Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-10-23
E,,y. the Enquirer.
,o,-xT VERNON ASSo-
kEfORl " me o SEpTEMRER, 1857.

For the EHYut'''
REPORT OF THE MOUNT VERNON AS'o-
CITATION. FOR EPiEainhM Atom for tho !
=" - Ssm,en,ber. there is but little OF actua' e
,n, ~ H. H.. nddeL to that which has been aHe"u' -
ported. ,,a re roorly all who have
n .sru..ily engaged III the advancement u
"au". md the consequent imposslbllIty o. ~ ,ha A.
narv mr. concerted effort among the triehos :. ~ ;nar.
sanitation, arc sufficient to explain this aPP"''
ton. ,bere isa bright
amin, ,rosp.ct ahead, aud the strongest = ha;n,
believing that u new and ierrelit inter-. which
aroused throughout: all the Sou'heIn - of the bur.
mus: ape"diiy end IN the cohsu'n'
pores OF the Association hae, receiyed
from Philadelphia, that an interest," 70 nhad c;,;ssns.
that city by some Of her most ais.iuG Mount Yer.
whose co.operation in aid OF purchas'"s ''"'
non can be relied upon. obaerinp returns
from the Old North State. From ten = .s;I, 'o
sum of e, 1876 Sc has been repor'eu. :r 49, f.;ands
renewed to canvass every county, auJ - .ame snirit
of the Association exhibit hereafter .ne suno s PHI
Fund may be expected. .a5.a to ber al.
SOUTH CAKoLiNa.wSnni $500
ready ioera, o para pecsived from the Irish Yo.
luntesrs, commanded by Capt. Magretn, siOl'
This is the third military company IN CnaiIes'
,nn ,hst has responded to the call OF patriotism.
The pupils OF the High Scnooi' q ~ NJ
- fMr Rrup. have contributed Sl2i; and Mr.
Uommond. a per centsge of the receipts oflhe
NJ, Vernon ice cream saloon during one
week, of go. ,ho Sor,b frat
GroRGlA.-The Empire State Oh the oouui uai
raised her standard in the cause ana mas untt" "unr
49, oIor,s with upremitted zeal. Among the laoofeis
w;,hin her border, the first and foremost III Poln' "
r.sul,s, is the Savannah Association. Inc Au,I' ~,
Savannah have taken the matter IN manu.
enthusiasm, which, aided by tne,r oIs,heS la ns,,-;nt'
=, .ha;r a for u0eralty anu pdulOt
fully sustained their hahe !" ~
ism. oos;vad at a
Mrs. Grant has reported the collections fece. :" Sn,h b
messing Of the Savannah Association on s .Ss 800" co
of Feb'y, 1854, SIIIS 81
From the Liberty Association,
Total, sli26 %
A~1IBAMA.-The signs are promising in TINS s'a. va
Madame LIE Vert, of Mobile, a lady whose genius ani
social accomplishments nave IN, naG 10 d ns herself
70 the cause, and under such auspices, WIN i I =
ouent Yancey in the lead, there cannot % sucn q
word as jail. oo,,r;hu,e a
Madame LIE verte has determined to contribute % :
nor centspe Of the sale Of her work, "SouVenMs =.
Travel TO the Mount Vernon Fund q lacl VIII
,ha womanly delicacy Of her nature preVehteu nei
from making known, but which mas uaIepneI
through the intervention of her frlehos' "uo ue'"'0
the public benefit of her example. . a.I;v.r
Mr.. Everett has accepted al invltalen " ~,
his address in November, during the Staie Agricui
tursl Fair at Montgomery, and also al MeoiIs.
The Association acknowledges through Mrs' Eve
of Augusta, Georgia, q contributor lFonh 'he M
ladies' of T~uscumbia, Alabama, oil CIV
MssIssIppI.-The organization OF TINS STATE IL
,mnsncsd under circumstances which give an ear
Mr., George Gerger Of Jacksonville, has been ap,,
pointed Knight OF the Order OF Mount vernon anu
Treasurer of the State.
ChLIroKsIA.-Iu San Francisco an appeal for the
Mount Vernon Association has been made and there
il no reason to doubt a speedy and Satisfactory TO
spouse. ,h.ro
MIssouRt.-Duriug the summer interregnum' mere
has been, in a great measure, q suspension OF enot''
but in October there will be renewed ana unl'eu ga
artions in behalf of the cause. AT the Agricututa
state Exhibition at St. Louis, q Fair will be neia oy
the ladies, in aid of the funds of the Associat'on' anu
the result Of the friends OF the enterprise ia n' ~
cssion will be hereafter reported. :u,
KpyrUcKY.-Mrs DR.. Richardson on Louis'NIe
hes been appointed Vice President for TINS s'ate' aho
a speedy organization is anticipated.
1EsSEssEE.-At Nashville; COLLECTORS S1sn nae Rr GTI,
Foog reports the partial receipts from TWO "afus' VI
ss0H6I, .o.ise5
iRoasiA.mo $24 Oh
iFoh Hlchluonu, IL U
Eyhonou'h' 5 u
r.u SAC OF
Preparations are in progress for concerted action u
behalf the Mount Vernon p%Grenas ECU eufi W.. Everst
/ nlll0n u IL 49, u.
ha, been invited to visit Richmond and repeat oil
Grafton on Washington. n.o,
An opportunity will thus be given to the citizen
Of the State to hear this matches orator aud patrlol
and it is confidently hoped that they will embrace II
and by the munifcence of their offering, sscur'
m,a.t:oVernop and place Virginia where she shoul'
eFef oe' ioieHiO7t '-' -i .hot ia noble, generous ant
patriotic.
The time for a general and united action has come
- Snd the evidences are, that on The END Februar,
l ererc;sso %nPt Vernon will be transferred to the charg,
i isois and claim, Of The requires uJos: ,,si lils, ,s,; effort 6t "a, q l't It'll
In aye ~ $3.50 eetuny' -'rv them GU
women who are willing and anxious TO add npf
3 amount OF labor and money to the cause, and who ar
J deferred IRON manifesiing their interest by fear of fail
, ure or indispoelilon to take part in any pnhlc ----n.I
ing. VI failure fhors need be no feur. The accomplish
ment of the purposes OF the Association is inevitable
and the only question is Ono of time. Long ugo the
Tomb of Washington should have been . national
shrine, and longer delay in lite purchase would cast q
deep and lasting stigma upon our day and generation
Let those who have heretofore withheld Their conlrt
buttons and been idlers in the cause, come forward
now and help the Association to complete at an early
day. its holy and patriotic iabors. All that IL asked
is. that tho people of the land will carry out their
own wishes and do what they themselves desire. II
this were done, Mount Vernon could be purchased al
once. SUSAN l.. PELLET,
Cor. Sec'y Mount Vernon Association.
Richmond, Sept. ~, 1857.
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