Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-06-02

three thousand miniature flags are there |
to-day set in military precision. These !
are they who died in tho Civil War, in
Indian Wars, in the Spanish American
War, veterans Of all our wars from the
| army and navy of yesterday and to-day,
union and confederatc-north and south.
| Passion, prejudice. sectional strife. mis-
conceptions mistakes and jcalousies find
| no place here. Peace, profound, eternal,
alorc broods and dwells here
The dead Of the SPANISH American Var
| from cuba. Porto Rico and the Phillip
| pines have been assembled here in a plot
Dedicated to their use. a beautiful
granite shaft, surnounted by an eagle in
| bronze commentaries their Service and
| their sacriflce.
| At Arlington. TODAY. within the Amrhi-
theatre | have described and within this
great national martial burying ground
amid scenes and settings of great historic
and ARCHITECTURAL value and of natural
beauty thousands have gathered by their
presence to bring their grateful tribute to
the heroic dead and to pledge their faith
| full adherence to tho great principles of
liberty, truth and iusticc-trnity of our
| national faith. This beautiful custom of
! honorlng our heroic dead with graves
strcwn with flowers each year had its
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May 20. 1865 witnessed the first obser-
vance at Arlington. it was in the after
noon and at the Mansion General
Grant and Staff General Hancock and
STAFF. Generals Howard. Emery. Porter
and l}abcock were there; and fifty-fotir
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The solemn. the imperial significance
OF these Memorial Days must never be
in the least degree unappreciated not the
awful days of tragedy. Of suffering and
OF sorrow which they commemorate
From 1871 to 1868 this was a land of
lofty patriotism brave devotion and king
ly deaths. Terrible fear Of impending
dwclt daily in almost every homo and
brooded over almost every firesida in this
great country.
In menorys vale / walk again among
, tho nations honored dead gathered with
IN one vast and consecrated field whose
stories are told on sculptured stone and
engraved bronze. and tears unbdden
, part gave their lives as the priceless pay
ment for union and country at the very
beginning OF their manhood, tears for
, this unselHsh Offering OF half a million
Of choice spirits. who died not for their
, own but solely for their country's and
their fellows good, foi my country, for
yours. for ME. for you. read again,
, from CIara's famed eleEias until they
fall into fitting and most expressive
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II The din and shout are past,
" Nor wars wild note. nor glorys peal,
y cbou thrill with ierco dslight