The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1899-06-08


q ooancils ior tvo sepersticpG II VI
prosd, hishspiriisd and aggressive. "
iond Of ssyips 10 older ssstccrssic cou
!. tries "se too. have class. which live b
/. the l.ber OF others and shioh IL born On
/. educated to soveru" Ga tts other hsnt
!, the Nor b vas given np 10 nsserislism,
!, un engaged 10 ssriculturs. mining, ID
nech.picsi srls. 10 industrial pnrsni,s. VI
inventive, and wss sceuuulstins and be-
sccam ulsi.d enormous wealth, Was spjo
log prosperity and living 10 The pleasure
sna tbe Injuries. which dow from these .
suits.
All revolutions snd oil conspirscie
sesintt Consiitu'ionsl authority o.
, brought about BY niporities. II IL becaus
the msioriiy 10 banded together Tor . Oh
gle and commoo purpose. They hsv,
bnrnt the bridges bshiud them. they hsv,
st.ked lie. liberty aDd prosperity on ID,
'ssue' For them. 1t 10 patriotism II thsJ
succeed. tsssson and dssih II they fail. and
they carry With them. BY Tho force Of CON
psc, and energetic ssrnsstnsss, sll Who
share 10 their belief snd ere anxious fol
the snccess Of their plans.
Edward Everett bAs said that item meu
preci pi,sted the rebellion Of 1861" and II
~ss precipitstsd for the purpose, AleIsn
der II. Ovens declared Of founding . new
government and Of which the corner-ltone
should be, thtt which the orisinsl build
ers rflscted. But nov oil see and scknow
ledge, that had the rebellion succeeded.
instead OF two governments there would
have been atzin and 10 the ieslousies OF
little and contending sovreiRnties, securi
ty for property. lie and sll liberty, would
have been lost.
Bot who ol you. memters OF the Grand
Army Of the Il public, can forget that Sab
bath morniug. when the news WAS q .shed
over the wires "thst the f.g hsd been FIR
e ! upon ut Samier." Instantly all politi
cal elements and diverging opinions we're
cemen,ed into one common macs With one
common resolve. Our flag why we had
seen it floating from mast heads and pub
lie buildings, carried 10 professions and
upon mimic bAttle6elds; and We little
dreamed whit tenderness and affection
were emblemed in its folds. You little
knew. that way down 10 the depths OF your
hearts that 10 the Flag was sym bolzed the
Republic and is Constitutions. its institu
tions, its Liberties. its eloriss, its part with
the present and the future, Yes, yes.there
il is wi b Its story written on it's front,
there Is red for the sscrificisl blood OF the
men who bought IL with their lives; there
is white for the purity Of their devotion to
God and Country. there is blue for the 10y
atty ois County, which counted 90 COST,
evaded no sacrifice. there are the Stars
emblemsticsl Of its undyine glory. the
Stripes sp. aLiug all too plainly Of the sui
fering and sacrifice.
This is our Flag this 10 the red, white
and blue -thi, tho glory they fred upon.
and this il the story thst shines from
every Star. blaz,s 10 every Stripe, waves
In every fold, % II beams out upon every
lifting breeza This is the theme that
breathed in every x'phyr, sighed 10 every
breeze, shouted in every gale.
No wonder, that st frst you we're stun
nsd. then smszsd, then indignant then
came the settled purpose thst war should
be wsged until that flag Was recognized ss
the emblem Of freedom wherever II waved.
II was then that the shell oil msterislism
dropped from the manhood OF the North,
and 1t stood forth crystslizsd into the pur
est patriotism. The manuisctofy was de
serted. the plow was left 10 the iurrow,
Ihe spade 10 the sod. the mining tools 10
The shaft. The law office was closed, the
pulpit deserted, snd without regard to pre-
vious opinions or party indications. . mil
lion men marched forth 10 the defense OF
lhe country and the preservation Of tte
Union and what long and weary march,
Ihe bright hopes Of speedy returu TO the
LrspquiIities Of home, disappointed 10 the
disastrous smoke OF the Hrst battle Of the
war. Tie enemy wac bold and shrewd,
isring AID vigilsDt, enthusiastic 10 the
,suse, used to their country aud we'll yer
'ed 10 it's ways, led BY commanders
.sught by the Union, skilled 10 oil their
plans and movements Of var. II was bit
Ter struggle. The North fighting for
right.she South fighting for wrong There
hey stand The blue and the ersy-tbere
stretches . broad quie, field OF green, down
% the harmless little brook. which mur
q urs along Is sweetly ss II 1t never heard
II sorrows. Above, the sky 10 - clear ss
vsse Of crystal and the song birds ere
lifting from tree to tree, ss II all the world
vas ss merry as they. Bot look there is
white puf Of smoke, red blszs from I
be trees. . loud report falls upon our esrs
nd from hundreds Of 6sry thEosts. vomit ,
ng forth their wrtb, the sharp, quick Z
,olley OF muskets follows like rattle Of /,
,sil. There man stssgers. throws down
lis gun With dying yell Of pain and BY I
lie side smother. Az they disappear. 9th 4
re-, like spectres, With the same ferce {
lark brows, clsnched teeth and bands and
|Ashing eyes. take their places. II is bard .
o zee them for the smoke; and YET the
work goes on. heavy cloud = q
be breath OF vsr has cSept up 10 the .
olor tt.fI and hides its brillisnt colors. q
/, ut II hidss too, those bissing balls OF FIRE q
bsi whistle through the scsIdiag and I
esfening destructioi on every side. Op,
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