The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1856-04-09
From the CharI,sioa Courier.
Washington Correspondence.
WAs,IINGloS. Mnycj, .

ASi'iN'ioN, Marcii ~.
Mr.. Everett is TO repeat his discourse
upon the character "f Washington, at the
Lecture room Of the Smiti,son Az Institute.
TO night, nt the request VI largo mum.
her of citizen-, mruibcrs Of Congress, and
officers OF the Gov, rnlnen,. The c.nn.
m'ttee Of arrangements complied Will, Mr..
Everetts request, that the proceeds Of u,,
lecture, if not free, should l.e appropriated
for the benefit of the Ladies Mount V~,-
non Association. The committee La,.
fixed tue price "ftiekels at one dollar each
inssmuch rs the hall will nccomnoIn,s
only fifteen hunJrcl persons. Tho tex.
ets arc all taken, according 10 report.
As both Congress and the Virginia L..
i.la'nre have refused to purchase Mount
Vernon for preservation, under the .u.ri-
Gus Of the General or the State Govern.
ments, the ladios Of Richmond organized
Nh association for that purpose.
They found n disposition on the mart
OF ladies' Of other portions Of the Stat.
Hnd OF the country generally to CD. onprs,.
in their patriotic design. Their charter
WAS granted by the legislature of Vir,ini,
"n the lIth inst, and is entitled an act
ITO incorporate the Mount Vernon Ladio.
Association Of the Union, aud 10 author.
ize the purchase Of a part Of Mount Yer
non place"
The part OF the estate to Lc pu, ,ch..e,h
is to include tho late mansion as Will :.
the tomb Of General George Washington.
and the act pr"vid's that the estate 10
purchased, "shall thereby lie converted in.
to public property, xnd forever held l,y tl,e
State Of Virginia sacred to the memory
Of the Father ot his country"
The funds of the association ARC to l,e
Ksl't in the State Treasury.
The Governor Of Virginia is authorized
aud required to obtain, ~ soon ns prncti.
cable, from John A. Washington. y con.
tract signed aud sealed l.y him. and bind
ing him 10 convey 10y proper deed to tho
state OF Virginia two hundred acrcs of
land, out Of saii Mount Vernon plaeo. at
any time within four years ir,an the pss.
sage OF this act, that tho said gov. NOR
pays to him the sum Of two hundred thou.
sani dollars.
The Association may charge anv f.e
not escecdn g twenty-five cents from any
person over ten years Of age, who may
live at and visit Mount Vernon and t),e
tomb, dc. Tho revenue from this course.
AS well as from private contributions, will
enabl' the Association to preserve aud
improve and embelish the estate.
The design is to preserve the old man.
SION 10 the condition in which General
Washington left Il, rs nearly rs NAV 10.
But the grounds may be, with great sd.
vantage 10 the project Of the Ladie,, As
soc.ation, imrsoved, Tho green houses
aud gartlens may he Improved, and ths
PACK wherein ,hs General kept number
of deer may be restored.
The whole project is likely to be car.
ned into execution long before the Wa.b-
ington Monument in tbis citv ,h.n =.
completed. fear that tins monument i
pretty noarly at dead md. The Ame,.
,ean party who have its present. control.
had held out tho delusive promise thst
they would complete il. T'his sbodivs
eatepr'ze has given US a more uusichtlv
aud pnincantog structure In tho publ;n
gsounds, which would be improved hv in
disappearance. But, perbsps. the ,sfa.
dies Association OF the Union9 win hslp
us out again in tas case, aud, afles dur.
chas'ns Mount Vernon, viii proceed to
complete the monument. IL wss. by Ia
dies, i Is to be remcmbered, that the Hun.
ker Iiill Monument wss 6nisLetl, amer
having been abandoned BY the association
that commenced Il.
The kansss Committee, TO wit: Messn
sherman, OF Ohio, Howard, Of Michigan
ana oave'' OF Missouri, will proceed Ia .
day o. two with their clerks. me.sepoe,,'
DC, 70 1sfsesson, No., their point of ZEN
dezvous. Gen. Whitfield, the rat;,;.x
delegate fsom Kansss, viii mest fbvm
there. lie win 6e of great sssjst,oes -
Che Committee in aifordihg them loeal asd
persona! information. In the courss Of the;s
inves''ssiioHs. Gov. ReeJsv IeA soma
days ago for the Territory, whsrs hs wil{
Ds active and .es'sus 10 getting - Assst.