A generation is arising who do not know what the preservation of our free government cost in blood and suffering.

Even the men of the passing generation begin to be forgetful, if we may judge from the recklessness or carelessness of their political action.

The soldier is not always remembered nor honored as he should be.

But, what to the future of the great Republic is more important, there is great danger of our people under-estimating the bitter animus and terrible malignity to the Union and its defenders cherished by those who made war upon it.

This is a point we can not afford to be mistaken about.