Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1901-06-01


go Il had been fought and won. Eng.
land tonaclously clung tO the idea
that she could yet reclaim her rebel.
lious colonies" az she called them.
to their allegiance 10 the British
crown. The third was. uf course, the
war for the union In all the check.
erCd history OF the world we can hnd
mo- hOlicr wars than those. and none
which have conferred such boneilcont
blcEaings on the human race. Hut
even after the war OF 1912 selfgoYcrn.
mont was regarded by foreign states.
men, and by some halfhoartet Ameri-
cans. as n mere experiment. it could
not bc denied that with a small popu-
lation and very inadequate resources
we had conquered England twhon at
The apex Of her power both on laaI
and sea, but it was insisted that we
had elements of weakness which
would ultimately produce the diasolu.
lion Of the union, and Il must be con
iosBcd that there were serious
grounds for these apecuintions. Slav.
Fry. without the consent of the people.
nad been introduced into the country
and soon became so deeply imbeddod
"a the south a. TO bo an important
actor In It's social and industrial sys.
GEMS. IN course OF time slavery be
anne repugnnnt 10 the enlightened
pirit ot the northern people. who Just
~ regarded Il az serious menace To
iur free institutions. Another danger
vas tho doctrine of state sovereignty.
which declared that allegiance to the
tate was n higher duty than allCgi.
inCc 90 the union. This principle arose
rom the facts that previous 10 the
evolution the colonial governments
we're close to the people, and soon
locamc hostile TO the central govern.
nont beyond the sea. Indeed. for NJ
cen months after the FIRST crash OF
arms at Concord and Lexington the
colonial governments were all the
governments known 90 the people and
after the Declaration Of independence
lur first constitution. commonly called
lhe articles OF confederation. fully
ecognized state sovereignty and
made NO provision for any other I
mention these facts to show the origin
u the unrest and 0iscontent which
inally produced the civil war. In jus.
Ice 10 the people who fought that war
{ must ho conceded that they we're In
io way responsible for the introduc.
ion Of either Of the principles / have
AANNtARA W. Nfl AHNNAlAfN AnfNl iAhki
heir ancestors. and dearly they paid
or the sad inheritance We are far
'nough removed from the year, OF
hc terrific strife 60 view II witn i'm.
iartial Judgment and judicial Impair.
laiity. and although we can say with
he glorious Lincoln, "The cause OF
he union Is right and eternally right .
and the cause of disunion Is wrong
and etcrnally wrong" We can also say
as We meet to deck the graves OF our
allen herOcG with the undying immor-
clies of our hearts fondest love.
hat We DO meet with charity to all /;
md malice 20 none" To us old men.
seems like yesterday that toe first
hot was aimed nc the nations feg
Wo might we'll Hay nt tho nation'r =
lcatt. For a moment men stood dazed
a the onormity and audacity OF the
ininoless crime. The gentle. gracious
| Lincoln had used all the powers OF his
natchless intellect and unfathOmabie
owe 20 avert the awful visitation oi
lyii war. but In spite OF all his pathes
G. pleading. mad. misguided men pre-
iptatcd the frightful conflict These
men however. made "a serious mistake
| when tncy assumed that Lincoln was
| 1 weak or ignorant man Irue. he
| lad neither school nor college Cduca
/ ion but he had better than either
/ iiO had "A deep uuuuonchahle love Ol
/ country, which underlay has every
/ thought and prompted his every ac
| ion. With all the gontlcncss of q
| woman he possessed ali the frmnCai
| and perseverance, of the statesman
aud the soldier. II ever a man wal
| perfectly free from selhshness he sure
ly was His sole, single aim and Oh
| lcct was the preservation Of the union
and when the stress OF war came hl
developed "A giant intellect ana pOwC
of capacity for labor which as'onishcl
and wearied his younger cOmpatriot
Ia Held and council Short as was tn
time between his inauguration and tn
clash Of war he had gained the conf
dcnco. and better still. the love, of IN
plain people" as ho loved TO cal
them. the people. whose faithful SCI
want he was. and for whose cause b
was ultimately 90 die a martyrs deatf
While the echoes OF the cannOnade y
Charleston harbor were yet ringing !
the air. Lincoln called the country I
arms to defend the imperrilled unlot
and from that moment until the laf
hostile shot was fred he never wa'
cred from the path OF duty. Wit
sublime confidence ln the lmmutahl
Justice of our cause. with abiding trui
, In the patriotism of the people h
marched straight onward 20 the go'
, af victory When every breeze frOl
the south was loaded with tidlngs
, defeat when clouds OF disaster hun
, like pals of death over the threatene
. capital when hope Itself had almol
r drscr, ,d US. every loyal eye was tur
. ed on glorious Father Abraham, who's
sublime virtues beamed bright al
=. hopeful amid the prevailing glOO
n like blessed beacon lights on a stor
beaten coast. restoring hope and con
N denco 20 our sinking hearts. And. ol
/. how we'll his confidence Ia the peop
% was placed how grand and generoI
a the response The world never "
M neSycd such an uprising ot brave, d
1. voted. self sacrificing men as spral
tn arms at the call Of the beloved pr,
N ldcnt. No sacrifice was deemed 4
~ great no suffering too horrible, NO &
!. ponse too heavy. 10 pay for the sal'
= tiop of the republic which had be
purchased for ua by the holiest bio
~ that ever flowed from herOes veins
"A tho cause of human freedom. OH
~ yopag friends u We old men. who u
lc soon answer the last roll call OF 0'
N leave In your hands the most r.
most Enlightened, mo6l powerful
M tion that the sun of God shines do
M On. you owe Il an tunder that Gle
I'M 90 the incompatible soldiers oi
n. union armies. living aud dead.
" they had not borne the bloody str
of battle. the long weary exhaust
march the horrors Of wounds
hunger ANA thirst; II they had
le looked death in the eye unblench
and welcomed the grim conqueror
H.. American soldiers know 80 well ,
ON 10 do. all the precious blood VII
an was shed IN both wars for our IN
M pondenco would have been shed
,m vain. The sacred light Of libe
la- which was cnkindled hy the hand