Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1876-06-07
CORRESPONDENCE OF TIE DAILY APPEAL
Washington, DC,
Nav IS, 1876.

Washington, DC.
May IS, 1876.
Mr.. Editor Some excursions OF
more or less homestead nature have
40 interrupted the thread Of my literary
labors as to cause an undue inatten-
ton to nv self-imposed duties as
correspondent of the Appeal. Ihe
wire edge and Zest OF Sightseeing
have so far got dulled and cloyed,
that there may be entertained re-
mote hope that the stream OF my cor
respondence may in future fio"' II
not unvexed to your copy HOOK stiii'
with something less OF interruption
than heretofore.
Some gentle gales which this morn
ing famed the air and set the trees
.. painted with shadows green
and proud' to waving their lush'
abundant foliage, blew up some rain
clouds this afternoon, and we nave
been blessed-we who are just ana
thew who are uniust-with some cool
| ing. DIcASAbL Suo"CA's @"'A~
clear and bright and delightsome Will
be the leaves and the grass ana no"
nav and fresh all nature land all
mans work for that matter VIII
look-if the day breaks clear. 1t Is
trusted by many who are anxious 70
witness and participate i'll the e4e'-
cises of Decoration Day las 1t Will DC
observed at Arlington, that these are
the clearing up Showers and l GER
tainlv hope they may, for l nave
learned by personal recen, experience
and observation that for gala-day
crowd TO be caught in thunder
storm is not pleasant event oy any
means. am divided between sense
of duty 10 see all extraordinary sights
for i, ia not curiosity that would take
me there), and horror Of being Jam
med and squeezed ana hurried an"
elbowed in a greedy, pushing moo AS
to what course / shall adop;. You
cauno; depend upon my gong tnsre'
7 visited the National Cemetery one
day last week. As touching slsh'
as lies along the winding read winch
takes the visitor from tie Georgetown
; yay ND toward the Arlington House
. where George Washington was mar
4 ried and General Robert +. Lee lived
: at the time of the outbreak ofthe war
. is the long line Of graves OF the simple
co,ored folk and their children-treed-
o men and their families, who followed
: the Uuion camps and died and were
. killed while so doing. Here L hho
i the name of Thomas jefferson, and
, right behind his head board (ior they
n are boards painted white and lettereo
4 in black is that of Henry Washing
h ton. There lies Nancy Lowden ano
. her infant. Here is i Simple lnscrip
- tom. merely the words a Child
= Here, there, there, sprnkled to'
). thickly round through this drea'
plantation is tine name unknown
unknown soldiers. white and black
unknown men, women and chiiorea
Tnionists and Conteaerates alike
for there is a truce III death anu l"'
= amnesty in the grave
!. Near the Mansion House STANDING
T. on a little mound is square grant
r. pedestal which bears up four ten
). pounder rified cannon, each tra'ne'
n toward a different point OF the com
=. mass. and between the cascades o
- which are piles of cannon balls. IN
aar those cannon and balls and ina
!, block OF granite lie in one common
grave the remaius of twenty 1--WE nun
dred unknown dead. And far on AM
on stretch the regiments OF he'''
boards. General Lees farm IS a vas
l. charuel house. Il is .he saudes
~ nlace-.his organized array OF III
I. deai-,ha. l over hurried through
be ars no. afraid Of ghosts-no wors
ID afraid than most people, inean-ou
ut I cannot determine before receiVlh
h a., offer o, the position, what salary
III should demand for doing the outy
tx agent of the National Cemetery Wit
s. NV residence al Arlington House.
as think 7 see reasons for cremation.
81 stated that these head-boards-
be think there are about LOGO i" III
W Conc,ery-are Of pine wood, Vaih'e
sy white and le,tered with black pam
/. II should further be stated that III
az weather has had the effect to take
nd the white paint so as to leave u
boards a sort Of blueish grey tint an'
=. in many cases, almost or quite obi
. crate the lettering. Unless 1t IS meat
TO let tho elements destroy me:
- "trivial, fond records" they Shout
be repainted-or the bill sometil'
since introduced in Congress TO =
place the boards with marble shou
pass. i cannot help feeling that the
is more OF a display made OK the
~ long stretching platoons than OF affe
:" Tomato regard for their silent occ
=. pants. l am afraid it il more OF