The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-01-31

CTATuE OF wAsnIsGToN,
oLsI,ssss-l sa,,w, herewith % hauorab body
Tie statue Of wasbiasion by HopdOn taken f- aud
IN as city s ID hs 5. 0
animation OF tse u.mmon Council and the public OF New
and appropriate location orasiuen; 70 the city nd
nr ps psSse,n e me oSPosny Of Viewing the august
Common Council snoud take such on the me Moral Of
committee be appointed examine tie saas and invite
committee OF the commissioners OF he Central Park join
po which should Se pl Win al h n
can cohouce q It's beauty or enrich with historical and
TO HONORABLE THE MAYOR ALDERMEN AND CoxxoSAIrr
Your petitioner J Hubbard respectfully represents thai,
eng deeply impressed with the temperatures or ESTABLISHING
solcs attention he only reisb authority In exssnce for
der of which be submits s following facts and pegs
.se them by few suggestions ia connection with the object
Is the eo,-ai. By Stuart. The .rlsa
The eecs Dangling set Of "a ue.h which forced
s sD% % sna
JUS. the face Of The great Srsioa he fame q s,uar. as
Washington under more auspicious circumstances.
me s%Dsn, i, 'caos SnS were s%psyst
Industrious pstro. referred 70 stnars
.nS or sy % Se
own a9S ire great csncya gave TO North oar9aa
and Greenoueb 70 the capital Of the nseon Jupiter Olym
scred to osa the agreeable each likeness said {,
be from the life with no more suocessfl result.
general dissssacn sssprsssd by he disssm
mating. lab red fer 10 induce the Legsa
Washington by Eoddon, AZ well
It's eIrao binary value This burien
dore at when tenton sould be besto upon the
n arts or even npon monuments to heroes who had aeu
10 the Revolution BESIDES Virginia the
attention of sections of the country Interested In
such matters and It's existence az little known
hcnors as In those remote either in association geo.
graphical relation he Legislature finally your pe
torer the sole hight 10 take from the statue which
privilege was not desired or sought but urged
petitioner by members who fensble
OF the correct duplcaton Of this life Image
me history OF tbs statue written IN the hands Washington
Jeeyson Franklin he Executive Of The and Illus
ous Of both this couoy France The sple
life into marble lie sublime aspect and rs
% acknowledge its perfect identity aud when fact
hst made from Of Washington hesd body aud
honors and coury patronage cross eaded make
sa,ue Of ss the sm press q Russia SAID "a Colonial rebel
and DID for less than half the By which
he only forfeited positions In Europe but upon his
own sender funds to mpsh his grand object
nodes Washington out Of regard for be
ard the high genius and Of this eminent
himself nude table IN be buried plaster OF
TO enable the artist to be faithful to the
S az snosn thu, oosd d, oe sqarsd to establish tho
Your petitioner respectfully urges that If the great metro
ard image OF Westinghouse Appearance the whole would
approach with confidence and ard would be.
some shroe for the yriSoqs poeisn the lover OF
this statue there would be the realization of actual mao
and the mind would readily infuss into it the sublime spirit
Should the Corporation Of York listen With favor and
interest the application of petitioner and require
clear proving of the claims of this forth your
petitioner win be proud to submit the for their
as well to place the statue In
may designate for accurate examination;
Bon FERNANDO woop, Mayor of New York. A00A"O'
RICHMOND, Va, Jan. Is 1850.