The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1866-07-28
A Suggestive spot.

We .r-n. 'yW days a, wa-Ilag,.a IT, 20
early par; o. he weeA ar3 ~ ecu.rars v.-a
seser4. irieais. paid sci; ?, Arlington
HsisH;s, lie former te,.iere, o.: ;ae l.e. e. Gea.
lee The estate consists ,f .e.e-a thousand
acre. !yas % tie so.f. SIDE O. ,l- Potomac. 81
-ec;ly opposite Washington. AHi eyieadiu. back
20 as 10 !ae!sle ! rtnge - 'a.c,. y-Vo. .-i hill.
RAINING parable, aifh Re ..vet. The ca r.4a-
sion house. which in il. better days was uale'
q eouF;.y elegance and hospitality. stands o. /.
foe elevation surrounded o. dease gr3aiA u
native fOres, trees And commands charming
view Of the City With iis public buildings tie
intervening river with innsmerab,e wa,cr-cran
moving oyes ~ surface aai tie pic'uFes4ge la T.
seape stretching away 3. 'he rear Oace .i Was
he home o. loyalty aa4 tue Patriotism. l,s
stately balls vera graeei by tue immortal Wasn-
iag;on aud the mos; hallowed memofies Of the
olden time s'ili gather aeoabA IT, Bu' when
treason entered. poisoned the hear, Of me profri.
eior and led him away 20 take charge u the Ar.
lnies Of the rebellion. tie fne estate soon shared
the fate Of that waE-euFsed region. Tie forces
Of the Government early iook possession - the
commanding height. sad the Old mansion for a
long time was general headqaarier. fo- the
troops in iha, vicinity
Be- dtarer than ever 10 the nltion-m1te pre-
eious as a shriae where patriotism may gather
inspiration and reckon up The priceless Coz, o.
our Liberties, is the Arlingion estate to-day -
Directly in the rear uf the mansion De the fnogl.
dsFlng ashes Of ten thousand Union soldiers. vic
,ims Of the battle aud the hospi,sl They have
been collected here by the waF Department, aad
laid in parallel rows with intervening walks
each furnished with white head-hoard on which
j. the name. regiment. company aud date Of
death, so far as was known. Macy Of the head
boards, however, bear the simple inscription
'Cnknown. "unkRoWn e. yet ia the death Of
him who sleeps beneath may haze fallen the jos
Of happy household. the support sf az aged
mother OF the protector Of an orphan sister,
Who may tell the anguish Of hearts tina, gave their
ali 10 their country and are denied the simple
privilege Of gathering the bones u him they low
ed into the family barying-ground aal planting
the flowers Of affection on his grave. From ey-
cry simple head-board In tina, vast garden Of 10y
aliy-from every sorrOwlEg heart throughout
the land, comes voice TO us to-day TO be true TO
the cause for which they fell-no, to lose the OBJ
iseis Of the war through false leniency to trail
tors.
Dead 10 every patriotic feeling must that man
he who can stand amid those mate hnt solemn
orAeles and ask that they whose treason alled
those graves shall be at once received back to all
the privileges which they forfeited withou, any
guarantees for future safety.
10 different parts Of the eemetry neat boards
are put up containing appropriate quotations Of
poetry. Among Others we eopird the following
The maflied drums sd roll has bsat
The soldiers last tattoo
No more on LIES parade shall meet
Thee brave and fallen few
on fnmes eternal camplng ground
Their silent tents arc spread,
And glory guards with solemn round
The bivouac % the dead, -