The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-08-31
'CURTA|L SPECIAL
INTERESTS '-T.R.
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The dedication exercises were
opened with an invocation by the
chaplain of the Grand Army Of the
Republic, Department of Kansas. Ad-
dresses were delivered by Colonel
Roosevelt, Governor Stubs, James
R. Garfield, Clifford Pinchot and Cora
NJ. Deputy, the latter representing
the Woman's Relief Corps.
] The so-called battle of Osawato-
ME, in commemoration of which to-
days exercises were held, occurred
August 80, 1856. On the morning
of that day about 400 Missourians,
under command of John w. Reed
and Rev. Martin White, attacked
IOsawatomie and burned the town. A
pitched battle ensued. The Kansans
Al in number-were led by John
Brown. Frederick Brown, son of
John Brown, was killed; also six
other free soldiers" No accurate
information as to the number of
Missourians killed has ever been OBJ
tanned, as the dead and wounded
were carried away by their COM
rades.
On August 80, 1877, on the TWEEN
Ity-first anniversary of the conflict, a
monument was dedicated to the free
soldiers who won the battle. 1t was
located in the heart of the battle
ground 1t is called the John Brown
monument Governor Robinson,
Senator ingalls,, Col. D. R. Anthony
and other noted Kansans of that day
spoke at the dedication.
The original inscription on the
monument read: In commemora-
ton of those who, on the goth of
August. 1856, gave up their lives at
the battle of Osawatomie in defense
of freedom" Later an additional in
scription, which excited wide COM
ment, was placed on the monument.
This inscription reads: This monu-
ment is also in commemoration of
the heroism of Captain John Brown,
who commanded at the battle of
IOsawatomie, August 80, 1855, who
died and conquered American slav-
cry on the scaffold at Charleston,
Va, December 2, 1853.
One of the most interesting par
ticipants in the dedication cere-
monies today and one who was given
a seat of honor by the side of ex-
President Roosevelt on. the speak
er's stand was Capt. Robert E. Shear
Ter of Paola. Captain Shearer, who
is now more than 80 years old, is
one of the three survivors of the bat
tie of Osawatomie. The other known
survivors are Luke Parsons of Sa-
lima and Capt. John S. Edie of Levo.
Colonel Roosevelt said in part:
Two National Crises.
There have been two great crises
in our country's history; first when
it was formed, and then again when
it was perpetuated. The formative
period included not merely the ReVo-
lutionary war, but the creation and
adoption of the constitution and the
first dozen years of work under 1t.
Then came 60 years during which
we spread across the continent
wears of vital growth, but OF growth
without rather than growth WITHIN.
Then came the time of stress and
strain which eliminated in the CIVIL
war, the period of terrible struggle
upon the issue of which depended the
justification of all that we had done
earlier, and which marked the sec
|ond great period of growth ana ue-
yelopment within. The name or
John Brown will be forever asso-
.ciated with this second period or the
nations history; and Kansas was the
theatre upon which the first act or
the second of our great national lie
dramas was played. 1t was the re-
suit of the struggle in Kansas wnlcn
determined that our country should
he in deed as well as in name de-
voted to both union and freedom,
that the great experiment OF demo-
cratic government on a national scale
should succeed and not fail. 1t was
a heroic struggle; and, as is newt
able with all such struggles, it had
also a dark and terrible side. Very
much was done of good, and much
also of evil; and, as was inevitable
in such a period of revolution, often
the same man did both good and
evil. For our great fortune as
nation, we, the people of the United
States as a whole can now afford to
forget the evil, or at least to remem-
Der it without bitterness, and to fix
our eyes with pride on the good that
was accomplished. Even in ordinary
times there are very few of us who
do not see the problems Of life as
through a glass, darkly; and when
the glass is clouded by the murk of
furious popular passion the vision OF
the best and the bravest is dimmed.
Looking back, we are all of us now
able to do justice to the valor and
the disinterestedness and the love
of the right, as to each it was given
Ito see the right, shown both by the