, 1875-05-13


Tiffany h.ro introduced an extract from W.sh-
ingtnn's Farewell Adl,cse covering hin own
Abatement OF himself.
Thus have lie men mont smtncnt In both
helnspheros uniled tu ascr3bIng 10
aEonur wAsn1xarox
the foremost plaza; the IofttcBt aud mont utan!-
lied patriotism tl,a: las appeared In thg round
q later tins. Soyor, aaYo Ia tue ssss Of tho
Neb5ews toward Moses, has nation ored such
oabt o! gratitude to q tnsn ~ America owes to
Washtngton:. And gladly havo our people tried
10 pay It,. Tho Capital Of tho nation bears Ills
aamo. Nearly cvety Stats han It's county and ita
torn Of Washington. Eut It is moot and soom-
inK-nay, II is duty, as the century OF onr
national lifo ts c!otsn8, that tho shift which Ia
tbs worlds Offering to hss memory should be
complote1, no that tho aun wilc1, iisea on July
!, 1s7ot may crown NTH golden beams tho Gap
htono OF tho lofticss and uoblest monument cvcr
rearcd 10 tnan.
rMs NATIONAL MosE,fEar
At tile Capital, or its crude beginning rathor,
stands I'll tho very Rpot designated by Wahllng-
toh himself for tho location of An e1ueatrial
esatno yotod lin bf Oougrees. It WAa begun
a'ntdst tho acclaim Of The nation and has gained
tth present !leigLt " tho frce-Wll oiTerlugA of
nai'A'no. Not ~ tue s:atues. arches. pillars,
anu pysarn'ds o. old tn tlio structure 10 DO rear
PASSED OF are passi1g Away. The world gro~s
OUT OF leading strings, ard tho autocrat Ennat
give vay to tho bonofactor. Tho .at1da Of tho
desert coFcr many symbols OF ptlncely power,
a"A FotAf o ~hA At4DbAHGEt A3 tA1 AoVuH u WHO
have swept aNay tho political and social inbttu-
ttonh which tloy represent.
ihs "os!d caunos AHord to lot the fans and
example OF tha
=. fAfHEE or MS cntETTT
dle. flo mnat eror hold the itat place In the
hearts Of his co,lnsrymcn. VIC o;se i. nutsn!ycn
atd 10 our ctt!'ttet that our munt;tronce rhAll
sl1o" u mindful OF tho glorious legacy ho 1ef:
Us ~ ln character, and worthy to bo shaeera III
tho hchcdictlon Of his tamo. Tho sinlpie p!anter
by tic Potomac, by distnte7ested and Bclf-rc-
nouhclnE patt!osEs1n reared iignaef to tho lofiest
station gatned by ulan. Tho titles whici, lo
! shunned aud the poner which lie rclin1ui4l,ed
could not haFe allied 70 lis Greatness, aud tho
ralary Ae reitaod II simple interest wot1id build
thfeo monuments. lhpP!ause. Tho influence
of hls lifc las unconactous!y become An eu-
Hoblug power In tho lIfo OF svcry genuine Amer
icaii. aud our country lH to-day tito home, aud
more wi.e,. wosl-oducattd. solf-governel, Ani
lanpy people than are to be found in any land on
| Garth. Should or love and admiration for his
patriotism tado into forTetfulneBs, th.re II NJ
hope for tlhs OF lcHscr nlcn.
Dr. Tiffany hore explained tho purposes OF thu
National Monument Association, aud the form
ARD elzc OF tls shaft, how subscriptions arc re-
ceivcd, and+ IN torvld elo3nence, claimed that all
the people ought TO Bharo In building 1t, sud
closed ns foIlows:
Tho day dsaTn nigh when 10 shall celebrate
tho hundrcdth Anniversary OF our birth. We
hsTe blddcn tha world to our banquet. They will
cotne from al races aud all climcs to study our
institutions, TO marvel At o.lr progress to scrl-
tinize our boastcd achievements, and 1t naay be
to caTll aud to carp at our defects. Shall they,