The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-10-13
SPRINGFIELD.

The LOyallstS at the Tomb OF lincoln
-.-SOIemn and Impressive Ceremo-
nies-.-rhe Legends OF the OceasIOn..-
The DecoFatlOns OF the TOnlb..-Fhe
Oath of THE 10y PRAYER sIy
Rev. DIR. Newman of the IOyaIISIs...
An Immense Assembly OF the People
Reception OF the LOyallstS at Mon.
tLeellO,, aud Cheers blythe Seminary
: GIFls--.aiasS Meeting anal 81 beeeIIes
To-day.
Special Dispatch to the Chicago Republican.
l6-ea Z SPRINGFIELD, In, 0ct.,10.
at Monticello to-day, one hundred
and twenty young ladies, students of
the Monticello Seminary, with their
teachers, met the, Southern Loyalists at
the depot. A short address of welcome
was made by the Treasurer ofqthe ID
stitption, 7. Mcclellan,, ESD, and re-
sponded to by Gov. Ham, Gov. Hamil-
ton and Hon. Geo. GrifRn. Gov. Hahn
earnestly exhorted the fair ones to per-
NIT no traitors to pay them addresses,
for mentfalse to their, country w6tild be
falselto their wives. The ladies shower
ed the Southerners with bouquets, and
gaveIthree splendid cheers when the
train started. Itsounded like d chorus
of nightingales.
On reaching CaTltpvilfe theltraitI was
metlby aspecial tfatntff rom SpffnefisIIi.
bearing the Springfield Reception Com
mtttee, with banners and music, The
delegation consisted of about fifty yrof the
citizens Of Spring gheld, among whom
were Hon. Jesse x. Dubois, Hon. James
81. Beveridge, Hon. o. ii. Miner and
oLnss1ts.. ne "a ssI4.I fFI5isf Il
the arrival of the train at Springfield.
An immense AassemblageD crowded
around the depot and filled the ave-
nues. The Southern Loyalists were
immediately escorted I'd 1cafffap6Ssi and.
preceded by band and a squadron OF
cavalry, in uniform, took their way to-
ward Cartridges ~ EfSBOcCf
The procession was a very long one,
and, like an immense funeral, slowly
wound Its way toward the tomb of the
martyr. Within the caIn etery, a short
distance from the entrance, and on the
left of the road, was stretched large
placardI yon which was pinseri bed the
following words: The murdered Pre-
sident-can a political party prosper
under, God the fruits ofwhose coutiseIs
npened in this deed 2 Peace Democrats,
this is your only contrl but ion to the
history of an age otherwise unparallel-
ed fnglorYg!i; ; Il s<Dlfs 4. .fefs, ,l,fs
A few yards further on the right was
another with the words: In nepsoriGgt
Lat us this day resolve that the .d6ad
shall not have died in vain; that the
nation shall under God, have sasnew
birth of freedom, and that a Royern-
ment by the peoples and for the people
shall not perish from the earth!"
The cOrtege halted at theIfoot offthe
hill, upon which stands the shrine of
every loyal American heart. Clustering
around the summit and on the extend.
ing sides were thousandsro Of people, al
as silent as the grave. THE tsnnitRht
sh0ne through 6hs crimson sCaklet foliL
age lighting up the tomb with golden
radiance, On the brow of the hill a
brilliant groupof devoted women with
busy fingers had woven wreaths OF dy-
ing leaves. aud autumn flowers to deco
rate the last resting place of the loved
President, and there, they stood, with
teartul eyes, awaiting the appearance
of those who, ike him, had Suffered All
but the last extremity for their coun4
to his memory and, weep at his shrine!
The DECORATIONS Were plain, like the
character OF the i1lnstri Gus martyr, sbiit
touChinE and suggestive. ExtenCifnFy
over theltop of the tomb, and hanging
gracefully over theld door were Lfast6ons
Of leaves, OF oak and maple, bt illiAnt
with the colors of autumn, and large
mOrtelles and dahlias hung over the
door. On each SIDE of the tomb were
large rustic vases fifled with beautif6l
flowers. ImmediRteIy over the door
was inscribedi the words. ttAbraham
Lincoln Let hisname be spoken but
In reverence; for, although he Is dead.
his great deeds live atter him, andf5the
low1y shall not hope f1vain:'s .Ifs
SEhe process stonJ5 WI tn the flag ats5its
head marched 8loWlyoup the ascent
and formed In double line near the
door. leaving q space IN the center
where neae the door ot the tomb, 5000
Gol.s0. IT, Branscombe, Off Missouri;
and Rev, DIR. NeWmans of New 0Fleansl
A As,fesllng of the deapest solsmnity
GndumHuy eyes unused ttoaWeep5ySgafa
hlled with tears, althodGh no word Ind
vet bean spoken. 4 e sssi' Z
Col; BFauseombe then slowly read
the following oath OF conservation: