Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-05-31
ICoMslUNICATED.
UUM0lU
u ecOrafiOn Of Union SOla1ers "ra'e'
at AleXaddria, va.
FROM the Washington Republican,


The Union ladies' of the city and from other
places supplied the committee. with an aoun.
dance of handsome flowers, which were taste
fnr arranged. Among those whose contribu.
Hons wa n6tic-d were the families of the follow
ing. H. S. Martin, Robert Bell, W. u. Mas
ssv. L. D Harmon, Thomas Davy, j.. Z. Clark
" y. Berkley, Edward Evans, j. 2. Agnew,
Josiah Millard, j. A. Stoutenburgh, John
Hawxhurst, L. D. McCaine, 0. G. Whittlesey,
John Moore, T. A. Stouteaburgh, w. VIII
loughby, L. Hill, Charles Whittlesey, D: Tur'
ner. Nj. Eldridge, f. A. Reed, Samuel Baker; |
Daniel w. Lewis and many others. The crowd |
began to gather at clock, and notwithstand- |
ing the heat, continued to increase during the |
whole afternoon.
At few minutes past four the large gather |
inv was called to the neighborhood OF the
rustic lodge, position offering the best pro- |
lection from the sun, and the ceremonies were |
opencd by w. n Berkeley, esq, mayor OF the
city, who directed the reading OF the general
order, q. A. r.. directing the decoration
Dirce by the Germania band. The choir OF
the FIRST Presbyterian church then sang q
beautiful hymn.
Rev. Il. ii. Haynes read with much feeling |
the 18th chapter Of job, Man that Is born OF
woman, &C. and followed the Scripture les |
son by an impressive prayer, coniessing tha'
human understanding was unable TO under'
stand the inscrutable purposes oil providence
vri expressing faith that the war. whose un
timely graves surrounded him, was III me
ways of God. 4 means ot carrying out his
beneiicent rroydences. He prayed for the
unity OF the people, and that America might
forever be 1.-The land Of the free and the home
OF the brave. :.
Solemn music by the band sent again Its
melancholy symphonies among the graves,
and then The Mayor introduced Lysander
HILL esq.
Mr. Hill said The beholder standing at the
foot If the mountain can obtain DO idea OF Its
magnitude so, standing on the edge OF the
great struggle, We cannot estimate It's JUST
proportons, or its relations to the history Oh
the world Not until the years roll INTO
centuries and centuries swell INTO ages, couio
| a true view OF its real character be discovered
When the rights Of man were everywhere &C
knowIedged, in the community, in the nation,
| IN the world when at the magic breath OF
| freedom, thrones and tyIannies should have
| melted like SNOW before the summer sun, and
| the whole earth was free, then, but not till
| then. ~ from All eminence, the Just proportions
| ot the struggle that raised these graves might
| he estimated. These dead needed no monument;
III. Government which they had preserved
va. !.eir monument. But amid the solem'
| mites of the time there was one instruction
which til. voceless grave taught, as solemnly
"a If the maneled ioims within rose up TO
,veak them Let not the work be untoished
while. there was allowed to remain IN the Gov
erumenf. As renewed aud purified, single ex'
ccpt:on which might hereafter weaken the
preat structure, put II in peril. or 1t may be
overthrow it, else the work these brave men
| left rs to do is atil undonc.
Again the plaintve strains OF the Germanla
gave uttcrance TO the solemn lessons OF The
tIuc. -
The Mayor then introduced Judge Westel
WiIlouyhby Of the Circuit Court. Judge Will
| oughby has been known here as profound
thinker and an accomplished jurist, but few
were prepared for the vivid and imaginative
oratory lie displayed on this occasion. lie
,ketcheI the scenes which preceded the brunt
of the war closed--the young man communlng
with himself as to his duty in his country s
peril--the talk-the assemblies OF people-the
| enlistment the arming-the movements In
| sauads--in companies-in reeiments-in ar
mies-the camp with its prlvatons battle
mapni6centy stern array'-the lannon's roar
and the musket's rattle-the shout and groan
and sabre stroke the messenger oil death-the
long, dreary, blank white hospital-the agony
| at the thought of home, never more to be seen
| the grave. All we're depicted in language
50 graphic and vivid as to draw universal at
| teption from an assembly which the exceeding
heat had disposed to be lstless and lnatten'
| tive.
Judge w. continued that while we rejoice in
their triumph-in their bravery-lfor they met
gallant opponents, and, he doubted not,
though mistaken, yet sincere) this generation
.Lnt tbo;r Ia or had m
vain, AMI all united to secure the fruition OF
that wish Of their great captain, LET us have
peace.
Another drge by the band, and Charles
Whittlesey adverted to the solemn occasion
which had drawn the assembly together, paid
a tribute of gratitude to the gallant dead, say
ing:
They sleep their last sleep; they have fou ght
thoir Ia ! battle
No sound can awake them TO glory again"
He urged upon the assembly an adherence
to the principles Tor which the dead have given
up their lives.
The band again played dirge, and then the
ceremonial of decorating the graves, which
had been commenced during the speaking,
va. concluded
We think that if the weather continues to
be as warm during the month of June as it was
to-day, the desire expressed in some OF
the newspapers to make this red hot can
va in Virginia will saIsiie, without further
debate.
DIED.
In this place. on Sunday Eight, the Both inst,
Mfe ELIZABETH TREAKLE, wife of Capt.
james Treakle in the G2d year Of her age
jas.- Her neral will take place this evening, at
c o clock, from her late residence, l4l South
Water street, which friends and acquaintsnces
are invited to attend.
In Alexandria, Va, on Sunday. May Soth,
1889, after a lingering illness, Mrs. EMMA
RABB, vile Of Mr.. Frank Rabb, and daughter
81 Nj David Arpich OF this city, aged % years,
month and . day s. Baltimore Gazette please
copy.