New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-08-10
MOUNT VERNON.


To ne FS,to, Of The v T,tbure
SIR: Since il has been ascertained that there
reasonable prospect that Mount Vernon would fall into
the hand. Of SPECTATORS, the public press has eemed
with various expressions Of regret and establishment st
a prospect revolving to every patriotic feeling Nor
j. ths be wonder ed at when call To mind the re-
atiOu that NAsHNGTOs sustained to our common com
uuLIv both before and after IT. strugg freedom win
Gr.si Britain.
Il Is i,,le more tlan year the writer visited
NorI Venom fer thu second time On this occasion he
lad IN with lis proprietor Ohio Augustine ash
ugur Esq tn subject Fl selling the whole or p'r'
u If be estate 20 Govern ment He expressed his re- di-
ms 10 seB 20 Govermen n busvOsed MS oetermns'on
to sell It In any individual or company OF lud'vldu
ais He srd What every man all say thtt GoyefnmeaS
ghi n it and thS ought never tn b'con@ the
rrT.r, of private individuals IL would seem that he
hss charged hi MIND ~ lrast psrt! uce mat time as
has sod il 20 company Of prlva'- ndvdu'' coupled
The conocn however ne toy ram Mt can nave
f. The prc-. # bought within given myth Of TINS.
when IN Washington. at tie time - which 'e'er had
crverssiian with several members ct Congress On the
sut.ct oi purchasing IT, and no 'ny objection that VAS
ur sgsins it, the price aem 'hd"o =" WI onet hon
said dollars per hundred acre., ein 'rtipg the
Homestead The whole estats numbers rye 80 hG-dred
scT,, At the tim. # my utery-~ sitn Mr " ,shing
ton h. assuYsd that proportion ct au' kini wat
ever had ever been made g. hin ~ ''Hgr'~-. aud may
venture tie without he lear o cOafrtio Ion
II "a TO ageb 81 Government has ever passed word wh
ban On the nj pet ~ purchasing H. " IN nat un- u me
pitstrt Sfor that h. wAn'- he & verf meht 70 owh
T. md that the idea Of IT'S pas-lg n The hands 81 boss
who Will make source Of private sfecu'n Is sbhof-
rent to every feeling IF hs nature.
Now, Whist VI uld prop0se Is THIS LIT = numo-r OF
wes ~ sud patro Cn2ens IN this ana other sections OF
TIE c.uuiy bIe g.tber ~ pur,h It for Govern
melt ID tie best terms p0ss'D' and brug tn ruoeot De
hJ- CopgTess eary during - session, and urge the
us'itr upon the attention - our Representatives and Sen
ars mil decisive act on takts pl,ce D-prnd upon ~
under circumstances, Congress would act II neces
ssry le crisis b. circulated IN every ne'gho rhood
praying Congress 10 preserve Mount |efnOn To ths M
non not st il TALL into the hands Of Spectators II
Cor gr.ss will purchase Il any other terms let pr
vat murfcnce make up one hsrh amount aud let tns
balance from, the National Treasury Rest assured
the money could easily be obtained from private sources
fit oame TO that alternative
Whatever Is done IN this matter must be done soon, or
il will be Of the reach OF Government ~ possess H.
Once let Mount Vernon ct in" the hands OF private spscu
ator, Government could possess az any Srics
And that il will be, unies SOME decisive tops are
ken 10 prevent IT, settled beyond all ntrOyersy
Ought The nation b. submit 10 lasting dsgrics ~ 10
hay the very aches of WAHNGroN converted into
means OF priv ate speculation The vey ides revolving
IA every American feeling WIN tbs people witness a
spe h. le 80 tumisug 10 themselves sspectloe which
would forever debD ia The estimation Of all he nations
- the e4Ith o. speak unto wise men Judge ye what
Issy" VoN POPULI