Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1830-09-20
THE CELEBRATION.

THE CELEBRATION.
Richmond, Sept. H. Never we're inner feel
inxs displayed. or did any thing go oil more
enthusiast icali, aud brilliantly, ,hen 'ha com
memoraiion Of the restoration OF French liberty
on Saturday.
Brtseen 10 and IL A. NJ. The population be
gan 10 concentrate in the neghborhood ol the
Union Hotel where the procession was 10 iorm.
Al the latter hour IL WAY organized by the
mnrshals of the day III the order announced
by the Committee of Arrangements. Ire
Light Dragons under Cap. Harrison, me
Light Infantry Blue, unier L.. Dibnry (in the
absence of Capt Munford,) and the La Fayeite
Artillery. under Capt. Richardson, Turned Out
~ unusual force. A more novel spectacle was
the " National Guard formed on the spur oil
the occasion, near 900 strong, eommnndrd ny
Capt Bigger These were followed IN The
PROCESSION by company oi boys, l2o or 'oo
IN number, he,ween The ages Of and ID, The
tri-roloured cockhdo IN their hats, the sp,i't
Of iyranl.lnmers beaming from their counie-
nanoes.
In point of numbers the procession was vast
and surpassed all expectation. From one end
Of the line Of march 10 he other, The whole
populat,ou poured into the streets or thronged
the doors and wndoss, pleased and animated
spectators One conld not Dni feel some WON
der where such multitude cams from, such
was the eaotrast between tue occasion anu or
binary dnys. Arrived Al the onpnoi, thai
bnhdlng was already found 6lled, eh,eily with
Indies. who had ,omn 10 hear The Ofaiion. The
pnrehrs The Hi of Delegates, The Lobby. the
gallery, the space around The capitol, ana
l1deei The Whole square were occupied ny
prodlR iaus numbers, reminding 'hase VINO WI,
ne ssed thai event, Of the memorabiH time wbsn
In Fayrite Was entertained by lhs cry OF
Richmond
OF thu Grafton II is not necessary 10 speak.
| II is heiora the reader, and his taste will APP
plnud ihr unlversa Judgment the audience.
Breathing The most a,dent desol,oa 10 liberty,
valuable for us historical review. bold, just aud
original IN II. nppfecmiign oi the hfI Frcnch
epsa intnu powerful and sustained ia compost
ton II ueehs only 10 be universal read, 10 be
as extensively admired.
The Grafton concluded. u national salute
was fred by all The volunteer coDpamrs, and
"A mighty shont from ihe multitude, Concluded
the ceremonies Of The day, aud waited on high,
the congratulations OF the Metropolis OF srgr
MIA ~ the recovery of liberty by The people oil
France IN patton 10 whom We awe 50 much -
50 ch,valroas, enlightened aud great.
some few having placed Themselves III slo.
lent opposition 10 M illumination, it was Mp
nari Of hi, occasion of public rejoicing. cor
respondent and cqunlly successi,l-ihat tht
illumination would not be MS general ms The
nublc sympathy, md thai this ulght possibly
lead 10 nocturnal disturbance. Never were an
tlclpalipns more nnlounded. Little did they
wac .rned fhfm, 70 inprehend The force aud
uniyeT alils OF the molly sentiment oi philhn.
,br0py AND liberty, which The glorious events
~ France had inspired. From The Hills, ma
ny families @ere sol 31rnlng ~ tho country.
md nv z neral consent, the ILLUMINATION was
mol expected, except on Main street. Ihtre
y WAS universal with few exceptions oil un-
senanted houses, aud sbsrntPes, exhibiting a
sisht 10 those who had never before wiipessedit
Is W. our ioriune) splendid and captivating
p,fiens traofparencies oi "A happy device, aud
appropriate assertion, were exhibited IN diier.
NJ places. which our time does no, allow us TO
Il scribe. Oh the Hill, many mansions were
.asleloll, illuminated,
But II IS the spirii--ihe feeling oil the heart
winch reigned throughout, that is most worthy
Of praise aud commemoraiion Not the Paris.
lsns themselves, when by common consent,
they rose and expelled the tytant, were AMI.
mated 10y pnrer love OF liberty. Joy aud
salts action, the pride aud pneousciousuess OF
liberty. the love OF human kind winch desired
The blrssing 10 lie dinsed over avery land. 10
be .haree ny every people, warmed every heart
81 dashed II ON every eye. We are happy 10
sav, iha, mol one aci OF disorder that we have
heard Of dsbonored the occasion the best
possible raproof OF that fault finding iemper
which, songhto chill tho enthusiasm OF the
city, and which croaked Of what never came to
pass.
The tricolored flag waved from twenty diff
fefent points. bushels Of the tri coloreh cock
AIDE and breast knot we're disposed Of, but II
was sill impossible 10 supply the public de-
mand. We who do mol remember The first
F,each Revolution, can now conceive The
enlhasiasm which ii Inspired among our IA.
theirs devoted 10 liberty, aud gratitude 10
France freshly consecraled in their bearls
~hg.