The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1856-02-16
ADDRESS
M the Board Of Managers Of The
Washington Monument SOCIETY,"
ADDRESS

H. ne ftolW ~ INC '""'" ''"'''
p....,.. CITIZENS. We address YOU on be-
-, rho N aslnugion National Monument
,.,s,,on. and submit To Your consideration
,t..t,l,n,iur report OF What ha- hcen ZONE
,,1. ..,,,,,t stoue va, land OF the 4lh 81 July
80, Al ibnt tune there Vas 10 the treasury
rn, A..o,..tiou the sum OF >h2 l5n 80
y.,r. has luue ou NTH warned progress
IN. nm a ; 3u.ouO, the product ct '"t
denominations aiuue, has been expended
,rh, original estimate ct the cost OF the
,,ufk tie shaft, the base, aud The ofha
,a.nt.l und. rN,ced ; l,-44,ooo.
Ib, base. buh 81 blue stone OF the fo'o-
,nsr. .obd and lude,trucubr, - SUNK ri9h' ite'
b,l,v the surface, and RISES seventeen ana
half iret above ih" surface OF 'ht suffouhnih9
,afm Il O., tit> feet square ~ me loP rt"u
,h,. .p,ir,ts the shaft. wiih walls "' h'nt Nl"h'
bt,,n feet thlrk. faced WITH "htt h''fp,e ''uf'
teen. inches thtN ~ COURSES l"o i''' ia h''k"N
,., and bounded INTO TIE biur slHhe al eNe'l
,eilt,r Ipoutt- scent IL dh'h-hes ""'"''
j, and regularly IA the exterior me
IA. Interior j. carried up Straight unde' ",
.,n,, chamber " thin and set INTO the sol =
u.6 u tins interior, according To t'e As'e ~
~. ~ Inject have been placed ana are N' TO
be IA'""' WV .-..,.t,t,,n.
STATES '','', "'''',, t..-,.,..il, ,.ut Tins firm.
h'' n"N'" N','' -, L.,d,J now rises
ls based mus ''T'', -, 1,,,,r,io,,. one hun.
Do H. N'i"l' "'' it feet above the
'fca ava ",Y .i..od, ONE Of the FIRST
h.hr N'"'' "">' -. - the Traveller ~
".r''' VIM" W. h.I- b, Winch th. dty 81.
i' passes '"t'us" -, and TIN. irnm,r.,
hemmed ~ ana ne s''''' w., I't..r,. .top,.
tA'hh'H o." ~ ~ .,.'..,.,,.. tb. ealt-e.
1T lH'e "n" AZ -. manned ia. sav IL
feii"N '"'"'H ". ,l... ..,,,,,r,d t,nd sub
= YOUR u't"'' - ,t. friends ai liner.
.tleN foAsh nai"tf '''' monument f.,
y H "ut"f'' ~. l,h,r of love. and
heeeiu~ho, th'N "'u' " "a ,,..,. .,,4
isfgn every ''"'i "'' ,,.y Lr,,.,l,
turning ''''"''' ''' - ,h.m iu,s. vast
STORIES "id t'.,' ''.' ..,I.,. A0dnoN.
i"HHn'H U'''' ,,,rs amid IN. canvul-
-ti't ''' '' 49,. ,ol..p,y country.
'""' "".' '''' INITIAL. "A ,ib constant
r''ttN' '"' ~ sun
,,,..,,,,,,,.r, TO one greater
W. "' n,u vbn. IN history f.,
"a" ,....,,. Ll,.,f.d and nation Of the
sh'"" "u'''L ,',...,t,,,.n.. .,.l, the pro.
'"'l WIZ '''' ..,...,..I tln. .tru ture pf
so,r,rmr,t ah,ct. sith Miraculous speed
t"''' ,.,..,.l amnr, the nalou-,
,,A v,cnn upun ou iot .ld Men wei SNOW %
t.,ou ba,e given tot long years Oh tafe'n'-
mes. ,,J lnbot They haNe been argent ana
""" .'.t. Ga, helm. and you have.
,,t.nt. Responded to their call ID
u.nnt tb,,r WORK, 1t VA, Yours, tnof were
.,..,.u,rd.. pfiur their time, aud c'r'' ana
ll. "a r,,.,,,.y If, the same cause Win YOU
r.
nn, Tho, have failed, not for lsrk "i energy
,'.i an ,h,.,, mart. but tor want OF that ae-
,.n and .ywn,t6y ON YOUR, whch ~a' es-eh-
ual Ia .urc.>s You. The people Of w broad
and b,tt, land. YOU. the children "i " a." .hI
t"i'' YOU j" ""'.'' ~ a,.', An. lave. have held
ga, !. the contribution uccdcd from e"'U 70 '''''
t,lis u.nory q .uifahIr monument W. '''e VA
te,.J r,.,f.roh. While thousands nave an
.wcr,d promptly the appeal to t'r'i pa'f''''N'n,
..,rtrhut,d me amount mrrA'i te'''''"
mud ,xr,ad,d. The Tar greater uuuhef'' ,'"''
from npnihy or want OF opportunity nav
t3,d "a nom m th. work oi gti''l"' ""N
Tin. IA, lure compelled our Pnd'''@s'i7 3" "''
t..tth, prosecution 1T the work a'd To ape"
Ia rot.,-r,-, tor a--i~jance.
t.uou-couutrymrol tins - "'' s'''''
object tor Legislative provision y ''', f''L,
l'r'N-' ",'''''. am. t,, ever, ,.dI, iiual