Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-08-06
ADDRESS or THE BOARD OF MANAGERS
WASHINGTON NATIONAL SfONU-
MENT SOCIETY

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!, fshLow-CiTizrss; We address yon on behalf q
inc washington National Monumenf Assocmuons ana
submit Tor your consideration the bllowihg report OF
what has been dousi
Ite cornerstone was laid on the 4th OF July, lo4S
Az that time there in the treasury OF the Associa-
ton the sum OF go, 450 So.
The work has gone on with varied ptcgrefs until
the sum Of $s9o0oa the product or voluntary contri-
buttons alone has been expended IN ITS erection
The Original estimate Of the cost Of the whole work
the sbah TIE base and the ornamental part ~ tedad
81, G22,000, t y ~
The base built of the hlue stoae ~ Inc poioH,ac
solid and ndestrncihle Il snSE akt feat beIoSs I'M
surface ANA rsss s'.sas,,ae,, ad BaIfEa 49, M
surface ~ NE snyy,,,ndS eartb liza Hffv.Bye taei
square Az ia IN EIons MA slrings ire shaft win
walls az Nine Atsua steen feet Nick faced with ixb
noESle s,,raen nobas thicL n courses tyyo fasf IL
beaht tea and baunded ;nto be Zine atone A sServ
co,,rse IN ~ ascent Il dlmiAIaNes craduallv ana
regularly m the e-tesior line.
fhe ih,nEior Il carried m a STRAIGHT nndeviatinu
charnhar W,hn and aat into tha soIid raI ~ tbis
;nt;os aec"rdn 10 ,ba taste az tba arcb;tact have
been nlaced and are vet 10 be nlaced thu stnnes MN.
,ihuired Ly States cononnni,i,ss ana asSIcsSi;ons
This naked shaff, ihus Tipidiy chi. thus 6rrnly
b.sad lima ;ad;ssnlnbly bopde3 now rises IN IL
Daaed a mus @ NOW rises tiS s
t paSd = heif FAC, ohava ,ha hIna stcna Edsa X x
already one Of the first objects which HeeA lie eve
~ The traveller az he par~es trough the hills ~
iS m ~ ~, !. e% .J
n,,a.sa nn lie .n,, desnaS a. i;T,;no
stnna s,;jl ala and an xorsjv ;po,;ras liz ca,,sa
El,oar' ct;1ens We arc na;nad ~ say Il Ia vour
naalact Wien tha scatterad and snb,,;gatad pyjsh
$500. ~ h;ans. as i;ha-t, 4; t,,spa E6,, %
erect monument "a Koscnsko they rade Il labor
20 49, 'a.i So, a,ay ILL.,, az ,,,n,,n.a;, -ana
u 1--we ahu IRON e,ery ye sp Ia sSau aau
Stones and aiiad and beahed tbeis, into 4 yast bvfa
~ ia,aa r CO.. ~ e. sl, tba .h;ch
hana IIhot I,a, ynha,nn oo,,n,ru ;r herds
a sn ~ I'M;
s' wv 49, s asEH M Mam1st ~ = s.ata.s tbon
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70 nun wio or ny a,,, " IN
la;d n fnnndatans rave M ,yonortona and soner
;,tandod a. st,,chaS, ~ tbat ~ ,,arn,ant Which
,;,h ,;ro ssaad bea ;ssh 81 ~ srnpt RANK
49, ~, -. 81, AS III III IVA
uhag ae ,a Hnnv eau vow yo av an to !,
Ian aaSa ~ carof,,nass and iahor Thay have bean
,,t 5 ns;,, i, their calls ca hslr ana vo
hao aaa stant ras,nndad :. ,hax I.
uafe, W eAe, lonponuo' ~ ~ .,.oil Sai -
no, 'ne,i mas 'n 'hor ona
, si.ns snom ; NV 80 INV
nv M, hore fa.S ,nt CO., lay &c apesrv ~ zoo,
~ u; H. H. n NAM af ~. ao+nn 81 IA A. 49,
abN on uars which was essential 10 success Won
pa,ny On yours Mncn was essg.al " success. i9u,
WI &c shfnaton vnn 20 ,Ion, 10 bos' iaf,
mo rr;noiass banas, ~ 5s SERVICES and his Love
h,P IA hao n 1900 fa, o ~ ~
ra y. h sn;,ahIn Mou,,n,at Il M ~
fiona, soatronnlis :" = 80 ~
VIII ~ osand bo ,e sn.vered ,,r,t,,tIS Nc, al.
oai g. .hs;v a,r;n,sr ard co,tr;batnd ~ a,sn,p,
plraaJ rara;tad ana ynanded INC "a, Greater NM
NJ ~ 80, a.. r. 3 ~ o.,S;t, haa
GiS " It'll; N p;s nss nF atfI S,. Th;o
H. ~ 49,, =, urot .3 ,sa
ct; ~ ts nrI AKA 10 onneai ~ CanSress pr ss
sttaYoo " 'io 'N = "app''' " ~ 90
Tellow.eitizens This Is not n suitable object Of
Isiaa;' sa ,anar,s ~
~ ,,ao,,p LII 80 ,ia, dabt ~ toe a1d a.;
Az arar, o nd;;aa, beort !, ho S;.chsr,saa
hr a. IVY w u ~ Son.y,rassi $500 = = e0N
n ao' R ~ ~ Tan,,ros poo ,, hoo, oo;n.
NV y. as;a da e,.,",ab
o,a In; LII fn,,,,aad bo,,as &c aaans =, raIao
,ha VII nr aiootiap ~ ,ha oSa Pbp,a iat
WE have no, been Ale r arra ba hasn h.,
and sss i AZ Of differ
been pemoyed and WE viii immediately 90 to work
We enneal q The neonIe We wish no elegislatiys
aid VIZ lnok 10 free hearts we call unon pil moi
the liberal and the generous alone We call unon
each man who this day walks erect In all the piano.
NV Of freedom in This broad land who Il mt dead to
The common impulses Of humanity who Il worthy
In the least de1rce Of the countless and diversified
blessings by which he il surrounded we call upon
men everywhere 10 contribute each his mite. great
and mighty people of twenty-iye millons cannot be
80 dead to dc Sensations which are innate in every
breast at the bare naming q such eensfactor as to
re,use OF negiect 10 give ,neir ala ~ sucn cause.