Daily national Democrat., 1860-10-12
The Great National Monument to WASH

~ TIE EOPLE OF CALIFORNIA. ClHce The
year 1899, it has been in contemplation, either
by Congress or the people, to erect at The
Federal Capital a Mausoleum to Washington
but the nations patriotism slumbcrcd fol
nearly half a century, until the 4th of july
lS4S, when the foundation Of a marble monu
mont, to be when finished 5l7 feet high was
laid, under the most favorable auspices, and
has progressed chiefly by private subscrip-
tions to its present height of IT'S feet-thc
work being pow suspended for the want Of
funds. The Monument Society, which now
numbers, and has heretofore numbered a
mong its members the most illustrious names
of our country, has resolved to make an APP
peal to the generosity of the people through
out the land-from ocean to ocean-at the
coming Presidential election and to ask from
each and every true lover Of his country
when he is in the act Of exercising that proud
prerogatiye, "the elective franchise" that he
will contribute his mite toward the compile
ton of the loftiest monument on earth, in
honor Of the greatest and best man the world
has produced in the last eighteen centuries.
The Society is confident that this appeal
will not be in vain that as the women of our
country so promptly rescued Mount Vernon
from Vandalism, the men-aided by the wo-
men-will not fail to complete this long neg.
lectcd tribute of grateful people to the
Father of his Country. In speaking of the
devotion of the ladies' TO the memory of
Washington, in the purchase of Mount Yer
non, the Society in their address to the peo-
pie Of the United States. says:
"It the spirits Of the lust made perfect are
permitted to look down on earth and to
sympathizo with mortals, we can imagine no
tribute more grateful TO the spirit of Wash
ngton than the spectacle of his country
women as the self-eleeted perpetual watchers
at his tomb"
have therefore been appointed by the
National Monument Society, Superintendent
for California, and by the authority of said
society do hereby appoint and respectfully
request the County Clerk of each county in
this state to act as Superintendent for his
county, and the Judges Of each election pre-
cinct as collectors, to receive donations at the
| polls in November next, by means of con-
tri5ution box placed side by side with the
ballot box, so that each voter Of every party
can contribute his mite toward the compile
ton of magnificent monument to the memo.
ry Of our first and greatest President
The Judges Of election are requested to
forward such sums as they may collect to the
County Clerk, who will make up and for
ward to the State Superintendent the total
amount collected in his county, and the coun
! ty giving the largest sum in proportion TO
the number Of votes cast, provided said sum
shall exceed $l0o0 shall be entitled to and
receive, free of charge, an elegant three.
quarter size marble statue Of Washington,
now on exhibition at the Mechanics Fair,
valued at $500, to be placed in the County
Court House. The statue will stand upon a
marble pedestal and have q suitable inscrip-
ton, commemorative of the liberality of the
county and the gratitude of the Society.
The public journals and speakers Of all
parties are earnestly requested to aid this
patriotic enterprise with their columns and
voices And the mothers, sisters and daugh-
tiers Of our land are especially appealed to-
rs they can not deposit votes in the regular
ballot boX--that they may send by their
voting friends, on election day, their tribute
to the monument box
L. b. MINER, Supt. for Cal.
San Francisco, Sept 1860
J. Whitney, Jr, President of the Califor-
MIA Steam Navigation Company, and 5. J.
Henslcy, agent for the Oregon, Victoria and
san Diego steamers, offer to deliver, free Of
charge, fine marble statue Of Washington
to be presented to that county which shall
show the greatest liberality in its contribu-
tions to the Washington Monument Fund.
THE PACIFIC TELEGRAPH CoNrRAcr.-The
St. Louis correspondent of the Alta writes as
follows under date Of September 26th
The telegraph from Washington informs Us
that all The other Pacific Telegraph bids have
been withdrawn, and the contract has at last
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N Y, on behalf of the Western Union Tee
graph Company. This is exceedingly fortu-
nate, so far as California is concerned as il
places the work in the hands of responsible
parties. The Western Union Company i.
one Of the richest corporations in the United
States, and have long paid one per cent per
month on two millions of capital. 1t own:
over eleven thousand miles of telegraph, in
cludiug a controlling interest in the Stebbins
line between this city and Fort Smith, one
way, and Fort kearny-or rather as far a.
completed other.
Mr.. Sibley, the President Of the Company
IS gentleman of great wealth and has not
less than 100000 invested in telegraphic en-
terprises alone 1t is estimated that the eX-
pense Of building a line to connect with Cali
fornia will be about that amount, and as tC
responsibility, Mr. Sibley is well able to as
sumo that himself, but to make assuranc,
doubly sure, it is announced that the West
ern Union Company have agreed to be re
sponsibl9 for all acts of Mr.. Sibley, in con
nection with the Pacific Telegraph. Now
that the contract has been awarded, only
few things remain to be done before the com
moncoment of operations There is hardly {
doubt that the line will be constructed from
Fort Smith, both on account of the wild
country and facilities afforded by the Over
land Mail Company to go forward with men
and materials as fast as if in more civilized
region.
Some arrangements will doubtless ere long
be made by the Western Union Company
with the Los Angeles line to unite the tive
interests, as the ernment contract calls fol
a telegraph from the Missouri river to Sar
Francisco, and not, as many on this side sup.
pose, to the intersecting telegraph point il
California.
The Company is of the opinion, it is alleged
That there will be two telegraphs to Calfor-
MIA required for the business of the country
and will not give up the extension Of the
Salt Lake line on account of the Fort Smith
contract.
BLoNDrN AND TIE PRISCE.-During The
Princes visit to Niagara, Bondin surpassed
himself and all his former hair breadth eN
ploits. In addition to the usual items in hi
programme, he added one item which many
people supposed was "dodge" to draw
crowd. But when the time came, the in
trepid little Frenchman was on hand for TIN
fulfllment of all he had promised and, il
spite of the remonstrances of the Prince
and his party, actually traversed his ropes oI
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