Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-05-17
PRES, MCKINLEY
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bolical of the 10 original States, rises q
pedestal bearing an equestrian statue
| in bronze Of General Washington. The
Father of His Country is represented In
| the colonial uniform of the American
army, a large military cloak being
thrown around his commanding figure
| AT the four corners of the platform are
fountains. served by allegorical figures
| Of American Indians, representing ious
rivers, the Delaware, Hudson. Potomac
and Mississippi. On the sides, each CT
these fountains is guarded by typical
| American animals, eight in all. AT ths
front and back eff the pedestal are tWg
allegorical groups, the former repre-
sentlng America seated, holding in one
hand a cornucopia, in the other tn
dent and having at her feet chains jus,
cast off. She is in the act of receiving
| from her victorious sons the trophies
of their conquest. Below this group is
an eagle supporting the arms of TIE
United States.
The group in the back represents
America arousing her sons to a sense
| of their slavery. Below are the arms 81
Pennsylvania. On the sides of the ped
cstal are two bas-rcliefs. enc raprese mt
| ing the march Of the American army
| the otncr Il western bound emgrant
| train. On one side the pedestal bears
the inscription: Sic Semper Tyrannis, y
and Per Aspera ad Astra;' on the
other, Westward the Star of Empire
Takes It's Way" Surrounding the up
per portion of the pedestal is the legend
Erected by the State Society Of the
Cincinnati"
| The Society of the Cincinnati forms
an interesting historic link connecting
our times with the Revolution. Later
wars have produced other societies,
which are composed of actual partici-
pants in the events which they com
memorate' whereas, the Cincinnati.
conceived by Washingtons fellows IN
the field now includes only their de-
scendants. 1t was founded on May T.,
1888, at a meeting of the officers of tho
Continental army, at the Verplanek
residence on the east shore of the Hud-
son river about a mile above Fishkil,
N. Y. Each regiment and staff corps
sent its representative, and Inspector
General Steuben presided. The constt-
tuition, or rather institution, as the
phrase still continues. recounts the
happy close Of the war for indepen-
dence after bloody conflict of eight
years. and then recites as the purpose
Of the society: ITO perpetuate as well
the remembrance Of this vast event as
the neutral friendships which have been
formed under the pressure of common
danger and in many Instances cement
ed by the blood OF the parties, the Off
GERS of the American army do hereby.
in the most solemn manner, associate,
constitute and combine themselves into
one society of friends, to endure as long
as they shall endure or any of their ED
est male posterity, and in failure there
of, the collateral branches who may be
judged worthy Of becoming it's support
ers and members.
The officers Of the American army.
having generally been taken from the
citizens of America, possess high ven
Grafton for the character of that Illus
trious Roman, Lucius Quintius Gin
cinnatus, ana. being resolved to follow
his example by returning To their citi-
zenship they think they may with pro-
priety denominate themselves the So
ciety of the Cincinnati"
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