Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-05-15

Ws-tscfn o. a. rrIftSc3i2tiHS system. bl inliis
ting u a. far as royal jealousy would admit
amt eNVty rational irieud OF iseesOm il, the
N.>t coiiuent vt South e!ia,SEseJ, sIshs Tor a
" ,Su3NGToN and a FRAN ALiH, 10 Introduce
and esi,,,!'sG S1c. a goNernfrent oi the Cr2-
ho..e the la Iidf1 and The aNaes.
tins happy result 0Dr ANTON mas not however
reat hed MIthtWtits dangers: Dangers whIch
JrSuiH ~ some oeS'ee The apprehcnsions OF
those " iiO aUeUivU ~ short \ daratiOh TO ITS
existence. llmJ0Td VAS once stSnea nN btun
and galr,ctdal 1ealOts. In s;csloR, the tiump,t
81 opposition against The constitution owce
blew T,S IedOuel.d blast, aud ,uiatis.s'' q hoaiy
governors, grave senators, aud we'll mSariuS
politicians. The good SeUse OF ii,e I.,o.Ie, tl,e
t"icits and laboIs ot great and good men
(hmcns whom tie amented Ce1t,r, ought hUt
70 ne iorgo,ien) curbCd the mad passions u
thc moment, ans! led The way To TIE high ground
iIe nation NOW possesses.
II theIeis yet iutking ANY where the remains
,t undue sectional pride aud jealousy, ,A.nA
Il VIII tie found IN IL, politicians of hew ieyh;
WINNER the half expired body seems To nave
worked lis Nay from New Engiand. 10 repoSe
B.l REFLECTOR.
a CARD.
MRs FRENCH tegS lea, e TO return her crate
| full ack now Judgements 10 her friends and the
public IL her na,ive city, for the very tiaitcring
| encouragement she bias received from them,
| ai',' 10 express her deep regivt for tue unior.
/ iundtC accident which iuteriUptedih the pleasure
I vf her last nights entVtiaiHnicnt-heighl tened
1
! conn, oi the personal lnjnrics, Which she
| learns. have been sustained Ivy several ladies
| aud gentlemen, who honCred Ter with their
! presence.
lad she been aware, either of the extent or
| those ii:jIties, or OF the Ganse that mc,aced
the whole audience, she fediS sic must have
| entirely faded, from anxiety and alarm, to
| have fulfilled those obligations to her patrons,
| Which, from What she did !eel, she appreh1uJs
were TOO iiutlcrteCtN discharged.
as size enirrans tae most sIaietu! sense of
| her obligations, she cannet think OF parting
| ir"in thuSC Who lave concerted them, without
chering them tiis FAINT expression Of its su-
| cert! aud extent TO-
| Ey gentleman Mo arriyet.A ere this morn.
| in: from Philadelphia, " 9 are informed, that n
most unfortunate acc;dent occarr ed during the
concert given by Mrs. Freuch, at Washn, : ton
| Hall, in that city, Oh Thursday last. The sa-
| Icon Ia which the concert MAS per;orme d was
| crow ded hS a very large audience, more than
| Two thousand persons beng pa eSen,. n slighg
aatin aastiIS, gives Oy lire tdi,,i.. 1t piece of
the cornire, but, aS II Caused uo inquiry order
and 9niei were soou restored. Mrs. French
| iIdu EkSu SINGING ~ her usually enchanting
| iulnnVr the beautiful Sung OF - robin Adl.r ="
| which the alarm interrupted sh.. had II STINT
| Ell tile song bat Il fcw minutes, when 4 large
| portion OF the cOniCe, aGoat fifteen feet IA
| length OF th;ck plaster. fell dos with dread.
| tai crash, aud wounded 4 number OF the audi
| snce. Que lady had her arm rrokc, and Dr.
Chapman was very seriously injured
L lac scene that enSucG can he better imaws-
| cd thar described; about twenty. five hundred
| persons, one half oi " hOm were ladies, impress
| sed with the dreadful idea that tile roof was
about TO fall and crush them To death-some
rushing, with tile etuosity such IL fear would
naturally inSpire, 10 Tie door TO make their
| escape; others ndeavorins TO assist those who
| were rendered. p0werless from the same cause
| Happily tile roof and bniding rename nrm ;
! III about half an hour the alarm sub.ideCi-,he
! concert resumed and progressed to IT'S
conclusion without further injury OF accident.
But. Fed. Gaz.