Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1858-12-16
The Graves of the Presidents.

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| at Mount Vernon. where in ac-
cordance with his desire, they were
inferred. The Congress of the
United States has proposed to transfer
his body to the national SCAT of gov
ernment, and the Legislature of Vir-
ginia has requested the privilege of
placing it beneath a monument
at the capitol Of that State; but
it has been deemed right to respect
{ his own wishes. The tomb at Mt.
Vernon will soou become national
property, thanks to the efforts of
company of ladies, aided by Hon
Edward Everett and others. The
tomb Of John Adams is beneath the
portico of the Unitarian church at
| Quincy, Mass. The vaul.. was con-
structed by John Quincy Adams,
whose own remains now repose IN 1t.
Thomas Jeferson's body lies at Mon
ticello, near Charlottesville, Albe-
marie County, Virginia, near his
former estate. now owned by Com.
U. P. Levy, U. States Navy. The
last resting place Of James Monroe
is in little cemetary in Second
street, just below Third Avenue, in
New York city. One step inside
the neatly arranged grounds, and
half covered with grass, almost con-
cealed by bushes, at the foot of a
wren house, which serves as his on
lily monument, the grave of James
Monroe, who served his country
in the capacity of soldier. minister.
and President, is indicated by sim.
pie marble slab, bearing bis name.
The Legislature of Virginia has
just appropriated $4,000 to defray
the expenses of removing the re-
mains to Virginia, and for the cree
ton of a monument to bis memory
In quiet country ehurchyard at
Montpelier. Orange County, Va,
thirty miles from the grave Of JEFF
ferson, lie the remains Of James
Madison. Until within a year, moth
ing but tradition has marked the
spot, but recently plain stone OBJ
elisk has been erected to indlc ltt
the resting place of the departed
statesman. The grave of Andrew
Jackson is at che Hermitage, OF
: the banks of the Cumberland river
about ten miles from Nashville
Tennessee, He was inferred in the
, family tomb, at his express desire
He requested that no pomp or com
memorative show should distinguish
6 his tomb, and he was known to re
; fuse proffered present of an anhq
uated marble sarcophagus, 5rough
from the Mediterranean, aud salt
to have once contained the IemalD
i, of ancient heroes. The body 0
! William Henry HARRISON reposes il
. the family tomb at North Bend, Ohio
!. a few miles from Cincinnati, on tn
= banks of the Ohio river. lmmedl
. ately upon his death bis remain
q we're laid in the Congressional bury
. ing ground at Washington, but wer
n soon transferred to the family vaul'
= In Nashville. Tennessee, the forme
!, residence of James K. Polk, bis bod
4 is now lying. The tomb of Zaef
4 airy Taylor is near Louisville, Ker
o. tucky, the former residence of b
. father. Like General Harrison, b
: was first inferred in the Congressior
If al burying ground at Washington
= where he died a short time after h
=. Inauguration. In the fall of tf
ar same year, however, his body W.
.. removed and deposited in the famll
W cemetery. The other ex-President
Martin Van Daren, John lyle
N Franklin Pierce, e,and Millard tillmor
d are now living.