Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1859-03-04

tract for the land had been made; these associated
Ladies relied with confidence on their sister,
throughout the Union, by voluntary subscriptions
to make up the sum required, no t only to procure
deed of the two hundred acres ofland cut to
carry the whole project in execution.
/ The Subscription and payment of one dollar en-.
titles woman to be member of the Associate on
and to have her name placed on the record to be
Kept at Mount Vernon by the subscription and
payment OF a sma Her SUN, she has the heart felt
consciousness that s1e has contributed her mite to
the erection of nobler monument than was ever
projected bv man, to him who by unver sal acclaim
! The appeal is now being made to the Women
OF every state In the Union; the question is soon
to be determined, whether the generous confidence
feposed in their inherent love and veneration
OF Washington, was founded on rock or based
on the shifting sands of the desert.
However that may be in other States of the
Union, or in other Counties in Maine, assurance
has been received that the women of Hancock will
answer to the call. Eleven Towns ami two small
Islands, compris ing less than half the wealth and
population Of the County have subscribed three
hundred and eighty mine dollars which has been
RENTED; let the remainder of the County do ne
well in proportion, and eight hundred dollars will
be the contribution of Hancock.
Two weeks yet remain to raise that sum. with
due exerton on the part of the Town Agents and
their assistants this may be done and Hancock in
proportion to population alone without anv CON
sideration for It's deficiency in wealth will rank the
banner County of Maine.
The IN otc adopted for raising the Fund is with
out precedent, and W i'll never be repeated until
another Washington electrifes the world Over
three fourths OF the five hundred thousand dollars
required, will accrue from the voluntary eontribu.
tons OF women of one dollar or less throughout
the Union How these dew drops to be col
iectcd, and how secured from evaporation9 for
any other pur pose than the one s;gnlted, IL
expense Of collection would absorb nearly the
Whole. Woman has solved the problem after her
/ own way
The Collection of five hundred thousand dollars
in such small sums in the usual mod would have
cost from one quarter to one h If the amount col.
lected; the administration of the remainder ac
cording to the manner of Men, would have swal-
lowed up as muca more; one quarter part OF the
amount contributed, would never have been APP.
piled to the object intended. One Million ap-
propriated by Congress to the We X contemplated,
would have been, but an entering wedge for lar.
ger appropriations from year to year.
Woman reasoning this it will cost too much
to pay for the collection and expenditure of the
moneT, therefore it shall be collected and expen-
ded without charge the 50 me the life service Of
Washington was rendered to his Country Amia.
Bile Enthusiasts adm ira bic Logicians, YOU will
have 1t all your own way there will be no com.
petition among for such Offices.
The Regent Of the Association the Vice Re-
gents OF states, the Managers of Counties the
Agents and Assistants OF Towns all work for love-
hard the heart, obtuse the judgment or devoid Of
all sentiment # the sublime and beautiful the
brain Of him, who would defraud the Cordelias of
our Land of their hard earned reward, the COM
incubation Of their own hearts, for the discharge
OF a alial dut}; who by a cold blooicd ma g
naut sneer would ietract one iotl from, the homer
which will f'rerer shed usture ca the names OF
them who have contr buted t. the noble deed
CHARLES JARVIS.