Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1906-05-30

the blue. but like General o. o. How
ard at Gettysburg, who dismounted aud
opened his little brown-backed bible
and read to the dying soldier in gray
from the 14th chapter of John. Let not
your heart be troubled That was 4
patriotism that respected humanity and
cast an influence into the centuries
never 10 die.
Produces Emancipation.
THE tree of human liberty has grown
some magnificent fruit of emancipa-
ton. The Mayflower contained the
kernel of liberty in the heart of the
Plymouth pilgrims. 1t broke out in the
fiery oratOry of Patrick Henry in the
Virginia convention. Il had an inspira-
ton in the ride of Paul Revere. when
he shot down the road when he saw
the CLEAN of the lantern signal from
the famous church steeple. 1t flashed
out anew when Washington rode like
mad up and down between the lines at
Monmouth where Lafayette helped MIN
to hold the foe back for human lib
erty 1t went like a deathless meteor
when Garfield's horse galloped him
down the line amid a hailstorm of bull
lets at Chickamauga to save the day.
1t drew into sublimeness when the
hero OF AppOmattoX rode on the field
of Belmont; into the thick of the fight
1t Fort Donaldson: up the banks of the
Tennessee river, snatching victory
from the jaws of defeat at the battle
of Pittsburg Landing; riding over the
walls of Vicksbrug into the headQuar-
ters of General Pemberton to the capt.
ulation of the Gibraltar of the south
ern confederacy; up the line at Mis-
sionary Ridge. where the stars and bars
fell from their staff, and he with the
mist of joy in his blue eyes said
Thank God, our flag is now there
SInvery's Death Blow.
THAT emancipation continued to roll
on till one day slavery received its
death blow. The old railsplitter of IL
linois took the pen. climbing from his
knees after earnest prayer. in that
hand that had placed the wedge in the
rail cut, had held the book to the hicll-
DRY fire on the hearth to trace the line
of thought. that put the ring on the
finger of Mary Todd bearing the in
scription, Love is eternal and wrote
his name at the bottom of the enamel
patton proclamation that forever knock
ed the shackles from human slavery
and gave an incentive to human liberty
that had not a parallel ever in the his
tory of our republic That fruit has
continued TO grow until all lands south,
America and Cuba fully so. slavery
hood is crumbling into nothing every
where. tbs interesting to know that
the statesman poet had caught the true
vision of the mighty inspiration of this
great tree of human liberty when he
sang for the generations yet unborn,
The mighty west shall bless the east, !
and sea shall answer sea, and mountain |
unto mountain call, praise God, for we
are free"
Following is the remainder of the ;
at the cemetery:
Bugle call, To the Assembly,. N. ;
Coons, chief bugler.
Patriotic selection-Bleuers band.
Decoration of soldiers graves-G. |
A. r.
Opening prayer-Rev. w. S. Mar
luis.
Song, by quartet under the auspices
If Mrs. j. w Crandall
Introduction of speaker-Master of
Ceremonies F. c. Denkmann /
Song, Rest, Honored Deadly |
quartet under auspices of Mrs. ]. w. /,
Crandall.
Recitation, Decoration Day on the
Place"-Miss Henrietta Kinner.
Song. 1.-THE American Flag"-By
quartet under auspices of Mrs. j. w.
Crandall. /
Grand Army services-Buford Post,