The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-12-10


Whatever differences Of opinion on sectional cues
tions may exist from changes Of times and circum-
stances, the people at least of the Old Thirteen
States look back to period when an undivided in
terest common principles dangers, struggles, hopes
and triumphs bound them together IN perfect ma
tlonal unity; aud naugurated the system which has
made them one Of the greatest powers of the earth
From the Declaration of Independence we date the
origin of this unity and of all the events of our his
tory this is the which, in view of it's authors and
its consequences, commends itself most especially 10
our grateful recollection.
To illustrate this sentment-to give IT, as il We're a
local habtaon' -toproye to this generation that it
is superior still to the influences of faction and to
leave to posterity monument which shall survive
whatever changes may be demanded by the political
necessities OF the future-s purpose worthy Of our
sympathes, and is now presented IN ali original
FORM for the cooperation OF the Old Thirteen States
Soino years since, as see by the journal of
convention held in the city of Philadelphia, over
which Governor Biger (now Senator Biger) presid-
ed Col. A. G. Waterman, a Virginian by birth, but
many years a resident, and member of the select
council of Philadelphia, started with the concurrent
appreciation of many southern gentlemen of distinc
ton, the project of erecting in that city in indie
pcndence Square monument commemorative of the
events that gave the title to that sacred ground
The details of the plan have been brought to no
tice from time to time by the press and the condi-
tons of the fulflment have so far advanced that
the erection of monument in Independence Square
to commemorate the events of the American revolu-
ton is no longer problemdticai Ten of the thirteen
States have, by proper laws, pledged themselves to
the patriotic and praisewortby movement These
States Georgia, New York, New Jersey Connec-
ticut Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Massachusetts,.
Maryland, Delaware, and Pennsylvania. The States
yet to take action Virginia, North and South
Carolina. The legislatures of the two lastnamed
States are now in session. and the governors have
laid the bills before them with favorable recon-
mendaton, and it would, in opinion, be insult
ing to the intelligence of the members of these two
legislative bodies to doubt for q moment their CO.
operation in measure which appeals 80 pre-emi-
nently as well to State pride us national sympa-
thies.
Now that the confederacy is fast approaching
thrice the number of sovereign Commonwealth
which first conquered their independence that
we embrace territory peopled on both oceans and
look forward to the time when "a the boundless
continent may be ours-is it not some thing to boast
of--something to perpetuate in bronze and marble
that ours was one Of that original Union of colonies
that among the great minds the true hearts
and stout arms, that achieved that triumph and
founded the greatest republic that the world has
ever seen? We cannot doubt that the legislatures of
North and South Carolina will promptly wheel into
line with their sister States and have the names of
the great men of their respective Commonwealth
enrolled on this monument of American patriotism
and gratitude