New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-22

Some men are born great, Others have eres!ness
thrust upon them. Mr. John A. Washington eojoys
both advantages TIE usue Of WASHINGTON in
Virginia is first of the f. L. VS. and a parish
fame and grandeur accordingly wera Johns frpm
tho start When he succeeded Bu,hrod TO the
Mount Vernon Estate, be becsme the chef OF all
the Potomac csns, and, Ike the Highland torch on
8 hill, his light vas Teen by the surrounding mul
tiiudes. But this hereditary eminence d'd not COM
peie the greatness Of Mr John A. Washington.
He bss become great OF his own account. He is
idly dog. He knows the effect of the sntip p.the-
Tics which constitute the essence Of wit. Oaly
keep the nation in a good humor. Give them
con bDation Of sentiment and wit, aud they'll be
good customers. That wa. the secret of ths Razor
strop man. Frat te made Jou weep. Tnen he
made you laugh. Then be made you buy bis Strops.
Now Mr. Everett, acting for Nj John A. Wash
irgtoD, makes us weep. We so down p grims
TO Mount vernon. We gaze in hillo@ed
ecstasy over tie spot where the Aches moulder;
where citizen and alien, American aod Br,ton,
democrat and roysllst, sike worship the msmory
of the Great where the fes of international hates
and old war, are queuche1 in fearful admiration,
sDd where the fame If the Departed ceases to be
American By rsdis'irg Overt tte entire world. This
is the scutmenial part Bat suddenly comes the
cry Gents, oil tt's i, for sale-prce $500 900 ="
Then We laugh. Add so the bargain viii b.
cliLeheo. Few men bays such original advantages
ss Re, ard none have hy,ilod themselves Of natal
.uperiOTities in thu came way.
In leo, portion of the Mount Vernon negroes
we're sold by Bushrod Washington 70 the New.
orleans market much 10 their grief aud astonish.
NEXT, for tie poor creatures lad al gsys been
under the impression that they were shsmtle.
proof By The Will. What Mr. Join A. Washington
may do IN imitation of his predecessor may not be
asserted lo.iriyely. Te lave already seen that
like fee cid Virginia gentleman, he lives off the
wages Of colored women and "bo,s," whom be
hires out. But mors thai this The Bltt,more
Sun, published 10 that city where "The Star
SpaDgie Banuer" vas inditsd under the dupi
cate fires OF VA aLo Ete,iy, publishes the follow
ing advertisement:
GS00 REWARD. .-Run Away from my farm
DsJVV nee sale a. II F,uqui-r Coaaty. Ersioia, ny
N.GpOM,E JOE Joe /. ab s~srtysns cd, fys
'r' @ .y,a sch. L.s e ys sas 'eo'sn g. ns ,tss, en-
Il hig hs IGN, side IA. cCrss. and rsnI.ss az ~
lite He gre short B1c- from Mr. JohL ksh
,escu eriryyie Care Cosnty Virginia and Win ytoes
biz so either dir.ct ward ire PoDt u ROCKS
Ore Huld.ei Dollars r.wsTs @ BE paid for MIN tassn IA
virgs Distfict of Cl bs toe foton.e River
Two EE13ed Do-s II tshea l. Maryland. aod one-n.f 4
he viii .e foI ic AezsLoia II sken elsewhere 10 .cy
ever secured asd cesersd In the County jail Il
Ak1s-sria Va, befO.s the revs-l j. lad- -
JOHN "A WASHINGTON
Heun. ye;rol, Va, Jan IL, i'5s j5 2w'
Five bundred dollars reward Where are Ghe
b'oOd. ound.l Where are tho black -whEkered,
iqusre-jsssd rufians, With reyolvers, ships, and
chains std o,.t., TO set them ont A slave, whose
&" ADDRESS opd BANNERS are polite, has dared 20
cave Mount Vernon, ant TO .ar1 as back on the
tomb Of Il Fahe- Of bis Country, aud tue heir Of
hat gItat sbolitionpts lame aui estates offers
$500 for ri. capture Do We understand that this
$50 viii oe derived from the Mount Vernon Fund,
which 50 many excolienr pol are now toling to
accumulstef
The bill oo~ peniirg 10 tee Assembly to amsnd
sa6 consolidate the laws relating to State Prisons
BY rrpealGs lte act d l647, revi'es dogsng IN