Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1846-07-22
Officers' Celebration nt Halifax Cont
Wa. ON the lth dny Of July. LAG.


The Officers Of the 69h Regiment having assembled At
Halifax Court House. for the purpose of el.etins Field
oeeri after that affair was concluded, portion Of the
Officers Of the upper Battalion. together with portion Of
the citizens, who did not psraks Of the regular
prepared in tho Grove, assembled at Mr. NcDe.rm.n,,
avern and partook Of OF tho best dinner
prepared any where I'm the village on that
Although our host did expect tha: any one would dine
with him on that day. with but hour,
sustained tho ersd! which has always distinguished
a. one OF the moat refined caterer In tho State Of Virginia
when the cloth removed. and after large accession
'o'hs company composed 81 Officers citizens and suan-
gers. Captain Claiborne w. Barksiac was spnoin,d Pre-.
sident, and Captains VIM NJ. Cabaniss and Efancis L.
Royal, Vice Presidents
Tho following Toss,s were drank;
by the President. The day celebrate r,ted
10 Liberty aud tho deeds glorious ancestty N .honld
never be used to su6eerse the ambitious purposes
men.
BY Lieut. WIN. NJ. Cabsniss Major Edmund. and Mr.
Ihos s. flounoy, the candidates for promotion
ihey have shown by their geuiemany course that they
nave not learned the art Of marching distinction by
png under foot the claims Of their friend brother
der. =. : ="
BY Capt Francis L. Royal. May any odieer who
uses inc power and uspPings Of Office protect himself
private gentlemen, whether Civil or Military forever re-
be pointed at" " 49, "
BY Lieut. Isaac Stanley. The Governor Of Virgins. 4:
Faro Bank "
BY M'jot Edmund.. General Taylor. Away. found
al his post, defending his country. honor.
by Lieut. Jos. NJ. Wills If apy man or 20, Of ma,
can beat the upper part Of the 69h Regiment the Brook
yn boysI he can travel eyon from Halifax TO Ii" or
TO Richmond.
By Lieut. Jeremiah Kirby. Extra Billy and his EI,r.
Major with government patronage, beat the Brook
BY Lieut.. VIM. NJ. C.ban... E.r, Bllv and hi, Pc,
iIand Regiment May the first last and the last
was,-without any "e1trasn
BY Lieut s. Vaughan. The 69h Regiment. MAY il
always maintain its independence honor as it has done
to-day.
BY Lieut.. Boyd. The Officers of the 6sth and Sab
n.sImens Iney can command the HALIFAX Boys with
sent in by Capt. T. wisar White The Officers Of the
oSth Regiment; An extra set Of gentlemen.
BY Col. Davenport Of the S4th Regiment The Officers
OF the 18Th Regiment; Let them alone, Governor; they
will do. .t
By DR.. Vaughan The esth Regiment. Ak. d;.,,,.
guishsd for ehivalry and patriotism. -.---.---"'
by Dr. solomon Angle. The Officers Of the upper por-
ton Of the 6sth Regiments May they the sustaining
pillars OF falling fabric.
BY Jno. R. Marabls. The lad Regiment: The off
spring Of ilegnmae ambition; conceived in ain, and
brought forth in inQuiiy. .
By DIR. Angle Capt. Claiborne w. Barksd.ls: May
he continue TO live he always has DONE and enjoy the
esteem OF his entire neighbourhood. ...
BY Capt. +. L. Royal. Lieut.. VIM. VI. Cabaniss: God
spend it.
By COL Beverly Barksd,o. The great county of Hall
fax:
Is there man with soul so dead
Who never to himself hath said,
This Is my own my native land7"
BY Capt C. w. Bsrksdale. Our Landlord: he can pre-
pare good dinner upon the shortest notice even in the
burning sands OF . desert. . -
There 4 great many other toasts hut the, wan.
not handed in. When Dr. Barksdale and Mr.. Cabanss
were toasted IS proper that each responded
the call IN the hapPest style the former in strain Of eo-
quence that made the blood dash mady through the
as he portrayed IN proper colours the couptons Of the
day. as they exist from the great Capitol the farhest
verge OF our tonter-he latter with that nmitable
nOur and good feeling which gave the cesres indication
that ne deserved IN reality all that the
On motion OF Capt. Royal, it Ordered That the
Secretary furnish the Editors the Richmond Wing with
copy OF the proceedings, and request them publish
in their paper.