Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1870-05-15
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MEMORIAL DAY.
Decoration OF conlsasrass Dsaa.
~HripE F'owers.',


last sleep, with flowers and eve-,5rse-,
The remains Of the Confederafa sS,l-5ie-
: have been removed from the Cir, o.
terry and from the suburbs 70 NJ Olive
and there the impressive Ceremonial =
decoration viii take place. The ho1rs A.
: the decoration viii be from to o'clerl
p NJ, though the hundreds TO be nrassn
will leave the city at a much earlier bc-,-
In the patriotic work of REMOVING IN,
remains, debt of near g., 500 has basT
incurred by the Association. II ia 10 3,
hoped that by con.ributary aid In fund,
deposited with the Committee at The oat.
to-day this sum viii be very much lessen
ed The following gentlemen compose The
Committees at the gate:
Gen Joel Battle, Col @ Burch, Can
O'BYan, Maj 7 L Brown, Mai Tom Eos.
ter, Mai Kelly, Capt z Caruthezs, Capt 7
Gibson, Capt Pitcher, CaptP Manlove. Gen
B Z johnson, Gen O,Neil, Maj G Gun
ningham, Capt Thomas, Maj Clare, Capt
Albert Roberts, Esi Claiborne, Capt Steg-
er, Capt Green, Maj B Roy, Capt
CKeefe, Major Mechanism, Major r Ne
Cam, Major O Brown, Lisutensnt 4 ID
Wharton, Gen w Jackson, Major d Gross.
DR. VIM Eiehol, Capt COwan, Capt Player
Il MdElln, mos MErS0dtL
Committees at gate, from Eagsdela:
Col Il Cheney, Major John Thompson,
Irby Morgan, Capt L Brown, Col Shelby
Williams, Andrew Caldwell, Capt VIM
Morrow, Col Baxter Smith, Edwin HEX
man.
The following ladies compose the Com
mittee on Flowers and Eyergreens:
Mrs John Oyerton, Mrs Vim Chealham,
Mrs Watkins, Mrs ] G Nicholson, Mrs
Buddeke, Mrs ] Kirkman, Mrs Dr.. Mccall,
Mrs P II Mcclure, Mrs G WAL, Ms VIM
Evans, Mrs Thos Marshall, Mrs r Gardner.
Mrs I Anderson, Mrs Fay Wharton, Ms
J McGayOck, Mrs VIM Z Ward, Bfrs. Mar
garet Barry, Mrs G Burch, Mrs John Por-
terfeld, Mrs Matt McClung, Mrs G Bugo.
Mrs John Waters, Mrs Washington Cooper,
Miss Thomas.
FROM EDGEFIELD.
Mrs Z W Hickman, Mrs B White. Mrs
Frank Moore, Mrs N S Brown, Mrs John
White, Mrs Irby Morgan. Mrs JH Ken
| dEick, Mrs John Morrow, Mrs Henry Web
er, Mrs ThOs Summers, Mrs G Kinnard.
Mrs w Ewing, Mrs VIM Bate.
The friends Of the Association, We pre-
sumo, viii not fail to see the badges worn
by the Committee, marked with The word
" Collector, and respond by contributing
each according to his or her means. as it Is
very desirable that the debt incurred bY
the Association should be hquidated. Ths
street cars will run regularly from ths
Public Square, and from the corner Of
Church aud Cherry streets, conveying PER
sons to the City Cemetery. The hours OF
decoration at the City Cemetery will be
from q to P. Il. Omnibuses viii con-
meet with the street cars at Hills avenue,
and convey parties thence to Mt. OIivet
Though mOurlful be the memories that
| gather around these cemeteries. whsre
| those who gave their lives Cor Us and for
| their country, the occasion is one Of the
| deepest interest and solemn duty, and va
presume that few will feel ike remaining
| away when tribute is to be paid. and
| offerings given to the bravest Of
the brave, the truest of the trre.
The occasion viii be most interesting
zone. Some may object to the day. Such
an objection cannot be valid. as MANY Of
the leading divines in the country partisi-
pate. making the services impressive and
imposing. To what place could we resort
In what service could We engage, that would
enGender hOlier thoughts or profoundsr
feelings of sacredness? Angels might de-
seend from their starry homes to repair
there.
There is no holier spot Of ground than
where defeated yalor hes in still repose, by
mourning beauty crowned. The day and
the occasion are alike sacred. We revere
the memory of these sleeping heroes. The
occasion IS fitting to call forth every emo
ton Of love and devotion for each one Of
them, who, with his feet TO the foe and his
face to his God, fell without spot upon
his name. Let rs go forth then and lfy
the evergreen and floral wreaths upon thair
graves.
Bring flowers, tbs said they are Gods smiles
With sight OF which all earth Is blest;
What SPIT more At TO place them then,
Than Ger the sleeping patriots bressif
Then lay them gently on the sod
Made sacred By the form It keeps.
And ye tears blend with smiles Of God
On graves DER which nation weeps.
lis smiles, our tear, blended upon their graves
One mourns as lost that which the other saves;
Here our tears tell our hearts undying love,
His smiles al them with puresS joys above.
Bring flowers 70 deck their lonely graves
Where scattered leaves lie thickly strown,
The brown slabs crumbling at their heads,
Bear but the single word, Unknown
Place flowers there, the brightest fairest
The bud-thats' in the flush Of bloom,
Pluck for such graves the richest, rarest,
To breathe thereon their sweet perfume,
Lay there, fresh from the alt3r Of your hearts,
The purest, truest love the soul imparts,
For those whose names the world will never know,
But Der whose graves the fairsst aowess viii
blow.
Bring flowers place crosses at their feet,
Long since were theirs laid down:
These wreaths7 Oh place them at their heads
Each patriot brow hath won a crown.
Thus ever let these emblems blow,
Their crosses at their feet at last;
While bright crowns, resting on each brow,
Alone for all the dismal past.
Bright flowers! how sweet the thought, tiAs
though you die
Your purfume lingering floats towards tha
sky;
Thus, though the christians form to each Is givn.
He lives in deeds which ever point 70 Heaven.
Let us visit these graves to-day and Ing
er tenderly and mournfully around them,
and as we turn away feel in resigned aad
subdued happiness that We have but re-
sponded to the high dictates of patriot m
and the holy inspirations of religion