Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1872-02-24


our prominent citizens are taking al
Interest In the establishment Of thu
Greenwood Cemetery. Their patron
age andencouragement, witha ,,ropel
appreciation OF the project on the
part Of the company, will insure III
entire success. 49, No.
we have been informed by Mr.
Tapscott, the Engineer, that tn,
line Of levels recently run for The ex.
tension Of the Charlotte Pike to the
river, shows the greatest elevation tC
be at the site OF the cemetery lot
the ground sloping in all direction:
from the highest point. Such being
the fact, II is more than probable tina,
excavations made, Of whatever char
acter, will be In dry material; and nc
Inconvenience result from the actor
Of water, either on the surface OF
beneath IL. aash ' 5+f
Those who have examined the
ground, all admit it's iine adaptation
for the purposeinte and expires;
the same sentiments in regard to TIL,
beauty of the site, and of its being
susceptible Of the greatest ornamen-
tation. 4 nua ru
There is doubtless, q necessity fol
the establishment Of this new GENE.
terry; and 1t is more strongly i'm.
pressed upon us, the more we think
about IL. Each succeedingyear con.
tracts the capacity for interments In
the old ones; and aside from this
consideration, the natural spread Of
the city demands that a Metropolis
be built 80 far from Its business cen.
ire, and in such direction, that II
would not be followed for long time
by the march Of Improvement. We
think the location selected meets
this demand. II is retired place
off from the noise and confusion o
the city and appears to us as a most
appropriate spot for the last resting
place of those who depart for "tht
better land" 'ir ft
The Company propose to raise
about ten thousand dollars capita
stock, lover seven thousand has al
ready been subscribed), this will pay
for, enclose, ornament, and beauty
the grounds-build u Superintendent
house; leaving future income from
sale Of lots, as a permanent fund fol
Keeping the grounds in order, ant
the surplus to reimburse the stock
holders for the capital invested.
Public cemeteries have been regar,
ded with great interest by all nations
both civilized and barbarous at all
times, and we can trace them back
to the remotest historic period. They
were ever held as sacred spots.-
Egypt, Rome and the East were ia
nous for them; and in our own times
many millions have been expended
in their adornment, and in the
magniicence of their tombs.
There is in man natural reverence
for the dead. The sepulchral caves
of France, Germany, England and
other portions of the world-whicl
are coeval with the cave bear, the
great Elk, and Hyena and other ami.
mails, of which there are no living
species and whose bones have
been found commingled with those
of man in these caves, shows at what
a remote period this care of the dead
was observed. 1t Is probable that
both thesimplest, and themost costly
monuments ever erected were built
over the dead. We could name many,
but, we have already transcribed our
limits in this article, and will close
our remarks with the hope that the
new cemetery will be built, and that
no care will be spared to make it one
of the most beautiful in the South.