The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-05-31
THE DAY ELSEWHEREi
THE pEconATIos AT ALxsAn.

THE bEtUhAEHON At ALIEN hh~ 1
DRIA. ~
Especial to the National Republican,
During the war the Government a. hrst
leased and afterwards purchased q tract OF
four Aeres Of land adjoining the Protestant
cemeteries at Alexandria, and there were In
TERED thousands OF our dead who gave up
their lives In the camps and hoppitais In tho
neighborhood OF that city. The grounds
were speedily adorned and beautinsd, and en-
cept that they are nearly destitute Of trees
they present the only real handsome walks In
| the vicinity Of that snolent town, and are the
more appreciated because while all the other
cemeteries are locked these grounds are 81.
ways open to visitors. The Union iadies OF
the city and from other places supplied the
committee with an abundance OF handsome
flowers, which were tsstefully arranged.
Among those whose contributions We noticed
were the families OF the following II. s.
Martin, Robert Ball, W. ID. Massey, l.. d.
Harmon, Thomas Davy, J. q. CLARK, WIN.
Berkeley, Edward Evans, !. r. Asnew, Josiah
Willard, J. A. Stou'cnburg, John Hswshurst,
l., d. MoCAine, A. y. whit,iesey, John Moore,
+. A. Stoutenburg, W. wilioughby, L. Hi,
| Chss. whittlesey, d. Turner, NJ. EldridEe, 7.
A. Reed, Samuel Baker, Daniel W. lewis And
many others. Tho crowd began TO gather at
. O'Clock, and Notwithstanding the heat, con.
tiuued to Increase during the whole Afternoon.
Alta few minutes pat four ne lstss ssts K, e.
rustIe lodge, position oifefinE the beat pro-
lection from the sun, and the esremon les were
%s By d % hss he ssssa:S u 81
order, a, A, r., directing The decoration.
Dirss by the deimsnis band. The choir Of
beautiful hymn published above IN our notice
~ Inc aersmopies Al Arlington, ~
the lin on apter Of Job, IMAM that is born q
woman, &c. and followed the Scripture les.
bumsy nolrrstandinr wns unabIc 10 Under.
| stanS Tho inscruta bie mn poses OF Proyidenoe,
vel expressing faith that the war, whose un.
} waVs of God a means Of osrryins out His
beneaoent proyIiences. He prayed for the
unity Of the people, and that A nefies IN ght
: Of tho brryc,T NJ WI I'M
Solemn music by the band sent Agsin its
melancholy symphonies among the graves,
Hill, esq. =. - -
Mi. Hill said! The behoider standing at the
TOO, Of tho mountsIn can obtain no idea Of It's
magnItude; so, standing on the edge Of the
great Struggle we same, S:,i MAJ q, jus,
s ss Ur And ssa,S1e. .we Ssc sxs ooa
When the rights OF man were everywhere nc
9 in the World; when At the magic breath o.
| freedom, thrones aud tyrsnnies should have
> melted like snow before the summers sun, and
then as nom an emine noe the ju,, proportion.
Of the struggle that raised these graves Nigh
%S.S
4 was their monument. But amid the soiem.
}. mites OF the time there was one Instruction
:. which the voieeles, grave taught, as solsmnly
E speak them; Let not the work be ,unnnishsd
t while there was SLOWED to rs%sin 10 the Gov
eeption which might hereafter weaken the
great structure, put IL in peril, crit nay BE-
n left US TO do IL still undone.
!, Agaln the plaintiye strains OF the dernanb
J. ime. uS' W '"' '" Wv
= This Mayor then introduced Judge wcrts
. Wllloughby Of the Circuit Court. Judge VII
y loughby has been known here rs \ profound
= thinker aud an accom- lished Jurist, but fes
o | were prepared for the vivid and Imagln atiy,
d oratoty he displayed on this occasion; III
/. of the war ciosed-the young man communIn
with himself as to his duty In his country
a | peril-the talk-the assemblies OF people-th
n sGasds-in comp sniessin regiments-in ar
e mics-the camp with its priyations-'ibsttle
q and sabre strokc-the messenger OF dosth-th
e at lie thought OF home, never more to be ssei
C so graphite and vivid as to draw universal Al
:, tention from an assembly which the exoeedin
Il heat HAD disposed TO DO llhtleAa hnd inhtten
! tive.
Judge W. continued that while we rejoice !
their triumph-in their bravery -tfor they me
n though mi,tskeai YET siHcerel.this gensrssi9 |,
must sec NM ,ne', iaoor nag h3t t Ueen /,
vnin, hnn NJ nnitea 20 seoule .ne n y, ~. .
p rsss W." OF '"e'' ''e" 0'p'"'"' ~ vs. INV
, oiner uirSe ey vs. ospa anu apS a Gh iaas
q nal ana RspuIiicsn oSpdld;te Tor Sonsrsa;..,
-. the solcSn osc,,ion whieh had drawn the 4,
s ..r,sa . I ny ys ,,.. ,,.x n,v. ,,v,
=, thiir IA |barie; '' "'''
u No squad IA awake them to glory agaia."
, the nSincInIss lar wbieh he dead have Five
m their ives. ~
a. uTrhs hama n1,in nl,vea -, lIrge. and than IN
Z Senn commsnccI Smring Tho ne.king was 60,
i cinSeS '1' ''S ''' 'P''""s' "'' WV
n The yIavc, M IN. nfedsr,,e ,o,di.r. In hi
cemetery wh1 aIea IN "a ,h.1, frenS ~
y w ,.smSa .onssotst hny,isdIv q. cinni
hsa oyeTcs.t ~ w and a sto,m vas
r. 80, ~ N'' ~
a ns Thc huiIlinra and rata. ,yere n,atI, adornc
a. "a n,sh Eau a. s1me 20 thc.s H. ~ -
Ia anu anu mush Sfe eo aae 20 .nose e hs
cnnmnIate The pubiie, INT me General Srat
A. i1 nv pnnn sa,, H., ~. VA 4, ~
tat LII ia 49,, r,SSsyy-sa "a .wnins
snpesd ~ ahe,,er The cpowS which In M
IN spmost totaI ehsspcs of .bsSc stond .ws,te
IL. pnm IN tbc s"p The cntirc aIternoo, Ma,
II. vesr we doubt not. the experieace Of this wi
~ Re t.ran oSysnt,se on and .nit.his .heIt,
H. Us.n,seI "N'"s' 'A' "'N ''' '''''
IN prePareu' Nvw vauu
ia
70 NAV fonk, may 2v.-rhe decoration Ger
b. day, Flags were AZ half mast, And there wa
civic and military Proeession. Inc ost
, monies At Paramount cemetery Include
D, prayers, dirges, and addresses by sx-g1vorno
4 ward and others. -