than h0noys Ought not the inscriptions on


these monuments to tell the truth ? Many
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Z than honors Ought not the Inscriptions on
these monuments to tell the truth Many
ofsthese very men, whose graves are indi-
cated by the beautiful marble, were men
;of the most abandoned character r-wicked
and devilish. Aye, and this very wicked
ness must be the cause Of the death OF
many of them; and but for it, many OF
them might have lived long in the service,
and to the honor of their country. How
many of them blew out their own brains !!
How many of them were murdered in du-
els-6ghting for an honor which was the
phantom of their own imaginings How
many Of them, with constitution prema-
turely worn out, sunk beneath the weight
of their own debauchery and drunkenness
And, thought ], are these the men, whom
these monuments, so beautiful and chaste
in architectural design and execution, call
me here to honor honor them not; and
for the simple reason that God Almighty
will not honor them in the judgment day.
O.. thought ], ] wish the day may soon
arrive when, no matter how conspicuous a
position man may have held in public
life, he shall be voted no monument, un-
less his character shall have been marked
by atleast respect for virtue and truth.
Then, and not until then, am afraid, will
our public men learn to appreciate and
practice morality and godliness.


In retiring from the beautiful! palace of
the dead, | could not help thinking what
an awful reckoning there will be in the
great judgment with some Of these very
men, who now lie as though in unbroken
slumber beneath the sod, SO green and
fresh. Their last resting place here has
been beautified and adorned by art and
genius in the hand of affection and respect
but twill avail nothing then: bursting the
chains that now bind them, the great and
the mighty will then arise and come forth
to judgment! What fearful account
time wasted, money squandered, influence
turned into weapon Of death, and talent
prostituted o! Cod -


My. reflections had nearly |
overpowered me, when was relieved by
the sudden bursting in upon my mind OF
that truth of the Preacher, SO often re-
peated, and SO frequently experienced,
Vanity Of ranities: all is panity"-and ]
left the cemetery with deeper conviction of
this truth than / ever had before.


TIMOTHY.