The New York herald., 1871-01-01
YORK HERALD SUNDAY JANUARY l. ls7l-rRIPLE SHEET

amuEe0oD0 tnoy VIII foc8u uot0lng IufCncf tnan
thaA no all sucn therefore, and even to those iyo
years their seniVrs-she middle aged--the WASH
lDgton Monument. It's actual condition and
ssJjti ssuSject Is fresh and should be- be interesting.
Why, then, should there not, now that the war Is
over and the coontry again prosperous be revival
OF that old-iasnoned PATRIOTISM which wor.
shipped at the shrine OF the revolution ana OF Wash.
ness and = return to the purpose Of raising to The
skies an impcrshable monument to the founder OF
the American republic, which shall be perpetual
Mecca 10 our peope and permanent monitor TO all
otnersr IL is duty that the country owes not more
to Washin2ton. that his name may be resp ec,ed by
uneorn Caesars and Alexanders, than 10 itseif that
such conquerors may look upon the pile with won
der and admiration, knowing ~ whom IL was
reared or may study II with awe, AS mystery Of
the curtaned past Shall series OF dark ages inter-
vene 10 erase history and eace the colnmoaer loot
And II 1t is answered that it would be iuexpedlent
TO make further expenditure on the monuIn ent in
It's present locality, because II has been and is tho
prevailing sentiment OF the people that u should be
situated at tho capital OF the nationand is uncer
tain how long Washington VIII remain such then
cogcnt reply will he that II such is the popular
opinion It Is an error In the public Judgment OF tho
nsss o. things 70 suppose ,aat .
wherever located, for the following reasons:---
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mnisteed government the country chief mags-
ndissouoly associated, and none other
and ss s s la. ~ q s s e.
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groani Washiasion hi@ss has trod, and where ali
a 1 Is TN he w vi
the nature Of pilgrimage TO lay thereon tho offerings and
mote I. from other obsais Of curiosity lhe
modern origin the certain will be the
on and Of hose whose devotion leads them to the
T@i1a-o say tina. the monument shall be built only at the
pema,neat sea. OF Of the country is to say
cur whose territory not Wholly settled and developed and
whose limits are not denney fixed beyond changes which
any time. exercise sovereignty remove the
oSs given re-
man ns % seat q yer me M These who think
be short Of nhniy and fail to the inevitable
IT, then, the capital were to be removed to-mor.
row, and not stone of the monument were laid, 1t
should stiil DO at once commenced and early conf
pleed, precisely where the boiling shalt now stands
and alters as n meditatin9 the fate OF Babel and
fearing ike catastrophe in its own case The site
where II now stands hesilatlng ana hopeless Is tho
very one selected by Washington himself as the ap-
proprlate spot Tor "a monument to the American
heVoiution, Whlcn was pro- oscd IN lIso put, IKE
the monument to Washington, was loft by Congress
exactly where the r. solution stopped. II Is also the
same site marked on Major LEnianrs map OF Wash
ington CITY Tor the equestrian statue of General
Washington, ordered by Congress In I7S3 which map
was examined, approved and transmitted TO Con-
gress oy Washington, when President Of the United
Let Congress and the Executive sc where they
VIII. the proper place for the monuInent Is where ii
Is begun, and unless the American people have
ceased 10 be worthy Of the heritage ielt them by
washington they wli complete H. Nowhere else
here, for q kindred object which VIII be accom-
plstcd when hs monument Is completed, for a
monument To the American Revolution, ana monu-
ment TO Washington are thugs Identical
But IN the light In which The subject Is considered
nere-the removal OF the government from WASH
ington--aiinough not probable for generations yet
would oe an additional adaptation OF the place as
site Tor the monument. The citizen would then
and that would he TO see the theatre OF the great
acts IN the life oil Washington and to look upon hfS
monument ana his last resting place, which
Il but few miles from IL anu visible ron It's pro-
posed summit. fne journey then tnowever IL is nowl
would DO In no sense connected with curiosity
10 see The public men OF the country TO witness or
iaauence the workings of congress. or 70 solicit or
experience tine bounles OF Executive patronage.
Those corrupt influences would then lnlpe him quite
another way, as assnredly tney ought, anu he vino
visited Washington would be accsrded the measure
OF creeit mis- patriotism meriJed.
Let the capital depart, then, and when 1t Is gone
and the monument ~ nnisned let each family IN an
the country, 80 long as IL remains republic, de-
pute al least one oi Its members 10 visit the shrnc
there TO present the numb tributes OF the nreside
principles OF Washington. And In that presence,
not with 1eelings oi scsfreproacn. but with pride
and exutaion let these representatives say
"wasningioa. Father OF our Country and Genus OF
lis LiDert,e5, ne nation yoa founded has spread
over tne Continent anu ehiptacss tne TERRI.
tory once named by you as the country OF
California, stlii more 10 the westward, and
belonging 10 another power, which, IN ITS devotion
to your memory, was tue most liberal donor OF all
the states towards TINS monument The govern
ment you established here, finding the loca ity IN
compatible with the due administrator Of the laws,
has In obedience 10 the VIII oi the people, ana in
the course oi empire removed It's capital TO the
great West which IN the beginning was the unex-
piored haunt oi The wild beast aud the hunting
ground OF the red man. TO such dimensions has
the republic increased The cna 90 was a neces-
slty and with Washington requires no Apologize
Returning home let them STIR the generous emotions
OF the family circle vita stories OF the Isolated and
lonely grandeur Of the column winch rises among
the clouds to extol the virtues OF Washington nom
the very soil where the nero was born aud sleeps.
SO shall the love OF countfy be o5ered and remain
green IN the hearts oi tGe people.
And II, III tine inscratanie prosidences OF God, the
potlsm In the land OF Washington, let tne enslayed
citizen repair 10 Inis altar aud there weep the
fall OF hts country and the loss VI his llber-
ties while he pously invoKes the spirit OF the dead
to aid III the restoration or the republic and in the
declaration ana maintenance Of new indepen-
dencc.
HISTORY or THE MONUMENT.
At the Close OF the revolution, after peace had
been proclaimed, the Continental Congress-. on the
equestrian statue OF General Washington be erected
at the place where the residence OF Congress shall be
supported by marble pedestal, which should be
represented four principal events OF The war IN
which he commanded IN person. On the pedestal
were to be engraved the following words:-
The United States in Congress assembled. ordered this
statue to be erected in the ycar OF Lord l IN honor
Of the armies Of the United States OF America during
and Independence.
On the death Of Washington q joint committee OF
the two Houses OF Congress WAS appointed TO con-
slider on the most suitable manner of paying honor
to his memory. On Their report resolution was
adopted-"Ihat marble monument DO erected by
the United States, at the city OF Washington, and
that the family oil General Washington requested
to permit his body t. be deposited under IL, and
that the monument be so designed rs TO commence
rate the great events OF his military and political
lie.n copy OF this resolution, among others re-
lating to his dcatn was transmitted 10 his widow
by the President, ana in her reply she said:-
.'Taught by the great example winch have SO
long had before me, never 10 oppose my private
wishes TO the public WILL must consent TO the re-
quest made by Congress, which you have had the
goodness to transmit to me; anu In dong this need
not, cannO say what sacrifice OF individual feel
ing make to q sense Of public duty" But to the
shame OF the country the sacrifice was neeGlessly
exacted and useiess!y made. Tue resolution OF
Congress asking for II, although sincere IN
considerate trning with the sacred feelings Of
a widowed neart, for 1t has remained q dead letter
to this day.
on the SIN of May, 1900, the committee made fur.
ther report to the House OF Representative on
which resolution was passed ''that mausocum