, 1873-12-06
A SARATOGA MONUMENT.


70 te Honor!oe .s s,atts ani noas, of Repressnta-
tiuts NJ the United Stated:
Ninoty-s,x years ago to-daY-tho l7th Of Octo-
ber. l777-Durgoyne sl1tonderod On t1lo pla's
Of Saratoga, and with TINT oyeut coAoa thu most
1n,portant chapter Of tho American Revolution.
Tho elnbornlo preparation and sanding forth
Of tho tincst army tint over loft tho shores Of
Englant; tho arrogant proolatnn ions Tint her,
terror inspired by It's savage allies; tho carly
constornation and dBcotnti:uro OF tho colonists
tholr Subsequent rally Of desperation tho iu-
decisive coutiict Of Sept. l9 tho disastrous ofoat
Of tho Driton Dot. 7,-a!l illuminated at Schuy-
leryillc in tho capitnlaion Of bis outiro army,
and ti1o ,osannas of tie nation on its glorious
slrliyoranco. This event secured for liz tho
French alliance, and lifted the cloud Of moral
md financial gloom that hal 'Rettloa upon the
HERTZ s sa of tho F peq s 5 hG Io9SS Wg o
tespnirilig words oven from tho hopeful Was!l-
iugton. From tiatauspiciouA day, belief III tho
ultimRte triumph of American liberty never abar
doued tho nation till it was realized anl Beated,
four years later, almost to day. III tho final sur
reaaor at Yorktown.
Almost century has o!apsod elnoo TINT i!lnH-
triouH evout. AL tho actors IN tho gtoat drama
haFe pasacd away, aud thoir doscondants aro now
reaping tho rewards Of their devotion mud Buf-
foring. Aud yet no nlonumon. Inns arisen to
commemorate TINT turning point Of our national
destiny, Lexington and D,inlset Fill Ilayo their
imposing memorials to toll Of tho earliest blood-
BhpI III tho ca1lse Of Cisa:antic freedom, mud, in
our own day, the Holf-conBectation OF Antiotaul
nntl Gettysburg nro mndo enduring III granite
records for tho admiration Of generations yet to
be. The purpose Is nol1o, the ttihuto lc"orveu
for every Huch memorial stands aa IN educ4tor
10 gratitude aud patriotlsm. Aud here your pc
tilloners baso claim, Tor like momonto upon
tha field OF Hnrgovne's surrender.
Act,1atod by these sontimeuta, in 1850 Hamil-
ton Fish, 1Ioratio Seymour, John 4. Corey, aud
othcr patriotic gentlemen organ:zel tho "sara-
toga Monument Association" under q por-
pctunl chnrter from tho Siato Of Now York,
whose object was tl,e erection of a fitting
memorial o.. tho site Of Durgoyno's surt endor.
Toward this considerable pToEfeHs had been
made, when tho outbraak OF tho war OF the Ro.
bolton and tho decense Of seyoral Of tho original
trustees checked all farther proceedings. Re-
Gently, howover. tito project Inns been roriyol
| aud tho Legislature of Now York at iIs last scs-
sion granted all amended chartor-n copy ol
which ia horoto annexed, 1narisel Exhibit A.
the organization are working diligently and har'
| noniously; plan for tho monument by com
| potont architect has bccn submitted and ap'
| proved, and funds alone are wanting to execute
the design. It ii proposed to nsuko tho structure
| (plan herewith given, markod Exhibit D worthy
tho pride OF tho nation. It will bo generally o
tho obeliak form, so feet Square ut the base nni
10 feet at the summit, and go feet in height
accessible to its top; containing convon|cnccs fol
| tho erection OF Commemorative mud historical
tablets, tlle exhibition Of relics from tho battle.
Hold. including Ut is hopetD soma Of tho cap
turod cannon, and inches for bronzcs represent
ing aomo OF the p1omlucut actors III tito grca
| event.
Tae plan contomplatos M outlay, for tho
mon'tlnont proper ana bron2as, Of $500, ,0oo.
Tho Committee earnestly request OF you
honorable body tho appropriation OF the s.nl O
s200,0o0, 40 as to enable them to accomplish this
patriotic enterprise to tho credit Of tho American
people.
| Iii view of tho near approach Of tho contounin
Of our national Independence. 1t il exceedingly,
desirable tllat what il dono in reference to this
structure should 10 duno speedily, that its deli
cation may bo added to tho anticipated reuowt
| Of that commemorative yenr.
AL OF which il respectfully submitted.
In behalf Of tho fss;2,c;ation,
| WILLIAM L. STONE,
CiANLEa II. pAYS,
| +. W. 3. CANNING,
JAMES NJ. MARVIN,
| LEROY Lowry,
COMMITTEES on DosiSn.
| NEW YonR CITY, Oct. II, 1878.