The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-06-07

ana orphans OF the land, put the
heritage preserved for posterity was
beyond the widest dreams of calcu-
la ton. Human life is transitory
but principle is fixed and immortal
|, il therefore better that Il whole
generation uf m"n perish that right
survive. Human avcry had been
buried beyond all fear of resurrcc-
ton, for it was laid beneath the
graves of over half million of the
bravest men that ever met in bat
tie. Heroes of the North and her.
oes of the South When the smoke
of war lifted, behold! the lines of de-
narration making north and south
had vanished from the map of our
republic. The questions that from
it's infancy had threatened the safe
ty ard life of our glorious union
can never again cloud the political
horizon Of our country. Aside
from geographical sense, there is no
longer any north, no south, no east,
no west. The flag valves just rs
cheerily in the palmetto's shade us
it does in the shadow of the north
ern pine. Itunfolds asst as gladly to
the breeze from the southern gulf as
it does to the winds of the northern
lakes. All men, everywhere, those
who stood for union and those who
stood for secession, thank God to-
day, that, in that misguided and
trying time, He gave to our country
men with such patriotism, fortitude
and endurance as to continue the
fierce struggle, without ceasing and
without compromise to the very
end, until the fires of secession had
burned out and the idol of slavery
had crumbled to dust.
1t was just 36 years ago the 23d
day of this month, that, that great
army passed in final review up the
avenues of the capital of the repub-
lie, preparatory to disbanding and
returning to pursuits of peace. At
that time, it is the consensus of
opinion of all men, they constituted
the mightlest fighting force that
was ever marshaled in battle ar;
ray. They outranked the phalanx
of Alexander the Great by which
the nations of the world were con-
quered. They were superior to the
legions that made Rome mistress Of
the world. Led by their great Gen.
Grant, they would easily have won
the battle of Waterloo against the
allied armies of Europe. And yet
that invincible army of veterans,
gladly laid aside their arms and
turned their faces homeward, be-
cause they loved peace better than
war. The disbanding of SO power
full a military force without a jar to
our institutions, excited the aston
ishment and won the admiration of
the world. Volumes of words could
not so truly illustrate the character
of the American soldier as that elo.
quent transition. In all the long
years and trials of war they had
not forgotten that they were citi
zens, and that they went to war for
permanent peace.
In order to illustrate the charac-
ter of the American soldiery, need
60 no further than to direct your at
tention to the few survivors of the
union army that honor our commu-
nifty with their presence, but | can
not refrain from calling attention to
a few conspicuous names On this
occasion. At the breaking out of
the rebellion, a modest clerk in a
little store, in the town Of Galena,
Illinois, offered his services to his
government. Though he had a
military education, and had served
in the Mexican war, he was so little
known to politicians and men of in
fuence, that he had to fairly beg
for an opportunity to serve his
country. He eagerly accepted the
position of mastering officeer-the
first that was rendered him. On
account of the ability displayed in
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