The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1853-06-23


of patriotism and a desire to honor his
memory, to obtain the means necessary to
accomplish the object of its organization
By unceasing and untiring eKertion they
have succeeded in collecting sum sufi-
cient only to carry up the proposed struc-
ture to an elevation of one hundred and
thirty feet above the surface, about onea
fourth of its intended elevation; and they
now regret to say that, unless the contri-
buttons are larger and more frequent than
they have been for the past six months,
it will be impossible to continue the work
any further. The blocks of stone which
have been sent from the different States
associations, &C., to be placed in the mon
ument, have done but little to add to its
elevation, though they may contribute to
its interest. That the public may under
stand how expensive such a structure
must necessarily be, it may be proper to
state that each course of two feet in height
costs upwards of s., 600, though executed
with the strictest regard to economy
The materials and labor, with small
annual compensation allowed to the SUI
perintendent, and still smaller to the
architect, amounts to the expenditure
which has been mentioned; and the Board
of Managers are we'll satisfied that, had
the work been undertaken by the Govern
ment, it would have cost double the amount
of the present cost of the obelisk so far
From two to three courses can be COM
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four to six thousand dollars, while the
monthly contributions have not averaged
for the past half year more than two thou
sand dollars. 1t will, therefore, be OBJ
vious that the work must be necessarily
stopped if more ardent and patriotic
feeling does not prevail among the peo-
pie of this country, and more extended
and liberal contribution be not made
To show with what case this great object
could be effected, it is only necessary to
state that6ve cents head from each white
inhz hi the United States would be
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s. Splete the monument in
appears to be the ap-
Syisting in relation
bat even that
for SO pa
monument
twelfth was rails
contributions in
/the Republic of the
Ought into existence by
the - ference, energy and patri-
otism ofW2hington; in nation which
now contains population of nearly twen-
ty-fve millions of souls, enjoying free
dom, independence and prosperity no.
where else to be found, one-fourth only
of the amount required to complete q
monument worthy of the man in whose
honor it is now being erected has, after
the most unceasing efforts for seventeen
years, been contributed. To the people,
the army, and navy, masonic, odd fellows,
and other associations, the colleges, acad-
emies and schools of the United States;
banking institutions, city, town corpora
tlons, and from the polls at the different
elections; applications, urgently request
ing pecuniary aid have been made by cir
culars addressed to all, and still the contri-
buttons received have been insufficient to
raise the monument beyondits present ele-
vation. This is painful and notifying
fact. 1t will now become the duty of the
different States of the Union to show the
interest they feel in this noble underta-
king, and to eyince the estimation and
respect in which they hold the character
and services of Washington by contribu-
ting to the completion of his monument,
that the States as well as the people may
have the honor of raising a structure to,
his memory which will be an imperisha-
bic memorial of their Yeneration and graf
itude.
By order of the Board
GEO. WATTERSTON.
Sec Wash NlZt MOp2l7De77t AssocjotIo,,