Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-07-31
WASHINGTON NATIONAL MONUMENT.

The Board of Managers of the Washington National Mon
ument Society having determined commence the conem-
plated the memory of WAsHIssroS in this city
a suitable site be obtained, which, expect
ed will be granted by Congress their next session. have
thought expeden their collections, for the pur-
pose of rendering the proposed worthy the man in
whose honor is be erected To accomplish this object
they happy the public that they have
tanned the services of the Hon. ELISHA WHTrLEsEY the
general agent of the Society," who has upon his duties
with that energy and patriotism which noble undertake
ing calculated to inspire Subagents will be appointed by
him for different parts of the United States, and strong APP
peal again made to the countymen of the iustous
INGToS Tor aid in completing undertaking which is
fleet honor them and evnce their gratitude to the great
founder of their liberties. As specimen Of the feeling which
has been called forth by the Of the determine
ton of the Board the collections the following ex-
tracts from the letters of gentlemen in different sections of the
country given:
60 has long been matter only ofinereso me- but the
pocasnaon sufficient funds has been source
of deep regret especially since have read in the National
negencer that the patriotic Society of which YOU are
rotary has at length determined proceed the erection of
monument with entirely inadequate have doubt
that your Society has done all that deemed expedent
possible to do in the matter of raising the funds by subscription
throughout the Union, yet must be permitted that
fear many parts of the Union have been entirely neglected by
the agents appointed obtain subscriptions Such know
has been the case in this county, and perhaps in all of West
ern Pennsylvania.
al lay claim the possession of more public patriotic
spirit than any Of my eow-countymen but say that
there will be exhibited not only lack of patriotic efforts
where but that act of injustice will be perpetrated
against any part of the Union which permitted to be
eced denied the privilege of contributing the above no
Bile purpose Shall it be said that the Frosty sons the
mountaneers of Pennsylvania, contributed the
Washington monument Shall they who inhabit the noun
neton time declared his intention flee last
fuge in of entire defeat the seaboard-sha they
say, be deprived OF the opportunity of evncng their enduring
for that santed patriot by giving their mite to the
ton Of monument to his memory No, not and
doubt not that hundreds of citizens will respond no
Give US then an opportunity Let me urge you make
effort to procure larger fund Let strong appeal be
made TO the people every where arouse and by smua-
neous effort redeem their character, by raising sui-
GENTLY large to erect that may do honor to the
and memory Of Washington and to the gratitude and
patriotism of American citizens" &c.
The is from the letter of the Cashier of the Bank OF
Circevile Ohio, addressed Mr.. Whittesey the general
agent ..."
81 beg leave to tender to you my personal services far
my official duties may permit me to devote them in the
cause, in receiving and transmitting to you the voluntary
butons of the patriotic citizens of the country and its vcn-
iy will also offer to you officially the institution under my
charge temporary place of deposite for all funds which
your agents may find convenient leave this point
" As IT is necessary according to your appeal that COM
pensaton be fixed at the time of appointment propose
retain for my private benefit all the sataco may derive
from faithful discharge of my duties The compensation tc
the bank shall be- what trust every bank 10 Ohio will agree
to, the profits Of transmitting you par funds the city
of Washington all such dposites any you may
desire the same"
Sentiments like these, it believed, felt by every patr
otto citizen in the Union and the appeal once made tc
the people of this country will be responded with enhu
siasm by ALL The design which the Board has adopted il
which be made superior in magnifcence that
any other monument in the world. 1t be elevated ehe
two hundred and fifty six hundred feet high according
the funds which may be contributed and it hoped thai
American pride well American gratitude will
satisfied with any structure for noble object that does
not surpass all others in the world.
GEO WATTERSTON,
Secretary Wash Nat Mon. Society