Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-06-11

To the Mayors of Cities and Towns. and
Editors Of Newspapers, throughout the
Union.
We have been commissioned, by the SOUTHERN
HATRoS, 10 make an earnest appeal TO the Mayors
Of cities aud towns, aud 10 our brother editors
throughout the Union, TO come up promptly and
efficiently to her help in the great and patriotic
WORK, which she has undertaken-the purchase
and conservation Of Mount Vernon, as the perpet-
ual shrine of WASHINGTON, and the Mecca Of A
meriea Il is but the fitting homage to bis Illus
trious shade; the greatness and goodness of his
character; to the private and public virtue of which
be was the model; to bis laurels as a warrior and
bis wisdom as a sage; to his fatherhOod of our
country Let then every one feel, acknowedge
and redeem the fIisl duty OF contributing bis mite
10 the great and glorious enterprise of halowing
the tomb of WASHINGTON, as public trust, in the
guardian custody of Virginia, and the homage of
ali the world, in all time 10 come.
The purpose of "The Southern Matron", and the
patriotic daughters Of America, of whom she is the
presiding and inspiring divinity is to raise the sum
of Two HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS, by voluntary
subscription, previous to the 22d day of February
next for the purchase of Mount Vernon, from its
present proprietor, and s dedication, on that bal
lowed birthday, as the perpetual shrine of great
ness, patriotism and WORTH More than one eighth
of the required sum has already been raised by
the eloquence Of the gifted EVERETT, a of Mas
sachusetts, worthy OF the Old Bay State, 10 that
day, when Bunker Hill and the Palmetto Fort gave
forth responsive thunders against the common foe
Orators, lecturers, editors and pleaders of both
sexes, are already at work, from rock-bound Maine
10 golden California, from the Atlantic TO the Pa
cihc borders of our continental Republic under the
banner OF 1.-THE Southern MatrOn', in the same
noble csuse but it requires a1,ited well Wig
orous effort TO achieve the consummatiop most de-
voutly 10 be wished. In the name, then, OF THE
Southern MatrOn )" a daughter of the Palmetto
State, with ancestral Virginia blood running 10 her
veins, the head of this holy mission of the women
of America, who, from sick pillow, and with
trembling hand has issued those heart-stirring mis-
sives and appeals which have penetrated aud agi-
tated all Anerica-in that name, under which she
inaugurated and has rendered feasible the hallowed
enterprize-in that name, under which alone her
m odesty consents to communicate with the public,
and by which she will 60 down to and be blessed
by posterity and all future time-and for her sake,
as well as for the sake of the sacred cause with
which she has identified herself in immortal union
we propose and appeal to the Mayors OF all the
cities towns and villages of the Union, to bring
the subject prominently, by means Of public meet
ings or otherwise, TO the view of their respective
citizens ia order that tie coming FOURTH OF July
,nay be dedicated and conSecrdted, and rendered
memorable forever, By the taking up Of MOUNT YER
NON Subscriptions, from every portion OF the Re
public, to ensure the Mount Vernon purchase and
the proposed conservation, by the anniversary
of the birth day of him, whose Valor and wisdom
secured birthday to country. To our brother
editors too n the whole Republic, extend the
invitation to enlist knights in the order of Mount
Vernon, and to DO gallant and efficient service,
der the patriotic flag of 'The Southern Matronn,
both sounding to the onset and laying at her feet
the fruits Of victory.-CharieStOn Courier.