Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1858-04-10
TFSa Ne Baltimore Sun.
The IAaagura&iOn Of the Washington Stat
n AZ Rinhmond. Virginia.

posing demonstration ever witnessed in the
"Old Dominion" An immense multitude ot
strangers, from almost every section Of the
country, were witnesses of the interesting
cerewVny.
Among the distinguished visitors were Gov.
Brown. Postmaster General; CIV. Floyd, the
Secretary of War; Lieut.. Gen. Scott Hon.
WIN. C. Rivcs; lion. Edward Everett; John
A. and L. Washington; Gov. Newell, Of New
Jersey: Gov. Holly, Of Conn; Gen Harvey,
Gen PcrsiCer F. Smith, and Major Van Welt,
of the srmy, and hundreds of others, inclu.
ding Nrs. Crawford, the wife Of the late sculp
tor She and her two daughters are the
guests Of the State.
The statue was salutcd by discharge Of
artillery, amidst the loud and prolonged cheer
ing Of the immense multitude Of spectators
Everything passed Oft handsomely without
any serious accident The State dinner was
= SumptuOus affair.
There were probably not less than 5000
persons present
The following is the speech Of welcome
made by Gov. Wise to the assembled multi
tude at the monument:
COUNrKYNEN AND FELLOW CITIZENS Wiz.
Einia has called the nation; its elders and
councillors; her sister States their governors,
lawyers and judges, her own people and all
the children Of this confederate family of
freedom, to assemble this anniversary birth
day, around the monument she has raised tn
She memory q thai son whose wisdom, va!Or
and virtue won the grandcst, prOudc>t, purcst
Of all earthly ttlcS-"Fathcr Of his Country"
In her name | bid you all-all welcome TO
the gathering around "Virsinias Monument
20 Washington
Magic name - IT none othtr under IIcav.
en- can draw Us to each other, that taliSlnan
can touch the chord Of unison aud clasp Us
hand in hand, and bind us heart Ia heart, IL
the kindred hcirShip "f one Patriot tatiIvr!
Before that august name frud AMI faction
stand alIaslIrtl civil diScord bushes into awcd
silence; GcisinS and sections ARE >uhducl and
vanish for ia the very naming of that nam
there il the Swcv. concord Of love, vciIrratiun,
gratitude, duty, patriotism ana itdevut"n:
lin IL there is the harmony 0t p1;rr. and
the pow or only nf Victorious wai, n"d a.,
spell OI order AID Iin.rIy an. l.aN. AID t.
str, ngtn AMI beauty 81 NAlIr%AL CNlnN! II
typilicS al lnat / ere i. a!.I onEnt 10 hr II
goodness ahd grcLtnes> AMI m,l It III t.'aI
country We cali ''N"r = "A .tgl "-Tnr MED
STATES or ANK"ICA! .Aud tnai ,pu .tn i>t.v
best type Of its tLtic".
We will, then, this day gIt ',vr o 1t the
national affections aud hI"d tartn a. .AurIi
can fkgECS around this StItrr, r-rr:rri r1y-t-r-
Mother State to the Father Son!
Virginia.
Parent Of valor. cast away thy fear,
Mother Of Men, be proud without tear,
What . theme What a scene for men
and angels May our God in whose bosom
he rests, who guarded him in our cOuntry'S
battles, and who guided him in our cUuntrv'S
councils, vouchsafc that his spirit may con-
tinue 60 hover over the land he saved, aud
It peaceful, powerful, plentiful and
free, through all ViciSsitulrs Of storm and
sunshine. until earthly monuments shall monl-
der into dust, and humanity shall triumph
over the probation Of time, or time itself shall
bu no more.
Many are here, but-onc is absent. The
been callvd-awav -
lie worked out Of the clay Alas! his own
form hes gone back to it--and he modelled
Revolution" the Henry, AMI "lndcpcndencc,
the Jefferson, and he east the Equestrian Stat
nc and mounted the Washington on the war
horse and-laid down his chi>cl Ii was tin
ished-it was enough, and he wnS called from
his work TO meet the great original, the "hrro
aud the sage" himself, in a land Of spirits,
where images arc moulded not in clay, md
are not "built with hands, aud
arc ''rtCrnal IN the Heavens"
Ills WidOH is here. She sees through her
tears Of the JOY Of grief husbands master.
piece link his name, pcrcnnially, as bronze
and marble last, to all the worth Of Washing
ton! Gently, softly, tendrrly, VIC hid her
Gov. w. concluded by poctical quotation
and then introduced the orator Of the day
The following incident is noted. which is
from the fact that il was = recon.
ciliA.iOn under happy circumstances:
When Senator Hunter, the orator Of the day,
stepped upon the stand prepared for him that
Day, Gov. Wise Immediately extended his !
hand. end the greeting was ~ cordial that the
vast aaecmblage who saw it instantly gave
thea lOud and hearty cheer.
When the statue WAS unvti lied the air was
rent with the cheers Of tho multitude, who |
were delighted beyond all bounds with the
grand work Of art There was Crawfurd'S !
equestrian group, and there was the throns
offering its homage to the glorious conception
Of S'Mind now Stillrd in death. II was, ill.,
deed, . most enthusiastic demonstration, and
long will It ingcr in the memories Of those
who Witnessed the pageant and the attendant
The principal statue, with the
minor ones, is thus Described
Tho colossal statue Of Washington, inclu.
ding the horse. is twenty feet high; length {
horse, from nose to the end Of tail, twenty
two feet The granite pedestal rests upon
elevation with six points, upon
which arr ultimately to stand colossal statues
Of Lee, Mason, Nelson, jefferson and Patrick
Henry; Henry standing with his arms rails,
and extended, in the act Of speaking, viii
Jefferson, In an attitude Of earn, st contrnpla.
ton, holds n pm and the Declaration of H.
dependence, are now in their positions: the
others arc'nut completed. The sixth statue is
to be most charming ideal work. SymhoIical
Of the State 81 Virginia. These figures,
which arr Of bronze. rxritcdgrcat admiration
when they were exhibited in Rome. The
sides and base Of the pedestal are ornamcntcd
With tli!tecnStarS aud thirteen wrcathS, mad,
e bronze.
IrGvNI"rs FREHCM INvrvfI,v Mr.. Fnu-
canlt, vt Paris, hes e. u>uu,ir.; a, ";lr,ra'u,