Daily national Republican., 1865-06-15

ment to be erected over tho romains Of the
lat, President LIScoLS, wegyo the following
explanation from the Springfield (Ill.) jour
naf which evidently reflects the views. OF
the National Monument Association: .-.s.-
sPRINpPIBLD, IiL., June o.
Mrs Lincoln has writtcn o letter to the Ma.
tionAl MJn1irpnt Association, notifying them
that unless the mOnumout wuTo erected over the
Presidents remains ut Oak Ridge, aud u deed
given hor Of the lot on which IL was t. be- placed,
she would accept n proposition for the removal
" the remains e. Washington. -
Gov. Ogcsby aud ok Secretary 0f state Hatch
have bcon sent 10 cohsnlt with Mrs, Lincoln NJ
Chicago, un the subice Of the location " the
monument. --Sptcmi DiSpdioh 10 us ChicdgO
As the letter here referred to did not ap.
pear to be in Mrs. Lincoln's handwriting. and
thinking there might bo some doubt as TO its
gonuinenoss, the Association requested US TO
make no allusiOn to IL until conference
could be had with that lady on the subject.
But ~ publicity has already been given to
it, II IL not out Of place at once to let the
public understand that, besides the property
rejected by the Monument Association the
city has tonderod and set apart very beau
tiful piece Of ground in Oak Ridge Cemetery,
for President Lincoln's remains. But so far
NJ tho deed 10 eithor IL concerned, the
Monument Association, we arc advised, very
seriously question the proproiy Of building o
| National Monument 10 Mr.. Lincoln upon
| private property, aud hence thoy are dis.
posed TO think, wherever II may be finally
determined 10 build the monument, that the
| title should be either in tho National Monu-
ment Association, or In the State, or in the
uencral Government, and not in any ono IN
dividual. Tee people Of the nation who are
contributing money for that purpose, are do
ing so under the impression that the pro-
posed monument is to be public, and not pri-
vate property.
IThe people Of Illinois, who loved Mr.. Lin
I coin so we'll will bo slow aud sorry to he
Iieye that Mrs l.. can seriously entertain the
idea Of sending the honorOd remains back to
Washington Hence the result Of Governor
Oglesby and Mr.. IIntchs interview with
Mrs. l.. on this subject will be awaited with
some interest.
y We are inclined to believe that Mrs. LIH'
coLS never authorized any person to write
| such letter M Is referred 10 above How
much bCttor would II have boen ir tho Gov.
ornmont had had control Of Mt. Vernon.
Tho Gict that those grounds, made prccinus
TO every patriot in the land because they
embrace the remains of GEoRGE WAsnING,
TON, arc now comparatively unCnred for, and
that the house is dilaidntcd md crumbing,
ia because thoy have boon in the secession
Of private individual Had thoy bron under
the control Of the general Government, they
would have been protected, prcscrycd and
bonutiiicd
Don't make the same mistake in selecting
a.resting place for the remains of AnEAuAl
LiNCOLN
Since the above was in type We have oh
served the following in u Springfield GII.
lottCr to tho Chicago R,ppihcoU,
Aus. LINCOLN AND rnE EArIoSAL MoSrHENl
1 AssoCIATIUS.
Tho National Monument Association hcl,
q meeting yesterday, aud ten. Oglcsby sal,
ho had received letter from Mrs. Lincoln
which he had not then with him. but the Fub
stance Of wh!rh he gave rs follows Mrs
Lincoln notified tho association that unlcs.
the monument were erected over the Prcsi
dents remains Mt Oak Ridge, anil u dcet
given TO her aud her descendants gG tho l."
. IN which II was To bc placed, she would ne
, Cvpt proposition for the removal Of the r.
mains to Washington This letter, rs nnl
he supposed, cnuEcd great sou. alton ut tn,
meeting, and some Of tho mombCrs, incudin,
ono or two prominent citizens, talked OF re
signing their trust. IL is evident that ma
j"rity, il not all. tho gentlemen forming tn
association, will feel compelled tu reject Mrs
lincOln's proposition. They arc the rcp0si
$ tory Of a public trust. The money has bco
? placed in their hands for public, not private
4 purpose, and It would not DO just to tho pub
lie, or consistent with their seli-respeCt tha
they would divert ii thcrofrum. In anc
D years, by death or otherwise, tho prupcrt
/, might fall intn the h'mds at persons, not ou
inimicnI to the principles which Mr. Linc"l
advocated, but to those who have bocn hi
o friends aud are now those If his family. I
y such an event, what guarantee would th
4 public have that this property would not h
injured and even tho remains dsseeulted'
do not think 1t probable, or oven possible
1 that the association can Reoedc TO Mrs. Lin
coins demand.