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It Was Appointed By Law In Athens, That The Obsequies Of The Citizens Who Fell In Battle Should Be Performed At The Public Expense, And In The Most Honorable Manner.

Beneath A Free Government There Is Nothing But The Intelligence Of The People To Keep The People's Peace. Order Must Be Preserved, Not By A Military Police Or Regiments Of Horse-guards, But By The Spontaneous Concert Of A Well-informed Population, Resolved That The Rights Which Have Been Rescued From Despotism Shall Not Be Subverted By Anarchy.

In Conformity With These Designs On The City Of Washington, And Notwithstanding The Disastrous Results Of The Invasion Of 1862, It Was Determined By The Rebel Government Last Summer To Resume The Offensive In That Direction.

I Should Be Glad If I Could Flatter Myself That I Came As Near The Central Idea Of The Occasion, In Two Hours, As You Did In Two Minutes.

This Glorious Union Shall Not Perish! Precious Legacy Of Our Fathers, It Shall Go Down Honored And Cherished To Our Children. Generations Unborn Shall Enjoy Its Privileges As We Have Done; And If We Leave Them Poor In All Besides, We Will Transmit To Them The Boundless Wealth Of Its Blessings!