Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-07-14

I'M AAiAhhtND OhANDLEh-IGe lOUOWluE Is
the memorial presented to tie Board Of Aldermen
at their meeting Tuesday, and which received the
favorable consideration Of the Board:
To TIE CRY coukc OF NASHVILLE: The undersigned ap
pointed committee at the July meeting Tennessee His
taeal Society, beg leave present yozr consideration
proPreiy Of removing the RETAINS Ct Liu
from their exposed situation tbs Sulphur Spring,
suitable place Of nterment Mount oliv City Cemea-
~. We have copied tie following inscription
defaced and desecrated monument:
ERECTED
AND COMRADES,
To the memory of
late LIST Lieutenant and Pay Master 4 Regiment Of Infantry
in the Army Of the United States, who deceased
the 2Uth dag OF December, 1901, aged 81 years,
months and l6 days.
lie lived esteemed soldier he eied regretted
by al who knew him.
Exalted truth manly hnne shone conspicuous in him,
beneath this stone.
1t now nearthree years since Lieut.
Inferred place pioneer settlers
Other nernents made early day the Judges
Emaenoe." There few living who per
sonal recoIeOn Of Lieut. cHANDLEa After inquiry made,
enabled furnish but little information Of reliable carac
ter.
From inscription ITSELF have the knowledge Of the posi-
ton q which he held Of the high
Of worth entertained by his brother officers The
fact that at such day. circumstances surrounding
these settlements the position Of the army the United
States in the western wds, such
pect shown &c the deceased afford indubabe
evidence that Lieut. officer WORTH
and place Of his terment and his remains should
longer be exposed. A. W. PUTNAa,
THos WASHINGTON.
r. D. @. HOWELL
In addition above, state that MANY ago.
versation with Capt RICHARD, who himselfa retired
officer Of the army Uai.ed States, well
many Of our nb tan heard him speak Of the character
Of Lieut. CnANDIKH
phur Rprng The conversation to which a1de in
nechon with the buryng gound belonging Nash
Vile For at had He spoke the highest
terms Of Lieut.. CHAND, Of galanry, integrity and
honor that he had here sick, from Fort further
in the wilderness at which he been stationed CT which
had een visiting eff islly he unable get fur
ther grew and died at ToLBoTs TAVERN end a he
himself had visited him, his Eyes
further said that the spot where Lieut. CHANDERs remains
were deposited then very Tvate tecludedpace, not
approached, it IS by path leading to TIE Spring
and that selected that under the hee
that no use Of the lsnd by the owner that
the repose Of the would be there disturbed
lie remarked however the conversation, that the in
terment CHANDLER at that spot had led to the buIynl
ornegroe and strauges, homeless housee
Characters him. and that the
his remains which by his brother officers instead Of in
spring respect his memory had become sig
nal the vlest gatherings and for the preparation
the shocking udecencies The integrity Of the tomb
destroyed and inscription upoa scarcely legbe
few years reasonable suppose that nothing Of viii
be left.
Lieut. CHANDLER from the date inscribed upon his tomb mus
have died before this country and nothing
him Capt RICHARD who could not tell stOr!
without considerable establishment, and always arrogaed
himself his full share for every in which he
concerned STILL from wha: myself believe his
rative in this o be substantially true.
July 6, 1859 Tuos. WASHINGTON.