Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-11-03
Tue REVIEW N ragsInGNr's SQUARE

ray my ds9r :i, ~ you jus, get place
WASHINGTON. Oct. soih, 1912.
You should have been here, 10y dear Edto to SEQ
the great show On Wednesiay. !, was one OF those
hnc displays which not to wincs was indeed n
loss. Description can do 1t no Justice 4 de(v
Ilosarth D.cken., Cruikshank. Phz, and Charcoal
Neal. The thIng is impossible.
out as your readers eeuld roi SEQ it, the next
best Thing is to read about A.. fake the following
sketch, there
IL was clear, cold. breezy DAY in October. Tho
r'esluentot the United States pro Ina hal kindly
sehihed ms wish TO what sort al stuff the mil,
taty oil the Metropolis made OIL and there was
much hustle oil preparation, at an early hour in
oruer 10 sfauiy so reasonable desire the par, Of
ono SO distinguished the ocdcrer of tho propo.ed
entertainment. Ten companies of Cavalry A,ti,-
ierY, hhemen and lnfintry, belonging to Wash
inston and Georsetown, wee astir btt,mes nnd In
every man, woman and child in the two cities, IL was
clear thing, upon rising from their beds, that .
and squeaked, the trumpets and horns btayed the
ha's ana plumes waved, the big guns and The little
guns, and even the pistols, aud swords aud bayo-
hets hasaed, upon the clear cool autumn breeze
ana there was much mastering, and marching, aud
countermarehlng in tho streets to the great dssht
a.u con'entmont OF the good lieses Of the Ten
HIiies'S4uare: There was hoiyiay lesibly stamped
upon every feature OF the occasion. The ''toil.
worn clerks, set Tree" were out in prodgous force
anu even the sases who preside over Departments
ani Bureaux were not insensible to tho .erye.cent
excitement OF the hour. We were TO have Re
yie",-a Grand Revicw,-an Executive Review
lie Commander in-Chief of all the forces was to
DC the Reviewer, and the Metropolitsn troops
were TO be reviewed I In short, nothing was head
o. talked OF, thought OF, cared for, looked for nor
looked az, but Only the Review. The world was
theIe' and the worlds wiic may. for the matter OF
that, the worlds children, from the oldest IN the
youngest BON. Such futer OF excitement Tho
ess OF Windsor" in the merry farce of "Tho
heV'ew' were not more eagerly beSet by the face
ous 'aetotum OF the village for "a good pare TO see
the 'e''e", than were husbands, and brothers, and
oeauh, anu Ialhers, and mothers, and owners OF
WINDOWS, and p!azzis, ana fences, for points of
observation, and "coisnes of vantage" commanding
prospect OF the great Executive parade.
Inc place oil the pageant was we'll selected, being
an 'pen aafe IN front OF the closed square, direct
~ bsioIe the eastern yard Of the Presidential Man
sion. L he right Of tho line rested on the corner
near the residence Of the Secretary of State and the
ei9 extended TO short disiance below the Episcopal
Shuieh. vi course, the front faced to the Presi-
dents House. At noon, exactly the battalion
commanded by Col. Mason, arrived upon the
paTacc, IN duo military array. Then the usual
salute OF Artillery was fred. soon fer which. the
and brilliant eortsSe made their appear>
anee. The line being drawn up in order. tho fad |
oHeers csmounted, and assumed their proper |
posts, and then commenced the review.
FIRST, stepped of tue President, supported by |
inc Mayor OF Washington, and the Marshall OF |
va! "a oni1ed States then came the Hon. B.illie |
-. w
Md; General Scoii's fine martial figure was the |
next IN order, and with him marched Genp Jcssup.
toIoWcd by brilliant train Of officers in their i'm.
posing costume. The band struck up a gland
n'ntcn ana Tho reviewing party, having reached the
extreme right OF the line, proceeded 10 the left. |
But how w"
Whether Ills Aocidency already had enoneh OIL
Tue thing, or whether he had Tepented having any.
'hins whatever to do with it. or whether he was
cold, or had compiny awaiting him at home. or |
was utrhil 10 llugpF lima
hoTHi doath-weapons were bristling oil around
MIN, whatever, ~ brief was the cause-no sooner
mao nc commenced the review, than or he stretch
a. oo"r lhe wondering line, at tapping pace,
oen ih' oi every Effort on the part OF his suite or
e"her OF Them, TO keep up with him. The Mnyor |
ana MAR hall were left behind, in ten st,ides-snd
lhe MAJOR Generals, who, with their respective !
s'"ns, were obviously ondeavourns do the thing
!" something IKE military style. and 10 keen slen
WIN lne music OF the bell ID Band, were OBLIGED
~ pun loot IN the mos; unstcuben-like mannGr in
otder TO Keep their illus.rious fusleman within |
nalNns distance. /, was sight 10 be seen 4: md |
emily. ' '''''' "'e'e'
ms ChevY.ch7ce on small scale being COM
tue o0iisge having returned 10 its post in
I'ne'the marching review commenced and the militia
~ ,"uue very hne display, passing Ivy companies
10 inc tune Of w aShngton's march beIor, The p
sden' and his suite THIS being over the l,no ,,o,
asan paraded, and tho usual military salute havino
Deeh performed, the Executive party retired from
1nc GROUND.
have described the parade as being in from, of an
enclosed public Square Intervening beiwssn !, onJ
'ne PRESIDENTIAL Mansion. Arriving at the rail fence
whch surrounded this enclosure, the Pfesiden,
I,ea'ed MS followers 10 n game Of his Cyor,te
'o,'o"-fny-looder," and. bY way of variety. in
Ifoduced into It new gymnisi,c feature of oreo,
attraction TO tho amused by-standors, however
agleeaGe Tor ohcrwise,) il might have been to tho
.sonsneu performers. Instead Of keeping the Pare
a nHunu me Square, the President mounted tho
IanIng and over no went; over followed tho Mnyor
over over next Vaulted the Marshall, and after tboso
!, e' NOT on tho plains Of Chippowa, or beneath
.he WaiIs Of oueensiownO followed the to,yering
hgure 81 Tho gallant hero Of Niagara. with his
pro'her general, and oil the brilliant nlumsd
array winch formed their staff Nor was on.
, ,s 'eapng enough for being in the Rsld.
,,ney must needs got out, and tho enclosure
oeng uayo'sed, over they oil went again, oourr |
our coUrE, os before
"bIajen'Iurg Races" were nothing to IL
VAUBAN.