, 1875-05-30
CAPITAL VIEWS,
The Monumental Phase of Tfer>
Worship.
Something About the: Washington
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: Something About the. WashinIsgtou
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+ 6s*et&. csrrapondenessar Tas catesa, 7f.,uns
WARRINGTON, D. G., hsy 27.-Hsro-vorsbin {,
one of tho ssthstio idiosyneraaiaa ot- thas sAmsu,
can mind. It takes al beautiful, poetic, nnions
aud even grotesqua forms- L finds axprasiion
through music, art poetry eloquencs. extrava.
gsnza, end whatever rnedls mAy be reduced h
service By ths American through which 10 = NH
his pa1o1ysmal emotions, eleyatiug it's object II
| the dizzieat heights and drsping 1t about with
the most gorgeous OF Iveriea~ In Istituds a,
, longitude 1t knows no limits aud, in extr1y,.
gancs Of metaphor, 1t knows no Inv of
restratnt- It u i part Of. the national btrshs
; right Of al Americans, ''Nithout regard to r.oe
color, Or previous condition" Lop OH The f4he
Of the American citizen to shout sing odoA toot
horns, burn powder, carry bannezs snd to elork-
~ the Revolutionary Fathers, Oh ths Fourth oY
Jalv, aud he would either GET up arst-cls.n
muss with the rest Of mankind, Or subsido into
state Of iiiotio barbarism+ Paro1yamsl o.
plostveneas Is an American trait, without whiah
the Ameriosn would be no more an American
than would the German BE- q Qermau without:
his mug of beer, OF the italian pobleman'
an Italian nobleman. without his organ
and monkey. But, after Ill, our hare
worship Is cheap. It doaan't squsndar
much cash. unless the cash happens to baloas b,
somebody else There MAS, for instance. Mr. G.
Washington, who once achieved some succeas -
the Father OF his Country, and WIS waited into
posthumohs fame On the ethereaI;zed yio9s
Of Inexpensive eulogy: In his casa, ! number OF
patriotic and grateful ludiyidusla ctrneAivnd
some Years ago tho proteot Of erect;no ~ ~
dn-in9 rnonr1n.,t ~ hi, r,.n,orv ~ ,,secsD, ~ n
Thera was great flourish Of monumental t1umr--
| ats, a wonderful revival Of gnshiags from III.
| rratafu, haart of noateritv. md eonaido3.tT.
sn,or,t -. pnrav o.. r.;sad ,,.,, -h,.. .s
ae.os - . ,oss .so: s.su "M,n 70 pay
.ne sso1 nHsiorI ls, oapt "e % oTet W ou1 9assroua
natlooal patfaecn. Inc eo1k neSan tae monu-
Man. eEf" ~ STATUTE, auo noal'y oeeame, m
etean o! ~ aosa u ;asueo, .scs 10 esse,-a fsst
10 wnlen tne r11.zen m .usnea WITH pslda
It Wa tfue the a monument Eas aot e4aatlr IL
/ acconp1saed iacs out "ha ts noe U prog,
fess ana oa tae American people ever 60
nack on 1nsu 133nes3 Anu, saonea many ysst
1es WED Tsasa aSed .nd
came 10 paus e,5es tae w aan4neEon Aonamsnt<
nss 10 sort OF "ay, come 20 pc accepted - woxa
that Goes our people JUST hoous ~ much credit
| a. II we're 1eaay monument; ana no havt
'%~4*1
must ae .noeeu sephHo 10 tnose csaooea cslsca
"ho amsm snat hopon1lcs arc anEIalefnl x,
me washington monument! Il Is sound
sn1cs saa rth rso tne
a@aliesa assst eos: TsI to-. ss? j. opea psa -
snsReSt1ag, as " uoco, tpe n*n11estauooo oi na.
uona! REaut4oe aHhe honorable 10 the people who
onlit u aug tne on3ect OF taef Veaef"1on. nt the
@orla = lu'l q Q! "aee ana aeeeita: me physcA
eye wa1en 10 !ooss .or t lne ars9 tme ao"n she pa
matureir,phghteo col9mn standing Y akaaE1.
aoItuoe oo1n ~ toe mage Pf .1ne fetpz2sH, i"
sees 1ne romance ano tae 9oeE[y p t9e mqn1:
men.M laea a. .ase thstans tt mg9s soSetnsf aud
Monumeot sssns % ony to trsvessy npon ssns.sa R4s.
ness and the heait 1se's .hat me world Is full Of
uosAQsfJnB aeluslo4s* Aae asnes OF the grsas
man o. fest ~ Aoant vernon, ous hla monnmsnt Is
IN washington. A. tne iotner pace taa Ao9est4
!s haple % commit tne a"k"etu mlstake OF SHED
alns MS seata y ING 'cs-ao4se 'nssesd OF tna,
somp' 1ot tacA o1 Ptec1se m1o1mAaon
aua o. .ne t.p.a, tne un1nieaats0
s1ansef nonIs 70 5ne moaumentA 1A4atA and
wants 20 Kno" VIAL unslEnss cnlmaey tnas "a
~ ann Maat aas ~ n.J%' Sita " suo eess o1 tn4
"orRs. anu, Feeuy' q sesha4es ought not 20
% oonue"Ieo t. ~ pye"tey stqpta ~ persn4e -
m.stakes .uo ruo's ~ sn '9s tns "aecx 9!
sdy dssost 70 ,ts ptsnisey melancholy, 70 Gtes.
t1s y y, tha w.
euoos1 aaa rs 49, ~. aa =, ssn as.ol4 p
tns n5dst of dreary gasta of i.n5 hstSssn sbs =
Agricultural gtounos Ano ina 5otouae-.1
!em tees a.. oniy eo'ateo eocsa ngs
uae OF nv t'1l. rto% 10y pun3
o. view. eAcop. 'oa ~ N*set:ae'o1 tuo IoS1r
uoa appeass iom' s.aIoss nans' ~ M sosag on-
soatea W ~ pu.po"S, 1ue s1st.oE s
pioaoams t1pn ,a no LoSsE 4;.t FosomaS ests ~
view OF u 70 oolo gtay rene1 ssalnss taa aaf4
~ -. ~ ~ ~: .e1s ~. oaq
zen tnousana 20 1ne 1apt1a. eaee nM nta1, sseomc
os au3 sts" @ ~ ~, ~ y. t"I sI.s t.s.1 ~ 1ae ~
pteaa1on Nn "e ~. ~ -, ms1 w sls" u l1o14
tno Sapl.o, 0s1, sue A1easus, en'.asoce, ae
asou.a' asiaa. ~ sto.~on !. u1 aue asosseeo.sa
npe1snte, ~, saa' - aa eup.toas e11ec ot sas
rosoMaS 1 nnass''' nppsa ~ a. ons.mey llo7sm ~
10 n1a " AZ =, hnh t;x+t oreos na ~ ~
asfHouisgsnaen1 e.e VI nanape p!!sn an1 - W
i;s neaa op a9ous so9 mnse 1ssSlea @ "a ana psste1
uous su1Ioonamss. ts nssa1 .ook ~ u teo@ ~
polot ., ins con,paS. wa.nons leenng Iosetean
.or s1o "nsqoao " %ae 1oonoeks. WISE tneJ nuss
uaVe oeeq- an convinced, pe7ouo taal1 Gay Ao0