Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-05-16

The Toasts Drank on the occa-
sion.
The following interesting account of how tlie |
statue Of cx-President Thomas jefferson was
placed in the grounds adjoining the Executive
Mansion will be read with interest by readers.
1t was written some years since by Mr.. James D.
Clephane. who although one of our Oldest inhab-
ltants, is still ENJOYING very good health:
Many persons can yet recoliect when the bronze
statue OF Mr. Jefferson was presented TO Congress
ny Lieutenant Lew, who had it cast in Europe at
great expense,
That lody refused to accept it on the ground
thar they never received presents from ciu zen,
| AMI ordered 1t to be removed from tho Rotuida
| Of the Capitol.
| JEMNy NAHER. THE PUBLIC GARDENER,
hearing OF this decision ielt overjoyed; and his
brain. ever fertile ia expcdients, fastened up to
| he White House TO .ee President Tyler, telling
| nm Of the action of Congress, ai,d begging Ihim
o be allowed to place the statue of Jefferson il,
| he ground i'll iron OF the Presidents Mansiou.
| lis consent Was soon given. Gu the spur OF the
| moment he consulted with several OF his hish
| Democratic friends. John Foy, Jeremiah SUD-
| van and JENNY Maher we're appuintei the Exec
| utve Commi tee; and as n pedestal was npcps.
-ary to place til. statue on, a subscription VII,
got up I" raise funds for this purpose. Stones
were soOn got and "ut of proper dimensions
i and built. The tripod was then eic waited. and
everything was put IN readiness, Mr. Inns>
got his stone wagon In Order and Jenny
Maher had his pony batWeen the sllaIts of the
wagon. Down the avenue to the Capitol they
FASTENED to bring up this bronze statue
Dat alas! their ingenuity and Wit were
brought to Il stand: the sad aud unforeseen and
M,thOu4xht Of tiirGl ma occurred, how was the
statue to be brought down from the Rntunda E?
After great consultation and deep Thought,
and MaDy.txpedients suggested, none Of the.
party could be found to undertake the task;
he horse and wagon, disconso!ate and sadly
, disappointed, retired for the night
Next morning Jenny Assembled the caval
cade, and In wOcful tone he said he could IL,
; no better than to employ Captain Easily, an
EnglIshman, to bring down the statue from
til" ROtunda. This was all he wanted, and
Captain Easily understanding it was to be
done by subscription. agreed to perform this
operation without charging farthing Tor his
trouble.
: IL eventua ly was lowered and placed in the
! wagon amid loud huzzas And up the Avenu.
. they triumphantlv bore this p0nderolls car
!. cass 1t was soon under the tiijod with the
= rope placed around its neck in scientifi
:, . manner, AS IL they had been accustomed I.
! such work, and placed on the pedes al. where
q it has remained ever since.
Being placed in position, the President wa.
requested tn come to see it. But Jr,nu,
Mather would first propose motto ID be Gu
IN the pedestal which was. "rhe Author q
e tie Rights OF Man." This created a heart,
laugh. and he was told that motto belonged Il
). Tom Paine. Looking around to know wha
the party was laughing about, and the laugh
NI gett!DR more QproariOuS, III very tXcltet
81 hun0r, he exclaimed,
"wHO TIE DEVIL Is TON PAlNE?"
it Az length the President (Tyler) came dow
ana viewed the statue round amt round, All,
J. remarked, 1hls Is the very place for Dem
ocra H. PRESIDENTS statue to be erecttd,' an,
| invited US t0 come up ~ the house to drink l.
hiS memory. ihe President then gave a tt,as
10 the Immortal Memory" we had emptie,
es our glasses, when Jenny, roughly pushing II
aside, "NOw for my toast, las lie lad onl
naii emptied his glass Here's to Captai
iyiet, ana may he be III this house Tor 81
N AS have 0utliyed all the party with WHOM
i. celeorateu the Fourth OF July, 1917, 80
~ have long eutlived M Irish friends uf ls43.
q lnis paper, we believe, was read before til
IN nuesb ihhaoitants Association, but has neve
r. before apDeared ~ print