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find her own last resting rlaco AT n distance from
his. And on the mart of tho sury,ing relatives Of
the decoased vbo verc eu ,,roso,, a rr,g,r vas
made to provide suitable monumental stones and
interment expenses without cost to the estate.
There was no reply, aud no explanation given for
this change of determination in behalf Of the party
who, having received 50 much, could have well af-
forded to spare 70 his family the ashes Of the dead.
The appropriation pcrtinnciously insisted on by
those whose maxim it is, never to lose any thing by
failing to claim everything. And twas ordered by
the Court-invoving substantially the power to
dispose OF the femaln'-'n favor Of the childIess
widow representing relation that was extinct
VINO was also ADMINISTRATIVE q relation uniortu-
nately MT extinct and a. little likely to be- for aught
that appears, rs on the day 1t was hrst assumed
The correctness of this decision might well be ques
toned. since the Court could gr"nf, 1t could rJ''
the Application, and therefore possessed the rlght TO
examine its propriety and justice in relation to all
/ parties. Nor ought the representation, whether
true or false, that the contract ioI the monument
/ had been already made, in advance Of any authori-
/ ty, make embarra ssmcnt to the Court in deciding
upon an unfit and unjust propositon-since it
was obviously a deAterous expedient designed
place here. There where the pursuit Of
CERTAIN redress is more painful than enforced sub
mission to wrong.
And fnnvunroNcctinr rorson .houId think tbi,
wong n mere affair of tr,rsior, f,.I;r, 10, him
picture to himself and mako his own , .ccro that
actually occurred in Burlington A few dave since
The remains of brother unhappilv lost arrive
from beyond the ocean and sea, at the depot-
within thirty rods Of the house where he was born
little more Of the re dcnce of his nearest relatives
-craucd into baggage car.-undcr the charge Of on,
Of the lIoughton family,-the relatives having tn,
rrutsg, Ien of minrIinp with the throng as sim nil
spectators-thev are triumrbnntIv whirled tbropgl
his native place rast the very burial ground wher
rest the ashes Of those dearest to him in life to b.
delivered to the eager CRASH of the gratifed author
of the outrage Would that this grasp of their RI.
pacity and Injustice upon what Of earthly. wa
left Of the dead were their LAST rrasp :
Every man with heart in his bosom, will
recognize and share the feelings Of surro-
and indignation proper to such a scene, f.
such feelings 70 to protcc. himself and society
/ against the infection of similar wrongs And fth
wrong should he justified on tho plea Of ffecti 0
for the deces sed and respect for his memory. this
motive il miserablv manifested nv the verv A,
which violated his known wishc. in life The so,
timcpt doubtless had an existence, and no disp
sition is foIt In deny what truth will hermit
be conceded with an hoporah.r no.ition. a stni
les. character. and ,b,t SINGULAR union of If
s,ronrc., affections with vivid IMAGINATION. vhir
,,,,d ob;,c, With Tho ooior, ~ Tho 80;
hour tho doceo.od was r,oroore- liheral ham,
fall, had ,nucb 30 oorfor and ,rould have h,
mara had his life beon prolonyed.-ouali,ies a,
2 l;,;,, ,-b;,b do Js,., .., nail, o,.o, -, ,.,,,
/ m, vcrv suscertible If the biyher AMI more CON
ron. i,npressions
u Hut afectionate regard for the memory of t
dead vasa motive for this whole procedure abc
nc roor the true one. as the marble Of italy. in
. native bed, was to st. Adams cemetery. The tr
l. rotive was INDIGENOUS in the soil where il gre
o 1t was the enioyment Of VlcroRy over the obvio
" rronrcty If tb;rrs ,,.or tho irs,in.,;ra i,dc,r.