New-York daily tribune., 1865-11-01
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WASHINGTON. Tuesday. Oct. 81, 1866.
The body of Col. Uric Dahlgren, after lying
in state at the City Hall during the night. was to-day
brought under military escort, to the First Presbyte
rian Church At tho front Of the choir gallery and oi
the pulpit was display Of American frgs. The me,
with wreath Of fowers and near by fine photograph
Of the deceased rested on stand. The church was
crowded to Its utmost capacity. Among the audience
were many army and navy officers OF every grade the
Of the Cabinet and other prominent civilians. Rear.
Admiral Dahlgren was present with bis family. The
preliminary funeral services consisted Of prayer and
music, both instrumental and vocal.
The Rev. Henry Ward Beechef delivered an address
occupying hour OF which the following Is brief
sketch: He selected his text from the Acts Of the
the S none Of these thing mGIs Ts
continued: Nothing is desrer TO man than his own
life. Therefore It: is said IAN Q man hath viii be
.s: ss Hs ~os in 1sx Of ss n:uSSSd Honor
Purity and fidelity. truth and duty. coursqe. kindness
generosity and magnapimity are bette. than his To
eate 70 serve suffer reverence, obey. worshp Life
not in things but In moral qualities In Dobc deeds in
pains and tasks endured for othsfs nation tenacious
of e which thinks that there nothing more precious
than human life, II unchyisteu and abominsble; for
life may be saved and tho nation destroyed. Let life
be sivsa 9: N offering for truth and principle and
tfy and ennobe tho times. the notion had gone ON
another fsy ysar without any moro dying. We should
sss.
forced them to adopt policy rather tnan pnc,pe exps
diency rather than truth. The innnsnce Of re frs.
~sy. progressive Old man Is miracle and wonder
and il therefore called conservative The young men
had been taught to believe in truth and justice bat new
tSe custom q men Who cared Sothins for principles
but ali The tinsel was pu. IN place Of the
81 SE'O corrup.ne % y influences which surrounded NJ,
The speaker regarded the civil war as having blessed
the nation In almost every conceivable sense Our
sces or political Clement which had not been elevated
Rain s good for the roots Of Trees and blood good Tor
the roots Of men. and we grow BY II Decisive com.
promises are at an end and men, North snd South can
The benefits to liberty and civilization. the result Of the
four ysars war have been Of moro yaue TO the Union
than a life Of s1a sS; s 81
their hands. saying take our money and place ou,
children in the held but give country Of liberty and
uf %s
are having new conceptions, and will have new
future. Though there has becn much cruelty
and temperance i has giyen US, us higher
The moral sense has been strengthened. There never
was 90 much Justice and truth and so much more cult
vable soil than there s to-day Our forests had been
Now the son strikes the soil. and the plow turns IT, He
olored but yet grieyed. that 80 many Of our young
men had fallen for unless we die we cannot hve death
that means moral purpose is not waste but an aeon
merely sping much blood but setting up memorials
10 be read every where to endure long as men may
be willing to save their country BY death The speaker
our brethren. There are many deserted hearths In
both sections The pity is they brought tho greatest
courage TO the worst to which 1t was ever pros
tuted He admitted the bravery and the persistence
With which they had served o bad cause. While we
praise and give thanks our early dead thousands
of their men died without glorious
name. This Is to he grieved for. In
come to pay their sad tribute to one OF tho nobest OF the
nation. How suddenly he became conspicuous 6y MS
own merits, not by ad Of fayorng influence. simple
in the family as child he famed forth in battle a. the
mn and gloried to give health aud strength to canse
dsarer 10 him than life The history OF the suferngs
of the Union prisoners In the Rebel prsonhouses has
added one more book 70 the history OF crueltes Nwas
heroic purpose that fired young Dahlgren to attempt
70 ressue Ills brethren in om their prison house.
Ue had almost completed his circuit when bullet rcm
an ambuscade pierced him and brought him to the
ground. As an eagle falls. so be fell. His body was
slnn bnt his spirit emancipated. We are looking on
the nlace where he once was now his example walks
The earth with treess feet now he dwes IN thousands
of houses IN cities and in viages-on solitary farms
from the shores OF tho Atlantic 70 those OF tne
history lasts Dahlgrcn shall mean "Trath. heroism
and virtue" How glorious Is such DEATH His suffer
"a are ended but not his work AS long as the sea
beats the shore his works viii live Many a poet will
At the last day shall he awake to the triumph OF God
'na I the conclusion Of The the remains were
escorted to tie railroad station to be transported to
Philadelphia
The body Of Col Dahlgren passed through this city
,his afternoon and was escorted by the military from
the Washington to the Philadelphia depot. % -)