The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-06-19
L III E DISPATCH.
SATURDAY MORNING. JUNE 10 Is5s

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SATURDAY MoRNINe......... JUNE 10 las
Removal OF Ex-Presldent Monr oe,a
Remains-New York Military Conn
ing to Rlc chm ond
The committee of the New York Common Conn
ell having In charge the subject of transferring the
| remains Of President Monroe to Virginia. held q
| meeting there Wednesday. Representatives from
| the yirgiuians in New York, and also from the
Seventh and Eighth regiments and the Scott Life
Guard were present, and offered suggestions ns Ia
| the programme of arrangements. AS the proceed.
ings OF the meeting are &C interest in view of their
connection with the celebration in this CITY. ws
give them In full as reported in the Herald:
The Joint committee of the Common Council.
having in charge the removal of President Mon
roe's remains from their present resting nIaca In
this city to Richmond, Virginia, met 70 Consider
the question and to hear what any parties might
baVe to propose in relation to the subject Alder.
man Adams presided, and when the COMMITTEES W as
organized, he directed the clerk to read the f,I
lowing Dispatch received from the secretary of the
Committee Of Arrangements at Richmond The
clerk read as foliows;-
RICHMOND, June Is, 1858.
To DANIEL F. TIEMANN, MAYOR OF NEW YoRK:-
The committee will remove the remains of presi.
dent Monroe from the cemetery to the steamboat
on the Sd of July next, at four O'Clock in the
evening. For this purpose they will be In New
York on the 26th inst, and they will conform to
, the arrangements of the Common Council of ,he
city. GEORGE W. MUNPORD, Sec'y.
The communication was ordered to be placed on
fle.
The Chairman now asked if there was any one
in the room that desired to consult with the COM
mttee or submit any prdNsition for their conside-
ration.
Major Henry Hill, of the United States army. as
Chairman of the Committee of virginians in New
YORK, arose aud said:-Mr. Chairman-The object
OF the committee appointed by the VirginiaDs Of
New York is to cooperate with the citizens of
New York in the removal of the remains of Presi-
dent Monroe to Richmond We want to have the
views of the city of New York before we could act
and we now desire to have these views made known
through this COMMITTEES. We are only commit.
tee OF the citizens of Virginia, however and we
desire the Information in order to be able to re-
port We would desire to act as guard of hon.
or, as pail bearers in some other like capacity
The Chairman of the Committee replied that he
would lay the matter before the committee and
ne FELT assured that they would afford the Major all
the information and facilities in their power.
Colonel Lyons, of the Eighth regiment next
took the stand He said that he represented the
Eighth regiment and portion of the committee of
she corps who have been considering the present
matter. He would request that the committee of
the Common Council would review the claims of
the regiment on the citizens of New York, and as
that corps was the first to apply to be appointed
TO- escort the remains of President Monroe from
New York to Virginia, he hoped they would be al.
lowed the privilege of forming the escort The re-
II nent would be satisfied TO defray their own ex-
penses, II necessary, and would have any number
OF men, under $50, that the committee might de-
signate. .
capt Blauvelt, OF the same regiment next arose
ana urged the claims of the regiment, on the
grounds, first, that it is one of the oldest corps in
the State; secondly, that they have not pushed
themselves forward in any matter of this kind for
many years. and thirdly, they are equal in every
respect to any regiment in the city, exceptin point
of numbers.
The Chairman announced that the committee
Wonid take the matter into consider alton.
a motion was made TO appoint subcommittee
of Arrangements.
Considerable argument followed: but it was final,
iy lost, and the committee then went into recess
for fifteen minutes.
The recess having expired, Maj Hill came again
before the committee and said: Mr.. Chairman,
have conferred with the Committee of Virppiaps
at present in this buidng and it is their wish, if
not inconsistent with the views of the committee
sitting here, that they act as pail bearers, with
badge, arranged according to some form ascribed
by the committee, and of which you will be nforLI-
ed. They hive also appointed committee of four
to consult with you and hear your views, if it is
agreeable to the committee now sitting here that
they shonld adopt this course. We would like to
know the result of your deliberations to-day as
soon as possible, in order that we may know how
to act ourselves.
Chairman-I will lay the matter before the COM
nittee and hear their action.
1t was now moved that the number of pail bear
ers be thirty-threo, or one for each State in the
Union, as the whole matter is Que in which the
nation feels interested. The motion was seconded
and adopted.
1t was then moved that the yirginiana in this
city be entitled to appoint eight pail bearers out
of the entire number.
An amendment providing that six be insertt |
instead of eight lost, and after some discus
sion the original motion was seconded and adopted
communication was received from the Scott
Life Guard, requesting that they be allowed the
honor of forming the escort during the removal of
the remains, andit was ordered on file.
Lieutenant Colonel Lefferts, OF the Seventh regi
ment, now addressed the committee. lie consid
cred the Seventh regiment suited in every way to
form the guard OF honor, or escort, to the Presi
dents remains. As the regiment before stated to
the committee, they would feel happy to be priyi
legged TO form that escort. The committee of the
regiment have already been making preparations,
and they would be prepared to send seven eight
hundred men, which would be guard worthy of
New York. The committee of the regiment have
not yet, however, completed their arrangements
but it vas his opinion that the regiment would go
to Richmond as a regiment; and they have already
been taking steps to charter steamboat for their
conveyance. Returning, they would visit Balti-
more, and perhaps some other places.
The Committee now directed the Clerk to inform
the committee of yirginians, who were in session
ia an adjoining room, of the action they had Ia
ken regarding their desire to be permitted to act
pail bearers.
This being done, they adjourned till one o'clock
on next Saturday afternoon. -s1 t
From the following paragraph, in the New York
Express, it would appear that the 7th regiment
intend carrying out their patriotic intention of ac
companying the remains to Richmond, even if
they should not be appointed to that duty by the
New York Council:
'The National Guard 9th Regiment) intend to
fba Of Mo-. D..os
the United States, the honor of escortng his re-
mains frCm New York TO Virginia. The steamer
Alabama has been chartered for this purpose, and
besides ofcers music aud attendants, about 600 of
the rank and file will join 10 the trip. The depar
ture will be on the Sd of july and the party will
leave the steamer at City Point and take the rail
ing to the obsequics at Richmond Oh the 5th, the
Regiment will return via Baltimore passing day
Ia the Monumental City. aud another at Wash ng
ton and Mount Vernon, returning to New York by
water from Baltimore.
'sThe cost of the trip will be about SIS 600 Many
military Invitations have been sent to the Reg
ment here, hut st Richmond, the Capital of vir
have the matter OF arrangement In charge, il is
supposed that the New Workers will be the guests
OF the State and city. The military and public
spirit which contemplate such a celebration of a
great day and an interesting national event, is
worthy of all praise "
LINZ WITH The PAsr.-The Selma (Ala.) senti
hel has discovered at Mardisvie, 10 that State an
old negro named Jerry, 107 years old, who wa.
born the property of COL Faunileroy, of Kappa
hammock county, Va, in 1751. Gen. Washington
while attending Congress in Philadelphia bought
Jerry for $50, and retained him as his body SER