American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1826-05-30

Hear both ades.-As we copied paragraph from the
National Journal stating that Judge Washington had re-
Gently refused permission to land at Mount Vernon TO
party of Members of Congress who repaired thher IN
steam boat, visit the Tomb Of Washington, we think
proper to publish the Of the Judges TO winch we
have suboned remarks by the Editor Of the National
Journal, in reply to that answer.
From the Alexandria Gazette
NEssRs SxowpoN & THORNTON / should not notice
made IN the National Journal, OF the 10th nsi
sad be rumour respecting the steamboat party winch
landed at Mount Vernon Sunday last It were not to
nisrepresen atoms contained III Its which am
persuaded could not have received the counenance OF
either of the respectable and honorable gentlemen who
composed, what is styled, "the committee" The t'st
that the Committee not treated with common po-
teness."
should feel much mortified if could suppose that m,
conduct understood by the members OF that body
but fit wa, beg them to believe, that as had no cause
So unduub eddy, had intention to treat them other
wise than with respect, after being assured by them that
hey ignorant of The prohibition to visit Moun Yer
n that day, and in that mode and his declaraot
trust they will accept not apol gy but as an avos
Al Of the feelings which Influenced my COZ duo towards
them during short interview. 1ha; elt some rilia
against the Captain OF the boat, who with the suoon
ed letter. perhaps, his pocket at the tlme COULD from
snrdd motives, expose his passengers to isapnn'men
me the unpleasant dilemma OF either refusing them
mission visit The places or, by making an e1cepon
ia The particlla case, rescind in effect the plohibnn
altogether, acknowledge. That my department may nave
indicated this teelg, hg y probable towards those
Who had been desgnedy kept in grorance, OF material
fact known the Captain, il impossible to entertain
than most respectful feelings with which had
~ ped my behaviour entirely correspondent.
The other Misrepresentation to be corrected 49, that me
refusal accompanied by threats OF instutng SUITS &c
What threats to be Understood as comprised ntdei
The &c. know After stating to the gehem NJ that
the commanders of all The steam boats ON the RIVER had
been oug warned to bring parties TO Mount Ver
non, stated that should certainly the captain OF tins
boat for present Conduct expressed no other threat
i intended nothing beyond it. When those gentlemen
l 49, ,ha
pred cament and after giving their names requested
that would consider item as the responsible persons,
repudated the proposloni and this was confirmed by
my FRIEND Herbert, to the persons who afterwards
assembled at the tomb, and who ns ed upon sending me
heir names.
The threat against the captain of the SURPRISE am de.
ermned execute, whenever may have the opporunl-
ty; although scarcely hope that resort 10 legal pro-
ceengs against the commanders OF these boats, Will CON
tribute protect my rights if the passengers should think
proper to indemnify them aganste consequences OF Their
If the best efforts make protect this spot from
those ntruons hich many painful and moryng circun
have constrained publicly to forbid, nothing will
remain for but to abandon it altogether claim no
particular privileges attached to the place, or to the name
Of him from whose bounty received il asked to be
protected those privileges ony which the brhrgh
= BUSH. WASHINGTON
| Mount Vernon, 18Th May, 1926.
NOTICE.
"The feelings Of Mrs Washington and myself have been
SO much wounded BY late occurrences al this place,
that am compelled to give tn Public Notice. that per
mission will moi in future be graned to amBoa Parties,
the Gardens, walk the grounds viii
consent hat Mouit Vernon much less The Lawn, shall
be the place a, which eating, drinking, and dancing par
ties nay assemble.
I not my wish, by particular recital of the unplea
circumstances which have led TO this notice, to give
fence any person; but may be permitted TO state
generay my opinion that stranger who had accIden
ally stopped here upon many of the occasions alluded to-
| not knowing whom the place had belonged, would
hardly have taken for the residence of private gentle
man
The respect which the memory Of my revered
ANGLE and that which claim for myself forbid my longer
submitting 10 similar ndgnes. Respectable strangers
and others, be the condition in life what it may, who may
he led by curiosity to visit this place, will all lines (S
days always excep,ed) receive the same attention which
has heretofore been uniformly and cheernlly shown such
characters. Signed, BUSHRoD WASHINGTON.
/ July a, 1922.
| s.SIR-Ihe above notice published in Mr.. Snow.
denis paper and in the National lntehgencer, in july
1922; notwithstanding parties have since been brought
this place by Steam Boats, particularly during
absence from home My object in sending you this letter.
is 20 apprze you of my determination 10 sue the
manders of those Boats which parties may here
be conveyed to Mount Vernon Your humble servant
BUSHRUD WASHINGTON.
+" To -, Master Of tie Steamboat ---."