Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1865-11-01
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| dcRce-Iost D8ice Bids.
| The funeral of the late Col. UEic Dablgrcn tooL
place this afternoon at 1872 o'clock from the st Pre-
bytcrian Church on Street near the City Hall Las
night the body enclosed in a metallic coffin and coy
cred with large flag, placed in the Chamber o
| the Common Council. The top of the coffin wa,
beautifully decorated with flowers and cycrgreens
The following letter from the Secretary Of War WA,
| lying upon the lid:
MR. sTANToN'S TRIRBTTE TO COT. DAHLGEEx.
| WASHINGroN, July q 1862
DEAR Sir: Enclosed you have a commission fnl
colonel, without having passed through the inter.
| mediate grade of major. Your gallant and mcrito-
rous service has think, entitled You to this dis
| tlnctlon; although it is departure from general
usage which is only justified by distinguished merit
| :ucn SyourS. hope you may speedily recover and
II VIII rejoice me to be the instrument of Your frthp,
| advancement in the service.
| with great regard, am yours, truly.
| Col Uric DAHLGREv. -i' - ~ ioN'
The exercises in the church were opened with rrav
| er by the Rev. E. D. Neil; anthem by the choir.
reading OF Scripture by Rev. J. L. Graves and pray
| cr by Rev. Mr.. Nadel. The funeral sermon was
preached by the Rev. Henry Ward Beccher. who
took for his textthe words, Neither count nv life
dear unto myself" In the course of his remarks he
said:
BY nature what is dearer to men than their own
lives? and yet this is true that mans life is thn +
which IS the least worthy in the face of his manhood
Be generous; have purity, fidelity, truth courage,
kindness, and magnamimty. These are the attrib-,
uteS OF true manhood.
Mr. Beecher depicted the beauties Of the true lif,
and counclei the young men of this age to have
noble aspirations and perform noble deeds. In these
constitute true life Many yOun" men although liy-
ing were really dead. and they did not know it, They
thnk that life consists in lots. stocks houses and
worldly goods They have been taught secretly to
believe in truth and justice but never to speak it
openly; They were persuaded to consider interest
instead OF being living men. They attempt to SEEM
gold, '''' p''''' VI
1t pleased God to give Us dcverance and to snatch
IRON TINS terrible peril our young men. regard the
civil war rs having blessed the nation in almost every
nceiYabe sense. 1t has made our bodies suffer-
ram Is good tor the roots of trees but blood is good
for the roots Of men. We have been watcred and
we have been profted by it. The whole nation have
been made to feel that the has not been war of
tn G Government it has been a war of the people
For four years this nation stood stretching out It's
hands saying, take our money take our children, but
Applause. We have learned to admire qualities
which We never had before. Our young men are
Though there has been much cruelty and ntempcr-
nnGe yet, IN my Judgment, the moral state Of this
nation has never been 50 good as it Is TODAY. We
will have better times hereafter.
How many of our young men have fallen, who can
estlmate? Can one say how many have laid down
their lives unhesitatingly? Wait these men were
planted; they are yet to come up and you shall see
how glorious the harvest shall be. | cannot bear TO
think how many hundreds are hcapcd i'm unknown
graves, over whom shall place no tombstone but
their memory will ever be held sacred and dear i'm
the hearts OF the American people. There is world
and happiness. Peace returns but how many never
come back again? There is many an household
where no door will be opened to welcome back that
loved son or father whose lives have been cut off in
the morning of their days.
How many who have fallen in the service of their
country whose name is a trumpet to make every one
who staid mt home be ashamed every time the name
is spoken! 1t is given to men sometimes for one mo-
mcnt to stand upon the mountain of transformation
and there for that moment to glow in all glory and
then to die. Go from end to end in the North and
ask is there household in which there is not now
l.n 1afRsu urpi1
over the minds Of men is alcviated when we come
to consider that we have gained by dying.
Thank GOd there were many i'll this nation who
were willing to die. This names will ever he rcmeln-
bered, as long memory holds place in the human
being. Though deeply Sympathize with those who
mourn, men and brethren | cannot forget that those
who have lately laid down their arms are our breth-
rem They were of Us, and are of US now. We have
noblcSt Of the nation. How suddenly he shot up by
conspicuous service, into notice He won advance
ment, not by ysolictaton but by achievement. Simple
in the family as child he famed forth in the stream
of battle as the hero of the hour
lie carried home-virtues into the camp, and glored
to give health and strength to dearer to him
than llte The history Of the sutferings of Union
prisoners in rebel prison houses has added one more
book to the history of crueltes. 1t heroic pur-
pose that fired young Dahgren to attempt to rescue
his brethren in arms from this prison house. lie had
almost completed his circuit, when rebel bullet
from ambush brought him to the ground. As an
eagle falls so he fell. His body was slain, but his
spirit emancpated.
W c are looking upon the place where he once was
Now his example walks the earth with tireless feet
Now he dwells in thousands of houses in cities and
in villages solitary farms from the shores of the
Atlantic to the Pacific. His example will i've and
be hOnored. As long as our history lasts Dahlgren
shall mean truth, heroism and virtue. How glorious
IS such death. His Suiferings ended but not
his work As long as the sea beats the shore his
work works will live Many poet will fill his number
with inspiration from his Scnulchrc. At the last day
shall he awake 70 tbs truIl ot GOD and arise to vic
tory and Immortality.
The exercises, which were very impressive were
closed with the benedicton when the procession was
Il A., L.
and Ohio Railroad Depot for transportation to Phil
adelpha
Shortly before Il 2o'clock the remains were removed
to the church under military escort, the following
officers acting pall-bearcrs: Brigadier Generals
D. p. Dewitt 10th V. R. c.; D. B. Mckibbcn, 2l4th
Pa; S. d. Ophant. 18th Y. r. c.; Colonels J. W.
Fisher, l95th Pa; r. L. Johnston, 9th, Y. Il. G.:
Charles F. johnson, 18th V. R. c.; f. E. Pierce Sth
L. S. Wv; John b. Calls 7th q. R. C.
The corpse was borne by eight sergeants. and fol
lowed by Admiral Dahlgren and son; the President
of the United States, with Secretaries Stanton. Har
Ian and Wellcs, and Attorney General Speed; the
Mayor of Washington and 7. E. Lloyd, Esq, Pres-
dent of the Board of Aldermen; and officers of the
Army and Navy, and friends of the deceased.
Clarence EytnGc, who has for some time held
position in the State Department, was yesterday
missoned Secretary of the United States Legation
at Lima. capital of Chill, South America
General Mussey, who has been relieved from duty
at his request the Military Secretary of the
President of the United States, intends to resign his
commission in the army.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred W. Price, who are said to
be of good family in Wilmington. and are well
known in Georgetown, have boen doing a fine swind-
ling business here since Friday last Mrs. Price made
purchases AT the stores of J. j. May Stockwood Il
Co., b. II. Stinemetz, II. Lemken, NJ. Williams, lar
per Il Mitchell and NJ. johnson, of various articles,
which she ordered to be sent to her boarding house
Matters looking fair the several packages were left
and the messengers ordered to call this morning for
the money. They did call but called in vain for Mrs
Price est having left with her husband in an
early train whittier no one knew. Numerous other
purchases were made, but were not secured by the
fair swinder as tho messengers would leave them
without the money.
This evenings Star says 1t is understood that the
Solicitor of the Treasury has issued instructions as to
rewards which shall be given to persons who may aid
IN detecting arrestlng cOnyicting cOuntereiters
Of United States notes and bonds. There is doubt
that if the Government shall give adequate rewards
land promptly to persons who succeed at great per-
sonal risk in ferreting out desperate gangs of
teateiterS, that much may be done in putting a
stop to the issue of counterfeit money. 1t is
frequent matter Of complaint amongst expert detec-
tives that the Government pay for such work is so
triHing, and obtained with such immense circumlo-
cution, that it is not worth their while attending to
it; in fact, that they do much better in their
ordinary line of detective business in the employ Of
private citizens. The present energetic officials of
the Treasury Department alive, we doubt not to
the fact that the most accomplished counereiters of
the world engaged in initiating our national cur
rency. The Department, we believe, is taking COM
prehensive measures to battle the work of these in
genious rascas the emergency certainly requires
Yesterday afternoon the first meeting of the Board
of Trade recently organic ed here was held, Presi-
dent G. W. Riggs occupying the chair. Among other
business transacted a committee was appointed to
prepare circular, setting forth the advantages of
Washington as a commercial city, and inviting i'm
migration and the attention of capitalists to the sub
ject.
This Evenings National Republican says the for
eign quotations of United States Five-twenties are
ex-coupons, which explains the apparent decline.
Lieut.. Gen, Grant has rented the residence former
ly occupied by John C. Breckenridge on street. ad-
joining the property of the late Stephen A. Douglas
To-day the Post Office Department begins the work
of opening the bids for carrying the mails on some
eight hundred routes in Virginia. North and South
Carolina, and Florida. Bids will be received until
three O'Clock Wednesday, afternoon, and the Post
master General has until the 18th to decide upon the
bids but as few have been received thus far the sue
cessfu bidders will doubtless be announced before
that time DIR.
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