The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1853-10-25
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Mills Great Static Of Washington.

Tho preparations for the construction Of the
bronze e,,nestran statue of the Father OF our
Country, are now making good progress. Clark
Mills, ESP, the artist has laid ott the grounds
of his extensive works near the city, and Is pro-
ceedine as ra,idly as possible in the erection Of
the necessary buildings He is constructing his
own foundry and moulding shops, by means OF
which the whole work will be constantly under
his own eye As fast as he is furnished with the
reouired means he will go on with his great na-
tional design-a design, when completed as Mr..
Mills intends, that will be well worthy of the
name of the republic and Of its illustrious SIRE
The act of Congress providing for this statue
authorizes the President to contract with Mr..
Mills for the erection Of a colossal work, not in
ferior to his equestrian statue of Jackson in sze
finish, aud pedestal. For the accomplishment
of this patriotic purpose the sum of fifty thou
sand dollars is placed at the disposal Of the Ex-
ccutite The statue is to be completed in five
years, and erected in such spot as the Presi-
dent may direct.
1t has always been the intention of Mr.. Mills
that the statue Of Washington should be much
larrer than that of, Jackson. lie designs it to
be the most colossal work of the kind in the
world -emLlematical Of the character and deeds
ofothe man it commentaries. The horse he
would make some thirty feet in length, proper
tionately high, aud with head ten feet long
from the end of the nose to the tips OF the ears.
Tie animal is not to be rearing, like that on
which the Hero of New-Orleaus is mounted, but
at rest-and yet in position Of commanding
and imposing character Washington is to be
seated on him erect; his cap, of the strict revo-
lusionary army style, on his head his left arm
resting on his left thigh, his right arm raised and
pointing to the distance and his whole uniform,
and the caparison of his horA, in strict keeping
with the evcntful times that tried the souls Of
our patriot fathers.
But the most grand idea Of this statue, form
ed by Mr.. Mills, is the height At which the horse
and rider are to be erected from the ground lie
proposes to place them seventy feet high in the
air! At this distance the colossal proportions
of the great statue will show to the best advan.
tage. If erected where MIR. Mills desires it
should be-directly in the centre Of Pennsy Iva
MIA avenue, near the site of the present market
house, which he would have removed, aud
square laid out in its place-the statue will
tower above the surrounding houses, and pre-
sent splendid object of national contemplation
to the future occupants of the Executive Man.
sion and both houses Of Congress.
It, could be seen from all the departments,
from every approach to, and avenue and street
in the metropolis that bears the name of Wash
ington. Our eountrymen, and visitors and So
journefs from other nations, as they flock to the
national city will be struck by this great nation
al mementoof gratitude and affection. Coming
up the Potomac from beside the quiet and hal
loved shades Of Mount Vernon, forever be they
preserved as the inheritance of the nation } the
traveller Will fix his eyes. often, we doubt not,
suffused with grateful and patriotic tears, on the
colossal statue Of The hero and the statesman
whose fame is as wide as the world Entering
the city from any other direction for quite dis
tance out, the majestic structure will strike the
eaze f.the. -
me construction of the Washington statue
on this plan will, of course, require much lar
ger sum than that provided by Congress. And
we cannot doubt, for moment, but that it
would be forthcoming at once for such a pur
pose. Mr. Mills has shown his countrymen what
The can do by his equestrian statue of Jackson :;
and we believe the people will nobly sustain their
,natienaf Legislature if they shall invest the Presi-
dent with ample powers to enable the dstin-
guishad American artist fully to complete his
grand design.