Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1858-09-17
THE HOME on WASHINGTON.

The Mount Vernon Ladies' Association Of
the Union is an association of ladies incorpo-
porated by the Legislature of Virginia, for
the purpose of purchasing that part of the
Mount Vernon Estate on which stands the
house and grave of Washington, and for re-
pairing and preserving the same, and restor-
ing the garden and grounds, as nearly as pos
sibe, to the condition in which they were
left by their Great Proprietor. The sum re-
quired for the purchase was 5000 900, of
which $4,000 was paid at the time of pur-
chase, and an instalment of S57 900, for
which the Association has funds, will be paid
on the LIST of January next. The remaining
$4,000 is due in three annual instalments,
for which the funds are yet to be raised by
contributions Such contributions may be
sent to Miss Mary Morris, Hamilton city
Post-OHice, Station D., New York Mrs
Louisa Ingersoll Greenough, Boston, Mass;
Mrs. Abba Isabella Little, Portland, Me; or
to George w Riggs. Esq, the Treasurer,
Washington City, ID. c. Or, instead of con
/ tributions, clubs of ten or more persons, con-
tributng 8 each, will receive for each con-
tributor, one of Stuarts gold mounted oil
/ portraits of Washington, on sending the mon
/ ey to S. f. Watson, or Louis A. Cooley, Esq,
/ Philadelphia. The profit on these portraits
I will be given to the Mount Vernon Fund
/ and contributions, both to the fund and for
the portrait, will be acknowledged in the
mount Vernon Record, beautifully print
ed and well edited monthly paper, published
by S. F. Watson, Philadelphia, and devoted
to the purchase of the Home and Grave of
Washington The price of this paper is 8
per annum, and the proceeds are devoted to
the Mount Vernon Fund SO much by way
of introduction to the following letter, which
will speak for itself. We will only add that
the writer is lady, native of Vermont, but
now resident of New York,
LETTER.
| have been very much interested of late in
the movement, in different States of our
Union, in relation to the purchase of MOUNT
VERNON. ! write simply to enquire whether
there has yet been any concerted action in my
own little patriotic State And if not, would
not the next gathering of your State Legis-
lature be the proper time to move the whole
mass Of mind in relation to the subject; And
would not Montpelier, the Capital of the
State, be justified in taking the lead, by pre-
paratory effort, previous to the session;
am aware that Vermont, like her sister States,
is suffering from depression in money matters
and you are called upon to rebuild your Cap
itol. But we are permitted to live in a won
derful era, and great things should be accom-
! plished to eyince our appreciation of the priv
ilege Of life, amid the stirring events that arc
daily transporting We have just seen what
indomitable perseverance will accomplish, il
the successful laying of the Atlantic Cable
and most gloriously have we witnessed, il
one single city, what concentrated effort viii
do in celebrating such momentous results
Should you think favorable--as | know
9 you will, your fathers blood coursing in your
Is yeins-will you not write something for your
paper calculated to arouse public attention
and enlist public sympathy You know tina
If you can only secure he attention and riue
the minds eye of the generous, warm hearted
children of the Green Mountains, to gaz
upon the name Of WAsHINGroN, their hearts
will hrob, and they ,oiH "work ,oith a ,oW'
and, according TO their numbers and ability
will never be in the back ground in shown.
their veneration for the Father of his Coun
try" And, more than that, the keen sighte,
know and fool that every penny they contrib
ute for such an object is only deepening tn,
love Of the rising generation for our institu
tons, and making better citizcns woul,
be proud to know that every man, woman an,
child in VERMONT had contributed something
for the attainment Of such magnificent nation
al wealth as the Home and Tombs of gu
reyered Washington. Had not other claims
and were il proper, feel as though could
Madame p. like, visit every nook and corner
every domic on every hillside aud valley
70 receive the peoples gift to lavish upon on
Country's shrine at the side of the Potomac