Of being with his family
while recuperating for his campaign
for state treasurer.
COLONEL BARNETTS SPEECH.
In his speech before the ex-prisoners
Of war Colonel Barnett said:
upon our arrival In our native land
It has been our highest honor to be
greeted by the soldiers Of the civil
war as comrades. We appreciate, as
never before. the greatness of the
struggle in which you were engaged,
the fierceness of which has not and
never will be understood by other ma
tiOns until they themselves shall come
into conflict with American armies.
Serene and confident. you can gaze
with appreciation upon the deeds Of
others without jealousy and without
envy at the applause bestowed upon
them. for you have erected for your
selves an unrivaled and imperishable
monument, the Union itself. As you
marched along the streets We felt that,
like the bush of Moses. your hearts
were still illumined by the fire Of pa
triotism, and that by your very pres
ence you said: ''Oh, Liberty, we still
are thine. and II others falter now In
the nations hour Of trial. although we
are weak and feeble. take US with all
that we have Of life and fortune and
hse us in thy cause
II believe that America has a mis-
bion, and, that having been herself re-
beemed by your efforts and washed
klean from the last stain Of dishonor.
Ind the north and south having been
happily again united In q common
bve of our institutions. that she has
(ready entered upon the fulfillment of
at mission. From strife comes ad-
kncement. and this is the lesson
lught by the records Of the great
prld's drama which we call history.
'For centuries two great civiliza-
kns have battled with each other and
pm the friction of that contest have
len evolved some of the choicest priv
ikes that belong to man collectively.
das an individual. America. on the
% hand, represents the highest type
oBaxon civilization, and Spain, on the
o(er, the most decadent type Of Latin.
Blween these two the latest and great
es combat in the interest of human
3tyhas Just been fought.
Cuba and Porto Rico have been res
cul from centuries Of oppression and
haV been endowed with the blessings
Of berty. Inestimable as were the re-
suit thus obtained. yet there was an
othe and far reaching issue involved
In th contest, the significance Of which
has tut lately become apparent.
INrHE FAR OFF PHILIPPINES.
'Tousands Of miles beyond the Col
dem ates of California, ON the farther
conflps of the Pacific ocean. washed
by th blue waves Of the China sea.
0mos unknown 70 the civilized
voeld.yst the very key to the Orient
noe)e lioe. smiling under . tropical