The Pearl River banner. (Monticello, Miss.) 1837-18??, 1838-02-24

THE rOMB OF WASHINGTON.

Mount Vernon, penciled upon the door.
post Of The lone tomb which contained
the remains Of The FIRST in war, 6rst ia
peace, FIRST in the hearts OF bis country.
men," The following words;
"DLusH, OH AMEncAss, r1Ar .ns
TONE o. Yova wAs'nsesos,
AFFORDS NOT SMOOTH sroNu
ON WHICH WHITING CRATE
TUBS CAN inscaIBE Hss
vsRsRArIoN!n
Twice. in the course Of thirty. seven
years. tue wooden coffin has been rensw.
ed; and the vault containing II, once, We
believe. rebuilt. II was at length thought
becoming to obtain reSept,bla more pes.
msaent respectable. lhan that Of wood.
application was made 10 Mr.. Siru,hsrs, q
citizen Of Philadelphia, fsr the construc.
ton Of a sareophagus Of marble. Mr..
Struihers enirested permission to supply
one without being paid for IT, !, was =.
Gently completed and taken 10 tbs se9uess
tered spot. on the eastern slope Of Mount
Vernon, selected for family vault BY
Washington himself. short time prev,oue
to his death. 1.-THE spot is skirted." conc
tinues late newspaper account, "by .
dense wood in front, guarded with On j
ron gate and Gothic arch way, over which
is the following inscription:
awITHIN THIS ENCLOSURE REST
TEE lEMAns OF
lGEN'L. GEORGE WASHINGTON "
Over the door Of the vault is ) pannsD
bearing these impressive words from 81
John: II am the resurrection and the life;
be that believeth in me, though he were
dead, yet shall be live. And whosoevsS
liveth aud beiieveth 10 mo, shall nsvsy
die"
The ssrcophagus is placed on the right
Of the entrance between the outer wall
and the vault; the ceremony Of deposit.
| ING lsaden colin within the marble cayi.
" was consummsted on Saturday by Mr..
Strickland, Mr.. Struthers and Mr.. Hill.
the sculptor, in the presence Of Major
Lewis, John a. Washington. George
Washington. Miss Jane Washington, aud
the Rev. Mr.. johnson and lady.
i The construction Of the COIN 10 OF the
modern form, and consists Of an excsva.
ton from solid block OF pennsv lvanis
marble eight fs~%is leegth; thrss se~s 10
width, and two feet two inches 10 depth
resting on bsss Of plintb preistt'ne
round the body Of the ssrcophagus; tho
lid. or covering stone, is > ponderous
block Of pure white marble. emblaxoned
with the insignia Of the United States.
beautifully senIptured ~ The boldest re-
lief. The design occupies large portion
on the central part Of the top, aud repre-.
sen.s shield divided into thirteen stripes.
resting on the Gag Of our county. WHICH
is attached by cords to sPea' foRn,ng .
back grosni to the shield BY which il 10
supported. The crest - On Eagle, With
open wings, just psrching upon The sups.
rior bar Of The shield. in the oct Of clutchs
ing the arrows and olive branch. Be.
meath the armorial bearings anc foot OF
the coin, upon the plain Geld Of the lid.
is The bold and deeply sculp,ursd name
VI W oSusUAtoss
i The fool Of the coffin bears The follow.
. ing inscription:
..By The permission Of Lawrence Lev.
Is, surviving executor Of George WASH
inston, This sarco2hseus was preseptsd BY
John Slru.hsss. marble mason, \. ..
1887"
MEcHANscs.-A respectable,
, industrious mechanic is as hon.
orable as any man upon tho taco
Of The earth, and as deserving
, Of the attention anil fellowship
|of mankind. The iniividaal
would point rho finger o
! isc0rn at q mechanic ~. r,lv be,
cause he is such, and spurn the
man and his family. 90 disgrace.
: full and unfit Tor his or her, asso.
citation, deserves 20 be hooted
from society, and set up az q
mark Of contempt. No one O
. respectable information, in hi,
senses, will speak lightly Of IN,
mechanics calling: and sucl
conduct Is strnng mark Of ig
norance, an'. not only merits BOI
rece'vss the apprehension ofev.
'iefy enlightened person.
W. pity the poorarissocfatic
fool, who psiding himself upon
his own family's wealth Of dis