Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-05-30

famous Gettysburg battle field. Speaking OF
the heroic achievements OF the soldiers OF the
joint resolution, forget the cost at which its
power and unity and perpetuity were vim.
dicated The grand armies OF her citizens who
bore her banners. The great chieftains wno
LED them on. TIE fields where disaster checS Sei
ber career, or those which were victorious foo
sseps In her march to final triumph. Above az,
the republic cannot. without being fal to
nersel1, TALL to cherish the memory of those
martyrs who, cemented with their blood, tn
olslonted stones of her totteling arch, andre
ceived upon her affairs, from the angel Of death
the sacrament OF eternity"
Let the south mourn for her fallen soas, gar
.and me graves OF her heroes, and keep WITH
Tears thetr memory green. In token OF thl
filial love for the sunny land, at whose bidding
tEey gave up their lives with q devotion tha
at,ested to the their sincerity, and a patriotism a
tfat now lie coldly in these graves. Let he
false her statues to the chteftatns who Id her
tGSes, WIN skll and bravery. which honor the
inhe m Iitanee, by fraternity-if some Of you vii
by conquest,all her glories are parts of the
Let each keep the record bright, not in malice
nut 5nIt Wisoom. An experience too costly to be
Il, lost & &iight H from the past, beacon on the sea
eIous shoals. A reproach to the statesmen nr
tne past Tor allowing questions that night hava
oeen settled 10 peace, to ever involve Dc 1ple
III The ee a; one language and one blood 10
10 Ihe statesmen of the future that no DOlitica,
9inerence, no contested election, no sectional
dispute, no class grievance Is to be settled ex
cept by the peaceful methods of law and the
verdict OF free ballot. AS warning that any
eiass 1 or section or party which appeals to vIo-
public from the face OF the earth.''
,eaGaI Mexs tne ne speaker paid high tribute to the
Grant, Sheridan and Sherman. Next he spoke
OF the debt the country owed to the soldier
.sNhen the Soldiers of tho north oomo h,,oo
they found nealy all the places of honor and
emolument filled. A great parade was made
over them 6y men who had proflted by their
efforts and who were willing to give them any
subordinate or clerical situation which was
vacant and was not wanted. But If any of the
politicians ever yet said to the returning vete-
ran, "Here take my place"-under the govern
ment-fn Congress, In the cabinet, let the name
OF that undiscovered patriot be brought to the
sunlight aaag a OF Tame Occasionally the people
OF the placeman. Oh, no. These watered their
budding aspirations In the blood OF the dead
soldier; but not to yield the fruit to his sur
they retained their places In the front, to
search the record OF some nom combatant on
the other side, and cover him with confusion In
the noisy but safe warfare OF Congressional de-
bate. The conflict that should have ended on
the field is renewed in the Senate and such
iaurels as never wreathed the the hero's sword
shade Of the immortal Fafstan confess thyseif
outdone in this Land OF ours Thou didSt at
least stab and carry Off the dead body of Sercy
ened cheek be softened, and thy brazen brow
abashed before the gladiators of our senatorial
arena. who knock down and drag out the mould
erlDg body OF the dead confederacy some ar.
teen years after the war"
CLOSING EXERCISES.
The choir then sang an ode, ssTread Softly,
Tbs is HalloWed Ground, and the exercises
Naylor, ID. After the benediction, the Veter.
ans OF the Home proceeded to decorate the
graves, assisted by members OF the committee,
curing curing which ceremony the following selec-
choir: Anthem, "TIme IS Wjnging Us Away
The Grave-"Here Rest in Peace" Prayer Tor
me FatnerleSs. The choir consisted OF B. E.
Messer, leader; Mis-. VIM. Fl. Pope organist:
Mrs Charles 3: Hovey, Miss Martha M1nden,
MISS Nettle MeSSer, VIM. B. Burbage, VIM a.
Pope, VIM. II. King, E. c. Messer.
At Other Cemeteries.
AT tie Congressional Cemetery the assembly
was called to order by Comrade G. j. P Ward.
Prayer by Rev. John Lanahan was followed by
the singing of an anthem by the choir entitled,
poem, "COver Them O'er," by VIII Carleton
was fmpreSsively read by Comrade E. G.
Townsend Tow After the chant; "Frailty Of Lie,
Inen followed national anthem, "Stand by
the Flag" and the beIediction concluded tn
interesting exercises.
The decoration Of the graves at Battle and
Oak Hill cemeteries and monuments throu yhout
the city were under the direction of Comrade
John O'Riley. Battle Cemetery 9th street road)
is the spot where those who fell in the attack
on Washington IN July, 1864, are Inferred.
ON the Lincoln monument, at the City Hall,
Wreaths and evergreens were placed. The
Naval monument, near the Capitol, was fe,.
tooned with evergreeps, and the Statues OF
heroes about the city were not forgotten. 1t
may De said that no grave OF a soldier In any of
pect HnI, and the Hebrew cemetery wr were sG Vis-
flowers.
Excursions, &C.
At an early hour this morning, notwithstand-
ing the cloudy weather, which threatened rain,
large numbers OF people were on their way to
the railroad depots and wharves to take the
cars or steamers on some excursion or picnic,
While the country roads were well patroniZed
by people on foot and in carriages on their way
10 spend quiet day in the suburbs. At the
B. ?: depot, about O'Clock, there were gath
ered at least 800 people. The excursion to the
Houck and Ford, and that of the Mount Vernon
Duck1ng club to Fair Haven left in sections OF
the early train, and there were about 1,1OO on
the former and $50 on the latter The Blue
Ridge train consisted of 21 coaches, the largest
excursion train that ever left that depot. There
were also about 200 on a Sunday school eXcur.
faoad % o1er ao opangs Ths b.
per's Ferry and Frederick The steamboafs
were generally crowded.
mandries Knights Templars, coIored met epat At
Ihelr asylum, on 11th street, and paraded the
stfeets, LED by the National brass band. and
an.erTards escorted the officers of the District
SaIsIo SIana Commandery to the grounds of the new
Scnqetzen sen, e park, Gales's woods, where a picnic
EXPEDITION FOR LIBERIA.-The rext exneot-
ton by the American Colonization Society win
leave New York on Saturday, June IA, when the
large and superior bark Monrovfa will sail direct
for Liberia The society has applications from
hve hundred thousand persons for passage and
homes In that republic, thus showing that there
Is some deep.seated cause impelling the coiored
people TO seek change of residence The num-
ter OF emgrantS sent Will depend upon the