Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1885-03-06
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our regular correspondence
Washington, Feb. 27. 1855

washington, FeD. Zl. 1000.
sThe Washington monument has
been turned over was the startling
announcement on the street yesterday
at II o'clock. This did not mean
that it had been overturned, but
that it had been turned over-trans-
ferred from the monument commit
tee, who had it in charge for So years,
to the people of the United States.
The ceremonial programme has now
been completed and the monument
stands alone in its peerless grand
eur. divinely tall end divincIy fair,
the nobIest tribute to the noblest
man.
The six thousand who compose the
civic and military procession, who
were out from 10 a. m. until 2 p. M,
standing for most of the time mass
ed In square about the monument,
had a foretaste of the. horrors of
war. 1t was bitter weather and
many, chilled to the bone, were pros
tfated with cold.
The procession from the monu-
ment to the Capitol was well order
ed and imposing. have seen manp
processoins move along Pennsylvania
avenue, but never before have seen
the police succeed in keeping the
streets clear, and their success on
this occasion argures well for the
much larger procession which will
move along the same route on the
4th of March The sidewalks of
Pennsylvania avenue are very wide,
but the spectators have been dlspos-
ed to encroach upon the streets, to
crowd the column in procession, and
break the view from all but the front
line. By successful disposition of
mounted policemen, the avenue was
kept perfectly clear, and all were en-
abled to enjoy the spectacle. Major
Dye, the chief of police, received a
letter of thanks from the president |
for his success in managing the
crowd.
First came General Sheridan in
full uniform, mounted on a black
horse. He was followed by four
aids and large body of mounted
men. Next in order came the u. S.
infantry aud artillery, and then the
volunteer military and civic organi-
cations. These were followed by a
long line of carriages, decorated
with the stars and stripes, in which
were members of congress and justi-
ces of the supreme court. The pres
ident sat in . carriage drawn Ey
four horses. Conspicuous at the
head of the southern visiting military
companies was General Fitzhugh
Lee, mounted on asuperb black stall
lion.
The ceremonies of the monument
were very brief. The weather was
so cold that not even the speakers
uncovered their bald heads, while
the audienc sat with their hats on
and moved their benumDed feet con-
stantIy. At tho Capitol, from which
all but favored two thousand were
excluded, the ceremonies were pro-
tracted and the speeches we're long,
er, but were endured by the audi
ence with fortitude The first ora-j
tion was written by Mr.. Winthrop, |
who. was the orator thirty seven |
years ago, when the corner stone
was laid. It was somewhat in the
heavy and redundant style of rolling
periods that was considered fine
oratory forty years ago. Mr.. Glad
stone, Monsieur Gambetta, or Mr.
Villas would have said more ip half
as many words. The oration was read
by Mr.. Long, of Massachusetts,, the
writer being too feeble to be present.
The Grafton of Colonel Daniels, of
was fowery and brilliant
sophomoricol and portentious. The
best orators of the day practice diff
ferent style, and the orators of the
future will moi find models in the
orations of Saturday, except of some
faults they should aviod. Life is too
short, modern common sense and
culture is too practical, to be cheat
ed and ticklei by words, mere empty /
words. This view does not exclude
eloquence, but it does exclude grand |
which vannts itself and
substitutes gaudy sentences for
ehaste and simple expressions of
thought. If old Mr.. Winthrop and
young Mr.. Daniels will take care to
revise their orations before delivery,
and carefully cut out the fine things
fhey have dotted on, they may yet
make pretty good orators, but the
cid style of soaring the American
eagle until she is out of sight, aud
making the larks sing atthe gates Of
paradise will not do for these times.
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