Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1858-05-05
AN APPEAL FOR MOUNT VERNON.

The following admirable appeal Of the Ladies'
Mount Vernon Association Of the Union should 60
to the heart # every patriot of the land and arouse
new interest and zeal in glorious cause It's pro-
per to state that the "Southern Matron." in signing
her beptisn,a name to this document Welded TO the
solicitations Of Mr.. Everett and other friends:
MouNT VERNON THE PROPERTY TIE NATION
1t is with feelings Of the highest qualification we
announce to the puhlic that the persevering efforts
Of the Ladies' Mount Vernon Association of the
Union, have been crowned with success commensu-
rate with their sacred aims and lofty PATRIOTISM and
that they have last secured to the American peo
pie the privilege of making the Home and Grave OF
Washington the property of the Nation
On the failure Of the Mount Vernon bill! in the
General Assembly Of Virginia, we renewed our over
lures to Mr. Washington to sell the property to the
Association These overtures met with a favorable
response, and on the 9th of April contract was
signed by Mr.. Washington. which Obligated him to
transfer Mount Vernon TO the Association, on It's
compliance with tho following terms. viz:
The payment of two hundred thousand dollars
for two hundred acres Of land, including the man.
sion, gardens, landing place, and, above all, the
tomb.
Eighteen thousand dollars to he PAID on closing
Of contract and the remainder Of the snm in four
bonds PAYABLE in yearly instalmen,s. with the per-
mission, after payment Of the first bond. to pay 10
Mr. Washington any amount OF the balance due, IN
sums Of not less than five thousand dollars, which
sums will be credited to the Association; IN TINS
Mariner lessening the interest.
The title 10 the estate and possession to he given
on payment Of the principal and interest; and the
privilege also granted Of attaining possession, on
thirty davs notice at any time the AssociHfiOn may
be rfndy TO furnish the entire purchase money.
The price asked for Mount Vernon by its proprie.
| tor and which has never varied. has long been
known to the rnbc and the Ladies Of the Mount
Vernon Association, in offering tn become its pur-
chasers could not erpect to acquire 1t upon other
terms than those given as the utimatum to Con-
| gress and to Virginia.
Yet there is cancession made to the Association
| bv Mr. Washington, TO the extension ot time
and very important rroriso to save interest which
can hest be explained bv the following letter ad'
dressed to the legal gentlemen who negoHated the
purchase on behalf of the Association:
RicnMoSD April Z, 1858.
To YIN. IT, Mactarland, Esq, and Gen. A. a
Chapman: ,.....-
GENrLEMEN In the negotiations you have re
Gently concluded with me. on behalf OF the Ladies
Association for the purchase Of Mount Vernon, the
nayment of interest on the deferred insaiments
from the date of the contract, while retained pos
session Of the property, the only serious difh
Guilty hetween US.
Having satisfied you that could not yield thi
point you finally conceded to it
As the contract is now closed, and believe in I
satisfactory way to both parties, affords me pleas
ure to saw to you that if the Association mee's y:
eneagemt nts with me on the f1rst OF January, 1909
and thinks proper to pay, and does pay the otne
, deferred insialments on or before the 22d day o
February. 1859. as you inform me they will prooa
bly be both willing and able to do, it is my inten
ton in that case tn remit to the Association all In
!. interest on all the deferred payments.
This shall he willing TO do. partly as an induce
mcut to the Association to obtain possession 9
: Mount Vernon Mt an early day. but more parfieu
larly as an evidence Of my appreciation OF the mt