Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1858-12-10

him, chiefly hs the prass. WIS that he had
asked t,o much ei the l,di,. Ut Ano, i.a and
that he had "tr..ihckCd in the bones Of his
'llustri5as rrltir,." But in u country
whore above all others.
The value .: a ...ing
Just as faa'a as it will blia-,
anu Whe;e, to-, the p1rsait Of wealth. is
carried on with an e;qserness elsewhere un-
laralieicd. the charge appears nngracious if
not unnatural. Tho representative of the
n"shingtons IS far from we,lthy; he has
large family, principally Of daughters; in
the opinion Of impartial persons he did not
asa cent more for the acr,s than they
would be likely to sell for BY private contract
to any one who desired possess them. AMI
less, perhaps. than they would fetch by pub
he sale; and, moreover, the Eomnitte, 0.
the Ladies Association have publicly devldr
ed- with their names appended TO the lcclI-
ration, TINT nothing cY,lld be more straight
forward. manly, hnuHst. ana Liberal, than
the >nduct Of Mr.. Vas +iasten in the whole
eoure Of the TRANSACTION. 1t IS to be rrcsum-
ii, judging from tn. temper displayed in tie
discussion. that othing would have satisfied
the directors TO Mr.. Washington except his
Tree donation OF the property, that any sum
he might have asked wOald haze been carp
ed and cavilled at ly people determined to
be dlspleased; and that it was unreasonably
expected from a man bearing his great name
that he would have sacrificed his interests to
to the man OF his ilustrious predecessor, and
done in lis own person what the State ought
to have done. Bat before such charge
can be entertained by public opinion, those
who make It should come into court with
l.
the memory Of WASHINGTON bv the purchase
81 his burial-Flaee, and its dedication for
ever to the reverence Of the American naaple.
The central Government, rcpges":ltng eli the
states OF the Union. y "A the Government
the CemmenWee.th ot Virginia. should
6ave dra"n upon hept6iie purse for the
iae4S pseessarg II pGrchase the property
:. tie purchase Q. tle nation. both tha tri-
hate aHd the example would be greater than
i they preceded from the pocket u any
WHITTIER lis maine we're Washi-s-
On, u any Other l-Ss renowned. Ii the rica
nAlea declined - in tie lat IA ma
I'm % rich that Il Iaa> not know what 20 do
with the pubic Aaes-SAy should Mr.
y asalastaa, w = u It riea, = blamed for
no: taking un}n himself task that was NJ.
LIS hy any natural u nltI5naI cjmpul>i9n,
anu which. moro 'Htr. II" }Ul1 not undertake
witAea. iRiastisa = les, who were naarest
.ut doare,, T. hlm, AMI VS., il he lad re-
lueed them . F'aary, might perhaps have Z
.-s'le5 IN Via iJ- !. d5iiIr IRON TIE national
bounty
Uad2r al the circams,lne $. it is more
e:s5itafle - tn American character that the
purchase should he effected II t,.e voluntary
vsE7=s q, the pe9fie tan hy any other means
The ladies of America have done 4 noble
deed ina graceful and 4 gracious manner,
and nobody is the poorer Tor is---axcept, per
haps, Miss Cannins CHAM, Wiz has well nigh
exhausted tae energies of q frame that was
never powerful, BY the labors consequent
upon 50 great an organization. But her
name upon the records Of the Mount YER
non Ass )ciation, and on the book that will
doubtless lie upon WASHINGTON Tomb,
setting forth how it became the property of
the public, will be 10 her sufficient reward
And that At least will be hers rs long as
America saall revere the name Of WASHING
TON. c. VI.
.SorE.--Wc 10 not doubt tia. this subjec, was
first presented 70 Mr.. Everett by the lady who
tdis eaterprise,-the Regent VINO now
conducts It.-but we confident that Mr.. Els
noble patriotism Glons induced him to pursue the
course which has So entieared him
tc the hearts Of the people.
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