Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1852-04-17
10 tho American People.

From The ufent dstsfeHH1 III We IesefIts
af constitutions to tlts National Metih
tnenf during he Inst sin mouths the Hoaf1
ef Managers III The Monument Association
fael Ii 10 be their duly to make another
appeal 10 The patriotism Of tile American
People, They hfa unwilling ~ believe
that tie people al ibis country, under sueh
deep and lasting obligations ~ they are
10 lie founder Of their Liberties, Htia ieellng,
as they must, Il profound ssiise o. efa.i.
tide foF tile ilias itaitle services when he
rendered To them, will suffer n MONUMENT
commenced In Ills honor, and ~ ala ~
pefnatnptipa bis tame 10 the latest ages 81
lie world. 10 faniatt Unfinished fef we
wntis 81 means necessary 10 compete ", 4.
need scarcely he suggested That 9 iaet hhe
Ills ia The history of our republic would
not tail Ia reiieet lustlag dt7tfeo't on l'e
gratitude Hhd patriotism OF JIG el''he's'
md prove to the wetld that terttb ies ste
TOO ait 10 he ~fafgetfpl If what IL due 10
themselves and tn the memory Ut THOSE
who, under Providence, have tiiHds them
great, prosperous md Happy, u 10 olea
the lttts ef The mist distinguished and II
ln=tfious 10 he hpafiy forgotten after they
have f1atildafpa IN tile tomb fDf hHti o
century. In the busy htd evefteliaii9lng
scenes Ut The world lie sisgee 81 l'fs ~ e1ii'
! tiniously occupied by those whose acts
excite The interest Of Ills living. Hiia en-
eiuds the lnelnofy ei such ne have pre-
eednd them through, il,eit reputation may
have baati tfiafH brilliant Hfd tlieif leeds
lnpfe plofiaus. Bni II wins believed that
Washington was one ta WHOM lie Am
/ afienll people owed HE greatest and most
lasting DELFT of ufntit,nle. and 10 whose
nistntIy every honor Should he paiH ny MS
n6httfVlneus thai to homer ltitfi was bnt
IL honor themselves, aud that they were
I willing and ,%ieaigeis tn pay a iiiat tribute
, 10 nfps,nireni tlbtfiatiaui atd 10 tiie1tiall'
, Ell nahtia aid private virtue
Under this impression, a society was
established nhttie seventeen yHbts ago, ~
thu sty OF Washington, Tor tie ptirl'ots
. II erecting n magnificent monument 10
I the Father al bis country and he BoHra
Of Managers 81 that society have, during
that long interval, made gfhtliitoIisly
every effort III their power, RON q pure
feeling OF patriotism aid q desire 70
. honor hia uati0fy, 10 el,tain the tlset'tis
/. oeeasenfy to accomplish the offset OF its
:. organization, by uieeasine aud HtitiFlhg
sReftIen they liaes eiieeedea u collecting
a sum sufficient only 70 carry up tic pfo'
9 posed structure TO hii elevation 81 ono
hundred aud five feel above the surface,
!, shalt tho ana.Atth I'll lie intsnded elevh-
ton and they now regret 10 say That,
z unleaa The contributions ore lhtgHf alia
more frequent tlian they haYb been iaf the
paat ain months, IL will te impossible TO
aottinss The work any further The
hleeka Of ttona which, hive hsAti sent
from tue different States, associations, sse
10 he placed IN The monument have tone
hut little to add 10 IT'D elevation, though
they may contributes 10 its interest ina
The public iany understand low Q expensive
nuel, n Htfuetufa mist tiedeeeHttiy De, 4
may ha proper to state tbht eHeii entifst
i ot Two feet Ia Insight costs upwards @
n a1, COO, tltoiibii executed with tito hitict
n ea, tegatI 10 ECONOMY, The illateftai
aud labor, wilma small altuhl eothpeIiaa
lion ellowed 10 The approximations, pto !
~ stlll smaller To the architect, titautit is
- The expenditure which liar beet mention
n. I'd ! eui tbs itoaft 81 Managers are vel
Il aatietIed TINT. Ind tho Woik been utiief
taAeu by the government, 1t would nav
cost double tie amount Of The present eos
g 81 The obeIisk 90 fur.
re- From two 90 three courses can he con,
4. btatea IN Il month. which require from
Ia tonr 10 ak thousand dollars, willie IN
monthly contributors have not averaged
far the raat half yeer, more thah Nv
nd thousand dollars. II will therefore be Oh
vious that the wefi. must necessarily p
II stopped II n more ardent aud patfieii
IA feeling tlees no prevail afoug tlis reepl
of ti,is country aud a more extended I'll
liberal contribution DO not faade. i
OF show will, what rane ihis ggeat oblee
1t could ha affected it Is only necessary 7.
b. atate tliat three cents attend from cue
!. white iplabitaut Of th9 United State
wonid he sufficient TO complete the mont
'" ment IN a few years and yet such appear
~ TO be the apathy and Indifference extstin
,ir in relation 10 this noble undertaking TIM
y. even that email eutn eaanot be ohtaite
), for 70 patriotic and glorious a purpose.
4, In. Norway, the tiree-fourtlis 81 ti
amount ,lereesary 10 erect u MONUMENT
honor Of Charles The Twelfth was raise
=. lately by voluntary contributions " tw
va aays while IN tie Republic Of The Unite
States. brought into egisteilee by Tue va
!, az. ,,erse sere.ee, energy and patriotism
~ W,~sliupten--in d milton which no
'ld c~antniu. u population OF neafly iWeht,
We Ave millions 81 souls, enjoying Q FREEDOM
nd Independence aud prosperity nowhere Ell
! 70 be found, one.iilth only OF the aifieui
:. required TO complete a monument worth
y Of tie man il whose honor Il II now beit
lid erected has. after the most nneeaslng {
III. forts for seventeen years, been contribute
"a. To the people, The army and navy, tnaso
:. il. odd fellows, and other associations, Y
solleges, academies and schools o. the I'm
ler cd SAFES banking institutions, city 81
me Town corporations, &c, applications Y
The gently requesting pecua'ary nd have pe'
made by circulars addressed 70 all, o
s,iIl the contributions received have be-
'es' insufficient to raise tile monument bsyol
or ;,s present elevation. This is a paint
as and ,nortifyil,g fact. II will now becor
the duty Of the different States OF I
"a Uuion 10 show the interest they feel
this noble undertaking, and 70 eviice !
estimation and respect IN which 10
mt hold the character and services q was
at ington by contributing 70 the compietl
,hs Of This monument, that the States as "
as the people may have the honor O. 70
ing d structure 10 his memory winch y
be- All in,perishable memorial Of TIER "
~ ..l ...,tf4nIn 1855