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MONUMENT TO THE MONUMENT TO THE FOREFATHERS. ustees of the Pilgrim Society of Plymouth, hereby certify that with the sanction of the Society the HAMMATT BILLINGS for a National Monument to the Forefathers, and he is authorized to appoint collect subscriptions for the prosecution of the work. rent to be commemorated by this monument,-the birth of a nation which in less than two centu- to the Monument Fund will receive a copy of the Pilgrim Memorial. 66 66 Steel plate view of the Monument, & the Memorial. ver will receive an elegant st el p'ate Engraving of the Monument, and become a life member of receive a Bronze Statuette 23 inches high, being an exact model of the Monument in miniature. TH ROCK "The door-step into a world unknown, the corner-stone of a nation." has begun to study the principles of the PILGRIM FATHERS."-Hon. Abbott Lawrence. love, and the same reverence for the Pilgrim Fathers. And whoever from pure and disinterested regard for the ject, and desire for its accomplishment, could aid the Ladies' Mount Vernon Association in their noble work, Cannot withhold their mite from this Monument merely on the ground that it is a local object, or a work less naLonal in its feeling than the paying of any honor to any patriot, any statesman, any benefactor. Let the FOUNDEks as well as the DEFENDERS of the Republic be honored. There are in the six New England States somewhere about half a million of voters. They are chiefly advanced considerably beyond the want of the mere necessaries of civilized life; they constitute, with their brethren of the ther States, the best educated people in the world; they support schools, churches, colleges, educational institutions of every grade; they pay hundreds of thousands, - millions a year for charities, hundreds of thousands or amusements, hundreds of thousands for intellectual recreation,- for books, lectures, etc., to say nothing of the millions spent in ephemeral enjoyments. How long need it take them to build this Monument to their ancestors? Would it be much for half of them to give, at this moment, one dollar each? This would be more than is quired. No one can question that they are able to do this. Is it too much to ask these 500,000 persons - Give of your overplus, or give of your saving prudence or selfnial, to the average of ten cents a year for five years? But we are not limited to voters alone; we are not mited to New England, or to the North, or even to the United States. Already has an invitation come to us to ad our agents to our mother country, who still prides herself in giving birth to the Pilgrims of the May Flower, and vies with us in doing them honor. Indeed, wherever the English language is spoken, the memory of those ren is cherished at the hearthstones of all those who are kindled to devotion at the recital of deeds of heroism, lf-sacrifice, and stern endurance. The aim is to carry this work forward on the most economical plan. The Architect is now receiving no compensation, that being provisional entirely on the completion of the work. As far as practicable, to save expense, gents are employed who, having other means of livelihood, can labor for a moderate remuneration, as is the case with the General and Financial Agent. Some of the local agents, giving but an incidental attention to the work, take no compensation; others, devoting more time, receive a commission less than is paid to many agents for missionary and charitable societies. An objection has been made to the giving of certificates, statuettes, etc., to subscribers. This objection, although made by a very small minority of persons, it is perhaps well to meet by a statement of the grounds upon hich they are given. 1. They are an inducement to some to subscribe who would not otherwise do so. 2. They will take the place, oftentimes, of other things of like nature which are procured merely as ornaments and matters of taste. Those who obtain them on this ground can feel that all they give beyond their cost will go -not, as in the case of articles purchased at the shops, to enable the seller to amass a fortune and build a costly mansion-but to aid the Pilgrim Society in their noble and patriotic enterprise. 3. The Monument is intended not only as a memorial of the Landing of the Pilgrims, and a commemoration of their deeds and sufferings, but as an expression of the gratitude of their descendants for the inestimable benefits derived from the great principles upon which their commonwealth was founded. To keep these always before the minds of their descendants, and, for the benefit of those who may not be able to visit Plymouth, it is desirable (and would more than compensate for its cost) to place a good REPRESENTATION of the monument in every house in the land; and it is hoped one will be called for to be put in every public library, the hall of every association, in every seminary, public school, pastor's study, and lady's parlor in the country. TO THE EDITOR OF THE BOSTON DAILY ADVERTISER: The embarkation of "the adventurers" is one of the few historical fresco-paintings that adorn the walls of the National Palace at Westminster, of subjects deemed 1st fitting by the public sentiment of England for reembrance and gratitude, and, as an Englishman, I tink that such a monument as the one to be erected at Plymouth should be the joint work of both nations. The Pilgrim Fathers of America were our sons, the Pilgrim mothers our daughters. There is a common sentiment of reverence for them through both nations. What more proper course than that both nations should join to celebrate their virtues in a common testimony of veneration and love? Every true Englishman-every true American-must desire the most perfect practicable union of both nations, and everything that can bring them nearer together, so that one soul shall animate them both, should be hailed with enthusiastic joy. I trust that the committee of management will delegate some one of their number to go to England with the completed plan of the Monument, and go from town to town, to announce the object proposed, and I am sure he will meet with a response worthy of my country. There are thousands who would gladly aid in its accomplishment, and a Monument so erected, and bearing on its front a record of the erection and dedication by the two kindred nations, would suggest feelings of amity and fraternal relationship to all the thousands of visitants from both hemispheres, and tend powerfully, in its own degree, to cement perpetual peace and amity between England and America. I am, sir, yours faithfully, ENGLISHMAN. The following firms, societies, associations, &c., have subscribed various amounts: Delft, Gates of. H. Billings. Delfthaven. H. Billings... Evarts, W. M., Esq., Speech of, at Plymouth.. Heard, Hon. J. T., Speech of, at Plymouth.. Mayflower, The Ship. H. Billings. 19 Pilgrims' Attempts to escape to Holland. H. Billings. First Sabbath on Shore.. First Meeting-House. Dr. Shurtleff". Of the May Flower. W. M. Harding..... 27 Mayflower, Shallop of. 20 H. Billings. 26 2,3 28 Monument, Cushman. Dr. Shurtleff. 18 National. H. Billings.. Laying Corner-stone of. Contributors to......... 39 28 .38-40 9 36 3 32 5 2 20 16 15 Spirit and Policy of. W. M. Harding. 13 Pilgrim Society, Account of. H. Billings.. 31 13 Riding to Church. H. Billings.. 4 Virginia, Settlement of. H. Billings. 2 Winslow, Governor. H. Billings. PLYMOUTH ROCK-"The door-step into a world unknown, the corner-stone of a nation.” Longfellow. "Europe has begun to study the principles of the PILGRIM FATHERS.". -Hon. Abbott Lawrence. "We find men of education who seem to have no exact information respecting the PILGRIM FATHERS. The ignorance still existing on this subject is almost incredible.”· - Dr. Waddington, London. |