Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1873-07-11


appropriation of one thousand dollars in aid
ofthis object. appropriated the sum of two
thousand dollars for a statue in marble of
the same patriot; and taking the model and
artist that the committee had selected, and
the block of marble, which had been prof
lered them, caused to ',s made statue,
which now stands in tae Capitol Of the
State. The discouras sing effect of this
course. with the absence of Mr.. Marsh as
our Minister TO Italy, for the last twelve
years Though still continuing his interest
in the work and his position as one of the
committee), the war of the rebellion.
which for years absorbed nearly all other
interests. and the great disparity between
our funds and the demands of the artists.
must account for, if not excuse, the long
delay in the consummation the work ofthe
committee Bat this delay was not with
out its compensations, as will appear from
statement of our funds which have in the
meantime been pr0iltably invested The
amount received from the first contribution
which terminated on the lst of January.
1851, was six hundred and fifty-four dollars
and thirty-two cents the amount received
on the subscription of November. 1870.
was five hundred and eighty-one dollars :;
making the whole amount received by the
committee from contribution. and subscrip-
ton, for this object, thirteen hundred and
sixty dollars and twenty-iour cents This
sum. with the accrujnr interest am,unte,l
ON the Ist of Januory last to tbc snT If
twentv-seyen hundred and nine dnll,rs and
tyyo cents which win tbe irtercst .incc
accrued (there being no cbarre Inv tbc com
mittec for their seryices) will cover the
whole expense of the statue and leave a
small balance in the hands of the commit
fee which if NOT Otherwise ordered vii Le
nermopentlv funded ia derro,, tho ey,,c,,.e
of keeDinp in order tbe Stotya monument
and rrnnTds II i bnt ir.t IN -,,. ts,at c,r
| tbcsS original sIbscrinti1,,. ,,J c.rtr;i,r-
tion. We ors LARGELY indebted IN tho n,triot-
ic evertions or Mr. NV,rre7, PIT ~ tI,ia
civ
M
me slalae was HodG'eu al'er Design oil
e'el ~ I'igii~ll, " n99I1h' now ueee9Nei, /,
l.oI u.'.ills ulslieu ~ many Mork5 oi
P'' l.. ~. ui'i y n S'1lus Ul t'le oUhdtd
inui'"' ""'0" N'9 SAil.,''eu anu Hi"Gn ".'-
mlIed at the great eXhloltl9n IN London IN
, t9'i, As no '!heie'9 oi . Ethan Allen was i
A'"". ~ ~ anu 'i' iilioil'ld'I'H V'"Id "e
eePcl'vI iilii any Iylli i'!l5 'onleih 'ofaFl'
'NJ Ic'eili "i'hoe oI tne ue'lsn 20 the orlSl-
n'l Is oIly suen rs III. age current uaai-
''ol' ui.'i 'T m ma oi Ine 3r'i-' "'ul'
1880. Ino ''Ilo ,J''''ei ny lHe atu~t ''
m 'il'.I'0U al '"e S'"t"e' Va Nueu
tttah AIen' ON the Iotl day OF May ls11
III '"o "sc Oh tNlr'S-ei4ht years,
mace thc Nofld-ren1Wned demand
Tor the surrender oi liconderoEa.
lh tlc name oil the treat JeloYah
and the continental Congrc~S And the
artist Aa~ Succee led Ia presenting the manly
form ana appropriate expression oi one who
j. 0cifht-ilA masking % solemn demanu-Wlth
ms leg hani pointing upward. Indicating
hiS hlgh Authority, ami with his right
/ gfa-ping hl> sword a. the means of enforce
mcnt, Whnc 40 hiS icet, % military mortar
clalicicfl]o- me act rs one oi ciyiiued Wag-
lare lhl~ design under contract with
/ the committee, made u january, l,1-, has
been produced in marble statue eight feet
ant i1ur inches in height. wrought at Car
r2ra, Italy, "y ne iirln Of Oa~~o4l and lso-a
of Carrara and New York. and hy them
transported audpaccI where il now stands
on youdcr -rauitec0.Gmu-a splendid ~peci-
men ui meuumcn.a. marble and -ruiptlul
art.
ln the bottom ofthe granite pedestal of the
statue Is placed am uir-tiaht cl~ket of lead
in which is deposited fr the qualification
of some future and ilr-of age. The act au-
thoriziuE the statue; the report of the
committee Oh the completion ot the monU-
menj Ii ihe . narrative of Ethan Allen,
TtIsn {ilro ,Io i;,.-,-. ,,r;''i;.,1. ,,.i
magazines of tic day, Illustrated ana other
wise Hon. BE- J.. ,Chiitenden S address
tL. l9r+,rc ~ rr.,..-''j.-.-, 3D., -,
per- Of the State and OF many Of the citie,:
Iyndall sand other lecture, Gle Ir.hguc Al
Hi'l.'', a .!'-s. u ; l'ai-roa' uu'de' walton :
curreur,. ,li.t..,r,rt- .f tbe s.rI-vlii+ii.,
and autograph of Ethan Allen: yariou,
garden ana agricultural seeds and the pro-
',.'i', InI ,., ~, '''' I., ',.'.i''- ''.'i.....
or of one 1t our most di.rir-,i.ieJ bsr,c-
having been completed and placed upon
,u' i.i'''''ti','l.. LOT "l!ln l WA, ne'.suel
hrh1lf Lavi,.r ,f,-,l r. -.,,,i-- ~, I,,+
90 fUrrrI't av4aIr-.s +f. r.rr~f,., A. +f.a con,