Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1910-09-02

Bull Run to AppomattOx. Its
music, rolled from thousands o1
soldiers throats near Washing
ton, inspired Julia Ward Howe to write
1.-The Battle Hymn of the Republic. u
Both were heard for four years by
campires, on the march and amid the
muskets' tattoo in battle.
Apparently John Browns soul is still
marching on, as what amounts to a
national celebration is being held in
his honor On Aug. 80 and 81 John
Brown park is dedicated at Osawato.
mie, Kan, and no less a man than
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt makes the
dedication speech. In his own day
Brown was called a madman and was
hanged as a criminal, yet f1fty-one
years after his death the foremost citi-
zen of the republic travels halfway
across the continent to speak his
praises.
The park, which consists of a little
more than twenty-five acres of rolling
ground, half of it covered by growth
of oak and hickory trees, comprises
the old battlefield of Osawatomie. The
Woman's Relief corps of Kansas
bought it and presented it to the state,
thus paralleling the action of another
body of patriotic women who preserved
Washington's home at Mount Vernon.
Dedication on Anniversary.
The exercises begin on Aug. 80 with
anniversary and settlers day, which
will be given over to services in mem
ory of the day fifty-four years ago, the
battle occurring Aug. 80, 1856. Colo
mel Roosevelt arrives on Aug. 81, on
which day there is parade partici-
pated in by Roosevelt and his party
the department commander of the
Grand Army of the Republic and his
staff, the membership of the Woman's
Relief corps and other societies.
The president has ordered a detail
of two troops of the Fifteenth cavalry
from Fort Leavenworth and the regi-
mental band of the Thirteenth infan-
try from Fort Riley to assist in the
parade. The governor has detailed
two of the crack companies of the
state militia for the week.
The dedicatory services are held in
the afternoon in conformity with a
program prepared by the ladies of the
state department. There are also do
ings on Sept. 1. This is political day
and is thrown open to all comers for
political speaking, as the state cam
paign is being opened at that time.
The G. A. r. posts are to be present
in body with equipment, prepared to
camp for several days. The state de-
partment of the Veterans Association
of the Spanish-American war acts as
personal escort for Roosevelt.
One of the interesting features of
the celebration is that Clifford Pinchot
and James R. Garfield are scheduled
to speak with Roosevelt AS Kansas
is insurgent territory the combination
ought to produce fireworks. Think of
these three on progressive ground on
John Brown day! What new crusade
may not be launched! More parlous
still. the following day is to be thrown
wide open for political oratory.
Kansas Still Moving.
No use talking. John Browns soul
is marching on right now. and the
drumbeat to which it keeps step is to
be heard at this three day celebration
at Osawatomie. Insurrection is still
in the air. the echoes from those Kan
sas primaries are yet reverberating,
and the spirit of freedom Is not dead.
John Browns Body" takes on a new
fervor as it is sung to the music Of
today by men who are solving teday's
problems. The old hero is Kansas
patron saint, and Kansas is moving
once more. Colonel Roosevelts talk
at Osawatomie is on governmental
questions, and we all know what that
means. Osawatomie may be historic
for more events than one.
This is by no means the first cele-
bration on the ground of the old bat
tlefeld. Four years ago the fiftieth
anniversary of the fight was observed,
and Vice President Fairbanks was the
chief orator. Twenty-Five years ear
lier a monument was dedicated to
Captain Brown and his son and fol
lowers who fell on this field Govern
or John P. st. John spoke, and Senator
John James Ingalls, delivered the ora
ton of the day. Of John Brown Sen
ator Ingalls, said:
I'm any age or country or under any
system where abuses existed that
needed correction he would have been
reformer in politics and Puritan in
religion. He would have gone with
Huss to the stake or with Sidney to
the scaffold."
Two of Osawatomie's noted relics
are the John Brown cabin and the
John Brown monument When the
shaft was set up the main street OF
the town ran north of it, and it fronts
north, but will be turned to front the
main street, which now runs south OF
it. Beginning with the north side, the
legends read: 'This inscription is in
commemoration of the heroism OF
Captain John Brown. who commanded
at the battle of Osawatomie, Aug. 30
1856. and who died and conquered
~ the scaffold at Charlestnwn We