Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-08-01
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non has revived some histoll ideas, to W hich
/ ask a few moments attlon, L tried to
look from the argyle Of histy, and therefore
as | walked those fields, inflated upon tn >
historical associations hereaA tobe connected
with the sacred spot. IpropYtle topic mere
ly as a subject tor contempllr, hoping that
its historical aspects may leaSome one ofmy
associates to suggest the afopriate course,
which the Oldest historical s(ty in the Unit
ed States may be expected tloint out, in aid
of those noble women who be purchased the
Il priceless domain. would thy answer two
II questions, with reference Wy to a single
HI point:
III First What is Mount VelE to become?
III Second, How can it bePde to express
II properly the ideas which shid hencetorth be
associated with it
Il First What is Mount Mon to become
1t is to become emphatcall fstorical, | hope
n exclusively historical, comm orating only the
\ persons and events connectJwlth the Amer
lean Revolution We ca i separate the
| Revolution and Washingtofor Washington
and Mount Vernon. Tha1ot will come to
be regarded as the first vtIhe Of American
republican history, seen and eadpf all men,
They who move the world I've ibduced our
country to set it apart as 4An&nt of graft
tude, III which every male RtNnae within
| our borders is to feel anew, e. Lar, and per-
sOnal interest and it will IN lly thus be-
come to future generations Wrical record
more precious and renownt = IN we at this
time have power to conceiIoa Vhope, there
fore, that the Presidents of =" Historical So
cieties of the several States isaN Union NAV
make part of that Executive CA mittee who
are to restore the beautiful spot l the form il
had in 1899, and do all else that iipartiaI his
tory can sanction. OF our owli4dv / trust
will be chairman of that cons ~.
Mount Vernon, in its inteeer, dill be per
manent 1t cannot change i3s;snteeAlers. orslose
its new distinctive character. We present
national capital may pass AVA Shut Mount
Vernon cannot pass away it is = oalv place
of which such historic perpetuiG4an be pre-
dicted, E pituiJuS mtum. i
Second lfit is to be thus laslA and I'M
changeable, the next question Now can il
be made to express more fully an, brcibly the
veneration and love we cherish AWashing.
ton; and also to embody those OAioaol ideas
which we wish should forever biassociated
with it ia
While the present precious iion-house
stands, it will, next to the sarcol -Nfus. be re-
garded as the most endearing a S4xpressive
record but, two hundred years xabout the
longest time that common Why building
can stand in our climate. Half that period
has done its work of demolitio b the noble
structure. After the next cent51 has finish.
ed its destruction there will re- in only the
ashes of the Chief to hallow tl,xpot. Some
may think best to rebuild the oEent house.
using every sound timber an -bard, brick
and stone, iron and glass; and IeAacing each
in the exact position it now fpies, thus
making the whole wear the sam appearance
as now, Would it not be better &repair the
present house so thoroughly as + make If as
strong as new This would be n b as they
have done with the Parthenon II Coliseum,
the Temple of Peace and the PanM on or as
we do with our good old manusc and por-
traits, with Governor Carver's II and the
Pilgrim cradle.
But, after decay has brought perishable
monuments to the dust, what then be
needed, ON the principle of the citation Of
ideas | answer-the one hundr millions of
free Americans will then wish to g the per-
feet visible likeness of the living Is Of those
wise men who sat With Washing bin public
council, of those brave warriors W Fought at
his side in the open field. How I etull will
it be to their eyes to look upon true and
expressive features OF those Oratolt Id states
men, heroes and patriots, whose sence at
Mount Vernon would shed new "a on their
leader, while it would make that Il the Pan
theon Of the republic. Such an etnblage
would not only help to create, but perpetu-
ate a national gratitude and a frat Il union.
Mount Vernon would thus bect a heart
whose strong and steady pulse Is would
send Its life to every extremity The body
polite. What outward record hal impress
sive or half so durable as the peril likeness
in marble of those patriotic statesn who de-
clared to the world that we ought be free
and independent, and of those bra warriors
who afterwards made us so? M
Three historical epochs, or even Seem to
group themselves at the tomb of WI lington
l, The Declaration Of Independer z, The
eight years struggle to secure it 3, The
beginning of new nation in the Presi-
dency To these let Mount Verno,We hence
forth devoted and 10 none Others. be more
fully we do this, the more durabl e Ehall we
honor the Father Of his country. IN these
three points rays Of light may be m,,t to con
ccntrate themselves anew on his lad 1t
seems to me thatwe are bound as Is OTIS and
Christians to tasten upon Mt. Vel these
three eventtul ideas, these three hi, zeal as
sociations, these three creative poweli6t good.
Thus will it become a centre tow a which
every American heart will grayita& Each
State will feel its own presence Nh II repre-
sehleu III hooie slres ana perpetu, neiis-
anCe.
While we give to marble tbe !; sss Of
these illustrious men, we are only mig an
honor which is done every wear to 4 'idual
benefactors. When. as a country +, shall
have done this great work, we shall Ia Y proved
that a republic is not unprotefnI N shall
have written volume of history VII anean-
ing and authority can never be misS Hl; we
shall have engraved. for tie world. II grand
majestic text of political science, en- sitened
patriotism and Christian faith Is i'm nod de-
sirable that this should be done? Al where
else in the wide land is there anotherSspbt SO
COnSeCrated, SO proper, and NOID SO naNiOnaI