The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-09-10

| PEARB and Sir WALTER SCoTT; opposite to
| them Is n place reserved for statue OF
| BURNS and further on we see statue of
| an Indian, and bronze busts of SCHILLER
aud GOETHE, a bronze figure OF woman
| wearing mural crown, and a bronze eff
| figy OF Prof MORSE, native Of Massachu-
| sets, on granite pedestal; while in the
centre of a grand fountain is another
bronze woman, with great tapping wings
| appended to her shoulders, standing UNI
concernedly on her toes in the midst
Of n deluge. There is also bust OF CO.
lossal dimensions OF the venerable au-
thor Of Thanatopsis," another native of
Massachusetts, waiting in the Metropolitan
Art Museum to be transferred to the Park
when the death OF the poet shall permit
his mcmento to be erected IN our munici-
pal Valhalla.
These are all OF orr outdoor statues,
and IL Will excite some surprise. no doubt,
to Learn that among them there Is not one
Intended To commemorate native Of the
city, and but ono erected IN honor of n ma
tive of the state. In the city Of Edinburgh,
| which has not "A tenth part OF the wealth,
nor a quarter OF the population of New
York, there are large number OF statues
OF native Scotchnon. and only one OF
foreigner, that of Prince ALBERT. which
was unveiled there last month. The WISH
tor to the scottish capital secs on every
hand monuments OF the men whose works
nave conferred glory upon Scotland.
There are statues OF DU0ALD STUART,
RoBERr Burns, ALLAN RAMSEY, GEORGE
IIrRior, JouN WILSON. SIR WALTER SCorr,
M I a. m
cts who received honor III their own coun-
try.
1f we have no statues Of New Workers in
our streets and public parks, II is not be-
cause we have no ilustrious citizens who
are entitled to such distinction. WASHING
TON lRvING. DE WITT CLINTON. FENINoRE
COOPER. RoBERr FuLroN, Chancellor LIv-
INosrON, JAMES KENT. and JOHN JAY are
certainly well entitled To be represented
in the asscmblage Of bronze immortals
who have found place in our great park
The inscription ON the pedestal OF Gov
SEwARDs statue in Madison square, II
meant as an explanation OF the motive
which caused 1t to be erected there, is GER
tainly Insufficient" Governor, Senator
Secretary OF State" But there have been
| NAutl NbNtlipIS WIN WE'RE hiNO CtlulbIS
aud Secretaries of State, and something
besides; why should not they, too, have
statues erected in their honor? There
was WILLIAM l.. MARCY, who was twice
Governor, senator, Secretary of State. and
Secretary of War. DE WITT CLINTON. the
most ilustrious of New Workers, was not
only Governor many times, but many
times Mayor OF this city; and GEORGE
CLINTON. the first Governor OF the state,
was also Nicc-presdent. And there is
MARrIN VAS buren,, who was not only
Senator. Gov ernur. and Secretary of state,
hut Minister TO England Nice-president,
aud Pres dent. He was the only native
OF New York ever elected To the Pres-
dency. aud lie filed more distinguished
Offices than any other citizen OF the ropub-
lie. IL official eminence entities New
Yorker To the honor Of statue in one Of
our public squares. MARTIN VAS BUREN has
hight 10 the distinction above all Others.
our street statues, however, have not
been the product OF public approprat. ons
nor ~ popular subscriptions. They are
only the evidences Of personal partalty
aui Of private muuiiiCrnce. The city has
erected but one monument composed Of
-
plioahlc reason 1t has been taken beyond
the city limits 10 ornament the grounds
OF n private cemetery IN Brooklyn. The
soldiers monument erected in com
incarceration OF the hundred thousand
volunteers sent to the defence OF the
uuiOu 10y New YORK, Is one of the finest
works OF the kind IN the whole country.
II would lie Il magnificent adornment OF
the city II II were suitably placed in one
OF the great squares. The proper place for
II Is In Union square, where the first pub
lie meeting was held TO give expression 10
popular feeling al the outbreak of the re-
belllon The motive foI hiGiGs This monu-
mcnt with It's four grand statues repre-.
sontlng the four divisions OF our military
system IN Brooklyn burying ground APP
pears To he Ia strlc, accord with the feel
ing which has prevented any testi-
moual OF public character being
O. ected In honor OF any OF our
locui celebrities. II ALEXANDER HAMiL-
ION were not II New Yorker, he having
been the nrst and the greatest Of our
financial secretaries the merchants OF this
commercial metropolis would probably
have thought him entitled to monument
VI q SAhihts bbNbpu tlthttu u statue
OF hun IN one Of the finest avenues OF the
Massachusetts, capital.
II may be considered an omen OF evil
that people should forget those to whom
their successes are due; for they are then
IN danger OF neglcctinS the great living in
telects which might maintain them in
their prosperity. A statue is as useless u
thing III the public places of city MS a
baby Is In house; but they are both de.
lehtful things to have. aud our own are
much more delightful than other PEG.
pies.
Plotting TO Elect Hayes by Fraud.
II was II beautiful pack that assembled in
the war Department the other day to re-