The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1884-04-12

1t is not very difficult matter to
prove that the United States is an un-
grateful republic, if her neglect of her
dead Presidents is to be taken as COM
plete evidence of it, without any coun-
terbalancing testimony. Not even the
States in which the Presidents are bu-
ried are known to most people. The
graves of number of them are unmark-
ed with a monument, while those of
others are cared for with scarcely the
attention due to the lowest citizen.
There are few noble exceptions, but
it is not the United States that has been
grateful, but the State of the dead ones
nativity or his personal friends. We
shall cite them all in rotation, but time
and space forbids us to expatiate:
WASHINGTON.
The grave of the first President, the
Father of his Country, has been visited
by so many thousands of Americans and
foreigners that it will be of very little
interest to the majority of readers to Pc
ruse a description of the place now.
The Mount Vernon Association has
taken good care of the first President S
last resting place. Washington's re-
mains were deposited in their present
receptacle in 1887. 1t is of brick, with
arched roof, and can be seen as you
pass up and down the Potomac river.
JOHN ADAMS.
Beneath the Unitarian church OF
Quincy, Massachusetts, may be found
the remains oftwo American Presidents.
The church was completed in 1928,
and the body of John Adams was re-
moved from the family vault in the
cemetery just across the street into the
room beneath the church. =
John Quincy Adams body was placed
in the same room in I848. The tomb:
are seldom visited and the apartment is
kept dingy and dirty.
JEFFERSON.
In a thick growth of woods few
hundred yards to the right of roac
leading from Charlottesville, Va, tc
Monticello, may be seen the grave O
Jefferson, in little inclosure with thirty
others. An .obelisk nine feet higf
~ f13 se"ssJ, 1siiicIiI Ioof:
like rough, meaningless stone.
MADISON.
At Montpelier, four miles from
Orange, Va, Madison is buried. The
grave is in the centre of a large, leve
field, in lot 100 feet square, surround
ed by good brick wall. On the gate
is sign, "Madison, 1890" The re
gion round about is one of great natur
al beauty and commands view of tht
Southwest mountains.
MONROE.
James Monroe is buried in Hollow
wood cemetery, Richmond, Va. 1t i
on a beautiful site. Five feet under
ground, in vault of brick and granite
the remains rest. On the sarcophagus
on brass plate, is this memento
"James Monroe, born in Westmorelanc
county, 28th April, 1883; died in the
city of New York, 4th of July, 1891.
By order of the General Assembly
his remains were removed to this Gem.
letry July 5th, 1858, as an evidence Of
the affection of Virginia for her honore6
son." A cast iron screen almost pre-
vents view of the monument within,
The temple is painted drab color anC
sanded. Around it are beds of flower:
and tall oaks.
| JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.
AS we have already stated, Johr
Quincy Adams lies by the side of hi:
father. Their wives are buried with
them. The church itself is built oi
Quincy granite and surrounded by elm:
and horse chestnuts.
JACKSON.
Andrew Jackson is buried at the Her.
mitage, his famous home on the Leba
non pike, eleven miles from Nashville.
A massive monument of Tennessee
ganite marks his grave and that of his
wife. Astone contains this inscription
General Andrew Jackson, born March
18TH, 1867, died June 9Th, 1885,"
VAN buren,.
Martin Van Buren sleeps in the little
village cemetery of Kinderhook, Colum-
bia county, N. Y. The Presidents
grave is in the family lot. A granite
shaft fifteen feet high contains the
following: "Martin Van Buren, With
President of the United States. Born
December 5th 1882, died July 24th,
1882"
HARRISON.
The resting place of William Henry
Harrison was brought prominently be-
fore the country some years ago by the
desecration of his sons grave. 1t is
situated at North Bend, Ind, few
yards from the track of the 1. c. L. L.
R. R. when it enters the tunnel. The
grave is simple mound unfenced, on
a little knoll and is shaded by beeches
and other trees. There is no momu
ment and no inscription anywhere to