Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-01-13
CoNcRRss0f THE UNIrED STATES.
Hon/s ef Rebrelsat4tivss.
Monday, January 10.

lows:
TIE memorial Of Samuel Blodget late
fupstvifor for the City of Warrington
repreIenss, That owing his appointment
chiefly 10 his zeal in forming feveral pro-
stationary plans f1r National Univcr-
fry, he conceived it an indifpenfble duty
after the death Of Wellington to follow
the commanding advice anil noble Eeasm.
pie Of the common father Of his country,
70 irreGaably pourtrayed il his farewell
addreis, and in the c!apie Of his Will az
next to his liberal donation therefor.
In thas calling, moi respectfully, the at
tension Of ycur hoparable body to tbs
part of the Will of Warrington, he full
fills promife made in behalf of more than
one thouCsnd fubfcribe1s 70 the fame OBJ
Jet, whole respectable names accompany.
this memorial, with a requee thar COM
mittee may be appointed to confider what
proportion of the public lsss of iaeds in
fhe Weftern Territory Of the United
States, hallbe appropriated by Congrels
10 this important naitution in addition TO
the contents ofeither of the ises already
contemplated therefor withins the City ct
Warrington by Warrington himfe!f, and
by the commiRionerss thereof. And, fur
Their TO coniider the expediency lihou!d. il
corport with the monumental plan to DC
adopted Of erecting the fatue of 1855,
or in lieu thereof an appropriate and cha
raaeriaic equelirain fatue of the original
founder Of the Nat. Ua;veriity,as beau.
tifnl centre piece for the inrire plan, TO
be furrounded by Halls and Colleges as
they may be built in fuccedion, BY the
fund to which the whole people of 4Alne-
RIGA are now 20 liberally and 70 honorabIy
contributing by voluntary fablcripsions.
from Maine 10 Georgia incluiiye thus
virtually following an ancient cuItom of
the original Americans, who men women
and children all carried ftone to the mo-
nuInental pile Of a beloved chief.
It is humbly conceived that no fur
ther ala will be neceaary for your honor
able body TO give till in your wifdom it
may be deemed proper to follow The fub-
biime and prophetic advice of Walhing-
ton, and TO ahune tie entire direction OF
the mott important Object ever conten-
plated in the united Efforts OF all parties,
perfuaiions and clafes of the American
people, under firm belief that provided
the governmental plan, ard lynoqfis there
of be maturely conidered and wileIy a.
dapted to promote the views of the fage
and provident Waihington, namely, " 10
/" do away local attachments and fate
g preiudices as far as the nature of things
7" would or indeed ought to admit from
/" our nationsl councils" and Ia lhort to
promote true amor patrie, as we'll as the
advancement Of new arts and universal
fcience in all uieful knowledge, while
I" our youth by allociating with each
+" other for thele spurpoles, and forming
6 friendlips in their Juvenile years will
g free themfelves from thofe narrow To-
SC cal prejudices which, when carried to
" excefs, are never failing (ources Of dif-
&c quiet to the public mind, and pregnant
/" of the mott mifchievous consequences
+" to this country"
Such are the principles under which
this fublime intitution, founded by Waih-
ington, and Individually the bef monu-
ment to his eternal fame, is now rapidly
progrehing to the immortal honor Of the
American name, nor does 1t require un-
common infpiration to foretell, that as
long as it ihall continue true, that parents
are naturally attached to the mott anna
BILE Of their offspring, 70 long will the
founders throughout the Union, them
felves and their poferity, delight to pre-
lerye a noble fabrick which in itlelf will
unite the mott iublime points that can with
reafon interef generous, indaitrlous, and
an enlightened people, and equally eniear
them to their country and to each other.
And 70 long as the divine principles that