NEW EW€}1.AJ¥B FAMMER. 



PUBLISHED BY GEO. C. BA RRETT, KO. o2, NORTH MARKET STREET, (a, 



VOL. XIII. 



THK Ar.Riciii.TUKAi. VVarehoitsk.)— T. G. FESSENDEN, EDITOR. 



BOSTON, WEDNJESp AY EVENING, OCTOBER 1, 1834 



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MOUiVT AUBUISN. 



At a riicetiiig of tlie ftLi.ssacliiiSflls Ilorticiiliii- 

 ral Society, Saliii-flay, September 20lli, 1834: 



The Garden and Mount Aiiliiirii Cemetery Cmn- 

 mittee, hy their Ch.iirinaii, (Hon. Jiidfre Story) 

 Jireseiited the follnwin;,' report, vvliich Wi^S r.-.ifl, 

 accepted and ordered to he printed in tho.se of the 

 city newspa[)(M-s whose editor.s may he vvilhn^r to 

 insert tlie same. 



RoEEiiT T. Pai.ne, Recording Secrdartj. 

 The Garden and Cemetery Committee of the 

 Ma.ssachn.^etts llorticidtural Society, he^ leave to 

 siibuiit the following A^NDAI, report for the con- 

 sideration of the Society : 



Tlie Committee conijratulate the Society upon 

 tlie continued improvement of the Garden ami 

 Cemetery, and the additional favor and eneoiiraj;,'- 

 ineiit which the design has received from the puh- 

 lic. — B'fore proceedihi;, however, to any particu- 

 lars respectinj^ this sniiject, they feel it their duty 

 to make a few remark,'-, in order to correct so(ne 

 erroneous notions, wliicli pervade certain portions 

 of the coinmnniiy, relative to the nature and oli- 

 jects of the eslalilishinent. It is hy no means im- 

 connnon to find persons impressed with the he- 

 lief, tiiat the est.nhlishment is a private speculation, 

 for the private oenefit of the members of the Soci- 

 ety, or ol'the individuals wlio originally advanced 

 the money to purchase the grounds for the g.ir- 

 den and cemetery, and that considerable profits 

 have been already realized from it. This niitic" 

 is utterly unfounded. The Cemetery is in the 

 truest and noblest sense a public institution, that 

 is, an institution of which the whole community 

 may obtain the benefit upon easy and equal terms. 

 No imiividual has any private interest in the es- 

 tablishment beyond what he acquires as the pro- 

 prietor of a lot in the Cemetery ; ai\d every man 

 ui the community may become a proprietor upon 

 (layinj,' the usual sum fi.xeil for the purchase of a 

 lot. The whole grounds are held by the Horti- 

 cultural Society in trust, fur the purposes of a gar- 

 jen and ceniefery ; and no member thereof as 



matin-''.! the design, to state that it was their pri- 

 mary object to e.xclmie all private speculation and 

 interests froin the nndert.iking, and hy a wise and 

 fixed policy to secure all the funds which should 

 arise from its success, to public purposes of an en- 

 during and permanent character. The Society 



h has any pri^vale interest therein, except as a 

 orporator, or Rrojirietor of a lot. The whole 

 unds which have been already realized by the 

 ale of lots have been devoted to paying the price 

 if the original purchase, laying out the grounds, 

 inclosing them with a fence, erecting an entrance 

 ■ate and poj-tal, and a cottage, and otherstrnctnres 

 n the accommodation of the superintendent, and 

 efraying the incidental expenses. The expendi- 

 Jres have already amounted, as appears by the 

 'reasurer's Report to upwards of twenty-five 

 lousand dollars ; and the proceeds of the sales 

 ave fallen short of this amount by about two 

 lOUsand dollars; so that as yet the expenditures 

 ive exceeded the income. It has always been 

 le understanding. of the Society, that all funds 



hich should he obtained hy ihe sale of lots, 

 lonid, after defraying the annual expenses of the 

 itablishment, be applied exclusively to the preser- 

 ition, repair, ornament and pejinanent improve- 



eiitofthe garden and cemetery, and never to 



e private emolument of any of the mend)ers — 

 id indeed this constituted the fundamental object 



those, who have become the proprietors of lots. 



is due also to the gentlemen whose public spirit 



a generous community would foster the design, 

 and by a timely liberality in the purchase of lots, 

 would enable the Society to make this beautiful 

 Retreat for the Dead at the same time the consola- 

 tion and just pride of the Living. The Commiifee 

 liave great pleasure in stating that these reasoniihle 

 expectations have not been disappointed, fllomit 

 Auburn has already become a place of general re- 

 sort and interest, as well to strangers as to cilizeiis ; 

 and its shades and paths ornamented with munn- 

 mental structures, of various beauty and elegance, 

 have already given solace and tranquilizing reflec- 

 tions to many an afflicted heart, and awakened a 

 deep moral sensibility in many a [lious bosom. The 

 Committee look forward with increasing confi- 

 dence to a steady public patronage which shall sup- 

 ply all the means necessary for the acconq)lislmient 

 of all the interesting objects of the establishment. 



Relying on this patronage, the Commiliee in- 

 iulge the hope that the period is not far distant 

 when by the sale of lots the Society will be ena- 

 bled to enclose all the grounds with a permanent 

 wall, to erect a Temple of simple and classical 

 character, in which the service over the dead m:iy 

 lie performed by clergyirien of every denomination": 

 to add extensively to the beauty and productive- 

 ness of the Garden ; and above all, to lav the 

 loundation of an accumulating fund, the income 

 of which shall be perpetually devoted to the pres- 

 ervation, embellishment and improvement of the 

 grounds. This last object the Committee deem of 

 the highest iin|)ortance to the perpetuity of the es- 

 tablishment; and it cannot be contemplated with 

 too much care and earnestness In all the future 

 arrangements of the Society. In addition to these 

 objects the Coinmittee would suggest the proprie- 

 ty of making arrangements for the admission of 

 water from Fresh Pond into the Ponds of the 

 Cemetery, and after passing through them, of con- 

 ducting it into Charles River. Such a measure 

 would add to the .salubrity of the ponds, as well as 

 improve the general aspect of the whole scenery. 

 It is believed that this measure may be accom- 

 plished at a comparatively small expense, when- 

 ever the funds of the Society will admit of a suit- 

 able appropriation. In the mean time it seems 

 desirable to sei'ure by some preliminary arrange- 

 ments, the idtiinate success of the project. 



The Committee would further state, that by the 

 Report of the Treasurer it afipears, that the vvhole 

 number of lots in the Cetvietery which have been 

 already .sold is 351, viz. 175 lots in 1832, 76 lots 

 in 1833, and 100 lots in 1834; and the aggre- 

 gate sum produced by these sales is $23,225 

 72. The whole expenditures incurred diiring the 

 same years amoimt to $25,211 88. The lial- 

 ance of cash and other available funds now in 



the hands of the Treasm-er is $5403 32. The 



Committee are of opinion, that reliance may safely 

 be placed upon the future sales of lots to defray 

 the expenses of the current year ; and that, there- 



fore, a portion .d" the funds now on hand may be 

 properly aiqdicd to the reduction of the remainiDg 

 debts due by the Society. 



The Committee would further state, that since 

 the month of August, 1833, there have been ninety- 

 three interments at Mt. Auburn ; eighteen tombs 



.as sanctioned these views. Jt was helieve.I that have been built; sixteen monuments have been 



erected, and sixty-eight lots have been turfed and 

 oiherwi.«e ornamented. It is understood that oth- 

 er monuments are in progress, and will be erected 

 in a short time. 



The Committee woidd further state, that finding 

 the grounds at Mount Auburn were visited by un' 

 usual concourses of people on Sundays, and that 

 the injuries done to the grounds and shrnbhery 

 were fiir greater on these occasions than any other, 

 from circumstances which it is unnecessary to' 

 mention, they deemed it their duty, as well in rev- 

 erence fur the day, as in reference to the perma- 

 nent interests of the establishment, and a regard 

 to the feelings of the conmiunity, to make a retru- 

 latioii pi-ohiiiiting any persons except proprietors 

 and their fiimilies, and the persons accompanying 

 them, from entering the grounds on Sundays" 

 The effects of this regulation have been highly 

 beneficial. It has not only given quiet to the 

 neighborhood, and enabled [iroprietors and their 

 families to visit their lots on Sundays under cir- 

 cumstances of more seclusion, tranquillity, and 

 solemn religions feelings ; hut it has put a stop to 

 many of '!;.; depi'edatioiis, which thoughtless and 

 mischievous persons had been too apt to indulge • 

 m, in their recreations on that day. Several other 

 regulations have been made, which experience has 

 shown to be indisjiensable to the due security and 

 uses of the Cemetery. The most important of 

 these is the closing the gates at sunset and open- 

 ing them at sunrise. And it may be observed of 

 all these regulations, that while they allow a free 

 access to the grounds to all visiters "at reasonable 

 times, atid in a reasonable manner, they are calcu- 

 lated to prevent any desecration of them under 

 false pretexts, or by secret misconduct. 



The Committee would further state, that in [uir- 

 suance of the vote of the Society at their last an- 

 nual meeting, they made application to the Legis- 

 lature of ihe Commonwealth at its last session for 

 additional proiiisions to aid the general objects of 1 

 the Society. The Legislature accordingly passed 

 .in act, entitled "An act in further addition to an 

 act to incorporate the Massachusetts Horticultural 

 Society," which is entirely satisfactory to the Com- 

 mittee. They therefore beg leave to recommend, 

 that the Society should, by a formal vote, accept 

 the same. 



All of which is respectfully submitted, 



Joseph Storv, Chairman of the Committee. 



AGRICXJIiTURAI- FESTIVALS. 



The Bristol County Cattle Show and Fair, will 

 take place this year at East Attleljorough, on 

 Wednesday (today). An address is expected from 

 Hon. J. L. Hodges. — The Plymouth County Agri- 

 cultural Society will hold their annual exhibition, 

 &e. at Bridgewater on Wednesday the 16tli of 

 October. A dinner will be provided on the occa- 

 sion at Sanford's Hotel, and in the afternoon an 

 Address will be delivered by Dr. A. Collamore. 



