gallows; and one patriotic member
of the town council offered a
CALVIN ROSS SHELBY. resolution that the benefits of
this gallows should be reserved
exclusively for the inhabitants
of Schildeberg."

JAMES ABRAM GARFIELD,
House of Representatives,
June 15, 1870.

"If each grave had a voice "If each grave had a voice
to tell us what its silent tenant to tell us what its silent tenant
last saw and heard on earth, we last saw and heard on earth, we
might stand, with uncovered might stand, with uncovered
heads, and hear the whole story heads, and hear the whole story
of the war. We should hear of the war. We should hear
that one perished when the first that one perished when the first
great drops of the crimson great drops of the crimson
shower began to fall, when the shower began to fall, when the
darkness of that first disaster at darkness of that first disaster at
Manassas fell like an eclipse on Manassas fell like an eclipse on
the nation; that another died the nation; that another died
of disease while wearily waiting of disease while wearily waiting
for winter to end; that this one for winter to end; that this one
fell on the field, in sight of the fell on the field, in sight of the
spires of Richmond, little dreaming spires of Richmond, little dreaming
that the flag must be carried that the flag must be carried
through three more years of through three more years of
blood before it should be planted blood before it should be planted
in that citadel of treason; and in that citadel of treason; and
that one fell when the tide of that one fell when the tide of
war had swept us back till the war had swept us back till the
roar of rebel guns shook the roar of rebel guns shook the
dome of _the_ capitol, and dome of _yonder_ capitol, and
re-echoed in the chambers of the re-echoed in the chambers of the
Executive mansion. We should Executive mansion. We should
hear mingled voices from the hear mingled voices from the
Rappahannock, the Rapidan, the Rappahannock, the Rapidan, the
Chicka