Show decoration DAY bay imposing proceedings the weather could not have been more propitious for public open air proceedings than ethan it was yesterday and it seemed as if at least about half the population turned out to do honor to the fallen heroes of the war of the rebellion from shortly after ten until the mammoth procession commenced to move on towards camp douglas the streets especially in and around the central portion of tow town were laibly alive with people in carriages car nages people in wagons people on horseback and people aroot afoot the huge procession was headed by major or gordons gordon troop of cavalry and compo composed sed aed in the main body of united states territorial county and city officials and a perfect host of elti eitl citizens zens in carriages in the imposing imp odrig cortege were many brave veterans who had fought on the sanguinary fields of the late war captain Beez leys martial and the tile national braes band were n the procession when the head bead of the long train rea readied c lie lle d the brow of the rising ground immediately cast of the city salutes of guns were fired at camp douglas and some distance this side of the latter place general Mor morrow rowand and staff approached and fell into line at the head considerable credit is due for the able manner in which the large procession was manh managed ged to general 11 E connor marshal or of the day and his assistants col W AL L johns dr A K smith majora major W H bird major D R firman and capt J evans everything in and around camp was enticingly neat trim clean and in excellent order indicating tho the good taste and refinement or of those who are in command of ther the post flags were floating ll from the main buildings and everything looked inviting and cheerful those who had composed the procession now so far as possible considering their great numbers formed around the parade ground ground and witnessed a review and parade of the command the reviewing party being accompanied by gen morrow gen kimball and governor woods the various movements of the troops were executed with admirable precision which together with their fine nine appearance elicited high encomiums from the spectators I 1 at the conclusion of the revl review ew everybody proceeded I to the cemetery situated about a quarter of a mile beyond the post A raised platform had bad been erected immediately north of the burial ground it was canopied cano pied to protect its occupants from the tho rays of the sun and it was wm ornamented and festoon ed with the stars and stripes ac captain Beez leys and the gana national bands were stationed on one side of the stand a tan tau d and the lath 13 th infantry band baud on the other while the troops of that regiment stacked arms and stood at ease in front tile tiie platform was occupied by military and civil officers and a number of private ladies hud nna ann gentlemen tle tie merr meir it was some somewhat hae bae bai difficult to give an approximation of the num number berot berof of people of all clas elas classes on the gr ground olind but it would be safe to estimate it at least the proceedings were werd opened hy by prayer which was offered ed by the rev mr kirby then there was music from ca captain Bez leys a nud and u d the infantry bands when general morrow introduced governor gover cover nor geo A woods moods who delivered the tire opening address as follows CITIZENS ann AND SOLDIERS ip in the midst of these solemn scenes standing by the sacred dust of uhei uhe departed as au an humble child of the republic I 1 come to blend my voice with yours in honor of the patriot dead waris war is the fate faie of nations nation but nut while it brings mourning and desolation and woo woe to millions of hearts forever honored among men shall be the names of those who fall in defence of liberty the measure of a natio nations ns civilization is exemplified in the care cam it be stows upon its fallen heroes herou the delicate expressions of tenderness and affection ever manifested forth north for the names and memories of the defenders of freedom in all ages and aad among all nations proclaim in words of living livi ng light that the love of liberty is written as with the finger of god upon the hearts of humanity and as we look back through the darkness and gloom of the centuries gone by all strewn with the wrecks of tyran tyranny ny and oppression beams of lustrous light ash flash along the pathway of the ages revealing the names and the deeds of t the e champions of human right standing out all bright and beautiful like stars in the diadem of the eternal it is alone in the midst of the severest seve sevc reso ieso trials individual and national that the noblest traits of humanity are brought forth the late Rebell bebell rebellion fori with all its attendant horrors developed principles in our christian chrisi elv civilization I 1 I 1 I 1 za ton I 1 u until th then e n u unknown n to the world tile sanitary and christian commissions were brought into being by that unfortunate contest and today as I 1 look back to that trying period and seo see those noble men and women like angels of mercy all undaunted by the tho wild tumult of battle going into the very jaws of death administering comfort an and a consolation to the tile dying alike to friend and foe bind binding lug ing up the wounds of the man mangled g le d and sooth the pains of the su frering suffering I 1 thank god for american civilization and look forward wilh wh h bright hopes for the future and when the end of this great republic shall come if come it must and aud its history shall be written the noble self seif sacrifice lug ing deeds of these hero heroic ones will constitute the brightest jewels in our nations crown of glory I 1 am not given to boasting of our nationality much as I 1 love and xen Ten venerate erate erato the immortal principles upon which it is founded I 1 know too well weli its faults and yet 3 et it itis is but bu just that we should feel P proud ro u d of the many triumphs which m mark a rk our progress but of these it is fit ting tinz that I 1 should speak only of those which pertain to the solemn ceremonies of the hour view it as we may it is a sublime thought one which speaks volumes for our civilization that today to day wherever sleeps the dust of the failen fallen beneath the protecting aegis of freedoms banner stained though it be with the smoke and blood of a thousand battlefields battle fields the graves of confederate and federal soldiers alike are garlanded with the flowers of affection and jf if at the close of the rebellion the nati nations ans of the earth looked upon us with astonishment 1 ish ment when universal amnesty and pardon were proclaimed and thel government magnanimously restored every man to the full rights of an honorable citizenship what must be their feelings 4 as they witness the brave defenders of the nations life scattering flowers upon the graves of the confederate dead with the same tenderness with w which aich they garnand garland the tombs of their fallen comrades from the sacred dust of these departed heroes shall spring up a new life to the nation stronger more vigorous than ever before bound together by the cords of fraternal love never again agai a to be stained by fratricidal blood who can say that this is not the ushering in of that glorious era the dream of the great and good of all ages when war shall be no more and the tha angel of peace shall shail brood with lam iam lambiente lambi lambl blent ent wings over the nations of earth I 1 have no sympathy wilh with that class of persons found in every community who 1 scein seeing g nothing good are ever predicting the evil day to tile the ii lic ilc c nor havel have I 1 any feeling in common with that bastard citizenship which clinging to the denied defiled garments of the corrupt monarchies of europe is ever finding pleasure in drawing invidious distinctions between the government of the united states and those of the old world europe may feel p proud roud of the bloody recitals of guillotines guillo tines of tile the knout of execution bloc bioc blocks k 8 and the blowing of the bodies bodie of their victims from the cannons mouth but rather let our boast be that of uni universal versa I 1 pardon I 1 and the coming together of all classes in fraternal love to blend our voices y as one people in these commemorative ceremonies and niter kind hands hand wreath chaplets charlets cha of flowers wherewith to crown the tombs of the nations dead and as we stand by their silent resting places let us lift up our hearts to the god of nations and consecrate ourselves anew to freedom and swear eternal fidelity to the magna charta of our liberties peace be to their ashes and as their spirits all solicitous for the welfare of the republic Be public through gh the ages yet to come s shall all ali bend down from the battlements of tho patriots home on high to watch our onward and upward inar cil cli may they ever over behold us a united people happy prosperous and free chief justice J B mckean was introduced when he be with clear enunciation and suitable gesture recited an original poem entitled AFIER wire THE wan WAR we all are free sree we all are one froni fromi berthern ner thern thenn snows to southern sun our banner bannor Is unburied un turied this new evangel balls the worldly fair pair freedoms friends in other lands toll for the coming reign of right but oh ob with with weary hearts and hands why live and andulo alo aio without the where first the mom on maine maino doth ope from northern snows to southern sun bun where rocky mountains westward slope elope we all are free we all are arc onel what land like ours whre where nature teems such bounteous fruits and harvest sheaves such mines and mountains lakes and stream streams sp flowers and autumn leaves what other land in all the earth to human thought such life imparts though yesterday aday beheld our birth beho boho behold ld our commerce arms and artst arm from sea 6 to sea and through tho the zones rolls on the ever rising tide ide t it burows Eu mopes ropes kings would keep their thrones then let them keep koep the other side till tyrants cease their hostile till traitors shall their treason cease ccase heikus help heip us 0 god thy warto war to wage wago give victory first then give us peace in war columbian Colum bias wrathful face has ilus been the avenging angers angels frown but now her heavenly miles r in peace shall all ali 11 tho the world with blessings crown ob may this nation teach all others when blessed by peace when tried by nire fire that all the race of man inan are brothers and god ot of justice thou their sirel alas at what a fearful cost coat Is freedom won and kept for aye her march mareb is marked by heroes lost and burled buried by the rugged hence once a year ohl ohi be it ours As in the path of life we tread to crown with bays and beauteous flowers the living memory of the deall deail where first the morn on alalue doth opey prom northern snows snow to southern sun where rocky mountains westward slope we allare all ali are free we all ali areaner are oner onel the next speaker breaker was judge sutherland who delivered a nine fine address which however we have not the space to publish in full it was a masterly piece of com composition 0 and was pregnant with notie noele noble nobie and soul stirring sentiments I 1 in n everyday every way suited to the nature of the occasion occasion we cannot leave this point of the proceedings however without quoting the words of the speaker regarding an episode in in the ilfe iino of a soldier and gentleman ma n held in general esteem by all ali all ali e classes I 1 aws ams es of cit citizens izena 1 C col coi I 1 morrow who aho commands this gario garlo garrison 1 ion sin son of camp amp douglas was as ag I 1 is well known the colonel of the michigan higan infantry an lindor important constituent of the invincible iron brigade from that state in the late war his gallant regiment was posted in one of the most exposed positions in the memorable batt battle battie leof 0 get gettysburg tys tyr burg it met the onset of overwhelming g numbers 0 the enemy but it was not dismayed it was under niro firo and cross fire tire of two lines of the fierce assailants aud and lost in killed and wounded twenty two of its twenty eight officers and of its total of men in the midst of this terrible slaughter the undaunted leader the resolute colonel seized the colors of the regiment from the faltering hand of a wounded soldier and bore them himself while ho he rallied the remnant of his men private william kelly seeing this at once rushed to th the e front grasped the tiie colors colon triumphantly shouting the colonel of the shall never carry the nag flag while I 1 am alive they were his last words a I 1 minie ball from the enemy pierced his forehead and he fell on the instant I 1 but other brave hands kept tu the banner waving t mr bostwick who possesses a fine powerful voice sang vive ll 11 I 1 amerique and aud after music by the lath infantry band general morrow in a short feeling and manly address running over with magnanimous brotherly sentiments introduced col hagan an ex confederate officer who fought in the lost cause his remarks were well timed and very pointed and were delivered as well as aa received with feeling when ho he had concluded judge arose and made a few remarks principally addressed to the previous speaker and which were to the effect that they had fought in opposing armies and had hated each otner othen other once and that they would hate bato each other no longer and the two struck bands amid the plaudits pl audits of tile the assembled thousands Beez leys band struck up dixie and after that southern tune was played the infantry band performed yankee doodle doodie and subsequently the ned red gfred white and blue and at the suggestion of gen morrow three rousing cheers were given by the assembled multitude for dile the tile restored union judae judge jure heining yay ray followed in a flowery rather poetical and withal beautiful speech fu full fuli I 1 I 1 of well adapted figures of rhetoric and the ner nev C C stratton delivered an extemporaneous speech eulogistic of the army and in which he endeavored to show that war was not an cl unmixed evil dr C F winslow read an original poem entitled decoration day at camp douglas when when the ceremony of decorating the thet graves of deceased soldiers was waa proceeded with and the thousands of people who lad bad had visited camp for the tile purpose of ing the imposing ceremonies wend e ed it their heir way to the city considering the population salt lake city it is ia doubtful whether whet lier ller the people in any part the union manifested any more interest in the celebration of memorial day than the citizens of this locality general morrow his estimable lady and the omm off meers officers and ladies camp generally did all in their power to make the proceedings agreeable and their ebbe efforts orts were crowned with eminent success |