The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-08-01

1t is carved and graded into a 100
shapes to conform to nature, and
the living have expended their wealth
in erecting monuments in loving mem
DRY of their dead
One of the least costly-bareIy
more than two feet high and one foot
wide on the hillside moss covered,
reads thus:
John Tyler. president of the
United States from 1S41 to 1S45. Born
In Charles City, Va, March 20, 1890.
Died at Richmond, Va, Jan. II, 1862.
And just above and beyond this
is an iron Pagoda about by IL feet
and fifteen feet high and containing
ponderous sarcophagus with this
inscription:
James Monroe, born in West
Moreland county, 25th, April, 1858,
died in the city of New York July
4th, 1881.
BY order of the General EssembIy
his remains were removed to this
cemetery 5th, July 1858 as an evil
dence Of the affection Of Virginia
for her good and honored SON.
You will observe that the inscrip-
ton does not mention, the fact that
he was a president of the United
NNel1Nh Jul II udNS uOnS SO
with propriety because it would have
attracted more attention and given
wanted information to many a
thoughtless visitor who undoubtly will
rest moment by this modest tomb
without knowing that here rests the
body of the author of the Monroe
Doctrine, a wise farseeing states.
man.
The Tomb of Davis.
We have now reached the very
summit of Hollywood, the angry mud
dy waters of the James River ever
whlrling far below, We now come to
the resing place of Jefferson Davis.
not Virginian, but strangely enough
he and the immortal Abraham Lin
coin are both sons of old Kentucky
They were born-Davis in Christian
County, 1903, and Lincoln in Hardin
county. 1899. Davis had the advant-
age of military education at West
had none-but both
were officers in the Black Hawk In
dian war Of 1892. They first met
at Dixon, Illinois Lincoln with his
coon skin cap had been elected can
tain of his baekwoods company. He
reported for duty and it was Jefferson
Davis, a young graduate from West
Point. who administered to him the
oath of allegiance to the United
safes. What startling vision it
would have been to those two young
men if the unvailed future could then
have appeared to them.
But we are now standing nv tba
private tomb of Jefferson Davis and
his family. A perfect image of the
President of the Confederacy stands
on pedestal win his right hand
against his side and his hat in his
ieft hand hanging straight down. He
is IN perfect repoSe. 1t saws:
JEFFERSON Davis at rest. An Ameri.
can soldier. defender, of the constftu.
ton. born III Christian Co. Kentucky
June 3, 1903. Died at New Orleans
La, Dec. 6. 1889
West Point class 1928. Member ot
House. of Representative from Mis-
1S45-1S46. Col. LIST Miss Rifoe
Mexican war 1S46-1S47. Brig. Gen II
S. Army May Il, 1S47. u. s. Senate
fS47-1S57, Secretary Of War I843-57
Z. S. Senate 1S57-1S61. President ot
the Confederate States of America
1S61-1865,- faithful TO all trusts
martyr to principle He lived and
died the most consistent of American
soldiers and statesmen.
= Blessed are they which are perse-
cuted for righteousness sake for theirs.
is the Kingdom of Heaven. Erected
by his wife. Varina Howell Davis and
his daughter, Margaret Howell Davis
Hayes. Nov. 9, 1897
The plot of ground of which this
monument is the center is circular in
shape and there is a walk about the
with walks extending like
the spokes of a wagon wheel to the
1uter circle. cutting the outer circle
MO 8 regular sections. Upcn one I