Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1882-08-15

does not pretend to artistic excellence
or accuracy, but only to give the gene
raj idea-the central circle having moth
ing but shade trees. gE
| A handsome monument to cost not
more than s., and to occupy the CEN
| tire of that circle, would not only be an
ornament to the cemetery itself, but an
enduring tribute to one of Virginia's
nobIest men. Nothing would give me
greater pleasure than to second in any
way your laudable view of interesting
Mr.. Tucker in the enterprise-that Is,
If he is reelected to the next Congress,
which I can hardly doubt. Is it too
late to get it in the appropriation bill
now before Congress
Yours. very respectfully,
| F. JOHNSTON.
| P. ST. have but one copy of my
printed sketch Of Gen. Lewis, and that
is pasted in book, else would send 1t
copy to the Historical Society of Vir-
ginia at Richmond, to Judge Cochran
at Charlottesville, and others. had q
letter from Mr.. Rowland D. Buford, Of
Bedford, month ago, asking me for
my authority for my statement as to
Gen. Lewis's burial-place. and sent him
In reply the extract from my sketch I
here send you. He has so often heard
his father speak of the "clump of
thorns," &C., as marking the spot of his
burial, it is difficult to remove early i'm
pressions, yet think you will be satis-
fed that the account here given you is
the true one. My tastes and habits of
life, especially of late years, have in
clined me to antiquarian research of all
kinds, and G. w. Button. Esq, Editor
of the Lynchburg Erginion, often re-
| fers to me as his "antlquarian friend"
FL.
Mr.. Editor, I am constrained to be-
lieve that the facts as. presented by Mr..
johnson, resting upon the recollections
of Col. McClanahan, one of the most re-
spectacle, honored, and high toned gen.
tlemen ofthat day, relative by mar
riage of Gen. Lewis, and IAN eye.a0it
ness of the burial" will satisfy every
one, and am very sure that Mr.. r. D.
Buford himself will be constrained to
acquiesce in the evidence as conclusive.
The fact, also, that the "clump of haw-
thorne," as Mr.. Buford said to me,
marks other graves, is an argument in
support of Mr.. Johnston's history of the
matter, as had it been possible that Gen.
Lewis was first buried there, some steps
| would have been taken to have distfn-
guished his grave from others. 1 cam
not bat concur most readily also, in the
beautiful cemetery of Salem as being
the spot that should be honored. AU the
arguments are in its favor. I have not
time to specify, nor is there a necessity,
as they will readily strike every one
with force. Congress, too, is the proper
medium in this case, not only because
cf the inability Of the friends, as also of
dismembered Virginia to appropriate a
sum that should most cheerf0lly be con-
tributed by the General Government, in
honor of one, who, next to Washington,
or Jefferson, should be honOred. And
as the country cheerfully acquiesces in
Monticello as the place where Jeferson's
dust should rest, so will it, that this love
ly spot, within the limits of that mag
nificent grant made to Gen. Lewis, and
which had always been his home and
that of his family, be SO regarded and
most cheerfully agreed to AS 1 have
said before, it is an Opportune time to
render this just need Of honor to this
distinguished son-not of Virginia, but
| Of the Union, and do not doubt it will
SO stimulate, and arouse the patriotic
feeling Of the people, they will demand
it at the hands of their servants, and
Iu0re Will Do 80 muCu more grace III Cno
act, of ready and cheerful performance
of long neglected duty.
On the 7th of August, we received the
annexed note from Hon. J. R. Tucker,
that fully explains s0hy no notice has
been taken of my communication -
"HOUsE OF REPRESENTATIVES,,
Washington, d. C.,
August 4th, 1882.
Col. J. MARSHALL MCCUE:
My Dear Friend Your interesting
letters. received.
It is too late in the session to act, and
too many things of this kind have been
done, to act on it n0aU.
I return you the papers, from which,
| it you draw a memorial to Congress, I
will present it next session.
In haste, very truly your friend,
J. r. TUCKER.
In justice to my friend Burwell. of
New Orleans, I nave made out thorough.
ly his letter, and, with some other mat
ter, will furnish it to you next week. I
am sorry we cannot have a plat of the
Salem cemetery, such as Mr.. Johnston
sent me. J. M. MCC.