The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1853-03-24

grave Is neglected, can the American peO-
pie be accused of injustice and ingratitude
Jefferson lies in church-vad in which
cattle roam, at Monticello. He reposcs on
the spot he selected for himself He left
descendants possessed of means abundant
to sec that his grave WAS not violated. ii
they, from parsimony, neglect their duty,
who is to blame! Surely, not the Amcri-
can people.
Madison sleeps. and sleeps well, in a
country church-yard; so does Monroe; so
does John Quincy Adams. Jackson.
within the groves of the Hermitage, and is
luled to eternal rcpose by the bubbling
and the pellucid waters of the Cumberland.
His tomb, erected by himself, is cared for
ly those who inherited his fortune. Gene
raj Taylor occupies an unprctending Mich
i'll the public cemctry of Louisville. No
complaint has ever been made that the
graves of either Of the last five Presidents
have not been properly cared for.
! General Nathaniel Greene, one of the
most heroic and successful soldiers of the
revolution, second ins command to Wash
ington, always
'--lirst i'll The fight, and last in the retreat
died after he SAW the independence of his
country established. He was buried i'll
Georgia, but where, no human being can
! now tell. Not Il stone marks the spot
which shelters the fallen hero. In the wear
l779, Congress passed joint resolution
| providing for the removal OF his remains to
the capitol of the United States, and made
All appropriation of several thousand dollars
t" carry it into execution, urnler the super
vision of his i,cirs-at-law. From that day
to this, those heirs have not moved finger
to carry the resolution into execution. Are
The American people to he charged with
base ingrattude, hecausc the spot in which
| the remains of Gen. Greene rcposc cannot bc
ilcntificl
The papers wllicl, are so deeply afflicted,
10y reason Of the dilapdatcd condition Of
Gen Harrison's tomb, copy the following
paragraph without cvinchg the least emo
ton:
"Ihe grave OF Aaron Burr, at Princeton,
\. J. has been da%ucrrcotypcd. Not stone
marks the spot, though Burr is understood
to have left Il wealthy widow, and his ashes
lie surrounded 10y the impressive monu-
mcnts OF Jonathan Edwards, John Wither-
spoon, !Ashbcll Green, and other deceased
officers Of Princeton College, whereof Burr's
father was once President. Such is the end
of evil greatness"
In this case of Burr, the tables arc
turned and the wealthy widow of the de-
ceased is condemned because size does not
do something to rescue her late husbands
tomb from the rava@cs of decay. ':Joma-
than Edwards, ]. Witlcrspoon and AShbcll
Green" it is said, lie in proximity to Burr
Well, and what Of that |!
Jonathan Edwards was the author Of
two scctarian works, one entitled, "Original
Sih," the other, "Frccdom of the Soul
Both of them were calculated to throw dust
i'll the eyes of human intelligence. lie
was at one time, President of Princeton
College, n. Y. John Witherspoon was n
Scotchman-was, at one lime, President of
the same institution, and afterwards IL sign
er of the Declaration Of American Independ-
encc. His patriotism was based OH his hos
| tility to the church of England. Ashhcll
Green acquire cminencc in his way, and was
| entitled to the respect that the world awar-
dcd him. But those who weep over the
| neglect that Madame Jumel extends to
Burr, omit to inform lis, that the graves of
his associates of the tomb are similarly neg
| lccte.'.
So far as our old friend Madame Ju,nel is
concerned we must tlylto her rescue. Burr
had no claim on her whcn, ,living-his friends
and heirs have nothing 70 expect from her
now that he is dead. lie married her un
der the belief, hope and expectation, that
he would get possession of her fortune
Disappointed inthis, hcquarreled with her.
quit her, and left her to enjoy her accumuIa-
ted resources. She had no good cansc to
respect him or confdc in him. lie left
some thousands TO somebody, or those
sonedodies,,ou oercct.a monument to
tell the spot where he lies.
John z. calhoun, occupies little space
in the4graye yard Of 81. Phillips Church, at
charleston. For a. while the American
flag waved oyer his tomb, and VISITED
by thousands. But, though the "pride of
Carolina has been inurded two little years
only, his grave is now. rarely visited and
the flag of the Union which waited its
folds above, has been scattered to the winds.
1T matters but little what becomes of our
graves after they have been occupied by
our lifeless clays And yet all Of us, proba-
bly,, adopt the sentiment Of Catharinc of
Arfagop, and hope that'our tombs will be
remembered
ls5-=-.NVhen am ecad, good wench,
sEet me be used with honor, strew me over
I Ifwas. .chaste untS,fny grave
Then lay nc foifh.'
!. ASWXTEn HAUL-The sleeping apart