The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-05-31
WATTERS0N AT LOUISVILLE
Exults in Restored Union and the
Wider Destiny Comsennent

Louisville, KY, May 30-Union soldiers
who sleep in the cemeteries of Louisville
and New Albany, Ind, were remembered
with overs today. The exercises, while
simple, were impressive. The day was
generally observed as a holiday, business
houses and schools being closed. The pro-
cession formed at the entrance to Cave
Hill cemetery and proceeded to the hill
side where sleep 1000 soldiers who wore
the blue. At the graves a beautiful mu-
steal service was rendered. The orator
of the day was the kon. Henry Waiter
son. who spoke, in substance, as follows:
The duty which draws us together,
and the day-although appointed by law
come to us laden with a deeper meaning
than they have ever borne before; and
the place which witnesses our coming
invests the occasion with increased SOL
emnity and significance. Within the pre-
cncts of this dread but beautiful city-con-
secrate in all our hearts and all our homes
for here lie our loved ones-two plots
Of ground with but a hillock between,
have been set aside to mark the resting
place of the dead of two armies that in
life were called hostile, the army of the
union, the army of the Confederacy. We
come to decorate the graves Of those who
died fighting for the union. Presently
Others shall come to decorate the graves
of those VINO died fighting for the Con-
federacy. Yet, If these flower-covered
mounds could open and the brave men
who inhabit them could rise, not as dis
embodied spirits, but in the sentient flesh
and blood Thich they wore when they
went hence. they would rejoice as We do
that the hopes Of both have been at last
fulfilled, and that the Confederacy, swal-
lowed up by the union, lives again IN
American manhood and brotherhood, such
as were contemplated by the makers Of
the republic.
TO those OF us who were the comrades
and contemporaries Of tSe dead that are
buried here. who survived the ordeal Of
battle and who live to bless the day, there
= nothing either strange or unnatural in
this, because We have seen it coming for
q long time: We have seen It coming in tho
knship Of ties even as close as those Of
q common country; in the robust inter-
course Of the forum and the ll1srSet-p.ace:
in the sacred fnterchauges OF the domestic
affections; but, above all, il the prattle
Of children who cannot distinguish be-
tween N-le -EANlAa Ll-r WLO wore the que
and The grandfather VINO wore the gray.
IL IS required Of no rnan-whichever flag
he served UBjer-that he make and 7enun-
citation shameful 10 himself, and there
fore d.shonoring % these grandchildren,
and each may safely leave 70 history the
casting Of the balance between antag-
onistc schools Of thought and opposing
camps T. action, where the essentials of
fidelity and courage were 80 amply met
Nor IS II the part OF wisdom 70 regret
tale thSt Is told. The issues that evoked
the strife of sections are dead issues. TIE
conflict, watch was thought TO be irrecon-
ciiaole ana was certainly 1nevita bic. ended
more thau thirty yeans ago. L Vas fought
10 tts bloody conclusion by fearless and
honest men. To some tde result was log
ical-to others L was 6lsa9po.ntIus-.o all
* was final As no man disputes *. let 10
man deplore it. Let Us rather believe that
It was nee5tuI 70 make rs q nation. Let
Is rather o.ok upon .r as into a mirror,
seeing not the GeFolstl1n q the nast.
bur the radiance Of the future. ana IN
the heroes az the New North and the New
South who contested - generous rivalry
up the dre-swept steep OF E. Canev. and
SIDE By SIDE re-emhlazoned the national
character N me waters about CorreEidar
Island and under the walls Of Cavite. iet
Us behold hostages for the old North and
the old South blent together IN union