Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-04-17

not even stone TO tell where WASHINGTON
| lies: the savior q: his country, like the savior
OF INC world, can say, This people honore,h
| me with their lips, but their heart is far from
| me- Yes, their hearts are far ffom him. or
| they would honor him in his death. rs well az
| ~ life. My mind vas so iorcibiy affected on
ms occasion that declared would, on my
| return 10 W ashington, tell il 10 the people of
| The United States; publish il in the streets of
| Washington, 10 Congress, and particularly To
theH predecessors, how shamefully and cruelty
| they had neglected the remains Of their ov n
beloved Washington, aud certain am that ,
| could The people of the United States see how
| they are disposed of, they would instantly com.
| PEI congress 10 do something to wash ont the
STAN ef ugratltu6e. a stain which IL not quickly
| removed, will ere long become fixed and for
| ever remain AN indelible disgrace to the ma
| ton. MAS viewing few DAYS since i'm the
capiioi At v ashington the statues. ''the genius
| OF hberty, &c. &c forming under the hands
| OF The two excellent artists from Italy for the
| purpose OF ornamenting the Hall of the House
| OF Representatives, sc hut | wished To see
| me statue of Washington. which would not
| onIy Or nv most appropriate ornament for the
| capitol OF Washington but delight q metica.
| and an example for the world bnt there was
none. could eXcam. as would the stranger
uesctinen by writer Of feeling when on
visit like mySelfto ashinc ton show me the
| s;atne of NOnr Washington, that NAV con.
template the majestic form that encomp PASSED
ms mishiy >oui; that NAV gaze on those fea
lures once frightened with every virtue aud
/ ~.
| mere Us no such statue. Lead me then Anne
llcan, to the tomb your country has pro vided
! Tor her dellverer; TO the everlasting monu-
inent size has erected To his fame Alas his
country has NOT given him tomb; she has
! erected no monument to his fame His grave
| Is In the bosom of his own soil and the cedar
that was watered by his hand. is all that rests
! npon it. Tell me 81 hence is This inhnr,an su
| piheness? Is il envy, jealousy. or iugiatitudr
| Ori IT that, in the great struggle for power
and riacs, every thing else is forgotten everv
hnoie, generous, and national sentiment disre
Rarded or deSpised!" Whatever he the cause
the curse of ibgrattuie is upon us until il be
removed. The former Representatives. of the
people are 10 blame. and not the panple them
selves; although they suffer for the neglect of
congress. tits true that Congress some wears
| ago. proposed to build monument at Wash
ingion city, provided Judge " Washington would
| consent TO the removal of his uncle there but
judge Washington could not with propriety
| consent, 1T being the will and desire Of his
uncle that he should be buried at Mount Yer
non. Row, as under all circumstances Con.
grcSs could not with propriety get the remains
| OF zen. " aShiugtOn. they Oughi 10 have gone
20 Mount Vernon and erected monument
not TO the clouds, but plain and neat one
pointing 10 the heavens. where his sDirit is
certainty gone. Mount Vernon is. in my hum
Die opinion, the most proper place for The
erection of his monument and from the favor
able sentiments entertained for the present
Congress, tits hoped something decisive will
ne done on this occasion. On my return |
whom was acquaihted, what had seen and
felt on The occasion I went 60 Congress Hall
the nest day aud saw members rising to make
motions, and for the first time in all my life
wished had been meHiber. onl, that 1 mieht
nave moved a resolution TO have something
done relative 10 The tomb of Washington -
After my return frem the tomb Congress had
no charms Tor me, | soon left the Han, went
10 my room and determined would 20 on
nome The next daN and derived great censo
idtion when thought should once more see
Mount Vernon. 1 would advise all who would
visit Washington city TO 20 first 10 the tomb
OF w Washington, and then they will not ne led
away by the vain pOmp and glory of the world
Yours respectfully.
inPublishing the preceding letter from
one of those good spirits" whom we
love, Stern truth compelS u to remark
that we have heard less agreeable AZ,
counts ofthe furniture and style OF LIVING
IN the Presidents house, than what cur
friend disCloscs--We have heard much, on
lhls sublect-dIfferen statements of The
fact but, upon the whole, we fear, thai
The furniture is TOO superb and one or
two ut the forms of living too ceremoni-
Gus Tor The magistrate ola free people. A
letter, now before us, from Washington.
expresses the deepest regret al This cir
cumsiance.-AlI governments are prone
to extravaganza and show; and i'm sncb
a one as ours, We ought to have special
regard to the purify and simplicity Of
our institutions" Ii is not the business of
The press to tiatter, nor conceal truths.
winch 1t deems interesting TO men in pow
er. Should MIR. Monroe, from any erro-
neouS principles, lend his name to auy
deviation from our republican simniirifv.
the effect will be read in after times. He
is perhaps the last of the revolutionarv
patriots, who may SIT in the Executive
| char; lie who was thus " bred al the feet
OF Gamaliei' viii cast bis example farup
on bis successors. Much less plain i'm their
manners perhaps than nimseIf, (for he
seems one of the planest of men.) thev
viii still seize the least deviation of his
rom a republican simplicity of living, TO
shelter their own love of extrava gance.
They will say :" Behold one of me IN.
theirs OF the republic one Of the plajnest
citizens we ever had distinguished bv
forty years honorable service TO his
country see how he lived %
70 In handing to eur readers the resi-
due OF Mr.. Clay's speech, we feel ourselves ir
reslstbiy called upon TO offer onr feeble tribpte
TO ITS general merits We do NOT apDrove nj
MS specific pToposition--bnt it gives ms plea.
sure to confess that in the general views which
lac has presented of the S. American question
ne mas uttered truth IN lthe' strongest terms.
''A'SfVtt ~ oieO " me NEST luminous and plO-
qnent, which we have for long time pernsed
ltShedS food of light upon lhe Sonih Ameri
can cause we would beg our cOnnirymen IN
read it and profit by it. We think no one ran
read II without coniessing 70 himself " rho IA
Tents OF this man are worthy ofihe gresfcanse
III which they are embarked" He is too
quick, perhaps, iu that cause.-the president
We hope, needs not hi. stimulus fonrompt him
70 the discharge OF his dutics-he requires i'm
formation 10 satisfy the head of = erel, nation
IN great turn he is about to give to tie helm,
OF state: Mr.. Clay ought not, we think. 10
have refused him time but, on the ma, ni,e,.
ion, We are thoroughly persuaded that Mr..