The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-05-15
rAs Congressional nsrial Grssad.
Frcm Letter 70 The fAis aslrAA lasslrvf,

rAs Congressional 1sr'ai ars.as.
Frem Letter 10 The rAis asarsA usssst.
wAanxoros. Apriii3
have devoted part of . day to a visit to
the Congressional Barial Grcand, which 10 one
of the objects u interest % strangers IN Wash.
ipgtoo. The disposition TO yisi, cemeteries
and other resting places Of The dead Is soivcr-
sal, and is n itself an internal e,idencs Of oar
own Immortality. os al least Of our Convictions
o( future existeuoe II Is Dot the mere lp
diligence in romsutic notions or the effects Of y
u,swkish sensibilty that impels ~ 10 visit
thssc ci,ies OF the dead, Il 10 psrhaps natarsi
enoagh that each individual sheuld cherish the
spot where rrposcs an that vas mortal ~ his
loved and lost ones; bat We must look beyond
this, and far beyond The more gratifying of =
morbid curiosity, 10 Cad the nason why o.,
most oil classes OF mankind are insensihiy led
to wander among the habi,stions of the Do.
parted. f .
The Congressional Burial Ground at Wash.
ihgton docs not compare with the cemeteries
Of note IN vHriors psrts of the country. II
lice near tho Eastern Branch Of the Potomac,
rather morc than a mile oast of the Capitol,
and containing about ten acres Of ground II
dstes back 10 the year 1907. Its surface Is
Iconvenicntly arranged for buriai purposes, but
Il prrsents none Of that diversity of hill and
dale aud variegsted scenery which render
Mount Auburn and Greenwood no attractive,
Its chief merit Is It's scQuestcr,d location, ret,-
dering any future disturbancs Of its slcsping
tenants improbablc.
The frat objects that attract the eye Of y
'tsi.1s arc as sR;ap ;lsl. ;c.o!.ssha encctcJ "
memory Of those members OF Congress who
have died 1t Washingtoo. These are arranged
In double rows. and nanber ono hundrcd apd
twenty eight In all. In some instances the
graves beneath them are tcusntlcss. ~ In the
case Of Henry Cisy, John Quincy Adams. and
Others, but most OF them have not bsen dis.
mrbsd sipcs the remains Of the great men Of
the nation were deposited there. The lnscrip.
tious on these cenotsphs are uniform. and give
simply the names Of the dsad. The States fram
whieh they eane and the dates Of their death.
shall hsvs space TO notice few Of the
most interesting and striking monuments 70 Be
found here ard mas. do that briefly.
Tha rsu1aius OF lteury Stsphsus Fog, neph-
for mauy yeas Brilsh Minister 10 this Gov.
eunest, ste eue,osu ~ E's'u mA1se ~Nus
tsphs - ef- ."g
INC monument srec,ed 10 tne memory on
"tjoe See~ai ne1snoe. mseone CONSISTS %
? oeautIui marble snaIt. WIN spp,op1'sw m'n
tsry embiems' surmoantcd ny bs''net win
the visor down. The epitspb 10 from the Gen.
srsi Orders Of ths War Dspsrtment, and 10
most expsessIve. II runs - follows: "it wsrs
a - -.
bet email trieete TO bis memory To ~ that
10 youth and manhood be served h's country 10
the profession 70 which hs died, during spsr,od
OF more thsn 'orty years, without stsin or
bknsn upcn his cscatchson.
a plain bot grassiai granite ahatt marks the
resting place Of Abcl Parker Up'har, formerly
Secrstsfy on the Navy 400 s'terwsfds oi Suts.
ana also oI Capt; beverly kennon. o. tss Ma
", VINO were kn'sd On the 18TH OF fehruafy
ioss, py Me norsung ol the great caonon on
board The fnncetou: Ihsy were warm 'r'eods
N ne' eno were oof'ed togethu
MHor renerai 1scoo Brown who died IN
lezs iier uni.r massive ofoken marble cob
nmn' efec'm Dy ofoer of Songrc~
ooe o. tne nnest PornsP't the niost s'macuse' ~
monumens here Is tue one erected % william
WIZ :" c"hs'ructeo on .ni'e I'M DIS. snn
hss soor oi enrancs m the massive base
WIN graceful ahaft above t ihefe " very
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