The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-01-12
SIDNEY HERBERT'S LETTER.
SOME ERRORS CORRECTED IN RE-
CENT LETTERS.

CENT LETTERS.
Facts About the Grave of Jefferson.
The Jefferson Mansion Different
From Any other in the Country.
Some Remarks About Careless
wrfting-Me1ican and Spanish
American War Veterans mt the
Presidents New Years Reception.
The Beautiful Poem of Gen. Mtrr-
beau b. Lamar-Other Matters of
Special Interest.
Pine Crest Villa, Maitland, Fla, Jan.
n.-When last / visited my good
friend, Judge Robert Falligant, in Sa-
vannah, 1 saw that the "hand of dis
ease was upon him." and that he would
soon follow Gilmer and Lawton, and
Sorrel and Screven, and Anderson
lover the river to rest with them I'M
der the shade of the trees. We shall
all miss and mourn him from our cir
Gle Of dear friends, but he needs no
eulogy, no monument for in the hearts
of those who loved him-and they are
legion-his noble traits of character
have embalmed his sacred memory for
all time to come. Outside his own fam
lily circle he will be most missed by
the old Confederate soldiers, in whose
meetings and camp fires he was the
central figure. But his long and devoted
service to them and theirs will ever
keep his name among the most hon
cred and beloved on their roll" while
his stirring war song. 1.-THE Man of the
Twelfth of May will always be an in
spiration to them.
In two of my recent letters 1 noted
the errors of Mr.. w. A. Osborne, and
the late Col Richard Peters, of At
lanta, in stating that Capt. Richard of
Philadelphia was appointed Secretary
of War by Gen. Washington while
President. Since my correction OF
those errors Mr.. Osborn has published
another article about Capt. Peters, and
in 1t he quotes from that noble pa
triot's writing the correct statement
that he was simply "a Commissioner
of the War Department of that early
period, which confirms my statement
that he was never appointed Secre
tary of War by President Washington"
The Youths Companion of
Boston, Mass, has made a PROPOSE
ton to Gen. S. Herbert Lancey of this
city, the special aide to Commander
in-Chief Torrance of the G. A. r., that
promises to give pleasure and profit to
every Grand Army Post, and every
United Confederate Veterans camp in
Florida. 1t is we'll known that the
Youths Companion is constantly do
mating flags, pictures, books, etc, to
public schools and other institutions,
North and South, with an impartial
hand.
recent writer, in a sketch of 1.-THE
Home of Jefferson" states that his
grave is on the roadside between Char
lottesville and Monticello" This is
true only in a general sense, the grave
being on the roadside near the resi-
dence and not as might be supposed,
some half way to town. A private
family burial lot is situated in the
bend of the road as it turns up to the
Monticello" residence, and Is enclosed,
or was when I saw it years ago-hY a
high brick wall. The location of the
Jefferson mansion is one of the grand
est in America, being on the summit
Of d beautiful mountain, from which
the visitor has a magnificent sweeping
view of all the country around, ex-
cept a small place cut off by small
mountain peak to the left of the resi-
cence. There never was / think, an
other mansion just like this in America.
for Jefferson was his own architect
and put into his plans some very pc
cuiiar features. From the veranda
can be seen the University of Vir-
ginia, some five miles distant, the or
iginal buildings of which were also
planned by Jefferson, and in some re-
spects were as peculiar in construc-
ton as his Monticello" mansion.
I last week referred to United States
Senator z. d. Baker of Oregon as
col. z. d. Baker, commanding" that
being the way he signed himself off,
cially at Balls Bluff, Va, just before
he fell in the battle. 1 have since no.
ticed that Prof. j. T. Derry in his
History of the United States,'' gives
him the rank of Gen" Baker. 1t is
true that he occupied the position of
a general, but he did so only as