Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-07-31
GEN. GRANTS TOMB.
The Press Of the Country on the Selection
OF It's Site.

GEN. GRANTS TOMB
The Press Of the Country on the Selection
Of Its Site.
Phidds ,pkia Press.
The choice of New York as the resting
place Of Gen. Grant is a mistake.
Ehlira Advertiser.
II would seem that the most appropriate
resting place for Gen. Grants remains Is
Washington .
Potlon. Journal
The place of all others deemed BY popu
lar sentiment to be the most unsuitable was
chosen as his last resting place.
Lancaster IatszLgeReer.
There Is no room for reasonable doubr
that Washington should have been chosen.
Washington Star.
Patriotic feeling has been outraged BY
the selection which has been made.
Hsv Harsn Register.
1t seems to US that Of all places this is the
most inappropriate. He should be buried
in Washington.
Portland Press.
The national Government, and not the
city of New York, should erect the mauso
leum, and the location should be at the cap
ital Of the nation.
Washington RepubIcaa.
Of course it is all wrong, this decision to
bury the remains OF Gen. Grant in a pleas
ure ground in New York. The unftuess OF
the place will be more and more apparent
as the years wear on.
Philadelphia Timss.
Must the press of the country speak more
and more plainly from day to day to avert
this consuming wrong to the memory Of
Gen. Grant.
PHILADELPHIA Ledger.
No fitness whatever can be found in the
plan to place the ok Presidents grave In 3
pleasure park.
Providence Journal.
There will be Is much unexpresse1 re-
greet that DR.. Newman is to preach the fun.
eral sermon Of Gen. Grant as that he is to
be buried in Central Park.
Indianapolis Journal.
George W. Childs General Grants most
intimate friend, thinks that the interment
should be made at Washington. We think
an overwhelming majority of the people are
Of the same opinion.
Hartford COWraaI.
The general sentiment OF the press of the
country is that the tomb Of General Grant
should be in Washington rather than In
New York.
Philadelphia Cal.
The proposition to bury Gen. Grant in
Central Park is almost unanimously con-
demned BY the press and people.
Boston EreRiag Record.
When the present tender consideration
for the grief o. the family shall become some
what biunted, the condemnation OF those
who made this choice will be o~utspoken.
Patterson Pres.
The burial Of General Grant at the Capt.
tai of the Nation would be in q peculiar
sense fitting. He was, almost literally, 8
citizen of no State
Warrington PoR.
The reasons why General Grant should
be buried in Washington are manifold.
There are no good reasons for any other
course
PrOridrnes SGr.
What better place than Washington, the
seat of the National Capital and the scene
of General Grants services as President OF
the United States for eight years?
s.. L0us Past-DispGieh.
The selection o. Central Park is an unfor,
tunsie mistake. There is something incon-
gruous in the idea of burying any one in a
public pleasure ground. The proper place
would be the National Capital
EaaSdS City Journal
The most fitting place to bury our dead
hero is at the Capital OF the Nation ne
loved.
West Point would be an eminently appro-
pirate spot but We hope the decision will be
10 bury him at the Soldiers Home or come
other spot near Washington.
Nreark Journal.
The dead hero belongs to the nation, not
10 3 city. The common sentiment at the
hour OF his death pointed to the Soldiers
Home.
The selection of Central Park viii be a
grave disappointment to tie American
people.
PaIsburg Chroniols TseSrOdh.
On what theory Central Park should be
selected as the resting place for General
Grant il Is hard to understand.
Richmond STATE.
The body of General Grant should be in,
tered at the Capital OF his country.
Warrington Dispatch 10 TIE Boston Journal
Gen. Logan has addressed . friendly let
ter TO Col. Fred Grant, stating that the Sc
lection of 9 burial place for General Grsnts
remains is unsuitable in every respect
PhRadek8his cAroaieieH Herald.
Everywhere the deepest disappointment
has been expressed that 30 iniudicious 9 DE
cision should have been made.
Hartford TinsS.
II would better meet the sentiment snC
wish 0 fthe country if the burial could be II
the National Capital Ii Is not yet too lat
to prevent the commission of this mistake
Rayrisbhxg PotrioG
A general impression prevails that 3 mis-
take has been made in selecting New Yorl
"a the burial place
Sagi<ais CoSrieT.
The name and fame Of the ilustrioc
/ soldier are the common and cherisae'