Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-08-23
ADDRESS OF THE. BOARD OF MANAGERS
WASHINGTON NATIONAL MONU-
MENT SOCIETY,
10 The People Of tAe United States.

TO the People Of hs United States.
ELLow-CIrrzKNs. We address you ON behalf Of
the Washington National Monument Association, and
submit for your consideration the following report Of
The cornerstone was laid on the 4th Of July, 1S4S.
At that time there in the treasury OF the Assoca-
ton the sum OF $B2, 400 SO. .
The work has gone on with varied progress until
the sum of $23O00a the product Of voluntary conri-
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, 600
The base, built of the blue stone Of the Potomac,
solid and indestructibe is sunk eight feet below the
surface, and rises seventeen and hall feet above the
surface Of the surrounding earth Ii Is hftyhye feet
walls Of blue stone fifteen feet thick faced with white
marble fourteen inches thick, III courses two feet IN
height tied and bounded into the blue stone at every
course In its ascent 1t dminishes gradually and
regularly in the exterior line.
The interior is carried up a 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 con-
tributed by States communities and associations
This naked shaft, thus rigidly cut thus FIRMLY
based, thus indissolubly bonded, now rises in its
simple and grand proportions one hundred and NIFTY
two and half feet above the blue stone base. IL 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 and he starts to find the
immense machinery its top designed for lifting
stone still idle, and anxiously inquiries the cause
Fellow-citizens: We are panied to say, II il your
neglect When the scattered and subugated Polish
nation and the friends of liberty in Europe, began to
erect monument to Kosciusko, they made II labor
of love, and from every valley and mountain, and
plain and running stream, fur and near they brought
stones and piled and heaped them into vast pyra-
mdal mound, to testify that love. And now, after
the lapse of forty years, amid the commissions which
have shaken that unhappy country, pilgrim hands
still swell that pile with constant contributions.
We are erecting a Monument to greater than
Kosciusko to him who in history or myth, is known
among every kindred and nation of the earth VINO
laid the foundations gave the proportions, and super
intended the structure of that government which,
with miraculous speed has risen to the front rank
among the nations, and we call upon you for and,
Hitherto, men well known to you, have given to IT
long years of carefuness and labor. They have been
urgent and pressing in their calls for help, and you
have to certain extent responded to their call 1t
was not their work, it was yours; they were your
Stewards giving their time and care, and libor, aud
money, in the same cause with you.
But they have failed not for lack Of energy or zeal
on their part but from want Of that action and SYM
pathy on yours which was essential to You,
the people of this broad and happy land you, the
children Of Washington you, to whom he has left
have held back the contribution needed from each to
erect to his memory suitable Monument In the ma
tional metropolis.
While thousands have answered promptly the ap-
peal to their patriotism, and contributed the amount
already received and expended the far greater num-
Der, either from, apathy or want of opportunity have
failed to join in This work of grateful duty This
failure compelled our predecessors To arrest the prose
caon of the work. and to appeal to Congress for as
sistanoe
Fellow-citisens, This is not suitable object of
Legislative provision. free, prosperous, thirty
tude due by every individual heart to be discharged
by an act Of Congress
A new Board Of Managers have now been appoint
ed. We come into Office under favorable auspices,
and with well-founded hopes of means to prosecute
the work Since election, the 22d February last
we have not been idle Our arrangements have been be-
gum and are now IN progress All causes oil difier-
ence between and the Old Board have, az we hope,
been removed and we will Immediately 20 TO work,
We appeal to the people. We wish no Legislative
aid We look to free hearts we call upon all 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 brood 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 is surrounded, we call upon
men everywhere to contribute each his mite great
and mighty people, of twenty-five millions cannot be
SO dead to the sensations which innate in every
breast ct the bare naming of such benetacior as TO
refuse or neglect To give their aid in such cause.
Let every man. then, who feels his heart beat with
the name Of Washington singly or in companies,
communicate directly with our Secretary, and send
in his contribution to our Treasurer, or suggest
mode for its collection.
Nv order OF the board
CHARLES @. TUCKER, Secretary.
The following are the pTesept Officers and Mana
gers of the Society all OF whom except the President
and Second Vice President were elected on the 22d
day of February last to wit:
President Of the u States and ex-ofcio President.
VESPASIAN ELLIS,
First Vice President.
JOHN r. TOWERS
Mayor Of Washington and ex-officio I'd V. Pres'L
GEORGE H. PLANT,
Third Vice President.
JOHN NJ. MoCALLA,
Treasurer.
CHARLES @. TUCKER,
Secretary.
Handgera
HENRY ADDISON, Jos. II. BRADLEY,
CHAs. r. BELT, SAMUEL @. Busy,
French s. EVANS, JAMES GoRDoS,
CHAs. W. DAVIS, ROBERT T. KNIGHT,
JOHN n CRAie, JOSEPH LIBBr, Sh.,
SAMUEL u. DOUGLAS, THOMAS A. BRooKE.
JOSIAH y. Polk,
P. s. Editors friendly TO the cause, are requested
TO insert the above address.
c. @. TUCKER. Secretary.
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