Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-07-29

" hay vi OraCc IaSt week ABOUT ullrty
representative New Workers. met at the
mayors Office this afternoon to form a
national monument committee. Among
them were ex-President Arthur, George
Jones, Of the New York Times cx-
Mayor Wickham, Ex-Governor A. Il.
Cornell, S. l.. NJ. Barlow, President of
Board Of Aldermen Sanger, Education
Commissioner William Wood, Frederick
Il. Condert, Professor j. T. Grcener,
Jesse Seligman, and Thomas L. James.
Mayor Grace introduced ex-presi-
dent Arthur as temporary chairman.
Professor Greener was made secretary.
Mr.. Seligmsn moved that Mr.. Arthur
DO made permanent chairman, but that
gentleman declined. Mayor Grace said
this should be a local organization only.
lie hoped similar committees would be
started all over the country. Mr.. Cor
nell did not entirely agree with the
Mayor. lie thought that the central
organization for raising a monument
fund should be in New York. "This
committee" said he, could 10 more
to raise money throughout the country
at large than any other committee"
Mr.. Cornell introduced the following
resolution, which was adopted:
ReSolrcd, That the committee re-
specially invite the people ef the
United States to send contributions Of
money to the Mayor Of New York to
aid in the erection of a national monu-
ment in honor Of General Grant.
A resolution offered by Mr.. Jones
that a Subcommittee he appointed to
prepare a plan Of organization was
adopted. The following gentlemen
were named {: Ex-Governor Cornell. 5.
l.. NJ. Barlow, Oliver Hoyt, Cornelius
y. Bliss, 4. l.. Sanger, George +. Hart,
Pierrepont Morgan, William Lummis.
j. b. Ives, Sydney Dillon, and Mayor
Grace. The subcommittee will meet
and report to the full committee in the
afternoon.
THE SITE SELECTED.
New YORK, July 2S.-Thc site
chosen for General Grants tomb is on
sort of promOntory on the Hudson
river, and is the highest point in Man
hattanville. The outward swell Of the
promontory begins at Northumberland
Twenty-second street. and the river
bank returns to its regular line at One
Hundred and Twenty ninth street.
The summit Of this elevation
is an almost level plateau Of
something more than twenty acres.
On the river side the descent is abrupt.
Fort Lee is opposite, the old fort in
Central Park is on the southeast. Fort
Washington is on the north. and on the
highlands near West Point street is the
horizon beyond Tappan lee.
CONGREsSNIEN TO ATTEND TIE
FUNERAL.
WAsnINGTON, July 2S.-Gcneral
John h. Clark. Clerk Of the House of
has designated and re-
qUested the following-named committee
to represent that body at the funeral of
General Grant Hons. John G.. Car
isle, Of Kentucky; Samuel ). Randall.
of Pennsylvania William r. Morri-
son. of Illinois; j. Randolph Tucker,
of Virginia; o. r. Singleton, Of Missls-
'ippi; Frank lIiscock, Of New York;
Thomas Il. Reed. Of Maine Thomas NJ.
Browne, of Indiana; and Benjamin
ButterwOrth, Of Ohio.
These gentlemen will be requested
by mail to meet in New York city on
he 7th Of August, at some hotel not
vet designated.
a PROTEST.
WASIINGTON, July 2S.-A meeting
leld here tonight for the purpose of
securing the burial Of General Grant
n Washington appointed committee
IF three to 90 to Mount McGregor to
present to the family Of General Grant
resolutions protesting against the burial
Il New York, and suggesting that he
,e buried al the Soldiers Home.
\ sCATHING TRADE AGAINST NrW .
YORK As THE FINAL RESTING .
PLACE.
CHICAGO, July 2o.-ln an editorial
n the subject Of New York as inal
for the remains Of General
rant, the T'yi6pHc tomorrow will say:
= 1t now seems to he definitely settled
hat the remains Of General Grant. IN
i>rcgard Of the eternal fitness of
bings, are to be buried in Riverside
ark, which is merely an extension Of
'entral Park. Il is no use to mincc
matters in this connection. New York
as always been a plague-Spot on
he body polite. 1t is the most
n-AmcIican and un-national city
. the United States. During the
evolution it was the hot-bed of Tory
m. 1t was never outspoken in its
rotcst against English injustice and
The lapse Of a century has
ladc little change in their sentiments.
Is so.called best society Is composed
f nunhieS and toadies whose principal
beet in life is to ape English habits
nd customs. and to dress. eat, walk,
nd talk as English swcllS and pluto
rats do. There is not Amcrcanjsm
nouah in all New York society
fe. 20 far as is known. to make
ne man Of robust nature, the quality !
hich characterized General Grant.
What is not bastard English III its
opulStion IS alicn--the sediment de-
osited there and left by the better
ass of foreign emigrsntS who seek
ONES in the West. 1t IS the dumping
round for everything un-Amerlcan, and
should be remembered that while
eneral Grant was IN the field lighting
ke Hercules to save the Union, New
ok city was the very hot
ed Of copperheadism-'. g., dis
,yalty and secession. When he
tired from public life and went there
, live. its Wall-strect sharpcrS traded /
non his name and influence and heeced
i'm and every member Of his family |
nj All his relatives out of all they had.
that claim. then, has New York city
" the high and priceless honor OF re-
living and guarding the remains of the .
MONS hero? When the time of I'M
cdiate grief has passed the cOndemna-