The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1869-06-03
The Arlington Outrage,

The Washington correspondents Of
many OF the Northern papers give ac-
counts of the infamous conduct OF the
guard placed over that part of the Ma
tional Cemetery, at Arlington, where
the remains of few Confederate sol.
diers were buried. The correspondent
of the New York Herald says;
The action Of lieutenant and small
guard Of marises l. Arlington on Sat.
urday in preventing people lrom throw
ing flowers over the graves OF the Gun
federate dead, is the subject OF much
talk here to day and the general sent.
ment is condemnatory IL turns nut
that the officers of the Grand Army OF
the Republic were not altogether rcs
ponsible for what occurred. They
merely arranged TO have the marines
there SO as to prevent people from max.
ing mistakes, but mistakes were made
on the wrong side. The marines mis-.
understood what they were placed there
for, and thought it was part of their
duty to insult people who happened to
throw flowers on the graves OF the Con
federate dead. The lieutenant in CON.
mand whose name is given as Shirley,
but Of which | am not certain, was par
ticularly offensive in his manner See.
ing a lady throw a small bouquet on one
of these graves, the lieutenant rushed
to the spot, picked up the flowers, and
throwing them on the ground at his
feet, commenced stamping on them in
such manner MS to attract about him
a crowd of wondering spectators in
very few minutes. Some of the lockers
on, learning the cause OF the leuten
ants rage, commenced to murmur dis
appreciation, when the lieutenant shouted
out, On you, get away from here.
every one of you or LII make you
Guards, come up here aud dlsperse the
crowd" The lieutenant accompanied
these words with angry gestures, aud
and swinging his arms about US if he
intended to pitch generally into the
crowd. His guards answered his call,
but the crowd dispersed without wait.
ing to be bayoneted
The 7tn,es correspondent says The
only events Of any Importance whicl,
occurred here to-day Sunday were the
decoration ceremonies OF the soldiers
graves at three or four OF the smaller
National Cemeteries, aud the religious
observances ia most of the churches -
The sermons had more or less reference
to the same subject, Considerable bit.
ter feeling and luminosity appears 10
have been aroused by the distinction
made between the Union aud the Rebel
dead 10 the solemuiiies of yesterday aud
to-day. The unkindncss, 10 give il a
gentle term, iuds vent in newspaper
communications, church sermons aud
general conversation. The members OF
the Grand Army Of the Republic, in
maintaining their side of the case, aud
one or two Of the city clcrymen, have
expressed themselves in strong terms
IN reference TO il Rev. Mr.. Newman,
Chaplain Of the Senate, ia his Grafton
yesterday, held that the representatives
Of this nation could never sanction the
decoration Of the Confederate soldiers
graves until It had been first decided
by the Christian Church to pay honors
TO Judas Iscariot, and until we had
ourselves agreed to commemorate Ben
edict Arnold. In Alexandria 40 dis.
tinction was made in the natter of
decoration; flowers we're strewn on
Union and Confederate alike; add at
Arlington yesterday few flowers were
thrown on Rebel graves In more than
one instance the military interfered aud
ordered them to be removed.