Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-02-08
I.EG,sLATURE OF VIRGINIA.
TrrsDAr. FEBRUARY S, 1850.

When the House adjourned Monday, it had before II
u Rv M P,TRI1K Resolved That the Governor be re-
ouested 10 communicate 10 this House %heieF any ~
has been selected Tor the Washington Monument anu 81
what nan has been adopted and the estimated cost ana
nahe time of completion and he be also requested TO
DELAY any further proceedings in regard 10 The io
ia execution until the House shall take some iuf'ieI aeoh
upon the subject. . ,.o !, nor
sona explanation. II had been charged upon MN ,'t ~
Offering that resolution, he had designed an ed
On the Governor and Council No such idea mao ee'er
his mind The Monument which had been adopted, d.; %
would be adopted every ought to know was hol SUIT
HE II nronnsed 10 the people he did believe that there
was one in hundred that would say that was an -
nrafe monument TO Washington. lie did not prots9 -.
have much skin or taste in Architecture nu nc
objected 10 Equestrian Statue to Washington ,han
inS,on possessed great qualities more p, monn
others, they those OF Civliah why Po' Wy
ment entirely TO the "GeneralF . h an,
He objected To the Statues that were Designer 70 o p
ON the pedestal Could any individual add 10 me 80
~ Wspoo,on None There should be nothing to diy'de
the attention oil the behoier. The Monument sno ~
cautiously chosen; /, which was 10 ast i cs
To last when the individuals who composed lc IL
soners for its selection should have passed OUT Oh @ no
willing ADM, that the indvIaui's ",,o there moi
paced upon the pcdcstals great, Du' Mei. -;
herindiyduals who were also connected win le sy
and growth OF tue country. By making ''e ln
which the Commissioners had done. ley nad u't H. d
inusce 10 other distinguished Nirsnians, and 10 'c' DC"
W. affected 10 the Monument selected account OF the
He meant no rejection on the skill or taste Of the aIchi-
,ecr Individuals nigh, look the monument hereafter
- cr,cise IL without being charged with casting an I'M
puaton OH the Governor of being guilty OF treason 10 ~
country. h ra ma, tnow
whether the plan Mr. Crawford had been definitely ADOPT
ed or not lie did not lay claim 10 much actcclnfl te
in such matters but must DC allowed me hy The
mis- opinion of the plan selected Tor the monument D. w
He did not believe that worse one cou'
have been selected. :, >, oa,,
Mr. SHEPARD did not rise to make speech OF 10 cor.
,inue the discussion Discussion now TOO he ANY
gentleman on the floor certainly had the sh 10 express ms
opinion about the taste OF the Monument pu' nc suu,
rhcthe
polite them attempt to select another pan 10 M
Monument He asked tue menoer i1u, nar III h "a
Of the House? We.c the Commissioners composed o
gentlemen Of judgement and Of taste Was rish' aet to
Commissioners had met and even taken the uhhee
caution OF placing their plan before the Governor ana eou
Gil that their action should tc superseded j.,
Ii the House proceed 10 Tie consideration "
proper model until il came 10 an agreement IN n.' -
ION they woud be in session II months before came "
conclusion Fer the reasons which nc had stated he
he indefinite posponement of the resolution
Mr. SYME before the taken, wished TO send To
The Clerk 10 be the House editorial winch had APP
reared in the Enquirer of the morning II would DC feheh-
bcred by the House subject oil the Monument was
not yet uily before it, He sent the ncwsiapr TO 't NN
,atle. lhc Clerk read the editorial 10 The liouse
As Nj s. had had honor OF submitting some c'hafAS
the House when the member from N. suo'neu M 80
luton yesterday he, like that member, dishcty uiscane
any intention oil rejecting upon any OF 'he '"""iSs'
or the Governor.
His opposition was 10 the model chosen 1t was under
stood that there were be the base oi SIN Statues
The cutting these would oe very great theS were
properly DONE he appealed 10 gentlemen 10 say whehe
the appropriated would be siilclent iof tue po
He did not wish these statues II the plan were carried
ONT, made OF bronze They would look like 50 macy ne
proes All recoleced the ot Mr. Jefferson presented
BY Uriah r. Levy. Which used 10 stand In the roi!ha VI
the Capito nj Washington and which now removed 10
the front Of the Presidents House; had regular olacka
moor appearance For himself il the present plan were IN
sisted on he should 90 for increasing the appropriation TO
100000 instead Sl0Q00Q Tor all knew the expense wic
would attendant the cutting nl the contemplated sta
tues He wished the Monument 10 5f one appropriate u
Washington-a monument which should express MS great
and Nirgnia's gratitude
of Monuments But really did to him, that looking
10 the which had been appropriated the plan selected
by the Commissioners for the Monument was peculiarly APP
proprlate .
Propositions had been lately made TO erect an immense
shaft; such had been erected in other States ell TINS
yyoud be nothing and if Virginia desired such one
she would only wish equal others out 70 srpasS mem
The cost attendant upon this would be some s30oo which
amount had not been set apart If.
The Commissioners in their selection wlsled sohe'ins
new; something which, or its novelty, would command he
attention and be visited by all strangers that came 10 the
city. - D.
he submitted to the General Assembly, matter ot pro-
petv ii after all the labor which had been undefonc ate
ali the caution which had been taken by The
whether il was proper their decision II had been
ooed abou, some days ago that this particular pan would
be seected and should not opposition proper have been
made thcnl
Mr. SYME begged to correct the gentleman. 1t had been
published in OF the city paper, that the plan iiaa peeh
chosen but the name was withheld, rs was siu lot e
action of the Council =,
Nj CONWAY did not know about that. But how did
other Commissioners guarantee would they have that
their selection would be approved OF any more than the pre-
sent ones
He submitted TO the House tina, the Commissioners who
were gentlemen OF taste having after aborious cxanna
tion decided upon plan, was unkind 10 them 10 super
scde their action He hoped The motion Tor the nde
mite postponement OF the resolution would be Carried
His object ia rising more 10 explain the laws undcf
which the Commissioners had acted than show their
tire observance them The contract Tor the plan idd now
been ratified and confrmed end could the House annu II =
No Nc Speaker. You repeal the law you choose
hut that's all lie hoped that il would be the pleasure oi lie
House 10 POSTPONE the resolution oya foc
Mr.. BCRWELL did mol think the House vas The proper
tribunal 10 DC aeclIin matters OF tas'G io ~ pi
did desire 10 express any opinion himself as 10 Tue fa
which had been selected by the Commissioners but under
circumstances II favor OF tie pos,Poncmcnt OF the
He had no matters; he had almost the bold
ness TO say that he had fancy Tor monuments lie did
not like this pnS oil stone and mortar GU might raise
II 10 the Heavens ii choose but he did believe
could add any thing Nirgnians appreciation III Wash
For himself he thought Tia; the bes, monument for this
State 10 Washington would be Cotton Factory ora School
House Yes, Mr. Speaker Schooi House where our Gnu,
dren might be taught read and TO wrie ana TO tnk OF
that great man who did SO much honor 10 America 49,,
Mr. B. wished to know, If the House was TO act on nus
matter now they would decide 10 those distinguished n
onians whose statues were surround the base oi TIE
Monument? Would the House ballot for them he was
wiling defer TO The Ease and udsnen o. Inc an IT.
ss whom he regarded as gentlemen OF competency! anu NJ
did not think that any action by the House at ,hs Tune
would either be correct or effective lie hau 10 'a's "
these Cancellations among the toni:s -,
Mr. RIyES had looking al the Plans up stairs sno,
mile. by the different competitors for the Monument; and
ne could freely saw ;a the Plan selected was the very as'
which, Judgment should have been chosen dd moi
look him in any equal 10 any one OF some sAy
which re had exanncd WHICH il they could be ouli as ne
appeared paper they would be lar superior to the pan
chosen.
AS the member from Petersburg had had al editorial read
10 the House the Monument Mr. wished the oiefs
20 read following from newspaper which he would seno
10 his table, =. -. -
II, is repor,ed that the model chosen Tor tie washington
Monument is certain equestrian affair." desiene. pS hi'
Crawford th sculptor. Ii right in ou cojeciures
It's an selection The model we have seen pre-
sents the First in War; &c white horse Just walking
of large bsonc-whch tombstone Is surrounded oy
various accoca ind historical US Ceres
and Patrick Henry, loosely dressed Virginia and pr
franklin, &c.
Mr. SNOWDEN SAID he felt interest in this partcu
lar subject because whatever connected itself with the name
and memory Washington always OF interest to him.
and because he desired that The proposed monument should
be creditabe capital OF the State and tho State se!
Upon general principles he dl not agree with The opinions
advanced by his friend rem Bedford, lr. Burweij lie
thought thar iiuSous dead were every
way appropriate and proper They could not add 10 the
fame OF heroes statesmen patriots and fhanhroPists but
they were honorable exhibitions OF public gratitude and res
pect and incentives the emulation OF the virtues and the
AZ tbe they DESIGNED