The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1854-12-20
The Purchase of Mount Vernon.

OkE OF YOUR t0NSTlTtENTS
The Purchase Of Mount Vernon
II may be recollected that there is
in Virginia an assaciation Of Ladies
under the title of the Virginia Central
Mount Vernon Association. Their OBJ
jert is to raise funds for the purchase
90 Mount Vernon. The Richmond pa
pers Of Wednesday contain copies Of a
correspondence between John III. Gil.
mer. esp. on behalf nf the Ladies' thus
associate.l. and Mr.. John A. Washing
ton, the proprietor of Mount Vernon.
Mr.. Washington declares himself en-.
tirely unwilling that Mount Vernon
should pass from his possession. unless
10 the State OF Virginia or to the Uni.
ted States. The reasons assigned have
much force: one If which is that, as
a private possession. in the dispersion
uf families aud changes Of fortune, it
might be converted into uses inconsist.
ent with the veneration due to the me-
mory and character Of him with whose
life il is so intimately connected. He
further saws: Much as | admire and
reverence the many graccs and virtues
that adorn the ladies ol NV native Safe,
| cannot consent to be instrumental in
the erection Of the graceful monument
designed bs their patriotism and Illus.
trati,e Of it, but which, al the same
time, would commemorate the dcge-
neracy of myself and the men Of onr
land" Mr.. Washington was further
urged on the subject, but did not feel
himself at liberty to change his views.
MAJ. Intelligence.
The Reciprocity Treaty.-'rlc Cow
crnor Of Nova Scotia has issued his pro-
clamatiun admitting American goods
FREE oi duty under the Reciprocity trra-
Is. Nuya Scotia was, we believe, the
last of the British Provinces whose as,
sent was necessary 10 give full elect
to the Treaty.
u Is stated that Lieut.. Col. Steptoe,
Of the army, has been appointed Go.
vernon Of the Territory Of Utah, in the
place Of Brigham Young, whose term
has expired.
The Hon. A. p. Butler has been re-
elected to the L. 5. Senate frnm South
Carolina. having received $50 votes.
DARING RuBBERy. A few evenings
ago. As Mr.. ]. NJ. Berrien. of Rome,
Georgia. was riding IN the cars to Au-
gusia, in company with his family, Il
stranger touk a seat beside him, aud
after snnc conversation succeeded in
administering to him cluroiorm until
he became inscnsible. He then cut the
buttons oil his overcoat aud extracted
from his side pocket packet Of bills
amounting to 800 Not content with
this, lie took irom the pantaloons poe
ket Mr.. BIS wallet, containing about
ST 900, an, made good his escape.
Z
MAYOR OF BosroN.-Dr Smith. who
has just besn reelected mayor Of Bos-
ton, in returning his thanks to the peo-
pie, on Monday evening, thus alludes
to the Blrns fugitive slave case:
II is said that / have unconstitutional
ly called nut the militia, Voices, no
not but what did call them out for?
1t was to save your lives. and protect
your property, and ! will do it esery
day in tl,r week if it is necessary.
Loud applause But Gn,l forbid that
there should ever be an occasion for
it again. Ny sympathies are as strong.
and proIhuid us yours, and do as
sure. you. th-f there can be 10 oppses-
siii sf tiis ;'re,.s ~ en- individual IL.