The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-07-06

The WAsHRoros MONUMENT AND TmE Asso-
cIArr N.-How many years have that body of pa |
Iiots, who call the NJ selves the Wa. hington Monu-
ment Association, been in existence? How many
circulars have they issued TO the public talking
about the erection of monument TO the Father Of
his Countryl How many appeals to the sympathy
Of the people and Of editors for aid and assistance
in this important matter, which should be carried
out and less said about il 7 In addition to the Va
rious appeals that have been made TO us we have
received the following billet dotr, which was
placed on our desk yesterday morning, with long
ngmaIole about corner stones, officers, patriotic
addresses, and sgners, from James X, Polk, &c
oGicio President, down to Thomas Bludgeon, a per-
son of whom we know very little. Here is the
letter.
Nxw YoRK, July 3, 1s4s.
JAMES q. DENNErr, ESQ.
Society who are to commence the monument at Wash
iDrtos Tomorrow have requested the commi tee here
to have the ps and prospects of the association pub
lshed as much possible in the New York papers =
Several Of the city papers have already published the
enclosed address-and perhaps you may be willing to
par, that amount Of in your editorial columns
to morrow.
Mr.. Bennett has already subscribed most literally
to the monum. mt, and we feel that have right
TO ask any avors. II it will not cost than five
dollars will cheerfuly pay that amount out Of the
funds subscribe. for advertising purposes by the com
miiee will call in at the office in the Of the
morning. Very respectfully,
JB vARNUM, Jr
The caption which have written, is the only one
furnished to any paper.
This is quite an amusing as well as modest re-
quest. few weeks ago, John A. Underwood,
ESQ.,, called upon us in relation to this famous
monument, and explained its purpose. He was
making collections TO commence the corner stone,
and he had gone around to several of the news
paper editors of New York, for the purpose of allow
ing them TO put down their names, to sums attach
ed to their names on paper II appears that
there is more patriotism than pennies among the
editors and in order to favor the movement, many
of them are permitted to put their names to the
document, as subscribers for certain amounts, from
ten twenty dollars, while there was a private
understanding between the parties that no money
TO be given, but the association were to take it
out IN advertising. This is not very open, blunt or
candid manner of doing work of patriotism by
erecting monument TO the Father OF his Country by
a piece of little deception. We refused to be
party 10 any such system. We subscribed twenty
five dollars in real money, and paid over the cash
for the purpose of doing honor TO the memory of
Washington, and from being relieved from all
appeals TO our sympathy in relation to advertise
-ments, or any other matters of the kind None of
the editors of New York contributed one penny.
except the twenty-five dollars given by us. They
sanction the humbug, and put their names down
as we have indicated yet in the face of all this
we see the agent modestly come forth, and after
receiving our money, wish us to fiji our columns
and give more aid to this movement about the
monument, which really and truly appears to be
nothing else but a splendid humbug. We think
we have paid enough already by way of patronage
to a national humbug, that talks eternally about
erecting monument, but never lifts the first
shovel of earth by way of preparation.
In making these remarks, and giving these facts,
we do it with all respect to the character, repu-
taon, talents, virtue, worth, and Christian reslg-
nation of all the officers of this association from
the er ffcio President down to the er ofcio agent.
Among those agents We j. Inman, w. c.
Bryant, and James Brooks, and others whom we
don't know OF. None of these gentlemen have
contributed one penny, while we have contributed
both money, and notices, and advertisements, and
everything else that could be begged OF u.s. Taking
the whole matter, therefore, from first to last
upwards and downwards, there seems to be more
meanness than manliness about the affair, and all
connected with it,