Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-07-07


BY Capt Munlord. Virginia Let holiness adorn
temples; wisdom her councils; "howors OF love- |
as" her dwellings, and Heaven will shower
hes and honor.
Lieut. Tompkins. Jas. A. Seldom, reader Of
eDeelhretion OF Independence Ills iervid elo-
snee and noble sentiments proclaim him pa
BY tn. Company. The Rev. L. l.. MOsoon, the
ia'or at the day soldier under the banner
h'eh requires no renewal, and whose glores never
de.
by Lieut.. Macmurdo. The Constitution;
woo,,mae, spar ,h,, Trse'
by Gen. WIN. Lambert. Our Country: MAY
~ onward march To prosperity and happiness not
imneded by ambitious and unprncipled men,
by James Fisher. The memory of John Will
IN. the founder Of tho present Company.
by James Brown, Jr. The Richmond Blues
hey have proven on several occasions that when
'e Affairs OF the nation wore the blusI aspect they
'ere the truest Blues.
by Stafford II Parker. An ardent love of liber.
y, and general diffusion Of knowledge, are the
My safeguards against the inrigues Of faction and
he Vaccinations Of inordinate ambition.
BY James T. Heath. The Richmond l.. |. Blues:
The Oldest volunteer company IN tho u. s., save
ne,-and better one than that. As the Spa
'ards say, may it live thousand years longer al,
east.
BY Lieut. Watt, OF the Blues. Corporal s,r.e,or:
the exercise OF drinking, let him be your fugle-
nan.
II is necessary to remark that the Corporal is q
ee.totaller, and drank every toast in the hes, Of
water. The Corporal recomme nded that the toa.,
should be drank rs he would drink il: whereupor,
he company filed their glasses with ice water and
executed the firing admirably. The CORPORAL made
few witty remarks, recommending to the Bache-
ors in the corps to change their iorlorn and desti.
tute conditions, and concluded with the following
sentiment;
The Bachelor Blues: II they wish to secure O
character for gaiianiry, they must take gal and
try.
by Blue (nume not eivenl. The Richmond
Star and its Editor, Corporal Sireetcr .Muium in
parro.
by Col. Bigger. The Richmond L. |. Blues
Alter nifty years existence just IN their infancy,
yet old IN discipline and IN every quality TO make
good soldiers and first rate citizens
by Serg't l. III Richards. Our country: Always
rght-never wrong.-But our country, RICH, or
wrong.
BY Serg't n Allen. Woman: For her sake.
man, on the fountain of his heart seal should set
TO keep its waters pure and bright.
by Setg't Fltzwilson. Our Brother Volunteers
A union among them. Let them always be OF one
heart and one mind.
BY Copl Mckinney. Our Guest. Gen. William
Lambert: AS on officer or gentleman, either civil
or military, he is q. X.
BY Cop'l Hall. Our guests, James Brown, Jr
and J L Heath, Esq Living Monuments, that our
principal men may DC men of Principle.
MIR Heath responded to this sentiment in a few
beautiful remarks. Mr.. Brown declared his inabi.
lily to speak, but gave an excellent sons!l
The Richmond Light Dragons, having dined a,
Clarks Spring, paid the Blues visit, at the close
of the evening, and were greeted and welcomed by
Capt. Munford, in the name Of his compiny-Tc
the compliment paid to the Dragons, Capt. Mayo
responded in burst OF eoquence, expressing and
reeiprocatns the cordial feelings Of frendshr
between the two companies, and concluded with a
toast, which was not committed to paper and there.
fore canno, be given.
By Charles Palmer OF the Dragons. Col Thos
Il. Bigger: The gallant volunteer soldier of 1917:
a co patriot with the hero of Tippocanoe
BY Corporal Regnault Of the Blues. The Peters
burg Volunteers Patriots, who IN the last war
were an honor TO their country and an everlasting
credit 10 the Old Dominion, and Bigger our
guest, one of them-may he live TO be as old as
Methuseah, for we love him.
BY Corporal DLnStorlh. Our guest James
Brown, Jr: HIS services public officer are only
equai'ed by his worth as private gentleman.
BY Corporal Cary. The Liberty for which our
athers fought: Liberty Of conscience-liberty OF
opinion--lioerty of speech-the liberties which VIC
will maintain.
=. BY T. Atkinson of the Blues. James A. Seldom,
the reader of the Declaration OF Independence on
on this day May he live to read It In gray hairs
BY A. NJ. Brooks of the Blues Ramsay's Tenn
peranee Address: May it reach its one hundred
and iflicth edition.
By Nj. Ludiam of the Blues The heroes of the
Revolution: May the genius OF liberty, with her
graphic pen, inscribe their names on the tablets ei
immortality.
=, BY Lewis l.. Barns, Ia guest.) The Blues:
Every man Of them.
BY w III Pearson. Henry Clay: The bright
est star IN the dazzling galaxy Of American States
men.
BY u w Tailey. The day we celebrate: May
1t ever DE cherished by the American people.
By u Word. Virginia With all thy faults
we love thee still.
BY l. NJ Leltwitch. Virginia: Distinguished
TOR every noble quality.
by an old Blue. Our Volunteers: Always
willing and ready, and the majority OF our citizens
never wiling and ready, to celebrate the great and
glorious day Of our National Independence
RICHMOND YcEITN