Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1838-06-28
FROM WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON MONUMENT

The senate, OF Friday, proceeded 10
consider the bill from the House autho.
rizing the Washington Monument So
cieiy TO erect a monument 10 the me.
mory OF Washington, on the public mall.
Mr.. Preston bjected 10 the site as
too low, and said on that account he
should vote against the bill.
Dir Bayard objected to the site, tina,
the monument would greatly iniure the
beauty of the view west Of the Capitol.
Mr.. Allen inquired what was the
amount OF means which had been col.
leeted from all parts Of the country.
Mr.. Roane replied that il had been
stated at $4,000.
Mr.. Allen then. in a speech Of con.
siderable length, and great earnestness
IN which he was vigorously seconded
by his colleague. Mr.. Morris, express.
ed hi' decided belief that more than
$50, 200 had been collected for this
object in Ohio alone, as 1000 were
known (by Mr.. Norris to have been
collected in one small county; and Mr..
A. made very strong insinuations shat
that there must be fraud somewhere.
Mr.. Hubbard expressed surprise at
the smallness OF the sum, declared i,
wholly inadequate 10 the object, and
urged that the Government should have
nothing whatever 10 do with the sub
Ject further than 10 grant site for the
monument.
On motion Of Mr.. Morris, the bill
was indefinitely postponed, without a
division.
The readers OF the Intelligencer will
have seen, by the report OF last Friday $
proceedings Of Che Senate, that, ia the
debate on the bill proposing TO grant a
site for the erection of a monument 10
the memory of WASHINGTON, the two
Ohio Senator'S thought ft TO hazard
some very serious imputations against
The managers Of the Monument Associ.
alton Messrs. Morris and Allen. OF
Ohio indirectly, and yet quite positive
ly, charged the managers 81 the associa-
lion with swindiing. They said that
they had accounted for thirty thousand
dollars n subscriptions only. when IT
was an asceHained fact shat more than
that amount had been collected ~ OHIO
alone. IL was estimated that three
hundred thousand dollars had been paio
IN. These grave charges ought 70 be
investigated
What supposed grounds these gen
.lemen had Tor venturing an allegation
u so grave a character against an asso-
cation of eighteen OF twenty Tespccta.
bic citizens We do not fully ncrcciye
Certain " - that such charges should
not IL made on vague or doubtful
grounds from 80 exalted forum a. the
Senate Of The United States--one that
while II gives weight 20 whatever Is
there asserted, shields ITS members from
al legal responsibility Tor what they
utter. This last confederation. Of itself.
prompts men OF honorable feelings 20
Doc extremely guarded in What ihey say
On the floors 1T Congress affecting The
personal chafacferof a citizen
10 regard 20 the injurious charge as.
cfibed 60 the OHIO Senators. We pre-
sumo that the managers OF the assocla.
ton vii c1npder u due - the numcr.
Gus ciilens throughout The Union who
have contributed ~ The monument fund
a. veil a. 90 themseiyes, 90 show the
groundlessneB % the accusation 80
Whether they DO 60 or not, however.
We ViIl ourselves undertake 10 say. on
our own knowledge. both Of the mana
gers and their proceedings. that the
charge - utterly unfoundsd, add that
The Senators Of Ohio have. supposing
them 10 have been correctly reported
shown thsmselves az Ignofsnt Of the
enc AZ Of the other Nat Isf
TRrAptNS ~ TVS FoorsTEPs,--"I
kors no Treasury notes WILDE issued
eHclsinsd Gen. Jackson. Let o.
haze twenty millions Of Treasury