Monongalia mirror. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1855, 1853-12-17

sup the plau--lhe whole sum amounting
10 S52,975, leaving fofy.seven thou.
sand and twenty-five dollars Of the orr
eiual appropriation, which 1t was 6o'
li.yed would be sufficient to construct
The granite portion Of tho Monument.
By the Code Of Virginia, the &C. Of
ls49 wss amended, and tho commission.
crs, who had been previously appointed
were superseded. AT the commence.
msut of my official career, upon exam.
lining ilito the subject, fund, that abont
$4,000 had been expended in the cree.
lion ofthe structure. and ,ha, eonSisle.
rable part of. tho work was yet to he
completed. ] Eel, /, 10 lie my duty to re.
organize the board Of commissinUers.--
Since thai time, there has been expended
m paying for the work previously exc.
cuied and in CARRYING on the structure,
shout $4,000, and Mr. Crawford has TO-
ceiyed il part payment Of his contract,
which was executed in 1850, sll'ooo.'--
Apthe las. session Of the General As.
ssmbly an additional appropriation Of
$4,000 WAS made, TO meet the drafts
which il was expected would be drown
byMrCrawfovd in accordance with his
contract; hm, as yet no drafts have been
made. The actual cost Of tho work At
the end of tho fiscal year wes Sloa,94S
Cd. leaving uucxpcrdsd % tho two Gp.
prePrisSie's' e-4'0"4 ~ :,
tits understand thai MF Crawford mas
now cast, ready I" he shiPFoa' me Nv"
statues ofFhonras Jeilrrs"" and fa'FicS
Henry, andthqat he has completed s"'n'
m ut, equipments "l me m ,9",'G !.
Inc eaeees,t'a" s'a'ue u. y "''' ~ Mi
nowsan course Oh P'ePa.%''""' """ H.
be eomfLsted no anu'' I % n";," % ''''
tent van us proper eAgeI''''''
ThsgrsDite portion OF the structure is
now nearly comp!etedi iheifnn stairway
will in ashort time he e'ec'edi the Tag,
ring and CURLING will SOM lie 'a'd' ana
the superintendent and IsooTers my Oe
dismissed during the year. | nave oSeh
thus explicit, that the general assembly
may understand Of glance the h"s't"h
nf,his work. 1.-THE work Is 10 be M
ished according to lis des,g'-'na NO
Virginisn would wish 'oseo u WORK, Hr =;
deunken for such a purpose, Unfinished
lit will hel nseessa.saihat the Contract tr;
Cor ,heladii'iohastsss slptgHs' INC e'glTs
and other lecessaryssqaifn'e"'s' sS"u'"
he made. in order That the msa s, R,i
shall be finished IN The ,''no 9tiSfeahy
,npp6sed necessary, and that anaaeauste
appropriation be made therefor
In c6nneclion with this subject, can.
not refrain from respectfully but earn.
eslly recommending t" tho legislature
the propriety of the purchase Of AoalI,
Vernon by tho state Of Virginia. aid
1 do 50 a, his time the more particularly.
because there is reason TO apprehend
,ha. il is about to pass into the hands Of
strangers. The importance "f the ac-
QUESTION Of ,hisiproperty by the United
States, has frequently been brought to
the attention Of congress, and it is sur
prising that this commen1ahie projec,
ias.mst with aali,iIs fayol Fur;h;a "H
should ever feel thanktul, because il
uuce the property Of the federal govern.
,aeu,, we .aiga. never have been able
10 purchase Il. This should neverbe.--
MhiIs. we might reasonably prefer that
itslould be the properly ofthe Union
rather than belong to any private indl.
s;Jual, vet Vir2inia, and She ouly should
Se thu owner, and have control Of This
sacred and consecraled spot, where rest
the mortal remains of her immortal son.
Who else but\V;rginia should own this
hallowel spo;--io guard aud protect the
grave Of him, whose name vii! be rsver-
ed as long us one shall live to admire a.
merican liberty? And should some
RUTHLESS hand ever disturb this sepulchre
tof,he honored dead, or even change the
primitive simplicity ofhis former resi-
Elence, a sense Of shame would come u.
yer every Virsinisn, and he would feel
/ that thai had been lost which could nnt
he estimated in dollars aud cents, Fit
can be purchased, then upon fair aud
reasonable terms, letns do II at once
thai we may preserve 1t in It's primitive