Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 38, Number 3, Jasper, Dubois County, 27 September 1895 — Page 2
CMCKA3rAUGA FIELD.
Day Spent in Dedicating State Monunionta.
Chattanooga, Fram Which .All
l'roce.lmc KmlUtr, r.ramlljr !)-
iirii lu Honor er ttm X uorable KveuU
Chatta.oooa, Tenn., Sept 19 Chattanooga extends a burning welcome to her thousands of visitors The heat Is unusual, even for the sunny outhland, and natives and strangers alike .suffer. Unless there is a change there will be great discomfort in attending the dedication of the park. Otherwise there is nothing to suggest In the way of a change or addition to the preparations for the reception and entertainment of the host of visitors. The decorations are not only profuse, but are beautiful and elegant, covering" the entire city.
Ihe arrangements made to take care
a
to tlTe Third and Thirty-M'coud regU ruents of that state. Uor. (Iroenlialge making the aildres. At the completion of the several
atate dedication exercises the troop in Camp Lamont on the battletleld, uader commaail of Col. Poland, gave a tires- parade, which was witnessed by thousands of spectator. This closed the programme for the day in tliv park, Tb meeting of the Society of the Army of the Cumberland called has been postponed until Saturday. Capt. V. W. Carues, of Memphis, went into camp with a company of the Tennessee national guard, every member of which served tu the confederal army,. QUARTO-CENTENNIAL.
Knnlnn of thfi Horlrt, of thr Arnijr nf th Cunilrrlaiiill.,rtloit of the .National Vrk--ConimliiKliiic tif tili "ttjr" ami
t.raj" Vinter "Ola f.lnrj" In U'lioao
itonrr All Are K4itr to , March to th Front.
PAST' AND PJtKSEXr.
On Chlckamnuga Buttlo Ground, After Thirty-Two Years,
CiiATTAXoooA, Teön.. Sept. 19. The
quarter-centennial reunion of theSo-
of Ihe crowd, numbering many thou-' ciet-v.' t,ie Array of the Cumberland,
fianus, nave enabled the whole muiti- """""k 1,1 conjunction witn uie Ueilitude to tind quarters without seeming eatlon ' he Chickamauga and Chatto exhaust or even overtax the re-1 tunoJJa -Nattcnal park, was held lust sources of the citv. B-ffht in the monster tent erected to
The principal event of the morning i ac-o"iodate the several gatherings
was the arrival of Gov. .McKinley and party from Knoxville. Loolcout Inn is headquarters for the oficial visitors Vice-President StevenRon, the members of the concessional and many of the governor of the ftates and state commissions are quartered there. The day preliminary to the formal dedication of the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National park was deToted largely to the exercises in connection with the dedication of state monuments erected at various part. within the park. Owing to the absence of Secretary Lamont. the monuments were presented in each in-,. Mance to Hen. Fullerton. president of the National Park commission.
Oov. Wooiibary and stafF, of Vermont, reached here after stopping in Knoxville to attend the Son of Veterans re-union at that point. There was a re-union of the members of the famous Wilder ork'ge un the battleiield. where they went into camp near Wilder".-, monument. Members of other various organizations held meetings in the city and in the park during the dav.
-M.ctngan led oS in the pleasing ami
patriotic bernee the commission occu
pytng for that purpose the platform
on nougrass lull, on which the gen
erat ueuicatiou. exercises will tak
place, the monuments and mark
ers erected upon th battlefield
of Chickamauga. Chattanooga, Mis
sionary Kidge and Orchard Knob
were presenteJ to (uv. Kick by Capt.
and ex-Congressman C. R Helknap.
presmen-, ol tlie Mate Park comrah
ftiou. The Michigan organizations taking part in the campaigns and battles
were the 2mth. Tenth, Eleventh.
Thirteenth, Twenty-.irst and Twentv
second regiments of infantrv: Second
and Fouixh cavalry; First Engineers and Mechanics and Batteries A and D
irst light artillery. Capt. llelknan j - t ... . .
cescnoen uie locations of the several
onuiBents and makers and said:
"As the grand work of the park pro
gresses Michigan will be known not
only at Chickamauga, but at Wauhatchie, Uroivn's Ferry, Chattanooga. Orchard Knob, Lookout Mountain and Missionary Ridge. Although l..v00 of "Michigan's sons gave up their lives in these campaigns and battles, yet the monuments are not mortuary "affairs, but monuments to liberty and to civilization, not to create a feeling of sadness, but a thrill of patriotism and of love to the soldier who fought for his country." After (lor. Rich had accepted the monuments on behalf of the state, den. Henry M. Duflleld. of Detroit, who commanded the Ninth regiment Jn the war, delivered an eloquent oraxion. The monuments were then turned over to Gen. Fullerton, and with prayer by Rev. Washington Gardner, secretary of state, the exercises ended. The Ohio dedication followed tinder direction of Gen. John Iteatty, president of the board of commissioners, 'This was the most elaborate and notable event of the day. ISLshop Joyce, of the Methodist church, offered prayer and addresses were made by Gen. Charles II. Grosveuor. ex-Uovt-rnor
James r- Campbell and Gen. Aq.illla IVHey. who turned the monument over to Gov. McKinley, and he in turn to -Gen. Fullerton. Members and officers of the tat
-commission alio spoke. Gov. Camp-
teu s a.hlress was largely a eulogy on Gen Fera Vandeventer. a fellow towns.nan. who took an active part in the battle.
ui me weeK. riucii convenience required should be in the city. Its ample folds covered a concourse of 10.000 people, 2.0)0 of whom were on the stage. This portion of the gathering comprised public, state and national officials and survivors of the late war from both armies to an extent seldom, If ever, equaled. Vice-President Stevenson and exSpeaker Charles F. Crisp headed a del
egation of a score or more .senators and representatives, the appointment of which was authorized by congress at its la-t session. Four members of tho cabinet represented the administration. The governors of nearly a score
of states, with their gaily-attired
stalls. atUIed to the military character of the occasion. Lleut.-Ueu. Schofleld. commanding the armies of the United States, saw his old comrades in arms and many of his former antagonist.-, for the last time prior to his retirement from active service. Great leaders of the Union urmy were present in the persons ot their sons. Col. Fred D. Grant and Rev. Thomas E. Sherman. Gen. J. IV Morgan, of ihisney. 111., called the vast assemblage to order
and the proceedings were begun bv the singiug of a patriotic hymn by the Arion Glee club. Hon. George V. Ochs. mayor of the citv then wel
comed the society to Chattanooga. Gen. II. V. Hoyuton. corresponding secretary of the society and a member of the National Pnrk commission, responded and expressed thanks for the cordial welcomeGen. James 1). Morgan welcomed the confederates present, saying: CoMUAnm-Old Father Time, in his progress through this busy and teeming world of ours, brines" some
strange and startling changes. About
tlurty years ago. not far from where
uu .-.I miiu, a great oat tie was
Mut ana Ornjr Mrt M llrothrr. Ab Join Ii IitUlcntlng tha oll Mads Sacrail ly th HlooU of Comrade.
Ciiattanoooa. Tenn., Sept. 19. After un interval of thirty-two vears
the blue and the gray again met around the ereicent of Snodirrasa hill, on th
battletleld of Chickumauga, but not as
then, amid the mists and leaden hail
which marked those dreadful day of
HW, mnicing the conflict the most ter
rible in Its casualties to those con
cerned which history Knows. Under
t.ne flag a reunited host, devoted to the advancement and prosperity of one
common country, the veteran focnien
of a third of a century ago met to dedicate as a national park the ground made sacred by the blood of heroes who fought at their side.
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nTiONAl MILITARY PARK
national Military
512 Itr"
This park is one of the most notable n existence and unique in many respects. It extends from Sherman Heights, in Tennessee, to the glass mills. Georgia, a distance of 12 miles.
' Dver all of which, together with nccessary approaches, the government of '. these states have ceded jurisdiction to the .United States. At present the government owns between ten and eleven square mile i;,.10ü acres, of which 3.500 are cleared of , underbrush. Congress hns autlioiized the purchase of a total
area of about sixteen square miles. It has already expended for the pur
poses of the park 7.10,000. including
, the appropriation for the current vcar.
I and also 520,000 for the expenses of the
aeuication. Seventy-two miles of road
way, more or less improved, has been made, and five observation towers
srected within the park limits, and within view from them are the scenes
of the battles of Chickamauga, Orch ard Knob, Lookout Mountain. Wau
hatchie. Missionary Ridge and Rrown's
ehusetts: W. T. Rich. Michigan; E. A. Holcomb, Nebraska: G. T. Wert. New Jersey: Levi P. Morton, New York; Win. McKinley, Ohio; Petur Turney, TennesNce; Urban A. Woodbury, Vermont; W. N. Upha'm, Wisconsin. Gorernors Morton and Holcomb arrived just in time to reach the Hold and witness tho exercises. Missouri.
Florida and North Carolina were rejreseuted by delegations of distinguished citizens, and to crown nil were the almost inuiimerablu host of survivors of tho battle who had eomo to light it all over agnin and to rejoice lu its llual Issue and who represented nearly every state in tho country. Especially noticeable were the veterans who cttme from Louisville wearing their G. A. R. buttons. Early arrivals on the grounds were entertained by a drill of Hattery F,
fourth artillery, under command of j
capt, Miiney lay lor, anil by a battalion or regimental drill, under Col.
Poland, commanding Camp Lamont These evolutions exhibited to the spectators thu new tactics and fluid movements suggested by the board of tactics and drills. Promptly at noon a sain to of fortyfour guns announced the beginning of the. execution of the programme so long arranged and looked forward to. Music by tho band of the Fourteenth regiment, in camp on the field, followed, and at subsequent intervals it also was heard with delight. The addresses of
Senator and Gen. John M. Palmer, of
Illinois, and of Senator and Gen. John H. Gordon, of Georgia, were preceded
by the singing of "America' by the audience, and followed by "Auld Lang Syne." Gen. J. S. Fullerton, chairman of the National Park commission, and, as such. Secretary Lnmont's representative, charged with the duty of directing the dedicatory exercises, Introduced Vice-President Stevenson, who presided in the absence of the secretary of war. He said: Vlc-rreillpiit StotFiinon'a Nncrcli. I am honored by lieinß called to pre.ltlc over
the ceremonies of lhl. (lav. Hv solemn decree of the representatives of the American people this maKnillc"ut park, with Its wondrous associations and memories. Is now to lo
dedicated for all time to national anil patriotic purposes. This is the nttlnc hour for the ainrust ceremonies we now Inaugurate. To-day. by tho
act of congress of the United States.tlie Chicle
trut, but we believed our rivers iviim Hi result of one of those uuavoldubln ucoldtmta wählst which no courage or skill could provide, mid wo wer ready on tho next day to Hunt aeain with nil the t-oumirc and coutld-ico that u felt on the UMh uiuliVih of September. Wo retired to Cimit.inootm, and were pursuetl ami beleuKMired by the eontedorutes until the Mth duy of November, when thu men who left the fleh of I'hlekaiuauKa. defeated on the 20th duy of Septumbar, xinnned Missionary Hldwe. und fully recovered ilio pruslluo of tho national arms.
My comrade, und countrymen. 1 have thus told the story of thu bnltlo of Chlchamnuxu.
it it tirier, ami necessarily incomplete Writ
ers, some with hlntorlcul accuracy, and others. In tho UniiiMKo of romance, have told the talo
or mat blooiiy contest. No mnn can know much of the events which did not occur In his immediate presence on a Held like this. We kuow the names of but few of tho fallen, but we can remember the cournKC und Knllantry of
au who ucu'U will) us,
i nave Haiti that tho civil war was caused bv the scctlonil challeinnuj American manhood, and that chnllenxe was accepted ami followed by years of bloody and desolating war in that
war the American people learned to troirK-
estimate each other, which Is the only founda
tion tor harmonious, national unity. Hy that war tho theory of the rluht of tho stutes to secede from the Union was forever orudlcatod from our system of national constitutional kovcrnment. Hy that war African slavery, whloh was tho root of sectional bltternes. and was one of tho causes or pretexts for national controversy, was forever overthrown, and tho flair of our country became at once tho emblem of freedom und tho symbol of national power. As tho result of that war. tho constitution wns maintained and not subverted, and the Union of the American penpte made perpetual, Mvcomrad s. wi who may mirvlve this day, may well be Krateful to that Plvhu IWiIuk who Kuldes the destiny of nations, thut wo uro permitted to soo au established Colon, a republic extending' from the Atlantic to the I'uciue.
and from the laUvs to tho Ulf. and liberty and law tho all-pervading rule of our national life. We are here to-dav "with malice toward nono, and charity for all:" wc meet as citizens of a common country, devoted to Its interests, and nlllte ready to maintain Its honor, wherever or however assailed. To my comrades, you wh s were confederate soldlors durinp nil the weary struggle of tho civil war. I be to say 1 was proud of your gallantry and courage. I neverallowud myself to forget that you were Americans. freely oHoring your lives In the defense of what you believed to bo your rights and In vindication of vour
manhood. You lire now satisfied that th result f o,,.
civil war established the unity of the uowpr.
fill American republic; submitted vonr eon.
troverslcs with your fellow citizens to the r.
bltramentof the battlefield, and you accepted the result with a subllmo fortltodn wiirtliv nt
all praise, and your reward Is that jw .ir... in.i
order are restored, ami "the south" which you lined so well, and for which you fought so ltr:ll-J1, nj.ti. Kin.-. ....... .. . .
uiunuiM Wim auunuaut uiess
l"gs.
NAMES ARE NOT KNOWN. MiuiioMM killed a Vluuiui bask elerl lately who, in counting a pile of haul aottw, moieutned kla Mufrere'wlth hli Up. A PAXiflUX barber, to win a wager entered a cago containing a lion and a' inuu, and 'composedly Bhaved the man while tho beast in terestlugly viewed tin operation.
A convict escaped from the prison In Lowndes county, Miss., nud ooneenlc himself in a swamp. Tho musqultoe. wero ao numerous und bloodthirsty there that the convict fled from them and surrendered himself to thu sheriff. Hi.oovuns have come and gone la Calais, Me. Women bicycle riders nm
tplentiful, but only two huve ventured
out on a wheel In bloomers, and they have, ubandoned tlio garments, because, they say, they couldn't stand the remarks of the young men. An enterprising boy has hit upon a novel way of earning a living. Ho has a Httlo machine for Hharpcnin pencils and he goes from hotisu to house In tho dry goods district aad shurpuns pencils for persons wh requiro this service. He makes from livo to seven dollars a week. Skvkii.vi. amateur musicians have been amusing themselves by strollin" tho streets of Parians itinerant singer;". Two of them wero young ladle T A
former maid to ono of thesu Indien recognized her, and thinking that sho was lu distress, generously nlaced all
her savings nt her disposal.
THE FRENCH REPUBLIC.
lougni, nen the 'blue' and the 'crav' . l erry. A broad boulevard will eon
met face to face in conflict, both bat- nect the extreme points of the park, tling for what they thought was right, much of it being already constructed
nun us that (Treat contest ended along the crest of Missionare III.!,,.
i . . r t
vur.j years ago, and now the 'blue i nrajre's line of battle. From nimmt
aaa the gray' meet a rain, not n anv ooint alnntr it- 1,.), n m,t
" - CT - ' s . A - - VI & 44 V.J V mies, but friends, members of the same ' magnificent view of the vallev and far-
Kovernmenc ana protected under one oir Heights is obtained. In its work of
nag. Old lilory, as we like to call it; i marking the line of battle and posl and if, in the near or far future, tin . tions of the troons oncae-ed. th n
good government apain requires the ' tional commission has been assisted
services ot her sons, the 'blue and the bi tne commissioners of twenty-flve
gray will be found standinsr shoulder
to shoulder in protecting her rights. I bid you welcome."
The annual address was then deliv.
ered by ex-Senator üen. Chart v
Manderson. of Nebraska, who in con-
elusion said:
Mr Comkaiif.s and Mr Cnt-vTtiT.
slates, including all of the southern states. About .'100 large historical tablets are already in place, and other tablets, giving locality and distance, number 300. Each battery engaged is being marked by at least two guns. One hundred and fifty guns are mounted in fighting
of batteries, and 400
men: Have no fear for the republic, j Positions
It is based upon man's love of liberty, ! P"n!i a on the ground ready Its structure embedded in equat righti I for mounting. Ohio has 54 montoall. and is cemented by the blood ol 1 uments; Illinois. 33; Minnesota. .: In-
our slain. Let the njssimist fol !U. I diana. 37: Michigan. 11: Massachu-
turbed, false prophets scent danger in ' Rett!' 5 Kansas, 3; Missouri, S; Wis-
forth i consln. v: United States regulars, 9,
foreboings of evil to come. It nut t There have been authorized and corn-
dismayed, missions are preparing to erect as fol-
1 his 'government of the neonle b lows: New York, "JO; Pennsylvania,
the people and for the people' shall 19J Connecticut, 2; Tennessee, 4.
not perish from the earth."
Another song by the glee club succeeded the applause which followed Ueii. Manderson's peroration and preceded the addresses: by I.ieut.-tien. ischolield and Secretary Herbert. THE BREAK IN THE SOO LOCKS Jful Su srrlom Tlion;M to bo, anil Can I- KHr ltrP.lrs-,t-Tt, CaiiMdlaiu Titklnc a l.raioti. i?Ai-i.T.STE. Maiue, Mich., Sept. IP. The break which occurred in the
miter sill under the upper guard jambs
last Friday, while the
Illinois dedicated her monuments at , , ' ,
T,r.m-,t' i,--,,inM,.,,. im.. ate" Mnz tested, is apparently
1""" -""revs ..!.. . ... I' .
" T iwu.-, ui a,, iirsi nuiiposeu. it
'lhomas' headquarters. The. address
was delivered by üov. Altgeld.
A distinguished gathering marked the dedication of the Indiana raonu--inents at the camp established near Cave Springs. Hesides Gov. Claude Jlatthetvs, the occasion presented as peaker: The soldlcr-autlinr. Gen. 1a:w Wallace; CoL I. N. Walker, the iiewly-elected commander-in-chief of the G. A. IL; Gen. .1. iL Carnahan, and Judge I). IL McConwell, of the Ninth Indiana infantry. rTelly's field was occupied by the "Wisconsin people, near which stands the monument erected to the First jregiraent of that t-tate. Her. Jackson E. Webster, chaplain of the Tenth Wisconsin, opened with prayer. Ad--dresses were made by Gov. W. II. Upharo, ex-(;ov. Hoard, W. W. Watkinn. .and others. 'Ihe MisMnvi and Pennsylvania comwlssion! had decided to dedicate their
Monuments, or some of them, but found that they were incomplete. The Pennsylvania motiumerit are In the shape, of bronze panels which it Is the Intention to bolt to the rock on the , lace or Lookout mountain. The Pennsylvania ceremony has been postponed . ntil November IS; the Missouri until date yet tobe fixed.
In .lie afternoon the Massachusetts delegation dedicated the tuouuuieuu
can ue quite easily repaired, as the masonry did not shift any. The filling valves which are laid on the top sill, will not have to be taken out to allow of boiling the masonry together, and the work can be dono without the incurrence of very great expense That the bolts were not placed there as was done In the lock now in use was an error of judgment and It wan a lucky circumstance that the break lecame apparent while the test was being made, otherwise untold damage might have resulted. The other sills will be bolted. Uneasiness is manifested by the officials of the Canada lock since tho aechlent, as the sills
j there were not bolted and It Is likely that this will be done at the earliest
moment in order to avoid a similar break on that side.
MORE MATERIAL
.Machetes tu
for I)l-ae and the Cal.an Work t'pan.
Havana, SepL 19, The Spanish transport steamer Santa Iktrbara arrived here to-dav with a.ldiib.m.i
troop Irom Spain. She was enthusiastically cheered upon her arrival by j a large crowd of people who gathered I to welcome her.
lip
aniauca ana Chattanooga National Military - jor(,OI.H AMrpMi
uses, solemnly dedicated fur all the inrcs-to t ..en ,,or(lo. of Georgia, opened his
the American people. nthlress by quoting "Tho Illustrious The day Is auspicious-. It notes the anaiver-i Charlei Sum iter's proposal In tho sary of om-of the greatest battles known to United Slates senate to strike from history Here. In the dread tribunal of last ,.,,,,,. . " , p1""'- rt.u resort, valor contended niralnst valor. Hero. 11,0 batt, the Union all me-
brave men strussled and died for tho rlht, I 'ntoes of our civil wur. He eulogized "as Gol cave them to see tho Huh." the broad and catholic snirit f n.i-
1 wenty-tH-o years have passed, and tho few
survivors of that masterful day victors and vanquished alike-agalu mcotupon this memorable Held. Alas, the splendid armies which rendezvoused here, are now little more than a procession of shadow.-.. "On fames eternal camplnjr ground, Their sllet tents are spread, While rlory ruards with solemn round. The bivouac of the dead."
Chattanooga was early astir, and all the morning the various roads to tho Chickamauga field were filled with vehicles, carrying spectators of the dedication ceremonies. A belt line of railroads was organized for the occasion, and by that agency It was made possible for tho great crowd of visitors to reach the grounds. The exercises were held on an Immense stand built near the observation tower on Snodgrn.ss Hill, the center of the deadly opening day conlltct. Heslde the federal officials, Including Secretariat Herbert and Smith, Postmaster-General Wilson, AttorneyGeneral Harmon and congressmen present, there were the following governors of states, some accompanied by their stnffs nnd members of the committees from the several states appointed to act with the national commission In locating monuments and marks: W. C. Oates, Alabama; V. II. Atkln. son. Georgia; .1. P. Altgeld, Illinois; Claude Matthews, Indiana; R M. Morrill. Kansas; F. T. Grcenhnlgc, Mas-
Our eyes now behold the sublime speetaclo of the honored survivors of tho great battle coming together upon these heights
once more. Ihcy meet, not la deadly conflict. but as brothers, under
one flan fellow-cltlzens of a common country. All grateful to Clod, that In tho supreme strumtle. the government of our fathers
our common heritage was triumphant, and that to all of the coming generations of our
countrymen, it will remain "an Indivisible union of indestructablc states."
Our dedication to-day Is but a ceremony. In
the words of the Immortal Lincoln at Gettysburg: "But in a larger sense, we can not dedi
cate. We can not consecrte. We can not hallow this ground. The brave men living and
dead, who struggled here have consecrated it
far above our power to and or detract,"
I will detain you no longer from listening to
the eloquent words of those who were participants In the bloody struggle the. sharers alike In Its danger and Its glory.
(an. Flmrr'a Uratlen. Prayer was offered by RL Rev. Blshi Gallor of Tennessee. The first ad
dress was that of Gen. Palmer, who
prefaced his oration with eulogistic
remarks on the brave officers and men,
iving and dead, who participated In
tho .sanguinary struggle being com memorated, and continued:
Standing lnlhis presence, upon this historic
ground. I am conscious that no words of tnv
own will stir and thrill tho survivors of tho
Breai military events which thirty-two years ago transpired in these valleys, and under the shadow of these mountains, as will tho mention of Chickamauga. Chattanooga, Lookout Moun
tain ana missionary Kldge.
i hesc names are now historically sL'ntnnant
of great buttles, where many thousand of brave men. of tho samo race and languago.con tended with each other for victory.
At mo mention or them, tho nt nitron.
dlmmi-d by age. wi klndli- a till f nr Ihn ttio.
ment they will forget the flight of tlmo. nnd tho lapse of years, and In imagination, again plungo into the heady light.
He then took his hearers backward
for a time over the years preceding the
war and recounted the various contentions and issues that led up to the
great strpggle. Reaching the time of the firing upon Fort Sumter, he said:
The assault upon Fort Sumter, which oo-
eurred In April. lööl made any compromise of
the sectional differences Impossible, and fully
Justified Mr Toombs, secretary of state of the
confederate government. In saying: "Tho tiring upon that fort will Inaugurate a civil war
greater than any the world has over seen." Whatever may have been hoped, believed or feared by tho lovers of peace In the different sections of the Union before that time, the attack upon Kort Sumter rendered a civil war Inevitable. I need not speak of tho military operations of the years isfll and Irfti. nor of tho events which occurred clccwhcro than ;upon the theater Included In the operations of tho armies which encountered each other here. The speaker then told the plain, unvarnished tale of tli e military operations directly leading up to the 'great battle for the possession of Chattanooga, fought in tho valley of tho Chickamauga. and described from his point of view, and with thu light of history thrown upon the operations of others, that terrible and bloody struggle which terminated through an unfortunate order or tho misconstruction of au order from (Sen. Ilosccians to (Jen. Wood In the j
tlefeat of the Union soldiers. Facts, he . said, demonstrated the desperate courage of the opposing armies, which were almost Identical in numerical strength, Twourmlesof American soldiers, of tho ngirregalc number or 118.1'.".. suffered the loss of 3,110 killed, V0,P07 wounded, without counting the missing, the casualties of the two armies vts more than so per cent, of the whole number engaged. We retired from the Held defeated, it U
mr it or na-
. . .....
iriotism which inspired that proposi
tion, though lie said Mr. .Sumner rea
soned ns a classical studtmt rather
than a practical statesman. Hut Mr.
Mimner, lie said, was not thu only
statesman who then believed that tho preservation of war memories was tho perpetuation of war passions, lie was
not the only one who failed to appre
ciate tho mighty changes which were
to be wrought In time; or the hollow
ing effects of great trials and sorrows
upon tho tempers of a people; or tho elevating, ennobling and uuifvinir
power of our Christian civilization and
free institution. All Christendom was
amazed that the end of the struggle found the men of both armies and tho people of both section favorable
for the decrees of battle and
an tor the cherished constitution of
their fathers. Then Gen. Gordon said:
"is this fraternity to Inst? Is this
unity to endure? If 'yes.' then Ilbertv shall live. If 'no.' then the republic is doomed, for In the womb of our coun
try s future are mighty problems, imbued with life and power and danger, to solve which will call Into requisition all the statesmanship, all tho manhood and loyalty to law of all the sections. Tho patriotic American
who loves his country and its freedom, and who fails to discern these coming dangers and tho urgency for united effort to meet them Is not a statesman; and the statesman, if I may so characterize him, who, realizing these dangers, and would still, for personal or party ends, alienate the sections or classes, is but half a patriot. Perish then, forever, forever perish from our minds and hearts all distrust, all class and party and sectional higtory and alienation; but live, long live, forever, live, as tho last hope of the republic, mutual trust, confidence, brotherhood and unity between their children, who are the heirs of their immortal honors.
I-orcver live the spirits which animated the American congress and
government in making possible this
lnnp:rlng hour and may tho spirit of this hour abide in the hearts of our
descendants through all generations.
Gen. Gordon closed an impassioned
and eloquent peroration as follows:
Kvery uniform worn bv tho brave, whnthr
its color was blue or rnv; eterv sheet nf flnm
from tho ranks nnd ritle of both: every cannon that shook Chlckamauga's hills or thun.
uerea around the heights of Uettysburg: cvf ry whizzing shell that tore through the WlldornfJii, at Chnncellorsvllle or Shlloh; every bull.
rent nag mat noated In victory, orwentdon in defeat on any Held: every patriotic song or prayer waftod heavonward from tho north or the south: every loving and tender .tnlnUtm.
non ot the dying soldier's side, every ngnnlz-
mg throb In womnn's heart or burning tnar nn
ucvotcu womnns cheek-all wero con- . . . .....
.iiiiuimua m mo upouiiiung or a loftier Amorlcnn manhood for the futur
defense of American freedom Ami now. liv
me niuiionty or mo American congress and
tho executive department of tho irnvi.rnmi.nt
In the presence of these survivors of tho great
struggle; m the mlilst of this historic
woodland, whose leaves were reddened
with heroic- blood, and whoso rinnt
oaks still bear unon their Mhlvi-rfd
trunks tho visible trace of shot and shell: b
uie.so miwing nmniams, wnoso crystal waters
symbolize the. purity of purpose which convenes us In tho presence of all those witnesses,
nnu in tne naino or this great rcp'ibllo and its
people wc sot apart, ns the American Mecca.
nnd consecrate for nil time, this Immortal battle ground, made forever glorious by Amortcaa valor.
At St. Malo, France, there has beea
on exhibition un edible mushroom four
feet in circumference and weiirhiu!?
seven und one-half pounds.
A PKOui.iAtt form of nsnhalt navlnt?
has recently been tried in France. The
asphalt powder is heated to 120 degrees and molded under u pressure of about live nnd one-half tons per square inch into blocks, which are afterwards set
in cement mortar, A Fi:i:.vcii speculator who has been acting through English brokers recently refused to pay his losses, on tho ground that French law ouly recognized transactions through French agents do change. The courts, however, have decided that as the transaction was legal in England, the English brokers can recover in French tribunals. Tiik chief sensation of the Paris exhibition of 11)00 will consist of a new bridge over the Seine 100 meters broad, and with hour.es, theaters and montimcnLs on either side of it, like tho Pont Ncuf in the old days, not to mention old Loudon bridge. It will span the Seine from the Champs Elysees to tho Invalides. COMMERCIAL NOTES.
Ti.v is said to have becu discovered in Huerfano county. Col., in better paying
quantities than any other place in the
United States, Opiissa merchants are preparing largo
consignments of Russian goods for Aby.vdnia. They will be shipped to
Odessa and there transferred to French vessels going to Oboek.
Tub amount of New England rum
cut from Roston to Africa has decreased in the last two yer.rs from I,-
025,'JaO gallons to 501,205. The eatitc ol this decrease ii not given.
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To the strains of tho band tho gathering dispersed. Most of them returned to the city to attend the reunion of thu federal and confederate hitrvlvor.s of tlic Army of tin Tennessee, to bo held at night, but many lingered to revive, hy a sight of the old place, memories of the hitter sweet long ago.
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