, 1860-11-26

liis prsisc ii In the w1atl Of lnaa!
~. y. l.tfeEeaatnf.
Free Speech.
II i.the LAID that fteeiaeu till
That aol,cs-sui.etl Fscct!nM chn.c;
The la.d where :.iot " III, friends Or Foes,
['Tennyson.
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BRITISH ;IEIg OF MorNT sEaXoI.
The Prince Visit. The Homo and Tomb
Of Washington.
from the Loulon Times
The lions Of The City Of Representatives,
Washington, havin, been fully displayed !"
tue Prince en tile, 9Th MI expedition was 1iianc
to Mount TcsnoM-the house, tae home, anu
tomb or Washington.
I,wn 10 the dock yard wlcfe the Government
e:ca,atr called after the niece 81 TIC President
Harriet Lauc-v;ls waiting. Cnder uuapte
salute for tue Prince and President, the party
embarked, and weEt away down t!ic ost'ad ;lna
g.i,tc!in:, WATERS of the Potomac: Washington
Il nut impressive from this noble river: The
intended dome OF the Capitol, ls'li finished as
it is looks like Ill extngulsher. and thu Wash
iuc;cu monument more like 4 lighthouse than
ever, Tbs city, too, lies Low aid struggling,
and its whole aspect is nat aud poor. ~ may
aud must bc grand hereafter. but Win tAal L
llEfE N0Lulug LII I'LL oA!t S1~-@AA ~N -
H. Far t.owr the river tic little town of Alex
andr;a Ec>tlcs in green bank. Some 1eh
1ailcs below this the shores IN either side are
I,ivAcr and more grand. The Harriet Lane
a:ccrcd for thu most conspicuous Of these, and
anchored. ami the large party went ashore ~
c:1tters, the Prince stcerlng thc one III WHICH
tic President sat
MOCST ycENOy-TlfE EXTERIOR.
Ton step from the beat upon Eirginian ter"
Il = t}t., N1uHt tr1li}
etcc,,, wooded hcasl!lHd, which rists abruptly
fru1;l The Potomac and un which the clustering
trrcs and 11livl; roa.ii underworld ffa'ltls UGt
in Startling cont:ae! from t!ic rcd 1rieSy earti
I'll: characteristic color vi all Fi:5lEian su:a
A winding, irregular fo"tway icats ui' mere.
broken away in gaps, over wilicha ic" clumsy
r!as.ks supply the llace of the crumbl'n:
eurth, Bis Of brick aud stone, with now aud
1Ici, dead bt.,l.l,~, lie III tue way, always nar-
row AMI difficult, and crowdct! Ill upon W
branches, whic aToi,ii.l, ii 1r IL one e:a sec
through, thc neglected shruoncr: Is ranh an1
ticfcstiuu, tf slow, AMI lolIg Cec:iy Ill every
wild, struggling, Gcep-tuu.lcl ;hicket. Even
the trees arc ,uil!ewuI ostf with sickly ms'ss*
mad dump and ruinous, he.Eound between tie
br;ars is literally ankle deep with t1!rn !c:,vts,
y;i1;le broktll Go.:y:':, all white au'. brit:'e,
are scattered everywhere, and peer ont starl'ly
through the 1nattcl Weeds. IL this Mount
Vernon, the Hume Of Washington? Is ihis
the 1,ro;erty purchased by .rltcf;;l nation to
save it from; decay a1sa demolition? sti!l toll
ing up through the steep. neglected Wilder
na5s. yo, co1I.c llpon e Elol'iug, open :c::lss.
rIn:' innre like u rough ns..;:n;x uo;y, t1l.:u.h
i,nrt. \ wrl-k.r,t lawn, Su,ail sruuis Of trees
,vn wanted here and 1lcre, ailu underneath
are few widc-ar,ned gardcn-sca1s. Glclclr1
white with lou. exnusttrc to tic weather, and
fast falling to pieces. fn the ccutere OF the
lawn Is long. stra..lin:., olti-:ashionci wood
IN couutrv.hsusc three sturics high, with very
All snuart, wtu,dcn pillars. eurrur1in:. broad
1aIco,,v which shades vyrr tie whole front.
Ernrii, this. iu III irregular square stone Iasc.
-,ert ;s a ,,,n. au~ullr, ,;oo.lcn kcat, white
and ai,nost decayc: placed CLOSE by the side Of
= nnrrn,, .Io,,ll.~lca.rti door, from whirh the
yn'}n,x ,,,;ut il yu,-,. and the ra,ineis arc
:,rrn'- mi cracked. Above tho balcony, with
Il: ,rnodtn lattice balus:raic, ruined and
: t,rnl;cn like torn lace, j. eiopins, irregular
: tiled ro,i .recu with tho moss aud damp Of
many years Four pointed little s5at'lc viii.
duws i,;.cp ti1ni1Iy from under the caves oi
this, while III The center Of tue ridge rlscs lit
tic glass la.,tcr7, like a heltry, with a huge
rusty wcat:,crCuck, and III iron li.htnin-.eon-
Iucior Vi great thickness. At either si1e d
the 4ut;sc cllrying baeilWaIis, arc the h'arcaed
rerlai,is Of little va,tta arc;idcs, leading 70
diGl1lidatcu fAr1n-aulldiltSs III tie rear, NAiie'
on lie Left, another lar.c tiled uut-holsc, Ill
better preservation, though still III Keeping
will lie rest iu swift decay, complete the
scene
SucI, is the first appearance presented bg
lhc remains Of ftis 'worli'fainous nhlldins
such, AM. no more, arc the llsiI, simple fea
lures vi the house in which Ge.rEc Washing
ion lived and died Every ~inttuw in its q'.;lit'1
while wooden 1r4,nt llas ah iasCrsst to"
every little rccu!iality il kcrallinlzed a. yot
stand amid tile sicuee That belongs u uss:.s
aud note its every aspect 1os lh.lho1s ~ tst1
sure up and dwell upon hereafter: The o:'
faded green blinds are c:osrd over tEc sitting
yuo.u, ;.s il tue l.'uke w;'s mourning: the ON
crs arc o1,eu, INT Jim, huilow, anu VACANT
looking: like eyes from slllrh thc light ils et
for ever. The closed W;Ht!o"s sl'eah os!iy @
death, bit there Is sn!arlaih:, IN tfo's ;! ,!'.
!. less slariug pants, tta!nrd t.ark Will. dnr'
aud ta,cstlicu Will webs; there is ':ltts n
: 1y:l!i,,:, .nuarufulness i'll their drcay-'n tt'
: sad efforts which tnry scc.a 10 lti,hc IT. ker
tue day1i,:: lru', ru1rancc in tho ssos1n
!: room beyond, that j. alIios: to'len;hs III
I speaks .. occ III: oufy dead. hit dead All
lou. iur.t l!r1, Tl,r .Ist VIII columns nj
n riys1 will III: :ccn,'y gaps :ad crumasi:y t
], decay; the bcil wires uu:*'a: The iouscs n
. worn to threads ana la'!:!. leaving nion,t
erin. rusty st.il aions the wo"den walls. u
upper wlnuo"a sseAi - 1a. . S''' 49,,
t. and ioss iEs'r L ,s .u .',,d ,,', thcs
we're warscd-siucc any faces looked for lisi
= from them. The very walk under Inc ar'Td
has faint cold rrho ot the past; Inc soiiIal
top, tap, from DROPS OF water treaas on u
etiliness witt. sound which here Is noise Il
I'D greenfield root drools IN sl'.w bends,
If, lis duty du4.t, it t""', WIS sMslierFllS to ii
L cay with ali tbs rest There Is u !ontl''tr
about thc place, ahouts it solitary, qAlet, ar
; fvrlo5unces. that niurc THAN c!inSs 10 t"mb
It is the cciloins lonlincss ofthe lorsakcr n,'
sion. OF one Erca;est i'll worlds history, T.
: desuIa.c, anil never to bc used again. "
stacks Of chisnneys stand in slarE outlil
:. aguinst cu;l october sE:, ssurab ari s':ies'
= lao, breathing sisns vi lIos;ita!:ty VI foS
Or Of lie within those mute wiilse walls. 1lle
s. arc M swallows near the 1'ui!ding, no pcoi
round the place; cve:l the vanc above IL; t'
u u tern ID rustcd into quiet, never !'r9ktn Ee
Ii II .a,e by The ta'ius leaves Or wind, u, afl
az lrip. drip, IF water. Evc:l the sl.st hcl'ES
IN the ruut has :. .hsst'y looS, as, all White q
81 c,upty. It's 1ro., brll ra.tel and lra., ard
I'd din, shatuwy-lookiag WINDOWS just PeFl'
nd f;nw the Light Ut i cu.I October sun to be Sc
hs a through il 1nuee TEcluust tIEotcl ssral14
ll,at ever 1rod within these sacred I'rcciu'
X cannot look a..'url without emotion: eanG
Fl frtr his MUD iroia fcvlii. ofsorruw th2; Il
f. touclli1,g rc!c ot uEc ct earlli6 ioblest O.
IL should ps now in such state, and left to 81,
f. decry.