Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-03-03
The Washington Statue.

SunJect OF the slntuc VI washington, VOteu
By Congress. George W. Lewis of Westmore-
and, Virginia, makes some very appropri.
ate suggestions. He says:
1.-The cordial spirit and dispatch with
which the House of Representatives mani.
tested its purpose to carry, at length, into
effect the resolution of 1888, adds to the
pleasure which the event occasions, and re-
deems Congress in great degree from the
reproach which has SO long attached to it
for not fulfilling the obligation to which the
nation was committed seventy gears qgo"'
sfr. Lewis refers with point to the fact
that 1.-THE nation, in its aggregate charac-
;sr IS o federal republic, sees at this moment
she feeble and struggling efforts of private
association Of individuals to rear a monu-
Ient to WASHINGTON, of dimensions COM
iae. surate with his exalted greatness. with
3iient inactivity, if not positive indiffer-
encs,"
!. may be mentioned here, too, as an evil
deIce of the indecisive character of our Anne
rican Congress, that on the 2ad of December,
1859, the following resolution was unani-
rlously adopted:
''Resolued by the Senate and House of
Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That a
marble monument be erected by the United
States, in the Capitol, at the City of Wash
logton and that the family of General
Washington be requested to permit his body
TO lie deposited under it; and that the monu-
nent be SO designed as to commemorate the
great events Of his military and political
life"
Other resolutions. Of coincidence and re-
scs ct, were transmitted TO Mrs Washington,
AID her assent asked and obtained to the
:nterment of the Generals remains.
The following correspondence took place
., The time:
Gentlemen Of the Senate, and
Gentlemen Of the House of Representatives. i:
In compliance with the request in one
:. he resolutions of Congress of the twenty
irss of December last, transmitted q COPY
OF those resolutions, by my Secretary, MIR.
5haw, to Mrs. Washington, assuring her of
;he profound respect Congress will ever
bear to her person and character; of their
co..dolence; and entreating her assent to
The interment Of the remains Of General |
George Washington, in the manner ex-
.-ro ssed in the first resolution. AS the |
sci. .iments of that virtuous lady, not less
beloved by this nation than she is at present
Greatly afflicted, can never be so we'll ex-
pressed as in her own words, transmit to
Iorgress her original letter.
il would be an attempt Of too much deli
caey to make any comments upon it; but
there can be no doubt that the nation at
.srge, as we'll as oil the branches of the gov
a-ument, will be highly gratife1 by any
arrangement which may diminish the sacri-
ice she makes of her individual feelings.
JOHN ADAMS.
United States, Jan. 9th, 1900.
The letter referred to in the said message
as follows:
MOUNT VERNON, Dec. 31st, 1899.
Sir: While l feel, with honest anguish,
the late dispensation Of Divine Providence,
cannot be insensible to the mournful tri-
butes of respect and veneration which are
paid to the memory of my dear deceased
husband; and, as his best services and most
anxious wishes were always devoted to the
welfare and happiness of his country, to
know that they we're truly appreciated and
gratefully remembered affords NO inconsid-
cradle consolation.
Taught, by that great example which l
Fave so long had before me, never to oppose
my private wishes to the public will 1
must consent to the request made by Con-
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