Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-05-09

Grafton by Judge ). w. CIaPp'
Poems Of Miss Mary Mcintosh
and Rev. R. l.. McEbec.
Yesterday the annual tribute Of flowers
TO the memory OF the Confederate dead,
who repose in ElmwoOd, was Paid
The day was g%lCTiously besuliu'. Ihs
sun shone with = brilliaLey aEG splendoE
peculiar to spring in this latltuGei U ms
srdent rays were tempered with q mia
and balny breeze from the SOUTHWEST
breeze bearing on its wings the moisture
OF the Mexican sea off which II blew,
and redolent with the perfumes OF the
forest ard savannahs that lie between
The ceremonies were 60 have ceSun al
ten o'clock, and long before 4 ume
every avenue leading to EimWood was
bronred with parties making their "sy
thitheT and bearing their tribute OF low
ers. Every mode OF conveyance wac re-
sorted tC. The street cars were cTo"oeo,
and by niue o'clock il was impossible to
obtain q conveyance of any sort at 9
livery static. Toe week OF dry westneF
had made the roads somewhat dusty, but
not enough so to mar the plesssntness 81
the trip out, or destroy tbs freshness OF
the flowers.
AT ELMWo0D.
at ten o'clock the s~sseI0blRge on the
grounds could not have numbered less
than five thousand persons, OF whom the
large prepSnderance were ladies. Most
Of this vast crowd were gathered nesr
the speaksr's stand, where arrangements
had Eesu made to sit q part OF them, bui
there was not a portion Of the GROUNDS
over which groups were not scattered.
There was no procession, nc music. All
/ iustinetively, So it were, moved toward
snd gathered around thsJ section OF the
grounds devoted TO theC Confederate dead.
The Temporary Obelisk erected Two
years ago had been freshly whttene5i
and was festOOned with garla1ds Of dark
cypress and arbor vitae. a few d}nlor-
te1es were hung round II, and on Gle
side decoMnaRd with artificial flowers was
fastened o sheet Of pspeT, on waicn were
Inscribed some verses signed "Secessia"-
something, 10 say the least, IA very qles-
tioaabls taste.
Aroand the obellsk were the graves on
which the ladies on arriving deposited
,6eir flowers, end which long before the
announcement OF the ceremonies, were
CO. Ne4E decorated. Not Ons was neg
prof. Y forgotten, but each wss covered
iecteu <9yhi C~n5ring-streTn pf0fuSeIy
VIZ Nls, sweet flowers
"IH Nga its leaves, has the white
rose ourEt, Is. uss the violet nursed
For this, IN the weo vsln, Tor what once was
Though they smlein
They S sFe loves last gift, ''lns movers '"s''
flowers.
THE STAND
for thu occasion was where u vas isss
vear-under s. Isrgs tree, on a, elIes1ion
On the western slde of tue eScto9IIe,
sloninC towards the mounds Whela sleP.
81 the sleep thet knows no Waking'
brave who meier she'll awaken 10 gioAJ
again.
TH& EXERCISES /
Commenced Nth so address to the
throne of Grace by the Rev. ". NJ. rat
terson vho made a most feeling prayer, /
ere thai touched ali hearts, closing Win
an supeal 10 tae God OF tssce snd oi
HOsts, that we may again be uhltSu
psople and that our rulers, civil ehd hlih-
tary, msy be inspired with WISDOM anu
Justice, 81 20 guide the BDAlrs OF govern
ment, that the snip OF state mSy tssin
ride in safety and our country mSy AgaIn
DC great, hsppy aud uaiteo,
At the close Of the reverend gentle
mans remarks, Col. J. A. Anderson was
introduced by Duke Willisma, Msrshsi
OF the day, and Tssd the following poem,
written for the occasion by Miss Mary
A. Mcintosh {:
within this hsIIowed gardens hsqrant bound
Without q martial nots or sount .! Voc
We come again 10 greet our hero uyNu,
Who softly lie and sSeeAy sleep bSIOm'
The -sgsl voice OF Spring rings on the breeze
EL-EvanH loan me 1nrrHNEEE Stream
A tenaey breath steals Ger the slumbTing
And i4 sStpG!ipg the gentle flowers from their
dreams.
Le,p forth the leaves, the blossoms, and the
Reslund glad notes Of music and Of mirih!
Ard Ire. and light, and beauty breathe srOuEu
as spring Goth call her ioyeiy th4hss 10
birth.
Hark. on the WINDS, as Spring her Pinions
Thee GGats, me thinks SD and waiting
T SISnire's myriad voices echo s7n-
Tos. gsl4nt, cherished Youth, where nave
me 6eg hoEn?
vo,,s love - frozen in each youLLiuI LeaIS-
STbss :. N8lOts IRE is q~uenchsd IN e@eA Drish'
rn eye ,sqhtas Hesnerve lsSs o. the elod-
me ieei a.. NstilI thsy WITH the wlhAs pl" VIZ
rna song of hin land breeze thrills not The esl
me- LsSsS 81 : VTing shakes not the mAfo'e
r brow; ,,o,oo -ltAin the round Of Garth,
~ 6rssE Ne sileu &c deep tnat chains Item
now.
Yet fiery thousands onse coursed these icy
And loving hopes burned bright within the
When rang the /" busle blast" for Freedoms
rhe SeG iesst did bound unto the batte-oryt
And they did arm them QUICKLY for the nSht'
Like the mad rush OF tCrrente on The ~otIL'
The broad Southland did speed 1eT sons S.o5.B'
Their banners proudly 10 he oT eeze uhlufhe-
They daunuess stood, while onward came the
ana barred their bosoms to maintain the
while eis Sai 5 hot s1uO1e did faint the morning
Ana biazs OF pin,ge Teddened up the night!
Amid the charging unes-tne clash Of arms
Their banners daL ced, while blszsa thes'ofm
Dark streams of shot and shell thick Ger them
while DER their homes rolled the invaders
car.
An hundred batue[feids did drink their blood,
And prisons foul consigned them 10 Inc
And dire disease did strike her myriads down,
And like the autumn leaves uId A1l Jul
They fell on mountain lodges, inquiet wales;
y Al AAAaA
On rushing streams, that opened dark and
wide.
To sunny plains beside the Rio Grande
They persisted ere the cause they loved was
lost
While breathless. hopeful, stood a gazing
world,
They penshsd ere the nag 50 dearto them,
Was slowly By Overwhelming numbers furled!
Bat yearly, where they sleep 10 valors bed
Fond millions wend, as TO q hoiy sRrlne,
And with bright flowers deck their hcnorea
graves,
And fslrest wreaths above their breasts en-
Irvine!
Here calmly rests the brother, father. iriena;
Here still doth lie the parents dearest PllQsi
Here locked in Deaths embrace tue iover iono,
AND here q mem'Ty 1oT The soldiers brde
And though we may not rear the marine pie
Nor biRzon on the stone zach nero's name,
These but attest the feeDleness OF man
There Is proucer, more enduring faIAe;
Their swords shall snt1le WINE hdbHt VII
sheathes the blade,