Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-07-21
ADDRESS OF THE BOARD OF MANAGERS
WARRINGTON NATIONAL MONU-
MENT SOCIETY,
TO the People Of the Uasted STATES.

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Low-CITIzKSs: We address you on behalf OF
the Washington National Monument Association, and
submit for your consideration the following report OF
what has been done: 80
At that time there was in the treasury OF the Assoca-
ton the sum of $62, 460 80. j,
The work has gone ON with varied progress until
the sum of $4,000 the product OF voluntary contri-
buttons alone, has been expended In Its erection.
The original estimate of the cost Of the whole work,
the shaft the base, and the ornamental part exceeded
81, 222,000
The base, built Of the blue stone Of the Potomac,
solid and indestructible is sunk eight feet below the
surface and rises seventeen and half feet above the
surface of Che surrounding earth Ii is htyhve feet
square at its top From this springs the shaft with
walls Of blue stone fifteen feet thick faced with white
marble fourteen inches thick in courses two feet in
height tied and bounded into the blue stone at every
course. In its ascent il diminishes gradually and
regularly in the exterior line.
The interior is carried up straight, undertaking
chamber Within and set into the solid wall OF this
interior according to the taste of the architect have
been placed, and are yet 10 be placed the stones con-
tributed by States communities, and associations.
This naked shaft thus rigidy cut, thus firmly
based, thus indissolubly bonded, now rises IN its
simple and grand proportions one hundred and fifty
two and half feet above the blue stone base II is
already one of the first objects which meets the eye
of the traveller he passes through the hills by
which the city is hemmed in, and he starts to lind the
immense machinery on its top designed for lifting
stone still idle, and an xousy inquiries the cause.
Fellow-ctzens We are panied TO say, it is your
~ f;ands ~ ,;hsrt IN E,,rpna hogan "a
aract Monument 10 Kosciusko thew made il labor
- ard rron, ,,,o,,, ,,aIi,y an3 nonntain and
u isse anu 4m ,ras End naor thew brought
stones and piled and heaped them into vast pyra-
midal mound, to testify that love. And now aitsr
hava lhaLan that nnhannv country. pilp1im hands
still swell that pile with constant contributions.
We are erecting q Monument to greater than
ar,an,. every t;ndrad and nation of the earth who
hid the fonndations cave he proportions and super
Intended the structure of that government which,
~ 80; ~ 80 ned has r;se, N tbe front rank
WILL ne a,;onp and wa cali mon Won for aid
m;.has,o ,an wall Known IN Won have given to II
ln1 ,aars ~ cereE,,ness and labor They have been
ra.9t and nressing in their calls for help and YOU
w. seit aau apu,a; start rasnnnded N Their call II
nave, tha;r ,,,rt |; was vomrs thew were yonr
. nu sr;;, thr time and care and llbor and
sssomar I, AZ a5nao canaa with Won
ny ,han bra sa;,ed not FIR lack of energy or real
49, 49,; ,y t M sron, want of that action md avn1-
vi .e psf ~. mas sssantiai 10 success yo
he pyennIs Of this broad and banpy land Won the
ch;,dran ~ Wash;ngton. yon Ia whom he has left
The nrioeless beuuest Of Els services and his love-
ba held back The contribution needed from each to
ao, neiI sahia Monument IN The na.
,;anaI matrono;a
While thorsands have answered promptIy thel ap-
n.ai tn their natriotism and contributed the amount
already received and expended, the far greater mum
har aIf ".
fa;Issd 10 ;o;n In his work Of grateful duty. This
n;inra comnesd orr predecessors to arrest tie prose-
ttn ~ Ne work and IN annesl Ia Con pres for as
s;stanca .
: Fellow.citizens, This IA not a suitable object of
legisative nroyision 4 free. a prosperous, thirty
inc people will not allow debt of love and graft.
ma Az 10 every individual heart 10 be dseharpod
hn an oct ~ Congreasi
A nav Roard ~ Managers have now been appoint
al We come into Office under favorable AUSPICES
and with well.fnnded homes Of means To prosecute
,h nrI since nur aectian ON The ood February last
re have not heen idle Our have been be.
mn and are now in nropress All causes of differ
snce between ,s and the old Board have as we hone
bean renewed and we will immediately 90 to work
0e W. i annea % the people We wish no legislative
aid W. LOOK to free hearts we call upon ali not
the liberal and the generous alone. We call upon
each man who this day walks erect In all the piano.
ply of freedom in this broad land who is not dead to
The common impulses of humanity who IL worthy
in the least degree Of the countless and diversified
blessings by which he Is surrounded we call upon
men everywhere TO contribute each his mite. great
and mighty people, of twenty-five millions, cannot be
so dead tn the sensations which are innate in every
breast at the bare naming Of such benefactor, rs
to refuse or neglect 70 give their aid in such a