The North-Carolina standard., 1845-09-24
From the Richmond Enquirer.
Eauestrian Statue Of General Jackson.

equestrian St0tue OF General JACKSON.
A large number of the citizens OF Washington
City assembled on Monday evening, to take meas.
ures for the erection of a monument to the memo.
ry of Andrew Jackson. On motion of james
Hoban, General J. p Van Ness was called TO
preside General Van Ness made a short and
appropriate address, in which he paid tribute OF
his personal regard and sincere respect for the
civil and military virtues Of Jackson:
I" On motion, Messrs. Amos Kendall and John
Boyle were unanimously elected first and second
Vice Presidents; and James Hoban, and J. w.
Maury, Esqrs, were made Secretaries. ~ ...
The meeting being thus organized, Mr.. Ho-
ban asked permission to present a series of reso-
luticns, that had been prepared by gentleman
taking an interest in the subject and handed to
him for presentation. .. E.- ... ..
" Res0tred, That the American people be call
ed upon 10 unite in erecting, at the seat of the Fed
eraI Government, suitable monument to the me-
mory of the Hero, Patriot and Sage, whose re-
cent loss the nation still deplores, 10 go down to
our most distant posterty as record of the great
mans glory and of his country gratitude and grief
" Resolred, That colossal equestrian statue,
in imperishable bronze, is deemed the most suita-
bic for the purpose TO transmit to future centuries
the features and form on which the annals of the
Republic will teach each new succeeding genera
ton TO look with an everrenewed love and rever-
ence, and ever-renewing ambition to emulate
his noble deeds and nobler virtues
"ResoLred, That for the purpose of raising by
voluntary subscription the requisite sum, a Cen
trail Committee of Thirteen be appointed which
shall proceed forthwith 10 organize the necessary
measures for the collection of such subscription
by whom monthly publication of the same shall
be made, and the money securely invested. H.
" Res0tced, That as General Jackson's own
most trusted and beloved friend, and the selected
inheritor of his papers and guardian of bis fame
Francis =. Blair be appointed Treasurer. - j.,
'" ResoLrcd, That the following citizens consti-
tute SAID committee of thirteen, with power, to
supply vacancies in their own number and, after
the completion Of the subscription, to direct and
superlntend the execution of the proposed work ::
! Cave Johnson, Francis P. Blair, Thomas Richie,
Amos Kendall, John r. Van Ness, John c..
Rlves, William A. Harris, Jesse E. Dow, Benia-
mn b. French, John W. Maury, Charles K.
Gardner, James Hoban, and Charles p. Seng-
stack"
| Alter an eloquent aud able speech from Mr..
t1oban, IN behalf of the resolutions, and beauti-
lul tribute to the memory of Jackson, from Mr..
fJ.sOSullivan of New York, the author of the
Resolutions, they were enthusiastically adopted.
l.. The Union, pays the following compliment to
the valuable labors of Mr.. OSuIivan in this truly
patriotic aud noble cause: ~ -
- Mr. OSulliyan. Of New. York is entitled to
the thanks Of the whole Republican party for the
enthhuslasm he has shown in ganizing the plan
TOR the equestrian statue TO be erected in honor of
Gen. Jackson. -. He has been several DAYS ia, this
city, devoting himself with all his zeal and ener-
gies to this Interesting object" r.ls1