The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-12-26

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me ausrhEST 70 THr seNsRs or THE pgcL Ana
Te. oF IsDrfENDtNcr--s SEC rIoSAL OBJECTIONS
10 IT'S COMPLETION, ~ sogrn caIoLtsA.
project has been submitted 70 the Original .sseen
States 0, this coofederacy erect Inde
lcndece square, Philadelphia ~ che sgncrs of the re
ration Il Independence, 10 cost si5o,ooo New York
pay s3atoo Pennsy vana s2sooo the Sortness
states altogether, $4,000, aud the Southern States
sal oco Ten States have already acceded the plan,
agreed pay their respective aosmepts and since
bJ the plan the proceed with the
OF States, the ,aonument may be- considered fixed
fact III the future The convention of delegates who de-
eidea the plan agreed that the monument SHOULD
have thirteen sdeone for each STATE. Should any Stasr
refuse TO bear It's quota II expense there Is pr vision
for filing up, while the others have their tablets
bearing inscriptions Of patriotism and remembrance a.
departed worth, fof each State that does mol contr
butte there will remain unsigh.y blank Tn"
legislatures Of North and South Carolina have yet
70 lightly their acceptance Of the PLAN and as they arc
both now session their decision looked for with interest
The bill to aid in the this monument WINS
hcs approved by the Committee Federal Relations ~
the seetu Carolina Heuse Il Representatives, and they
ported unaroraby Z" its possage upon which report
following debate ensucd Gu the i2sh lust
Mi READ moved 10 aside the report OF the COMMITTEES
Of unworthy the ecntitnents Of tue people of South
Carolina; is reason Of political hostility between South
reason the under consideration had reference
the honors the past not to the present, No
principle policy would BE- sustained refusing 20 aid
the vork, and injustice would he done TO the feelings
CT pride IN their ancestors. which he knew al mated the
bo-cins Of all South Carolina
Mr.. g. +. ELLIOTT on behalf of the committee endorsed
all Ae ,nccmns glorious ancestors" but was o.
posed 10 bNldng where the peonlc OF the
South would be prec.uded from visiting it, Their fore
fathers Shareholders there WAS any iniamy in
the institution, belonged to The past as well as present
generations II was these VINO Tcpudatcd those prn-
cipes and those forefailers who now wanted tho
assistance Of the South TO build this monument Ha
wantea the monument where Sou,hei ncrs could visit il
and take with them their children aud servants without
being told 10 '.stand bac6lts free soil" There had
been but one slase State represented at the Convention
and for himself lac willing 10 follow the lead OF
such men as Chas Francis Adams and n r. Banks the
| delegates from Massachusetts
Mi WM WHAIny thought right. while in the Union as
cDe OF the thtt. one besides OF the thirteen states
that South Carolina shoud contribute her quota money
Tor the specific oe &c; Of erecting this memory
of the past tor while they the Unon they
the tnicn. lie thought the monument ought be butt
On free SOIL an enerna monument Of those principles
winch their iorciheys held promulgated and thai in
case OF dissolution OF the Union should say
| Union with the South, which should have been PER
pc,uai." ic, il stand upon their soil, memento Of
| What they were AID what they should have been.
Mr. y Si:oss did no, regard the question in q JNiu
cal light, but as necessary prio,e which should
conSufmated. True, there q in Pcuuyyya
MA hostile TO the South Blu, not James Buc hanan
whose adherence to the constitution had every heart
Pennsy iyaniant Was not CLANCY Jones Pennsylva
DiaLY lat tac unor be dissolved, and that nouulaenI
would stand pledge Of the fidelity OF South Caraaaa
| and rehuke TO those who took part against her.
Mr. MaTAidAN, member OF the committee said that
IL the proposition were that they should lay hands
upon or destroy that temple In Independence square
| would vote for il. But lac would not cooperate with
Banks Of Massachusetts because Banks and the people
o. Sorth Carolina were not homogeneous. lie objected
the locality Of the monument because he prevented
from tak M his slave servant TO see IT,
Mr. ELLIOTT characterized the scheme nal icilal
bat simply private enterprise, headed by ~ +. Banks.
Why asd not they erect monuments to the Of
South Carolina Why Lad they transferred TO
women the task Of erecting monument to Calhoun
Nr READ said the simple question was. whether South
Carolina would give So 900 towards erecting monument
to the srnes Of the declaration Philadelphia had been
selected az the location. because there
been signed No political question involved; ard lac
asked South Carolina prepared say She would
| give $4,000 for this purposer
the dissolution Of the Union, and money sseaa
OF spending money they should keep for the time
tue state had 10 nterpose her strength for protection.
Every man looking forward 70 the time when black
republican would be elected President of the United States
amt for himself ne ready 10 dissolve the Union when
that happened The recent Pennsy wanna elections should
be warning 10 them. and unless they intended
in The Union they should not contribute towards tho
| ing of this monument.
After further debate, the bin postponed indefinitely