The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-10-06
JACKSON MONUMENT.

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10 the people otme Onned States:
A large meeting Of the citizens of Washington on
the 18th of September, lS45, (Gen. John p Var
Ness presiding, J unanimously and enthusiastically
adopted these resolutions:
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mite IN erecting At Inc seat Of he federal "
suitable monument to the Of the Hero Patriot
Sage whose the nation still derores go down
our mos ny ~ dsoo,d Of e great mans
R:,sirsd That colossal eoaestran statue in mner;sba
BILE bronze deemed the most suitable for the purpose to
transmit to uture centuries the features and form on which
sne anma o. me WIN .eaen eacn new suceeedine
ence andan eyerrenewinr ambition TO emuats his nohl,
deeds and nober virtues.
Resoipd That for the purpose Of raising by voluntary
sa ~ pln;n e cd hh hii commee o. thr
lie the for The COLLECTION Of such suh
scrption by whom monthly publication Of the same shall
be made and the money securely invested and R.sGIved
nat "a Ssneia own most trusted and beovet
Of his fame Francis p Blair be appointed treasurer
Rssoired That the following citizens constitute said
mee 2, zen WIN 20 slppiy vacancies u he
10 dpent and snnernend the execntion Of th
works Cave Johnson Francis P. Blair, Thomas Richie
Amos Kendall John Van Ness John g Rives William
ars Jesse Wahs mi chn, sury
stack " s''s
m
Inc commlttec on whom devoives .he execution
OF the hgh trust designated ny their ieow-citlzent
OF washington, reel conndent that its Imminent Il
NOT more earnestly desired ~ lneir immeoiate con
sutuents than oy the great mass OF Inc American
people
"A colossal equestrian statue IN imperishanle
bronze, presenting 70 tne eyes OF al future genera
uons the Hero ana farlot as ne ived' exhioitine
the FEATURES, the person, tne apparel the atutude
ana almost the acuon, wnicn peionged 70 MN at me
moment OF rendering tne nignest service 20 MS coun,
Try, mas Always been lookes upon ny the iree and
hobie-minded people OF every age, as the best De
quest they could give to their descendants In such
mode the virtues 70 winch the republic ATTRIBUTES
us greatness are IN some sort, enduringly person.
hedi ana the Fosthumous honor winch imparts an
Immortal presence IN 'he midst OF MS countrymen
70 one great Puphc peneiacior, gives orth 10 the
Pa'riouc emuiauon Wnicn, tnrougn succeeding ages,
m9ltiplles asplrants to kindred fame
Is moi only, men, me national gratitude, put
just sense OF the PUBIC interests wise care OF the
nat'onal glory, whicn erects lasung monuments 70
commemorate tne cluZens VINO deVo'e themselves 10
the service OF the republic.
Inc Congress OF great men, VINO contributed 70
found me Tree government we ENJOY, decreed an
equestrian statue 70 washington, as the man most
worthy OF the renowh OF our glorious revolution
IL was 10 nahd MIN down 70 tne remotest posterity
m ms military character, IN the iineaments and
haoiime lts whlch ne wore when ne achieved the
independence OF his country, that the Congress
voied monument which shouid present the general
as ne appeared on the scene OF his greatest exploits
Al that time the me arts had not attained maturl-
" ~ our country, adequate 10 execute worthily the
design, Now, American seuptors have arisen,
rom whom Europe borrows the power 70 eternize
the features OF her ilustrious men; and hence the
last Congress TOOK the nrst step towards the accom-
pilshment Of the resolution Tor the construction
OF the equestrian statue to washington. The
gratiuds ana honor OF the nation imPeriously de-
mand the full and Immediate execution of the work,
which circumstance have already too long delayed.
II our countrymen should also decree an equestrian
monument to the patriotic chief who shed his strip
ling blood In the revolution and who closed the last
war Tor the maintenance OF his country's Independ-
ence IN blaze OF glory, only less brilliant than that
which achieved that independence at York Town,
would be equivalent to an instruction to the APP
preaching Congress TO consummate the movement
OF the last session and the nation may be gratfed
by witnessing the elevation OF hitting memorials to
the heroic general who conquered liberty for his
country, and to HIM who preserved II. Such trib-