Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1849-01-19

tsfmined TO obtain Tor il whatever sanction cculu
be derived from resolution Of The "hisloIica'
Society. Accordingly, me following ;csoiu'ioh
was proposed and unanimously adopledi
Resolved That a committee oil i've DC ap'
noinled 10 take into consi eraIicn the test means
Of securing the erection, 10 Virginia, oil suitable
monument 10 tie Father o. his Counlry-ah en-
,erprise once begun, but now suspended, inoueh,
no doubt fondiy cherished By every true VirS'h-
ian" ao,
Messrs. Maclarand, Lyoas AMI J. I Andef-
son, and the Rev. Nj. Tinsley, formerly cnap
lain 10 Congress, ale membeis ol sais Io'h'ii"-
lee, who il IS bopsi will eater jealousy upon t.e
discharge OF Inc duty assigned i.cm. virginia
has already been oursirrped by Maryland, WIN
her "moGunentGl Civ K! her not De also W
New York and Washington
| hope you agree with me in The opinion ma u
this State should, a once, appropriate lnnds SUM
cicnt Tor me completion Of the proposed hohu'
men;. and thai. on d LIBERAL scale. a Mohu-
menl 10 Washington in and BY his naive SAFE,
is a tribute due scarcely less 10 justice, tnan 10
| love and gratitude. ln rearing II, every person
! in the commonwealth should have the honor ana
! The Measure Il contributing something. Inc
most general mode Of contribution IS by an aP-
| preparation from The Treasury. NO sys'em VI
| private contribution can b. rendered as peiVa-
sive OF The whole STATE as that hy which the reVe-
nue. q! the >ae is collected. When through neI
representatives, Stale gives her means io' suln
| a purpose as that am urging, il mol only derives
| supnor, from the largest number o! her citizens,
| but receives Stale sanction, and brings an no,
| nor 10 The Sac in her Collective capacity; ana
| then the hun,hlest indlvidua! can lonk win pfiue
| and exrlla ion upon the MODEST So that o'd'c
| libsrality can ever produce AMI fee 'ha' y - ~
par, his own. The constituency who wcu'd ho'
| be delighted 10 gee their delegate vonS hei' niue
towards The erection Of a Monument 10 Washing-
| ton do not deserve 10 BE- represented.
| For one, | had rather that such monument
in Virgin,a should be State otsrang from her
| Treasury into whose Golfers Ill would men nave
ca. their contribution. however small, 10 TINS sa
cred object Bul as The calis Tor punlIc money
are so numerous, suppose there should be dIfiicu :
" 10 ba ming tirec; appropriation 10! ms
| pufpose. Is there uat some innd within The con-
| lrol Of The Legislature that a!sht properly De ap'
piedlo ii
The funds now in the Treasury, and 10 which
aluson has been MAJ have arisen IRON private
| donations mad. in 1918, III pursuance oi Iesoiu-
| lions adopled bv me Genera Assembly. The OH
ginal amour, was only Sl3,063 10. II IS now
| upwards oi $4,000 II he state, then, would
contribute ouly as much As has been gwen by
| private individuals, hands me monument coulu
| b. erected. EiSnty 'noushha uoliuis W""'i ."'it
pIe,e one no, unworthy Of he Slate ard OF the
| Son whom she has ever delighted 10 honor. Can
there b. any valid reason wny she shoald mol, IN
behalf o! those 81 her Children who gave nolhlns
originally aui those who nave been born since
1918, contribute sum equal - ,hat raised by
private coma i)n2 al one lime, 10 1916, she was
willing to under axe ne Whole work Al her own
expense provided the remains oi Washington
could have been !emived 10 Richmond. But
nape they viii rryer he moved from their chosen
res ing place The ote:.s AMI nonves ioT which
monuments are erected, depend MI upon The spo'
| where iepose The asbes Of The honoIcd dead. Ia
every place, as in every sse, when nose ashes
can no longer be distinguished from The earth
which contained them, ihsse EenicnIos indicate
the love and gratitude OF hose who derived benz
f S from eminent services, iosier virtue and lnc'e
10 glory
The approaching anniversary, The 22l q Fe-
bruary, mi.h, lie appropriately celebraed ny our
Legislature, las ~ wasin lSl1D BY some effective
measure towards The erection 81 suc, memoir
al ol the virtues aad services 0! GEORGE WASH
mot n.
Soliciting your views upon the topics herein
suggested, so that | ms5 lave The privilege Of
making public use Of them, ! have The honor
10 he yours. yerytru B. b. MINOR.