Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-09-20
FR03I WASHINGTON.
CORRESPONDENCE of the Alexandria Gazette.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20.

| Correspondence OF tnc AlcAdhitIi S"HS.'SJ
WASHINGTON, Sept. 20.
This was q grand day in this dty to
those who sympathized with the North
in the war between the States, no mat
ter what sad feelings it may have
awakened !. the hearts Of those WHO
wore the gray in that terrible conflict.
The whole city, that is, the whole palt
Oft visited by strangers, was iiuttcrmg
with the national colors, arranged IL all
shapes ard forms, and along the en-
tn roatc Of the procession, from the
Capitol, where ii commenced, TO the
Circle, where it ended, both sides %
Pennsylvania avenue, and for an adj
Joining block OF every street leading
into or crossing il, was jammed 50 thick
with people that To pass through them
WAS at most PLACES utterly impos-
sibie. SO the intersection of 9TH street
the children of the negro free schools
ti.lcd Il large stand that had been
erected there. and sang us the process
sion PASSED. A similar stand filed by
the Girls of the white free schools adj
Joined the south end of the Treasury
Department on 18th street. and they
too sang federal war songs, and were
chcercd in response by the passing eX-
soldiers. All the doors, windows, door
steps. and stands along the line were
also closely packed. Arope was stretch
ed along the whole length Q. both sides
OF the avenue so as to con!inc the crowd
to Che sidewalks. The roadway of the
avenue was kept entirely clear,
not only Of vehicles, but also
Of pedestrians, and nobody was al
lowed to cross it except such as were
provided with the required badge. The
street cars on the venue were not
running during the whole time OF the
procession The procession itself was
long. taking about six hours to pass,
but not particularly attractive, us 1t was
s-raggling, was composed in most part
of badly dressed, unarmed men, and
probably the worst looking horses
ever seen except those in the Goniede-
rate cavalry near Tie close OF The war
Il WAS enlivened however by numerous
rorccously dressed bands and by an
occasional armed command, AMONG the
latter being the Washington Light
infantry The music Played by the bands
and sung by the children referred to
vas OF war.anG warlikc, and the strains
Of ".John Browns Body Lies Aloulder-
inc in the Ground, down with the
Traitors and Up with the Stars"
Marching Through Georgia, Wrap
Me Up in the American Flag. Tramp,
Tramp. Tramp, the Boys Are March
inc" johnny Come Marching Home,
and similar songs filed the cir
ouinamDieut air and, apparent
~ at least, inspired mos; o.
Of tie spectators with patriotir
enthusiasm. The most conspicuous
icure in the Ohio command was Mr..
HAYES, whc four yearsiheld the Presi-
dency by means Of the monumental
fraud of thc 18th century. He marched
along on foot with the rest of the COM
nand and bowed to those among the
spectators who recognized him. ItWas
remarked that Of the thousands Of the
ex-soldicrs who We're attracted here
from abroad by the bounty during
the war and went back at the
close of hosilities, and are now
drawing pensions, not one was in the
line. Large as the procession was,
the number OF those wearing q. \. X.
badges not in it, but Struggling all over
the City, and at Alexandria, Mt. Yer
non, Manassas, Fredericksburg and
other places nearby, was much larger.
There will be grand display OF fire
works in the Washington Monument
grounds tonight, and the crowd there
will be immense. The capacity OF the
railroads leading to the city has been
taxed to the utmost by passenger trans
portation, and the running Of al!
freight trains has been suspended fer
ten days.
Among those wearing G. A. Il. badges
here to-day is Mr.. II. z. Parsons. pro
prietor of the Natural Bridge Of Nir.
ginia, and the man who conducted
the last republican legislative cam
paign in his State so disastrousiy
That of the one hundred and
forty odd members, but two or
three republicans, and they holdovers,
were elected. Mr.. Parsons says, Ill
effect that General Malone having
hauled down the republican flag in all
the congressional districts of his State,
should be treated by republicans in ac-
cordance with the famous order of Gen
eral Dix, in respect of those who hauled
down the American iag-only politi-
cally, however. He says there should
be republican candidates in every dis
trict of the State, and that the Virginia
republicans should rally to their sup
port as one man.
General Edgar Allen of Virginia,
better known in that State as Yankee
Alien, gave grand reception to Phil.
Kearney Post G.. A. r. of Richmond, Of
! which he is commander, at his residence
here last night. Among those present
| was General Palmer, COMMANDMENTS
chief of the G. A. r., and Col. Clay,
collector of customs at Viewpoints News.
Among the many republicans here to-
day, are some who condemn the course
| ofGeneral Malone in issuing his latest
circular advising the republicans OF his
State to make no congressional nomina,,
lions this fall. They say the General