Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-06-13
ADDRESS OF THE BOARD OF MANAGERS
WASHINGTON NATIONAL M0NU-
MENT SOCIETY,

10 TIC Io0pto oT Wo OHted CtdNS.
FELLow-CIrIEkEs; We address you ON behalf Of
the Washington National Monument Association, and
submit for your consideration the following report OF
what has been done,
The cornerstone was laid ON the 4th Of July, ls4s
AT that time there in the treasury oil the Associa-
ton the sum of $62,450 SO.
The work has gone on with varied progress until
the of $3.50 600 the product of voluntary conri-
buttons alone, has been expended in its erection
The original estimate of the cost Of the whole work
the shai the base and the ornamental part exceeded
81 ,222, 900.
The base, built of the blue stone Of the Potomac,
solid and understandable, is sunk eight feet below the
surface and rises seventeen and half feet above the
surface Of the surrounding earth II is fty-fve 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 two feet in
height tied and bounded into the blue stone at every
course. In its ascent IL dimnshes 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 yet to be placed the stones
tributed by States communities, and associations.
This naked shaft, thus rgdly cut, thus firmly
based, thus ndissolubly bonded, now rises In its
simple and grand proportions 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 as he passes, through the hills by
which the city is hemmed in, and he starts to find the
immense machinery on its top designed for lifting
'''' 'oJ e"e N'o''o'J 'iiiuhSo WV Ssuos'
Fcllow-ctizens We are panied to say, IL is your
neglect When inc scattered and snblugated foiish
mauon' anu .ne .r'enus oi liberty EUROPE, ocghh 70
erect monument 10 hoscusko, they inade u aDor
of love, and from every valley and mountain, and
plain and running stream far and near they brought
suones ana p,ed ana neaped them INTO vast pyra-
I'M mouna, 70 tesIy una! love- ana now, ai.er
me lapse OF iorty years amid the commissions whien
nave shaken tnat unhappy country, phgrim hahos
still swell that pile with constant contributions.
. We are ereS'ng hohument 10 greater tian
hosciusko, 10 MN VINO "a history OF my'h, - KNOWN
among every kindred ana naiion OF the earth VINO
intended the structure Of that government which,
WIN iIaculous speeu mas risen 70 the front ram
among mim inc nauons ana we eau upon you lor aio
Inncreo, men wen known 10 you, ma nave given 10 II
onB years ol careiuness anu iaDor. ihey nave peen
urgent ana pressing IN their calls Tor help ana you
nave 70 certaih eA'en. responded 70 tnelr cah. IL
was nos 'helr work. y was yours mey were your
s.ewaras giving their tie ma care ana IDIOT, ana
hqney, IN tne SAME cause WIN you.
but tney nave aled not ior iaek CT energy or zeal
on ,nelr part put rom want Oh tnat actoh ana SYM
patny on yours wnich was essehuai 10 success. iou
tne Peopie OF th's proau anu napPy laha you, ,he
tha r =, "asnngon you 10 whom ne mas iel'
.ne priceless Deduest OF ms services, ana MS love-
nave neid PACK tne contrput9n needed from each TO
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in he Least decree Of tba conntles and d;vor;6aa
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