Dayton daily empire. [volume] (Dayton [Ohio]) 1850-1865, 1864-03-23
empire.
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1 SUMNER IN EUROPE.


Notra Dnme 10 secure good poailnn from
which 10 witnes, lha audience which WAS to
assemble NJ tue, 10 hear the mapt There
was already thrNns VI common papple NJ
tho door. who seemed TO he held back by those
in charge Of the house, bat NJ singl' word
from our iac,otum, louia they made way f'f
us and permitted ma To enter. A trance then 20
che old woman who stood y, tho foot Of the
stairway, Esned for ~ permission 10 ascend
10 ,he gallerirs, aud leaning over tho marble
failog sbrre, We saw In a taw minutes, ona Of
The uUsl interesting aud bfillnnt assembages
that sV,r wm collected anywhere There
ware IhU prominent olIiler' NJ tho army IN
thtir rich and reApendout uniforms the high
dignitnrira Of the church OF the Legislature
and Judiciary nnd the household Of tho Em
peror Asplaudid brass baud preceded lbese
iulo the ohurcl', aud made tho aid aislrs aud
cbes ring apalil to The sound Of martial Gu
s,c. When thy we're acniel, the o1ice's vi
nisior rank. IN, com nIn sblliera and The
Npcr porulaca, wsre admitted uuii the church
~ full u was pot jammed howcver be
q, gse The ommprcFnt geHs ddrmss we're
tht 70, separating. compel my and restraining
She tbfong, VITA silent movements Of lhrir
bate M OF authority. giving place TO al who
who could find comfortable standing room
with " eoct Oachiug upon the space set apart
Tor the oGIch IL, and vigorously 'NeIoding The
reat
ItwRa RAJ . picture The interior ~ the
uhotrb itself. IN ita PLAN and massive gfaod-
ufr, wns rnua Ih 10 hlnrest aud awe w, bul
eutirhel hnd tnamsnt'd BY tho presence Of
h.se men. VIII, we're ctoatHj IN natures no.
blept mould ma . Of thought and men Of VA,
liant detds. IL bs came something to he pased
At With pulses bo, ng high, once fixed In our
memnflrs 1t was scene never 10 be- forgotten.
When my nttea ton va drawn 20 ds,ads, |
noticed - large, porlly man, M old man /
should say, iudginI FROM he crigEy grey hair
that 1 vered his NOD very lutsllcoiual locking
head but With an erect and rlg0roua frame
wh,th exhibited NO evidence OF ave, lila
Iunl prm was y. ~ elcgant. ll,s leh hreaH
WV, covered WI, h mcda's RDd other deuora.
tolis, aud on right, there Ahonu larys
whHe star Thai WAS Marshal rellsser. ths
the Commander the armies nf the nation,
tbo first In author y under tho Emperor, tho
able general who ~ worthly sustained the
honor oi France In Ne GFmea and at Solier.
mo and Magenta u was ggiie warm ~ The
church, aud the Old enilcman pefspirrd pro
iusely Every lev MOI wits he dreS large rod
bandanR, moppsd his NJ IAer WITH y, aud 70
tarned u with a plunge oEbf poeNnt 81 W bag
| ~ red hrctuhes That hAll man bshlnd him
with rather dark cnmp SSion, an Abnudanrr
OF black hair un.lreake, with 81 1Eir ray ID
white wearing n heavy b 40 mouHldcbs and
sharp imperial, under h. W aud proL Nnent
but straight and hin nose. loA lng every Web
a soldier aud reminding me om rwhat ol to a
cral T. T. Criiienden Of ia, i,ut Ky, was the
talrbled and dsHbibg Marshal Can robeH BE-
side him WAS Marshal MeMah sp, h1se pleas.
ant irish face, (beafdless, exc opt light col
ured mOusiaohe) was inrned eyer.s now aud
then, that he might scan, vii b bis mid bloe
rye, the pressing crowd IN The Paller i,s lle
~ very yonnR looking man not ap larrnfly
over th,rly'hV, hut he " pFobat y mao oid,r
lle u n 'warrlur tried" but he has a laur 40
gentle Il a, the children love him | know Ma.
shal Valiant the fourth Of tho irh ofiIt ess Of
the Empire, was not present, OF " ha wNs We
could not hhd him
Behind those gentlemen stood hundr, d. Of
others, eqaal 20 them Ia appears ncs and prob.
ably IN aoiliiy, but Rt present heir Interiors
10 rank and rsrut'ti0n They we're noble
looking band OF soldiers, of WI ,0m any cnnn
Try might be proud ! could Easily imagine
that among them wors pnsai biz Murals, ~ I
Cyfa, hasaenas, Barihiers, even uoeboa, kell- 4
ermAns and htys and ! am very anre that
lhs undmmrd hobor of their counlry, viii |
never be sullod by their mi acondnct on the
hcld Of battle The only pleasure I eau iu,.
agine IN a waE with such l,sople, would be /
In that stern Joy wbiah wArt i0ra feel ia meet 4
ing foemen worth Of their stee and fhaf I, 4
the poorest eatsfaction Ia the world. 10 wd. /
ows and orphans and All fri ends Of humanity 1
The religions seryioeA y ere exoaad.ngly ~ \
coSr aud lntefesiing, hl intervals. The or !
gan peaied forth ~ n jlemn nolea, AMI 4
,hn perfectly irainad oh or replied 70 she /
intoning ol the priests. Nov and then |
the band would add IN awelhne strains ~
harmony, And, At the sohad of boil. and /
hollow soandinx word OF commend. The com.
panles Of soldiers ranged around The lutrrior
Of the chareA vould sink uphn thrir knees, |
With armG pseeenlsa, ahile tho whole aassm
bly, 0cscd their heesit, cspsssa thsmsslvss
and murmured prayers II an hour. Il vas
oveF, aud the throng dispencd 70 fnd eieA !
sares and exeiiemsRta IN the Thsaless The
gerdens. the Parks aud the streets
I In the sveninE, We took carriage for the
Champ do Mars 10 Gee ihe dfewsfk,. The az.
thoriues sremembertnF tho dreadfal oaiaatrophs |
cauasd BY Apanle among ihe people aud The /
ioraee nH Nlmtiaf opcaaioB eosna sey.ut /. !