The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1876-03-23

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MeachAu from your district
You, Mr Editor. are aware that
some years since Congress. By resola'
ton. invited the several States 70 place
p ne Capitol 4 statue q some one o.
more ofiheir distinguished individuals
Doung the present session The statue
q Ethan Allen. BY sculpture L. G.
Mead, has been placed ia the former
representative ball. now near the cen
ter Of the building This, / under.
stand, Is soon 10 be followed by a
statue Of your late Senator Collamer
oi course no one al the present day
can test the accuracy Of Aliens like
ness, but 10 my poor opinion in the
taste and skill Of the artist il surpasses
any specimen in the building, and Of
which every yermonter may well feel
proud.
| occasionally visit the L. S. Su.
preme Court, bat / fail TO see anything
about il urpassing the Supreme Court
Of Vermont, except ii be in the great.
er number Of judges and the rich look.
ing surplices in which they are array
ed
Other and various objects attract
attention too numerous to detail at this
time.
On the last Sabbath in company
with a young man, once known as one
OF your correspondents from different
localities, over the nom de plume Of
Equinox, " visited Alexandra, Va,
attended the Episcopal Church, where
usually attended for Sun.
day worship. We were early at the
entrance where we were met by the
sexton, who recognized US as strangers,
kindly invited us 10 visit the interior. |
Washington's old.fashioned square
pew still remains in its original shape
and to me had venerable appearance. |
The remainder of the building is
wrought into modern fashioned slips. |
Very different were the impressions
when the sexton pointed out the slip |
'f the traitor. Gen. Robert L. Lee.--
We noticed nothing in the church e.
,rcises different from what we meet
With elsewhere in that denomination
Except omission of prayer for the
resident Of the United States. After
he church exercises we visited the
rational Cemetery where rest the re-
mains Of some thousands Of American
At the head of each grave
lands a wooden plank with the name
o far as known-some marked Gun
.nown." We noted, and herewith
the names Of such as we dis
oyered, belonging to Vermont Regi-
nents:
George NJ. Damon, Co. A, Sd Vt.
Charles II. Brooks, Co. D, 9th Vt.
Hiram Woodcock, Co. !, Cd Vt.
Alfred Henry, Co. E, I'd Vt.
w Campbell, Co. Z.
Samuel W. Elliot Co. q, VI Caval-
y.
James Brown, Co. G, 18th Vt.
Albert N. Archer, Co. Fl, 9Th Vt.
S. G. Cheney, Co. G. 10th Vt.
VIM. A. Bentley, Co. F, 18th Vt
George c. Bliss, Corp1, Co. H, 9th
I.
G. P. Hobart, Co. |, 4th VT
D. Witherspoon, Co. A, sth vt
Horatio D. Platt. Co. d. I'd Vt.
NJ. Adams, Co. D, I'd vt.
Job Dane, lst Vt Cavalry, Co. N.
Samuel Blair, lst Vt. Cavalry, Co.
I.
N. L. Davis, Corp1, Co. c, Vt Cav
Try,
John Beaton, Co d, Vt Cavalry.
William Rowlen, Co. B, Vt. Cavalry.
James II. Bickford, Co. L, Vt. Cav
Try.
Albert Lanty, Go. l, Vt. Cavalry.
Hiram York, Co. A, 4A Vt.
William II. Kitridge, Co. G, Sd Vt.
'attery.
Leonard G. Parker. Co. E, 18th Vt.
Jacob G. Stone, Co. I, Sd Vt.
Charles P. Divoll, Co. G, 5th Vt.
Rufus Lease, fifer, Co. d, 4th VT.
John Rudd, Co. l., 18th Vt.
G. Chaplin. Co. /, 4th VT
Joseph Hufnogle, Co. A, 4th Vt.
Charles p. Fitch. 10th VT.