The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-07-06

I.s He has approved plan he has appointed "a a.
chtsct and =. thISs .rs no. ready Tor me commence
dssce appeared afford auspioous occasion for lay
Shg the foundation stone of the additional building
himself in the presence and view Of chs multitude lie
has thought that the day n occasion made united
hsre assembled and It 1T his request that have APP
peard before you to perform that part Of the duty which
w@ deemed incumbent ON u Bsssath the stone is de-
posted among other tbngr list Of which viii be pub
hshed the following brief If the proceedings of
the day In my hand ~riting-
On the morning of the rs day Of the seventy sixth
year Of the indepnc. II ths United states cf nerca in
the city ct Washington being the 4h day of July 1851
This tone designed he stone of the extension
the capnoi according to plan approved by the Pre-
sid<ot, N pursuance OF zst Of Congress-
laid b. Willard Fillmore President Of the United
States, assi,ted by the Grand Master Of the Ma
sonic lodges in the presence Of many members o.
Congress- Of officers OF the cutive aud Judiciary de-
psrtme nts nsona State and dtric Of officers of the
army ard navy the corporate authorities If this and
negbboTsx cities: many atoms civil and military
and masonio officers az The nith-onno Institution aud
National IDeti,ute professors Of colleges and teachers
OF schools of the distrct with aud pupils vast
oopcourse Of people from places and remote incud
ING few SURVIVING g.n sm-p who Witnessed the laying
of the stone OF be Capitol BY President Washing
ton, on tie 18th day Of ,.ptenbr Iy ~vrnteeh nun
dred and nin.tytbrco IT, Therefore h shsi' Do nero
after the will Of God tht this structure sna a from
its base that Ito four b. upurnd aud the de-
pot beneath th brought 10 tho eyes OF meu be
10 then known that this day the Union OF the United
States az America tands drm-shAt their constitutinn
still exist ubnpairrd, shd with All Its original useful
ard glory, WHY
in the affections 81 he grat body Of the American
Dsopae and attracting and the OF
she world And all here assembled, whether belonging
public life or TO private lie with hearts devouty
thankful 90 Almighty God for the pres Of the
hbeTty ard hspy mess # the country In siucers
SLd feTyeat prsJ that ihs deposit the walls and
sreh the does ana towers The columns aud euIaba-
tpres now 10 be erected il. may endure forever
cod save the United states II America
DANIEL WEBS GER secretary of State"
yellow Citizens Fiji eight yrsrs ago Wsshin. ton
stood tbs spot t. smittr duty that winch
been perfn lie then laid Corner stoas
Of che original capitol. lie WAS at tn. head Of the
gOsernnext ut that time weak IN resources. bnriened
with debt just struggling into po cal existence and
agtated by the h.6y TX which overturuing
Buropeep thrones But W. theU. imp
rs-pects, the government strong 1t
s<hinston's great Gu racer IL strong ia the
STs4 aud patriotism OF other eminent public his
political sss0cistes and fellow lshirer,-it strong
In the affections of thu polr Since th-t time.
nshine changes have been wrought in tho condition
ard If the American nation aad degree of
prCcers witnessed which the world furnish para
1rl AZ review the If thai progress. Ter
sod srrest attention ut every step The
psssent ocos.os, allowing OF l.ngthesed remarks,
mead between important sul ert Of nAtop int Test
tbey exstsd az THAI day and they exist have
adopted, for th pm the tabular form of statement
de- bSing The most britf nj the accurate
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