The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-03-20
MOUNT VERNON.

the writer, in company with Captain
Partridge and his Cadets, on the 23d
Dec. last.
On reaching Mount Vernon, the Ca
diets landed and went to the brow orthe
hill TO form into companies. While this
ceremony was taking place, Col. Jones
and myself and others approaching the
mansion-hoase, viewing the premises as
we went along. Judge Washington re-
cciyed us all with great cordial,ty and
IN the manner OF we'll bred man. The
Cadets were formed in columns ofcum-
panles and marched Ia the mnsion-
house, and formed IN line IN iIau of
il, and were then introduced to Judge
Washington, who addressed the younr
gentlemen IN a few ailcctionate words
| then the Cadets were formed into lu-
| neral procession, and with arms re,rrs-
ed marched to the tomb of the Father
OF his country opening tothe RIGHT and
left, they cncircled the enclosure, and
resting on their arms reversed, attended
to an address from General Samuel
Smith, Il Senator of the United States
from Maryland. lie spoke from the
consecrated mound ii was fair, a
kind, patriotic, and honest speech, to
which listened win bmehcsdcd revor-
encc. This ben9 finished, the corps
fired three yolIies over the tomb. anu
were then addressed by Capt. Praridge
on the motives OF his vIsir 10 This place,
IN Their company his address par-
took OF his usual character and rood
sense. From the character and oduca-
ton Of the great man who slept below,
he ingeniuusly drew anargumcutin sup
port Of his own system of education.
Previously to this, the door of tho tomb
was opened by Judge Washington bun
| self, who descended into the vault and
| designated the collins oflhc General and
| Lady. The cemelry contains many o.
| Their bodies bcsidcs these. The vault
is made ON the declivily of the hill :;
its internal height is about FIVE feet {:
its length dbouttwelye feet. The wall,
are Of rude free stone the arch is trn-
ed with brick. 1t IS more than h II u
boyo the surface Of the ground.-Th
door is not Sufficiently close to keep
out the air, and ne ground included IS
N obloag Sou ge, about twenty feet one
wy, and 1bout sixteen the other. In
this enclosure there was enc oak of con-
siderable size, and sevCn.nen cedars of
not Il large growth. On the south wes-
tern side within few feet ofthe fence
a'e Two fine OAK trees Of LARGE growth,
for that shore at the other end, which
is the door of the tomb, are three beau
titul oak rees. On the largest of these
latter were hanging two clusters OF Mis-
letoe, spreading into numerous branch
| es. This Tree was vigorous and full Of
life, although leailcss and bare of fruit
il was the first time ] had ever seen
this Druldical plant in full growth. II
was as green as the fame of him who
slept beneath il, and nvolunalily eX-
tended my thoughts TO the tree of iiDcr-
ty whose roots are to sink deeper, and
whose branches are to rise higher, ana
spread wider in the lapse of ages and
on than saw in the thick coming fan
cios of future years, the glory Of Wash
ington, hanging like tins sacred herb in
eternal vordure, when every other leaf
h. fallen by the blast, OF had been
withered by the touch Of time.
Pride is observed to defeat its own
END, by bringing die man who seeks es-
TEEN and reverence into contempt
Boimgbroke's History If Engiapd.
SrhrUGs.-Gato lht censor used t.
| sly 10 such as express,5 their surprise,
tn, 50 many obscure persons, Of 70.
III at all, shout, hay statues, aud h.
should have none: had rather it
should be asked, why 10 statue has been
erected 10 Cato, than why there has. >
Ph8arch'S Lircs.
APOLOGIZE young man having
broken an appointment with Dr.. Frank
lin, came TO linn the following day, and
made very handsome apology for his
absence. He was proceeding when
the Doctor stopped linn, with my
GOOD boy, say no more, you have said
loo much already {; Tor the man who Is
50 good at making an excuse, is seldom
g00d at 0ay hiag else
CoNyERsATIoN.-Great talents for
conversation require 10 be accompanied
with great politeness he who ecHpses
others owes them great civlities ; and
whatever q mistaken vanity may tell US,
it IS better to please in conversation
than toshine in II :. The Preceptor.
Pasguin0Ie.-Oa the marriage of
two modern Romans, the man named
Caesar, the woman Roma, the follow
ing fasquinado appeared: Cave, CO
sar, netua Romafat republican Cnder
which, next night was written, Caesar
imperat.' And on the following night
this reioindcr, Ergo coronabitur,'
I,Wih.-Foar is not wont to speak
.r,tb When uprfcrt siucpritv ie eY-