The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1860-06-21
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE

WASHINGTON, u. C., June I'll, lsG0.
On Saturday the ID inst, we, ia com.
pany with Mr.. Sibley of the Iowa Regis.
Ter, Talbot of the Wintcrset .Mdisoniau.
Campbell Of the Jasper FIRE. Press, and
large crowd of other visitors wen. on
BOARD the Il. CoIIycr bound for Mt.
Vernon, sixteen miles below Washington
city. On our way down We landed at
Alexandria, which presents the appear.
ance of finished city aud there seemed
to be but little doing As VIC passed
1T. Washington the boat rounded to and
gave us twenty minutes to examine the
Fort. 1t is finely situated on the Mary.
land side of the Potor;ac and presents
hue view vi tue aver anu the surruuuu.
ing country. There arc no soldiers in
the fort, at least We saw no signs of an,,
bat everything seemed to be in good
condition. The many cannon along the
rampant presented formidable and war
like appearance. The guns were mostly
about ten feet long aud were no, mount.
ed. Surrounded as it is b. deep bitches
and high walls it could no, b.. taken
easily. As we approaches. Mt. Vernon
there was great anxiety to yet the frs,
view Of the home of the trathcr Of hi,
country We were somewhat late, and
as the tide was ou,,w could no, get to the
landing with the steamer a.l had 70 on
ashore IN small boat which caused some
delay aud no little impa,iencc. From the
!1ud'ns none of the building, can be
seen. We followed the crowd up steep
path and road, that for mud and discom.
tit to travellers would equal the backwoods
OF OHIO, ana sooa came ia full! view Of
the tomb in which now res. tn. remains
OF ten. George Washington. In all
that crowd, of some two hundred. there
was no lcyity while ia sight Of tia,
sacred spot. will not attempt to de-.
scribe the tomb, as the pic,ures of it, SO
often seen, give very god idea Of its
appearances. F,llowin. a p,th to the
right, We sooa come t, the old tomb
which Is now being ropairol by the La.
dies Mt. Vernon Association. 1t is of
very modest pretcn,ions. \ few rods
further Gu we came to the summer house,
with Ice house beneath, where rldy
wert thinking it vas the tomb Of Wash.
'ngton. 1t was very mutA out Of rcpa;r
the wall being in f4llin. condition.
From the summer house We had our frs,
view OF the minsi1a. l. appearance
was natural, except that it is rapijIv
going to decay. The high, grand, old
p'rt'co Is supported by rough stick, Of
TIMBER which lave ben ru. up to pro-
vent LIS al. Every visitor mus. almi .
the taste Of tn man who selected a,I
fitted up this pleasant aboi,. The trees
SSs"SSA ~ ahA INV tI CK are cut ont
places so as t. give most delightful views
Of the river and the shores OF M,rvLaJ
There were bu, three roon ia the house
to which visitors were al ni,tel, Tn,
Horth pTlar, in its better DAYS must
have been very pleasant room ltpow
presents d.solate and deserted appear.
ance. GA the walls Of thi, ro,m uoo
one of two large paintings that had
adorned it in It's better days, but A. "a
one was present to inform Us We could
not ascertain whom it represented. The
negro quarters, in the rear of the main
building, are being repaired by the iuser.
ton of new sills and a fixing up sener
ally. The. yard in the rear Of the house
presents fne appearance aud must have
been most delightful whel cared for by
il. former owner. We saw in this yard