Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-05-14
Correspondence oflhe Baltimore Sun.


The illumination, which was truly brilian,
ore, AMI iii which large portion of The citizens
participated, eyhibite! very lautab!e feeling OF
grai,ude, Oh tie par of The inhabitants III the Dis
lric;. towards tie distinguished Generals and Off
Ger, who have pered their lives il defending tie
the hnaor oi their country. There was plenli-
ful di>play If 'Scoit and Taylor" but ii was The
printing ofhce Of the Union" only, which, in ad-
dilon IL the great leaders, also remembered The
interiors in command who had equally di$iin.
guishe5 themselves b. ;hcii gaiaBUy, and the il.
! usiious dead wno as Gen. Taylor obsei3ed in
one oil his dispatches. mad sealed their devotion
IL heir country with their lives" The description
OF the ansparencies will, no doubt, be furnished
/ you BY ADLER hands than mine | merely profess
10 put 10 paper few reflections that involuntari-
| " suggested themselves to my mind, as viewed
| those brilliant demonstrations OF public sentiment
| The Union office, before which was stationed
| a band OF music, and from which rockets ascend
Cd in every direction, had central transparency,
exhibiting Scott ard Taylor on horseback, cen.
| fronting one another, with view OF Vera Cruz
on one side, and OF The battle field OF Bucna Wis
! la on The olher There was good deal OF inse-
ruiiy in this Political r1nprompp, which was very
| much admired, and before which an immense
| crowd was constantly stationed. Everybody con-
! ceirei i. To b. clever design, considering the
| liule time allowed for lis preparation, and very
appropriate 10 tie occasion.
From the "Union" Office naturally wended
my way 10 that oil the "lnieiligencsr,' whose dis
pay OF triumph and exuliation was liule more
economical, though equally significant. The
concept O. "A hasy Plate OF soup served up in
| lS47-Vera Cruz, Ulloa, Ceuo Gordo," was We
~ clever also The pendant 10 it, "a hasty plate
Of soup served up in lsl4-Chippewa, Niagara, -
which ELECTED universal applause. Il is the first
posit,rc proof OF political consistency Of that able
and popular journal. Above these Transparent
cies were !wo large rones, one exhibiting The sa-
luirg OF on! flag d. Vera Cruz. after he surren-
der OF The Castle ard the other an officer on horse
back w,hou, a name Or course il was limos
sible 10 tell who j: represented; whether Scott or
Taylor, or General Washington CT LAFAYETTE, or
anybody else. admired fta ingenuity loo,
which exhibited political wisdom and diplomatic
forecast, as the transparency alluded 10 may .ergc
in any future coaiingency-for | DEFY any luly
10 prove the identity OF The man.
The Capitol was not illuminated; neither we're
The Departments, as was al hrSt contemplated.
On reflection il was thought best moi 10 do il, on
account Of the danger from IRE 10 the valuable
papers contained in them. In lieu thereof lhe
Presidents mansion was very beautifully and
,as,eiuy illuminated.
jackson Hall exhibited, OF course, a series ii
Generals, and the City Hall was also las:efully
shining n brightness The fire works al he
Navy Yard were magnificent.
Amid The crowd (for had no idea there could
be such crowd in the wide streets Of the metro
pois) noticed the carriages oil several foreign
ministers from The South A american States.
trust that This illumination will open h-i' eyes
and work on them as the prophesys Of Jonas upon
the IeoTle OF Sineve. Otherwise they might
have read their future fate by candle light