The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-07-06
PEN PICTURE OF ONE OF ALABAMA'S MOST BEAUTl-
 FILL AND HISTORIC SPOTS

Vntn1l nuEDanQ anu dAhO1eASte-Sc. We mourn his loss and wash HIS sraVe with affectionate tears
 It has been said of him:
 "Alaham mourns him as one of the brigbtest of the many jewels she gave 70 the cause of Southern independence. He was a born soldier. knightly in hls pear inr. polished in his manners. Firm in the advocacy of cause and .outspoken ir. the expression of his sentiments ne never forgot the courtesy due an oppo- neut, nor failed to demand the respect to which he was entitled. He enjoyed the respect and confidence of his command to an extent surpassed by no ofncer or any grade" ,.
 Colonel Lomaxs regiment was always in advance of the army, and he was al- ways in front of his command. He was sent Lis commission as Brigadier-Gen' eral the day he was killed. Colonel Lo- max also took an active part in the war with Mexico. Besides Icing soldier, he was a scholar and a lawyer.
 1,he~grave of Thomas Hill Watts, resi- dent of Montgomery, but native or But Ter, graduate of the University of Vir- ginia, State Senator. and Representatlve colleague of the gifted Yancey in the Constitutional Convention'tof as61, Gov ernor of the State of Alabama, and At torney-General of the Confederate States under President Davis,' lies just to the north of Yancey's A stately monument has been placed at the head of his grave, upon which IS inscribed:
 Lawyer, Soldier, Statesman, Patriot. He loved his State and it's people; his people loved and honored him"
 Within a few steps of Governor Watts. g tomb is the grave of Gen. James Holt fo m ehaff erected to his memory, his vault is sit- uated In one of the prettlest spots in the cemetery. Large and towering trees with auxiliary shrubbery keep the grave ever shaded, silent and secluded There nature has erected a more magnificent stl ucture than mans artiffciality could ever hope to equal. To man whose life was so strenuous, nature has granted a resting place whose peace and quietude Is striking. General Clanton, although he opposed secession, when that policy was adopted, favored the strictest unity. He entered the Confederate army as a mounted cap tain. and was steadily promoted until he attained the rank of a Brigadter-Gen- eraI. In a history of his life, it has been written:
 General Clanton was brave in action and outspoken in his convictions Few men have had so large circle or deVot- ed friends, nor was any man more purely unselfish in his friendship. With the courage of COure de Lion, he had also the magnanimity and generosity or that paragon of chivalry, and was not lacklng in any essential the attribute Of gentllity and manhood"
 About the middle western part of the cemetery Is the grave and monument or Gov. Benjamin Fitzpatrick. The monu- ment is a large structure, having square foundation elaborated with wreathes and artistic designs, and a. tapering column crowned with a. fringed mantle. On 1t Is this inscription:
 Benjamin Fitzpatrick.
 born
 June 90. 1900, 's
 C died
 November 21, 1869.
 Benjamin Fitzpatrick was for two terms tha Governor of the State Of Alabama and for eight years a Representative in the United States Senate. He was chosen by his fellow Senators to preside over that body during the absence Of the wee President. In 1S6O he was nominated by one wing of his party for the wee fresi- dnncv but he refused to accept. He was unanimously elected to be President or Ina Alabama Constitutional Convention of 1865.
 Governor Fitzpatrick was one of the most esteemed of Alabama's s public men. In all the conditions and circumstances of life. he was honorable, considerate and just. He escaped all imputations on his personal character. He was never accus- ed of deserting principle, abandoning a friend or failing to perform public or personal obligation"
 Bishop Nicholas Hammer Cobbs is buried in the eastern division of the "old cemetery" There is no monument similar to his in the cemetery. It is cut out in the form of a picturesque Roman cross. All inscriptions on the cross are written In Latin.
 Bishop Cobbs did not favor secession. He expressed the desire not to live after Alabama seeded from the Union. He died a few minutes before Alabama seV- cred her connection with the United States Bishop Cobbs knew that seces- sion would bring on a war between the States, and hence he thought IL pest to make some concessions.
 'sHe died fin the full triumph of his Christian faith, beloved and respected by all Bishop Cobbs was eminently fitted for the ministry. He moved among men always as aI minister of God. as the am hassador for Christ No one could ever mistake his character or his purpose. While he was gentle unto all men, he was never pliant while he was wary in tbe nursuits of the great purpose of Christ's Kingdom on earth, nothing turned him aside from their consummation. There have been few preachers more ef- fectiYe." .,
 Besides these iIlustrious men there are