Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1858-08-13

It may not be inappropriate in this,
to mention that Gen. Steuben's
during the revolutionary war
were noticed by General Washington, in
aletter addressed to him on the eve OF
resignation of the comma al of the army
IN The following complimentary terms:
aAlthough> 1 haye>taken, frequent op.
portunities. in publ, and private. of ao-
knowledging your great zeal. attention
and abilitiesainz performing zthezdutiessef
your Office, yet wish to make use of this
last moment Of my public life to signify,
in the strongest terms. my zentiresa
baton of your conduct. and to express
my sense of the obligation the public is
under you1for your faithful aud meritoris
Gus, services. ssqS SuHoy ~ 10 aRaia1ss
~ One of our Washing ton, correspondents
yesterday gayea a. brief account of the
great festival held by the Germans of the
District Of Columbia, at Arlington, ON
Monday Il in connection with the move
ment for monument to Steuben. From
detailed saecount of the affairHin the
Union west take the folloying:avhs sdJpfa
. The procession, having reached the
aqueduct, Cat, west end. of .Georgetown,)
did not avail itself Of the bostsi in lwait,
ing there, but marched across the sPotor
mac ,towards Arlington. On, its, arrival
every one was charmed whit arrange
ments4that had ,beenJmade for the pleas
ure and convenience of those about to join
in the, cele brstion of the day. d, The wood
ed hills were covered with extemporaneN
GUS but comfortable benches, swings,
parallel bars.zsnd gymnasticlinstruments
of all 4kindsr had been erected land boats
ofall sizes were ready for thelus of,those
fond of aquatic sports, bile stands load.
ed with good things for the inner man
were scattered, over the grounds. The
speakers stand was gorgeously ,draped
with flags. oursewn national ensign being
CONSPICUOUS among the rest. An excel
lent portrait of .Baron,GSteuben was sus.
pended, immediately in front of the plat
FORM The pavilion had also been5well
swept, and the younger portion of those
present seemedseagerto begin |the, merry
dance. 4z 4, sa-, sz.I - asF!zcr 4 o. os
81, The assemblage having. been called
around the platform; united in singing a
patriotic ode, after which Mr.. A: Eberly,
the chairman of the committee, deliverd
an address sof welcome, which was re-
cieved with great enthusiasm. a.; ssarsG
Mr.. NJ. Gross was then introduced, who
also made an eloquent address in Ger,
man. The Glee Clubs, Menuerchor
Liedertafel. and Ssengerbund then sung
Mozart's Bundeslied, or "Coyenanl
song."asr t-t aaa .essv -1 '-=
ai Captain Kretschmar was next intro
duced, and after few preliminary re,
marks, said: 20 raes 80 3 s-
fearsthat my humble efforts will fail
in doing to the life and character of the
illustrious hero who is the cause of to
days festival Yet have come to speak
speak 1 must, we're it only to give ut,
terance to the solitary word "Steuben''
Applause. What long train of sfas-
cinating reflections crowd upon the mind
at the sound of that namel Does itAnot
make the heart beat with proud emotions
when the imagination carries us back
back to those days when Steuben landed
upon these shores, offering his life, his
fortune. at the feet of an oppressed peo-
pie. How glorious, how noble! a stran>
ger comes over land and sea to WELD his
sword in the defense Of Gods holy gift
freedoml. Renewed applause.
And now history tells tells us that he
did not strike in vain. Wonderful-most
wonderful-must his services have been
to call down applause from the great
Washington! There were others during
that trying time who had also come from
distant lands to fight by the side of
SLeuben. Who is not familiar with the
deeds of such men Of Lafayette. Kos
ciusko. Montgomery, DeKalb. Pulaski,
Barry and others? They, too, were
strangers In a strange land; they, too,
had come to sacrifice their all in the de-
tense of sacred rights denied down
trodden people. Yes. they, too, were
s:rangers-foreigner upon this soil. But
in those days no one asked. "Where have
you been born?" Applause. But
great as the fame of our Steuben is, great
as his services have been in the cause Of
liberty, the people have thus far been
unmindful of the fact that the soldiers
weary bones repose without even stone
to mark their resting place. No tomb
denotes where Steuben sleeps. Is it not
then, a sublime cause in which we are
this day engaged? We are here contri-
buting to the contamination of great OBJ
iect-a tribute to the memory Of war
lior who aided in giving birth and vitality
to this mighty republic. [Applause] Let
US, then, continue our exertons in be-
half of SO beautiful task, until we shall
succeed in the erection ola Steuben mon-
ument worthy of this great nation, and
where future generations may offer gar
lands Is honor of the illustrated dead.
A Bold, but Beautiful Figure. "
During the delivery of a sermon, last
Sunday. in St. Patrick's Catholic Church,