Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-06-10

TRIBUTE TO JuDsE DOUGLAS BY CITY PASTOR.
Yesterday morning, Rev. DR.. Smith pastor Of the
Fourth Presbyterian Church In this city, departed
from his usual course and delivered an Impressive
sermon upon the death Of Judge Douglas, from
the Sd chapter of Isaiah "F or behold! the LORD
OF Hosts doth take away from Jerusalem, and
from Judea the mighty man, the judge, the nom
orable man. the counsellor, the cunning artfcer,
the eloquent orator!'
After referring to the period and the circum-
stance to which the text bore particular reference
| he remarked that they should hear and carefully
, heed the utterances there made and the lessons
there impaired, for the hand Of God had recently
impressed the people Of this land In REMOVING
| from their midst one distinguished in life. with
| political parties, they as church had nothing 10
do, and nothing to say Of the public men In these
parties, and In speaking to them, at that time, OF
| the event % impressive to the American people,
| he sought to improve the doing OF Jehovah,
| while carefully evading the utterance OF single
| word of unkindness to the memory OF the distin-
| guished dead.
| II was worthy of all thought, that this event |
had occurred In a time Of excitement and pfepa-
ration, the like unto which this country had never
before witnessed They were not now engaged |
In political canvass-for all party lines bad been
obliterated-but In grand effort for the main
tenance Of the Constitution and the Union. |
Among the foremost Of these patriotic men, was |
this counsellor this honorable man, this eloquent
orator, whose death had produced such profound
| sensation throug bout this whole nation When
the rising clouds began to spread. and the Gov
eminent TO be perilled he yielded all his prefer
| ences, and discarded party Tor which ne had
struggled for more than quarter OF century, ana
to promote whose interest ne employed an nne re-
of the country were to be seen the signs OF dis
tress, Of mou rning, and respect. But to the Gov
eminent In this capital was due the high honor OF
manifesting the spirit with which this event was
l received.
After brief history of his oward career in the
path of fame, he added, But to every true-heaIt-
ed patriot, the highest attainment he ever made
i was in his devotion to the Constitution and the
| Union Of these States His greatness In this re-
1 | spect was indeed great. When he saw the I'M
pending storm, he sought those whom before ne
J. had strenuously opposed, and, waving all the
past he oined heart and hand with all who loved
I. the country, the whole country, above any and
d And in that closing scene of life how full of
patriotic significance. See his agonizing wife
9. bending over the PROSTATE form Of her husband
s. message for the boys. Roby and Stevy'' Then
listen to the dying patriot as he responds, Tell
" them to obey the laws and support the Consttu.
a words They have personal application to all
N a message from that mighty man. Itwas meet In
bs the close Of that evenu life, marked that life
by the pure patriotism Of the last few months
lie "Wrap up, then, that coffin In the American
ensign; spread gracefully over that bier the
the thirteen stripes and the stars lei
the brave and the true hearted bear 1T to the sepul
| chre. and as the drums beat their funeral march
let those who love our whole country here renew
their vows, repeat their pledges over these last
junction Of the dying patriot"
on FAIRFAX AFFAIRs.-The gallant descent o.
re- Lieutenant Tompkins and his forty-seven private
nv | upon the Dixietes at Fairfax Court House hal
ey fully convinced I" secesh" that Uncle Sans meI
ht will fight, and their extreme caution against fall
ey ing in company with any Of our saucy rangers II
Is, | quite noticeable. Although our pickets do no
no extend within ten miles Of Fairfax Court House
ne their pck only venture outside the village
ne and half miles, in full view Of the town, and II
'o- the open fields at that where they al
mp enemy anywhere inside of mile from their sta
'la ton Every person who passes them from thi
way is closely questioned as to how far back ar
,oi " Lincolns eyes, las they term scouts ant
eI on one OCCASION being told by joker that he
a', great cloud Of dust not far back and thought
must be cavalry, the pickets rushed pell nell int
'u' town with the alarm that I" Lincoln g army wa
e1- coming, sure.''
ne Capt Ball, Of the Fairfax Cavalry, recently n
e.a leased from the Navy Yard, visited the Cour
are House during the latter part of last week and hi
cry report of matters in Washington opened the eye
we Of the Dixieites to their fullest extent. He toll
'oh them that they could do nothing at all, TIKI
they didn't know anything about war" He n
y ported to them the character of our troops thei
a. equipments, arms, and personal grit and CAV
"a the secessionsts to understand that when th
teu brush did occur, there would he no difficulty
u | deciding who would be victorious.
30 There are quite number Of troops quartered
~ the Courthouse, churches, steam mill, and evel
s available means Of shelter being used. The trool
- have provisions save those they forage for, an
I,s the farmers sheep are taken by the hundred an
n'a made "mutton OFF, Several have had their who
as flock driven off at once and everything whic
rs. the troops fancy will tend to their comfort
20, freely taken. Companies enter the houses an
order the best that can be procured, and after
ing enough, fill their haversack ks with the renal
80 der, and complacently withdraw their presen
!, - from the frightened families, with the remar
~ We're fighting for you, and YOU must feed
=. well.n 1t is currently believed there that Il
-, | Pawnee was sunk at Aqua Creek and that o.
S vessels are effectually disabled
80 One of the ). cavalry horses which was bad
~ wounded in the fight, and given by the dragoo
= - to old gentleman living about six miles fro
ong tbe .oce..innIs,. nd r. nn,u hstS n,i.nna s
war. A large company waited upon the old &c
| teman and deprived him Of his gift, and "Dicl
ier | was marched of, surrounded by squad wi
h fixed bayonets to headquarters, where he 10 visit
On by scores who have nearly worried his life out
as tormenting him for spite" to get locks of
iis hair as souvenirs
~ | NAVY YARD.-At present matters at the Ma
go Yard are they have been for several days,
"a ceedngly dull. Nothing Of importance 10 goi
,b. on among the shipping, the only arrivals bel
Ne schooners from Pennsylvania with coal. T
o,,, Freeborn, Monticello, Baltimore, Powhatan.
"a Vernon, Philadelphia, James Guy and Ice Bo
81 lie quietly at the wharf, and the crews louI
- ing listlessly around, as i'm patient that of
~ mere hartman In a calm.
a. The Monticello Is now ready, ard her CT,
~ are expecting the order to cast off the hawst
every moment Beside her former armament s
has mounted two long thirty-twos, which, W
luay her big lO-inch columb iad forward, renders