Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-01-28
For the ENQUIRER
"Wien Pence snail dsarm Wars dark brow o! i,s itown
And roses shall bloom on the soldiers rude grave
Then Honor sta weave Of the laurel rrowr.
~ lAtath hrnp


Another of tho vaporngs Of paeeantry has disappeared
and with all the passing of life receded upon the
swiftly meeting wing Of tlme another uslrohs scene mas
with the moving Of the day. vanished win the oe-
veopments of realities that formed the panorama In tribute
10 the living and departed genius OF man. What evlnces
nobencss than remembrance of the v-
Ing, tribute 10 the nt the brave ana where ID
there one That does feel the responsive throo to echo
the nnne OF these who have firmly stood in the hed when
their counirys tag waved receive still higher aornen
or It's honofs tarnsed by defeated advancement And when
success has crowned lis onward movement and peaceful
homes once mora restored should gra,tudethat Is nat
ura 10 us aswc Ia our hearts And when the concealed,
unerrng shaft strikes the shining mark in him who has
proven nyuncrabc In victorious dangers and him with
the dead d' we not feel the Inspiring impulse that leads Us
10 yield sound IN their and bestow leaf 10.
wards the wreahs 10 be ent"ined in memorial meIi,ed
mementoes, commemorative Of their valorl
Tho preceding thoughts suggested In reference 10
the funeral honnrs OF the late Lieut. Colonel by Breget Ma
Jor Patrick H. Cali, L. S. Artillery, whose remains
yesterday conveyed the bourne from whence traveller
returns.
This occasion made Of beautiful ispay the stir
ring drum and piercing fife, the gerng parade Of the gilt
ter Of the soldier and tho general PREPARATION that was
plainly evident among all the corps adrs told that the
occasion should be made memorable for It's honors Tho
umn composed of tho regular artillery two companies
of the Fl from Old Point the Marines Naval soldiers
companies from The steamer Of war Saanac the psnnsyva
mia and the Navy Yard the citizen sodiery of the city
companies, Qhe Norfolk Light Artillery Blues and the Ju-
nior Foluneers0 company OF civil military from the
ol Portsmouth, the Relnen the Cadets of the Nor
folk Military Academy the Naval Officers in full uniform at
,,chcd the Home Squadron, and the United States
Ship Pennsylvania and the Yard. Tie direction OF the pro-
cession and command of tho military was assumed by
Major Zen of the corps Of u s. Marines. The officers OF
the Navy under the command OF Com. F. A. Parker,
Of the Home Squadron The religious funeral services were
performed Christ Church by the Rev. hr. Cummins,
the Rector, from whence the procession moved in solemn
columns platoon in the Of dirge from the band OF
the I'd L. s. Artillery from Fort Monroe TO the City Gene
Try where the BODY consigned TO its last abode with
three volleys of musketry from the regular troops
This, certainly occasion that called many Incl
dents many hearts for there there the pracised SOL
der whose ga:nry has met with its reward the officer
whose element is the cresnR combng and whose firm
needs shoudbe pdratus among both oi which
cotemporarles with the dead In of Mexi
sublugaon thus shown tho withheld bet cer-
tain transition to The grave for Iii Is as natural 10 die as
live"
To our military and citzons, somewhat slmilar
scene doubtless recalled that lives yet remembrance,
having us yet ansped three years since when was
conveyed the dust tho body Of officer who brayey
fell on the field OF battle but who sleeps without name,
monument Or stone mark tho spot from the mother
enrh that surrounds him. Here of Virginia
sons laid in their natal dust who firmly boro tho flag OF the
Union through that tried mems sous-onother yet
is numbered with lie dead IN the soil Of the golden shores
Of tho West conduct in the battles before and In the
streets city of Mexico fer him the promotion TO
tho rank of Mojor of The reglment
NoRsoLg, JAN. 9, 1851.
The referred Capt w Anderson u Infant.
ry. VIII killed al battle Of Contreras
Edwards OF the L. g. Nolti