Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-12-14

under it-Whcn l viewed this warrior solde-
when he stood up, whan h" moved. IN which though
could see little OF the military ornamental to IN,
hero aud when saw his HAIR bic ched by his south
crn campaigns until IT ~ aimos white "a snow an,
as erect as his person and tina person in delicate
anu when i remembered the &3d of December, ant
the 9Th ct January at New Orleans. when lie filed uT
the measure to it, overl1owing Of my country.
glory and aggrandiz.mcnt when he finished the wa,
with so much eclat, | felt Inv heart glow with
gratitude to him. The President is no ordi..
nary man, i can You. and this
will venture 10 say. that a THOUSAND gentlemen
with whacver prejudice, shall 20 and see the Presi
dent: every individual on their return Will saw tina,
they arc more pleased than when they went. Now
mind Colonel. that as l said before. TINT say moi
n word Of tho administration, or of appointments
or of re-appo'ntmcnts. l have been writing oil
the Presidents person and manners l was n,
the icvces and parties while in Washington
Their parties very brilliant and elegant indeed
The collection of ladies', is very numerous and
they are from all parts of the U. States.
saw the new fashioned waltz danced for the first time
1t is the most slfectionate dance I ever saw The
gentleman places his hand and arm around the waist
Of his partner, and makes perfect whrlcy g,rg Of
her expected every moment the lady and gentle
man would he 'opsy 'urvy &C. Here my Lord Coke
would say an"&c." meaneth great deal I mysel
BY only looking on 10 mite TWO, lad my head &c
swim so. hat fell agains, a gentleman who cnquircd
why did so pointed 20 the dancers, when he f,l
upon me. ] said you sir. th,t could moi
help It, There IS no graceful movements in the lad,
IN.
the art in this rev waltz consists in seeing who
can stand the longest after the he ad has been swim
ming 'or time. After had been i'm Washing
ton Is days and the steamboat going down the Poto
mac, to Norfolk aud Redmond, determined in tho
forenoon that | would go and take nv leave of al
those gentlemen and friends that had treated nc
with much civility, and when at the Capitol
Thought l would go on lie top and take n view oil
the City oil w GshDgton, where had spent uy time
s, agrecably and you sir it is very ardu-
Gus under akng, and perhaps there is not one visitor
In a hundred that goes the top of the Capitol
but was de erm ned that would all that could
be seen-It was very windy day in March; the f;gh,
of steps very lofty. ! should have made a ret.
rograde movement, after had got halfway up if my
guide had not from time to time, cheered mo- and
called on me TO advance would cry out to him. ia
advance my hero; but moved with great circum-
spectlou, accommodating every step. basnister, am
railing touched When | rot on the top or very
pinnacle of the Capitol, higher | am afraid than
shall ever get again towards heaven my guide smiled
when he me III such utter astonishmen, first look
ed down into the Rotunda which ~ one hundred feet
IN height; the men below look like bows; then cas-,
my owes up the Pennsylvania Avenue. which runs
due west. could sec the whos City of Washington
as 1t lay at my feet stretching TO the North. There
three of Lnmbardy Poplar Trees that run as
straight an arrow in that great street called the
Pennsylvania Avenue; then turning TO the East |
could sec The East branch of the Potomac The
Navy Iurd with all its shipping. The NAVY Yard
appears n considerable Town OF itself To the left
was the great river Potomac. The town of Alex.
andria was IN view.
In short my native State great commonwealth of vigi-
MA with IT'S Ol Counties laid before IL being anC
windy day in March, and a airy situation and having
caught codt being about - O'clock shining
II were right down James River Powhatan River
could not help wishing that its banks Looking to
the North cried out, what beautiful situation and building il
that the eninencc, distance the Washing
ton: guide replied, the residence of Mr. John @ Al
aus the Ex-Presden' ofthe States you see Mr. Adams
oiien The reply that ne seldom the CITY
amenicd that had known this circumstance before or
would have certainly waited him, the President
M DlyC tfa the Noi,
the battle field of Badenshurs will always that
eS r o SS% m s lake h one @ view of the
it again OH what n beautiful city ca pitol and oh, wha
an Amercan,hc very word dsunion was cali nj oy
wood 10 heart NV guide exclaimed astonishing tina,
this sentiment is expressed by every visi,nnt that mn
wish that every American that goes would
the CAPITOL for would produce effect but If the
remains Of Gen Washington are ever bovnb to the cao az
Washington, aud Statue, erected
tuuda the father Of his Union will cemened
forever was informed abou, Two or three wears aoo
lady, the top Of the capitol fell through pane glass in
Of the 'ahes OF the skv light She suspended by hold
ing the ash about feet above the base VIVA,
an awful she presented In consequence which e
sashes of the sky lights cascd in iron IL was
time for repair the Standardization looking down
Tor the last time all objects below and then above cx-
Claimed, let thy depart peace, seen
the Glory OF the United Staes-but must confess that mar, OF
the get down safely lofty steps lad as
cenncd but there was no accident that happened ny
food or field by land water except that going all ush,
and day from Richmond to fredericksburg the stage and boat
caught two colds one the back of the oiher-is would
have regarded had they my bca and in conf
Steamboat and dreaming OF HARM large logs OF
Tell down from the top-mos pile of wood which made
noise, that was ready To give up the ghost
But We all landed safely Richmond My two trips to
Washington City have been very agreeable me- tina,
repeat them Having held with gen
ucmen al Washington which the beautiful situation
for a City, Washington Richmond and having seen each
within few hours, thought would 60 the next morning
after arrival at IN O'clock the capitol square, view
the situation Of Richmond, with all enviros /, was the
mide day III the middle of March, glow upon me
when GOT on the capitol square The church bells ring
nsihc breathing incense of the Spring surrounded the
climate appc1ed entirely different from ashington
remembered that whcr the capitol a Washington
wished myself the banks of James River OH the capo
square aud here yon said ard where do you to be
where else by all that is lovely and interesting around
walked all around the square; there variety pictu
rescue views presenting themselves Of and country
went up into the piazza Of the capitol and there Away
thought was the very best pent oi view
The falls of Jaracs River six or rrvcn miles i'm exteot and
which come opposite to the capiio-a handsome
Islands IN the Rverthe animang OF its wacrfals-ihC
echons horns ~ the boats they down the canal
the ciy-'u looking tn the south white BOSOM
cd vessels swelling their sheets the breeze aud moving
fully to the oythe upard and the owland town The
Shockoe and the Richmond hills, together with view oflhc
Gent town Of Manchester and the surrounding country
hills and daes, the woodland aud the plain almos
cnincCd and ne Tccncd of the pillars of