American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-06-12
CEREMONIES AT RALEIGH.
Dedication of the Monument to
the Father of President john
son.

RALEIGH, n c., june 4.-The core>
monies at the City Cemetery, in coRnec~
tion with the dedication of the monu,
ment to the father of President Johnson,
commenced to-day at noon The monu-
ment is single shaft of red limestone,
ten feet high, with ornamental cap, and
bears the following inscription:
=" In memory of Jacob johnson an
honest man, beloved and respected by all
who knew him Born -=-; died Janu-
ary, 1872, from disease caused by an
over effort in saving the life ofhis friend :"
The President and party, accompanied
by Governor Worth, General Sickles and
others, having reached the cemetery in
carriages, were conducted to Q platform
rear the monument a very large num
Der of spectators were present, all appar-
entity deeply Interested in the ceremonies
After preliminary religious ceremonies,
Hon. d. j, Swaine, L. L. d., President
of the State University, delivered an ad
dress, in which he traced the history of
the city Of Raleigh, and in this connec-
ton alluded to Jacob johnson. who, by
a deed of noble daring, saved from drown
ing, Henderson Collpm, at the estimate
cost Of his own life, passing away event
ually martyr to humanity. The orator
among other things, allundcd to the fact
that three natives of the State of North
Carolina-Jackson, Polk and Johnson
had passed from obscurity and poverty
in North Caroliua to com parative opu-
lcuce ip Tennessee, and thence to the
highest point of honor in the Uaion and
world.
DR.. Swaine concluded his very able
and eloquent address as follows.
OF the history OF the son of Jacob
johnson, who comwencad life under com
parativcly unfavorable auspices, this is
not the time to speak. The companion
of his boyhood, Leonidas Polk, whose
character have attempted to portray, has
passed the potrals of the grave. The
President of the United States is before
you, scarcely more time worn than the
Lieutenant General seemed at our last
interview. His career in life thus far is
one of the most remarkable of any age
or nation. His country and the world
have decided between the two parties
which divided North Car olina and South
He who achieved success, if not more
pure and patriotic, was as brave as disin>
terested, and wiser than his compeer.--
The monuments of the sires are before
you, The crossed swords may be sus-
pended az memento Of the past, and a
warning of the future. The blood of the
noblest heroes on both sides of the con-
hiet will soon form union in the veins
of she descendants of those who met in
deadly strife on many well fought fed
The most patriotic hearts, North, South,
East and Vert, already beat in unison.
The time has arrived when patriotism
not less than Christianity, req uires fors
giveness of all that we cannot forget
Let the crossed swords of the monument
surmounted by the Stars and Stripes
form an appropriate memorial association
for Confederate and Union dead, and nc
strife be cngendered above their graves
but patriotic and generous emulation tc
be FIRST and foremost to promote harmony
and good win and restore tho Union tc
that more perfect Union designed by the
Constitution of our commap country.