Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1854-06-24
THE FOURTH OF JULY AND THE WASHINGTON
NATIONAL MONUMENT.

AMERICANS, the Anniversary Of the glorious Fourth
is ut hand No better mode of celebrating that annver
sary your imitation Of the virtues and practice
of the preceps Of the founders Of the Republic be
adopted than liberal response to the appeal recently
made to you by the Board of Managers and copy of
which is hereto annexed The urgency of the case the
necessity of your aid and the call upon your patriotism
should stir you up to action, and you as
one man to the rescue
CALL then, you to contribute towards this noble
object on the glorious anniversary of your counrys in
dependence Let the orators of the day devote few
words to the cause and the collections the occasion
be an evidence of the estimation in which you hold the
virtues and services of " the nations best beneacor"
JOHN CARROLL BRENT, Secretary.
WASHINGTON, JUNE II, 1854.
Papers throughout the Union friendly to the object
viii please copy
Appcal to the Country IN JehalfofM Washington
National Monument.
FELLow-Cr CITIZENS: The Monument so noby undertaken
by few Of patriotic. countrymen, to
the worth and services Of the Father of the Country
having reached l54 feet of the according its plan
cost Of about $3.50 000 needs your prompt and
lous support to raise funds nearly exhausted
carry Il on after the present month Of June Unless
trbutions made this great national work must be
discontinued II the Board Of Managers who render their
services grauitous do not incur debt upon their own
responsibility Is their patriotism to be SO taxed shalt
disgrace. Surely there sufficient number Of noble
hearted patriots in the land to prevent this.
Nothing but small contribution from ALL in propor-
ton 70 their means, IL only from dime to dollar each
Is wanted for the completion Of the monument The
question Is asked, VIII not such contribution be made
by every one? win the people Of this great country
leave to few the honor after long years Of trial and
TOLL Of erecting monument worthy Of the great and good
Washington or shall II be national monument from
the whole peope That the monument should stop short
Of Of the plan proposed patriotic citizen
believe
But the time for making can be no longer
delayed Let every citizen ask himself Have dscharg
ed my obligation towards the Father Of my Country;
have contributed my share 70 the to be rais
ed in his honor II not let him at make his con-
tribution, however small Let II be made singly by
associations But be sure il be made Delay is hazard
to your postmaster whoever may be most convenient
to you that the duty Of American citizen be dis
charged Every patriotic citizen surely will aid in for
wardng the money received for the advancement Of the
great work. VIII he not render that aid now
The Board Of Managers confidently trust that this ap-
peal will not be made in vain.
OFFICERS.
FRANKLIN PIERCE
Frssi5eat Of The United States and erofcio President
ARCH. HENDERSON, First Hes President.
JOHN 7. TOWERS,
Mayor Of Warrington, and sx-oei0 Second Vice President
THOS. CARBERY, Third PIce President.
j. b. II. SMITH, Treasurer.
... JOHN CARROLL BRENT, Secretary.
. ... MANAGERS.
WINFIELD SCOTT, JOHN W. MAURY,
N T0WSON, WALTER JONES,
PETER FORCE, THoS. BLAGDEN,
W. w. SEATON, WALTER LEN0X,
W. A. BRADLEY, NJ. r. MAURY,
w. w. CoRC0RAN, T. II. CRAWFORD,
PR FENDALL, BENZ. oGLE TAYLoE.
ELISHA wHlTTLESEY,