The Arkansas banner., 1844-01-16
A DESCRIPTION

TO BE CONTINUED.
 A DESCRIPTION
 Ofthe great Aatioaal .Nonumcm in memory
 of GEORGE WASHINGTON, to 6cerectcd in
 Mc CHy of .Ne,p York, by Me roluntary
 contributions of The people of these United Sides, ot one Dollar, and npacards.
 The plan of tic Monuments that of Pen- l tagon, GS feet in diameter, forming rotunda of the interior 40 feet in diameter and forty 1 feet high; to be finished ill the Gothic styfe of architecture, with projecting buttresses, at each angle of 25x31 feet, and 43 feet high; also two octagon turrets at the angles of the buttrcsses 6 feet 6 inches in diameter, and 6S feel hghfrom the walk 10 thetop of the crock cts.
 In each buttress there will be room 22x91 feet, we'll lighted by three pointed Gothic windows of 5xlS feet and fitted up for a free l Library, which will contain 400, ,000 volumes. Besides, it will contain the History and Me- morials of the Revolution; with a Gallery. communicating with each room, for Busts and Historical Paintings.
 Each room and section is approached from the first Rotundaby five entrances of 0x16 feetj and five spiral stone staircases, ofeasy ascent,
 
 marble Tablet, s by fleet, commemorAting the history and progress of the Monument. ! On the frieze of the first section, will be placed 98 Gothic white marble Tablets, on which to record the names of the signers of the Declaration of Independence; also, tlse names of the Members of the Convention who framed the Constitution of these United States. There will be aterrace feet wide on the top of this section
 The second section, which is 56 feet sit tlfe angles eff the base and 100 feethgh, is str- mounted with rich Gothic cornice and bal- ustrade also, angular projecting buttresses of 24 by Is feet, with two external and internal ornamental turrets, six feet in diameter, and l26 feet high, and surmounted with rich Go- } thic canopies. The buttresses are to contain 45 richly furnished inches for marble statuary. The interior of this section will be tle grand Monumental Rotunda, 40 feet in diameter, and 100 feet high, finished in the rnosi splendid ] style of Gothic architecture, and lit by five pointed Gothic windows and five circular windows, all glazed with thick ground and stained glass.
 g In this Rotunda, is intended to be placed WAsHiNGros's STATUE, in the centre, hold- ing the Declaration of Independence, and surrounded by Lafayette, and our other fo- reign allies. In the thirteen niches are fo be placed statues of thirteen Major Generals appointed by Congress at Philadelphia when WASHINGTON was elected to take command of the armies, all to be finished in the full military costume of their day. The thirteen columns are intended to repre- sent the thirteen confederated States, support- : ing richly ornamented Gothic canopicd ceiling, with an eagle suspended from the : centre. Each columns to supportthe State's : Flag There will be two galleries of light : ornamental iron work above the canopy, where can be seen the Statuarv and Histori- cal paintings, illustrating the events of the Revolution.
 : The third section is plain Pentagon Tow- : CT, 48 feet at the angles of the base, and S7 : feet high, surmounted with rich figured cor nice and balustrade, with plain angular but- tresses projecting IA feet by 3 feet, und I1y feet high.
 : The interior forms q third rotunda of 38 , feet diameter and S6feet high, we'll lighted by five pointed Gothic windows l3 feet wide 5 and 43 feet high. This rotunda is intended l to be divided into ten separate galleries for : the use and encouragement of young men of genius in the study of the Fine Arts; m executing Historical Paintings to embellish the Great Saloon; and in modelling statues of the Heroes of the Revolution, to alorn the interior and exterior niches
 The whole will be surmounted by gale vanized cast iron Pentagon pinnacle, 36 feet at the extreme angles of the base, and l94 : feet high. The pinnacle will be cast in the form :. window mullions, and filled in with metal sashes and glazed with glass, Inside is tc [ be a wrought iron spiral staircase, to ascend } l46 feet to platform and a lookout: , 4 platform will be erected inside of the pin- nacls, 9 feet above the base, where instru- ments may be placed for National Ohsersa tory, which will be 279 feet from the base cf : the monument The upper lookout will bs 400 feet from the base, making the whols height from the walk to the top of the crocket of the pinnacle 425 feet.
 Il The estimated cost of erecting not to exs ! si