General Arlington and Robert Li
Ding Lin
Christmas decisive drivers travel. The door is a world. The path is selected, and the scenery is transformed. The external world is thrown from a distance from not far from. This makes people an illusion, as long as they don't take the initiative to enter this world, they can never go in. So, this time you can touch freedom.
Going is the capital of Washington. I have been in this place a few times, but I have never walked into the Cemetery of Arlington. In TV and movies, this is a place where you can often see. The impression is very deep in a year. A psychiatric patient shoots a Capitol, killing two guards, they are burial in this cemetery. I remember that there is a black guard, his wife is a duncian Chinese. So, at the memorial, they have a dark child, and in a series of calls started, suddenly use pure Chinese, called their grandmother, aunt, aunt.
The Arlington National Cemetery is an honor of the United States, but not an official's senior cemetery, so an ordinary soldier who died in the land will be able to rest in peace, and the official level is high to the president, but there is often no copy. The exception in the president is John Kennedy, because he is assassinated in his position, everyone agrees to regard him as a warst soldier. His younger brother Robert Kennedy is next to the same situation. Their tombstones are extremely simple. Robert Kennedy's tombstone is just a white cross with two feet high. Based on such ideas, it is not difficult to understand, why this cemetery is the largest and big, and there is a soldier in a rigorous etiquette in the day and night. It is the tomb of unknown soldiers.
Although the Arlington National Cemetery is very difficult, there are still many eligible people, choose to rest in hometown. Here, the most grand unknown soldiers here, and the US soldiers who have never been able to confirmed in several bats have been buried here. The unknown soldiers bury in the tomb of the tomb, but has been suspected of being skeptical by a family. After decades of the soldiers, this family finally took the genetic technology that had not yet, and took him back to his hometown last year. So, now the tomb of Arlington's unknown soldiers, the tomb of the soldier is still empty.
The Arlington National Cemetery and the Lincoln Memorial Hall have only one river and connected to the bridge. We came to this famous tourist attraction, there is still a reason. It is the land of Arlington itself, and there is a paragraph story to attract us.
This area is 1,100 acres (equivalent to 6,500 Chinese acres), which is not the property of the US federal government at the beginning. It is not only a private property, but it is not usually involved in two famous American historical figures. Today, this story is concentrated into a building, which is erected in the high point of the Alington National Cemetery. This is the second floor of the old house called the Arlington House today. It is built by a young man surnamed.
What is Casdis? He is a young father, from the small grandmother and the lower grandfather. His complex grandfather is the first president George Washington. After Casdis grows up, it is extensive, not only a far-sighted agricultural home, but also is involved in painting and play. In 1802, he began to cover Arlington House on this land bought in his father. It is really eye-catching in this mountain building. From here, you can overlooking Washington's most central zone and the famous Potomark River. The hills under the hill are covered with elegant forests. Although the house is not big, the designer is famous. His name is George Heidefield, an important participant in the overall planning and construction of Washington, USA. This house covered in almost 15 years.
During the construction of the Arlington House, Casdis married his wife and his daughter was their only child. After the building is built, the family of three finally moved into here. At this time, their daughter Mary is ten years old. Start a romantic life in the painting. The guests they often receive, there is a cousin and her son with Mrs. Casis. The boy and Mary often played together, and finally made a story of Chiang Ji Zhu Ma. The male protagonist of this love story is another important figure in the history of the United States. The wedding is held in this Arlington House, which is a cool spring and summer in Washington, 1831. General Li is only a young lieutenant at the time, just graduated from West Point Military Academy for two years. Thirty years later, he has been in the federal army. In these thirties, he didn't have a big drop. He has been well educated, has its own stable ideal and values, has been respected by colleagues. By his own efforts, it becomes a federal army general.
In the thirty years after marriage, General Li and his wife often live in military camp with military positions. But to say that their home is this Arlington House. In this house, they gave birth to their six children. This is a harmonious big family. In addition to the eight port of Li, there is a parent of Mrs, Mary, is the Casis couple, and live with them before. It seems that more than a hundred years ago, the granddaughter is also ideal model for American families. For the three generations of ten people, this is not a big house. Today, we can also feel the bureau of the year in Arlington House.
The property rights of the entire Arlington are always reserved by the father-in-law of General Li. Until he died in 1857, he left a will, leaving the ownership of Arlington to the lady. He knows that the lady will soon be soon, so it is attached, after the husband, the heritage will belong to his favorite grand grandson, which is the eldest son of General Li. In addition to the surname, the Americans can be dragged very much. This Arlington's separation of two property rights, there is a common point, that is, they have a proud name, George Washington before the surname. This is to commemorate their families, and it is also the great man of the United States.
My father-in-law is a major change in this family. As the top beam pillar of the executor and the family, Robert Lee must immediately put energy in the agriculture left by the father-in-law, and also improve the financial situation of the family. Thirty-year load is also required after 30 years of load. The family is urgent, and General Li immediately invited fake to the army, preparing to concentrate a transition of the two generations of family affairs. Until 1860, he returned to his position in the federal army. He is a general of the Federal Army. In the past 30 years, he has been in this, and he doesn't think of it. He will face a giant change of military career and the whole life.
In the turmoil, even if it is a strong person, once it is involved in the historical vortex, you can only rotate, and lose the foundation. Just when Robert Lee returned to the federal army post, the United States began a dynamic turmoil in history. The South and South split, a civil war is imminent.
General Li is the southerner, but it is based on his own moral concept, which has always opposed the slate. In his hometown, Virginia is legal. However, when the original North Army commander, the US president, the Grant of the Grant of the Grant of the Grant of the $ 50 banknotes did not liberate their own slaves, and General Li has taken the lead in liberating all the slaves of their families. General Li also never endorsed the proposition of Southern Split, and he loves his father and uncle who participated in the establishment. However, he is based on moral position, and it is also not approved in the north to solve the separation and demand of the South in the south.
However, there is no success in the Virginia, which is always in the mediation and peaceful. Lincoln President decided to recruit troops, the war has not been avoided. The last few southern states also left in due to the opposition to the decision of the South. That is on April 17, 1861, the news of Virginia to the southern separation camp to the Arlington. Robert Lee felt a painful pain. This is the cruel reality in front of Li General: The army of his hospital for 30 years is to attack his hometown father. He is a general of loyal to the army. However, he does not think that this war has moral basis and legitimacy. Just in this Arlington House, Robert Li is struggling for three days. Three days later, he made a maximum of his life here. General Li decided to hand over the federal army to his appointment. Two days later, that is, on April 22, 1861, Robert Lee left Arlington to form the South Army in the formation. He is completely clear, and he abandoned the status and honor of senior generals established in the past 30 years. He knew that the South was almost from scratch in the armament. He knew that he would go to the future. Perhaps because of this, no matter whether it is in the north, no one is doubtful, General Li's choice is from the morality of his heart.
When he walked out of the house riding down, it was the time when he was full of spring. This is his last time I saw the charming view of Arlington. Later, he once wrote in the letter to the nephew, Alington is "I am the most love in this world, the most reluctant place."
Robert Lee has never had a chance to return to Arlington. After he left, the Arlington Mountain is rain. The Federal Army intends to bring its occupation from time to time. Mrs. Li and this family have also rushed away.
Since then Alington encounters, we can see it in the exhibition hall of today's national cemetery. There is a huge photo, a history of history. The photo is the 1861 Arlington House. Federal soldiers who are scattered in front of the house, the stairs. They took photos of the gun and was clearly written. They would give the federal army to the treasure of the rebels, leaving a commemoration.
So, the next Alington house is the commander of the federal army. Some of the items in the house are safely transferred, and there are some items, even the ancestors of this family, some of George Washington, some of the relics of the president, in chaos, and lost.
The war gives a country's maximum impact and is destroying the original system and contract. War is a very state. Under the excuse of the very state, some "law" that is impossible in normal states will come out of the "Watch Time Law". The most basic contract of the United States is absolutely protecting private property. However, in the war, a large number of "Arlington phenomena" appeared. This is obviously in violation of the athlete law since the United States. In front of the people with a deep Tiffan legal culture, federal governments cannot have no explanation. So, a "Watch Method" came into being.
This "Waiting Law" stipulates that all the original legal owners of private land occupied by the federal army must personally pay the real estate tax, otherwise, according to the usual illegal tariff treatment. That is to say, send money, send checks, bank transfer, university unity, no need to come. At that time Arlington can be said to be a typical situation in this class. In addition to the war, people are difficult to pay taxes on time, and the owners of Arlington have a security issue. As a local senior military general and family members, they will be arrested in the federal area, whether they are arrested in the rebellion, and there is no bottom. Therefore, the owner of Arlington did not follow the "Watch" to pay taxes. Arlington was confiscated.
This result can be said to have the purpose of this "Watch". However, Arlington after confiscation is not the federal government's essence. According to the relevant laws of the United States, such confiscated property must enter the auction market to open auction to the auction to determine their value and a new round of owners. Thus, Arlington was auctioned in the war. As a result, the federal government did his hands and feet, so that in this auction, there was only only the federal government "exclusive" to bid. After the "legal procedures", Arlington finally "legal" falls into the federal government. Although in this process, we still see the legal culture of the United States plays a certain role, change a place, just one paper summary, can be confiscated, where to pay these twists and turns. Arlington Easy Federation, the new owner can do what it wants to do with it. Here is the military camp. It is conceivable that the army is stationed in a war. Arlington not only has a house or a large manor. However, the trees have been cut on demand. In 1864, when Mrs. Li finally found the opportunity. When I walked into Arlington after the war, I saw the past home has faced unrecognizable, at least nearly 200 acres of being opened, became the cemetery of the death soldier.
In 1865, the war was defeated in the south, and the Federal Army won the end. General Li Hui's representative of the South Army surrendered to General Grant. Until he died, he did not get a federal government to express a forgiveness, that is, he did not take a hat in life.
After the war, under the efforts of the United States, although it experiences the twists and turns, it can eventually reach a consensus, that is, it is necessary to quickly return this country to the contract state. So, the United States has restored the normal legal order. However, how do you deal with both the fact that the war is very often formed?
In 1882, the legitimate heirs of Arlington, Robert Li's eldest son, to the court, and the federal government invaded private property without legitimate procedures. The court judged that he won, ordered the federal government to hand over Arlington. Arlington must retreat to the original owner.
The federal government implemented the court orders and returned the Alington property rights. At the same time, in view of the fact that Arlington has become a federal military cemetery, there have been hundreds of graves on each hillside. Therefore, with Li Jia negotiated, the federal government bought Alington 150,000 US dollars, which was a huge amount of astronomical figures at that time. Li Jia accepts the transaction, the federal government officially became the legitimate owner of Arlington. In 1933, it was managed by the Ministry of National Park and became the National Cemetery I saw today.
The court's judgment of Arlington, the invasion of Arlington has passed the past 20 years. The Federal President has also changed several. A country that came out from the tragic civil war, the government can have countless excuses to continue to invade this land. For example, this is the principal fact of war; for example, the behavior at that time is in line with the "Watching Act"; For example, this is a matter of 20 years ago, it should be seen forward;
However, if the law can be trampled and not corrected, it will not guarantee that it is not trampled for the second time, the third time. If you approve the first illegal deprivation, you can't guarantee that the second illegal deprivation will not occur in the future. Legal loses credibility, the country can fall into chaos, and the citizens' homes have not yet started.
Because of this, in today's high point of Arlington National Park, the National Park has retained Arlington House and has set up a memorial in it. In the Memorial Hall, the original appearance of the life of Li General in the Alington house is as far as possible. The obligation to explain, to the people from the whole country, telling the story of such a real Arlington change. "Http://www.dvscn.net" http://www.dvscn.net "2003-05-14
