Bishop Potters Address Centennial Of Washingtons Inauguration Etc Reprinted From The New York Evening Post

Author : Charles E. Dowe
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781332086016
Total Pages : 122 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (86 download)

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Download or read book Souvenir of the Centennial Celebration of Washington's Inauguration written by Charles E. Dowe and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-07-28 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Souvenir of the Centennial Celebration of Washington's Inauguration: Held in New York City, April 29th and 30th, 1889 From the balcony of the hall that stood where the statue now is, the Declaration of Independence was first read to the citizens of New York; the Continental Congress sat here in its closing days, and here the first Federal Congress assembled. America offered no place more becoming and more honorably identified than this with the history of American liberty. The scene around is marvellously changed by the flight of years and modern progress, from the colonial, the provincial, the revolutionary city. The street is transformed from the resort of fashion, the seat of government, the modest and quiet residence of merchants, statesmen and diplomatists, which was the Wall street in the days of our forefathers. Then it was the social and political heart of a small and struggling community; now it is the financial nerve centre of America. The bustling, roaring street is but a picture painted over. Under the kaleidoscopic characters of the maelstrom of speculative life and of eager trade constantly traced upon the pavements of the modern metropolis, lies the undimmed and indelible patriotic record of old New York. The first inauguration of Washington marked the birth of our national Republic. Colonial and provincial America ceased to exist and national America began. The hope of success lay apparently in one man, revered and beloved as no other man had been, or ever will be, and upon the successful issue of the trust to which he was here solemnly devoted. What scene in history overtops or even equals the grandeur and significance of that glorious consecration? As we look upon this sculptured form of the Father of His Country, and remembering that this is the place of the sublime event which may be commemorated by unborn generations that here Washington took the oath of his great office fancy pictures the scenes that occurred here one hundred years ago. The streets, the windows, the roofs were thronged with people who saluted the hero with mighty and prolonged shouts as the last word of the momentous act was spoken. The statue of Washington is of colossal proportions, being thirteen feet and a half high and weighs sixty-five hundred pounds. The feet rest upon the identical stone upon which Washington stood when he took the oath of office. The statue was unveiled November 26th, 1883. The 25th the one hundredth anniversary of the evacuation of New York by the British falling on Sunday, the celebration of that event and the dedication of the statue were necessarily postponed until one day later. As the first inaugural ceremony occurred in New York city, the centennial celebration of that event would naturally take place in the Metropolis. The sculptured figure of the illustrious hero and statesman will be the central point of the commemorative demonstration. And could a more appropriate place be found? The memory of the event arouses patriotic feelings which have resulted in material action for its proper observance. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.