New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-10

TIE YURKTUHN ML.NORIfL.

A HErIY TO THE IEIIEH on JOHN AUSTIN STEVENS
Henry +. Johnston has sent the following
open letter to the Congrcr-ionn. Committee on tnc ia
town celebration. III reply 10 the Lately published
| the same sui rci by Mr. Stevens:
GENTLLMLN: In the COMMUNICATION o. tn. . INST
addressed your committee by SIR John \ ain ste
vcn- Editor Of Inc MagI:"c Of l0,or,caa Hsfo,g the
poslnOn - aS~umrd tina II Ordering 'hr erect un of
marhl' column AT Yorktown, Va ~ was not The purpose
OF the Cong of l1-l 80 couimrm1rar the surrender
Of Cor. il, bus 80 @e I.rp' tai memorial OF
th" alliance between France and tue United itc'.
While the SQUIRE o. the communicative ,nttlrs u ia
all Respect the Objection may De- entered tnnt M claim
natural rrprrtation ~ Tie ntcnuOns "f that Congress
Tine piocrc thc body appear. til. contrary Ia
tam the suppD-itiDn That the dr-Iln II Iia
members To- preserve to nruocy OF llorous. Iracc
Or:h,ng VI. oy--nOt to cccir4e gn alliance sgncd
aud gratefully acknowledged more than three years be-
The records Of the time hardly permit difference Of
by the Congress on The II and 20 OF Oriobr I7sl
! eatrs upon receiving TIE intc.lil,icr from York0yy
The material proceedings on the 9Th are entered IA
| follows III Ia" journals:
AIctter of It1 from Cescrh Washington WA read
giving Inf In on Of the reduction Of IT, TT m Mmy ndcr
tn atilc c5 oi 'Irt""iI1h "r"hp'h on motion 81 Mr.
He.ot1rd That Congress VIII. at O'clock THIS day. 20 IN
pocr,' o. y" . r ymnn '. ana ,' iin I
Eriisl %rny under the coa.n.o o the Iaii or :. '''
Na.mmgion'- dispatches Dciug erred To- a -Incial
! cOuImtlrr Of four, ~ Was further
Zee lo. That s1d committee to
what, ih'r p'iupn. WI Dc hr rro ip,. ii
Communicating the ihaakso' .Lc niod ,lr e.,
'ra.-' for tier c1eciud A,Itons ~ room
| pi'iuhg TINS hnrttI"us W. r..
IL viii burden Of tines" rc.o w., Is
the surrender, the yrlory the "Inusuou, work donr
AT N"rktUNn. N"rpccllc reference - 10 lr uf
alliano witA Franc. rnr sup.-mc tlou;.lt w,+ Tie
success OF To-" cu-r winch th- event assured nua
Ga~trnrd; tie mcaH, we're sub1rliDair WIh IN ACTON
Oi Congress, IliuSirt ing and rXing II, may 40
he c"upird the rcntlnc Is IF the lhlr Gut.
It rr,uu most cord lily coiipr.tairl Wa-Ln.t 81,
tnr great result; Madison, m"I,hrr" Of the C,hrr;,
ovci,~cI win enthusiasm 10 riend PrnIr'ol of
r. i -. ft-f.t
ahfpld, Voc equally rlat d Mol one OF tprr hci- If
Icrubhc gives way the feeling it the as.is At, o..
81 he Fr nrh wd- tue untI'sNc tict ind IuuIpn
Oi tnr comhiHcd i"rc'- .'"'ndfy mau'r.
~ view u tnr-c tI,-. II pert ull' submitted that
the Interest and joy of inc tIel'r ~ l7,i Wtlc ,.,
Cntrrd upon inr result 90 York '', AMI rot uu H.
French intervention. Grittudc wa The deeper ci,llIn
"i IL" hour Gatiddr % h cIncrrnrd-hus It went ut
~ us incSi measure ana mutually 20, to the cOJ-i-
nation. the achievement tsrli.
Inc tsoulons 81 'nc 29th were Hut the formal
'Ni 90. 81 l' sen. 49,, ~ iiI 10, a. contained
III ibc Ir-"I' l"S III tN' III Inc icr were the k.,
nor preamble 10 ine TURNER Thanks and meme il,4
VT voted tp Wd.hugt0 ~ 'ituj. and d.. Gia,.,.
ana 10 me 'r fH asa men 81 thc Hiid almj -l.t ui
al To Ma IgtOu for his eminent ices. ana "trlir
garrison in YORK and C,ursr,r IN ms scic- Of '
hhiOns 10 De ioui thIt upon which me t,r
~ TIE COMMUNICATION referred to ~ based and which
reads IL par asinlluWs:
Eeolrcd That o United s'ace in Conrre,s assembled
column, ad;rnei "n emnoms OF The 81 llnoe octNccn tho
VIM auclnct narrative OF the surIedol O ta Cornmllls
In,.c i, hut one int.rur, ,auon TO he mt upon I'm.
re- ,uuIn I'm Lirblr colrnn Was vnied under tie
s4uc inp.sc wh r PToInj"d the tOnlIcit 20 Lrnr, i
To- CiurcL uIn t4r "a u, ana uutr winch horu,s WIRE
conferred Up'u ia army. ~ Wa io br erected IN urr-
Vrtuil CONTAMINATION Oi decisive victory over Ina
enemies Of Toe country. lis characterization was al th,
taiu- Iit Irnyucd form which, inual itn "A IL.
nitlUn OF th' French alliance made rttHpr ana
SuC1ncl narrative" OF the FuTrcndrr another. Both
features gwen the same prominence; both nre .i-
CIi.nIlc t. the rTauI dc-ign OF he culuiln.
1ltt ala. tc view and the understanding Mt the
tmr Is pl cct bgYoul question by letter a,drcss~d
10 Bcni amin trausiu, Paris. from Secretary of
Foreign AiaI- EJIer K. Livingston. was dlr,s,ted
~ COu--, uh resolution ~ November a. I74l Ia
piepdIc Fktich OF the cphlruS OF French
to b. inscribed upon the column. INiA communication
In d1ltdH PAlndrlphI, Drccmber 10. 1891, aud ina
o. ft0n referring to the matt ~ point ille follow
ing words (lJip umatir Cor, Vol. HI
enclose resolution Of Congress for erecting pillar 10
comm of'to the al YORKTOWN. tcIan,t yr
asslsucc ~ tniug me To II INTO effect as ne.
lat,t To- s'udLg IN sLctCh
rac 81 me expense win winch Il viii be ATTENDED. ,uuI
II dcashs to celebrate. anu that should
CXtcutin ought 10 De- deferred iii nunrGs
situation hduty are at present but this lies Con.
Uuy. }Oi Til zee 80 ObgiHg TO enable my
the skvtc before them
VCnieuiiy get tue same executed.
TINS Official docu Eeut conclusive. The column was
voted "tO CdhIul8mDrate tne Victory AT Yorktown"
tAc decorative "skecd" alone. Possibly the designers
OF the moAuuent 10 be unveiled October next may
not nave precisely followed OUT the enblcmntcal DO
tails sugg,sed In the original Resolutions but the
signifcs OF the memorial whole Is undoubtedly
Retained a. The Continental COnGrc intended Resp Ct
fully yours, etc, HENRY l.. JOHNSTON
h6o iOyK City, Jan. Z, 1881