The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1862-02-28
Ripples at the CAPITAL.

in TIE woods OF Virginia. was born a
shapeless baby and to-day tie marble
Capitol Of one Of the most powerful Of
modern nations, draped with its nags,
amid the revei bcralng thunders Of ar;il.
lery, is opened TO receive its National
Council, the heads Of its Executive De.
pariments, the Justices OF its highest iri.
bunal, The Commanders Of its immense
armies and navy, with the ambassadors
OF all the powerful rnonarchies Of the civ
ilized world, and thousands upon thou
sands Of its citizens, 10 hear once more
read the last words to his country men Of
that forest. born, Virginia baby.
The day came, as most days do here,
wet and misty. Also came the voices Of
several hundred pieces Of heavy artillery,
booming about on tort and redout, as II
Washington was bombsrded. In early
morning the Avenue was thronged with
hurrying thousands. bent on getting good
places /; and, long before twelve, hun.
dreds and hundreds went reluctantly
away, in utter hopelessness Of getting a
chance even TO see. 80 ~
AT twelve the House was called 10 or
der, the members being huddled into a
small space on the Speakers left. AT one
the Senate, with the Vice President, en-
tered, with the whole immense throng Of
invited guests. conspicuous among whom
were Gen. Mcclellan and his Generals,
and many OF the officers Of the Navy, En-.
bassadors, &C., the Clbinet and Supreme
Court, all but the President, who re.
mained with his dead boy at home. The
immense Hall Of the House was flled.-
The doors were then opened, and doz
en- streams Of richy.dressed Indies
flooded into every msning nook and
corner. The Chaplain prayed. and Mr..
Furney read the Farewell. What a won
derful collection Of wisdom. applicable to
all time, and never more so than now
AT half past two. the services ended
The Senate solemnly withdrew the I'm.
bassadors, ditto. The Members OF the
Cabinet and Generals fingered to shake
hands, q rus'le and Autter ran over the
Ladies' Gallery, preparatory 10 fight. and
clamors, never wholly silent. took possess
sion OF the mascuines. The Speaker ad-
journed the House, and the thousands,
wedged in. choked ant struggled down
huge stairways, and along wide passage
ways, TO The out door world and SO tha!
part OF the 90 ] ended, ..s
The winglo the black angel touched
the White House. as il had touched the
lowlirs. cottage, or swept the fierce battle
field: and the stricken Head ofthe Nation
sits IN darkness by the form OF his noble
boy. The moment the case became in
the least alarming, Mrs. Lincoln banisheG
from lha. part Of lhe mansion every living
Thing, save The President, tie physicians
and an old nurse. and herself, full OF
noble, womanly qualities and molher!y in.
stincts, through the weary days and lonely
nights, nursed, soothed and tended the
hurrying footsteps Of, her most promising
one, rs they flew down the dark palh-
way 10 the black portal. Sad. unfor.
tunate, stricken woman called TO po-
sition alta time when no one is equal to a
discharge Of all the supposed duties which
it imposes, and when :he whole world con-.
spires TO misapprebend, misunderstood
and misrepresent her.
The solemn air of dead march, with
the muffl.d drum mo uncommon sounds
fell on our ears the other day. on the
Avenue. and, looking up. we saw the
light army wagon. drummer, ffer, ser.
Ceant and six soldiers wi h arms reversed
the regulation escort Of the soldiers
funeral. Slowly it novel and mourn
fully broke the air.-at least on our ears,
--as we kept solemn time. moving with
The slender escort. and busy with sad
thought in imagining the history Of The
inmate OF the pine coffin. ls r.a .I.r.at..
A country youth ho must havo boon, large
hearted, opon'eycd. strong and itho. bravo
and generOus--the first to voluuioor. His
hand iremblod whom he bid his father adieu;
hand and voice both shook as no left his
mother tcars wore in his ewes whom bo
wont out across tho fields. tho back way, to
bid another farewell only looks had passed.
betweon them before. Aud so he went off.
dashod with sadness, with a firm brave
heart. after tho otd flag. At Bull Run.
lingering for ono shot more. ho was wounded
slightly. but escaped. At the darker day of
Balls Bluff, ,he fought like u young. unca god
lion, and was among tho last who loft tho
field. Exhaustloss in his young strength.
he swan tho swollon Potomac. but emerged
from it chilled. A fover. supervoned, no
shook that off, and reported for duty. The
teeth of mortality had bitten too deeply.
and he drooped. Finally. placed in ono Of
tho hospitals. "typhus"" claimed him. His
company bad been marched away, and no
comrade was near to catch tho low spoken
fever dream Of home and love; and no
comradc would Discharged farewell gun over
bis grave. q, ....... ...,.I .-,-,.,T ...
As tho little proco sion reached the poin.
whero IL must diverge 10 tho somewhat
rumoto hurinI place, our lit;le group row.
emily paused for it to pass. Ono head al
lonst was uncovorod, and ono face dropped
to hide tears that wond fall, for tho fnto OF
the namoless soldier; and QUO soul asked
God TO bless tho stricken hearts of far.off,
unknown household. .......,a
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Testimonial to Lieu (late Sergeant) Z.
a| Haa H. A. Ford. Hl.1 H N.r..l
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