Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-05-31
WASHINGTON ARCH.
The MARBLE STRUCTURE TO BE
REARED IN NEW YORK.
rhs Cornerstone Laid with Pomp aud
Ceremony-George William Cur
tis the orator.
m, telegraph To the Dispa,ca.,

I'm was erected on each side of the road
nav which the arch will span-One for the
Nfesons and invited guests. and the other
fr the singing societies, led by Frank IL.
Iamroscn.
Among the prominent people present
vc-s MIR. and Mrs. Grover Cleveland. ex-
~ rotary and Mrs. Fairchild, Daniel Hun
tnct0n. president of theiAcademy Of De
sru cX-Slayor Cooper, and nearly oil the
members Of the Arch Committee.
Tho exercises were opened with PRAYER
/. Ei.lop Potter. Then followed o hymn
Robert Underwood Johnson. sung by
lamro-ch's choir of 200 voices.
Urury G.. Marquand, chairman of the
Washington Memorial-Arch Committee,
d.lv.rod the first address. Waldo Hutch
~. president Of the Department Of Public
E,-k.. next spoke in behalf of the CITY,
7 said the monument the cornerstone Of
vtsch they were about to lay would not
,...Dtl 90 The eye alone, but as an eternal
,r-shul ~ the great human aspiration and
..ru--le for sclf-goyernment " 10 viii re-
,n1 as Il the rainbow arch of promise of
American liberty" he said. for II is not n
,-,n1mcrt like those Of Greece and Rome.
Urch were erected to personal pride and
e.f,tuess. and which crumbled and de-
,.tri bat one built TO truth and freedom
eIwhich viii endure forever"
George William Curtis. the orator OF the
5... hon stepped forward and delivered
B.. address. which was loudly applauded.
IL 800, I'd, follows:
NR. CunTIs's AppBYss.
Tfsisa day Of proud and tender memo
With malice toward none, with
clarity for all, u commentaries the
,rruph of American patriotism and the
.r.l integrity OF the American Union.
r-.. citations blend naturally with those
ff.., I e ina az ion
d.. .o National Government. The gar
i-t.i graves of fho bows IN blue recall tho
r.m1ry Of the old COnilnentals. When a
..r ol New ngand IN the war for tho
I...u was marching through New York
t.f.r 'front.' and was asked from what place
+. uuo. still keeping step 10 the drum
l.t ho answered, Prom Bunker I'LL,
tr Bunker Hiil." When Theodore
81 rthrop fell. we said, Joseph War
r aI,. again for his country. Tho
h uf sherman 10 the sea echoes
o.. trrll al Ethan Allen marching 10
l..rieroeo and demanding its surren-
as sherman would have demanded
Do r 'lo name Of the Great Jehovah
All Oh. Continental Congress. To hear
F... Jones ou HE shattered ship answering
BRITISH Captains summons to yield 10y
Ir- That Do had not yet begun to
f..- f- tp e.r our FauGgut, IN the hery
..,. 0t battle. lushed 10 the rigging of the
Hartford
.ne sca King Of the sovereign West
nt. maIe bis mast throne"
81 .rruo, speak Of Grant at Appomatox
f..n . remember fLo GROWING mercy at
..t.wn Ne rluuot mention Abraham
'r bui we think of George Washing
Nla' dey m the year could he more
f... than tlcdiy cou-ccrated 10y such
....-... ou WHICH 90 lay the corner-stOne
..r.m,at which shall recall alike the
I....-... off tho mon and the glory OF IT'S
-,.t... .rttl.r. Never before could this
..-, f.r. ...r performed with greater Joy
,.l rr.rtu.. because now the national
Frfo.. ftr gr..t result of the HoNoiu-
g.. pnl ui '.. devotion of Washington
81. l.., tr.Dl nv fire. and its drOss Is
ir-. away. Whether the flowers fall
.ft 1920. tho Graves of the blue or the
r... tf.. fl' upon the dust of Americans.
.r.tt-r- american valOr could have
f.r.I -.... --'I'ly TO assall the Union, 80
1t..- Ilt American valor could have
...r.-u.y maintained 1t. Thank God,
v...f.f roi.r- We may have worn IN the
ST.. ..iar tine sun shines upon nation
81 all true blue.
NT loRB's PATRIOTIC RyNowS.
4, uuiug this memorial work If New
Y.b tly proud she does not forget
I....f American cities of the Reyolu-
g.. .... their distinctive patriotic re-
Irr. lu Boston Wa. rocked the craileOt
lIrt. I'm Philadelphia independence
V0. declare 4 and the Constitution adopted
: Baltimore sat the Continental Congress
ven IL Was driven from Philadelphia,
ri ia Charleston habor the great
feet of Sir Peter Parker was dispersed
srl destroyed. But New York was the
nn of the last act Of the Revolution and
g ff..ss - H.r.Fast al
Ir.ou. IN New York tho flag of England
ST.. lowered. From these shores the proud
s.e.reiguty ~ Great Britain sailed away.
p. the first Congress of the United
n'ssasscmllcd. Here the first President
v,- uauguratcd and here the National
Government Of the Union began. From
f.l.g. two hundred aud eighty-One years
o.. when flcudrick Hudson first saw the
rl ou which the city stands to tho
present hour those closelv-related events
g. Ir fu the greatest and most mOmen-
i.. r the annals of New York. Until
l.V tNnlart taken IA them by the city
..r.rt.a 70 monument. HencetOrth tho
O. t.uent that We raise Will tell the glo-
iOTF.
It.r lands monumental arches aud
Hri. 81 victory celebrate territorial
Conquest. personal ambition, and the
lr.. march Of empire. But IN tins
p
O.. army d. but policeman and the
r... Waterman of tho coast, we
lf al arch Of Peace, the symbol OF
republic ID which the guaranteed
r-' q every citizen is the security
o I'D. Commonwealth, and whose first
CO.. MAGISTRATE is the perpetual Illus
ta.r alj inspiration of American
c'r,.hn II is him especially, the
@ n..n. figure of his time, the lndi-
v'. lai force that has SO largely
.Ir ul-tOry-hlm who refused
r.au a.d made the Constitution live
t.H.... who found his country clus-
'- pendent colonies and left 1t on IN
t.....t nation, that this monument es-
.t. umrmorates.
4.a...r.. p.rllous tumult Of the time,
i'... a Ish of doubtful commune
Co.,. ..I ... lot conflict Of selfish interests
t'Il.... tine constitution should have
tr. usly drawn and peacefully
t.t. N.. . itself O. miracle. Against
despite Apprehension, beyond
.r lgch was achieved. But stlil
i rt question renamed. mere
us f. potential nation. the asplra-
..Tty, the hopes of humanity
within 10. There lay the statue
wrought. Should it lie there
80 'a huge Egyptian columns that
wee ,r,d but never raisedg VINO
li WIFI inc vital Hiiil n 'A'N'
81. i., PERSONAL power so sovereign; so
-.. pure So acknowledged, that like
blessed ght that stilled the r0glng
Ni''-' 81 tic sea u should pacity the
Hug passions Of continent and
r..'c the morouless form Of the nation
alive indomitable, resistless, upon
l.,a-.lu t and bcnehcent wayY
WAsuiSGToN GOOD AND GREAT.
-a.Ways gladly concedc that Washing
~ wa- good but we are not always so
ia. boo was great. But "a Fans great
.- measured by his service TO man.
" without ambition and without
-.. rclt00usly to lead a people TO in
li'..racc tlrougha righteous war, then,
.l'lt precedent and amid vast and ~
..4 ice hostile forces 20 organize their
''rlment and establish in every depart
tr-' th' fundamental principles Of the
which has resulted III marvellous
power and prosperity. and untold
'ite 90 liberty throughout the world,
1-- % do all this without suspicion or re-
b.. with perfect dignity and sublime
-e1 tins be greatness, do you
70 more IN Alexander or PERI
g., Caesar OF Alfred, in Char
'l..lo or Napoleon Bonaparte, or
y George Washington As this ma
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