Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-05-01
MEMPHIS, TENN.

brave who sleep the slumber that knows n
earthly waking. The ceremonies wer
opened by prayer by Rev. Mr.. Allen Of tn
Methodist Church Garlands and wreath
were placed upon the graves, aud not
single one Of them all was left without a
offering of flowers. Rev. $. ii. Ford, LID
delivered an address, Of which this is on
passage:
In a marble crypt Of an obscure chapel nea
Nlarcnout, England, rcpOsc the remains of ven
ernble man, who for eighteen years held in checl
the Wild passions Of France, and gave peace 3
Europe. Constantly loving hands weave aOwe
wrcaths about kis tomb, which syllable these ten
der words:
Regrets eternal! Regrets cternalN"
II Is the grave Of Louis Philippe. In a foreigl
land. amid crushed hopes and ruined fortunes. tb
once powerful monarch fell asleep. Yet on hi
far Of humble grave affection places its ronowe,
tribute more touching, more sublime, than tower
ing shan or gorgeous monument.
We have come here to-day, fair countryw0men
not 10 stpney crypt nor monarchs tomb, will
hearts as full and affection rs deep ever mourn
cd for fallen greatness 10 wreathc our imHOrfeiici
the graves Of our dead heroes, and the breath 0
spring flowers whispers our unspoken sorrow:
Regrets etornall Regrets etenallI'
70 their memory dedicate these improyiset
lines:
la rank and Gle. in sad array,
As tho their watch still keeping;
Or waiting for the battle fray.
The dead are round us sleeping.
Shoulder to shoulder, rests each rank,
A. al their post still standing:
Subducd. yet stoadiast n they sank
To sleep, at Death s commanding.
No battle banner DER them waves.
No battle trump is sounded;
They've reached the citadel of graves.
Aud here their arms are grounded,
Their hallowed memory nc'cr shall die.
lNHtHE 49, NsaFuHN Ia
Shall wake from flowers the soft, sad sigh.
Kegrcts-rcgrets, eternal
Rev. DR.. Rogers followed, from whose ad-
dress we take the following:
The eloquent gentleman who has pre- ceded me
spoke Of honors that have been paid TO Louis
Philippe aud / could not but remembeT while he
was speaking of this great sovereign. that al
though Napoleon had been unfortunate in var
although he was considered a usurper by all the
crowned heads in Europe, Louis Philippe, caus-
ed his remains TO be removed from ST. Helena,
and laid him down in the Hotel des Invades,
among his old soldiers, whose bayOnets had start
ted Europe and held the world in awe Napoleon
himself was ever generous To his fallen foes, and
/ remember that when wagons of wounded Aus
trians passed by him after the battle Of Eylau,
rsvuiug has steed and lifting his martial hat he
exclaimed: "HOHcur dU courage HdthcureUri"
Honor TO unfortunate courage! And so. after his
gceptcr and robes of royalty were laid aside, he
had the reward of his own magnanimity My elo-
qucnt friend has suggested that we may at least
be permitted 90 place uOWCrs on the grnveS Ot our
fallcu heroes" Y es, and more than that. Who
can consider the respect now paid 10 Cromwells
memory, even boy royallsts, or the statues
rising everywhere in England 10 llRInp-
den, without acknowledging that all civil
ized nations honor brave men, however un-
fortunate the cause for which they fought or died?
Then why not raise n shaft for your brave private
soldicrs--to your Appersons, your Wicks. your
Battles. and the long list of such already given by
Dr. Ford2 To your own Mcdonald, your Doncl-
sons aud Walkers. your Hnskolls, your brave and
generous Kit Williams. and 20 the bravest of the
brave of the l5ith, Gen. Preston smith, whose re
mains the ladies Of tins association propose re-
brave boys who followed him often to victory
q. bright will bc that spot with beams Of uniad-
ing rlory SO bright and dear and beautiful
that the soft Establishments Of each return
ing spring-the songs of birds and laughing How
ers. touched and breathed upon by the genius OF
the place will give forth sweeter fragrance and
more enchanting melody.
AUGUSTA, GA.
The day was beautiful and the ladies from
city and country alike contributed by num-
bers and flowers TO the mournful pageant
The assemblage numbered fully three thous-
and. almost all the business houses Of the
city being closed in respect TO the occasion.
At first. from the saddening magnitude Of
the task. il had been feared there would pot
he enough of flowers 10 carry ont the full
design. but shortly after five there arrived
area of the dead grew radiant as an imperi-
nj parterre. Not a single grave was left
without its garland, and, up TO the latest hour
Of dav. fresh flowers were forthcoming in
the hands of new arrivals. Altogether, and
happy are we to say il, the Tribute TO the
Dead was a most complete success Not the
slightest incident occurred TO mar the har-
mony of the occasion, and if elsewhere our
women performed their duty as we'll as here,
they have established a new claim to the
profoundest gratitude and reverence Of the
ruder sex,
Two graves in particular, attracted an
especial attention, from the taste with which
they were adomed-the graves, we learn,
Of brothers, who, standing shoulder TO
shoulder in life, sleep side by side in
death. On the mound which covered either
was laid q beautiful mosaic of the Stars and
Bars. The red stripes were made Of Grim
son roses, and the central bar of white. The
blue field was, rs far as We could judge, Of
violcts and the stars upon it Of rosebuds
fair as snow The whole effect was most en-
trancing, and many a bright eve grew dim
at the touching words of one fair girl, that
"a pus bit right thc Flag they fought for should
b. laid upon their grurcs"
The wife and the mother, the stricken sis
ter and the STRIPPING boy, the grey-haired
sire. and the maid who wecps over her sol
dicr lover, will each and all be touched unto
the heart at reading of how the loved and
the lost is not vet forgotten by those lovely
ladies, hy each soft attention, his dying
hour.
MACON, CA.
In Macon there are two cemeteries, where