The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-12-15
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WEDNESDAY, MORNING.. ekCEMbkR - lsHs,
Anneal 90 the Ladies' Of virginia
IN. E,aasys- Of yesterday contains besus'in'
a ID eloquent appeal Of Mrs. Anna Cora ki'enf
ths patriotic and accomplished Vice Regent OF 'he
Mount Vernon Association Of virginia, 70 '"s
ladies' Of this state, for the pnrehss" o. '"ouo'
varuou. After reeitiag the history OF 'se COD
4 act with Mr. Washington, by which no Ia tof"
csivs tvo hundred thousand dollars tor TWO nuns
dred acres. tho vice Regent states that eighteen
nr,dr.A dollars were paid down In cash az tue
s~..r,,,u the contract; that 6fty-seven
..--...x a,,,.r.. with interest, were paid on the
a.. r.n.r,nar. 1855, AMI the remainder 10 TO be
- q, ,hree equal annual iustaiments on the I'D
Y.n,nary, 1850, 1861, 1862, with the privilege OF
80 the whole am pant due at any time, and
,.tior possession upon giving thirty days notice
That the whole will be paid before the ed Of Peb-
mary. 1850. 10 the hope and belief q the Regent
and her cosiaborers
We make the following extract from Ibis pa'r's
otto appeal:
II the price 10 deemed too great for the actaal
o,y Of the estate let as remember that IL 10 to Ire
paid by the tehoe nation, ana 70 the i'ion monnt
Tcrnon 10 priceless. If the sum which renders it
+. national possession had been still larger, 1t
vouid only have afforded larger number Of pat
riots the opportunity Of bestowing their mite 10
remembrance Of the benefits conferred ~ him who
secured 10 them their homes, aud whose tome they
would now reverently guard In recognition OF the
inestimabie deet ..,.
tcstations of gratitude-no price upon haiiowed
memories and holy associstions-bo price upon
the footpriuts Of Washington-and these give TO
Mount Vernon its value The Association does
not desire to possess this property because OF Its
almost unrivalled landscape beauty, its abundant
natural advantages, it's fertile soil, its picturesque
ISnC huf har
she great com andsr through hisiorg career oftra
and of glory-the home for which he ever yearned
whether at the head Of victorious army, or seat
ed In the Presidential CHAIR the CHIEF OF ms
country: sshis hsrbor of repese, his earthiy
par.dise - Ibis beloved Mount Vernon, as 1t has
been STYLED BY his ilustfious bioerapher In
that mansion, which every storm threatens to de.
stroy. and the finger of decay ravascs unchecked
he past his happiest hours. Those doors he
threw omen to welcome the great aud good of other
Iauds Those walls echoed with the sound OF his
voice in mirtb, in council, IN prayer! from mat
soil sprang the trees be planted Win n's own
hands watched with tender solicitude, and even
noted in his diary; they stand tbere still green as
his m ,mory In true hearts. There arc the plea
sure grounds which he planned-ths garden, with
its century plant its lemon and oranS trees ina.
blossomed beneath bis eyes-the walks his feet
have trodden by the side Of his cherished part
ner There IL She portico, around the pillars oil
which be twined the coral honey suckie, ana wnere
he has often sat- at the close oil ms ~eiEspeht oay,
the beautiful Potomac. There is the chamber
where the Christian Hero met his Heavenly sum-
mons with the peaceful ejaculation-'it 10 we'll
upon his lips words which angel voices may
have 81 y re echoed as they greeted his entrsn-
ehissd spirit And there is the tomb. "a rePfoach
TO the nation who loved him. mouldering, un
tended tomb, where lie his ashes coarse, orick
coach house, lit seems no better to the eye.)
holds the ssrcophag OF Washington aud his be.
loved Martha. Around, desolstion reigns supreme
Neglect aud decay have chief doniniou
1t appears that Vice. Regents have been appoint.
ed for twentyoue States, and that ali of these are
seaIously at work, collecting funds. The first du
~ Of the Association, is stated, will be 10 repair
the mansion; to gather within it's walls all the
relics of Washington; to restore the garden and
pleasure grounds to the order in which Washing
ton left them; "a chart in his own hand remains
to guide In the labor and to erect fitting monu.
ment over bis grave. Wha: more is to be accom-.
plished, will be matter for future discussion and
decision.
Each subscriber of one dollar and upwards, be.
comes member of the Association.