Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1822-04-16

I Tho Committee aproin,cd v ii,c mcc;ins on l;on
av INST, prepare for Tue eonserT,ti"b 81 their EEL
nw rl'izrn> on ihisNvtning such rcsoluiions the,
| -apul ''ccm prumotNe of the Views aud wishes oi
hc company, relative 10 The cecl,i alton cf the third
! tfrghmd At Jamrstown on the 18th Nav next, have
n,;,.ie an ei.or, discharge that lutv and now ask
leave To offer tile plllnwing
REPORT
! As no sentiment seems natural and lust 81,
none appears to have hecn popular, than the
uiSpnsiton OF mankind in every age, 10 regard with
reverence, and CHERISH with aiTcc,nnatc soci,ule
the memory oi those, whose cuicrprize aud ynlour
nave lad the foundation OF States, or succcssinly
"ie"eu Tue NAY 10 new scenes of happiness and i'm
pro'en,em The rs,lcst tribes have by tradition.
| ha"ueti down from generation to generation and the
most enlightened nations, by historical records and
siehuu monuments, have been careful trapsn, TO
posier'iy, the names, the virtues, tho achieve
ments OF these, their primitive and patriarclal
Deneiactors. oi all the modes adopted TO express
THIS grateful venetaton, and to combine with II the
promotion Of private aud public virtue none appears
10 nave been so efficient poyiinr as annual or
l'pe'odical meetings for the celebration of public
games, aud other similar CONNIE moraons In The
glow al ieeng excited aud communicated on such
eccasionsj IN the display Of generous sentiments
ana ennobling exercises which they produce; man
ar"ps the sehstness of nature, and energies the
tu spehtior ot his social character. Whole con,mt-
iGues thus regenerated and composed of new ee.
menis, assume a higher grade of distinctions and
seem, ny their own elevations exait the glory of
gratitude
What nation on etrii-what people, in anu age
nave hai greater cause, 20 shares this just and
uonal sentiment of veneratioh FOR their ANCESTORS
ana 10 JON cordially inihe nost expressive testimony
OF Tins noble popular feeling, than those of The Uni,ed
oi'tcs iian we, of the chosen soil oflVmsina' Ac-
cortIngiy, among innumer;,be instances that might
De cite OF this grateful disposition in men, we find
mat, fifteen years ago, our fellow citizens Of this
place, were among the first TO hail with rapturous
welcome, iheproposd Of neighboring p,,riotc COM
muny, To celebrate ON The spot itself the I'd centsna.
ry anniversary OF the landing and first settlement or
our icreiit,ers nj jamestown Ga tic 18th 'cf NAV
rooI, oi,' style! Tbs generous proposal not only
here, bat IN most drthe contiguous districts and by'
none mere artiem,ly than by onr felio,t citizens OF
Norfolk, was received with unanimous appreciation
ana favour and, on the day appointed, cohcouts Sc
Ut TWO thousand warm hearted, social beings, con
'ehed on The sacred spot To catch and imIart the
sublime impulse OF popular feeling, inspired by noble
sentiments and directed TO virtuous ends.
us grhyins here 10 recollect, that tie ser, whom
me present aye delights 10 honor, and whom all IA
tare ayes will continue to associate more and more
WIN The exercise OF the finest ficuities, as well AS
the nobiest feelings of men-sharcd largely in the
enjoyment, afforded by the hfeya and other rational
amusements OF the occasion and Increased nv then
presence and participation, The refined and delight
tai srnsbliies OF the day. Ii is also source of yre
pleasure Vhoush mol unaccompanied with mouruui
recohectons,) that among the enlightened advocates
oil the ioriner celebration ut Jamestown the late vene-
rabie Bishop MADISON the paiernaI instructor and.
guide oil 50 many distinguished Virginians, thought
Tue meeting III 1877, an occasion pronuve of The
Improvement, as well The ratiunaI amusement o(
the Students Of William and Mary Collcge--and
sanctioned, The wish of several among them 10 pro-
nounce OTdtionS on the day of The Jubilee How
m"ch thesc eloquent and interesting illusions deiied
To the glow aud feeling of The time they who delight
ed 10 hear them, will gratefully declre
bui BISHOP Madison did not limit his enlightened
nete'oience TO these Juvenile exercises, GRinated
anu admirable as they were That rereyed and esii-
mab'e man, whose Memory will be cherished rs long
as Scte"ce aud rirtue continue IN aliance with SaIi
t"de, crowned the dignity Of the scence by tax ing
reTSonoL and active p:ut in the ceremonies of tbc
day; The appropriate and impressive prarer which
ne delivered on that occasion, TO the Divine Bene- !
factor oil Man, is engraven on the kearts ard viii live
through lie, in the memory Of those who behe his
venerable iorin rs he stood OH one of the tonts oil
out ancestors, ana heard from thence, the spirit OF
grateful devotion that brealhed from his Inns
rom tins wise and benevolent man aisU who was !
deeply conscious how much national CONNIE mo1;ons
ana popular meetings OF this descriptions toen yyoye
~ ORGANISED, may conduce 10 the moral Improvement,
ana neneht oil society-irom Bishop Madison himself
IT IS believed en,aaated the pyoposai and cc,-aiul, |
the Recommendation, 10 celebrate at jamestown eve
giniad"
1t IS the completion of the third period of This kind
me welcome advent OF the third Vignad fellow CT.
"aens, whch you now unanimously, wish 10 cee- |
pia'e ana .'ilh distinct remembrance of the gene
rai approximation OF the coneourse respectable, as
numerous, which attend the meetn. of l8O7-wiib |
delightful recocctions ofthe joy and enthusiasm of
me occas'oh-w'th pleasing hope also, that uleg
whose Smiles constitute the sunshine of life will ~
gam, and IN stall greater numers participate viii,
us-and bnaly, under the sanction OF the examine
o the venerable father then presiding over the Epis-
CoPd' Chufch, as wei as the Literary Institution that
forms The ornament of CUR city we your commit
tee, respectfully offer for your considerations lie
following resolutions, viz:
J. ReSolred, That The inhabitants of WILLIAMSBURG
and The students of William and Mary College viii
Joyieiy unite with their fellow citizens il, other
o"s, ana districts, III ceefnaiins ut JrmeStOCR, on
me 9th OF May next, Tic Mird Tirginiud or 1aiu
q"eHn'aL commemoraton ofthe landing and first sci.
uement OF our forefuheIs, al that place ON the 18th
day OF MAY 1907
a
q Resoired That, in addition to such contributions
10 he rational entertainment of the day. as our local
circumstances may permit, Il committee of Eve. he
appointed 10 meet, at JdmesfOiUR, the first dny of
May next, or earlier, u practicable, the committees
appointed by other towns and countless TO devise in
concert, all such measures as majority of them NAV
think lromotiye of the convenience and
OF the company that may he induced to meet us there
D. he sofred, That Robert Anderson George w
Banks, Robert T.. Waller, William III. Roy aud
Charles SeideD, be, and they hereby anpoinicd
committee to carry into effect the purposes above
nary Steps as they may deem conducive 10 the end
proposed.
lhe above Report, with the resolutions accompa
nyin9 H. being approved aud accepted by the meeting
II was, after some discussion,
heSotred, That the committee appointed to meet
the committees OF other towns and districts at James
own, on The LIST May next, be and they M C hereby
authorised, TO call public meeting Of the citizens
OF Williamsburg, the students of William and Mary
college, and the inhabitants OF the neghboring coun.
,ies, 10 assemble whenever they may deem il advsa.
bic TO do
Resoired, That this neetsg do now adjourn.
LEROY ANDERSON, CltuirmaR.
JAMES LEE, Secy.
THIRD VIRGINtAD
Al Meeting Of Citizens of Norfolk convened acreea
lily To public notice, WILLIAM CAmaAcK was
called TO the Chair, and ions MyrRs unnn;ufed