The Carolina Spartan. [volume] (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, 1856-05-01

dian, shall be pledged to preserve it from
injury or desecration.
al. The State shall never ALLEVIATE the
fee simple nor any lesser estate in the
whole, nor any part of the property.
I'LL. Upon receiving proper title for
the property the State shall pay me $780,.
600 in cash. or at the option of the State
IN. Virginia six per cent. coupon stock, prin-
cipal and interest to be paid in the time
and :;iainer III which sucm stock has usu-
ally been made payable by the State of late
years.
ut has sometimes been suggested that
the State might desire TO purchase lar
ger tract of land, in order to establish
model farm and agricultural school here.
Should such be the ease, about 500 acres
more Of adjacent land on this estate can be
obtained at 100000, to be paid in cash
or State stock, as above, at the option of
the Safe.
NJ am, sir, with the utmost respect, Your
obedient servant, JOHN A. WAsHISGrox.
'His Excellepcy Jos. johnson, Governor Of
Virginia"
/ We call your attention to the fact that
MIR. w. does not assume 10 instruct Nir-
| ginia rs 10 the manner in which she shall
supply her treasury with the funds TO pay
| for Mount Vernon; for this is matter
States usually arrange for themselves,
through their accredited Representatives, 10
whose judgment and discretion such acts
are left. The representatives for Virginia
have in this case-irom sentiment and pat
riotism-decided that the money offered
from love to Washing,ons memory is more
| int To ha -, Ill l.
home and grave than any which could be
raised 10y taxation! Mr.. Washing,ons per-
/ sonal sentiments have prevented his taking
this view Of it himself, and he may even
| prefer that the Mother State should have
conceded with him, and have pursued a
different course from the one which the As.
sembly, because Of the beauty of such trb.
ute to our Country's Father, and the infiu-
ence it will exert in endearing his memory
and principles to his children, have chosen.
But as his action is solely with Virginia in
her sovereign capacity, and the disposal of
! Mount Vernon TO her under the require
ments of the resent act neither involves
departure from consistency nor his own con-
ditions, viz: u trust deed OF property, &c,
&c.
We are convinced, from the digniied
course MIR. Washington has hitherto pur-
sued in this matter, that when asked TO
place the precious spot" it has been his
! privilege 10 possess under the safe and SOL
emn protection of tie mother State, he will
do so with entire confidence in her integri-
| " rs 10 the trusl-and with too much con.
sideralion for her expressed wishes, ms to
the method by which she desires and homes
IN, 4 IL.
worthy OF It's worldwide fame-to refuse,
for II is she. not he, who accepts the "of-
! terlngs" Of the children of the common
/ Father of North, South, East, West-that
from the remo;est borders of our Union
Their children may have the privilege Of
/ investing too much Of money and affection
around those sacred ashes" for them not
to become hereafter u bond Of love and
! peace too holy, too powerful, to be sever,
! ed-until liberty is uncared for-justicc
torgoten-yirtue lQloycd and gratitude
/ unieIL y talisman forever agains tfra.
! ternal strife and-aggression !!
1t could not but add 10 Mr. Washington's
/ qualification 10 find the name he bears and
the tomb of his ancestor fulfilling so holy,
/ so glorious mission. Woman is the
honored agent in this great work; but the
/ patriotic men of our country indicate hy
their acts their conviction of the appropri
! ateness of such agency. Surely, when lin
the language of another) Edward Everett
devotes his splendid talents to the cause,
there is not q man in the Union who
would refuse his voice and his learning to
/ this enterprise!
AS this enterprise commenced, and was
I long confined to the South, editors in other
/ sections, unfamiliar with its past history
have been led into mistakes, which we take
this opportunity 10 correct on account Of
! their injurious influences, viz: "that there
arc three distinct and independently organ
/ ized assocations-al laboling zelaously,
however, for the same end-purchase Of
/ Mount Vernon" also, that Virginia start.
! ell the Mount Vernon Association Of the
/ Union" which the cayiliing seize upon to
turn to her and our disadvantage, by as
scrtlng that she called on other States 10
and her in purchasing property TO become
/ hers in trust" The "Centra Committee"
having been located in Richmond land
composed principally of Nirginians) and
tie Circular TO the Daughters of Wash
+ ington," issuing from thence, has doubtless
led TO this "aspersion;" one from which we
feel it duo to the Old Dominion, and her
peculiarly delicate position in this matter, to
relieve her! SO far from such proposal"
emauaing from her, or the enterprise"
being started by her, both from regard for
Mount Vernon, were done for her. and for
tunately (as it seems) she only Joined it
some months after its commencement, and
being repeatedly called upon TO do SO!
/ We will in few words sketch "past
facts" for that portion of the public yet
| ignorant of them. An appeal TO the "la.
| dies OF the South" was issued from South
| Carolina by the Southern marons, in De.
cembcr, 1853. Isolated interest and action
resulted in Alabama, Georgia and South
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