Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1883-05-06

Rest on e:nNalInCd and Eniut"d dad.
l'carCst blood you gave.
NoimpiouS foot step here Shall tread,
The he bag" OF your grave"
The nv fI',1i drums sad roll hns beat
Tue soldier last tattoo;
No more on iifeS parade shall meet
rnnl brave and fallen few
ION fnm,.> etcrunl camping grOu nj,
Their silent tents a'e spread;
Nnd glory guards that solemn round,
The biNounc OF the dead"
Here rest the first offering Of the
32nd regiment Of Indiana first German
regiment TO the free institutions Of
the republic of the United states OF
North America" The tablet proceed
ed to recount that 800 OF the regiment
at the battle Of Hewlett Station, In De-
cembcr, 1861, had driven 5000 Southern
soldiers from the field. This little bit
of rhodo montade excited some humur-
ous fancies, but little redundancy in
the attribution Of glory to fallen
here 10 can readily be pardoned.
The Confederate Graves
few in number but equally well cared
for, a matter Of course, for II is ~
the hands of love they are tended and
embowcrcd each year in flowers, lie
to the east in .close contiguity. We
read some Of the inscriptions. Georgia,
Arkansas, Alabama, Mississippi and
Louisiana were united there with Ken
lucky. 1t was easy to recall period
we only knew by tradition, when the
two great sections were marshalling
their manhood 10 meet in intertestine
nd ihlaa
brave Gulf soldiers coming to the north
ern border Of the South, where they
were to brave and incur death while
seeking to rcpel the invading foe. 1t is
always sad to look upon the grave of
soldier, but dOubly so, when his death
has been in vain. We felt
proud to know that their
best monument was their courage
which embalmcd in tradition will win
for them even here enduring memory.
Yes, they lie there together, the blue
and the gray, asleep in the hush fthe
cemetery; no discOrd between them
now. The same warm sun shines upon
their mounds. The same white marble
glinting in the sun light, emblematlc
of regeneration, and flashing down from
the "blue beyond" the message to the
watchers below, that the dead ,leepcrs
have found new life above and won
for themselves
Lasting Crown Of Immortality.
The same flag, too; that flag which con-
que,ed in the struggle, spreads it, folds
over them both. Under it, shadow the
sltepcrs Of both armies are resting from
the combat. The stars which en- blazOn
it, square represent those same South
ern States, from which had come the
warriors young and old who are lying
there, and are intended to offer them
who had assailed ii the same protection
and security ~ that offered to those
who fought in its defense. 1t is most
eloquent appeal for reconciliation;
most graphic rebuke to the ambition OF
politicians, who seek TO keep alive war
memories for their own individual ad-
vantage. However much you and !
may differ in political sympathies, ! am
sure We all desire that that standard
which is waving there in Cave Hill
Cemetery will long wave a. the symbol
OF liberty Of united country, with
local sovereignty perpetuated in the
State institution, and with federal
government so limited in scope as to be
the mCr" factor of the wishes OF the peo-
pie.
Some Of the vaults and monuments
are very beautiful and costly. There
was one in especial worthy of mention,
composed ofpure white marble, carved,
embossed and filagreed after a truly ar
900. Another curious old mausoleum,
cOrroded by the insidious assaults Of the
clements, seduced VI from plr buggy,
ard peering through its gloomy portals
we saw the huge casket OF Porter, the
Kentucky giant, who measured feet
= inches.
At the eastern extremity Of the
grounds il large artificial lake seventy.
five yards in width end 40 or 500 in
length. It reflected from its placid sur.
face the descending rays of the run,
that lent silvery glory to the waters
and enclosing atmosphere. This lake
bars access to the cave, whence the
hill received its name, and which for.
merly was q great field for exploration;
that j., bent backs and torn breeches.
But as the sun seemed to incline toward
making his obeisance for the day below
the horizon, and Is We did not wish TO
have the gates closed upon us, we re-
traced our course, bidding ADDS to the
smooth shaven lawns the perennial
evergreens, the yari-coloxed blossoms
and flowers and the noble columns,
feeling almost willing (but not quite)
to take up Our abode there.
The View EAaeatteaal Era.
For some months the condition Of the
public schools in the State and the I'M
fiattering amount Of illiteracy disclosed
by the census have been unde discus
sion throughout the State. The inter.
est and energy displayed indicated
practical results, which In fact accrued.
An educational convention held 10
Frankfort the other day debated the
question through its entire scope and
inter changed views on the best way t
divest tie body politic Of this bIemish
on its escutcbeon. Pursuant to q resolu.
ton passed BY the Frankfort oonysa-