The New York herald., 1867-09-19

SPECIAL CONSEQUENCE Of Tue HERALD.

SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE Of THE MhAlp.
The Theoretical and the Practical Fro
lsramme-The Party Drenched In shower
The Assembly at the Cemetcry-An EloQueht
Prayer-The President Insults the Nerther9
Gevernors-The Dlplewaiic Cops anu avery
body Disgusted With the Ceremonies.
WASHINGTON, Sept 1s, 1867.
The dedication Of the National Cemetery at Antietam
took place yesterday The invitations issued from
Baltimore and limited number distributed to the
distinguished persons at the Capital including the
President and his Cabinet and the Diplomatic Corps
The special train from Washington started at
half-past six A. NJ, reached the Relay House
at eight O'clock and met the train from
Baltimore which contained those who had been invited
from that CITY, After considerable detention large
train was made up and proceeded onward. Keedysvlc
was reached at twelve O'Clock, where there large
crowd awaiting our arrival. Tho pary-perhaps two
hundred In number--left the cars; but Just at this
moment heavy shower came up The carriages pro-
vided for the occasion all crowded together and
there seemed to be commander general director
manager. Some little time elapsed before order
could be brought out of chaos and then found
that the carriages had all been filed by the crowd
without reference to cards Of invitation 1t found
necessary to turn out some Of the occupants to make
room for the Diplomatic Corps, who had in the
time, in common with the rest, become thoroughly
which was very prettiy gotten up that everything was
70 be carried out in good order; but the truth Is the
theoretical programme was one thing the practical one
another Every appeared to think that his exist
ence depended on his reaching the cemetery In the
shortest possible time. so badly arranged had every
thing been that noticed six invited guests hack
one Of them foreign minister to tho United states
!, We reached the cemetery at two O'Clock p NJ Here
there had been erected staging with sufficient seats to
accommodate two hundred people The rain had ceased
and the hot broke out sending up from the ground
n vapor which gave every steam bath. The seats
covered with white cloth, and the cloth we'll
pasted with yellow mud The design evidently 10
steam and bake all who had dared accept card Of
Invitation The poured into the three sides Of the
hollow square, and the speaker was the only person
en D an
The people had come from far and near TO witness
what should have been imposing ceremony over the
dead heroes who, nearly five thousand in number now
lie buried the bulwark Of their country the ofiest
point Of the Antieam battle ground 1t at Antietam
battery opened its 1re. and each brigade charged
home on the rebel left and in the woods Bunker
rebels felt fate Of the confederacy rested their
bayonets and y was here that tneitwo armies feeling
lost and rewon the field Here IL was on consecrated
ground that i've thousand people had assembled to wit
ness the ceremonies over their dead defenders and
pere Was that these ceremonies were made naught
but mockery.
After short Introductory address by Governor Swami,
she Rev. Hiram Mstison Of New Jersey, followed in a
very eloquent prayer, with language appropriate
TO the occasion than any there uttered / make the
following extract
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may be here though among ho unknOwn in this beau
Following this prayer hymn sung to the tune Of
Old Hundred by all present. Then came the Masonic
This took place at little distance from the speakers
stand. and was witnessed by the President and Mr.
a'T s eu + be sn
was half hour behind tme and kept everybody walt
people who witnessed IL returned the stand to hear
the speeches. Ex-Governor Bradford hero intro
1os sdsus and 1'' '
the assembly. The wish almost generally
spdo 70 political affairs i. was considered ths.
the hour was too sacred and that the partisan blood
already aroused TO should not show itself IN
long the little mounds OF earth which, louder than
words, exclaimed, Here sleep our dead heroes" The
oloss OF the ovation however unmstakaby po It'll
cal Il adrotly made TO hinge upon the occas ion,
and closed n long appeal to the assembly to support
The crowd In front Of the stand now shouted loudly
for Governor Geary. An attempt was made to con-
nus the SSs ney Was wOas hS nO,
spcrsed with few faint calls for President john
son. An attempt was made to read the poem
which had been prepared for the occasion, but
with the shouting for Geary II was impossible Gov.
srnor Gcary was here obliged to take the stand.
He Quieted the cries by promising the assembly that
soon as the programme had carried out not only
myself but several of the Governors here present will
be glad to address you" The poem was then read-a
dall piece Of composition The author, very wisely
not present The poem finished, Mr.. Johnson stepped
Immediately upon the stand. When he spoke OF the
of battle'' there low deep murmur through
the crowd His speech closed by strongly accented
cation Of the flag OF the republic and Of the constitution
Scarcely had Mr. johnson stepped aside when beno.
dicton was pronounced in nash while the crowd were
stand and commenced speaking. rhe President, fol.
from the platform and walked out OF the
cemetery, leaving Governors Gcary, Fenton and
others behind The hot blood rose to Geary's
face as be warmly opened his speech -"when you
como to Pennsylvania we let everybody speak. We
want TO hear thanks Almighty God for his presorva
have no programmes for this purpose We have no
gag on our proRrammes" The crowd was loud In Its |
or the
the ceremonies q deep insult From the manner ID
yhich took place II was evidently intended such
Governors would make few remarks after the Presi.
ssf ss S5l. ri B. % n'a then
4 han fner5 but was heartily disgused with the |
arrsnsemenlA The Diplomatic Corps which was IN vert