The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-04-14

On the oath Of December. 1899, the Con-
gress Of the United States passed the fol-

On the oath Of December. 1899, the Con-
gress Of the United States passed the FOL-
lowing, among other resolutions
Rssoirsd, That marble monument be erect
ed BY the United States, In the Capitol, at the
city Of Washington, and that the family Of Gen.
efsl Warrington be requested 70 permit his
body to be deposited under 1t and that the
monumnnt be 40 designed ~ TO commemorate
lifs..
Resolved, That the President Of the United
States be requested TO direct COPY Of these
resolutions TO be transmitted TO Mrs. Washing.
ton, assuring her Of the profound respect Con
grsss will ever bear to her person and chsrsc.
TER; Of their coincidence on the late sfIiictivs
dspensation Of Providence and entreating her
assent 70 the interment Of the remains Of Gen
eral George Washington in the manner express
Sod 10 the first resolution.
Mr. ADAMS, then President Of the United
States, transmitted these resolutions 10 Mrs.
WAsHrSGroS, who, on the 3lst December,
1899, returned the following answer:
MouST VERNON, Dec. 81, 1899.
SIR: While feel with keenest anguish the
late dispsnsaton Of Divine Providence, 1 can
not be inssnsible to the mournful tributes OF
respect and veneration which are paid to the
memory Of my dear deceased husband; and -
his best services and most anxious wishes
were always dey oted to the welfare and hap.
piness Of hls country, 70 know that they were
duly appreciated and gratefully remembered
affords me no uncomfortable consolation.
Taught by that great example which have
80 long had before me, never to oppose my
private wishes to the public will, must con-
sent to the request made by congress, which
you have had the goodness to transmit TO me !;
and In doing this need not, cannot say what
sacrifice Of individual feeling make 70 Q
sense Of public duty.
With grateful ackno vile gments and unfelgn-
cd thanks for the personal respect and evi.
dsncss OF coincidence expressed by Congress
and yourself,
Iremain, very respectfully, sir, your most
obedient humble servant,
MARTHA WASHINGTON.
In January, 1924, Mr.. Buchanan, then
member Of Congress, introduced the follow
ing resolution:
Rssoirsd That . committee be appointed
whose duty it shall be to inquire in what man.
ner the resolutions Of Congress, passed on the
Path December, 1893, relative TO the erection
OF . marble monument in the Capitol ut the
city Of Washington, to commemorate the great
events Of the military and political life Of Gen.
Washington, may be best accomplished, and
that they have leave to report by bin or other.
wire.
This was laid on the table by vote Of 81
to e.. 1t was in 1884, ten years later that
the present Washington Monument Society
was formed, and last week, under the new or.
gsnization Of that society, Mr.. BUCHANAN,
being its President, he made speech review.
ing tho history Of the monument, and refer.
ing to his speech in Congress In 1924. 1t is
PROBABLE that the Monument Association,
which seems to have received new impulse
will proceed to complete the undertaking
they have 30 long had 10 hand. In 1924,
Mr.. BUcHASAS thought that Congress, by
neglectng for 50 long q period to accom-.
plish the object Of the resolution, had been
subjected to the imputation of perfdy as well
ingra,itude. We made (he said) q solemn
promise to the widowed partner Of Washing.
ton, and to the people Of the United States,
by a legislative act, that we would erect
monument to his memory"