New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-08-17
Old Virginia.
.rondsree OF The tribune.

RICHMOND. (va) Aug 18th is46-snaa.,s.
Adieu TO Washington Reader viii Won :,
trip South 1t is an inauspicious sesso. ~
year but we shall keep within sigh, o! ws,..
while we rejoice il, the smiles Of the a..
saa.. see also tina, there IS 4 little ar "s
W ell. oreakiasted at Coleman's this -,o
Lett w ashineton at 9 o'clock and was her, ,og
Here am n the Metropolis of old Virginia va
hcr faults. ecccn.-.cces and s5si-act:oGS lova
God bless old IIrgln!a-thc mother Of srsa, es -
mother OF the Father OF our Couat-y-GrsssI.ea-S s
you know will grow Old some times, bu, s,n ,SSt
to De- at lesst respected % Old Virgins whT ~
che no, rivEl Newfork See bow old oces. s-i @s
ner en- the East and how the great Father o, RirS'
his strong right around her waist on tie w..
= q; the u.oIner, Western and an A,,.,Ss Gee
Down along her borders river As MAJESTIC as tie w
son rolls rs waters counting, Commerce and furpi.s
Unreasonable sites tor Cites, Towns and v:lar-s
private residences. equal 10 my the word
Does she uot contain the elements Of power v...-
herself Shu has :ich SOL, ineNhaustblc mines
climate, 'c- power anu steam power-everv .s-s
Tor produ, ami every means OF conveying prss
both OF land and labor. 70 Europe. 10 NcwOr,ean. -
Canada by the Ohio and the Lakes. Way then -
not the rival-the superior even OF Nrw.Yo-k, IL
philosophy answer these questions. sill say CO.
bless OLD Virginia She i the mother OF Wasl.n.,s-
Jefferson Madison, Harrison. Clay. Scot, and rsyor
Should she cease 20 be tomorrow, >ae Will have RAN,
immortal rs Licerty-as pure Is patriotism.
cOric - miles 5y the Potomac 10 Acqua Creek n
the steamboat Powhatan. Capt. RopGEAS. Thence ;,
trelCrtcksDur ana kCninOcl cy rRrOGd, some IS lna
stopping 81 Capt WILLIAM WILL!ANSoNs AZ The Lung
non House Tor dinner. THIS Junction House" "A.
place OF interest and must Try 10 make another vsu
the Captains Ii Is about - miles North OF this cty
and from that point there Is railroad 10 Gordonsvle
nifty miles. The Junction House Is in Hanove,
County among the slsshes /; Is the vicinity Clay
birthplace and therefore 70 every true Why ia cls.
ground.
There could not be Il peasantcr trip for any VIII,
thar to put himself under the OF the excellent
Captain of the Powhatan take dinner with Captain
Williamson, spend the afternoon IN visiting the birth
place OF the srea, American Statesman and return next
morning 10 Washington. The IMP also gives nnc op
portunty of seeing Mount Vernon opposite which the
Captain always tolls the bell memory OF the srea;
Rri good whose life spent II making his country
free whose tomb has become the Mecca OF Patriotism.
But forget tina; am at Richmond. comfortably guar.
tered in the Exchange Hotel AFTER long walk around
the CITY with mine host. Mr. TYLER recently OF the
United state, Hotel Washington who IN company with
Mr.. RoYpEc; formerly OF the As!or House has com.
inodious home Tor the stranger.
VIVA, beautiful view We have from this STATE House
where Mr. WEBSTER made his great speech IL le40
Richmond is on the North bank OF James River at the
head OF navigation l.2 miles from the Chesapeake Bay
|: Is in par, little above navigation. fora constitutional
saudbar sends navigation down 10 Ci;y Point" What
pity that constitutional abstraction should be per
mlted 20 ruin this ancient State Metropolis
Il may be- useless 70 tell most OF your readers that
Richmond was established in l7+2 IN the reign
OF Geo. II. by act of Assembly In l.79 twas chosen
Tor the Seat of Government and in lIsO Thomas efer
public buildings In 1881 il taken by the British
under the traitor Arnold. In 1852 il was incorporated
civ In - great fire broke out and destroyed many
houses and much prcpery-but this nre was small when
compared with the burning OF the Richmond Theatre
in ISL dee 26) which resulted in such destruction of
life The Governor OF the state among those who
persisted, church now occupies the scene OF this ca
tamity The City Water Works We're completed In
1891 but have since been improved and furnish large
supply Population OF the city now about $4,000 Deb;
in lsi5 S7OiOO0 Assessed value OF real estate $1,000
eco in round numbers
Richmond il well situated for mnnuiacturing Tiar
Just awakened prih in this branch OF industry. will feel
the bghting influence OF the new British Tariff. There
here Cotton Factories, with about loUVO spinccs
large Flour Mills Nail Factory. Bar and Gust iron
Mandatory, = Wooden Manufactures, Paper Mil, 4
Sopp and Candle Factories, 80 Tobacco Manufactures
employing about 2GOO hands-wth other large estab.
lishments too tedious to mention Among the popula.
ton Ellysons Directory. from which take some OF the
foregoing statistics that there are 20 lawyers 81
physicians. 10 editors There are banks (of course
Democratic ~ 81 churches colleges and II hotels.
up the State House this evening TO listen to
the performance of band The principle of the music
in the public grounds at Washington This City is q
littlc more fashionable than Washington. The music
did no: commence I'LL near o'clock. The pcrforman-
ces were kept up till after 10 o'clock. There Was q
great crowd in the Square, but all masked By
the darkness
From Washington to this City the distance (3O miesj
Is made in or hours Among the passengers in the
train today were two Members OF CoTgrcss-GRAIAM
of y c. aud JOHNSON OF Tennessee on their way home
INTENDED to have spoken more length OF the "Trip
OF Mount Vernon-ot rrcdercksbnrsh-
Where ltoppalanock swcety sleeps on green Virgin
las breast
of the Sashcs o; Tanover'of the Houses and Public
Buldincs-of the Manutactorcs-ot the Editors. sc
but mus, go to bed. 1t is now after | o'clock and
he up 20 start for Old Point down the Appoms
tox and James Rivers. You will hear from next u;
Old Point RIcnELIEC
NIBLoS-Our PET. Nine Leon Javei, once Miss II
Wells, and her talented husband. take benefit tom gll
The Garden will OF course be crowded, Tor they put
such bill seldom this favorilc rusort
Four entertainments; all OF the fret cassBmong thpm two
comic pantomimes Ia both OF which Gabriel and uI tue
Ravrls appear Let there be full ia!oou-te compliment
will be just an well deserved
TIE ORPHEAS FAMlLY.-rhesc nimabe VOcQyts have
effected short engagement with Manager tho Amer
lean Museum with the yicW OF Introducing series of thor
popular Concerts They appear every afternoon and even.
n The mere announcement Of such fact vii. dill the
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