The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-08-28
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whitcwash. Where, as in some cases,
corner had been broken off, and damages
repaired with brick and mortar, the thing
has decidedly a cheap look. They are put
up by the dozen. ard as fast as Congress
men take through tickets for another world
where there is no Credit Mobilier and
everything is put where it will do the most
good, they are appropriately lettered. One
| OF the first we notice, is commemorative
of Andrew p Butler, delicate alusion to
/ whom by Senator Sumner aroused the irate
Brooks. Just beyond is chiscled the year
/ when Brooks himself retired both from APP
| plausc and censurc, and set out for strange
countries, where indiscriminate Gaming
| is not supposed to be prevalent. 1t is
| hoped that the unlettercd stone near, may
| long retain its smooth surface ere it
chronicles the departure of his ilustrious
victim, who, by the way, made more pc.
litical capital and more endeared himself
to the ''loyal north by that little affair
than all the speeches he ever made, OF
even his effort to erase from the archievs
Of the nation the names of Union victories
He ought to hold the name of
Brooks IN grateful remembrance.
The cemetery looks down upon the still.
clear waters of the Auacostia, separated
from it only by the Baltimore and Potomac
Railroad. Upon the other shore the white
houses of Uniontown, the refuge and abid-
ing place of the newly born freedmen dur
ing the war, in framework of living green,
look dim and shadowy in the hay, mid
sumner air a cooling balm is waited on
the dilatory breeze from the wooded hills
rising gracefully to the horizon beyond
we are alone among the tombs the mantle
of silence is upon us, the quiet unbroken,
save by the refreshing fountain which
throws its silyery spray into the heated air
and murmurs drcarily to the tittering bird
and the droning bee; some subtle witchery
is surely abroad the trees whisper mysterl-
ously and hint unutterable things to the
drowsy soul; the spirit is whelmed in
vague luxury of content, felt, but not
understood. Lofty oaks tower above us
the magnolia, grandifora, with unequalled
flower and fragrance, frs and cedars Of
varied forms, tube roses, jcssaminc and
oleanders abound, but there are no weeping
willows. And why should there be? Is
this place to weep, to mourn? Most GER
tainly not. While human nature cannot
help feeling of tender sadness, which is
creditablc to our sensibilities, mingled with
regret, should be a sense of thankfulness,
of subdued rejoicing. "They are only sleep
ing here. Their probation on this earth is
ended. Beneath these monumental stones
and storicd urns lie the frai tenements OF
humanity, to be terminated at the resurrec-
ton, and then put on immortality, freed
from the grossness of this lower existence
and fit for eternal life" Cor. 15:52-55.
Perhaps the most noticeable monument
here is one erected to the memory of Gen.
Alexander Macomb. 1t is of pure white
marble, now somewhat sullied by the sun
and winds of ever recurring seasons. From
a solid, timc-dcfying base the shaft squarely
tapers to hclmctcd head and face with
vizor down, surmountcd by a cap supported
by an eagle. The inscription beneath
wreath of laurcls, reads thus Alexander
Macomb, Commander in chief of the Uni
ted States army, died at Washington, the
seat of Government, June 30, 1871. The
honors conferred upon him by President
Madison, received on the field of victory for
distinguished and gallant conduct in defeat
ing the enemy at Pittsburgh and the thanks
of Congress, bestowed with n medal COM
mcmorative of this triumph of the arms OF
the Republic attest the high estimate of
his gallantry and meritorous services
General Order Of War Department"
Upon one side of the shaft. which is sup
ported by four lions feet, one at each cor
ner, is chiseled in relief upon the face of
the marble Roman sword entwined with
oak leaves upon another, an endless SER
pent cncloscs bewldered and frightened
butterfly, significant of the chrysais exis-
tcnce of man cntangle in the folds of eter
nity upon another, II beautiful passion
cross encircled with lilies, whispering to
the conscious soul of that glorious future
in which an abiding faith enables us to rise
triumphantly above the dust and ashes of
this material existence in the certainty of
glorifcd hereafter; upon the fourth is
severed branch of willow, with the re-
morseless scytho Of the reaper, Death.
The pedestal is ornamentcd with an hour
glass, crowned with wings, emblematic of
time and its most certain fight
Near here a broken shaft indicates the
last resting place of Major General Jacob
Brown who died of wounds received in bat
tie Born in Pennsylvania in l7;5, he died
in Washington in 1928, while Commander
in-chief of the United States army. The
Just appreciation of his grateful country
men is carved in enduring letters upon the
stone in these words "In both by the
thanks of the nation and golden medal
from the hands of their chief magistrate,
and by this marble erected to honor him at
the command of the Congress of the United
States" SIN war his services are attested
by the fields of Chippewa, Niagara and
, Erie; in peace by the improved discipline
, and organization Of the army.
No one can stand unmoved before the
memorial marble of Frederick Rogers, Il
> midshipman in the United States navy, who
: was drowned at Norfolk, Va, in 1928, aged
, II years, in an heroic attempt to save the
lives of midshipmen Sidell and Harrison,
! his friends in life and his companions in
[ death
Near the lodge We read the last brief rec
ord of another naval hero-Commodore
Q Thomas Tingcy, second in command with
| Decatur in the Algerian war, with his wives,
[ | Margaret and Anna Blnden. and his two