Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-03-14
views, and surely. therefore. objections at present
are wholly out of time and place.
COLBERT.
Philadelphia, January z. 1926.
PUBLIC .MO.Nfr,fENrTs

fCBLlC .MO.VO.uEyvT'S.
TO THE EDITORS OF THE ENQUIRER.
Gentlemen: have long reflected upon a sub
ject which. though novel, and may appear at first
view romantic and impractcable, 10 nevertheless
IN my opinion, worthy of the consideration of the
people OF Virginia, well the nation at large
| for 1t is a national concern, or at least may be
made SO.
Whatever motives may have actuated the an
| clients IN rearing their monuments, in building py-
rainds, and other projects for the purpose of COM
memorating events, certain it is that in those in
| stances where their intentions were to hand down
TO posferity something like history of any re-
markaoie circumstance connected with that Of ther
country, their examples should be initiated And
we nave before us accounts Of the monum ents
erected In different sections of the U. States COM
memorative of particular battles, of some of our
most distinguished men, Sc; but there is one event
which we have as yet overlooked, and that is, the
erection OF pyramid monument at James
ioon the spot celebrated the landing of the first
setiers OF Virginia of the new yorld-in the year
low. ne Old ruins OF that sacred scite are fast
moudsfinS away a few more fleetng wears and
mere VIII not be vesfige remaining 10 designate
70 the enquring traveller, the spot where our adj
Vehtutous foreiathers hrst trod Ought Virpinians
ought Americans, to permit the present ouie, ne
fod 10 pass by without attempting at least, to
erect something characteristic of the event The
sete Is eIisibie---the proud stream which laves i,s
shores--up or down, which pass daily vessels from
! the largest merchantmen, and steam boats down
" Ir"'' oi small dimensions, carrying upon their
decks IN The course OF the year thousands of snec
| 'ators-how magnificent to them wond .,,,o,,
! me object, and how gratifying the view 10 behold
'he monument, as they turn a point of land either
aooVe or below peering lis summit s,rmounta,i hv
aenarac'erhtc statue, indicating to the bebolIer s
wen .he srot where he then is as that the monu-
men' Is commemorative of one of the greatest G.
= n hic
associated IN my mind with this ancient, this 9,
| cred place, but they are at present so co,fsa,
together that 1t will require time TO arrap.e ber
Out my ofJect IN this communication gentlemen
IS only to give hint of what have for some time
had IN view, and for the present leave The suh-
~, W oe 'aken up Nv some one better qualified
ne ana oil the Legislature might hereafter be OH
'",heo ana mere are manv Of wealthy citizens
who' have no doubt, will contribute bv priva,e
subscription towards its erection. James Riyar
ana Other neighboring streams afford na,er.1 j.;
abundance ana there car. BE- no difficulty in nro
curing them " f
Should our fellow-citisens think nroper % ,.L.
The subject up, would recon mend that orr.nge
n'eh's oe made to purchase The sciie and that COM
pe'e", '''eh De appointed to carry the object into
eSecution-ahd, have no doubt, that by the e4tb
OF May, one thousand eight hundred and twenty
eisht, The anniversary of the next Jubilee. y he
foundation stone may be laid.
Yours, Sc PTOIEAIy
aCje Ptolemy must excuse US for M, br;na;,.
our ms article as soon he desired it, and also far
the liberty we have taken of emitting one SEN
tence Tor the purpose of better adapting il to
the present period. The fact is, we received il n,
moment OF great pressure; and NOT deeminp an
n'ed'ae publication necessary, we laid il by un
VII more convenient opportunity His late card
reminded Us of our neglect; and it was not un,ii
we rad looked again into his communication ,ba,
we found we had laid il too long TO answer one of
ts purposes The only redress we can offer is 70
publish, with the exception of the sentence abova
referred to- and TO offer him the free use of our
columns Tor The accomplishment of the interesting
design which he has in view rEi;fo,s