New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-04-04
Calhoun Ent0mbed-CODSress Burial Place
and Its Remarkable Tenants Nm' finh
CaIhoun's Servant.
correspondence of The Tribune
WASHINGTON, Wedne sday, A

Correspondence Of The Tribune
WASHINGTON, Wednesday April 53 AM
The funeral procession from the Capitol, to what
IS called the Congressional Burying Ground, did
not see. as had TO leave with the dispatch for
Bans Telegraph Office. but am told it was a very
long one 1t embraced seemingly every four or
two wheeled carriage Tor hire, those Of the foreign
ministers, who drove home from the Capitol eX
cepted for had 10 walk all the way to the tomb
where Calhouns remains are deposited, having
been unable to procure an easier mode Of convey
ancc
The burying ground stretches from the Avenue
down 10 branch of the Potomac, and contains a
good many acres--it is the largest and handsomest
here but not to be compared with Greenwood &c.
metery Mount Hope, near Rochester, Ronaldsons 5.
at Philadelphia, the principal place OF sepuliurc
in Bosom aud Paris. There Is very little taste dis
played in the arrangement OF the grounds flowers,
shrubbery, and suitable trees are wanting IN tho
lower parts-in short. the managers should travel,
aud see what has been done elsewhere 10 max"
the abode of death less gloomy IN It's associations
The ground is the private property OF the Pro.
| testant Episcopal Church OF 81 John, which keeps
only two persons IN attendance, and they are too
| much occupied grave digging 60 be able, II ihey
fhave the taste TO do much toward Ornamcnilne the
| premises There is no national burial ground at the
| seat of the national government that can hear Of
| Before cot TO the ground, the Receiving Vault
of the nited States. 50 It WAS named 10 me, had
been locked but OF the attendants got the keys
and opened il We went inside and counted forty
collins not vet finally disposed OF. Dir. CAIHoUN
| remains in "a csstiron Il thought 1t had been a
| eadenl coffin had been placed m wooden box
or shell over another coiin. and mex, 10 his saw
| the coffin Of Mrs Madison, her name So marked
| with chalk upon the outer coffin. OF the others
| observed the names Of Rodolphus Dickinson, late
NJ. {. Tor Ohio, Gen. De Mel, Hugh o. Dawes
aged o. q W Ellis, Mrs Deale, the bones OF w
:. Keep which had been burned elsewhere /,
| ears before George Glossy Blake, NJ q. Robinson
Mrs. Pettbonc Mary f. Randall. Bird, &c. Dick
enson's coffin Is mahogany
| Very many Congressman oi both Houses are
| entOmbed here and grave stones OF durable and
uniform character are placed over their remains
each with an inscription their graves are placed ~
nows of which | think there are five az SIX 10 all
MANY of them have q bask left 10 be filed ny with
their age which Il would be wei % insert. could
no, help remarkng that | had already attained 4
! greater axe than niueIeen-twenreths OF them. o.
far as stated
Among those thus entonbed noted down the
names Of Mossrs Crowninsheld. Linn. aTeH OF
Pa sge blank J. y. Adams .see 49, Fairfield OF
Ne Pennybacker Gen. John Coffee. Geo. { Drom
syole. Eek Chairman Wa aud Means HolieS OF
n age blank S,n,s o. G do, senator
Dixon and Sou,hRrd Chss osle. Lowndes OF 1
Alvord Of n y. John Smile, the Cd lnsAman
who was at the head Of the Foreign Arsirs ~ NE
! House when war was declared, Dawson OF La
ace blank Felix Grundy Mcconnell, tenant o.
an early grave, Barker, Burnel, Jonsthan Hunt
Vt axe blank Gen. Alex. Smyth OF Va more DIS
tinguished for hrs speculsiions on the apocalypse
than for MS legislation or border achievements u
1879. axe blank Gen Jas Jackson OF TIA. so,
tiaillsrd OF :. {.
Here sIso found the grave OF Hon WuLIAs
PtSKSrY. Senator of Marylsni He died Feb p
1922 aged s.. and must have been p years old II
l7sQ, when his ripe Judgment clear intellect, an
patriotic arior for tho glory Of his country prompt
Cd him truly 10 portray IA the hoase q pe'esSte'
! AZ Annapolis the misenes and woes which per
severance in an effort IL build up temple 70 hoer
" in the midst OF the groans Of mloa-s Of brutal
ned. degraded slaves would bring upon his believe
country How clear were his perceptions. ho~
/ profound his reasoning Far, lar more Do hono
hls mcniory. than that u Mr. CALHOUN, great a.
was the lstter 10 many respects and olsmeless q
was his private llfe. II may not be denied, Ia "
ever that Mr. [ nay AGre Considered that hi
course was best as his country Vas oiFcumstsnced
MANY persons have described this remarkable
ground and the nsnlcs with which q IS Sssocislet
require passing notice OCCASIONS Ike this. tor
There in peace the ashes mix.
Henry stephen Fox, the British Eavoy. Al
nephew of Charles James Fox. Is buried here 81
is Genl. Daniel Parker Of Mass. and his granite
obelsk seems everlasting Coa Iinsey and ni'
two wives, 1t Geo NJ. Bache, Gen. Sro"n, ms
celebrated Qusker warrior, Tobias Lear PTvAt'
Secretary tor Washington. Vice Presidents zee
Clinton and ElbTidge Gerry, and many othe, 'ne'
Of mark. repose in the Congress burial ground ans
hope that st. Johns Church viii be pleased Z
consider whether the income, OF their means ron
other sources would not enable them to keep
flames MA.aer" constantly employed ornament
ing and identifying the sacred place where TN
ashes of 50 many statesmen, heroes wsrrlors' sn'
other distinguished mel, rsst