Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1882-09-26

portraits OF ancient cttizene ana the orig
iual patent granted TO the Plymouth Col
onists by the New England Company In
1921. Il IL the oldest state paper In the
United States. In the library ante-room,
are ancient books Q commission from OIL
yer Cromwell TO Governor Edward Win
slow, etc. We have sat upon IN old SOFA
once owned BY Governor Hancock. Prob
ably, on this sofa, many . plot and plan
was made BY him and Samuel Adams In their
endeavors TO free the colonies nom the OPP
pressions OF the mother country.
Time and space forbid further mention
OF the curiosities here gathered. In the
lower hall Is general museum OF ancient
articles stone weapons and implements OF
Indian make, ancient pewter plates, col
lection OF sea shells, foreign coins, Indian
remains and craniums from the Florida
mounds, etc.
Nearly mile from Pilgrim Hall, about
nine acres Of ground have been set apart
for, a. I suppose, . sort OF national park.
II is yet "in the rough" but when COM
pleted Is to be tastefully and elegantly ar
ranged. On an eminence II the partially
completed
"SATIoNAL MONUMENT TO THE PILGRIM
rATHKRs,"
said TO be the largest and finest piece OF
granite ststuary In the world. The height
OF the base Is forty. five feet II Is from
the Bodwell Granite Co. OF Rockland. Ne.
The statue Is thirty-six feet high, and In
from the Halioweil (Me.) Granite Co. II
was cut by Italian workmen. and IL two
hundred and sixteen times life size. Oliver
Ames OF Easton, Mass, gave $50, 900 70.
wards this statue, and the head was pot In
place August 9, 1877. II 10 eighty-one feet
from the top Of the head 70 the ground !;
the circumference OF the head Ia thirteen
feet seven inches; the arm and hand nine
teen feet ten and one half inches 10 length;
the wrist 10 four feet around, the neck nine
feet and two inches. The finger, pointing
upwards, Ii two feet one inch In length,
and Is one foot eight and ons-half inches
around. Following IL description OF the
monument a. IL Is 70 be when completed:
"The principal pedestal Is octagonal, with
four small and four large faces; from the
latter project four wing p@destals. On the
main pedestal Cor base) il figure OF
FAITH. One foot rests upon Forefsthers'
Rock; In her LEFT hand IL Bible; with the
right uplifted she points 10 Heaven. Look
ing downward, TO those she II addressing,
she seems 10 call them 10 trust 10 higher
power. On each smaller pedestal Is To he
Q seated figure emblemstic OF the princi-
pies upon which the Pilgrims proposed TO
found their Commonwealth. The hrst Is
Morality, holding the Decalogue In her
len, and the scroll OF Revelation In her
right hand; her look Is upward towards
the impersonation OF the Spirit OF Relig-
ion above; 10 . niche, on one side OF her
throne, is Q prophet, and In the other one
Of the Evangelists. The second OF these
figures Is to be Law: on one side Justice;
on the other Mercy. The third will be
Education on one side Wisdom. ripe with
with years; on the other Youth, led by
Experience. The fourth figure 10 70 be
Freedom: on one side Peace rests under Its
protection; on the other Tyranny Is over
thrown by It's powers. Upon the faces OF
these projecting pedestals are 70 be Alto
reliels, representing scenes from the his
tory OF the Pilgrims,-the Departure from
Delft Haven; Signing the Social Compact;
the Landing at Plymouth and the first
Treaty with the Indians. On each OF the
four faces OF the main pedestal Is large
panel for records. That 10 front contains
the general inscription OF the monument,
viz National Monument TO the Forefs-
theirs. Erected by . grateful people In re-
memDrance OF their lsbors, sacrifices and
sutferngs for the cause OF civil and relig-
ious liberty The right and left panels
contain the names Of those who came over
In the Msyhower. The rear panel IL 70
have an inscription II some future day"
Only one Of these smaller figures have
been erected; the others will follow A. soon
as may be. The Legislature OF Msssschu-
sets appropriated $4,000 towards the
statue Of Morality, and this large figure
was put In place Aug. 8. 1873 Beneath IL
Is the beautiful alto-relief, the Departure
from Delft Haven. given by the State OF
Connecticut. The view OF the monument
at little distance Is very imposing.
concluded next week