Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1907-05-30

Christ's holy doctrine, and In time all
Europe was Christian.
3. Result of their success. the
brotherhood of man. the uplifting OF
woman, a. the companion OF mau.
hospitals, asylums, educational in
situations cover the land; in word
our civilization, with all it implies.
The latest and most far-reacbing eff
feet was that intelligent, reasoning
men awakened to the truth that the
power was in the people in civil
affairs, that every people had the
right to determine how and by whom
they were TO be governed that man
had a just right to n government. Of
the people, Sy the people aud for the
people.
| America was the first country to
put this theory into effective and
successful practice a pobler, grand
er or more Christian civil pronounce
ment was never made to the world ,
than the Declaration of independence,
wherein all are declared free and
equal, endowed with inalieuable rig hts
of life, liberty and the pursuit OF
happiness.
When the report of the first gun
at Lexington was heard beyond the
Atlantic, The European powers little
dreamed 1t presaged the beginning of
the end OF civil despotism and royal
tyranny among the christian civil
| LIKED nations of the world. Under the
new form OF government the United
States grew and prospered AS ma
| ton never before had prospered
The free air of liberty, the opportuni-
ties of acquiring free and happy
homes attracted to our shores the
strong limbed, honest, poor toiler Of
| other lands.
And here they were welcomed; and
wide, wild and limitless territory given
| them, to hew out their homesAn for
tunes. The country grew into power.
| among the nations OF the world. But
the rumblipg and murmuring of dis
content and discord for some years
were heard, when finally in 1861 the
shot fired upon fort Sumpter announ-
ced the direful tidings that rebellion
in its CHASTITY ugliness and mighty
power, threatened disruption of our
union. At the first call TO arms, the
fire of patriotism swept over the
country and from city, town, village
and hamlet, from the counting house
and Office, from the work shops and
farm, from the universities, colleges
and seminaries, brave men, young and
DID, FASTENED to their country's- de-
Tense, prepared if need be to offer
their lives in the holy cause.
Those were days of sadness and
sorrow throughout the land: fathers
partingi from loving children and
wives, brothers from parents and
sisters, / lovers tearing themselves
from the most loved to them on earth
The nearest, fondest ties of natural |
affection were severed, as with sad |
dened hearts they cast a last long
lingering look of farewell as they
babe goodbye to obey their country's
cry for aid. Their suffering priva-
tions on field and in hospital, sleeping
in rain, and exposure under n south
ern sky, strange country to them,
showed their devotion and love for
their country. For four long years
they struggled and suffered, but from
Appomattox came the glad tidings
that the southern General Lee had
surrendered TO General Grant, the !
Union commander. The Union army |
was victorious, the Union was saved.
The American flag would still float, |
honored and respected before the |
nations of the world The ideal for
which the soldiers fought was, union
that there might be a government with |
power to enforce its laws and protect
its citizens, liberty and equality before
the law for all. AS they marched
in battle line, the American with the
Trishman, the freshman with the
German, the German with the French
man or Scandinavian, the Methodist
side by side with the Catholic, the
Episcopalian with the Presbyterian,
the Lutheran with the Baptist There
was no national distinction or relig-
ious separation: war and danger
made them brothers, children alike OF
their country, and mutual interest
bound them together. They were men
obeying the true and noble feeling OF
the brotherhood of men.