Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-06-08

lIfNNFN. f.IffuTN .a ne NnlWhl NllNNNt Mhi'H /
the patriotic living pays to the patriotic dead,
was perlormcd with more than the usual corcmo-
nv nj Arlington and the other cemeteries around
Washington ON Decoration Day. The Grand |
Army of the Republic had made every arrange
mcnt to outdo all former occasions Of the kind,
and their efforts were warmly seconded by indi- !
yidual cooperation. Flowers were continued in
lavish prolusion and carly in the morning inn
monso wagon loads OF beautiful and fragrant
"'oaths' crosse ','N''S ''' U',' Va
ration, Tbo rain which had been falling for
tlroo DAVIS. suddenly ceased in the morning. AS il
smiled upon the occasion and the
ann and wind upitcd in sinking the drops from
tbc tree. and in driving the ground That all
MIGHT unitc in the pious and patriotic ceremony
c,ngrc.s adjourned over for the day. the Depart
monts vc~. closed. and cuisines. throughout the
cit, wa. su.pcndcd. Early in the day every
,,cpuc Ic,Jino in tbot direction was urongod.
nnd hy ono o'clo,t in fine afternoon IL was e.ti-
mo,oJ nmt mlly twenty thousand people were
nn,n ne Ground.
Tbor, are l,,, more beautiful .pots in the world
tbop Arlinrton. Situated upon green summit
overlooking the beautiful valley Of tho Potomac,
Ill l,,ts down np,n t,c elite. of Washington and
,.,.,r,,t,,rn which aro Reflected i'm uio broad
l,,-,n.or trc .tro,m MS i'm "a mirror. The eloam-
inc WALL. of tbe Capitsl arrest the view b the
East. while the dome. springing far into the sky,
inpros.e4 one with nm idea of its magnitude and
grandeur MS il docs not from any other stand
mint The summit. in theimmcIialc rear Of the
Arlington House. Is crowned and covered with
grand old forest of gigantic oaks. whose lcniy
o,pouv pokc4 cool and solemn twilight beneath
This H. inl-l a GRAND Cathedral erected hy ma
t,,rc nud dedicated to the worship Of her Cod
These shaggy trunks are clustered columns and
"a thousand branches springing gracefully there
from. and nteracing hundred feet overhead,
form gothic arches such as Michael Angelo or
Christ5pher Wren could never initiate. Opening
out In front. and to tho right and Loft, runs lofty
nave and trauscpt. through which broad acres of
white head-boards are seen. stretching away in
l,p, lines AS far as the csc cam reach
IN thi. natural temple the solemn ceremonies
were 20 be held. Seats had been arranged in the
form of an immense ampithcatro for the uccomo-
dntion of the singers distinguished visitors aud
invited guests. Overhead the green branches Of
the trees blossomed with national flags. while
army badges and the aaes of all nations were
suspended from ropes stretched in an directions
from branch to branch. A beautiful temple con-
4tructed of national flags, was erected over the
tomb of the " Unknown Soldiers, and the
monument itself was literally buried in roses.
The four caunons surmounting the Tomb bore
immense boqucts in their black muzzlcs, and
the piles of shot aud she'll at their base were hide
dem by wrcaths OF honeysuckles and ivy
So Distinguished company as were present co.
day were never before assembled 20 do honor 10
those who bad died for their country Upon the
platform, OF scattered among the people 100 the
crowd, were seen The President Vice President
members of thc Cabinet. Foreign Ministers
Judges 0. the supreme Court, Senator'S members