The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-11-01
ossEQulEs OF COLONEL pAHLaREN.


Yesterda y-Prcsidcnt johnson, the
Members or the Cabinet and Many
Prominent Army and Navy Omcers
Prescnt-Rcmoval OF the Remains to
Philadelphia, Sc.
WASHINGTON, Oct 81, 1895
The body OF Colonel Uric Dahgren after lying in state
at the City Hall during last night was to day brought
under military escort to the first Presbyterian church.
AT the front Of the choir gallery and OF the pulpit was
display OF American flags. The metallic conn was also
covered with surmounted with awreath Of flowers,
and near by ne photograph Of the deceased rested on
stand The church crowded to its utmost capacity
Among the audience were many army and navy officers
OF every grade, tho President OF tho United States
nearly all the members OF the Cabinet and other promi
nent civilians Rear Admiral Dahlgren present with
his family. The preliminary funeral services consisted
or prayer and music, both instrumental and vocal.
The Rev. Henry Ward Beecher delivered an address
occupying hour, OF which the following Is brief
sketch:-He selected his text from the Acts OF the
Apostles in the words -"Bnt of these things
me. neither count my life dear unto myself" He
misunderstanding Is dearer to q man than his own
life: therefore, II is Is SAID all man hath will no give
for his life Yet is that mans life is OF the
least worth in view Of his manhood Honor ,s better
than life, and the other must he chosen Purity
and fidelity, truth and duty. courage and Kindness
generosity and magnanimty better. than life To
live Is not merely to breathe; but to think plan,
cute, TO serve suffer, reverence, obey, worship Life
in Mains and tasks endured for others nation tens
cious Of life, which thinks that there Ia nothing
precious than human ife Is unchrisian and abominable
for life be saved and the nation destroyed Let life
be given offering for truth and principle and
try; and those who die In their maintenance sancfy
and enobls the times II the nation had gone another
fifty yecrs without any more dying, we should have
been ruined Young men had been environed with in
nuences which threatened their manhood, and forced
them TO adopt policy rather than principle expediency
rather than truth The influence OF the great moral law
had been perverted, tending in the same way. pro-
gressve old Is miracle and wonder and is there
fore called o conservative. The young had been
taught believe in truth and Justice but to speak
openly Bowling to the will OF majortes was the custom
of men who cared nothing for principles but all for
cess. The tnsel was put in place OF the gold.
But II pleased God TO give us deliverancc from
The speaker regarded the civil having blessed the
nation in almost every conceivable Our bodies
had BEEN made to suffer- but there not social
political element which had not been elevated. Rain Is
good for the roots Of trees and blood good for the
roots OF men, and We grow by H. Dciusive compromises
are at an end and men North Mud South can think
what they and say what they think The benefits 70
liberty aud civilization, the result OF the four years
war; have boon OF value 10 tho Union than the life
OF man and the peace Of the household itself The ma
on for four years stood stretching out their hands say
ing take our money and place our children in the field
but give US country Of liberty and civilization ZAP
plause) We have learned to admire qualities which
never had before Our young men are having new con-
ccptions and will have new future Though there has
been much cruelty and intemperance, has given
higher manhood and higher civilization than heretofore
The moral sense has been strengthened. There
was 30 much justice and truth and much more cut-
vabIe soil than there Is to-day Our forests had been
stripped Of the giant IT. 90 and brambes Of wrong Now
the sun strikes this soil aud the plough turns H. He
gi0red but yet grievcd that many OF young
had fallen; for unless die cannot live death
that means moral purpose IL not waste, but
mutation. Thank God many are willing TO die, not
merely splitting much blood, but setting up momor ais
TO he read everywhere to endure a. long man may be
willing TO save his country by death. The speaker said
he could not forget snemcs-in higher sensc our
brethren Thore are many deserted bearhs in both
tons The pity 10 they brought the greatest courage
10 the worst use 70 which " was ever prostuted.
He admitted the bravery and tho persistence with
which they had served . bad cause. While we praise
and give thanks early dead thousands Of their
for In conclusion, tho reverend gentlemen said that
they had 10 pay their last tribute 10 ono OF the
spcuous BY his mers not by cid OF favoring inu
snce Simple n the family a. child, he famed forth
in battle Is the hero Of the hour. He carried homo
virtues into tho camp, and gcried " give health and
strength TO csuse dearcr him than life. The history
Of the sunerngs Of the Union prisoners in the rebel
prison houses has added book 10 the history OF
cruclt,es II was heroic purpose that fired young Dahl
gren 10 attempt 10 rescue his brethren In arms from
their prison house He had almost completed his
circuit when bullet from an ambuscsde pierced and
brought him the ground A. eagle falls he foil
His body SLAM but his spirit emancipated We
looking ON the place where he once w.a Now his e.,
IN thousands OF houses In cities aud in villages, ON so
tary FARMS from the shores OF the Atlantic 70 those Of
nc rscsc His example Will tive ana. ana % s sDncrc rS
Hcrosm and Virtue" How glorious IN such death
His suerings ended but not his work. Az long -
will IRE Ms numbers with inspiration from his sepuchre
Al the last day shall he awake 10 the trump OF God and
arise 70 victory and Immortality.
Az The conclusion O( the ceremonies the remains were
escorted 70 the railroad station be transported 10 Pha
delphis
BALrno9s Oct 81, 1886.
The body OF Colonel Dshlgren passed through this
city this afternoon and was escorted by the military