Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-06-29
b. z. TaTiOr In " NashinRuOn HoapltnIa-
The Kind Of People Therein OrIality

B. 2. TaylOr In ~ arlington HoapItnIs-
The kl1d Of People There--m OrIality
Among Clerks, etc.
The thought ssddens as 1t goes the
heavy rounds Of the tweRty-one hospitals,
where thousands lsnguish. the stricken
hero. from the battles Of Virginia. The
leaves Of the Linden beneath by window.
that swing at breath, ss IL the trees were
laden with the green pondulums Of little
French clocks all going at once, have Hrun
down. and there, q soldiers emblem Of
these broad brszen days, they lie motion.
less upon the air. With the poor wound
ed boys, time, indeed, stands still. Iyish
l could tell you, in words beftting, Of the
sublime patience Of those men how they
treasure their terrible wounds; no "Old
Guard" Of the Corsicsn SO priced his cross
Of the Legion Of Honor. But they crave
the gentle touch and voice Of woman.
The " well done, my men II Of the com
msnding general is much, but tn cup Of
cold water from q loving hand is more. 1
tell you to-day, as I have told you before,
the Government could not cssry on this
WsrWithout the aid Of loyal women. She
is not represented in the Cabinet; she hss
no voice in the Capitol, but in the thought
snd heart Of the Federal army she sbideth
forever.
Washington is an prk; it contains 3 COM
plete ASSOC tment Of the animal man.
First, you have the old residents, the sur
viVors Of untold Administrations the fos-
sill remains Of the ancient days when the
cocks Of chivslry crowed defiance from
Capitol Hill. Then, the fortune hunters
and money changers, tenants for life, be.
Cause the Lord has assembled into heaven,
and there is nobody in this national tenn
pie to eject them. Then, Ethiopia that
runs wild in vast focks, the free common
er Of the District Of Columbia. Last and
pightiest, those who WELD power and
those Who want 1t. Ali the rest are but
the mice that live in the Government mill,
no matter who brings the grist. It is the
ofhae-holders and otioe-seekers who give
character to the society Of the Federal city
While the average duration OF human
life, the world over, is about thirty three
years, the generations Of Washington move
at dOuble-quiek through four or eight,
and hasten 70 stake their pisces in the ST.
lent halls" Of private life. Verify, WASH
ington man is ss 9 morning oFgRd, and in
the evening where is he7 The great mar
bic buildings remain, mighty monuments
Of the thousands who have passed sway. /
Now and then, you meet an old clerk, him
of the lean snd slippered psntalooR,"
who was here in the grand days when
Webster thundered, Clay charmed, Adams
talked history and Wright spoke logic,
and is here still. Once clerk, only q
clerk, ought to be Washington proverb.
l wonder how many Of the two thousand
men in the Department Of the Treasury,
who keep the mschinery Of the continent
By mathematics, think Of it. As
q general truth, q clerkship is Proorus-
team bedstesd Mt man precisely to 1t by
lengthening or looping him and he is Of
little use anywhere else, save in company
with Caesars dust "to stop aaW and
keep the wind sway" Charles Lamb, the
spider-legged clerk Of the India House, ia
dead and buried, but ''the Gentle Ella"
the other and better half Of him, will live
forever. But for the old clerk, we began
with: he has sst so long beneath the
shadow Of great men thathe is ssEeeuIent;
his blood Is very thin, and his heart beats
decimsls. AS he goes in nd out Of those
old halls, feel like ssluting him as Nor
ton addressed the remains Of Dr.. Warren,
who fell at Bunker Hill, when they we're
removed from the spot where they fell to
a more befitting resting place Illus
trious relic what tidings from the grave 2"