, 1865-08-05

Lcttt fran the Viec.PFesideDt Of the
hit. Vernon Association 1or 1Ill-

Et:tors chsesgo Tribune:
1t Is due to the people Of the nn,rntry who
haye contributed to the purchase Of MI. Yer
nor-to the officers Of the Association, who
hare lis interests in charge, and to their
agents, living upon the estate--that Soma Of
dc:al statenent should be made Of the gene
'ral status Of sffairs. The mora 80, because
rumors ofa character, pre}udicia1 to tbs pc:-
eous In charge at Mt. Vernon, have, from
time to tine, found currency through tn.
EIess.
1t is alleged that the officers Of tho Assp
clatIen rsr the money Taiecd b. collections
for the support Of dia|opal agtnls, when the
eatate is Jet unpaid for. It Is tsua that the
last insta!lmtnt has not been paid but the
money designed for it-the glst Of Nj. Evs.
rett-apd which Is more than adequate to tho
purpose, Is carefully placed at Interest, 10
part Of 1t having BEEN. used for current e1-
penses.
The last payment was deferred, although
actual possession Of the place, with the deed,
had bsen given the A:sc citation, thst for
nal possession might be takeu-When Mr..
Everett Fas to deliver an grafton, and the
whole nation were to be invited to Join In the
interesting occaaion. But the dreadful war
came, and our hopes aud plans were disap-
pointed. In the msaatime John 4. Washing.
ton died, AID We have is yet no call to pay
It, snd Is 1t IL drawing interest more than
sufficient to meet that due On the estate, Il
has been thought bcst to let it remain We
have the estate secure
1t is claimed BY some that we nre support
ing a.1ant rebels. What the political sentl.
| Mtnts OF our agents may be We have never
asked, and do not know; bnt--We doubt II
| they have ever committed any oyeTta acts ofa
character to Justify Buch 8 charge, They
we're employtd In the beginning Of our lahors,
because Of their great attachment aud fidelity
to The cause, ard for the same reason have
| they been continued in the service till now.
should they at any time become unfatthful
! to their trust, or commit any acts Of iujus-
| tee, 1t should be made kno IN at once to the
V1ce-ReEents, Of whom there is one In every
State; who, IN the absence Of the Regent,
! will submit the case to the Board Of Mama
| gtrs for Investigation. This much IL certain,
they have remained at their post during iour
ltDg, terrible yea!s, suffering many pkiyA-
/ tlons, removed from all EocIaty, obliged to
travel nine miles over rough road for al the
necsssatfes Of the household, which could not
! be furnished from the unproductiYe soil Of
| the place-restrscted In means and forced to
| cke out their resources in every ingenious
/ way to keep the estate from going to ruin.
! And this they hare done, often desppndingly,
With spirit Of selEeacrtflce and fidelity de.
serving OF our warmest appreciation and
gratitude: It has been tbs uniform testl-
save Visited A1t: Vernon duriug the
war, that eyesything Was quiet, well
| ordered and Well.cared fol. But they are not
supported by the peoples collections. Our
| chief source OF revenue for the maintenance
! Of The estate, ealaries, &C., WAS derived, pre-.
| visitors. When these we're stopped by NIL
! iiary otders, 1t cut of our min dependence,
! and It is believed that ne are entitled 10 in
! Identification fI0ra Congress for the-loe5 sus-
| tanned. But meantime, the place must be
| guarded md kept from falling INTO ruin and
every device except begetng has been resor1td
t to, TO do this; and when money has been
that intended for his salary, saying he could
better afford to wait, than that the land
Il is alleged that the Colonel Of a regiment
t Was compelled to pay sl00 before his men
could be permitted to see the premises, and
away. because they did not have money
! enough to Fay the admission fee. Now this
may b., true, and It may not. There are gerY
few so poor that they could not afford to pBy
the plt1ance required and there Is nota true
soldier in the land, VINO would begrudge 80
means Of keeping up and protecting the
p1ace. II Hexcep:ious were mads in one case.
they might be demanded in Others, and our
agents are not at liberty to t1nuscend in
sttuctious. But, Il they have. done any in-
Justice 10 soldiers, Or Others. Or should do
80 at any tine, 1t is hoped and requested that
1t be promptly made known to the oflce1s Of
the Association.
The uaiform testimony of the agents has
been that thsra Is no class Of Vtsltefs 20 or.
de,ly, We1l-behaved and 1eyereu!lal, Us the
soldier. One Of them remarked, at the Last
&c ~ al
% top, Feblnary, 1s65. "Not one = soiaie1 ithI1 hss
ever been guilty Of tbs slighteas nisdemeansr,
A,our knowledge
'.fhat the neces sally Of a visiting tariff ex-
lists, Is cause Of great regret to all. It ought
not 80 to be but money 1rt must hare and
how are We 70 Set 1T There y no end to
is m absolute necessity to quad the place
from the unseIupu,ous, Infamous deprelstols
who visit 1t; who do not hesitate to mu1ilate
anything they can lay their hands upon, cut
the stal case, chip the mantel, and hack
down trees, twlg By tMlg. We must keep
accompany y:site1s, gather and arrange bou-
quets, &c. Then, We want to repair the
building, fence the lawn, which is ret en-
tire1y oren, rebuild the tomb, and enbs1lish
the grounds, and make It place worthy the
he,o who slumhers there, and the great Ame-
1ican people, Of whose greatness be was the
founder.
Cannot come of our rich men, dying, leaTe
US legacy; Or, better, living, give u the
means OF creating fund, whose interest viii
enable US to do Justice In all respects? Thea
sands and thousands Of dollars are given to
objecta Of. far less Importance and interest
cisi uses. u deaIred, aud the donors name bl
forever connected with Mt Vernon.
E. ". BARRY,
Vice Reg. II. Y. L. A. for Ills.