Litchfield enquirer., 1847-08-05

Monument.
On The summit that comma ndS this en-
chanting view, the mansion was built by
jefferson when he had wealth to lavish on
his cultivated tastes. The house is hun
dred feet long, and of peculiar firm and pro-
pOrsions-yuu enter wide lofty hail tina,
was once adorned with the works of art
which he had selected with masters skill
in the high places Of earth: then you pass
On to the spacious dining room with poll
ished inlaid 1oOr-then to his library and
study, and Parlors-ascend this fight of
stairs, not wide enough for more than one
to walk up at time, and you fine the cham
Der where he died OH the fourth of July.
1873. The he'd was in recess, the ends
Of which sustaind TWO cross pieces and on
these was thrown the mattress on which he
laid himself 70 die! II was the gloomies,
place, that dead r0om--that was ever in
there was the stranges, gathering OF
thoughts, crowdipg on each other, and each
claiming TO be the true emotion for the hour
and spot. thought of liberty and revolu.
lions: Of human greatness and glory: of
philosophy and religion and infdeliry and
death and hereafter of the soul of a mighty
man struggling with the letters offiesh and
rushing away from them into the darkness
of an uniried future, into the p essence of
the Infinite: in whom the wisdom of men
and of angels is lost as drop that falls On
the ocean: before whom the sonl Of the un-
holy shrinks away and finds the rags of hu.
man glory and the fig leaves of philosophy
t. he no covering when the eye of the Holy
une searches the spirit; such thoughts as
these pressed on me as stood in the cham
Der whence the seal of Jefferson fed. 10
judgement. The mansion, now owned bv
Capt levy. is falling into decay: it was
sold and all the furniture, for his creditors.
jefferson having died insolven,: and almost
the only relic left Of the man whose name in
identified with his conntry's history as de.
voted patriot, and a distinguished patriot.
and distinguished President, is a bus, of
Voltairc which stand here as sort of rot,
elar divinity of this deserted and dilapida>
ted honse.
As you descend the mountain, you pass
an enclosure without gate, that contains
the grave of Jefferson; and more neg lect,
ed, wretehed burial place yoa will seek in
vain. II Campbeli's last man" had been
hvried here, he could no, have been less
cared for.
The wife Of Jefferson. ",orn from him nv
death" ten years after their early marriage,
lies here.
Agranite obeiisk. battered much by dem
ocratic pilgrims. but wishou, name or cpl
taph, is doubtless the monument of Jeffer,
son. II was here placed by his executor
ued tne ep'taph which he wfote Tor himself,
has never been inserted in the stone. Twas
told that it is lying with iron gates desi ged
for the enclosure, on the banks of the river
where they were landed, and thai no man
has troubled himself to see that they ever
reached their destinations
mention these facts that those who would
honor the memory Of the Apostle of Democ
facy may stir themselves to pay respect to
his ashes, and those who do not respec, his
name ard his principles, may see how both
sre esteemed in the region of his home and
bis tomb. IREANAEus.
sBy late Virginia paper IL appears that
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