Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-06-02
5setfysbIIyG.

Takiog tha - train at the Baltimore ah'
Potomac depot in Washington yesterday morn
ing, your correspondent soon touod bimse'
travelling at the speed Of thirty miles an hour
toward the historic Ea;lla h:ld Of Gci;shui 6
Passing all way stations without stopping, Gnc
bounding around Eends, over bridges AID
through ,uu:e!s, Al ~ check the train reached
the paiut Vi is .,a,InatiIc. he scenery along
tile .nai Wa. scry hcau!,fu;. 10 passing Oval
that section OF c-ut.,ty lying a!nrg the Neflh
eru Ccuira ls,i;trai i~ccu the Alarylaho
lac aud li.soy"c the lrA;.er carEot tail 10 pe
Impressed With tine G>ryIctInn li:at the froH'
sylyaDla (atncls Lasc reduced the science nf
agricul.ufr 10 its tDesL rnini Their tr1sj
acres, Gia!rI iu,I delightful Woodlands; gree
N =adcws ari fruitful ht!!s are Is refreshing
tu the vlcw o! t:a i0ur:.' as they mu't be ~.
n1nnGrativc 10 the purses o; Their owners. Dut
it has been said that lEeir "'D he nothing per
feet 10 this world, aui the Prnns9lVarla farm
els, as il not c1n;Gut,l with the natufai beau
tics which III" src.i Greater has spread win
GORGEOUS nrOfuslnG uv.t Their lanos, Dave SUCK
here az! there red Darn q, al ARTIFICIAL ucco
ration and imprcrcm"n'- ca!olnai necessary
which would nave pceu SuPp'Ieu uoto''i r -
the creation had az" o. Tue enGsy''ao'h 'a'"-
eIs been prC:cGt 10 suggest II.
lin due course Vt t!mG ] arrived at Getiys-
b;.1r. and got :; luDu! If four sandwiches,
three nort bo,i,d eggs and a glass OF lemoDade
for seventeen 2enEs-~i"a Cheapest" zeal ! e7tt
ate-aad ru'c hasrs cfar 10 assist u; d'Sss,
ton walked cut to 10" pA"ia nslu. luz
crowd assani0ird WIND 'il1 cemetery vas p'oc
e s,ucu9. TWAS clmHoseu aiInosl exclusively u
NOrthc7n ne6i!e, miac'i anu cotopaAiCa ucins
probably The orig iI?o' persons present from
tie South. There were lev DegfoeS to tie seen seen
-aud in 'hi5 particular tho ceremonies Gil
tered from the u -ual dtr5rGtl2os ~ this Ecc'Iou
of the couutrg wlicF>, ca suel ectas?n5; the col
ored population 'm03'Y DO pleVhi. BOW
evcc, .oOs;lHg from socia! pnihi o. view upon
the i've th0us9nh person; 'Tthiu ih& enclosure,
+ dont thrI: the pressure oi uegroca e4;tEd nave
seriously damaged the peraoDel OF The assembly.
Tic Only redcemiug feature of the ceremonies
which we're conducted with all henarroR
minded prejudice peculiar 10 these people
snch c:prc:s!ou! as rebels and damned rebels
freoueptly vibrating with soul.a:irIiog harshness
upon ny years-was msgu!ticaut poem read
BY Col. Prentiss [nerahan,, but its lofty and
intrcpid scnimcn!9 fell ike cIads upon the
stold and uuaprrcciatiye audience.
20 ,rr a. it has bceu within the scope of hu.
man power the battle field Of . Gettysburg has
been prcscrycd--lhe breasl-works, riff. pits,
and entertainments remain as they we're con-
s,rurtcd. cyc,pt that they are worn by the
weather TLa line Of hattie Is posted and
nior,rirI ana rarnoo stand in position IS they
stnod nm those three c7rntful DAYS ia july,
1SG3 whro ,hrv shack and tore the earth and
fred the air with their terrific thunder. Every
c1re has been taken to give visitors an intuli-
prnt understanding Ct the great battle which
has carried the fame Of American arms to a
hcipbt nnsu1uassad 10 the history Of the world,
and The scenes ere in this way rendered even
mar. intensely Interesting. The pages of his.
torv and the tongue of elcuucnce are powerless
md hnshed IN the prcsouct Of these old hills,
The story Of Southern sailor, courage aud in
trepidity-the gallant, fearless, frantic heroism
that urged them up those hills cannot be writ
ten-cannot be told-hut there It may be lelt.
The erandeSt chaplcr IN the history OF virgin.
ia--tbe most gorlou7 moment OF her existence
was When 'eheFai N'Der' H. n!e cG'tu s.eu
10 Gcr sous tue 'cf,iOc responsibility VI taHlus
cemetery fiuEe' NO nan c'1 appreciate 'cAr
ett 8 cha!ge up tHat nl''; hncu M wan %
death with Two nunG1eu caOuon oe!on'ps s., ioT.n
InGr murusIouI fI'' b ann , ,houn br,, wa
VANS 9vet tnE ~" Hne'I tuoS' W.. at $500 ueo
poqrca Out 'h;'l Prtcf'us u,'uu e. ,n.ro ,. ID
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