Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-05-21
The Tornlos.

MEssRS. EDITORS: | observed, in the columns
of your paper. some little time ago, notices that
the so called Spring Hill Cemetery was ready
for the burial of the dead, and that lots Of ground
for that purpose, could be bought from Mr.. A. b.
Ruckcr This is a matter in which feel some
concern, when simply told will show. The land
located for this grave yard lies immediately ad
Joining of my hands aud was bought by the now
Dir. Bishop Early, without letting his intention
of appropriating it to that purpose be known to
me or any one else, a. far ; my information eX
tends aud not even 10 the seller OF the lands
himself, as he testiiies until he was about to
make deed for the same. Had the Doctor let
his intention be known to the neighhors, md they
put upon their guard it's evident from the great
opposition to such an establishment, that he could
not have purchased the land for double It's value,
if at nll--of which DIR. Early wns, no doubt. fully
aware. How far DIR. Early in his neglect to let
his dosing in his purchase is for him to recon
ellie to himself and for others to judge OF. TO
me, as an humble individual, whose property lies
50 contiguous and in every way much exposed
to the many annoyances of that of a grave yard,
| think that had some right TO expect from DIR.
Early and all other good men who like to think
well of the temporal interest of his neighbor,
some nimaion of his designs in making this
purchase. The location is on the Western hill
side of ridge soping from its basis, and that Of
my premises 10 the summit Of the ridge, over
HbklIP lHt lhiB'l lblllpi VI NY I1'iuH UNIV
and MANY Of my private dwelling houses,
now occupied by families, and is situated
as FIR the washing from the grave yard to
run down upon my premises, IN times ot
heavy rains, rs its natural course To pass,
thereby tainlng the water in my several wells
to render it totally unfit for use. hat the
right to exhume the dead bodies who have been
buried and those who may die with infectious
diseases and otherwise, to be borne immediate
" by my private dwelling, now the only inlet to
the cemetery, and for them to be deposited near
to and in plain view of my doors where their
tumhq are daily To- be seen 10 the end of time, a
sight more or less depressing to the spirits Of
mankind, and ~ such more or less injurious to
his constitution, Ia, been denied II DIR. Early,
and is now denied to him, and will be contln.
ed to be denied to him, and all others who may
be disposed to buy ground there for TINT pur-
pose, as Or. Early we'll knows, and | was not Il
little surprised in seeing the paragraph IN your
paper. under the head of City News, which has
called forth from me this communi eation-state-
monts going TO deceive the people, by inducing
them to believe that all opposition to this grave
yard had ceased, which is not so, as the Doctor
well knows, and that it was now permanently
established as suitable place for the burying OF
the dead for all time to come; and TO which
purpose it was intended soon 10 be dedicated,
with appropriate ceremonies to its sacred use.
How far the writer of these statements may have
imagined to himself that they contained the truth,
is to be Judged of by his not yonturlng his name
to be put to it. | do not Mr.. Sen. Editor, at
trbJtr these editorial statements to you-but be-
lipvc them 10 be the production furnished you
with To be Published by or was a prologue OF his
whispered into your ears to be penned and pub
/ li~hed, who is, perhaps, as much interested in
this grave yard question a. myself, and should
like to know who he is, and shall expect you to
give his name, and also to correct all erroneous
/ ,,Jf ,lsa which supl DOfpunGtl
statements may have made as to the perpetulty
of the grave ward. Dr. Early has been defeat
ed in his similar attempt to establish a grave.
/ ward on the suburbs of Lynchburg, may be
seen by the ordinance of the common council OF
4 the town as is inserted below and which he had
To abandon with but little profit or credit TO him
/ self, when the dead buried there were taken up
and carried away, leaving the ground, to this
day, desolated, minhahited spot for DIR.
I Early and all his compromnters in the scheme to
mourn over. The right of protection against
injuries of this kind to he people of the county
is just as great as to the people of the town,
/ by whose public authorities and the force of
/ opinion DIR. Early compelled to abandon
his speculative grave yard scheme, and why may
he not be compelled to abandon his Spring Hill
Cemetery speculative scheme upon the complaint
of the citizens now settled around it, who al
ready SO much incensed against it And | will
here respectfully ask DR. Early and all his seem
ingy Incorporated associates, what assurance
they have that tho like fate will not beiall them
that befe Dir. Early in his Lynchburg grave
yard speculation None, | presume.
HCiFD PERKINS.
At a regular meeting of the Common Council
of Lynchburg, at the Courthouse. on Friday
evening the 18th November, 1897.
Present-Smithsou IL. Davis, President, Samp.
son Diuguid. John NJ. Otey, d. @. Murrell,
Thomas o. Acree, James W. Morgan, Nathan
b. Thurman. Jesse l.. Perry and John lIollins,
members.
Mr. Otey presented TO the Common Council
the following preamble and resolutions, which
being read wcle unanimously adopted "Wherc-
as it is represented to The Common Council of
Iynchburg that, lot of ground adjoining the
lands of Alexander Liggntt and others, within
the corporate jurisdiction hath been recently
purchased, ON which certain persons residing in
The said town propose to establish Buryng
Ground which said lot is upon high emnence
and ovcrlooks a large portion of the own. And,
whereas. il is also represented that those who
own property and reside in its vicinity, regard
this appropriation of the same as positively in
furious to them, and probably hurtfnl to the pub
lie and, the town authorities, at the public ex-
pcnsc. having lately purchased a two acre lot
for the enlargement of the "Pubc Burying
Ground the Common Council concur in this
opinion BE it therefore resolved, That in the
opinion Of the Common Council of the town of
I.ynchburg, the establishment of a Burying
Ground on the lot aforesaid is nexpcdent Be
ii further resolved, That the owner or owners of
the said lot he, and they are hereby respectfully
requested, ON the public behalf, 10 abandon the
idea of applying it to this purpose.
\ true copy Teste
May l., l955. d. ROBES, Crk C.