Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-06-10
10 THE EDITORS OF THE WuIc.
FOURTH OF JIJI.V

/ was pleased to see in a late No of vour ,,,o.
attempt to rouse tins ethargic town, ever behind
all towns III yery thing of the kind to tho nron,;,
OF Civic Celebration Of the American Aon;ver...!
and was in hopes that il would have been fol,o.y,
cd up edltorialy and by other corresponden,s G.
ING nothing OF this, l am induced to throw out few
observations. " " 'e"
agree with Citizen that there ouch, 70 l..
CHc Celeoration; cheap and generals no unnccee
sary parade and idle pngcantry; but an Or.,;on
reading OF The Declaration of Indep.ndenco -
plain Republican festival. CHEAP enouub -, au IN
ciasses OF cizons, the rich and the poor; no excl
svenes but practical illustration social eouai;,v
CLUBS choose to associate for private celebrot;on
OF the day, well and good; but let eyerv c;,iyon 60
what the citizens of Richmond have not en;ovoJ e.
many years, an opportunity of coming tooether and
paraKing oil the innocent festivals with Which II 10
common ana right to celebrate doy intended to
commemorate not only the BIRTH but the consuu,,,a
ZION and continuance of American lbertv and .,
which every heart may dedicate the oferInos of ~,
grateini recollection to the Patriots who purchased
the universal blessing f~"eu
But one man / object IN tho IL. r.
dinner to the Volunteer Companies Lei tbon, nhn
owe on'igatlons IN those respectable ASSOCIATIONS
nauldate them If they please. The great BODY OF
Companies neither have invited nor could no exnoo,
ed 10 invite guests so numerous. As ctizons tho
volunteers can unite if they prefer it, ~
Ii these observations are thouob, ,vo-,L,, or ,r
attention. would farther suggest y f''"'
!. public meeting at the Capitol. Q non,,or
selection of an Orator and Reader q A To-,
COMMITTEE. q. Committee of ARRANGEMENTS =.
D. An understanding that the official proceedings
and the tonsts be kept clear Of party feeling thu,
the day may not be profancd volunteers of con1sc ~
toast a they please. G. Instructions to the Con,n;,
tee OF Arrangement for their regulation.
Messieurs Editors: trust will not be con,;dor,5
intrusive in what | have said. For manv we,,.
when the 4h July arrived, have heard m,ny c;,;r'
zens complain that they had no means NJ ;ng1ocor,
hiiary IN their reao, but were compelled % noss !,
IN oOIectless iongng. or forced fairly TO sIeep Il out
LEI us provide IN time. and do for once as The rest
OF the u States do; that is, to celebrate and cnov
the day. A PRIVATE CITImEW9'y
Gibraltar paper of April H. received bv tho b,o
william at Boston, says:--"The expedition n Alcier.
10 proceeding with great activity within a few d,r.
past: Five or six French frigacs with one line of
oattc ship and large steamer have passed through
ne oo, from me westward to Join the fleet ut Tot
Ion, md several Rsssan ships Of war hive within
few days passed through the Straits on tbo,r ,c,,n
homo TO Russia" ~
On Thursday last 226 shares United S,o,cs Bont
Stock were sold IN New York at $780,
f,;,,,,. .,o ,,,. ., FnKDIRnKsBuRo, June o.
o es s"g CdstnHy-i has not fallen our LOT ~ per.
OF JoHS y TaLrv.nHo ESQ of Kno f;en,1. 1919 s'
SOD OF the Hon John Taaeuo, the House n Rene
nv, Wv nc met his death by accdcnt-his horse punrnr
o hdPpahannOck, from which he fell min
res ION the horse while water he sank 10 rs no J
Distressing event occurred Friday the 9TH instant, IN.
was ~ he 3Jd year Of his age; he has sn vv;Joy,
he daughter of Governor BarbourJ and five is oh
whon, me loss Is most The bereavement, n,a..j
ny ms deah, ~ also terrible his parents and
his loss IS felt rs sfctng NV the ,-hoi. s ano
quaintance All who knew him will rnjnoc ,b.s " %
% s o. MS immediate relatives for the ecvere d.pepss
~, 'uon man. cot on ~ the prime of life snd IN
ne Toll career Of virtue and Usefulness lie n,,t. w o !"
~ eoogy pronounced by those who knew him bc., rbo
every act oi his life in oil that eunobcs ma, ,., IT, $3.50
wv WY" " A"'' enc o'ihern e were ~ hcjs ucws,