Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-06-01

Services Mt the Congressional Cemetery
Intercatina Exercises.
The graves Of the Union dead inferred In the Con
tessional Cemetery were decorated with appropriate
and interesting ceremonies yesterday afternoon under
the Auspicea Of OeofFe ". Thomas Post No. = ot The
Grand Army u the Republic, located At the Navy
street east, O'Clock p w, hundred strong and
In connection with Col Dulonfa battery, proceeded
by Sohruder's brass band, marched 10 the oemoteu,
who're vast eoneolrse Of person, yas s;,omsed
bering about hundred, proceeded 10 the ocmstey
In the early part Of the afternoon.
On arriving A. the cemetery, the Post under com.
mand Of CSnrade X O. Kirkwood, took possession Of
the stand and commenced the ceremonies At So
O'Clock by national salute from tho battery, Colone
Dupont commanding, followed by solemn dlrgs BY
the band Commander Kirkvood then called the
ssmBly 10 order By addressing them ~ follows
Comrades snd f,s9d. IN .SSgrdsass nth So?sEsl
graves q siS Scmrsdss who dsd IN d.fsSSs q our
county nov invite ygu % l9ln The chaplain In invok
ing blessing on our undertaking.
Tho Rev Mr. Parsons. Of tho Lutheran Charoh, vas
then introduced and delivered fervont prayer
The children Of the wsllaoh school buildinE under
tiful manner the hymn entitled tho Soldiers Grave"
the identical hymn having beon sung by thsse chill.
dron upon the occasion Of the funeral Of tao late Soc
''SoIdIcr's Grave"
Night winds are ngurniuIlT sueoplnEi
Where Jout loved Aahes are sleeping,
Forms Of the true And the brave
Silence rciEns bresthlos. around you.
An Jnur storm conflicts oer,
Deep IL the sleep that hath bound you,
Trumpet shall rouse you no more.
svest and sorcne DO your slumber.
Hearts for whose fnced1m 70 bled
Millions, whom man can number
Tears Of sad Grattuds shed.
Mover shall morn, brightly breaking.
Enler Jour chambers Of gloom,
~ me "a last ,,, trumpet assAsinE 49,,
Comradc Clarence NJ Barton. orator Of tho dag. Vas
then introduced and spoke ~ followsi
ny fGtIow.CoNnADEs AND FnIEsDsi II was
pooted that an abor speaker would addrcaa yon upon
this Solemn occasion, but having bqeu notified By INF
rcmarks IN their absenoe, i have Determined 10
shoulder the responsibility.
II Il, perhaps, needless 10 say AnythlnE tho 70
guent grafton Of commander chisf yesterday At
Arlington, touching tho "hernio dead" The language
Of that oraton should be iorHotton, while the
" ,s ss5 M ~ Io,s MI NJ lima
last Somewhere 10 ireland Il ia the custom whom \
funeral train tho house oy tho inmates 70 fall in
Tue line and follow 70 the grave the deceased throwing
| brsncs, stranger though he be.
Although the train witch bore OUT dead comrades
70 that bourne from whence no traveller returus has
fully quety resting here, We again Tall In line" and
march TO the city Of the unnumbcrod dead, 10 streV
upon their graves tokens Of deep romsmbrhnee, and
which they barred their bosorns 70 the foe.
syear after rear rolls around And the hand OF time
.tdss; down our numbeFs one n one this custom
day be held ssored By all for, unless the nemoy Of
those who Kept the faith" in the DARK and trying hour
6g forever green IN or hearts, the ven pFneplcs fo
tho States become a rnpa Of sand