Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1894-06-18
LETTER FROM MRS. VANCE
she WILL. NOT AGAIN MOVE
THE SENATOR'S REMAINS.

She saws She Bought The I.O
That The senator Picked Out
1t Had Not Been Bic ssed Bv An,
CathOlic-M. r. Carier's Advice
The Raleigh News and Observer print
the following from Mrs. Vance:
MASSACHUSETTS AVE-, June 13.
sent for a priest to ONE to me tn,
night my husband died; he was who'll,
unconscious and past the ministration.
of any one. He never expressed his be
liefin the Catholic church, but the con
trary. l only asked the priest to pray
for him to comfort me. bought the LOT
on the high hill, as YOU say. the da,
after my husband died and told Charlie.
Vance of my wishes at the same time.
told him he could have his mother put
there if he wished. His father had Otter
expressed his determination to leave lis
wife where she was buried, in the Pres
byterian church, as he thought she
would have preferred. His sister Sc
stated the day bought thelot. Iwrott
to the other children, giving the same
expression of my wishes and willingness
to have their mother placed where they
wished her.
l bought the lot that my husband and
l had wanted when we first went to the
new cemetery, but it was not laid out
then. asked my husbands sister to
have him quietly removed, and she gave
the orders, and the grave was being dug
when Charles Vance. without speaking
to me one word of objection. counter
manded the order.
| was instructed by the cemetery
authorities to come in person, Or send
an undertaken, if intended to have my
wishes carried out. went in person
and had it done.
The lot where l had my husband
placed has not been blessed by any Cath
Ollie. as the regulations of the church
forbid such ceremonies except in Catholic
cemeteries.
entertained the desire of having nv
husband buried in a suitable place, and
thought that had chosen such a spot
as would please every one who cared for
him. went with him and helped select
the place he bought. after our failure to
secure the high point that seemed shaped
and fashioned for him; where | haG
thought to do him honor, and where his
monument would have been the pride OF
the community.
l shall most certainly not disturb his
rest again, or appeal to the law tor
what l supposed all civilized people con.
ceded-the right of mans wit to have
her husband properly buried. The
unsuitableness of the present place is ap.
parent.
N. r. Carter To Mrs. vauc-.
Washington correspondence Charlotte Observer
My DEAR Mrs. VANCE: Your letter
has been received. have taken the
liberty Of delaying for ouc da,, my
answer, so that | might have time to
reflect. as we'll as to. see and consult
some friends. We all deplore the most
unfortunate situation. What can be
done is verv serious question. Mr.
Charley Vance is still here, and so far as
| can see or hear. is very determined.
He has policemen employed, by himself,
to watch day and night. At PRESENT. it
seems to me, you can do nothing but
wait. Public opinion will finally compel
the proper thing to be done. The lot
selected by you is certainly the most
suitable in the cemetery for great mon
ument. 1t overlooks all the Others,
besides commanding a full view of the
city and surrounding country. If the
monument goes to the cemetery at all,
it will assuredly rest on that lot. Thus,
the difficulty will solve itself, and the
love that alone prompted your action
will be rewarded.
but there is, even now, a difference OF
opinion among our people, whether the
cemetery or public square in the city, is
the preferable place for the monument.
The cemetery is distant from the lines OF
travel in the city. and a monument
there would be but seldom seen. 1t is
insisted that the monument should he
where all the people can see it. THUS, it
is said. would the valuable lessons of our
lamented Senator's life become, through
the coming years, a constant inspiration
and help to those, and the descendants
Of those, whom he loved and served so
faithfully. This view may prevail, and
il 80, the difficulty would find its solution
in the fact.
Therefore, l beg to repeat, you can
afford to wait. That course would put
an end to most regretablc controversy,
and the gratitude and sympathy of the
whole State would 20 out to you, for
your noble forbearancc. Ifyou were my
sister or my mother would urge you
to let the matter rest where it is, and
trust the future. Most certainly the
right thing, whatever it may be, will
come to pass, finally, and in the mean
time, our people will pray that there
may seem to be no strife among those
for whom they will ever cherish The
warmest affection.
Thanking you sincerely for the conf
dence in me that prompted your letter
to me. and wishing for you the creates,
measure of happiness that this world
can bring.
l am most sincerely your friend,