The Washington union., 1858-06-30
REfORT or TIE NOUGT vERNON DIES As
SOCi1TION or TAE UNION

SOci1TiON or THE UNIOT
The secretary Of the Mount Vernon Ladis Association
respectfully submits the following report ~ the present
state Of its affairs
In the month Of April last as the pull ic have been
already informed by r regent Of the ciation,
tract executed with Mr. John A. Washington in due
legal FORM fol the purchase Of Mount vfon. la this
way the object long pursued by tue government Vi
the association, las been obtained It is believed Ia
most n with the public seAtiMcnt. The
cvutuct provides for the purchase Of two hundrd
of the land belonging to the Mount Vc4noE este, In
cluding the mnnson house and its appcVdASes the
den the landing from the river alry established,
and, above ALL the tomb which couta}s the mortal
mains Of the Father Of his Country
Whenever the Of the contract fulfilled this
Invaluable domain around which the patriotic feeling OF
the Union gathers to central shrne will pass Into
the possession Of the Mount vsrnYn Ladies' Associaton,
TO BE- by thsm dcstsd and oseer held sacred to the
II has been already stated In Tho appeal Of the regent
above alluded o. that the stipulated for In the
tract Of purchase two hAndred honssnd dollars eighteen
thousand Of weiA .sss = sas execution Of the con
lars Css7 ooo) due - - " Of January, 1889 The
failure to pay tho ss7 January, 1859, the Of
hand contributed by Of local associations, by
various public -spirite md ndIvduas aud
ing from the delivery Of Mr Hvets address suAi
Gent to meet the stalment dac In january next The
menA II interest ii interest should become due by fail
to otmn possession on tho ED az February next
by the consummation OF tho purchase, are yet to be
provided The governments VI the association is well
aware that the sum contracted foI, the price of
the estate, s greatly beyond its value q piece OF
property On this subject 1t is sufficient to state that
it could not be obtained on any other terms The
proprietor has been offered that and even larger sums
by parties who wished to acquire the property for pecuni
AIRY speculation and he considered that he had performed
his duty to the public by refusing to sell it for any
such purpose Indeed he had at ist publicly declined
selling ut all except to Congress the United States
the State Of Virginia. Neither Congress the esa
te OF Virginia seeming disposed to make the purchase
Mr. Washington induced To accept the offer Of the
Mount Vernon Ladies' Association which Is bound by its
charter to keep it nalienably sacred to the memory of
Washington
In addition to the large required to fulfil the
tract Of purchase considerable amount will be necess
ry to repair the manaion house to restore 1t with the
garden and grounds nearly possible to the condition
In which they left by the Omar PRoPagroR and to
meet the expense Of managing the eatats and securing its
permanent preservation For these purposes the associa
ton is authorized by its charter to hold property to
the amount of five hundred thousand dollars including
the purchase money For the large portion Of the
still required TO be raised the subscriber behalf Of
the government OF the association appeals with conf
dcnce to the patriotism of her countfymcn and especially
to the sympathetic cooperation Of her countywpmcn
The sum is undoubtedly large one but surely there
cannot Ike wanting sufficient number OF persons in this
vast and popnlous country to raise it, aud much
from each individual. "A dollar each paid BY one in
sixty Of the population Of the Union would effect the
object The only difficulty to be is that of
establishing an organization sufficiently detailed and
comprehensive to reach every individual of the country
disposed to give his mite for this patriotic object
The association, 1t is well known Is an incorporated
body, existing under charter granted M the legislature
of Virginia ut It's last session It's organization admits
Of indefinite extension throughout the Union and the
government of the association earnestly desires that such
extension shall take place widely us possible and with
the least practicable delay AS vcnerton for the great
to which Mount Vernon is consecrated is scnti-
nent which peryades the Unon 1t Is obviously proper
and highly desirable that the citizens Of every State
should lie represented in its preservation and custody.
The constitution provides for the representation Of each
State in the central administration Of its ats through
vice regent and under s provision the regent has
already appointed lor ten States The fol-
lowing the officers who at present compose the Grand
Council of the Association
Miss Ann Pamela Cunningham, South Carolina
Mrs. Anna Cora Richie, Richmond, Virginia
Mrs. Alice H. Dickinson, Wilmington, North Carolina
Mrs Philoclea Edgeworth Eve, Augusta, Georgia.
Mrs Octayia Walton Lc Vert, Mobile, Alabama.
Mrs Catharne A. Melville, Jackson Mississippi.
Mrs Margaretta S. Horse, New Orleans, Louisiana.
Mrs Mary Rutcdge Fogg, Nashville, Tennessee
Mrs Elizabeth M. Walton, ST. Louis, Missouri
Miss Mary Morris Hamilton, New York city, n Y
Mrs Louisa Ingerso Greenough, Boston, Mass.
Mrs SUSAN L. PELLET, Secretary Richmond Va
GEonGE W. RIGGS, esq., treasurer, Washington, d. c.
The constitution also empowers the regent, by and
with the advice OF the vice regents to provide plan of
organization for State action and to appoint board Of
managers for each State In consideration of the diff
Guilty of devsng any plan calculated to meet appro-
baton in sections of the country differing widely in pop
ulaon and in the structure Of society," she deems that
the advancement of the will best be promoted by
leaving 1t to each vice regent 10 enlist such aid for the
collection of funds will most condnce to the of
the enterprise
The sum Of one dollar constitutes the contributor
member Of the association and the NAME sum- and resi-
dence Of every subscriber must bo carefully registered by
the persons who authorized to mako receive col
lcctions In aid Of the Mount Vernon fund 1t will be the
duty of such persons to Transmit the to the vice
regent Of the State in cfault of vice regent to the
treasurer of the association who will cause them to be
published in the National 1ntegcncer' and "Wash-
ington Union, and forward copy to the regent
retary.
The generous offer of the Masonic fraternity Of Virginia.
and through them, of the Union to aid the Mt Vernon
Ladies' Association in the accomplishment Of their sacred
believed that their contributions will be equal to their
high appreciation of the character and virtues of their H.
lustrious brother.
On what more appropriate occasion than The annfvcr
sary Of nations independence could snaultansous CT
fort be made by the citizens of this great Rnpubc to
honor the memory of hi,a who achieved Ill May not
the hope be expressed that the 4th Of July 1855 will
record nations gratitude the tomb of its Patriot F
ther SUSAN L. PELLET,
Secretary.
RIcHxoxp, June 25, 1853
NICARAGUA