The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-11-24
THEMORNING NEWS: FRIDAY. NOVEMBER "a 1890
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patriotic devotion.
And now. cir. after these remarks
which are wholly and solely my own. IL
remains for me 70 execute the commits
sion of the Secretary of War and Ia his
name TO receive these monuments into the
care of the great republic"
Brief informal addresses were made by
others of the visitors among them sena-
tor Shelby NJ. Cullom of Illinois Senator
Cullom, in closing his speech, said:
"All serious talk of imperialism, or Of
una merican restriction upon the growth
of our wonderful country is gratuitous and
INCA He'd for The extension Of Ameri-
can boundaries. wherever the American
flag mas a proper and just right 90 hoat,
is simply a development of our Ameri-
canism. 1t is as proper and legitimate
for this country to grow and expand as
it was to be born. 1t was born 10 live,
and il lives TO expand its sphere OF useful
ness. 1t lives not merely 70 absorb ter
ritory and TO become great and wealthy,
bur it lives to justify its birth and auces-
try 1t lives to make the world better
and broader and to glorify the God of Ma
tons.
IF The Creator of the Universe, has
since the dawn of Christend9m, showered
upon any human g0vernm Mt the proofs
Of God $ especial favor, He certainly has
done so with the Uni ed States The
forest Of martle memorials, whose shin
ing shafts aspire TO the Clouds, TESTIFY
alike 10 he losses we have sustained in
our pathway toward the Manhood of the
Nation and do honor to the spirit OF KIDD
ly recollection we have always had TO-
ward our soldier dead.
Let that arm be palsied which would
take a single laurel from the crown Of
Anne rcan glory. Chattanooga and Geltys-
burg aIe 81 ander and better Eust atom
for our his tory than the stories of Their
mopylae or of Waterloo. Our conflicts were
Waged in toe interest of the human race.
Every dlop of bl9oi shed ana every life
destroyed in these Amer. can battles have
been reviVifled into a new life for mil
/ lions yet 10 wa k up n The ear h. The
wars of ancient history were simply The
brutalities ordained by some King or Rui-
er, n a selfish struggle fer Dominion. ours
were 10 maintain prineiple-theirs to up
bui d some granny. Eut that c uef era Of
! personal aggrandlzement he's gone by
/ Il teal that the story of this day may
become the story interviewer with the
highest hopes Of an intelligent, Christian
people, making these fields where thou-
sands of the true and brave were mar
/ shaued unto death, truly the camping
/ ground of tie American Holy Land
About the Monuments.
The Illinois monuments and markers at
! Chickamauga Park and the vicinity of
/ Chattanooga to be dedicated next Thurs
/ day. are 107 in number. erected out of an
! appropriation of $65, 600 by the Illinois Leg
/ islature. OF the markers, there are thtr-
! ty-three in Chickamauga Park ana nine
teen in Chattanooga and vicinity. The
small monuments are distributed so as to
! give thirty-seVen to ChickamauSa Park
aud eighteen to Chattanooga and vicinity.
/ The markers are of Quincy granite, five
/ feet long and two and a half feet wide,
with polished shields and inscribed with
the word illinois," and the name of the
| regiment engaged at the location of the
marker. All the markers and the small
! monuments are built ON plans of striking
| similarity. The two great monuments of
! Illinois, which are among the most at
] uactive on the battlefield, are located, one
at Orchard Knob and the other at Bragg S
! hill Missionary Ridge. The monument on
Braggs' hill is erected in honor of the
| brigades of Gems. Gross, Sherman,
jacques, Wagner, Harker Which, Car
! lin, Moore and Wood. II Is a tail shaft of
| New England granite, surmounted by n
| bronze figure. The base is of Georgia
! granite four additional figures at the base
| of the monument and the flags, seals, etc,
are of standard bronze, as also is the
great seal of Illinois, which appears on it,
! This monument Is very deliberately in
| scribed The monument at Orchard Knob
was erected to the memory of the brigades
Of Gems Morgan, Starkweather, Beatty,
| Aeckef, McCook, whitaker, lynddle, VIII
der, Long and Engart, the First and Sec
ond Illinois Light Batteries, Gogswell's
| Battery and the Chicago Board of Trade
| Battery In architectural design 1t is a
| canopy with tall polished shaft, on the
| top of which is a bronze figure of stand
ard bearer. 1t is built Of New England
granite with base of Southern granite.
| The polished work is very elaborate, the
name illinois standing out In bold relief
| Among the other polished pieces on the
monument are four balls on the corners of
| the dome, eight columns on the corners
| and the main column.