New-York tribune., 1890-05-31
ATwASHINGTON AND ARLINGTON.
SPEECHES BY REPREs sENrArIvEs BoCTELLE AM
MORSE.

washington. Nav Collaboration Day WAS observer
q. a general holiday in this city. Ihe loc"l p'o
c,sslon moved from Ff,eenthst. and FchnSs ' i'N
ave 20 the Aqucduct Bridge III west "'"'"eo"
,,her, the parade VA, dismissed. \ large huihoe'
Of c. A r. posts were IN line
4, Arlington the exercises began at noon' n P'o-
.s.,o, consisting of invited guests members OF the
60, Army % tho Repnbllc ex soldiers and sailors
orphan children and citizens, formed IN rom oi -"
,r,,,r,on Mansion and headed by the Marine bala'
marched 10 the cemetery, where the graves "cFo
decorated Tho procession formed again ana "'a'o"eu
a. the amphithcatrc. where the services "e'e h'''
Reprcsentatlvc Boutee OF Maine delyercd inc
Captain Boutce spoke OF the righteousness VI u'o
,,rion cause The man who rallied to the defehoe
%, the star spangled banner he said moi ohls hp'
.,cn 70 the music Of the Unon. but marched IN 'he
,,,ord of hr,tian civilization lie then held up
,hc RIVERS, Of the picture This said he. cannot
be said and nothing like IT can ever 10 uu'"'"'S
.,d OF the cause oi those who sought oS feo'o" 10
destroy the Government lie SAID OF tue great 'ho"
chicftains that their fame rests not suhpH upon Wv
tories won but because their uIumpls we're IN oehai'
NJ the best interests o. their fellow men No' Only
,hcir conntrvmen but The world recognized tho' every
,r,,isde Of FarrCut's fleets helped 10 open new
highways for freedom. that every hash OF eleraan
blade sent ray of Hight and hope 10 tie opP'es''N
., every land that every peal OF sherman's bugies
hcralded tho irresistible progress ot popular so'e'
ucuf
bastencd the adyent Of peace and prosperity l" '"e
.r,ire people Of a great nation which had thrown OIL
tho Incubus Of slavery Something was sald OF inc
recent doings at Richmond. and Captain bonoene
expressed little more than regret al wha' '~ saIu
o,,d not fail to shock true sense Of propiety lie
proesed against the lavish display OF icoei ooior
and said tat xConfedertes who displayed the rebel
flag 10 gorify II not true 10 the parole granted
n, Appomnttox. Captain Boutellc's Grafton which
kind concluded with quotation from Lincolns
famous gettysburg speech The applause that ioi
lowed was tumutuous. The great audience III the
amphthcarc stood up and cheered the sentiments
untll every throat tired.
The services at the Soldiers Home Cemetery. where
lie buried General Logan and 63i0 soldiers and sailors
were under tho direction of Comrade s f. Faunce
senior vice department commander. The veterans OF
the home, under command Of MajorGcneral q. T.
Wilcox governor OF the home, and the vlstors Az
tending the ceremonies assembled at the speakers
stand at 10 O'Clock. The address was by Representa-
tive Elijah A. Morse. Of Massachusetts,. lie paid a
warm tribute the old dag under which his dead com
rades had fought and tho noble patriotic and Chris
tan who sustained the soldiers at the front
aid helped to the Union. The country Is en-
vironcd7 said he, with perils The dregs OF the
monarchIca governments Of the old World are
pouring In upon us. In the shape Of Communists,
Anarchists. Mormons and NihilistS Education OF
| the masses ~ the only basis upon which our
| republican form Of government can continue. The
free public school is the pillar upon which this Re
| public built Woe bede the day when our free
public schools shall give place 10 SectarGn schools
After Mr. Morses address the soldiers graves were
| decorated
Al the Congressional Cemetery Representative
william Mason, Of Illinois delivered the address.
| large number h German veterans and Others
gathered at Prospect Hill Cemetery 70 do honor 70
auspices Of the veterans OF The 9Th battalion Dis
trlet Of Coll2llA yasastsess, Ghs gsAAaea &s W.