New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-06-26
ANOTHER CUNNINGHAM AFFAIR

The million contributors throughout the Northern
States to the fund for purchasing the Grave OF wsso
ing,on aud the Mount Vernon estate, will be ediiieo
not delighted by the perusal Of the following letter
from the editor OF The Philadelphia Press:
"WasHMGToS, June ~. 1861.
81; ia not many months ego that The iifies OF the
Free States were called upon by one of their mos nc
compished sisters Of oOuth Carona to sssst 10 r1ns
money for tie purchase Of the homo and the grave o.
George Washington, tine Father OF h.s Country.
Ilis SITTER Mia Pamela Cunningham. lived ZOO
parT OF her time in the lovely City OF P1iladeiphia-
indeed s1e Affected your quiet wnyr your pleasant -,
cety, and your OpeU-handed generosity. She rsiueo
90 Der support the prli the pres, and the bar; a9o
with the aid OF nuu.ber Of your wealthy dizens io'
duced Mir. Everett TO prepare that mary ious proon
ti0n dedicated 10 the Character OF WasonXtoo wicn
repeated in most Of the States 81 the Uhion ana
which became 10 popular M Of itself to have aided 70
swell the fund TO $4,000 or 5000. Mr.. Ev,rett,
inspired by the doubie obligation of reverence for bis
immortal subject. and regard for the beaniio women
who lad the purchase Of the home and grave IN CT ags
not content with preparing proi oun ing bls oaoy,
accepted the proer OF Sir. Bonner VI 1he Ner-l ork
Ledsr TO prepare Dumber OF articles FOR that popular
serial in return fo. which Mr. Bonner conirscco 70
nav An enormous sum, Which was also deposited Wkh
The Treasurer Of the Association, Mr.. Riggs o. uh
CITY, to be applied TO tile same purpose. TIE ACTIVITY
OF Miss Cunningham in ali tins interesting matter Can.
not vel Ice described Soc was 30 .mlDen'iy asa
gracefully national; 20 profoundly attached TO tue
North 80 face of tongue and pen, that her anpesh
were responded 10 BY our Northern capt. lists with III
most perennial generosity. The writer OF tins ie"ef
among her most obedient seryan's What she
dictated he wro'e; what she commanded be ooeyeo-
And 10 well RENE mbers occsrIoD when he sd8.
gested to her the possib, OF culiyatnghe bomes'e1
VI Washington by slave labor anu how such an example
would interfere with her euterpise, she q oued We
proposition y among the imp,erlbih'Ies And wbeni
on subseouept OCCASION in this correspcndenct.I
yeutgred admonsh the lales having THE great pof'
poee on hand, that, after al IL would be well 10 pro-
the home and the grave from such sequel tbess
mir pat riots rai-ei their bands In hoy horror ne -
bare suggestion OF thing thai could never haPpsa-
Mrs Pamela Cunningham was one II We n.dsa mag
nant of all thos. who denounced John A. Meaningless
when be exacted the "poood Of flesh" IN selling sse
property of hi. alleged ancestor. wssre do YOU tLinf
tli- fair and gentle dansel il now trust DO pos
outrage or offend the -ensibiy Of my female rsssrs
when inform Won that ste is pleasantly located, O.
was a few days ago, At Mount Vernon, In ccn.oossb
and safe conruuui, alton with the SstesDn iesdesA
and has beea paying many recent visit % Waking.
ton for the purpose u ssSersinne how ar she coab
carnage tie Free States aud assd Tie AIMED traitors
Ia the South 700 must not conc We tiesc word. 10
reference 10 his Cunningham 70 sunossefved, scs,
with all her gentle nature .he earn warriors bea3
In her bo,om, aud ia doubl-ss " rei 70 ~ tbis GO
fiji, 20 on % Beiuegard AID DAVIS Nhef IL is rscsb
lected that the eai. fund for 20 pu 'nhse bose
aud grave OF Washington, viii mo aside'sbk exesP-
oos wac raised n TIE free States, and the Frse
stsies the graceful gratitude u Mis- 10 pisgbaD
Will be understood. She has delightful sur4msr ~
treat, where she can lo'k uph ner pos1 a1d issS.
acres can receive her friends hto very ld,es~s, -
by means Of tho easy and IOrdsiDg tenpsr Of 90
Wa-hinQton rulers can fo ward TO Dsvis & Co tln
ll,esi iuteligence from the ednra metropolis. Asw
those who paid Their MOI iof The PsT;h.,s We
home and the grave are ~ nof Northern t,srbsrans,
iaf, riors, n silt And John A. Was inl,oe, whs
sold he place and took sac money, coula sseqasn,y
ioin The eoemiss d the Unon, why should mo. Mss
Cunniu gham Of South Carolina following th m'~'n'
ons I.aI take toe yiaoe unto hefsef and her e.ua
and vii, tlessan, snils bid her resec, 10, al 10
ns.oeiatss poi,e iarewell' IL IL good e.fs'n rif
round. Although Washington was '~i'o,1 49, ~
and loved me Union and fought for IT, sna 500 ~
,be Ca,,tituiop vet lis homestead WIS IN sigihi,l
and II by au agreeable fiction the So'tht dats eno
no led 10 h,sys that n "a, ing their moDy they Se~
really securing n to the whole country, % NC 'as
het ar. for NJ recent events have shown, we s"as
ave NO, only keeps Mount Vernon 10 temssas.s' os
tbs mosey psiito s,asas IL TO The country uas s..
r;chins them. dives wnhost any loss ana s.en
handsome residenos Tor life 20 Mis- Paa'es 0shhiSe