,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #abg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april    
#be1 #bjac ,ms4 ,ayotte 7for herself and
 ,mrs4 ,shaheen7 submitted the following
 resolution2 which was referred to the  
,committee on the ,judiciary            
,,resolution  ,commemorating the        
#aj-year anniversary of the loss of the 
,state symbol of ,new ,hampshire1 the   
,old ,man of the ,mountain4  ,whereas   
retreating glaciers carved the ,white   
,mountains1 leaving behind the ,old ,man
 of the ,mountain 7referred to in this  
preamble as the ,old ,man7 as a sentinel
 to gaze across their granite majesty2  
,whereas granite ledges formed the      
profile of the ,old ,man1 framed by the 
sweeping curve of the shoulder of a     
mountain2 ,whereas the native son of    
,new ,hampshire and distinguished       
,member of the ,senate1 ,daniel         
,webster1 wrote3 8,men hang out their   
signs indicative of their respective    
trades2 shoe makers hang out a gigantic 

shoe2 jewelers a monster watch1 and the 
dentist hangs out a gold tooth2 but up  
in the ,mountains of ,new ,hampshire1   
,god ,almighty has hung out a sign to   
show that there ,he makes men02 ,whereas
 both the proud visage and the          
steadfastness of the ,old ,man embodied 
the character traits of independence1   
strength1 and a dedication to live free 
that are embedded in ,granite ,staters2 
,whereas the home of the ,old ,man1 ,new
 ,hampshire1 possesses a clear sense of 
its place in the history of the ,united 
,states as--  7#a7 the first ,state to  
adopt its own constitution2  7#b7 the   
,state whose ratification of the        
,constitution of the ,united ,states    
helped bring forth this country2 and    
7#c7 the ,state that1 as host of the    
first presidential primary in the       
,united ,states1 has a continuing role  
in each election of the ,president2     
,whereas the ,old ,man was visited by   
sightseers from around the world1 who   
found strength and inspiration in his   

image2 ,whereas visits to the ,old ,man 
have inspired reverence for that which  
is irreplaceable2 ,whereas1 for #aj     
millennia1 the ,old ,man survived       
legendary winds1 snow1 rain1 and ice2   
,whereas1 on ,may #c1 #bjjc1 the        
time-worn granite ledges of the visage  
of the ,old ,man released their hold on 
the mountain and fell into history2     
,whereas the loss of the ,old ,man      
forever changed the face of ,new        
,hampshire and was felt by all people of
 the ,state accustomed to living under  
his watchful gaze2 ,whereas the ,old    
,man1 who lived in the heart of the     
,white ,mountains1 now lives on in the  
hearts of the people of ,new ,hampshire2
 and ,whereas1 while ,granite ,staters  
mourn the loss of their granite man1    
they pay tribute with a long glance up  
at the bare face of the grey mountain   
and a pause in remembrance of the first 
citizen of the beloved ,state3 ,now1    
therefore1 be it  ,that the ,senate--   
7#a7 recognizes the #ajth anniversary of

 the loss of the ,old ,man of the       
,mountain2  7#b7 encourages the people  
of the ,united ,states to preserve the  
legacy of the ,old ,man of the          
,mountain2  7#c7 recognizes the         
inspiration provided by the ,old ,man of
 the ,mountain to generations of        
,granite ,staters and visitors to the   
,state of ,new ,hampshire2 and  7#d7    
recognizes the ,old ,man of the         
,mountain as a symbol of liberty1       
freedom1 and independence4