Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-07-11

be equally interested in the peach
and pear trees and the grape vines
all of which are bending under the
weight of their precious burdens.
Beyond these grounds and on the
bank Of the Potomac stands Wash
ington Monument, a huge marble
shaft rising to the height of 1870 feet,
but which is yet but small BEGIN
ming of what it was intended TO be,
and which is but poor expression
of American admiration and love for
The man, called by an English writer,
"the most beloved and venerated of
all the noble characters known to
history or fame" How much better
to have left his monument to the
more enduring tablets of human
hearts, which in every land and age
will honor and revere his name 80
long as liberty, civilization and re-
ligion shall bless the race.
Turning now to the southeast we
see the extensive buildings of the
Navy Yard, where monitors were
built and plated and may be visited
now whore anchors are forged and
cannon cast; where long ridges of
cannon balls are seen, and where
heavy columbiads are rolled together
like logs in sawmill yard, and with
their muzzled throats are awaiting
the motion of Toombs aud Davis
who are engaged in "firing the
Southern heart" for the new rebel
lion which they promise. Here we
visited the PotariS, had friendly
chat with it's captain who is once
moro TO make the perlous venture
to reach the North Pole, and if he
should find it we don't know of what
use it would be, but we admire the
spirit of the daring navigator and
shall auxiously watch his progress
From our lofty position we behold
so many more points of interest that
we can only name many of them,
such as the churches, which are ele
CANT and numerous Franklin public
school build ng, the finest we ever
saw; the Government printing
works, the Insane Asylum, Soldiers
Home, Ford's Theatre, the Young
Mems Christian Association building,
the statuary, parks, cemeteries, IL
braries. &c, which furnish an mex
haustible fund of entertainment for
visitors.
But we must call the attention of
your readers to a cluster of fine
buildings on the hill east from the
city. They belong to the recently
founded Howard University, a most
noble monument to the energy and
christian zeal of him whose name it
bears-the hero who after giving his
right ann to his country, now by his
self-denial and large hearted philan-
thropy rivals the Howard of history.
All honor, we say, to the man who,
in the face of prejudice, insult and
abuse, ami spirit of caste worthy of
the Dark Ages, has yet had faith
enough in God and manhood to
found an institution recognizing the
divine declaration, that God created
of one blood all nations that dwell
upon the face Of the earth, and who
thus evinced his faith in the doctrine
that all are born with the same nat
ural rights and should have equal
privileges in the race of life. This
institution is now signally honored
Of God, and is disarming its enemies
and maligners.
Around the picture which we have
attempted, sweeps the Potomac, and
this summer evening it bears on it's
bosom no enginery Of ''infernal war;"
but is as quiet and placid as il no
"death angel" had ever troubled it's
waters Over the Long Bridge a
train of cars is slowly moving, load
ed, not with shot and shell, but in.
stead with happy souls on errands OF
business or pleasure. We see the
hills of Virginia furrowed with earth
works made for the defense of the
Capital against men who wished TO
murder their country. Above Wash
ington we have fair view of George
town. quiet old city, more celebrat-
ed for its wealth, aristocracy and
treason than anything eIso. Below
the city in Virginia is Alexandria,
now in u condition of decay and
ruin, a just judgment upon the place
for the murder of the youthful and
gifted Ellsworth. But the point of
greatest and saddest interest of all,
in that direction, is the Lee Mansion
and the city Of the Union dead
which lies beyond it. The mansion
is found inhabited by a one armed
soldier, and as we went through the
empty, sepulchral rooms the words
of Scripture came to US, Behold
your house is left to you desolate,"
and we responded, Amen right
eous retribution for the crimes of the
perjured leader of Treason's Hosts
AS we walked among the graves of
the ID, 900 dead, fearfully and rever-
emily, we imagined each white head
board raised hand of the pale sleep
er in protest against the dismember-
ment or destruction of the country
they died to save, and as we stood
there the words of the soldier poet
were sounding in our ears,
The muKed drums sad roll has beat
Che soldiers last tattoo;
No more on fe's parade shall meet
The brave and fallen few.
On Fame's eternal camping ground
Their silent tents spread,
While Glory guards with solemn round
The biyouac Of the dead
We have found there are too many
objects in the picture to take in the
whole and, friend Cover, we wish q
more mastery pen could have
sketched for you what we have at
tempted. To. morrow we 90 with a
party from the University to Manas.
sas Junction in Virginia to celebrate
the 4th, and perhaps we may write
something for your columns.
WALDO Brown.
CoUNTERFEITERs ARREsTEp.-An
important capture of counterfeiters