Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1859-12-09
Correspondence.

A statement has been going the round
Of the papers to the effect, that John A
Washington. the owner Of the Mt Yer
non Esta'e. has failed for $500 900 ant
the EstG.e IS so incumbered with mort
cages that he cannot give the Ladies o
the Mount Vernon Association q deco
thereof although they have paid him &C
cording to the statement. 1852 900. The
Bangor Je6ersonian" we'll remarks
that an "ominous silence has pervaded
the Mt. Vernon purchase manasement"-
and even the Hon. Charles Jarvis. agcn,
for this county. although heretofore he
has kept the readers af the american
well posted upon everything pertaining
to Mt. Vernon. has failed for some rea.
son or other. to tell them Of this impor.
tant event. What a kettle Of fish -
Sl52, 900 which was to purchase and re.
deem the Home Of Washington
where Likely emo lgh, invested in
good likely nissers." and women and
children" which according 10 the adver.
tisement Of the aforesaid John A. Wash.
ington, were rather unsafe property
Hope however if it ever does pay any
thing, the women Of Hancock County
will get their share Of the dividends.
iii. is true, what will be done. To
be sure few wicked abolitionists, and a
few other unp,triotic people, who had
doubts about tn, feasibility Of the
scheme. they will shake their heads wise.
ly, and say. II told you So" The afore.
said aboltonsts with their usual fault
finding declared, that "man stealers were
at least unsafe people to deal WITH" and
so declined Investing. But lie: US hope
these two classes have "crowed before
they were out Of the woods" and that
the home Of Washin ,ton instead Of be.
ing used as private auction block, where
men and women are sold, will pass into
other hands, where let US hope. also 1--WE
who have no faith) tina. i. will meet,
with better treatment.
l, is mos: earnestly hoped tia. the
agent for Hancock County can give US
some information on the subjec. Per.
haps he eau quel the fears Of the pa,ri.
otic women Of Hancock who if they have
not helped purchase Mt. Vernon have
hclp.d Edward Everett on to earthly
l5sy-anl if these fears can be shown
to be sroundless. why then it will show
these med1lesome aboli,ionists, anj tie
worldly wise opponents Of the scheme.
that they did not know as much as they
thought t-ey did--"a consummation most
devou,ly to he hoped for"
And then there is something more to
be done. A few weak min led people
wac declare Paul, and public opinion to
the contrary notwithstanding. that wo.
man can do something besides tend ba-
bies and wash dishes, and can eve: do
something they Gid not learn OF their
husbands, ,-.lese few have pointed to
this glorious Mt. Vernon ASSOCIATE N Of
ladies', undertaking with tn. help of El.
ward Everett, to do what Congress could
n do and have sail-"there didn't
we tell you that we are superior TO
men :"-This class Of thinkers mus. be
encouraged. ltcannot be that this mail
stay Of their craft will give way and
they see that this downfall if from wo-
M nkind, is Oh y another proof that Paul
knew what he said. when he declared
they ough. to "lcarn in silence and sub
jection.'' Whit rekind'in5 of their
faith it will cause, to learn as they hope
to soon, that John A. Washin ston hasn't
failed aud that woman has purchased
Mt. Vernon after all Ofal the anx
ious classes more arc awaiting the true
report o. The matter with more rxiety
than these "Woman's Rights Shriekers. y
A WOMAN OF Hancock COUNTY.