Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1834-01-11


"ScUFTLE-TowN."
The day being excessively cold but few attended. Hat
oil the patriotic, who Is believed disposed,
sembied the inclsmency Of the weather would totally
nave forbidden the continuance the ground until the
,.ssrs promised In the papers, could have beer
uevereu-which would have required at least hour
The substance OF that narrative, however, Is to be
iound among the archives Of the Assembly Of our be-
oved virginia. coni med by the attesaiion OF MIR. JET
PERSON. then Governor, and other distinguished revou
honary patriots. Copies Of these relics and what in
be narrated at the planting Of the stone will be
deposited any time. with such editors who desire
and make use Of them, for the benefit Of posterity
One OF the best objects Of that narrative. will be
found TO do justice to Mr. JEFFERsoNs character
that trying crisis, which has been sandered since
which justice was zone by the writer hereof in 1902 who
was then called ON directly by aud complied the
papers oil That day will shew though then at exactly oppo
site points with MIR. JEFFERSON political ground.
Some strong and interesting anecdotes intended to
be detailed in the proposed narrative, displaying TO
their descendants, the noble Roman patriotism the
American FEMALES OF THAT DAY, who did much, not
only in furnishing eockddes hunting Shirts and many
other articles OF cothiDg but in encouraging aud inspiring
their husbands, their their brothers, and nay the
pretty girls their sweethearis and Join in the
noble cause, &c. &c.
States SC. The Narrative would have closed thus
These these, fellow citizens Of the lesser in
cidents oil these trying times, which with others Of much
higher magnitude placed you in the political and perso
nal conditions you are now enjoying That you and count
less generations may continue to enjoy hem is the
nest prayer oil one OF those former borers This howe
ver my friends and countrymen, only be by
tain means; by the preservation Of The Union and that
blessed Constitution which binds its parts together (un-
broken. unuiolated and intended By its anersj Just
as bequeathed to you by " The IMMORTAL FATHER OF
MS CouNTRr!" by laying aside. far practicable.
all party and local considerations selfish ectional
in'erestsby substituting place, and thereby
conciling in our widespread and diversified climates
tusons and conditions all those differences by mutual
concessions and reciprocal compromises.
And now, In conclusion, permit say few words
to our blessed OnD DoMINIoN" and our sister South
en States Let Virginia remember what she is, and how
she is blessed by bounful Notwithstanding i'm
all the productions Of almost every clmate-embosomed
with almost all the different minerals of the EARTH and
inerspesed in every part with all the necessary
for every machanc and internal purpose-Sua-
ted In central position among the States she is certainly
cultivation of unity of feelings and CO. operation of in
teres and not Earring and splitting views purposes
TO be the greatest and most powerful State in the Union.
Let her look to this true picture and cultivate
close and perfect fraterna affection between the different
parts Let the Western parts OF the State look TO the
wealth oil the East for the cultivation OF these great
tnral benefits and advantsge and let the Ea. look the
West, Tor their physical OF manual WHITE and
VOLUNTARY LABoR-Let the two unite in improving
the great facilities OF communication between Them and
turning all these great natural advantages the best
possible account
virginia forget what her quicker growing member of
same household did, in the struggles of the Revolu-
ton and the last war? How she poured her hardy
and brave sons from her rugged hills! Can we Of the
east ever forget their Morgans their Lewses their
Gibsons. their parkes. their Porerelds their He,hs
their Bewyers, their Camphells, their Shelbys-ah!
me CamPoe's and Shelbys go no farther with these
mighty mountain Hossn
Sirs, have considered the Battles OF Trenton and
Kings Mountain the two hinges which hung, the
battle OF Cowpens the key, which opened the the
sege Of York. which closed the American Re volufion
aye! Kings mountain, achieved exclusively by we.tern
Virginans and Cowpens by the skill and valor of Nor
gan, from the same cline, and of Saratoga memory
Next to these considerations, would admonish the
whole OF the Southern States look the Union as the
rock OF their political savaono let no party flames or
commissions burst and that holy rock and buwak OF
al our national prosperity. Let them remember the
day closer and closer TO their Northern States and
Eastern brethren. Let them remember that Massachu-
sets was literally and ephacally the cradle in which
the American Revolution rocked into maturity. At
Lexington, Concord and Bunkers Hill, first blows
were struck Let them remember their military and ma
val proves and achievements snce-their land and sea
enterprises by their Eaons their Decaturs and Others
which first broke down terrified the Pirates of Agiers
and Trpo before, themselves the terror of the whole
world! Let them remember too their achievements by
land on the seas, and the lakes in the last war;!
The genius and enterprise ofour New England breih-
rem, are Proverba and unparalleled in many other ways
Let not the benefits OF that genius and enterprise be even
hazarded much less forever los, Souther
Let those Northern brethren remember in turn, their
ciprocal interests in Southern and their
useful just and reasonably proporonae uses
and benefits TO them. hese things all considera
ton, and properly modified and harmon zed; the United
States and that very soon destined to
form the greatest and most powerful Empire the known
Globe!H
But before closing this hasty address entirely, permit
its au hor to solicit the pardon Of his Virginia and
southern friends Tor suggesting that he fears, the pre-
oil the South nurturrd
reared in 100 much decacy and vouptuous indulgence
to undergo all the seventies and pivaions of another
winters cantonmeDt at Valley Forge. (Which would have
been family depict, d, had the Narrative" proposed
been delivered) or could even Undergo the seventies
OF the season at the fixing Of the stone, which borne
by the proposed narrator the 4h ns Of the in win
ters passage his hairless head! Were il other
wse and all the patriotic volunteer corps (some whose
promising appearance and wedrlled he has
witnessed with delight, and in whose undoubted courage
he has the most implicit coDdence had the same
scenes he has doubt, that instead Of fright
enng only the Traitor Arnold from Richmond those of
that day could alone do; they would hare the honor and
glory OF deaining that Traitor among the boughs of some
tree in the neghb. rbood Of the ethyl!
Therefore, with the highest APPRECIATION and applauses
OF the military volunteering spirit OF youth that one
Of their faherIy soldiers of older times can besow thew
are, for the present. hidden most se ctonate adeu.
Washington Assembly virginia in 1884 His OBJ
jec improvements The Assembly
voted him so shares in the James River so
Companies He them all to the Lexington Academy Virginia.
which now bears his name.
COMMUNICATED.
At numerous and respectable Meeting Of the citizens
OF Patrick county, at the Court house Thursday the
18th day Of December, 1888, being Court day.
to notice. 10 take into coBsderaiio the proposed division
OF this county: motion of Archibald Stuart Esq Capt
Frederick Critz called 10 the Chair, and Matthew
Sandeur appointed Secretary. The following preamble
and resolutions unanimously adopted by the
Whereas il is represented 10 this meeting that an ap
plcaon will be made TO the Legislature of Virginia now
sitting, for the formation of county out of parts of
the counties Of Patrick and Franklin and that great ex
ertions are being made to effect that object And where
this meeting cannot look upon the bare possibility OF
such an event, but with feelings Of the deepest socude
and Reproductions
Be IL therefore Resolred, That
a ZEE In a