The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-09-06

der, on the 10th OF the present month. ASH
land is name endeared to the American heart
as having been for many years the residence
ofhim who served his country so long, SO honor
Il; ~ - ver. and who descended to the
grave hardly year since, mourned by the ne:
tion to whose glory and greatness he had devot-
ed his virtuous life. But Ashland-the home
which in life was SO dear to him-is now to pass
away from the possession of his family, as we
see from the advertisement, which we here re-
ASHLAND AT PUBLIC SALE.
Under power conferred by the win Of the Hon.
H. Clay his executors will, Tuesday, the Goth day
of September next cell at auction, upon the prem
ses, the beautiful and highly Improved farm on
which be had resided for many years, near the city
of Lexington, Kentucky, and well known by its
The tract consists Of three hundred and thirty
acres OF land, well watered and timbered, and well
arranged Tor farming purposes, equal in quality to
any land in the State
The terms of sale will be one fourth Of the pur-
chase price to be paid on the LIST day OF March,
~, when full possession will be given and title
nAe the residue in three equal annual instalmeuts
from said LIST day Of March, with interest from that
day until paid-the interest to be paid annually.
| lien will be retained for security of the purchase
mopty. For the payment due in March next salts.
factory personal security will be required IN addition
to the lien on the land
Arrangement can probably be made by the pur-
chaser for partial possession iu short time after
the sale, for the purpose Of seeding and repairs.
| plumber of slaves and thorough bred horses will
also be sold at the same time and place. The slaves
to besold credit Of six months, for notes with
security payable in hank with interest from date.
Further particulars made known on the day Of sale.
-. LuORErIA CLAY, Executrix.
THos. A MARSHALL, | Executors OF II.
JAMES y. HARRISON. Clay, decd.
Lexington, July 81. 1863
It is matter of regret that we have hereto
fore exhibited such regardlessness in relation to
the homes Of the great men of our history, and
have let them pass away into the hands OF
strangers to their name and blood. The coun-
try should have possessed at least some Of these
sacred spots. and maintained them inviolate
from destruction or innovation. Mount Vernon,
at all events, should have been purchased by
the federal government and guarded as a
shrine to which the worshppers Of liberty in all
lands might look with religious veneration.
The home. Of Washington should never have
been permitted to pass from the family into the
hands Of ordinary spectators. Monticello, the
abode ofThomas Jefferson, was also entitled to
the countrys guardianship. Marshfeld is still,
we are happy to know, in the possession of Mr..
Webster's family; but Ashland is about to be
aliented. AS the government cannot in this
case, take any steps to procure this consecrated
spot, and retain it as public property, we trust
that it will pass into the hands of some man Of
soul and patriotism, who will respect its sanctity
JOHN VAN BuREN's MovEMENTs.-Th seems
to be contrariety of opinions among our de-
mocratc contemporaries of the rural DISTRICTS"
concerning the movements Of John Van Buren,
in reference to the approaching Syracuse Con-
vention. The Albany .argus says
The presence Of John Van Buren, at Buffalo on the
day when the primary meetings. were held-his visit
Immediately afterwards at Rochester, then at SYRIA
cuse, and then at Osweg0-and the fact of his being
with the fact Of the custom house bolt which has just
traDspired-are circumstances which all go to show
hat his errand the faithful is to incucate seces-
sion, and the sending of sham delegates wherever
he freesoilers cannot control results.
To which the Rochester Union-soft she'll
replied as follows
The argus, in its desperation, is guilty of great
folly. Why should it perpetsate falschoods which
sure to be exposed III less than twenty honrs
John Van Buren, came here from Buffalo in the eve
ming train, and went almost Immediately to Oswego
and not to Syracuse.
But to this the Syracuse Daily Star (whig)
puts in the following powerful testimony against
the Prince and his soft shell adherents:-
In this, Mr.. Rochester Union, you tell whopper.
John Van Buren, came to Syracuse and had q sw srm
Of barlburner abOiti0ni-ts around him at the SYRIA
cuse House. from some time in the afternoon Of We'd
| nesdsy until twelve o'clock at night. Among
| TIE number VINO " stad up" with the Prince were
! p. H. Agan and Horace Wheaton, the former, the
editorin-cbief Of the absliti0n Standard, and the
later, the Mayor Of Syracuse at the time Of the
GERRY rescue" and who contributed 80 much to
that mob triumph by his mastery inactivity and
neglect of duty: That Johns visit here had some
specific political object cannot be doubted Among
other significant demonstrations, it must have
noticed that since Monday the Standard has been
unusually bold in sending forth its rank abolitionism.
And the organ Of the hard shells of this city
says =
through ali the old strongholds OF barnburnerism,
stirring up the minds Of his abolition brethren and
counsellng them to send their stron yest men, to
the State Convention. He was in Cnemung county
Two days before they held their county convention
for the appointment Of delegates and insisted that
Judge Thurs,on, who is one OF the red hot stripe If
abotoDists, should be appointed. But the brethren
Of Chemnng took it into their heads that John had
shown himself little oicious in travelling three
four hundred miles to dictate to them whom tney
should send as delegate, and refused by handsome
majority, to appoint his man Thurston.
The weight OF the testimony here presented
is against the Prince, We must therefore con-
clude that he has been canvassing the common
wealth with the view of bringing up strong
force of free soil soft shells to Syracuse.
From present appearances too, he will have
majority, and an overwhelming majority.
in the convention, provided the hunkers
join in. But if they do not, land it is under
stood they will not) then the game is blocked
at once, and the prospects OF the election Of
Master John to the United States Senate be
comes as dubious and foggy as the chances of
Daniel S. Dickinson.
The above extr acts. however, will satisfy the
friends of the Prince at Washington, that when
there il work to do he is not the man to be Idle.
With this object we commend the said extracts
To the special attention Of the Washing on or
gar. The Prince sticks to his bond.