Fremont weekly freeman. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1850-1853, 1850-07-27
washington Monument.

We substitute the following from the HUI
ron Reflector as our own remarks:
The Board of Managers of the National
Washington Monument Society have made
another appeal to the country for funds to aid
in constructing the monument The Deputy
Marshals throughout the United States are
commissioned to collect funds for the purpose,
and viii present the cause to every citizen,
while taking the public census We trust
that no citizen will refuse to contribute some
thing to erect this memorial to the Father of
bis Country. The funds so far collected,
amounting to about 100000, are nearly ex-
hausted The cost of the entire Monument
when completed, is estimated at $l,l22.ooo.
The corner stone was laid July 4th l84s. and
about one tenth of the work isnow completed.
We have described the monument in form
er number of the Freeman. From the ad-
dress of the managers we make the follow
ing extracts:
"Judge Marshall. the 6rst president of this
Society, expresses the sentiment of every pat
riotic American in his letter of acceptance -
The most ardent wish of my heart is to see
some lasting testimony of the grateful affection
of his country erected to the memory of her
first citizen. have always wished and al
ways thought, that the Metropolis of the Union
was the fit place for this National Monument
And Judge Mclean, in speaking of this under-
taking, uses the following language: The
memorials of WASHINGTON are to be found in
the history of his country, and in the grateful
recollections of his countrymen; but think it
| is fit and proper to erect a National Monu-
ment, in his favorite city. to his memory, that
ALL who visit the capital may see that we cen
crate the virt,ses and properly appreciate the
uneaqualled public services Of the FATHER OF
HIS CouETRY.' The page of history viii trans
NIT his name, services and virtues, to the lat
est ages of the world but it will also hand
down to posterity the fact which heaven for
1 bid, that the countrymen of WASHINGTON were
so insensible to, had SO little regard for those
services and virtues as to suffer even his body
to moulder in an humble sepulchre, without
an effort to honor has memory. But some-
thing more is required than the page of histo-
ry; the mind and heart must be appealed to
through the organ of sight, to arouse and keep
alive the emotions of gratitude and the spirit
of patriotism. Thousands, viii gaze upon the
Monument proposed to be erected to our Illus
trious benefactor, and be thus induced to study
his character and emulate his virtues who
might otherwise never think of seeking for it
in the volume of history.
The structure now commenced will serve as
memorial to future generations, of the taste,
patriotism, and gratitude of the present age of
the Republic; and will not only tell to after
ages that WASHINGTON was great, but that his
countrymen were GRATEFUL 'Letitrise, then.
till it meet the sun in his coming: let the ear
liest light of the morning gild it, and parting
day linger and play around its summit
"'The above object is earnestly recommend
ed to the favor of our countrymen.
T. TAYLOR,
JAMES K. POLK,
MLLARD FILLMORE,
G. NJ DALLAS,
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.
HENRY CLAY,
ALBERT GALLATIN,
] DANIEL WEBSTER"
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