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■BYRAOUSB, TUESDAY, Al’RILr- TO PRINTERS—Two of Hoe'» Wsihlngton Cap PrWM In good order till bo sold olieap for cash or »p.■d notes, If spplled forsdon at the offloeof tbo Syracuse Cousita. They ore newly new and »r. only’pnrt-Ith to make room for presses of greater capacity andMOUNT YEBBOK-The terms on which John A. Washington oilers to sell Mount Vernon are as follows;1st. He will sell only 200 acres of the estate on any consideration. 2d. He asks $200,000, cash down, for that. 3d. He reserves the right to enclose half an acre (including Washington’s tomb) and having it used as a burial place for ever, for him and his'heirs!It is really to be hoped that the people of Virginia, to whom these terms are o' will indignantly and significantly rebuke this unhallowed and revolting attempt at speculation. The miserable signs, of poverty and negligence which overhang the place present a sad enough spectacle to the' thousands of patriotic pilgrims who annually visit it. But it would be sadder still to see the venerablemansion restored, and kept in perennial repair, while the sacred ashes 'of the pater fa Vrim were doomed to peipetual contact with the dust of those who are”not his lineal descendants, and are'only accidentally invested with his name. There are already half a dozen monuments of undistinguished persons erected in front of the tomb of Washington, to detract from the simple grandeur of that noble isolation which the American people not only, but the entire world would be gratified to know was vouchsafed to the Father of his Country m his last repose.It has been eloquently said that Heaven denied progeny to Washington that a nation might call him Father. And the American people are inclined to be extremely jealous of any attempt to appropriate the pater patria —much less to speculate upon his remains — We believe that the present occupant of Mount Vernon is the grandson of .John A. Washington, the elder brother of George Washington; and the son of Bushrod Washington, to whom the Mount Vernon estate was originally devised by its illustrious owner. He may be pardoned therefore for the vanity which seems to afflict him on finding himself invest--ed with the name he bears. But he is not the lineal descendant of Washington, nor does heeral places. Some of the top bricks of the chimneys have been thrown down, and the mortar has been beaten away from the lower joints. Such is the condition of Mount Vernon—sad and sorrowful enough—and one cannot think that it is designedly kept in this condition bv its present occupant for the purpose of assailing tho feelings of those who visit it, until they may be tempted to Teward him with an exorbitant price for,his surrender. We have been told by persons well acquainted with the vicinity that the land is not worth more than fifty or sixty dollars per acrp, and that $100 woidd bo a large price for it. Yet the present occupant fixes hispnee at $1000 an sore, and proposes to sell two hundred acies at $200,000! But even this might be accorded him, if he did not accompany his proposition with the insulting condition thnt lie must continue to infest the premises even after death; with the evident intention of palming himself off as the descendant of Washington! If he would consent to take his unworthy carcase away from Mount Vernon, and never return to it,dead or alive, the American People might beglad to see the State of Virginia obtain his quit claim, at almost any price, but while he persists m his present conditions there is very little danger of his proposition being seriously entertained by the legislature of Virginia or by any one else.Travii, shows tin city:- Goma Eu K.—Syracue Buffalo and Express. l: dona Wi (Direct Ron Road) Accoi 1:30 H.-{A Roftd) Kxpr preas. 0:06t'uUon oAuctic store fori be sold a to-day.SSHTlSooiableihaving 1 ren stre there onHow to Talk.—Peck Rudd have laid on our table a neat little volume with this title, which we cannot ,too highly commend as parlor companion for the young. It furnishes in a condensed form such an exposition of the whole subject of language as will enable any person of common intelligence, by a little application to study, and a moderate degree of, perseverence In- practice, to use theEnglish tongue with correctness and elegance.NEWS SUMMARY.i John Clancy, a .Chicago sailor, fell from mast head of'a vessel in port, one day last week, and was killed by striking head foremost on the deck. He .was intoxicated.1the Sea, own perTo TP shall ex frrmatic may ass correct may he my beelThe dwelling house of Mr. Grimshaw, near Cape Vincent, was burned on Tuesday morning. Mr. Grimshaw, bis wife and six children perished in the flames.'There was a fire in the suburbs of Owego early Sunday morning which destroyed a dwelling occupied by a French family named Plonta. Three of the family, .the oldest 17 years of age, perished in the flames.Spiri L Con ping M Those i it RapsSyracu unmisti swerini mittees To coi centsappear to be invested with ‘that generous modesty which “seeketh not its ovyn,” and1 Lews Allen of South Bend. Ind., committed suicide at a hotel in Rock,Island, 111., last week Sunday, by taking morphine. Cause: disappointment in love. He left a letter addressed to the woman he killed himself because he couldn’t get:stantly family .of smawhich was so conspicuous a quality of his father’s uncle. The simple lime-stone vault ei ec-ted by Washington himself for his last resting-place, seems to have expressed his wish to sleep forever at Mount Vernon. But for some reason his remains have been removed to a more elevated point, a few hundred feet distant. Here they re3tin an inner vault; together with the ashes of his consort. Marble sarcophagi which were originally intended for the remains, are placed at the entrance of the vault, and on these the eager gaze of thousands rest. The sarcophagus intended for Washington is surmounted'by an eagle, while that for his wife is entirely plain. An iron railing is placed between these and the visitor, and over the entrance are the words,General George Washington.Taming from this sacred place, the eye rests upon a few' ambitious obelisks which mark the vanity of those who have lain their dead at the tin eslihold of the tomb of Washington, and covered them over with inscriptions which no one cares to read. And this is the more painful and offensive when we know that none of these are either his ancestors or his descendants. How much more grateful would be the associations of the place if they could be divested of these extrinsic and detrac-.tious' appendages. Why should not this 'Mr. John A. Washington content himself with a resting-place in the same humble grave yard with his own immediate ancestor and namesake ? Why must he seek to lie down ’ m perpetual contrast with one before whose ashes he must forever dwindle in contempt? It is certainly bad enough that he should pro long through his tedious life, the unjust im. putation of “neglect which the American people are now suffering through his avarice and obduracy. He should not be ambitiousSomething Rare.—We learn, from the Louisville papers, that at the close.gf_the__ses^ sion of the Legislature of that Stqte, a motion was made to allow-Crf .-.—J. A_.Warner, Secretary of the Senate, $500 extra Sompensation, when that gentleman immediately arose and requested the mover:’to withdraw it; saying that he accepted the office with a knowledge of the salary, and lemteil no more!I Here is a’bright example of honesty, which we would wish to see, imitated by some men ^vbo hold office this side of Louisville. But such a thing was never heard of in this region, and we doubt whether it will ever happen.by the abarac der th. indigeAle iAles i Their is one lishmi ufactuale t“ Grei tlivoui other corneSaij There is a boy confined in Moyamen-sing prison, Philadelphia, for the larceny of a humming top, valued at two cents!- He has been there sometime, and his childish screams of terror have become so frightful that he has at length been placed in a dark cell at the risk of making him instoA This is brutal. A slight leprimand surely would have answered the purposes of'justice in so trivial a case.f~ The good wjork has Commenced in 'Troy. Thursday night and Friday, afternoon descents were made on several notorious houses of prostitution, and, a “ haul of a' Inumber of the inmates made, some of whom gave bail to appear, tod others were imprisoned. We would suggest that attempts be made at reformation, instead 'of merely imprisoning and fining the vile creatures and then letting them out on the w’orld again.More Commissioners !—In the bill appropriating $25,000 for the improvement of the Hudson River,'a section is lugged in to appoint three more “Commissioners! ’’ ‘ Heretofore this business would have beeh attended to by the State Engineer and purveyor, but now every thing is to be done by Black Republican Commissioners at five dollars a day.Abouengagcars I name, ropesome! partii of thlt; H,he 1 ;bone.physdreaiafterThe Naval Board—It is stated that the Naval Board of Inquiry, now in session aty ofmiles. A thick undergrowth obstructs the pleasing vistas which once opened from it in every direction, filling the eye of Washington with the beauties of the surrounding land-scape—the lawn is disfigured with clumps of brambles, the brick summer-houses and look-.outs are in ruins—the wall which once enclosed its pleasure-grounds and gardens; is thrown down, the drive which approached it in the rear lias become a rough country lane—the round tower which overlooked the rear ap proach to it is in ruins, and the shady groves and lanes of ornamental trees are tangled with vines and weeds. The house itself gives tokeu of corresponding' carelessness. The apartments are illy furnished with modern furniture—the key of the Bastile hangs in the haH and a few intei esting relies are arranged in its vicinity—butthe main poich, thecoirodor, and the servant’s houses are all in a dilapidated condition. Here and there a weather-board is , loose, and it seems hard to resist the impulses 'to hunt up a few nails and drive them where they are wanted. The blind shutters are as old as the house itself, and are broken in sev-the whole number of disastrous fires were thirty-three.BUSINESS NOTICES.ES' Great Spring Opening of the Leading Fashions for Gentlemen’s Hats at Sabey’s Emporium of Fashion.E^* First in the field with new and beautiful Hats of the spring styles, is the far-famed Sa-bey Gentlemen of. taste and fashion who are so much indebted to' the ingenious Sabey for the very becoming style of Hat they wear, will no doubt, throng his popular establishment; for weeks. Everybody should see his new spring Hats ap4tf3 O. O F —The regular Quarterly Session of the Distuet Grand Committee of the District of Onondaga, will bi held at Odd Fellows’ Hall in this city, on Wednesday April 15.,’’1857, at I o’clock, i m. A punctual and full attendance of the Past Grands of the District Is requested Gko. J Gardner, D. Dt G. M J is. Terwilliqer, Secretary.
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