The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1823-01-22


plain wooden fence, and sp,inkled with coys's
u n'nve ced'r, slinted in their gIorih en'
mary oftbem withered, either from The p5yf
cry OF ihe coil, or frpm hsyirs their rod.s
b'cken by the spade Of 'hs grave disg-'.
There sTe however, enough Ming TO eonees;
many Of The graves and their seu,ure eoti-
"sstsd 9th the grey tomb stcncs productS
an sgreesbIe e.Tsct.'
"Tbc rhon conspicuous morument,i :: th7i
ereoied 10 memory cf GEoacn CliSTumr
Wee President of ,be Uoi.sd o,sies f. isS
handsome pyramid Of succeed fress,one, len
or ,wIsve feet in height, staud,ng upon
broad bsse, end mourning by .eps. On ono
aide 10 q profile iissoe.s cut from ms,tls ia
} bold feiie., end surrounded With q civic wtes,h.
Beneath is tho following inscription: 4" To
the ms0ory Of George Clinton. lie u.s
born in The s,s.e Of New.YJrk on u,s 80 n
Jolly, 1889, snd died in The city vi NVa.hrg-
ton on the eoIh Of April, 1911, in The 73i
yoat Of his age. He was soldier end states
man OF the resola,ios. Eminent in council
and distinguished in war, he flied with uncx-
amPied u.efu,ness, purify, spd ability, smcne'
msny otter odices, those oil Governor OF MS
naive s,s,e, and ol Vice President OF The Uni-
led States. While he lived, his yir,ur, Wis.
aud security OF bis country /; sEd when ne
died, be Ieil 81 ilius.rious example o..weIi
.peni life, worthy Of ell imitation. TbA
mununeDt rs sasctionate'y dsdics,ed lp his
cbidten." ] hsrs copied the whole c; ihts
inscription, because IL is concise, ncs,, end
appropriate, snd becsusc l DO nc. rccol,sc, ,o
have seen n DoJced. The vir,ue. and .er,,.
ces OF .uch distinguished pst,iot cauno. be
,,l, eli 81 III
s1-ns OF a stste TO which be was ,Mbiic ben.
eiactor."
Near The gave of George Clinton com.
niences range Of mouumep,s, whie h extends
for some rods towalds the south, erected t.
The memory of nen,tors Of Congress, who
died at Washington. These memorials ere
placed in an oSsc, line, ara OF The sane hsigl,.
composed ct tho some materials, uuitcrm n
heir 'u1etere, md un,n'ereptsd in thp Sc
ue.. cxcep, by marble rysproid in hobor cf
Crpt Hugh George Cam npteli. Of South Cer,
oina. Trey arc burIt OF f'ees'one pain,ee
Whine, and consist Of short, sHuare, and ,dan
pillars, wrh 3 cone at top; aid resting cn .
b. Dad pedestal, which lives by twe spees. t)a
one lace Q! Ihe pillar rs en- inscription, sirriiav
'h'ough,Ir with the exec ytcn OF names sod
daies shat. give tba, ot hlt p,rkney, es q
samplc. hccsn2e he is s%nong he most distir.-
Bu''hed 10 ,h's asse nblage OF The dead ami
bscsuse 1t !. peiiect con,,s.t 20 HE eo;-
'opa' proposed IS several persons soon ai,er
his des'h. In plain hiack lc;tcr. ycu viii Gr3
he following hriyt nsc.ipticn I" ~ meao,y
ct 'bc Hon William piokney, sena,os in
The Congress Of the Unned Slaies fror. Tho
'''tt Of Maryland, died Feb. 25:h, 1922, ,rped
So year.." Hs'e sleep the rcmau,, srd
sncb l. the ephaph Of The rasr. on whose cs.
drcnco courts and senates have hung wrh aG.
nrn,ion and delight. by his side and nrur
him, steep 'he s,hss oi Mr.. TriUb'c of Ohio,
Ri. Burtii! OF Rnodc. Isisnd, a.. Malbonc az
The same state, end Ms. Trscy OF Gonnec,cA,
members oi he Senate, together with Ss!nusi
a. . u, totmer secretary oi tbs, bcdy also,
Mr. Smile Of Pennsylvania, Mr.. Drwsun O.,
" gina, Nj. stocnmb OF NORTH Csrc'ips,
Nj Hazssd 81 Rhode lsl.nsl, Mr.. W alkes os.
kentu,ky, Mr.. Aun.ford @! North Catul!Ds.
Nj stanford of the same state, Nj. r,,ighanr
OF Ms,sschu.eu,, Nj. Darby Of New Je,s-y,
snd M pouDt ot Nor;h Caroina members
Of The House Of Representatives. mskirE en-
sggregate in both bsSnches, Of seventeen Il
Is somewhat 'en,a, ksbie, that so large s.s,c
as tha, OF Ns~-yoik has 10 other rcpressns.
uve in this congtsss Of The doad, than S1o,ea
Clifton, while the small state Of Rhode Island
has thrse or four"