The Washington times., 1908-06-28

the Presidents have in their later wears
shown Increase Of that simplicity and
broad humanity which mark the man
Of large affairs
The death Of Washington, a story
known To every schooIboy and regularly
pictured in the text books. is the case
OF a strong man overcome by exposuis
10 the weather The customary bleediI &
OF old-time surgery followed. The gem
eral. two days after a ride in the rain
and hail Of December day, was dead.
Previous to the final weakening he gave
orders TO his secretary regarding his
funeral. To DR.. Craik. his physician. he
said: Il feel myself going. I thank you
for your attentions. but l pray you to
take 10 more trouble about me. 1 die
hard. but l am not afraid 20 CO.
On December IS his funeral was held
II was attended by bodyguard Of reg
ulars- A salute was fired from a sloop
in the Potomac river Hundreds Of
friends. including Lord Fairfax, follow
ed the coffin 20 the vault on the gem
erals estate, where 1t was placed by his
own previous request. The State OF,
Virginia has never allowed the body to
be removed, so the vault that the nation
built beneath the Capitol a Washington
city to receive the first Presidents body
remains empty.
Adams Survived Twenty FIVE Years.
John Adams lived twenty-five years
after retiring from the Presidency. in a
certain fearlessness OF results and an
intention 20 govern the nation for its
good, despite popular clamor. ADAMS
hn.a No. a..
Grover Cleveland. Il desire" said the
elder statesman, no other inscription
ever my gravestone than this: Here
lies John Adams, who took upon himself
the responsibility OF the peace with
France in the year 1907 Adams died
With the name Of his great rival. JET
ferson. on his lips. Their hostility ear
~ in the history Of this Government
wore of as they grew cider. For years
previous TO their deaths the two carried
on friendly correspondence.
In Jefferson's last years there is
marked melancholy trend of thought.
He feared dissolution OF his powers OF
reasoning. Such a breakdown never
came When jefferson left Washington,
after nearly fifty years OF public service
nc was 50 Impoverished that he feared
arrest for debt Men said his own en-
barge acts had ruined him He never
entirely cleared himself from financial
troubles. and he sold his library 20 Con
gress at a quarter Of its value because
he needed the money,
Jeferson's Epitaph
jefferson devoted the closing years
OF his life 20 the working ou= OF an
educational system for his own State.
He was the founder Of the University
Of Virginia His epitaph was written
by himself; Here was buried Thomas
JEFFERSON. author OF the Declaration
or independence. OF the statute OF
Virginia for religious freedom. aud
father OF the University OF Virginia"
In the old Marble Cemetery at Sec
ond street. between First and Second
avenues, in this city. they buried
James Monroe. known as the last OF
the Cooked Hats. because with him
ended the Revolutionary school OF
statesmen On April IS. 1858. his body
was removed 10 Richmond, Va. Mon
roe 10 the last was pressed heavily by
his creditors, and was only partially
successful in getting reimbursement
for expenses he had incurred abroad
In the interests Of the country.