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Letter to Editor
June 3, 1819
Daily National Intelligencer
Washington, District Of Columbia
What is this article about?
A subscriber requests publication of a 1790 Latin inscription for a proposed congressional monument honoring King Louis XVI's aid to the US during the Revolutionary War, noting it remains unbuilt. Editors ask for a translation.
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Messrs. Editors :
After the notice you have taken of the just tribute of respect lately paid by the citizens of Washington to M. De Neuville, Minister Plenipotentiary of his Most Christian Majesty to the United States, and his Lady, I presume you will not deem it irrelevant to publish the following inscription, prepared for a monument agreed to be erected by Congress to perpetuate the memory of the assistance given by the King of France to the United States, which I lately found in an old magazine of 1790, in the following words:
POST DEUM HILIGENDA ET SERVANDA EST LIBERTAS
MAXIMIS EMPTA LABORIBUS
HUMANIQUE SANGUINIS FLUMINE
IRRIGATA.
PER IMMINENTIA BELLI PERICULA
JUVANTE
OPTIMO GALLIARUM PRINCIPE REGE
LOUIS XVI.
HANC STATUAM PRINCIPI AUGUSTISSIMO
CONSECRNAVIT
ETERNAM PIIEIOSAMQUE BENEFICII
MEMORIAM
GRATA REIPUBLICAE VENERATIO
ULTIMIS TILA DIDIT NEPOTIBUS.
You are able to translate it, for the good of those who do not understand Latin. This monument has not yet been erected.
ONE OF YOUR SUBSCRIBERS.
We had rather our Subscriber, being much more competent, should himself furnish us with a translation of the inscription.-Editors.
After the notice you have taken of the just tribute of respect lately paid by the citizens of Washington to M. De Neuville, Minister Plenipotentiary of his Most Christian Majesty to the United States, and his Lady, I presume you will not deem it irrelevant to publish the following inscription, prepared for a monument agreed to be erected by Congress to perpetuate the memory of the assistance given by the King of France to the United States, which I lately found in an old magazine of 1790, in the following words:
POST DEUM HILIGENDA ET SERVANDA EST LIBERTAS
MAXIMIS EMPTA LABORIBUS
HUMANIQUE SANGUINIS FLUMINE
IRRIGATA.
PER IMMINENTIA BELLI PERICULA
JUVANTE
OPTIMO GALLIARUM PRINCIPE REGE
LOUIS XVI.
HANC STATUAM PRINCIPI AUGUSTISSIMO
CONSECRNAVIT
ETERNAM PIIEIOSAMQUE BENEFICII
MEMORIAM
GRATA REIPUBLICAE VENERATIO
ULTIMIS TILA DIDIT NEPOTIBUS.
You are able to translate it, for the good of those who do not understand Latin. This monument has not yet been erected.
ONE OF YOUR SUBSCRIBERS.
We had rather our Subscriber, being much more competent, should himself furnish us with a translation of the inscription.-Editors.
What sub-type of article is it?
Informative
Historical
What themes does it cover?
Military War
Politics
What keywords are associated?
French Aid
Louis Xvi
Revolutionary War
Congressional Monument
Latin Inscription
What entities or persons were involved?
One Of Your Subscribers.
Messrs. Editors
Letter to Editor Details
Author
One Of Your Subscribers.
Recipient
Messrs. Editors
Main Argument
publish this 1790 latin inscription for a congressional monument commemorating french king louis xvi's aid to the united states during the war, as it remains unerected.
Notable Details
Latin Inscription Provided In Full
Reference To Recent Tribute To French Minister M. De Neuville
Editors' Note Requesting Translation From The Subscriber