New-York tribune., 1868-05-29
THOMAS HART BENTON.
THE UNvAILING OF MISS HosMERs STATUE OF
GOLD BULLION

THE UNvAILING OF MISS HosMER's STATUE OF
"OLD BULLION"
ST. LOUIS, May 27.-Miss llosmers statue OF
Thomas H. Benton unvailed, to-day in the presence
OF vast concourse OF citizens and strangers This work
is tribute Of respect from the state OF Missouri 10 her
great Senator Of bronze colossal in size,
and placed pedestal of Quincy granite The elect
the figure grand and simple The cloak which covers
It of modern style, rch broad and hangs in graceful
fieSds and admre1s Of Col Benton; the position Of the
hands holding an unrolled map is easy and natural
salute OF 80 guns one for each year OF Col benton
sss statue ~ "S was reformed by Mrs Jessie Ben
ton Fremont daughter Of Senator Benton. The
Wss nst and merted eTogum upon the life and sery
OF the >strous dead perhaps the ablest effort OF ms
idea OF Col Benton-the Pacific Railroad-by which he
hoped 70 see The trade de- Of india desIe6 S be- @ Il s part
OF the secret history Of those ss the 0 Samppsn against
Mexico was planned by Col Benton.
Gen. Fremont and a number OF Gen. sherman's stan
were present Probably fifteen or twenty thousand per
sous visited the park during the afternoon among them
two three thousand school children ana ssuaenS d ~
In the city flags waved from public ana private Duiiu
ings. -,
The 81 Louis Democrat prints the following letter from
DtSR Ma Crow: Your note Of the 27th ult has just
reached me- reply at to the part asking for ho
names OF the family Time and the war have LETT but
few 1t would be so acceptable to TO have the com
missoners crafty me by offering that Wo9ld cetta
ARRANGEMENTS for about the time VIII require me
TO be here; but II you viii let me defer my PositIe
answer for two three days can either reconcile the
or give no what would be great and lasting pleasure TO
me- My father will receive an unusual honor In having
his cherished work commemorated. Usually ~ Is as LIN
merson says: columbus discovers the continent, ana
the pckle,dealer Vespuoius puts his name upon IT,
A wagon road TO Oregon was held 10 DC 700
visionary for a sane mind the telegraph and
railway lines were later. All my younger lie was
passed In hearing these discussions waiting for practcal
refutations And indeed, was so much taken into the
work and in many ways deeply Interested IN ~ that
think could have said OF the Pacific what Mary SAID OF
Calais for 1t pressed into my heart for long part OF
my life Your note OF invitation was the sound OF OLD
battle fields with ignorance and prejudice, and hostile
tribes and climates and most OF seaboard policy that
could spare nothing for Western interests IL is the VIC
tory over these that you embody IN the statue ldef non
perbs was my fathers motto and the rule he lived by
In my small home way worked with him, and II Is real
eratcation 10 me that should be the hand chosen
20 the vail from such monument OF fat ana en-
ergy The General is absent just now but viii be at
home by Saturday, when he will answer yon, and Will
also give the decision able TO make VIII you say
this for me TO the Commissioners and obge yours very
sincerely, JESSE BENTON lkLhoHi
TocaL0, near TITytOcn, ". T.. May /, 1865