Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-06-12
RICHMOND,V VA.
saturday Morning, June g. isa'.
,,,oon cENETERY.

GERS From an interesting Panp"N'
,;ehoa no The members We learn that, IN june
,s47 W. H. Haxall, J. J. Fry, w. Mneheil' ]r'
and 1 Davenport, ST., purchased OF Lewis T.
uaryie, Trustee under J. B. HaIvie, iof inc
sum OF s4,675, tract Ct land "in the Town q
Sidney" on The Canal, about mile from n'c",
mond. It i; adjoining TO Clarkes Spfios' anu
contains % acres, 3 roods-bui OF "h'c'i one
rooa known as Harvi-'s burying-sfouno OF
graveyard, with Tree lngress and egIess 10 sd'u
grave yard, is reserved. On the 81 aug us' 'o''
lowing, tn subscribers organized themselves III
10 a COMPANY, by appointing l. Davenport re
sident, ]. J. Fry Treasurer, Z. Z. hudson oecfe-
,ary. and VIM. Mitchell, jr., Thomas H. EMS
w n. HaxalI and J. II. Gardner Trusiees.-
The price OF share in The Cemetery Associa'
lion was then fixed al 500. In November iol-
lowing, Two acre lois adjoining with their im-
proyemen,s, were purchased for SLIPS, and The
work OF clearing and improving The grounos
commenced under Mr.. D. Creme as super'n.
repden,. In February, lS4S, Mr.. hoffman, ar
chec,, OF Philadelphia, 10 whose TASTE " n.
Myers, ESQ, is indebted for his elegant residence
in This CIV AMI who laid of the grounds al me
Hugueuot Springs, furnished the present beau'i-
tnl Man for the Hollywood Cemetery. III lo4i
-4S the Legislature refused charter, ana soon
after the property was conveyed 10 Irus' oi 'he
use OF The Association, and bylaws, &C., pre-
pared In May, l648, Thomas Il. Ellis was
elected President, w. H. Haxall Secretary, and
J. J. Fry Treasurer.
In july, lS48, the work Of laying out ana
improving The Cemetery, with graceful walks
and roads, was commerced, anc is still IN &C.
tive operation. Already much has been doGe
10 deyelopc the natural beauties OF the spot,
and, when completed, IL will form one OF me
loyeiest "Rclieats lor the dead" III the world
We have never seen the famous Cemeteries al
the North, out have spent hours OF interest III the
celebrated Pere La Chaise in Paris. The charm
about this allef place is not ID lis location, oul 10
the vailed and exquisite monuments in honor OF
individuals distinguished in Europe. Gen. Toy
addressing The Deputies, and the graceful group
depicting the loves and sorrows Of hbelard and
Heloise-il i. such striking points in Pere La
Cnaise, which call up the most thrilling assoca'
tions Few Cemeteries possess so charming a
variety as Holly. Wood-noble trees, bold rocks,
dashing streams, dark and wild elens, deep Wis
las--such are some Of The natural Characters.
ties which noin i, oui as a flallowed ground icI
the dead Above all, The panoramic view .! he
CITY, the river aud lis Islands, is magnificen,ly
| beauti,u-and his brings Us 10 speak OF sub
ecl, in which the whole State is Interested. The
Legislature has made munihceHi arrangements
| for the erection OF monument 10 Washington
and has fixed the location on the Capitol Square
Upon investigation, il was found that there was
moi suffcien open area on the Square 10 give ei-
feet 10 SO slupendous structure, and that either
| The Monument must be thrown in the shade, or
| the CAPITOL itself be dwaIied By The towering Mo.
! nument. Win these views, We presume, Go
vernon Floyd, II is understood, will recommend
10 the Legislature some other location. The Di
reciors Of the Holly Wood Cemetery. lhereupon
| came forward and made liberal offer OF size
| for the monument in their grounds. We make
an extract from the letter Of Thomas Fl. Ellis
| ESQ, the President 10 Governor Floyd date,
| May 4lh, lo49:
Upon their che Direclors) part The acceplanc,
OF This offer vii! be regarded in the light OF ia
vor, conferred mol by, but upon them. The in
| nue.. &c your recommendation Of this spot, AIT
| . - he annua report OF The President o.
! me = these words:
:, Monument in question is not 10 b.
erect. IN he Capitol Square, your Board know
L & ii n. acc a. n
| mopd more appropriate Than the Hill designated
!, as Hollywood Hill in the plan OF our Cemee-
/ That point is in full view Of The Capitol
/ and OF much the largest portion q the entire
| city, and II commands one OF The most beautiful
| prospects perhaps in this country. Monu.
| ment erected there would be seen distinctly by
| travellers ascending he river 10 Rocketls; BY
! those upon the Canal, (oi which Company
Washington was Inc frs! PresideEt,) and those
| upon the Petersburg aud Inc Danville Railroads
| Il would lie in a position favorable 10 the feel.
ngs with which one would approach such
Monument, and The grounds around would be
nameucd, aud al all limee Kcpt in suitable
older without expense To The STATE
This is he proposition: That the Holly Wood
Cemetery Company will convey 10 the State 81
Virginia, without cost, in lee simple, SO much q
me Iract Of land owned BY them, as The CUmhis
men, 10 be etscied by lhe State o the memory
OF Washington; the iDgress and egress 10 INC
| same 10 be restricted by such rules and ie2ua
| lions as Inc said Company may, from time Il
| time, adopt Tor the government and projection o.
| the remainder Of their properly.
A few evenings since we stood upon lht
broad circle (more than one hundred feel in d.
ameter, and the mos, elevated portion OF The
erounis,) winch mas been offered 10 the EIecu-
! tive a. sic iot the Washington Monument
| and We wet. stack WIN the eminent advantages
of the location We Ioued down a few ui ii.
! prominent outlines OF the panorama, which @e
leave 10 our readers to FIJI up Looking upon
the city, CT the left the hill slopes gracefully, Ter
ninalns 10 rich forest growth within The Ce
metery. The intervening space is studded with
clumps of noble old trees, among them some
royal oaks-a liule beyond is the unique serpcn.
tine brick wall Of Belvidsre-and over ii, in 9
line, rising out OF Inc great amphilhealre OF lhe
city, are SEEN in bold relief against The sky, The
gothic tower OF the Second Presbyterian Church
the pointed s,eepes u The Second Baptist Church
OF the United Presbyterian Church and OF 81
distinguished af.ist u Philadelphia, now in hi:
city. the most graceful he has seen in this coun
uy.) Then the Dome oil the City Hail, which
| the same Sea,lemi ~ regards as one OF Inc most
| faultless ia America, aud The Capitol, with lis
lovely grouud> vh,ch is without an equal in il,
| imposing effect We only regret that i, does MOI
| more cIosel; follow the model in the State Libra
ny, (.aken from the temple OF Neptune iI Ms
mes } and was not constructed OF granite, or some
durable material Farther on we see the CIpo
las OF the Exchange and American Ho'els. anc
the lurrel OF the Old Church, on Richmond Hill
which, as thought stretches back, calls Up Inc in
teres,inc assoc iations with which i, has bee.
invested hv lis own history and the pens Of oul
writer's. How do The dead there speak 10 US
The eve next rests with pleasure on The meadow
leve OF the country below, with lis high back
ground beyond, in,e!spersed with prominent
private residences among Them the seal of old