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removal 81 thc Rsmains oi Er.Prssids1t
H Monroe,

son insIaw OF Mr.. Monroe, places the
nublie n possession Of some facts in ref
srence TO the honored Ext President not
GENERALLY known, and viii serve 70 IN
ereaso lie respect and vensfation hi!her-
10 felt for one whose public and private.
virtues were tested BY the seyerest ct all
human orJeals.
prrERsvILLk. FREDERicK Co.
MAKfLAxp, juno 49,, 1853. :
Sir / have received . copy q reso-
luton Of the General Assembly Of Vir-
ginia, providing for "the removal Of the
remains of James Monroe, sx- President
Or lie United States, from Tie public bu-
rying ground il The city Of New York %
the cemetry at ihs city Of Richnond,
Virginia, for intermcnt:: provided that.
upon inquiry, you deem itE proper and
such removal may meet with the apPro-
baton Of the family"
The public life Of James Monroe IS
written in the history Of his country
The events Of bis private hfe-iew years
indeed are known to few surviving
friends. On The Alb OF March 1925, he
completed his second Presidential term,
He soon cornmepced to reap the bitter
fruits of alife devoted . the best inter-
es,s Of his country regardless q his own ;;
As 4 private citizen g emergsd from ail
his successiys public trusts WIN poverty
as the emblem Of his purity and the
badge Of all his public honors. A loan
from ), near reIatiye. reluctantly accepted.
realized after hls DEAN aisenargea lhs
immediate demands IN washington. aTd
bore him and his family % thAtlresidence
in which he had foadly hopes v end me-
days Pressed toIa nlelancholy degree
BY debts, almost inpercePtlbly accu-
mulated By time, with the occasional re-
lief which two young relatives could af-.
ferd, he struggled manfally With adver-
sity for about jiiye years. IN The unex-
pected death Of his devoted wife. in Sep
tember, 1880, he realized the tacts that
his cup Of earthly sorrows wastull to the
brim. She had with enyiable graces Of
person and mind adorned every public
position he. ever held. She had nobly
participated in All his troubles. and,
with ber sudden loss. all the hopes Of
his declining years faded rapidly before
him. a constitution Of great original
sigor exhibited symptoms Of decided de-
cay, and q mind noblY endowed in Hsae-
live sympathy Of gradual decline His
removal 70 New York was the result OF
stern necessity. notiof choice. AZ the
a,alsosfofin,, IF HIS fnnTiiv II, the fpaiflan1a
of his youngest daug hter, and IN the So
ciety Of bis wifs'a relatives, herself . pa
tive of that city, he found al the beaIila-
Iflli sympathies which earth Affords
His presence mnnauted universal re-
spect. Public meetings gave nev Inn
pulse to prompt action IN Congress on
those claims which.in deep couylctlo clI. OF
their justice, be had made upon his coan-
try. In daily anxious suspense hs await.
I'D their decision. The partial allowance
il made came toollats Tor him, Post-
ponements and angry debates, marked by
that bitterness Of party politics which
ever seeks shining mark, had broken
down his noble spirit. The exhausted
energies Of nature could rise no more T.
On the. 9TH OF July, 1881. amidst all The
ekulting evidence Of national pride which
mark that day. associated now with the
deaths Of Adams, Jefferson. and Monroe,
III humble resignation to Divine will,
without d groan o. sigh, lie ceased 70
live on earth.
Let not the people Of Virgins belbefe
that his honored remains were treated
with neglect. In no "public bury ing
ground limo borrowed tomb detheey
lie. In a vault, originally purchased BY
bis daughters. il = beautiful private Gem
etry,'' surrounded by many OF the most
respectable and yirtuous Of his Gay, they
have awaited the call Of his native State.
Two. sisters ofhis wife. one my own dear
mother, with others, relatives Of her fam
liz, have slept around him.
His death excited profound sympathy.
The CITY authorities Of New York asked
not tie fight to honor his memory, but
the favor to Be permitted, with appropri-
ate ceremonies, to bury him at the public
cost. His body was attended 81 train
Of mourning relatives from the hum
bic dwelling where he died, through
streets hung with emblems Of public soE-
row, to the City-Hall. a noble tribute
u HE xvaaIfk fnor, alon,sant lifya lately