Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-08-06

'''' ''"- oCNdSiOi 10 pass tignuUh ~
t"H ot baltimore sometime since aud heinz
utiaycu there Tor ajew DAYS snpnf ,,oSt nj. =, -
i"le III Nuoiiing tisUnGh the streets of ihat
Ihpiu'S improving city, and Was led TO direct
~. attention 10 Tile architectural improvp-
HithtS mat are very yisib.y and sulrnd,iiy
rising TO adOrn that enicri,is,u, ,',,v Ak,
walks were p'nicipailN cuniinrd tu those streets
"hefe Improvements were making and winch
.c" 'o d" acquaintance with mann of the ar
t:ts engaged III works OF taste and An yi.jtin,
lie shops IN which The workineu ,y.,. n,,,,a
e". N one OF my visits, was loTciuIV stYuck
WIN Tie elegance and taste d,SuIaN.d ON a
's"d'' monument which was executed and
erected IN the shop OF Mr. Elias Hon. dnSi,,,,-
=" 10 coiinIeh'orate the awful aud ever mcmo-
iapie conilhsratiUn of the Richmond Ihe,,r.
Ia "h,cit so Hlaby useful aud hunured CIT
IshS OF virginia, became victims tu .I,At AIN
destroying element; aud for whom N,r,,i,,,.,
Will 'htif relatives Z. friends will inng inour,,
| The monument yaSs pUntaueou>Iy suh.cr,b
Su i"i ny number or Young gentlemen of
i"'"ihueiphid VINO wished 10 pay tribute oT
| 'VsPoct 10 me memories OF the unfortunate
s"heieiS, thoUSh TO them personality M
known. The writer was one vim pron,,a
otheiS mat subscribed, expected that Ihe n1n-
huhleNt hadi long since been placed in tie M
""'"fhldi c"nirh IN Richmond, Tor which i,
s"n uesisnea ana you may judge, sir, of the
S"ipilZe OF the wiIter, Wheu lie discuyercd it
I ia Tie workshop W the artist vim e>ecn,a5
~ Whefe II may long remain 60 peyue,r,,n
| stain on The character of Tie CITY Of ;Sjch-
''o"u' OF more proDabiy be pat under ti,r
h"ihIheI oil the anctIOneer, and NJ sold tnr
IL may fetch, To remuHeIdI. i'm :. u,.,S,,. 81,
| executor OF the work Tor MS marble ,ud a.
ponr. May the citizens of Richmond iorh,d IL
| oh adiiisentlnquiIy into The cause OF ts ,ot
having been torwai ded TO Richmond was in
''iie" mat W.T. (who designed th,,
| monument, aud who had engaged In hava ,h
"O'A executes anu erected n ihe church and
"ho had been put ~ possession OF The i,eces-
I i''iuS lo' maj purpose was now totally un
In.
unfortunate in business, and thersforo ,, :.
possession OF the means 10 DISCHARGE IA. nbi''
cations To thei ingenious artist vino Xec,,i., IT,,
"o'k, e'tUtr ter his marble Or his lalour. ami
uttIeoE disappointing the hopes ana wishes
os lie gentlemen who SO literally opeue. II,eir
purses on the occasion '"ei'
tue winter understands that Mr.. Hora il
"'"'"@ 10 SUSTAIN considerable loss .poner
t Dn Nlt"nu'u 'he monument from the CITY OF
itchi;ohd bat a. cannot be exyer,e. ~
hi'. HOTe can take mon limspi, tho ,,h,l
ou' t"eh OF furnishing the city OF Rjchn,o,,d
VIII! '"ohlinehi> gratuItouslv, while t,e urjd,
am l"o'c spirit OF the capital OF VIRGINIA il
!eposi'iS III tie lap Oi apathy: i, is nacaes,r,,
'Iit 1t should be reused from its ia,hor,.,,
me voice OF Thunder aud be made, tn ,,lu,,k ,La
Guy character tTsm the lomh of otIi,,,n,
""'' Pi"Se II upon the pinnacle ut fame. that n
may tower with the public character Of Lar
sciences. W aus an"
Ariseci'IzenS ofRiclmOndi ia vour STRENGTH
ana ny one Effort assert the character of ihe
capital of old Virginia, the birth nIare If :,
washington, Henry, a Jefferson. a Madison.
a Monroe, and Of Such men AS W,rt. LII MAJ
me page OF History be botted with so fnui =
Stain' stain that will be surely felt. # Won
heS'ect to grace yout city with works of t.iste
and magnitiCtACe
Mt Editor-yOmr readers NAV be gratifeJ
WIN a description Ofthe monument, whic5, for
nedtneSs OF dssign and eXquisiteness OF work
minShip Is not surpassed
"a monument forms dpyramd surmnuuted
ny hghIy scnlptured arm. The base of tho
monuments o feet square the pIinth Of the
pyramid Us feet, III inches square, the nvra-
ma Is feet, 8 inches square at The base. and
.eei' oinches at top, and The heiyht , leet
. inches, forming fonr tablets, on yyhich tbe
"a'peS OF ihe unfortunate sufferers are currav
ca me cornice forming Gaming of the
pyramid is \ feet, 6 inches square and | font
hIgh, on winch rs Sculptured four globes re-
presenting cherubIm and embicmaticaI on
cravings, the piInthdnd urn, (higiiIy scuIptnr-
ca WIN ornamental and appropriate figures,
iS0 teet inches high the whole height of tba
monument is feet, forming at once "A Grand
anu imposing spectacle, not surpassed nv anv
Ihins OF the KIND fUT elegance or eyuuisiieness
OF "orHmanshiP-thc whole being wrompht
o"l oi tue iiheSt Italian marble
y FRIEND IN THE a p,yc