Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1860-08-15
The Perry nTonnment I.ncntiOn.


ED. LEADER have read, with much
interest the various opinions in relation to
the location of the "Perry Monument" and
cannot agree with the suggestions of any of
your correspondents, or public meetings,
on that subject
1 would not locate it in the centre of the
Park, for the Fountain is there, and should
be there.
would not locate it in one corner or side
of the Park, as that would give it second
ary position, whereas the Monument ought
to occupy the first position of the place in
which it is located. In short-I would not
locate it in the Park at all. In the location
of a work of art, reference should always be
had to the association of the work with the
place. A naval monument on a mountain
would be suptemely ridiculous-so would be
monument of the battle of '.King's Noun
tain, located in, or on the border of a lake.
Anayal battle has no associations with a
mountain-n or a land battle with a Lake.
A naval monument would be appropriately
located on an Island-but not one to com
monaorato tha bs.sIl-,-v,f I,yrsttiy 111ue. ruJ-
in-Bay would be very appropriate place
for monument to Commodore Perry, but
not to Gen. Scott. H.. , .-'.- '-..,-.
With these preliminaries let me say that
the Park is not the place for naval monu-
ment. It should be located on the bank of
the lake, looking out on the liquid field on
which were enacted the scenes it conmem-
crates. .F.a..t
Were to locate the statue, would en-
close Park especially for it, on the site of
Gen. Harrison's old stOckade fort, at the foot
of Seneca street--place the statue facing the
battle field, with the extended arm pointing
to the place where he "met the enemy and
they are ours"
This location would interfere with no pres
ent improvements-make an additional or
nament to the. city, instead of crowding those
already made-and the statue, on the mar
gin of the lake, in sight of all shipping pas
sing up or down, and pointing to the scene
c, ommemorated, would be pleasantly associ-
ate d with the location. t.4 B.
Do the Lake and River Navigutors Owe
Douglas Anythings ra
I The old sailor men admire the pluck of the
Little Giant % and above all, appreciate the in
terest he has always taken in western navigation
-Bt1JdIO Republic.
Mr.. d duglas' organ at Buffalo is unfOrtu-
nate in / IS allusion to ''the interest he ha!
always IA ken in western navigation" "Th'
old sailor men" will search his record il
vain to find evidence of his having ever don't
anything favorable to the western lake and
river commerce. Jl .-r
Mr.. Douglas never eXerted himself as, con
sidering his position and the part Of country
he represents in the Senate, he ought to hayt
done, to- secure appropriations from Congress
for the much needed improvement of Ou
/ lake hal 'bOrs or river channels. On the con
| trary, he. has either manifested 'masterly
inactivity" when the subject has been up, o
used his Influence unfavorably to a measure
which IS of such vast Importance to tn
west. 8 -.-.r...t a.4-r ny z
Our western readers remember, doubtless
! the course of Mr.. Douglas when, in 1852, tn
| River and Harbor Improvement Bill was be
fore the Senate-that, instead of uniting witt
/ the rest of the western Senators and Repre-
sentstives to secure its passage, ne threw L
.frebrand in the shape Of a miSchlevou
amendment, which obstructed its progress
and finally resulted in It's defeat. The amend
ment was extraordinary for its preposterous
ness. 1t proposed that instead of the FEEDER
al Government appropriating money for tn
Improvement of rivers and harbors, it shoul
be done by heaUig taging local tOnlage-a
insulting proposition to the cities on tn
lakes. and to the commercial communit
generally. ..gge- .
j. 1t was 'iadding insult to injury" for west
ern Senator to propose to tax, for the MAXIM
of public improvements, national in thei
cha racter, class of men who had alread
and for years suffered immense losses fror
the sheer neglect of Democratic admins
trait Ons to make the needful Improvement
refer red to. -.... .... ...
l. a his is the kind of uinterest' Mr. Doug
/ las bias taken in "Western navigation. u
Veril =, the ''old sailor mel" and the rive
men, who are yearly losing their prCpert
and scores Of their comrades by the neglect
ed condition of the public ''high8ay of CON
merce," have little cause for eadmiring hi
lpluck" in behalf of their interests CRicag
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