Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-05-30

Mr. ATKISsOS. great as he was, never ut
tered nobler. grander truth than that.
These l3 900 dead soldiers sleep the dream
lsss deep. Unmindful of these august ceremo-
mics and deaf to all words of praise they rest
drsamless and alone, each in his sepulcher of
glory. 1t 10 all one to them whether We un-
cover our heads and shed our tears upon their
tombs- They are dead to you and dead to me,
and our flowers shall fall and our words of
praise shall sound UNDECIDED Nothing we can
say or do can awake them from their slumber.
Nothing but the thunder call Of God can arouse
them from their dumb resting here beneath the
clods Of Virginia, within the shadow Of the
monument erected to perpetuate the memory
Of the immortal Father of His Country; and
nothing but the bugls Of God can produce that
diapason Of harmony that will give forth to
them the chorus Of everlasting peace.
Beneath the flags Of the crypt Of st. Paurs
Cath dral in London rests the body of the great
architect, Sir Christopher Wren On marble
alao above are written the words: Reader,
vouldst thou behold his monument, look about
YOU So, standing here today beneath Gods
sweet sunshine, we look about us and behold
the monument which these dead soldiers gave
their lives to perpetuate-this great, massive,
magnificent republc,t the freest, greatest,
Rrsndest best beneath the circle of the sun.
Pyramids, and temples. and mausoleums and
headstones like these thousands about Us today
may perish out Of sight forever; but monu-
msnts Of deeds, monuments Of sacrifice for
principle and monuments Of dying for the
Tlk8t, ~ i DtdutlIuIy uuubtrdttu Dy tuls, tnc
greatest Of all our national cemeteries, cannot
psriAh-cannot be lost sight of. These unpre-
tentious headstones will ultimately crumble
and fall, but the humble graves they mark can
not disappear or be forgotten. Monuments
Ike these latter are enduring. Laurels Ike
thsss never fade.
elKArER TEAM MORTAL CROWN.
''No mortal crown, however great its value,
u comparable with these garlands intrinsically
Of no value, with which these soldiers graves
ere strswn today. What are the s41 diamonds
In the crown of Ivan, the / 700 in the crown of
Rn9iand, the 2, 500 in the crown of Russia or
the 5,S52 that once bedecked the crown of
France-what are all these treasures worth
when contrasted with the tears that every 30th
Of May are poured upon the graves Of this mass
i've army Of the sleeping dead? The honors Of
this world, at best are feeting. Xer1es
crowned his footman in the forenoon and be-
headed him in the afternoon of the same day.
Andronicus, the Greek emperor, crowned his
admiral in the morning and took of his head
the same day, while the sun was yet shining in
his chastity face. Roffensis had q cardinals hat
sent to him, but his head was off before it
reached him II men would live after they are
dead they must have Q stronger hold upon the
times in which they hourished than the mere
pomp Of Official position or the splendors of
wealth They must have grip upon their
fellows by having contributed to their COM
fort on all possible occasions or by patriot
ically dying for the right in defense Of their
nres,des, their homes, their country or their
native land Men that do these things in life
always live after they are dead.
"when Q king 10 dethroned the people re-
1ciee, but when patriot dies q nation mourns.
The bowed heads and solemn funeral marches
all over this land today bespeak the love Of q
race, prouder than Greek or Roman, for the
Thousands that sank TO rest in our fratricidal
conflict upon the red-famed field Of battle.
These thousands fell in duty's line. Swept
down while following the flag, the whole world
honors them for what they did, and every 10y
alist win say that each sleeping brave fills dis
unetively patriots grave. And here amid
this wilderness Of flowers they are resting; here
where the weeping willows bow and the gentle
winds sing luiiAbys, our sainted dead are
'i:sp,ns:
Ing and fragrant as they are, tell Of vacant
chairs, tell Of broken hearts, tell Of saddened
homes, tell OF widowhood and orphanaee
They unfold 70 Us q world Of memories. world
o. deeds, world OF tears, a world OF sorrows.
ana JET world OF memories unfading as the
sun Though dead. these soldiers live. Let us
hope that they hive in a better world; live amid
nobler throng; live with a happier cop,pany.
live In history and song; live as the nation
brave defenders; live In the uniading memories
Of their surviving comrades; live in the hearts
OF Al their countrymen- Watered every sOth
Of Nay by nation tears, their graves will be
kept green forever.
Rest on. enibsimed and sainted dead.
Dear as the blood you gave.
No impious footsteps here shall tread
Ihs heritage OF your grave
THE CALL TO ARMS.
"When the strong arm Of rebellion ate mpted
10 pull down our flag the government here at
Washington said: We must have half a million
men who are willing to go to the front and,
II need be, offer their lives for their country :
Constitution and hag' Under that call thous-
ands and tens Of thousands promptly went out
From nearly 10000 homes they went--these
citizen soldiers
How they went forth to die,
rae. earnest thousands IRON the dizzy mills,
And sunb0rnf thoussnos iroln the harvest hills,
Sulek, zsr thcusanos the city streets,
And aorm-tried thousands the fshers' nests.
How they went forth to die,
deedinr. Yet sunni lnx hot from the hot breath
VI the Ere ANGEL In the fiont OF death,
ee<fnx far. yet meeting without lear
Ihs fsvsr-snxs Irrkinx IN the rear.
I" How they went forth 10 die,
Seunrng their lives as the unvalusd dust
RCD by . nation. bearing its trust.
content ~ but their sunssn should
Ans iootpnnts u the progTess Of the frse.'
Through 5,574 battles they went and through
-FOUR weary years Of war they upheld the flag.
81 cost VI ~. 600 killed in battle - 900 died Of
wounds. lss. 900 died from disease and exr osure
nd leo 90 A.