Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1836-05-09
MEMORY OE' WASHINGTON

MEMORY OE sSg1EVe.EBN.
DEOPLE or AMrnc, Thirv-siv wears have
rolled ava, since the body of Nour beloved
Washington was conSencd,o The humble scpnehre
IN Which II NOW rcposcs. The melancholy event
threw the Whole nation into tears, aud the deter
mnation Of Your Representative, To erect mon
umcnt 10 his memory, worthy of his Sublime viz
| tues, WIS then every where hailed with DELIGHT.
But no memorial OF gratitude and ,cucralion - vel
visible The stranger and soiourucr in Your conn-
try has sill 10 ask, where is the NATIONAL MONT
! MENr, sacred 10 the memory of Your iIlasirau,
Washington, and dedicated to public aud private
! virtcl Where shall look for the evidence al
the gratitude of the American People TO the man
who, under Providence, made them what HEY are
! Alas aS National memorial il is no where 10 be
| found.
americans Let moi this generation pass away
before yoa provo to the world that the memory Of
| your beloved Chief is still held IN ,curralion, and
! his great virtues and services still cherished IN
your hearts that the cold NEGLECT, So long evil-
ccd, shall no longer disgrace the character ol your
country, and that You Vet have the patriotism and
feeling which become the Co0ntrymcn OF Wash
! ington.
americans You are now called upon, perhaps
for the last time, To respect Your own character aud
that OF vonr country, hv doing honor To the mem
Org OF him 10 whom You owe 50 large dchl of
gratitude. \ monument IS 10 he erected, under
the direction Of Society, established for TIM pur
pose, in the city which he selected asa Metropolis
of the Nation, and which hears las honoied namr.
hy the voluntary contributions Of the American
People. The sum required from each is bat small
that each may have the honor Of contributing 10 SO
noble an object. Ihai no one may complain Of
not having an opportunity 10 share in the Glory Of
such undertaking, and TO show the respect and
gratitude he feels all will be called on ior their aid
and from all, old and vonnp, male and female
that aid is expected. With the aggregate thus oh
tanned, monument viii be erected, which, like
him IN whose honor it is To he eonslructcd will be
without parallel in the world. Every where the
memory OF the Father of his Country is held in
| voncraton and let your contributions be in pro
portion 10 that vcncrarion The Time has come
when the Stigma OF mgratiimlc shall he botcd from
the cscuteheon OF the Rcpuhlic, and the American
People will no longer be tainted with Indifference
and apathy TO the memory olthcr ilhistrions pal-
riot.
Irhom Cai,rnsi The monument to the cree.
ton of which you now called upon to contri-
butte, must be worthy Of yourselves, OF your conn-
try, and Of the man to whom il j, To be- dedicated.
II viii he monument not of Washington alone,
but OF the gratitude, patriotism, nlnllicrnce and
taste of the People of the present age Of The Re
public. II Is intended, therefore, to make il al
once slupendous and elegant, thai it may be an
object in which the present generation will glory,
aud at which future generations will admire and
wonder. To do this "A general contribution OF even
the small sums required, (and which every one
can aGord,) will be sufficient. For these the
agents of the Society authorized to call upon
each of YOU and it is expected that no Amcri-
can will be found 50 Indifferent to his own rcpula-
ton and the character of his country ii, to refuse
or withhold his mite from object SO honorable
to the American People.
BY order of the Board of Managers Of the
Washington National Monument Society
GEO. WATTERSTON, Secretary.
0}sThe undersigned has been appointed 10 col
lccl tn contributions FOR the above purpose in The
county of Campbell including the town of Lynch
burg, and intends giving every white nhabltant OF
! this county opportunity OF maniicNting the
gratitude he owes to the father Of our common
country. From feelings OF pride and o patriotism,
it is believed that American refuse his mite,
or hesitate to lend his assistance towards the
prtion of object which is TO rebound 10 the glory
OF the Republic, and to do credit 10 the muniilcencc
and taste of the present are II is proposed that
the contemplated Monument shall be like him in
whose honor j, is to be, constructed, unparalleled
in the world, and commensurate with the gratitude,
/ lbcrality and patriotism OF the people by whom ii
is to be erected. No plan has yet been adopted,
but it seems to be the wish Of the Society that ii
should blend stnpcndousncss with Icgancr, and
be Of such magnitude and beauty as TO be an OBJ
cct of pride to the American people, and strike
the beholdcr with admiration. Its materials arc
intended to be wholly American, and Of marble 81
granite brought from each State, that each Stale
may participate in the glory of contributing IN
materials as well as in funds to its construction.
The subscription books to be transmitted to the
Socicty,-to he placed in the Monument, IN AN
aparmentto be erected for their safe keeping,
and togo down TO posteriiy, and be cla'sed accor-
ding To States, Counties Towns, Nc. Con'e-
quentlv, the name of every contributor, when
practicable, will he written by himself, and 1t also
seems TO be the intention of the Board OF Mann
gers, as well in Justice to the contributors, as to en-
sure the responsibility of the collectors, 10 publish
the names and the amount contributed by them, In
each State Though the highest sum to be contri-
bu,ed by each individual is limited 10 one dollar
vet any amount NAV BIO received, provided tho
person subscribes for himself and family, or o
himself and others. Therefore, any sum offered
however great or small will be received.
RICH'D. PERKINS.
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