The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1860-05-15
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ton of realizing that voa lave achieved what
WAS once decn!ed impossible. That this has
bccn accomplished, only uy the exercise OF
courageous perseverance, and III @rc;!t l,rr>uliai
sacrifice, will not lessen vnur cXllltatlon over
zhc rcsultS-will lot dim the l!i>trc Of It's moral
bcauty, nor weaken the power OF The moral IL
ilucncc it has cxcrtcl-am Influence which timc
Jnlist increase, not diminish.
Our labor Of love and reverence has brought
in close sympathy, strange hearts, al, remote
sections. 1t has rc-iwakrurd public feeling:
toward the memory OF Washington, and crr;l-
ted such interest in Whatever MAS associated
with him and his beloved home that a!l siirh
memorials are being carefully sought ior With
:, view to perpetual preservation. Our work
has indeed Lccu "iIr>>rd touch OF that cleo
-':ric chord OF sympathy wli:c!! "nght o!;clicr
Ito thrill q nation I'u>>c>>!ny >iici an uri~ii!
"tnd such Il COMMON experience rs oars. Let
us hail it It's All aISpicI"l> ",ucn Us the liz
au.ara;jom OF Il ncw telegraph "i the hcur,
deep laid and iovc tlauyllt' It's G,9r> the
wilcS its soul thc s!hIr fp c. lis cei;rc
Mount NcrnOu--its buundalirS t!ic Continent
"a great n0tto"oi heart, stirred bv one CON-
mon ttriimy-unitcd in one c"n!ion purpose
E rnr!h@S Unum.. The Mount Vernon
Association, $hoH II u0t kc oue and iulisau.
JLr torcer
In the deep ( loom HOW ovcr<prciiinw or
political horizon, this noble S:Stcrlool of the
Mount Vernon Association >;am,is as the rhici
"bcacon light looming through the darkness
which can ciicrr the eve, or encourage the
heart of patriots. EaJia,iu~ from the tomb Of
hington-hiln>cf the "bc;uon light" of Il
world, whose liir with ali lis virtues, tolls arl
sacrifices, caunot haze been in vain lis fire
will never bc cxtiuguishcl until his memory
rcascS t. bc rcvcrcd on earth,
In the faithful DISCHARGE Of nv utlicial duties.
uow lay before yo';. an explicit Statement oi
the funds coIccic'! and I>IUr,r,I, Of the claims
still to DC met, ana the necessities which must
be provided for in order to place tir A>so.;;,-
ton III condition to a>>l;lmc the possession OF,
and 10 preserve and protect the sacred spot
which it has So trunpl:auiIv won.
Ion are already aware that $4,000 WIS
paid on the 9th Of April, 1873, Hhcn the COLI
tract for Mount Vernon WIS signed hv the CON
1ractin. parties. The first bond OF $57 600
,lnc on the l>t JANUARY, 1859, WAS paid on ihc
I'D Of December, ISIS. The payment of the
I'd bond Of 81 ,GGG.GG, due OH I'D February.
1860, WAS anticipated on the .9rl Fctliia!v
1859 The 3l bond Of 81 .GGj.GG, ,lar - i
February, 1861, WIS anticipated on the I'D
March, 1859, leaving b. be Cancelled only the
.4th bond OF - ,GdGGG, 1tGe 22:2I February.
1862. On this $:j, eco has been alrca,lv ;t!-
.ranccd, leaving Il balance OF indebtedness "i
.$G.GGG.GG, with interest Oh the bond from Gi!l
April, 1858. Thus $l93,%i3.3i has been paid
towards tn: liquidation mot the debt OF *>20o,oDO
assumed lv the As>ociation. The interest on
the three bonds, amounting to $G,Gol.I9, m'al-
in. the whole amount paid over to Mr.. Wa>l-
ington including principal and interest, *l99,-
g34.5l.
Mr.. Geo. ". Riggs. oar Treasurer. to whom
the Association is deeply imlcl'tcl for Tie z''a
and devotion with which he has rendered his
voluntary services. reports investments Of $1,000
in |. ). Treasury notes: $1,000 III Statr 81
Virginia bonds i3 shares Of stock Of G. L. H.
and Banking Company Of Georgia; shares OF
stock of Farmers Bunk Of Nirginia and cash
IN hand, s., 2,G23,79: amounting to Sl5,32379
80 which nIuS: he added sHlns Oh deposit, vicil,
ing interest. III vaiiolS States. 10 the annilu,
of $S,94T.7S. beside some $4,000 reported as
collected. l'ut not paid in. THUS tie whole
amount collected over AMI above expenditures
necessarily Incurred for repairs now going 1r
at Mt. Vernon, and in the management Of 81
vast an enterprise, is $232. .20G.0S The .Asso
cation is indebted - the uuirinr "ycr'io',> %