Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-06-29
ADDRESS OF THE BOARD OF MANAGERS
WASHINGTON NATIONAL MONU-
.---A MENT SOCIETY,
70 az People of az U,aited StateI

To The PeopIe of the United STATES
| Fxrlavv-C,y,xxNs, We address Won on behalf ef
| ths Wsobinsto Nstio"sl Monnment Association. and
mhu; fnr your consideration the following report of
| WHAT Mas hsen done.
The Cornerstone was laid on the 4th Of July, ls48
Al tbat time there was In the treasury of the Assoca-
| tion The srn Of S82 $50 49,
| THE work has zone ON with varied progress until
the sum of 1880 000 the product of voluntary contr
buttons alone, has been expended in its erection.
The orignsl estimate az The cost NJ The WHOLE work
tbe sbah The base and the Ornamental mart exeeeded
a. 400 900. s171F
Tbe base. built the blue stone of the Potomac
solid and indestructbe Is sunk eight feet below the
surface and rises seventeen and balf feet above tbe
surface If tha s,Tronnding earth II i fy.ye feet
square NJ its ton From tbis springs the shaft with
walls Of be stone fifteen feet thick faced with white
marble fourtesn inches thck in courses two feet II
height fed and honnded into lie Nine stone M every
course In IN ascent Il diminisbes fradually and
regularly in The exterior line.
ffbe interior IL carried nm a straight ,,ndeyiatng
chamber Within and aat into the sol;d wall ~ tbis
intarior accnrdn to tbe taste az he arcb;tac have
beep nlaced and are vet II he naced the stones CON
tributed Inv states con,munities ana assocafions
This naked shaft. thus rigidly cut thus firmly
| based Tins indissolublv bonded now risns in ia
smni and orand nronnrt;nns ono h,,nara5 and tiftv
simple ana gTsna pLopor, . h Que nanurea anu my,
already one ~ the first objects which meets the eve
as tha t.ayoil.r a. 10 ppsass ,hranah ,he h;Is bv
which ts ety i hemmea in and he shirts 10 lind he
;n.,,a. = ~ ~ 5000 e. nf;ns
sane siill ida and pop;ras tbs cause
Fsllo,y.ctnons We ara mined 10 sav Il IL your
noaiact Whe ~ 5000 and o,hnn.ted pol;sb
nasnn .,a ~ f;anS. ~ i;Iar 4; 1870 hoan 70
erect = monument 10 Roscinsko they made IL a labor
20 - a s. ~ $3.50 Ii, ~, ~ .an,a;n 80
anu m?n e.ey tney anu .n, hrs,'a,ht
stnnas ana rad snd hran.d hem into a. yast nyra.
;daI a,,pa ou tasT a, na IA na,, Pas,r
tbs Ianas Of fortv years amid he conrnlsiops which
ha Io aL W ~, ysaia an'u u w. ;ior %and
a s0a,I ~, ,,;,a ;,P
We ara nractfns y Mnnnment m = oreater than
Kouc;,sto ~ HIM ,sho in h;s,nrv ~ mvih i Known
n,on,, a.,r :, L;ndad ond nat;oy az M a,rh Who
iad H. f,,nda,ans aaxe ha nynnor+inns and snner
intended the str,,cttre az that government which.
WIN mira co,s snasd boa 1;Ssn ~ No frnnt rank
a,nnsr tha not;on na -. al nn, ~, Er a;d
uhas,o os man wall Lnau ~ vai haye GIVEN N !.
inn aa.s ~ ooref,aa. ava I,or They Saye been
nrgspt and nrsss;na in thar calls for helm and yo,
hase :, car.a astan, rasnondod - tbanr, caII r.
a ~ .he;, ,,, Z. 80. pnn,,r, ~, ,a.a -
stewards GIVING theIr t;ms and care and Thor and
snom.. =, 5 h -. ,;,h 80, '' any
Ri ;bay havs fa,ed not far iact of .nerov or van,
on th.; "a, ht su .nt &c Ihat at;n a. .ynd ~
na,h =, Pc ,rs ,hob ,as eo.antiai ~ s,ccesa w.
re- ~ ~ had nd han, ,nS ~ ~
ch;l Fan Of vn,, TO gSom he has laf,
the priceless beaest az bis services and his love
LP n I go n. stnL 80 ,dd So 80 49, ~
orc, h y. paIm mt saha IN ~ -
tiona, nstronnIis '''e
While thousands bava answerea nromntlv thu, an.
NAL 80 tba; satr;nt;s,n and non,rb,tad ~ nonp,
Already received and eynended the far Greater MN
har s;ihar from anatby ~ want If onnortnn;tv have
Ga;isd ~ ;an i; h;s yu,nrjt 81 srrotaxI dnt, This
G;ia oa,,,.,iad a, a.. ~ arost az rasa
or,;n &c ~ nrL "A e. a,snaai ~ Conaraos r. 90
s;stance : o
Fellow. citizens. This ia not n suitable object of
Iag;slaiiva nray;s;on A free a nrosnernns a thriv
inc neonIe will not allow debt Of love and graft
Az h. WV aner, ~; na;y;dal heart 10 hs reed
~, az ant y Congyrass, " = %
A nsa, Raord ~ Manaoers bava now heen anno;rt
al W. 800 IT. aa;aa nndar f,vorahla arrspp;oas
eu' VIC cohne mo omce uhuoL ia'oieuic ausPiScs,
,ha nrL S;nca orr ascan ON tba ood Fsbrppary Iast
wa ba ya not hasn Ala O,r arrangemants ba va been ~
1nr and ara now In nroarass n cansas az d;fer-
ence between ns and fbe ola Roard have AZ WE hone
basn re,no,ad and NO viii ;mmed;ate,y oo 10 ,yort'
We annssl n the neonle We wish no s IegisIatire
aid W. look to fre eh hearts we call npon ali not
he liberal and the generous alone We call upon
each man who this day walks erect in all the pano-
py of freedom in this broad land who is not dead to
the common impulses of humanity who is worthy
in the least degree Of the countless and diversified
blessings by which he Ii surrounded. we call upon
men everywhere to contribute each his mite great
and mighty people of twenty-five millions cannot be
40 dead To the sensations which are innate in every
breast at the bare naming Of such benefactor, as
70 refuse or neglect to give their aid in such