Year: 1864

Vicksburg, down the great river to the
Gulf of Mexico, the line of Ohio's gal
liant soldiers stand proudly fronting the
foe. On every great battlefield the


bones of her sons are monuments Of
their valor and her glory.


In thinking of the vaor and stead
fastness of Ohio troops, he could not
help recalling the scene of that mcmor-


ablo day in September, when twenty


five thousand men stood in semi-c circle,
fronting dense mass of the enemy, at
least throe times their number. There
stood that devoted semi circle, shoulder
to shoulder, resting on each other, and


looking out on the dark mass coming
down on them. Bat it was 4 proud
thing then to see, and a proud thing
now to remember, that along that whole
line net one man faltered-not one man


hesitated. Never before did he see
men that appeared to be inspired.


The love of country inspired and fred


their hearts, and each man stood erect


and firm as if he felt the destinios of
the Republic on his shoulders. One


wing Of the army had already suffered


disaster, and to waver here would en-


danger ofthe safety the wh ole army, and


perhaps of the Nation.


Then onme another dark mass Of


rebels, creeping in behind, ready to
sweep down on the rear Of that little


band, and crush it out of oxisteRce.-


At that moment, between us and the


advancing cloud in our rear came an
other little body, swiftly gliding to-
wards us. Was this another BODY Of
the enemy coming to complete our de-
struciion? A messenger was sont to
meet them and Immediately returned
with the welcome news that they were
Q our own, tho reserve, and a reserve in


double sense, for they were mostly from
our own Reserve here. There were bus
two brigades Of thom, men who had new
er smolt the breath of battle; but a
single word was sufficient to tell them


where their work was, and they were
j about it Immediately.


The opposing columns swept swiftly
= towards each other, and sank down as if
the earth had opened to swallow them


from sight. There were but 3,40O Of
that reserve force, and in less than for.


ty minutes of fearful contest one thous.
> and of them had become immortal: an


other hour and eighteen hundred of the


thirty four hundred were immortal, or


wore marks Of beauty won in that wild
tempest Of war, that should onnoble


them forever, That scene was grand


one, 1t told that there is yet virtue


and manhood left on earth.


With such examples before us--such
doors open, who is there SO dead as not
to take part in the great question? II
is with nations as with individuals. there


should be sharp issues. Tho nation
, should choose its ground to live and
die on. ltshould gather up its starry
Z robes of glory around it, tearing loose
, from everything that binds it or i'm
. pedes It's action, and leap into the are
ma never to quit the struggle un til it


liOs PROSTATE in death, or stands in tri-


umph with its foot on the body of its


dead fee. Until the nation comes to
this point we shall never succeed.


He asked the Legislature to encour.
age the nation to take this ground
Leave side issues and miserable party
squabbles go by, When the flags come


homo tattered, and the veterans shat
tered, and our soldiers are all homo
again, then let us take up party ques-
tions it we have taste for anything so


meanin those betters days of the Re-


public. In conclusion, he hoped the
nation will show itself worthy of victo.
ry before thesnows come again.
The splendid address ofGon. Gar.
deId, which was wholly impromptu, can q.


not be Justly represented in synopsis
such as we have given above. 1t was
frequently interrupted by bursts of ap


plause, and at its close round after


round Of fapplauso was given. ra
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