Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-08-24

may bc, are the most prominent features of
the place. Among those whose remains lie here
are two vice-presidents 0)f the United States
-G George Clinton and Eibridge Gerry. Over
the grove of the latter is good-sized marble
monument erected by order Of Congress and
bearing this sentence from one of his speeches;
1T is the duty of every citizen, though he
may have but one day to live, to devote that
day to the service of his country Oyer the dus,
OF vicc-President Clinton is monument
erected by his children, bearing these words
10 the memory of George Clinton. He was
born in the State of New York on the 2Gth
of July, 1879, and died at the city OF Wash
ngton on the Goth of April, 1911, in the 73d
year of his age. He was soldier and states
man of the Revolution. Eminent in coun.
Gil, distinguished in war, he filled with un-
exampled usefulness, purity and ability,
among many other high offices, those Of gov
ernor of his native State and vicc-Presidcnt
OF the United States. While he lived his
virtue, wisdom and honor were the pride,
the ornament and security of his country,
and when he died he left an illustrous ex.
ample of a wcllspcnt life, worthy of all
imitation.
"Orc Of the handsomcst monument in the
cemetery is that erected to the memory Of
William Writ, attorney general from 1717 to
1929. lie rests almost within eight OF his
historic birthplace, Bladensburg Near this
monument lie the remains Of Jonathan Cilley,
a member of Congress from Maine. who fell
on the Badensburg ducling ground by the
hand of the fiery Graves, of Kentucky. A
short distance from Cillcy's grave may be
seen striking reminder of the hatred that
was inspired in some ignoble minds by the
name of Lincoln in the early days of the
war. 1t is ds6guration Of the brown-stone
cenotaph to the memory of Benjamin Lin
coin Lear, Congressman. Some vandal hand
has cut out the middle name-Lncoln-with
some rude instrument. This desecration
took place in 1872, but the pcrpctrator was
never discovered. No one knows exact
ly how many Congressman are buried in
this consecrated ground. In earlier years.
when there were few railroads and
the members came by stage or in their
own convcyances few who died here were
returned TO their homes for interment. Later
on, however the custom changed, and since
1864 none have been taken here for perma-
nent intcrment. The receiving vault Of the
cemetery has contained the clay of many
distinguished persons who were finally in
TERED at other places, among the number
being Presidents Taylor and Harfleon. The
remains of one Senator lay in Nc vault un-
claimed for years, and were finally removed
by the officials of the cemetery and
buried at their own cost. The first Congress
man buried in the grounds was Uriah Tracy
of Connecticut, a general in the Revolution
ary war, who died here in 1907. The last
was Lemucl Boden a member from West
Virginia. who died in 1864. How many
there were between the records of the ceme-
terry do not show with accuracy the remov-
ais even were not always noted upon the
books. Upon the ceDotaphs are many his
toric names, among them Clay. Calhoun,
Lovcioy, Adams and Stevens, and upon a
plain shaft near by is the name of Pushmat-
aha, the Indian chief who died in 1924, say
ing, "When am gone lut the big guns be
fired over me-"