Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-01-21
DEATH ROLL.

DEATH ROLL.
The following membe of Post have
died here:
Billings, Oscar Chase, ]. l..
Holmes, John Haines, Caleb II.
Lapoint, Clofar Keeter, Abram
Meng, A. P. Maxtield, john
Moore, Luther j. Young, n D.
The address of w. w. Brim, the
commander-elect was ordered place d on
the records, and is given in full here
with:
ADDRESS OF COMMANDER
In the year 1892 Columbus dlscov-
cred America.
During the interim of over 400 years,
which has elapsed since that time,
thousands, yea, tens and hundreds of
thousands with varying motives) have
sought its shores.
Ambitious, unscrupulous adventur-
ers, with armed bands, have come hith-
er for the glory of conquest, to pillage
and lay waste and enrich themselves
upon the spoils. Aristocrats of the old
world, lovers of ease and of luxury
have come with their servants, their
horses and hounds, to indulge them
selves without restraint.
Others have come with honesty of
purpose, and like VIM. Penn and the
Puritan fathers, have founded colon
les, felled the great oaks, builded
houses, and in the fear and love of
God have, by dint of hard labor, pro-
vided for themselves and those de-
IL
food.
Observation teaches that the inhab-
itants of northern countries are mere
hardy and industrious than those Of
warmer climes, also that in immigrat-
ing they are inclined to seek homes in
similar or higher latitudes. while
those of southern birth, especially peo-
pie seeking ease and luxury, are in
clined to journey southwark.
We pass the mixed grain over the
separator and on this side we find
wheat, en- lthat, something else, and
likewise having passed over the great
water we find On one side of a line
dividing our country from east to west,
the hardy sons of toll, submissive to
the divine decree lin the sweat of thy
face shalt thou eat bread) and believ-
ing that all mankind are born free and
| equal, and endowed with certain rights
) among which are life, liberty and the
pursuit of happiness. On the other
the lords Of creation, eating their
bread in the sweat of another's face
and holding that some are born to rule
and others to Serve. Little wonder
that people with such ideas become the
advocate of human slavery and make
chattels of their fellow men. Thus oul
country becomes peopled with men OIL
antagonistic ideas, and human slave!
an element of discord.
Elijah prayed that it might not rain
and it rained not for the space of Al
days. Again he prayed that it might
rain, and sent out his servant to SCI
if there were any signs of rain and III
saw none He went out six times ant
saw no sign, but on looking the sew
epth time he saw a cloud like man
hand rising up, when Elijah said
"There would be rain" and there wa
rain. The cloud increased, growini
J thicker and darker, covering the Who'll
! earth and there was a great rain.
Thomas Jefferson second presiden
, of our United States, great Statesman
that he was, on peering into our ma
tons future, saw cloud larger tina
mans hand wiz, human slavery
rising up and growing darker an
denser, and, as in his solicitude for on
welfare, he contemplated il, he exclain
ed 81 tremble for my country when
remember that God is just"
'Tis said that evil men wax worF
and worse Our national trouble
came on apace. Our southern brett
rem, thinking themselves far bette
e than we who worked for living, wan
}, ed to run over us and dictate laws
5 advance their interests, to our iniur,
n and finally concluded that If they coul
e not run the country in their own wa
i to destroy it and tear it in shreds b
r. their infamous doctrine of state right
q We said No! The union must be pr
e served. Then war commenced, and I'll
y boys in blue went south to put down
=, rebellion.
,e Now we can't begin to tell about q
d the boys that went south. nor abol
"a all the regiments and what they di
a but we have a chance To know som
thing about the Third Ohio cayalr
d and might say few things about tina
. and how we put down rebellion.
good deal depends upon starting o.
right. We went into camp at Monro
VILE and went at cnce into such trai
ing as would fit us for future dutie