Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-06-12
THE DEMOCRATIC REVIEW AND THE MONUMENT

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headed " The Roman Republic, in which, in the mids
of mass Of balderdash about .sCass senior and Cas-
junior, "oid Fogyism" &C., the Building Committee
the Washington National Monument Association is assal
cd for having consented to receive the block of marb
proposed 10 be presented by the Roman Government b
be placed IN the monument building in this city |,
honor of WASHINGTON.
II the writer chooses to traduce the members of his
party to dub them "Old Fogies'-a term. by the wav
which he has borrowed from the half Dutch half
abominable style Of Carle-be il SO; but when he nm
derakes to dsnounce body Of men organized to dis
charge patriotic duty by raising contributions to erect
monument worthy Of the Father of his Country he
should be cautious how he INDUCES in yituperaton
groundless as it is ridiculous and contemptbe have
doubt the writer is Of those worthless who have
never contributed mite to honor the memory Of the
benefactor Of his country and who conceal his want
Of proper patriotic feeling attempts to denounce those
who have voluntarily and atuously undertaken to erect
this great memorial Of Peoples gratitude His opin-
ions would seem to be based upon the information of
silly production published by one j. T. Weishampel, Of
Baltimore whose doggere lines have no doubt given in
spiration to the writer IN the Review:
'When the great holy Potentate
Removes from Rome in royal state
''And to America shall come
''Where else but here will then be Rome?
oUJoCt occino W DC 10 QenOunce and dlSparaQ0
the conduct of the younger CAss and his Father and he
embraces the opportunity Of abusing the former for his
in proerng request from Cardinal AN
ToNELLI that block Of marble from the ancient Temple
Of Peace in Rome should be placed in the Washington Me-
nument now erecting in this city. 7[
e every offering Of every kind says this writer sis
be accepted gratefully; if the is merely to
be the national memento Of the putting and advertising
propensites of this great nineteenth century know
it, and take off Washington's Let Genin and his
hatblock, Barnum and his block of brass advertise
ments and the Countess of Landset may even appear
in alto reoo and in attitude and we demand that that
body the Board Of Managers) shall conduct itself
according to the wishes and sentiments Of the American
people, that shall not build republican temple with
lies and fawning fatery," &c. Such is the language of
man who calls himself American, and writer in
periodical fitted only to chronicle small beer" He
should know that every offering of every kind" is
accepted by the Board and that far only blocks from
the different States and from respectable corporations and
have been received and that no individuals
are permitted to enjoy this privilege 1t is believed that
when blocks Of stone thus presented they not
tended to record hes fawning fattery; and that
the Board Of Managers not the Building Committee as he
alleges have from the origin of the Society," always
Quoted themselves according the wishes and senti-
and insane political partsans The right to demand any
thing from the Board of Managers in relation this great
structure which, from feelings of pure and disnterested
patriotism they originally organized erect and
which they have devoted for years. great
part Of their lives with decency only be made by
majority of those who have manifested proper American
feeling by contributing to its erection and not by men,
like the writer in the Review who have feeling
Of that Sort and who aborng to reard the progress
Of this great memorial of the Peoples gratitude by the
most absurd and unreasonable objections justify their
respect and for the character and
vices Of Washington Mr. Harve in his eloquent address
before presenting the fine block Of native copper from the
State Of Michigan says that the idea of obtaining blocks of
marble from States &C. beautiful and sublime
,eption" and it certainly has given and continue
give great interest to the magnificent structure now in
progress.
On this subject beg leave quote portion of reply
the pamphlet Of Weishampel in relation to blocks from
foreign Countries The of such blocks to
be deposited in the monument does not destroy or les
its nationality. 1t is STILL and will ever be- the mo-
nument of WASHINGTON, erected by the American Peo
Pile The blocks thus furnished add but little to its ee
vation and only and exclusively evidences of the
respect and estimation in which his memory held both
home and abroad and it appears be exceedingly
absurd and improper to oppose this disposition mani
fest such feeling, from what quarter it may If
foreign Governments, whether Catholic or Protestant
Monarchical Republican feel disposed to contribute
in any to this shrine of public and private vr
tue surely does not become Americans to object to it,
Such evidence Of respect is honorable the great
patriot and should be gratifying to his countrymen
The fame of WASHINGTON belongs to the world as well as
to his native country All who love virtue and admire
eminent public and private worth must love and vene-
rate his character and do homage to his memory If
foreign Governments therefore, choose honor the me-
mory of WASHINGTON by presenting stone to be placed
in his monument would It be reasonable to refuse it
strong evidence of the profound and respect which
they entertain for the character Of the ustrous
patriot the world has produced and should il not
be gratifying to his countrymen to find that their great
benefactor is thus justly and properly appreciated by
mankind every wheref Ages hence when the present
and succeeding generations shall have mouldered in the
dust and be forgotten the vsiter who ascends this lofty
shaft viii be struck with these speaking testimonials o.
respect from all parts of the world to the memory Of
who could claim and receive such universal homage
and if American, he must feel glow Of pride and
exuaton at the thought that he whom all these ho
nors are bestowed was his counryman, to whose memo
Try even thrones, principaltes and powers felt
strained to do homage and show their regard for such
pre-eminent public and private virtue w.
LIFE or AN EDIroR-The editor of paper published
at Canton, Ohio gives the following description of his
partner
Mr.. Pike and published newspaper in 1917 among
Miami Ind in fha onfI n