Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1858-12-24
Mount Vernon Association Of the
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fiy recent appointment of MISS CuSNtNGHAM,
Regent of the mount VERNON ASSOCIATION OF
rHE UNION. Vice Regent for Maine has been
selected whose privilege it is to present the object
involved in this Association to the citizens of
Maine, and tLe claim urged upon them by the no.
Bile example of those patriotic women who have
so faithfully laborer To accomplish the work Of
making the Home and Grave Of Washington
National possession.
As tae Vice Regent believes that the object it.
self must appeal more eoquently to every Ameri-
can heart, t..au any words she wishes simply to
ma &c such statement of facts as will place til e
SUBJECT before the people, feeling confident that
IN tae combined action Of the States, the coop.
Grafton OF Maine will not be wanting.
The splendid result which was contemplated in
the formation OF this association Of ladies is now
30 nearly realized, that there scarcely remains a
chance for failure.
The purchase of this spot hallowed bv such pat
riotie and grateful ass ciations has been made
contract transferring the property To the Mt.
erhoh Association was signed on the sixth Of
Apfii lSh-. Il Includes the Home and Tomb of
" ashlnStou, the Landing upon the Potomac and
two hundred acres OF land. \ charter has been
granted ny tne Virginia Legislature, and the
possession Is secured to the Mt. Vernon Assoeia-
ton forever.
Through the earnest Efforts of the Association
the generous response TO its appeals, and the ad
mirable devotion Of Mr Everett the first pay.
| meut Of eighteen thousand dollars has been made
and there are funds to the amount of fftv-seyel
thousand dollars ready to meet the next demand
das in January 1853 For the remainder of TIE
purchase money the Association relles upon the
lberslitv OF individuals. /, is ardently DESIRED
that common interest should connect the citi
zeGs of the whole Union, and the subsegi otiou
requisite Tor membership is placed at the ,nvder
ate sun of one dollar for adults and fifty ceut.
for children, in order that all may have tie priv
ilese of sharing in this national unuertaklA
The names OF all subscribers will be p.b.lsue l.
and Afterwards recorded in TIE Purchase BooA'
at Mount Vernon, in testimony of the faitaful p
probation of the nation.
The organization of the Association consists d
Regent and Treasurer, Vice Regent for eact
state, and the necessary local Agents The Re
gent appoints the Vice Regents. Those for many
| OF tue Southern States have been appointed lone
since, and the People of the South have responded
literally to their appeals
The Northern States have but lust oommencod
any systematic action. In New York and Mas
sachusetts, very ample organizations have beer
Planned, in order to accomplish fayorably theii
part of the work.
The Vice Regent of Maine anticipates as full
and prompt an answer 50 her call hoping tia,
the smallaess of the demanded of each ia
dividual will be balanced by the number of sub
scribers
1t is hoped in these extended arran gements. that
a fun1 may be raised sufficiently large TO admit
the restoration and maintenance Of the property
Ia fitness and beauty, and that in que tine h,
harmonious action Of the whoie niun the = A.,
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