The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1882-05-24
A National Appeal.

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The following has been received
from General Corbn and ls self
explanatory:
At the last meeting of the Society
Of the Army Of the Cumberland, If
was proposed that under its auspices
there should he erected in the city vi
Washington u statue or monument in
memory Of our former comrade, the
late President James Abram Garfield.
With that end IN view, committee
was appointed by Licutenant-General
p. H. Sheridan. president of the
Society, which organized and pro-
ceeeded to work, and 1t Is With much
pleasure that the committee announce
that its efforts have met with such
liberal response from all parts of the
country as to warrant the assuraDee
that the work viii be consummated.
The question now is, and 10 yon We
submit 1t. shall the statue be snch a
one as we can bniId with the funds rn
hand, or will you come 10 our aid in
such a manner rs to enable us 30 erect
work Of art in size, design, and work
mauship in keeping with the glorious
naire with which it viii forever be
associated. as well AS an ornament to
our already magnificent ely! 1t is
proposed that the work when com
pletcd shall be no longer the property
/ Of the society, hnt he formally trans
ferred through their Chief Magis-
trate 10 the people of the United
States 10 he monument Of their afiec-
ton for ali time.
We therefore prosenl to you The
opportunity 80 unite with us in this
work, and thereby enable rs 10 make
the structure in every respect worthy
1.-THE name Of Americas foremost peo-
pie. To that end We request that on
the 30th inst, a day when al! hearts
turn in love and grateful remembrance
to the soldiers Of the Republic, and
we strew their graves with flowers,
that feature OF that dag shall be The
Offering and soliciting If Contributions
to the end set forth. But few can
snioy the privilege of placing Hover
on his grave on Decoration Day, bnt
Eali can contribute the cost Of one, and
thereby enable US TO stimulate genius
and exhaust art IN the endeayoI to
plant here a statue that viii testify to
men Of all time the great love the peo
! pie bore him.
Ii is the desire Of the committee
that the work ho gcneral-one II
which all the people can take parI
without feeling il TO be 4 tax and il
is therefore suggested that ma cantri-
button from any one person on tha
, day shall exceed one dollar, and one
cent subscriptions be accepted.
The press and postmastors through
, out the country will receive and for
ward subscriptions; or, if preferable
, q committee of citizens may TAX
charge of the work under such plan
D as they may deem most eticacions. i
Z either case it is desired that conplct
list Of subscribers be kept, as all sui
Escription lists, as vel! as copies {
, papers publishing the same, are de
sired for deposit in the cornerstone {
the statue, and will be carefully t,
tanned for that purpose.
JAMES PARKHUEsr, Cleveland. o.
j. Z. SMITH. Chicago. LII.
ANsoN G. MCCOoK. New York.
e WM. \. ROBINSON. Pittsburgh. Pa.
q \. Il. UNDERWOOD. Boston. Mass.
.oHN RUE,I. Nashville. Tenn.
Il HENRY III. M.CIs7. =. Cincinnati. o.
J. G. PARKHUFsT, ColdWater. Mich.
H.C. COEBIS, Asst. Adjt. General |
! ). A.. Washington, D. c.: Co