Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-05-31
the Second Regiment to-day. having re-
turned from Culpepcr last night.
Thurston ON Disappearance of Sec
tiOnalfsm-Hcrbert ON the navy

WASHINGTON, May 3O.-In the centre
of the field OF "the bivouac OF the
Dead" the great amphitheatre in the
cemetery at Arlington. President Nc
Kipley and three OF his Cabinet to-day
Joined 5000 other citizens in doing honor
to the patriotic dead.
Ceremonies were held simultaneously
In several parts OF the cemetery, but the
main ceremonies were in the amphltheatre,
close TO the old Lee mansion.
On the platform was a distinguished
company. headed by President Mckinley.
Vice-President Hobart. Secretary-of- War
Alger, ry-of-the-Treasury Gage,
Secretry-o griculture Wilson, and
United States Senator Thurston, of Ne
braska, the orator OF the day.
Prior to the services, there was n pro-
ceasion OF members of the Grand
Army, the Sons OF Veterans, the Womans
Relief Corps ex-sodiers and sailors
and the general public. headed by the
Fourth Artillery Band, hating for a
minute for brief services at the Tomb
OF the Unknown" the band mean while
playing n dirge and then marching
through the grounds, and then proceeding
to the work of decorating the graves.
THURSTON'S ADDRESS.
The address Of Senator Thurston was
attentively listened to and elected pro-
longed applause when the speaker al
luded to the absence of sectionalism,
The presidential party left at the con-
cluslon OF Senator Thurston's Grafton,
driving almost Immediately back to the
city.
simultaneously with the exercises in
the amphitheatre n smaller assembage
gathered on the front porch of the man.
sion where the Confederate chieftain
spent most Of his life to attend special
naval services at the tomb of Admiral
Porter. Ex-Secretary-o f-the-Navy Hilary
A. Herbert of Alabama, was the speaker
Of the dav, and an address was delivered
also by w. II. Michael chief clerk OF the
State Department. Secretary Herbert
said, In part:
HERBERT'S SPEECH.
Here rest the hallowed remains of the
heroes of the army and navy of the
Union, but here also are heroes Of the
Confederacy, all sleeping in the same soil
and covered by the same flag. and eX-
Union and ex-Confederate soldiers and
sailors are here alike, to pay united tri-
butte TO the deeds of those who made for
ever glorious the epoch of our great civil
war.
Never was there a civil war like ours,
and never was the fruits of a war richer
or more beneflcient. There was no com
nromise. Secession, the issue, and
slavery, the incident, were settled for
ever; nothing was left for dispute, and
as the God Of nature intended 1t should
be, we have become one country, ana
one people. as Washington Franklin, ana
Jackson fought for, dreamed OF, and
planned for, but never lived to see.
SAILORS OF CIVIL WAR.
ST would not pluck leaf from the chap
let that adorns the brow of any soldier
of that war. Federal or Confederate, yet
IL is only fair to say that while history
has done no more than justice to them,
it has not done full justice TO the sailors
of the civil war The Union navy, bet
ter supplied achieved results out of all
proportion TO the numbers enlisted In the
army and the navy-aye, even out Of all
proportion TO the cost of the operations
of the two branches of the service. Ger
tainly. none know better than the Con-
federate. the telling effect of the blows
delivered by the United States navy dur
ing the civil war; and ii may be that
without them we should have had two
Governments. where we now have one.
and that Wheeler and Fitzhugh Lee
would be to-day commanding army corps
on the south side OF Hhe OF iorIs anu
custom houses running across this Contl-
nent from east to west. while Brooke and
Shafter would be commanding on the
northern side of the line"
THE BLUE AND THE GRAY.
CHICAGO. May 30.-In addition to the
great number OF graves of Union soldiers
GOO Confederate dead lie buried in ceme-
teries here. Not one OF them, north
erner or southerner, was overlooked to-
day. After the ceremonies at the ceme-
.eries. there was magnificent parade
The city has never before on Decoration
Day seen such an enthusiastic outpour-
ing as greeted the old soldiers to-day.
CONFEDERATES AND G. A. X.
LEXINGTON, KY, May 9O.-For the
first time since the war the Confederate
veterans Joined with the Grand Army OF
the Republic I'm observing Memorial-Day,
and decorating the graves of Union SOL
diers The ceremonies at the cemetery