Southern shield., 1850-08-24
WANIEIIfiST A1EnN
NMODW UJ WE EEW E~o


 THyIIE undersigned having been appointed tc | N solicit contributions from the people of the
 counties of Arkansas, Bradley, Chicot, Desha Phillips, Monroe, St Francis, Crlttenden, Ms lsissippi, Poinsett, and Greene, in the State of
 Arkansas, for the erection ot great National 1 Monument at the seat of the General Govern
 ment of the United States, in honor of the mem ory of WASHINGTON, and having received the
 prints to be awarded to contributors IS now ready to receive contributions from those wish ing to aid in this laudable work. It Is designed | to erect the Monument by the voluntary contfi-
 buttons of the people oi the whole Onlon--that | every citizen who reVeres the memory of the
 Father of his Country may have an opportunity
 of attestne his gratitude to the greatest benefac-
 tor of mankind. From a feeling of pride and patriotism, 1t is hoped and believed, that no per son will refuse his mite, or hesitate to lend his assistance towards the completion of an object
 which is to rebound to the glory of the Republic, and to do credit to the munifcence and taste of the present age It is proposed that the contem- plated Monument shall be, like him in whose memory 1t is to be constructed, unparalleled in the world, and commensurate with the gratitude, Iliberallty, and patriotism of the people by whom lit is 10 be erected.
 The Monument is now 52 feet high, and will,
 when completed, be siT Hundred feet higM "It
 is to be constructed of granite, encased in marble, and the shaft alone is to be five hundred feet lhgh-a little higher than the highest of the eter- nal pyramids. It will be the most illustrious single column ever prompted by the gratitude, or 1 built by the art of man. Its foundation Is the
 affection of a nation, and its altitude will but faintly symbolize the towering elevation of that
 character, which, without its aid will be immor-
 tai. t aCW De the Uol,nfary tribute Ot C great
 people 10 Meir great deliverer-,,freedOm's of- Ifering 10 treed0n's greatest champion. I 1t will stand in the midst of the Capitol of the
 Union, on the banks of the Potomac. It will preside, cenotaph, over the ashes which sleep
 at Mount Vernon. It will overshadow the Halls of Congress and inspire its deliberations. It will express the gratitude of the nation--rebuke | the degeneracy of all coming times--and imper. sonate the renown of Washington. twill arise, peerless, as his name, to greet the civilization of the Eastern World, and to herald the progress Iof the Western Empire."
 The prints to be furnished to contributors to this great work, consist of large and small DOT trait Of Washington, and large and small lith- lographic design of the Monument, all of which are handsome and appropriate pictures, and well calculated to adorn the dwelling of an American citizen.
 These prints are to be awarded to contribu- tors as follows:
 A large print ofthe design ofthe Monument or Ia large print of Washington, to be furnished a contributor of S5, or more;--both large prints to a contributor of S8, or more;-either small print to a contributor of Sl, or more;--and both tsmalI prints to a contributor of $I ,5O and less than S5.
 Persons wishing to contribute will find the
 subscription book at the Shield office, in Hele- na, where they can examine the prints.
 Any one living at a distance, in any of the
 above named counties, who may wish to assist 1 in the work, can remit by mail the amount they
 may desire to contribute, the receipt of which
 will be immediately acknowledged and the prints forwarded to such contributor.
 Q. K. UNDERWOOD. Helena Arkansas, .4prH 2 IS59.