Southern shield., 1850-08-03
VOL. XI.
WASEIINGN NEG DN J NM E N E"o

THvHE undersigned having been appointed to -E solicit contributions from the people ot the counties of Arkansas, Bradley, Chlcot, Desha, Phillips, Monroe, St Francis, Crlttenden, Ms sssippi, Poinsett, and Greene, in the State of Arkansas, for the erection of great National 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 wlsh- ing to aid in this laudable work. It IS designed to erect the Monument by the voluntary contrl- buttons of the people of the whole Unlon--that every citizen who reveres the memory ot the Father ofhis Country may have an opportunity of atesting his gratitude to the greatest beneac- tor of mankind. From feeling of pride and patriotism, 1t is hoped and believed, that no per- son will refuse his mite, or hesitate to lend hls 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 it is to be constructed, unparalleled in the world, and commensurate with the gratitude, liberality, and patriotism of the people by whom It is to be erected.
 The Monument is now 52 feet high, and will, when completed, be sir Hundred feet hlgh! "lt is to be constructed of granite encased Tn marble, and the shaft alone is to be five hundred feet high-a little higher than the highest of the eter- nal pyramids. It will be the most iustrous single column ever prompted by the gratitude, or 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 mmor- tai. 4 aUW De he UOlaafary tribWe Ota great people to Meir great deliUerer--freedOm'S of- fering 70 freedom's greaest champion.
 "It 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. twill 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 of the Western Empire.'
 The prints to be furnished to contributors to this great work, consist of large and small DOT trait of Washington, and a large and small lith- ographic 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 contrbu- tors as follows:
 large print of the design ofthe Monument or large print of Washington, to be furnished a contributor of $5, or more;--both large prints to a contributor of $8, or more;-either small print to a contributor of $l, or more;--and both small prints to a contributor of $1 50 and less than $5.
 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 distance, in any of the above named counties, who may wish to assist 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.
 c. K. UNDERWOOD.
 Helena, .Arkansas, .4prH 20, 1850.