Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-09-17

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sey who fought at Antietam, and on
behalf Of the nation | accept the gift.
We meet today upon one of the great
battlehelds of the Civil war, No other
battle of the Civll war lasting bust one
day shows as great a percentage OF
loss as that which occurred here upon
the day on which Antietam was fought
Moreover, In its ultimate effects this
hattie was of momentous and even de-
clsive Importance. for when It had
ended and Lee had retreated south Of
the Potomac, Lincoln forthwith pub.
lished that immortal paper the pre-
llminary declaration of emancipation,
the paper which decided that the Clyil
war. besides being a war for the preser-
walton of the Union should be a war
for the emancipation OF the slave. so
that from that time onward the causes
OF union and OF freedom, of national
greatness and individual liberty. were
one and the same.
NEW JERSEYS GLORY.
Men OF New Jersey, congratulate
your state because she has the right
to claim her full share in the honor
and glory OF that memorable day and
| congratulate you. Gov. Murphy, be-
cause on that day you had the high
good fortune to serve az lad with
credit and honor IN one Of the FIVE
regiments which your state sent to the
battle. Four of those regiments. by the
way. served In the division command
ed by that gallant soldier. Henry W.
Slocum, whom we of New York can
claim az our own. The other rcgl-
ment. that IN which Gov Murphy
al "A 70.
~ new regiment. did work as good AZ
that of any veteran organization upon
the field. and suffered proportional
loss. This regiment was al one time
ordered to tho support Of II division
commanded by another New York sol.
der, the gallant Gen. Greene. whose
son himself served AZ n maJor-geucral
In the war with Spain. and who Is now.
az police commissioner Of New York.
rendering az signal service in civil life
as lie had already rendered IN mill
tary llfc.
ISSUE At ANTIETAM
II the issue Of Antietatn had been
other than Il was, II Is probable that
at least two great European powers
would have recognized the Independence
of tho ConfederaCy; so that you who
fought here II years ago have the
profound satisfaction of feeling that
you played we'll your part In one Of
those crises big with the fate OF all
mankind You men of the Grand Army
by your victory not only rendered all
Americans your debtors forcvermorc.
but you rendered all humanity your
debtors II the Union had been dis.
solved. Il the great edilicc built with
blood and sweat and tears by mighty
Washington and his compeers had
gone down I'm wrock and ruin. tho re.
suit would have been AN lncalculable
calamity, not only for our people
most Of all for those who. In such event
would have seemingly triumphed-b
Tor all mankind The great American
republic would have become "A memory
OF derlsion; and the failure OF the ex-
pertinent Of self government by "a great
people on great scale would have de-
lighted the heart of every foe of re-
publican institutions.
WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN,
orr country. now 30 grcai and 10
wonderful, would have been split into
little dangling rival Municipalities. each
with u history both hlody and con.
temptlbc u was because you. the
iHtu VINO Wenl inc nultoN on the tfThln
Army. tiumphcd IN those dark years
that every American now holds his
head high. proud In the knowledge that
hc belongs to n nation whose glorious
past and great present viii bc sue
ccedcd by an even mlehtier future,
whereas had YOU failed we would all NJ
ms. north and south. east and west hc
now treated by other nations at the
hest with COOtemptuous tolerance, at
the worst with overbearing lnsolence.
SUCCESS WAS NECESSARY.
Moreover, every friend Of libery every
believer In self government. every
idcalist who wished to see his ideals
take practical shape. wherever he
might be IN ~ir world. knew that the
success OF all In which he most be-
lieved was hound up with the success
Of the Union armies IN this great strug-
glc. confidently predict that when
tho final Judgment Of history Is record
cd II VIII be said that In no other war