Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1832-11-29

o."anizo It's band of assassins We wonder tho
Gloho and Enquirer have not scented on, some
tiins Ike reason or murder in this movement.
SIR WALTER SCOTT.
! The friends and admirers of this gentleman
! and WHO that have read his immortal wo,ks are
/ not hls admirers l--iolJ meeting recently IN New
! York, and adopted resolutions, expressive OF their
admiration OF his genius and ther respect Tor his
character, and rendering their - sympathy TO III,
friends and relatives Of the deceased for their ire
parable loss A committee was then appointed
to receive subscriptions in aid OF The fund propos
ed 10 be appropriated tribute to tho memory OF
piled by ,ho said committee, III their discretion, TO
the erection Of a monument 10 his memory, or 10 be
TRANSMITTED 10 Edinburgh.
Far be i, from us to protest against the right o,
any ono TO appropriate his own mooey as he plea
scs and eas, Of all arc we disposed thus TO prc-
test, when the Object OF The appropriation IS to DC
hoaor 70 the memory of one whose genius was not
more brilliant than his heart was warm and bcrc.
VIOLENT, md his integrity spotless, firm and nnshak-
en-. But is it improper to say, that the sum which
! ii would require 10 build n,onumon, to The nom
and raise amore grateful monument to the menlory
of lis donors IN the hearts Of the " humble poor,
in wero distributed amongst those who arc hum
sry, and naked, and in prison? ncsidcs, Sa Wa
: p f.
man Burns, his monument Is in the library o.oyesy
nun of letters and on the eheif If almost every Que
who reads The fame OF ouch men, unlike that o.
the builders of tie Pyramids, will ouast the ston,
aud mortar piled up 10y human ut TO record and per
pet.late H.
We hope we need no, say ,hrt these remarks are
not designed to express any disapplobaI.cn of thu
nispsnres which have been adopted III this couu
try, to render honor to the memory ola man, who's,
fame, AS a citizen Of ihcgree, Republic o. Letters,
belongs hot exclusively 10 the land Of his birth
We regret that such brilian, paue,--n planet
which shed ne " disastrous twilight upon thu
world but was as pure as ii was brlllianthns becI
'extlnsuished. Blu, We had rather see some 'o,he
mode resorted to Of pcrpetuatnS his memory. thai
one which diver;s any portion Of the great stream
OF pubic charity, at u moment when tie threatcnc
rigors OF Winter demand all the superfux
winch Wealth and Generosity can pour INTO il
TO at best useless pile Of marble for it MAJ
be safely affirmed that mon who require n,onu
msnts to pcrpetaate their fame are generally uuwor
thy Of the distinction while those wiio1Aescrp.
such hqnors, arcd bem net. Their aiae Is inde
pendent Of, aud will survive these pefishng nc
mori;ps. Who would think, for instance. ofbudiu.
a monument over the grave Of Shakespeare Wher
are the tou,bs of Virgil and Honef7 Scotland
like Ancient Rome, may present to the enze of iu
lure generations, tic rum Of all the works of ar
winch now ea'beiiish aad adorn her eiiies.-aut
tcn i, Will be seen that the fame Of Water Scott 4
nd .structibic, while The mouncnt5 and ccnotapll
winch may he erected to h., memory viii only ri
ford theme of dsputatioa to the learned antigua
rams who may lbs found musing nmongs, a sea.
tered fragments OF their fallen columns,