The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1854-09-17
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learn from the Memphis Eagle, IN an
extract from letter of gentleman
who recently visited the last resting
place Of the 1amentable HARRISON :
which will be read with painful inter
est. 1t is reproach to America, and
q disgrace to Ohio, his native place,
that his grave should have been neg
lected in such q manner. While mil
lions ofdoIlars Of the public money is
being sqnandered on every project in
which unprincipled members Of Con
gress, can be profted, we think it
| would well become the nation, for
which he rendered such important
service, and over which lie presided
for brief period, to erect some suita,
bic monument, As 4 testimonial to his
noble worth--as q mark Of their graf.
tude, and to point to the place where
rests his mortal remains. The letter
says:
II just arrived home from visiting
spot which should be sacred to
every American citizen, / mean the
tomb Of Genl Harrison. Instead Of
finding a neat marble monument,
whose tall spire would direct the weary
pilgrim to the shrine Of the veteran
soldier and statesman, | found an old
delapidated brick Vault, shattered BY
the storm Of time and by the hands Of
iutruders. The ground near about
was strewn with broken bottles, plain
y indicating that the hallowed spot
was frequently the scene Of drunken
dabauch and revelry. Alas for Ohio,
and her sister states, Indiana and
Kentucky. that they are SO dead and
callous TO the memory Of departed
benefactors, and especially to the mem
ory Of the hero Of Tippecanoe, who
came to their aid in the summer of
life and wintered himself with their
cares. After his lap Of life was extln-
guished and he had passed from earth
no monument was erected to mark
the spot where lies burid the Soldier,
Governor and President.
No monumental pile of marble, no
urn Of brass, hold his consecrated
ashes nothing denotes his last rest
ing place but a heap Of rubbish. dis
grace to his memory and dishonor
to the TIE State that claims him
The weeping willow mournfully bends
its droopinghead to the signing breeze
as it sadly mpurns over his grave, as if
to mock the passer by, with neglect
and base ingratitude.- Erhange.
SOMETHING NEw.--Mr. JOHN
LrNp, the brother of the late Miss
JENNY LNp, arrived at Boston in the
United States ship Cyane, as one of
her crew, and intends, it is said, to
make Boston his future home. The
Boston Bee says:
Like most men who following the
seas, Lind has, at times, led what is
sometimes called a'checkard life.'-
On shore his liberality and love of
companionship has led him to some
indiscretions, not 50 uncommon as
unfortunate to seamen. A few days
since he attended the Sunday school
picnic at birmingham, % gathering
Of Evangelical societies.) where his
presence was made welcome and at
tractive. During the day he was in
troduced, and publicly addressed the
gathering His remarkes were Of in
terest, though very plain and unora-
torical. He announced his adhesion
to the temperance cause, and spoke of
his feelings and sentiments as being
thoroughly Americanized.
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1TALY.-Tbe adherents of Mazzini
have addressed the following letter to
Garibaldi, relative to his explanation
concerning the recent revolt at Parma
GENERAL Your protest, inserted
in several PiedmoDtese journals, has
given rise to sinister interpretations.
For the sake Of your honor, which
having fought under your orders, we
have right to defend against malig-
nant comments, we demand Of you
frank and straightforward declaration.
We have shared with you the pcrils of
war, and the sufFerings of exile. We
have shed torether our blood fur the