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ABOUT thirty minutes, during which
time he held his audience in rapt at
tention by his mastery address. He
spoke as follows. : 49,
y Sen. hansbrough's Address
T Throughout our fair land today
are assembled the patriotic and libertyl
loving people of every shade of opin-
ion to commemorate an event that con-
stitutes one of the greatest chapters
in the worlds history. Eloquent tom:
gues are recounting the decides of val
or of those who made up the Grand |
Army Of the, Republic and endured |
every sacrifice, even to their own lives,
that the Nation might survive. It was
q war OF sacrifice to both the north
and south. -.-t ~ - -, g.
: To my mind the most promising |
thing growing out of tie great conflict
is the fraternal feeling that now ex-
lists between the two sections of the
country. AS it now appears this nev-
er could have been brought about save
through the arbitrament of arms
War IS hideous thing, and yet it
has its compensations. Without it
slavery could not have been abolished,
and so long as slavery existed in the
land there could have been no such
thing as an adjustment between the
north and the south. One flag, one
country, one people-this is the re-
ward that comes to all of US as a re.
suit Of the patriotism of compare
lively few brave men at time when
patriotism was at premium. The
generations to come should not and
will not neglect to honor this day by
placing a wreath on the last resting,
place of their soldier dead. r..
w It: is fitting on this occasion to re-
view briefly some of the most import
ant results of the war of the rebellion.
! aside from the greater question OF the
relation of civilization to human slav-
ery-for there can be no perfect cfvi-
lization where slavery exists--t1e civil
war played a most important part ii
our economic history.
/ n Slavery, %of whatever kind, not only
/ ]demoralizes the institutions o. a ma.
! tion:;;sit is degrading to its labor and q
tblighta upon its progress. = Prior to
1851 the white man who was depend.
ent upon his. own toll for a livelihood
! was not regarded wholly as a respect
! able citizen In the estimation OF
! those who employed him he did not
irise above his colored brother Of the
! south He was poorly paid and III con.
sequence of his social position had
I but few aspirations. l5.s @ %s: .:. # s#Y 3,
:,5a This was one Of the fruits Of Afsi:
b can slavery. With four millioss Of
black men doomed to eternal serfdom:
they had their progeny, the white Ia:
3borer had q competitor with whom
!. he could not successfully contend: Al.
/ though the labor of the slave was con
fined to one section Of the country its
~ influence was farsr ching. The effect
was depressing upon industry both
north and south. n; Il e ss2.5sSs
Again, the efforts Of the slave own.
ers and the great statesmen who we're
]: :in control Of the politics Of that per.
siiod to- extend the instituti on OF slaY.
4 Il cry to the north ward simply added sto
4 the general demora liza ton. It is Al.
i most inconceiy iyable now, something
:fmore than forty years after the aboli.
5ttion Of slavery, that tor fully two de;
ssscades the very existence Of free gov.
n #ij5ernment was seriously threatened 5by
4; the effort ittoS extend the system %ot
n human bondage to every part Of the
country was; this that aroused the
latent patrio ism thin the breasts ;o1
4 4 the great majority off the American
people It was this tentious threat
that gave us the glorious Linco who
zled the way to freed dom and secured
the unity of states IL fact as well al
nane. It was ont soff the necessities
Z off the dire condit ions then existing
that tie Grand rlla of the Republic
Il WAS born
Hence it ii that tthe sonber meta
button on the lapel off our soldier q
..8 the CIV war, the empt sleeve at III
side, he sVeath her.W Worni s,rlltch thai
1. supports his enfe eebled bod lont
q since took their place as hadges 5o
honor that any Kin Ini SIT be proous
, ITO year
The Anerie labor both skillat
ana unskilled play yed most import
ant part ii the great ntefnecine con
I tes He had beer the Yictin e,f tas
/ banefuls niiuen ces of African slavery
dark sfnad ows off the cruel instit,l
had huns snenacingly over
4 home overt had long been hia un
ortullate ben The to arm
yqas sounded HE WA 4 slrst one