The Huntington argus. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1872-1905, 1883-10-04


live, to devote that day to the serv-
ice of his country" Over the dust
Of Vice President Clinton is mon
ument erected by his children, bear
ing these words: "To the memory Of
George Clinton. He was born in
the State of New York on the 10Th
of July, 1889, and died at the city
of Washington on the Goth of April,
1911, in the seventy-third year of
his age. He was a soldier and states.
man of the Revolution. Eminent in
council, distinguished in war, he filed
with unexampled usefulness, purity,
and ability, among many other high
offices, those of Governor of his ma
tive State and Vice President of the
United States. While he lived his
virtue, wisdom md honor were the
pride, the ornament, and security of
his country, and when he died he
left an illustrieus example Of we'll
spent life, worthy of all imitation"
One of the handsomest monuments
in the cemetery is that erected to the
memory of William Writ, Attorney
General from 1917 to 1929. He
rests almSst within sight Of his his
toric birthplace, Bladensburg. Near
this monument lie the remains Of
Jonathan Cilley, member Of Con
gress from Maine, who fell on the
Bladensbuig dueling ground by the
hand Of the fiery Graves, of Ken
lucky. No one now knows exactly
how many Congressman are buried
in this consecrated ground. In ear
lier ,ars, when there were few rail
roads and the members came by stage
or in their own cSnveyances, few who
died here were returned to thei
homes for interment. Later on, how
ever, the custom changed, and since
1864 none have been taken here for
permanent interment. The receiv-
ing vault Of the cemetery has con-
tanned the clay of many distinguish
ed persons who were finally inferred
at other places, among the number
being Presidents Harrison and Tay-
lor. The remains of one Senator lay
in the vault unclaimed for years, and
were finally removed by the officials
of the cemetery and buried at their
own cost. The first Congressman
buried in the grounds was Uriah
Tracy, of Connecticut, a General in
the Revolutionary war, who died in
1907. The last was Lemuel Boden,
a member from West Virginia, who
died in 1864. How many there were
between, the records of the cemetery
do not show with accuracy; the re-
movals even were not always noted
upon the books. Upon the ceno-
taphs are many historic names, a
mong them Clay, Calhoun, Lovejoy
Adams and Stevens, and upon a
plain shaft near by is the name of
Pushmataha, the Indian chief who
died here in 1924, saying: "When |
am gone let the big guns be fired
over me"
1t is coming 10 be pretty generally
understood that Secretary Teller has
a very level head. His course con-
corning the Indian question is warm
ly commended by those best acquain-
ted with the subject, and in many
other things be has by a series of
moderate and judicious decisions re-
versed some of the Objectionable
practices of his predecessors, and has
shown that he is independent of the
railroad companies, and disposed to
execute the laws affecting them, with
view to the rights of all concerned.
His recent order requiring the North
ern Pacific company to select their
indemnity lands within three months,
will throw open large tract of cSun-