Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-05-16
MEMORY OF WASHINGTON.

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NFOpI.E OF AMERICA! Thiriy-six years nave
rolId ava, since the body Of Your beloved
-l;,,,,, was con,io ned 10 the un,tlr s"pnichIf
- which i, nov reposes. The melancholy event
,hraw The whole nation into tears, and ne ae'c'-
,,inat,on of Your Representatives t. erect d h'o'-
umtnt 10 his memory, worthy OF his 'npi''e v"
tues, was then every wi'"rr haiied WIN o''-"'.
pa, ~, memorial oil gratitude and vencraion Is Vet
visible. The stranger aud soDonrnfr IN Your eoIh-
tr, h,, sill 10 ash, where IS the NATIONAL MIMI
ufSr, sacred TO Iii. memory oil foT h''s'r'""s
Ws,,inptnir and dedicated ioruhilc and private
,,,,o.f Where shall hook for the evidence oi
IN. gratitude. Of the american People 10 the n'an
who. under Providence, abe them what they are
Alas rs Il Sdtolal '"tioIidi, II Is ~ "'"'o " ''
found.
1usricaast LII moi this generation pass away
he,or. Vol prove To tia. world thai the memory OF
,onr bel. we'd Chiet is dill held in srnerdtl''l, ana
his great virtues AMI services still chrrl,le III
yonr hearts that the cold neglect, 81 long eN'n-
ce,, shall no longer disgrace the character OF your
country, and that you yet have the patriotism and
feeling Which become the Countfymen Of Wash
ington.
.1mericnnsi You are now called upon, perl ao>
for the last tIm respect Your own character ana
that of your country. by doing honor 10 th. mrm-
ory of him 10 whom You owe large ii dchl Il
gratitude. \ monument - ~ w 'If'''', hhi'I
the direction Of a Society," established for that pur-
pose in the city which he selected Metropolis
Of the Nation, and which bears Iii, honoicl name"
nv the voluntary contributions OF the American
People. The sum required from each IS but small,
that each may have the honor OF contributing to 81
noble an object. That no one may complain OF
not having AN opportunity to share IN the glory Of
such an undertaking, aud to show the respect and
gratitude he feels, all will he died ON for their aid,
anl from all, old and Young, male and female,
that aid is expected. With the aggr'g tie thus OBJ
tanned, mun,Im mt will be erected, which, like
him in whose honor it is to be constructed will be
without parallel in the world. Every where the
memory Of The Father of his Country is held in
veneralion: and let your contributions he III pro-
portion To thai vcnerdtion The time has come
when the stigma Of ngratinif shall be hlo'trd from
the escu,cheon of TN, Republic, and the American
People will no lon gcr be tainted with Indifference
and apathy to the ncmory oltheir i'll Istious Pat
riot.
FtHon Cai1.ns, The monument tn the cree.
ton Of which You called upon 10 coniri-
butte, must be worthy oil yours ''v - % your conu-
try, aud OF the ntn to whom i to be dedicated.
1t Will b. monument not OF W l,hngton alone,
hl OF the gratitude, p1'rloii,n, mnnhr"nce an
t,>ie ut III" Prop. of The present ave al the Re-
public. II Is intended, therefore, t. make ii -,
nnr.. snpcndon, anl ricrtpt, thai il may BE- an
obj CT III winch lie present e"Hrraii"h viii slnIN,
'nd At winch ini'ne 4"arr'ilen> NIL admire an
w'ad T. '"i 'tiilN stn't II - 'irhnioh 81 eN".
the Snai SlhN r'a 'ir"a, ri winch every on
can adpf',) VIII be >ittrhta'. t"r th>c tie
TENTS ii the S"ciaiN AZ author "a to can NJ"
"aeh oI N"n; AMI II rs y l'crhd iliti no Am'r'-
ap"' BE- l'til1 - ~ iiii"r"a Ia IN, own replli
non aud I" character. oi ms country a' I" rt'ln>
ar withhold his mite from A oh]ect 50 honorable
to tho American Y p'.
BY orlcr OF the Bmri al Managers OF Ma
Washington National NJ 'nnnani Spc,rtS
GEO. VI itRNION, SrcTtttry.
! = fhr undersigned has bern appointed 10 co..
'rcl tn contributions ion ih- above purpose III Tia
'onntN of Campbell, llclaIn, the town Of Lynch
mr., ani ilt,an Is giving every white nh ibltant
/ hs conr'y an Opportunity o. mani,,sn. the
| gratitude he owes to the tahrr OF oar nm 3
c bnntrN. FROM feeling, of prlt' anl Of pan otis l.,
IL hrllrycl that M elrrcan can refuse his .nIt,.
| r hesitate t. lend his assistance, towards the com
riion of an ohIcc, which i, Ia rrlolnd 10 the eln v
i ill.,. Republic, and TODD credit To tho mnniiicencc
nd taste of the pr srni are Ii is proposed that
! ne cuatempla,rI VI ,numrnt shall be- Ike, him in
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