New-York daily tribune., 1858-08-17
LECTURE ON MOUNT VERNON.

A small audience assembled at Clinton HsI last
eyerirg 70 besr lecture upon Mount Vernon by MIR.
Andrew H. III. Dswson Of Georgis. Mr. Dawson,
however proceeded and wss stened to with gres. at
tsLtior, frequently interrupted by applause ard the
Only regret and Dissatisfaction must be with those who
stsid away. Mr. Dawson after giving q beautiful de-
scrip.ioD CT Washington private life at Mount Vernon
alluded 10 TIE fac. that the tomb Of the Father of bis
Country was private property; that while England
lad her Westminster Abbey, and other natiens Of the
Od World had in their own possession the sepuchers
of their great and noble son this nation has no spo to
which our great ard worthy citizens may look forward
when they shall at last be honored by burial among
the noble Of the land. He urged upon all VINO were
tue Americans who loved their country, 10 make Of
Mount Vernon Westmnster Abbey, tomb for the
great in every department of life. He then entered
INTO defense Of Mr.. John A. Washington against the
reports Of bis aysrice and extorton &c and read an
extssct from letter from Washington in reference to
the report that LIE going to remove the Iemaps Of
Washington from Mount Vernon as follows:
1.-THE charge, made IN the slips of newspapers you have
s to Ee-ha wished or designed to remove the remains Of
Gen sshir from the vault at Mount Vernolsre simply
ttuous fshoot The prohibition Of tho removal Of Gen
Ws,hr remains Of the stpstons which insisted
ct.eruiuaon n.te without this proh bon
seemed a. time smos, r.rperabe obstacle 20 making
, psr.e. Obliged yield this point
any contra With for the purchase Of Mount Vernon
Mr. Dawson having succe ssfuDy defended Mr.. Wash
ngtop from any charges sgairst him, said: ! wish
COW to call your attention to another matter to some
thing that is serious objection to buying Mount Yer
nop The fomth section in the act incorporating the
Mount Vernon Ladies' Association reads thus:
The d property herein authorized 70 BE- purchased By the
be H.,
'cm the said Association shall cease TO exist the
property BY sd Association shall revert ., the Com
noLw.,h Of virginia sacred to the purposes for which It wa
orsrsly purchased'
Against this section file my humble protest, and
vii lay before you few reasons for doing 90, and
hope you will JOIN with all true friends Of this Union
against this section. r the first place, very rstions
question which would be asked would be, ls there q
remedy" II there was not it would be idle 70 sug'
get the objection. II Is not in the contract 1t SIM
Ply ect Of the Legislature Of Virgins. There Is
remedy which here: Let some other Legislature IN
the United States psss act to incorporate the La
dee Mount Vernon Association; let them use to
ideI teal seme nsnes let the ladies dissolve under
the present organisation, atd reorgarize under tn
act OF incorporation by anothei osate ana et .ae N
the act of ircorpc ration, make the United States Gov
erru ent the resdusry sgstse Instead of the State Of
Virginia Applause lfthe money Of the people Of
the Urited States il to purchase Mount Vernon,
pie Of the United S.stes. [Applsuss.l If there
ia 70 objection, wilt suggest an easier method
to get lid CT all difficulty attending this mat
ter Of Kissing mcrey. Gen. WsshiIgto wx
Mason Make the Mssonc fraternity Of the United
Stat The resdusy egstee and have no hesitancyi
syrg that in ninety dsys after that act passed every
dollsr that il necessary for the purchase OF Mount
Vernon will be in the treasury Of the Monrt Vernon
Association. (Applause. Then if these ladies wish
to make their Association perpetual they can 90 %,
ard the Mssons will into possession Oh taH
property; they only wish to stpu.ts for thai COMM
Mount Vernon Association. ! am not authorized 70
rpesk for the Masons, but fee safe in beheying
would be 20 from what have heard among the ma.
sors N this community that the MaSons ID new, OK
would rot be backward in responding, ara l cen
votct for tbs West enc Sosth, whore Saov ssshf