The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1908-06-02

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the stirring scenes of two wars;-th
times that tried-men' s souls,-and tn
ames that made, not all the world
but all our land. akin.
In the gloomy DAYS OF 1861 to 1864
although but a mere hoy, / gathere,
With the grOwn-up men TO do my small
part with the fife and drum.-some
times playing the one and again beat
ing the other,-at the volunteer meet
lngs with which the whole eouRtry re
sounded. 1t is pleasurable to thinl
that even then l may have contributed
IN some small degree to the enthusiasm
and success OF those tumultuous as
semblies; but, however that may be
1t is certain that from the ferveni
prayers and speeches and ringing rese.
buttons OF those times i drank in the
purest lessons of duty and patriotism
which l hope l may never unlearn.
Even then IN that part of the Iowa
state or Ohio there was 8 fire in the
rear and a treaeherous fusillade OF
abuse from skulking braggarts behind
who never smelt the smoke OF powder
burned in battle, that was infinitely
more offensive than all the assaults OF
the misguided but valorous men il
front. Men will forgive and admire
and even learn TO love an honorable
foe; but a coward and a traitor gets
nothing for his pains but adherence
and contempt
One notorious leader of the knights
of disunion boastfully declared in pub
lie speeches that not one Lincoln sol
der should leave tn, State of Ohio
unless he passed over his dead body!
His dead bodys He was already worse
than dead, body and mind. with the
most damnable of all loathsome dis
eases,-the putrid fever of treasonl He
was finally banisheU across the lines,
but the brave Southerrers had no use
for him, and he got around into Can
ada, whence he issued vaiuglorious
proelamations and received dime sub
seriptiOns from his wret ned admirers,
and, towards the close C the war, was
allowed TO return, a despised prophet
of ill-omen, accidentally dying by his
own hand which he had never lifted in
his eountry's cause
And vet he and thousands like him
heaped the most seurrilous abuse on
Abraham Lincoln, Abraham Lincoln,
one of the noblest, grandest men that
ever lived.
We may well pay tribute to that
wonderful Character who sprang from
the wilds of Illinois to the chief magis-
tracy of the Nation and guided the
destinies of bleeding republic through
four long years of civil war to COM
plete regeneration and perpetual union;
whose wondrous pen, mightier than
flaming sword, deereed that three mil
lion slaves should be forever free; who
fell by the assassin s bullet, and was
borne TO his tomb amid TIE lamenta-
tons of weeping world and whose
name will live in impe1ishable glory
till the end of time our martyred
hero President,-Abraham Lireolrl
As Secretary Stantca mourpfully
said, standing by the bed when Lin
coins great soul went up to HEAVIER
Lincoln belongs to the Agesi"
In the early spring Of 1864, al
though not yet sixteen, 1 could hold
back no longer; and, after overeomir 9
some affeetiorate family resistance l
in ne 54th o. V. V. l., I'd
End Division, 18th Army
Corps. Marching, sl-rn'shing. fighting
followed the days OF he week. At
Resaca got the first glimpse of the
glories of battle and the horrors of
war. The first awful sloek, coming
with the screaming of she'll ard the
grOans OF the dying, is never forgotten
Following on to DALI. it seemed
through days and nights of bette that
he'll had broken loose; hut still We
irove them on. Our flank was turned
~ sudden assault, but'gIand General
Logan headed a brigade held in re-
serve, and the tide of the battle turned
Ind doubled back on a bsffled and van
pushed foe.
Then TO Kennesaw MoCnSa where |
ny brave brother fell pierced ty a |
,ruel bullet and where, under a muir
ferrous fire, he died four hours later in |
ny arms. He was only % years old |
md was the adjutant of our regiment, |
erving on General Lightburn g staff.
\ mere boy dying in the arms of a
hid. 1t was one of a thousand sights
o make an angel weep.
Ut A-OuA II VII lis H-Itu i4uts VI Il
owing mother were silently embroider-
d in satin and chenille not long after
Yards in a simple memorial WREATH
He died as die the nobly brave,
lie fills an honOred soldiers grave;
lis eolors folded DER his breast
lies cares no more disturb his rest. -
Not only the men were the heroes of
hose days. The noble women, the
lothers and wives, the daughters and
weethearts gave, as yours would give
Oday, their hearts treasures, their
Opes OF earthly happiness, their home
lois, their all for the glory and in
egrity OF their country, which they
ED as sacred as their own honor and
heir OWL faith in blessed Immortality.
Ian born Of woman is only the hero
hat heroic women make him.
After that a spell of fever, lowering
etween life and death at Marietta. the
attles around Atlanta where brave
Jefferson fell, the capture OF the city.
he desperate raid of Hood in our rear.
" impetuous pursuit back over a hun
red miles already won, the wonderful
efense OF our beleaguered garrison at
ltoona where gallant General Corse
18th a single division withstood the re-
eated assaults of a whole army, and
igwagged over their bewildered heads
our advancing column, Am short a
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