Southern shield., 1850-09-21
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 E YEI VIE undersigned having been appointed to A solicit contributions from the people of the Icounties of Arkansas, Bradley, Chicot, Desha Phillips, Monroe, St Francis, Cnttenden, Mis- Isissipp, Poinsett and Greene, in the State oi 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 lory of WASHINGTON, and having received the Ipunts 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 cOntri- buttons of the people of the whole UniOn--that every citizen who reveres the memory of the Father of his Country may have an opportunity of attesting his gratitude to the greatest benefac- tor of mankind. From a feeling of pride and patriotism, it 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 muniGcence 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, liberality, and patriotism of the people by whom lit is to be erected.
 The Monument is now 52 feet high, and will, when completed be sir huadrei feet hjgM "It IS to be constructed of granite, encased in marble, land the shaft alone is to be five hundred feet Ihigh-a little higher than the highest of the eter- Inal pyramids. It will be the most illustrous |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 'aindy symbolize the towering elevation of that Icharacter, which, without its aid will be immor- tai. Y 5cU be the UoID60ry Tribune 0t great IDeo0Ie f9 Heir great dcijUcrer-fre6a'9ul'S of- lftriag tfceigm's grcatcsf chamDi0n twill stand u 'he m.ds, of the Capitol of the Uaau, ou lhe banks of .he Potomac It will preside, cenotaph, over the ashes which sleep at Mount Vernon Itwill overshadow the Halls Iof Congress and in pire its deliberations. Ii 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 iith- ographic design of the Monument, all of which dl0 ll@iiu9OiIAO @u aPPlOPl"'C IHtuIO9 +I'u W CII calculated to adorn the dwelling of an American citizen.
 These prints are to be awarded to contrbu, tors as follows:
 A large print of the design oftho Monument or Ia large print of Washington, to be furnished a contribitor of 35, or more;--both large prints to Ia contributor of $8, or more;-cithet small print to a contributor of Sl, or more;--and both small prints to a contributor of Sl,5a 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.
 Q. K. UNDERWOOD.
 Helaaa, Arkansas, .4prH 9, 1852.