Weekly national intelligencer., 1854-04-29
KEEP IT BEFORE THE PEOPLE.
The Washington National Monument, dedicated Jy
a grateful People to Pater PntriG

The Washington National Monument, dedicated b,
agrateful People to Pater PatriG.
This noble structure has attained height Of one
hundred and fifty feet founded solid granite base Of
eghone feet square The shaft Of the obesk rising from
the base is constructed of solid blocks of crystal marble
which face the exterior and backed within with equally
massive blocks of granite forming wall of fifteen feet
tnick all laid in hydraulic mortar between the beds Of
'ne marble courses placed lead plates to guard the
snarp edges OF the stone from immediate contact when
.ne great Weight from above shall press them. The
altitude OF this central structure Is designed TO
De SIX hundred feet which win exceed every artificial
In the world The interior of this shaft is
twenty-five feet square, presenting circuit of wall of
one hundred feet which will be enriched with the beau
fu mementoes of grateful people, not only Of our own
country but we may Of every country in the world
What galaxy OF sympathy and admiration and beauty
will be found here to greet the eye Of the yiser What
source Of thought and feeling will he find here recorded
on the silent marble he shall ascend to the summit of
the monument If in his admiration he should excaim
aloud, how beautiful echo will repeat hundred times
above him, "beautifuo beautiful, beautiful % When
this lofty shaft shall have attained its maximum height
then shall the grand Pantheon encrce its base with
circuit Of 75O feet opened by massive colonnade Of as
many columns as there sgners Of the Declaration of
American independence. The columns Of this colonnade
will be twelve feet in diameter and fifty feet high sur
rounded by an enabature twenty feet high enriched
with the coat OF arms Of every State in the Union
ed by balustrade fifteen feet high forming second
coonnads surrounding the terrace Of the Pantheon The
whole height of this Pantheon including its stylobate or
base IS to be hundred feet having grand entrance
through Portco, over which, base, is to be placed
colossal statue Of Washington in chariot, drawn by
six horses abreast, driven by Victory
The magnificent terrace which will crown the Pantheon
100 feet in circuit is ornamented with four circular
temples which surround four apertures for lighting the
celia below At the base of the four acades of the obesk
four tablets Of sculpture representing the battle
scenes Of the Revoution-Yo Trenton Monmouth
and Brandywne and far up in the blue expanse shines
out from the summit Of the shaft the star of his glory
The celia Of the Pantheon is entered by grand fight
Of marble steps in front Of the porco Here is repre-
sented the glorious galaxy Of the heroes of the Revolution
OF lo, the compariots of Washington, whose statues
to grace the and above these be placed
tablets on the walls representing the battles and other
in which they engaged In the centre Of the
celia is the court and grand stairway Of the obesk the
walls enriched every side with the of Pater
Patri@ before mentioned Ascending these stairs and
reaching the grand terrace archway leads down under
the bausrade by fight of stone steps into yaulted
gallery which connects to series of cabinets for
each State in the Union Here to be deposited the
records Of the of the contributors towards the
erection of the Monument for it the resolve Of the
Managers of this work that the honor of its erection
should be the Peoples, and that it should be called
the Peoples Monument to the Father of his Country
Here is the incentive this generation to
forward literally and without delay and contribute of
their abundance complete within their own age this
to him who peried all for the liberty and
blessings they now enjoy.
Who desires to have his or her name handed down to
yet unborn to be gratefully remembered by those
who shall come after them, relative stranger? Here
then is the incentive, the way Of realizing this grateful
feeling And when in after ages your descendants shall
visit the Monument and search these records deposited
under the of the State and the county the town
where there forethers and mothers resided with what
delight win they look their signatures and contrbu-
tions towards the erection of this great work! But
enough has been said this interesting subject What
remains to say is, if you, citizens, and women,
and all would give but dime each, (ten cents)
twenty millions of dimes would be realized which would
meet every expense of the work to completion Who has
patriotism enoughn each county town, district hundred
the pleasant duty of collecting the dimes and deposit
them in the treasury of their State to the credit ofhe
Monument? Let such announce their generous intent to
he Board of Managers Of the Washington Monument.