Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1824-03-02
From the Pt,ig;niGn, Feb. 81.
THE GREEKS.

| We are proud to say that Lynch6rvg will not
| he hindmost iii rendering unto the Greeks her
| mite of assistance. If she has been dolatorv in
her movements, it is only that her contributions
may be more liberal.
| On Friday evening last, the dramatic Society
of Lynchburg, assisted by a corps of musical a.
mateurs, performed Mr.. Sheridan's celebrates
play Of'' The Rivals" &c. in aid of the fund.- and
| we believe that the nett proceeds will amount to
3I3O or S140.
On the succeeding Tuesday evening, Ball
| vas got up for the same purpose at the Franklin
Hotel, f.om which source nearly 5000 will be
derived. We have never before seen such nu-
merous assemblage of persons, on such an occa-
sion in this place. The ball room was tastefuIly
decorated. AT the upper end of the room was
a painted bust of w ashington, resting on tomb.
With the inscription, '' First i'll peace, first in
var, and first iii the hearts Of his countrvmen. y
At the lower end the Goddess of Liberty, STAN
ding over the word "GREECEn-on each side
of the Goddess was flag, with a Cross in the
centre, one bearing the inscription ''!Scio,n and
the other s. Ihermopyio." Evergreens were
handsomely festooned around the walls, and i'm
;nediately under each arch was placed the name
OF some one ofour revolutionary heroes or sages,
orof the conspicuous who figure on the
page OF GreCian history.
1t will be seen, too, that n meeting of the CT
sizens has been held for the purpose of devising
means IN furtherance of the same object. This
meeting, however, was only preliminary to an
other which will be held at the Franklin Hotel,
this evening, at three o'clock.
At the meeting on Wednesday, John d. Ur-
quAart, Esq. took brief and rapid glance at the
resent situation of Greece, and conpa ed her
now fallen fortunes with her former high charac-
ter-and censured the cold hearted policy which
would withhold assistance from gallant people.
struggling our own fathers were not many
years ago, for political existence. He appealed
not Oay to our love ofiiberty, as freeInen. bpt
to our sympathy as fellow believers with tbe
Greeks i'll common Saviour, whose temples are
polluted, and whose worship IS OUTRAGED by the
{" turband turk" We have bee. asked lob.
served Mr.. ~ why are all our sympathics en-
listed i'll bchafof Greece? Why were they
dormant when Naples was ovcrrun by foreign
| armies, and Spain fell victim 10 the rnachina-
tons Of the Holly Alliance? But Mr.. q. de-
nying that there vas any similarity in the cases.
sPurncd also any thing like comparison be-
| tween the characters of the people. He could
not consent to place the high minded natives OF
Greece, renowned alike for wisdom, valor and
virtue, on footing with the efeminate and con
temptlble Ncapolitans, every page Of whose his
tory exhibits 4 people sunk in slavery, and de-
based by superstition, or is dis6gured by scenes
of violence aud boodshed, that one tyrant inirlt
make way for another. He called upon his
fellow citizens to contribute, not more than their
ability would Justify, but whatever they could
afford, however little; for (sai1 he,) we have
heard from good authority that the widows mite,
when given with a proper motive, is more ac-
ceptable than the largest donation cxtorted
| from the abundance Of the wealthy. Mr.. u.
rnademany other remarks, which have escaped
orr recollection. Indeed we have not pretend
cd TO give a faithful sketch of the small portion
Of his address which we have noticed. We say
'hus muchin justice to that gentleman, to whom.
perhaps, VIC owe an apology for having gone 50
far. We shall find it, however, 10 the inpor-
lance Of the subject, and the propriety, if not