Daily national Republican., 1863-06-06
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

CONGRESSIONAL CEMETERY.-Of this su-
burbAn cemetery the city of Washington should
ever be proud. II may not vie In natural beauty
or artistic elegance with Mount Auburn or Green
woodi 1t may have no brooks to purl rich muir
murlngsj Its birds may not carol MARBLES 30 soft,
nor Its flowers breath perfumes so delicate as in
other cemeteries; all this may be wanting; but
around 1t hover many romantic charms, lingeT
many pleasant memories, and daily many con-
genial associ AtiOns. 1t will always be 4 distin-
guished city Of the distinguished dead.
It will always be sacred to the national memory,
because ts vaults have enshrined the ashes of pa
triots, and because Its newly-Opened graves de-
nounce, in their silent and mouFnful eloquence,
the existing rebellion.
Among the tOmbs hrst erected which rivet atten-
ton Is that of Push-mata-ha, the Choetaw chief.
The monument to his memory was erected by his
brother chiefs who were associated with him In a
delegation from their nation, in the year 1924, to
the General Government of the United States.
Upon the east side Of the monument arc these
words written;
Push-mRta-ha was warrior OF great distinction
He was wise In council, eloquent In an eNtraordi.
nary degree, and on all occasions aud under all
circumstances the white mans frend.h
Upon the north side;
"He died in Washington, December -, at the age
OF 90. Among his last words were theSe When
| am gone, let the big guns be fired over me- y
The visitor will find this monument In the north
eastern section Of the cemetery. A brief account
Of the Indian delegation will be found In Wilson'S
history OF the United States. Il seems that dele
CATION of ChoctAws visited the Capital in the win
ter of 1924 for the purpose Of seeing Lafayette
Two of the chiefs, MushalAtuhee and Push-mata
ha, made speeches upon being introduced 10 La
fayette. The speeches were highly eXtollet
throughout the nation for their exit aordinRry elO
quence. "They were thoughts OF flame in wordl
| of IN apir and tones of ailVeF.D Push-mAtA-ha. IL
his peroration, said:
| awe have heard great things related Of you II
| the depths Of the distant forests, and our heart
have been Allied with desire to see you. Nearly
| sword as n companion of Washington. We ar
| come, we have pressed your hand and we are RAtif
fed This Ia the frat time that we have seen you
and II will probably be the last We have no NOR
to add. The earth will soon part US forever"
In prOnouneing these words, he was Agitated b
some sad presentiment. He was taken sick and h
died In few days
Near by the tomb Of Push mRtA-ha, will be see
the monuments Of two Vice PFeBldents-GeOfg
Clinton, who was a soldier and statesman, EN-
nent In council and distinguished in war, and f
bridge Gerry, who died suddenly In this city o
his way to the Capitol as President of the senat,
Among the last words Of this lAst-nRmed VIC
President were the following
at Is the duty of every citizen, though he hAv
but one day to 1--we, to devote that day to the goo
OF his country"
In the vicinity OF these monuments is the tom
of VIM Plnckney. The inscription iS plain an
simple, merely stating that he was a Represent
tive In Congress, died February 26th, 1872, aged
years. No eulogy was needed The very nam
makes the visitor pauSe 1t iS complete sile ViaiO
one recalls the deScFip ptiOn of Richard Henry Wild
the refined scholar, the translator Of the Italia
classics, and the author Of my life IL like sun
mer rose, )" which received the praise OF Lord ByTo