Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1859-06-14
From The Richmond Ehqalrsf'
lei the Cood Wark 20 on.

r re.nublisbing the following inter-
o.,;ry na I from the lastkMount Vernon
Record. we re5echo tl'e earnest3WfS,i ~ -
The Vice Regent for Virginia, ana Of
every friend Of the cause, that the aP'
preaching Fourth Of July may PC pron.-
ably employed. throughout the Stats, 10
collecting handsome contributions, nos
only to complete tile pufchasetmqpInlee11F. lot
Mount Vernon but alsoIto furnish sur y,
plus sufficient to place Washington pc ,.
loved home in the condition 70 WHICH us IS
patriotic owner designed that II shoa l
be maintained 1
Ladies' Mount Vernon ASs0elation'
REPORT OH THE sEcRErARE.
The Secretary Of the Mount Vernon
Ladies' Associationof tile Union respect:
fully submits the following
Tie report Iof The Association for
March Esd, showed The rapid progress
which lad been made ii its Organization
the success which had been achieved IN
the collection Of funds that the install
ment, due February 22d, 1861 j with in-
terest, had been paid, anl that but 81. :
666 6S, payable February 2s, 1869,
was due, fere Mount Vernon would abe.
come the property of'theInation.
This rapidly of payment was pfinci,
palIy owing u the results of the interest
excited the labofs performed in the States
in which hadlbeen organized previous {
or during the year i 858, combined with
the noble efforts Of the Hon. Edward
Everett
Some little time must necessarily
elapse ere the. Association can profit fnlly
by tito organization now Established o.
being established, in the State but. re
f.cently enlisted. The Association na.
reason for congrat1latioH upon the etfec
produced by Us unparalleled success =
| A beautiful spirit III patriotic emulation
/ is spreading ogersthe whole country no
| has il been confined % ia limits, but ina
iextended to American cilizens even be
4. You'd our borders. Nome gan doubt tlla
all TO which woman sspires will be Hat
tanned. ii
] The additional sum Of $40. 900 ha
been paid over TO Mr.. Washington, ID
the treasurer, during this month, Eleavin
but a little over $4,000 of indebtedness
". By the terms ofithe contract, Tho pre-:
ent proprietor holds ttetestate until th
payment is made: This arrangemer
relieves the Association from assumfn
responsibilities and expenses as4endsr
upon possession Of the properly Will
4 laboring ito discharge Indebtedness 70
its purchase. The acquisition Of thea
tie and possession Of the estate will Rac
i essarily impose Immediate and heavy *
penses upon the Association, ..t
! Apart from the sum requisite for II
proper main enamel and safe guardian
ship, The Regent aseertaiIed, from reina
BILE sources, that ii will require abdsl
/ $50. 900 to restore the grounds and max
the repairs necessary o arfrest the rapi
Il decay now going on. II is appares
II therefore, that the Regent ia the eohsei
d encious discharge pf her d4ty. viii not ;
able to- authorize The closing of the lag
payment untilfa sulicienttsum has bee
4 secured to cancel the impairment. all
meet the spohsibilities assumed assoc
\ as the purchase isIconcludAl.
II To hasten the peFiodwheh the glarliat
fship Of the estate may be shfely assumed
the Regent has sitsgestelIklhat the Yid
Regent should appeal 70 }he citizens
5ttheit States, q set apart tlie anniyersar1
lof our National Independe HE as the mos
Iappfopriats day that could be chosen ID
making contributions tronl every part
our Onion simultaneously TO insuretl
speedy eensum nation of the Mount Yer
non purchase, and to hallow, additionally
Hif possible the birth day ofI our sationt
undergraduates, BY making 1t tributary
1.-The proposed homage e him whose wi.
dom and valot. under Providence. $,
eured thai birth day q our doaafry.
/ SUSAN H. PELLET.
t May %. 1859.