, 1865-08-23
Two Monuments In Ehe Louisville
Cemetery.
Correspondence OF the New FORK Tines.
Lourg41ILK, July - 1855.

Two Monuments In fhe Louisville
Cemetery.
Correspondence OF the New FORK T3nes.J
LOUISVILLE July y, 1855
I noticed hut few monuments in the
grounds bearing nnmcs known to the country
One monument, however, attracted me, bear
ing name which had a dozen years ago Il
wide and painful notoriety. 1t Is = structure
Of somewhat bizarre appearance The body
Of 1t Is composed of small, rough blocks Of
marble, relieved BY what Is meant 70 represent
aquatic plants, = snakes, or it may be m
eel's, head, projecting between two Of the
rugged stones. From the~top Of this rises q
f1oWer-Wreathed cross, six or seFcn feet in
block bears the inscription, ITO my Hus-
band" On the opposite side Is the following:
Matthew F. Ward, died In Arkansas, Sept
60, 1867, In his S7th Year, This Scriptural
excerpt closes the inscription: In the world
to come is life eternal.n'
Professor Butler In the school he was teaching
In this city, and In presence Of bis scholars, on
November =, 1855. The horror occasfoned ~
the event, the deep popular interest it excited,
aud the trial especially ,1anking With thc cele-
bres causes Of the country, will keep It fresh
CURING yesterday. At the North, ninety y-nine
out Of hundred regarded the act as murder,
and nothing short OF 1t. But wealth, social
position, the influence Of section and caste
manufactured sympathy, With the aid Of such
eminent counsel as Gov. Helm, J. J. Critten-
wretched wreck which strong drink afterwards
made him-unitcd 10 get tie fclon free. He
left Louisville, or rather never alter the trial
came back to It to brave the indignant senti-
mcnt he Ind aroused. He settled on bis pIan-
tation IN Arkansas, and there, before the door
rebel soldiers, who, from his dress, were
supposed to hive mistaken him for IN enemy
ibis Is what the papers would call "poctl-
cal Justice - though why this rather than
straightforward, prosalc Justice, Is not SO easy
to explain: will call It the hitter, or rathcr,
retributlon with which The Oulniscient often
stamps the fallibiiity Of human judgments,
md visits with sIgnnl overthrow offenders
who have long exulted IN impunity.
Not many rods from the Ward monument
stands simple, .unadorned marble shaft,
which has about It an interest even gren:er
than that belonging to the one Just noticed.
It bears Inscriptions on Its four sides, or faces,
/ which I feel strongly hnpclled to copy, and
aud Which here trauscrfbe, thinking that
others may find 4 kindred interest to that
aide is this: "William q. G. Butler, born III
Jefferson County, Ind, Oct s, 1875 died at
Louisville, Nov. Z, 1858. On the second side
are these words: He fell by tho hand
Of violence, In the presence Of his low
ing pupfl9, maflgr 10 ha ndelty
In the discharge Of his duties" The third
facade bears tho following Inscription, which,
am assured, has nothing IN 1t Of strained or
exaggerated eulogy !" i man without fear
md without rcproach, Of gsntle md retiring
disposition; of clear and vigorous mind IN
accomplished scholar q devoted and SUCCESS
ful teacher a meek and humble Christian"
And on the remaining side are gravcn these
significant words: This monument Is erect
ed by his pupils, and hercaved community,
to show their appreciation Of his worth, and
to pcrpetuate their horror at his murdcr.''
Thus the very marble over the graye Of the
victim of lawless violence utters to the coming
times The horror Of alt rieht-thfnking minds
at deed Of blood whose character Is fltly de-
7scribed In the name given to it. It Is IN I'M
pressive lesson, which
*aIlia living men who view the ground
Where they must shortly ne.''
will be more likely to heed and profit by than
most Of those that "storicd urn II or mute
marble tnfches