The Arkansas banner., 1847-11-01
Correspondence of the Baltimore Clipper

WAAdiN6foNs Oet. &. l61T
 THE PURCHASE or MouSr vERNoN.-Mo. than year ago, c. NJ. Dallas, Vice President Re. verdy Johnson, and other Senators and Repres,n. tatives :; the Secretaries of State, War; Navy. and Treasury the Commissioners Of Patents; the May ors of Washington and Georgetown, and priyic citizens, addressed letter to John A. Washingoa Esq, expressing desire that Mount Vernon shouh become the property of the United States. in order that the people may al all times have 2 legal aud indisputabe right to visit the Grounds Mansion and Tomb of Washington. Last December, Mir Wash ington replied that Gen. Washington in hts will gave Mount Vernon to the late Bashrod Washing ton. who bequeathed 1t to John A. Washington, (ihe father of the present John AI who at his dea seit # to Mrs. Jane C. W arlington and empower.d her to sell 1t to the General Government of the Uu ted States. II the Government desired to purchase and she thought II advisable for the interests of het children. 10 sell 1t. Mrs. Jane C. Washington s now living, and IS the present proprietor of Mona, Vernon She authorized her son 10 say that tie Government can obtain one hundred and Rfty acres of Mount Vernon, 10 include the buildings grounds and iomh on the terms: That the remains of General Washington. and ofevery other member ol the family now in the family Vault at Mount Yer. non, shall never be removed from their present res ting place. 2. Every member of the Washington family now living, (aDd none eise. who may desut it. may be buried there, and shall not be removed afterwards, , The Government shall never sell rent, nor give the whole nor any portion ci the pfup erty that may be conveyed, to any third person { In the event of dissolution of the existing Federa Government the property shall revert to the heiu of John A, Washington, oldest son of the presen, proprietor; and 5. That the sun of si00eO0 10 money, or United States six per cent, running no, less than ten, than twenty with in. terest, payable semi-annuaiIy. shail be paid to MS. Jane C.. Washington. or to her duly authorized agent, upon the conveyance of the property to the United States
 A large number of the memorials have alresdT been disturbed. Citizens of any neighborbed, however, who may be disposed to aid the object, can frame one for themselves, if they should nO! become possessed of the printed copies, and prefer to do so.
 A gentleman in this city, says. cit is hoped this subject will be taken iI hand by the whole Amen can people. without distinction of sect nr party and that through the medium of the memorials address. ed to the coming Congress, they will maniiea their unanimous wish and desire to see MouHl Vernon forthwith purchased on their own accouat and thus etfcctuaiiy prevent the possible coniiH gency of it's ever being sold, perchanee under tbs hammer of the auctioneer, to the highest biddc who might be sH agent of some Turk or o'ha foreigner, who would then have inc power to eI' act tribute from, levy tax in the shape of sd' mission tees, on all persons visiting these conse cfated grounds. revered and loved by every irisrt of liberty throughout the world"