Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-10-26
ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLE OF
YORKTOWN.

"A'
The 18Th Of October was celebrated in Ibis
city by The several volunteer corps. The day
was clear and he temperature most agTeeape.
The late accounts from Mexico represent that
many OF the people o. that country had declared
that The Yankees were favored by fair weather in
all their operations. Ii such was the tact IN
Mexico, we rejoice al il for The sake OF our gal
liant and ever glorious army. But We, also, have
been favored, since the late storm, and IN the
midst Of the many fires which have lately occur
red, with clear skies and balmy Atmospheric
The season has been auspicious 10 The farmer
and The townsman. These remarks en- Passanf
We will now mention, as lar IA we can learn, The
nat,icu,ars in relation 10 Ire several companies.
| The Blues. Captain Tomrkirs, made an ezcuT-
sion. via Poll Waltbail, 10 NoIlolk. All speak
ci i, as having been exceedingly pleasant, and as
| rejecting additional credit upon the well known
hospitality OF that city.
The Greys, Captain Elliott. paraded, and, as
usual, enlivened cur city BY their fine band.
Captain Nicholas Company, 'the Eagle lnian-
nv" we're also upon parade. The Artillery,
Captain Nimmo, wee al their gun-house, al
tending TO company business, bnt did not parade
with their guns. The Henrico Cavalry, Captain
Depliest. were out a, an early hour, and, after
drills in our city, retired 10 a pleasant retreat in
The country. The Richmond Cavalry, Lieuten
aut Marx commanding, after their parade, were
The hcsls oi a numerous and delighted parry a.
dinner. They turned out on This occasion Wiz. a
new and improved uniform. We regret that II
is not in our power 10 record thc many eood
things which we're said al the table. We have
seldom before participated in such a pleasuraoie
7e.aaion. Sentiments, which elected much ap-
pIause. were offered BY Lieutenant, Marx, MAJOR
Ellis, w. C. Darlington, Esq John 5. Galiaher,
Esq J. L. Tate, Esq, Edwin Robinson, Esq,
President o! The Richmond, Fredericksburg Rail
road Company, Colonel Schi'en, Captain Cabeli,
Lieutenant, James Of the Blues, Doctor Brown
Of The Artillery and others. Admiration OF the
brave splits Of our army in Mexico, and devc-
ton 10 thr prosperity OF Virginia, were the pre-.
! vai!ing sentiments. The memory OF che bold
d%rasnop." Captain Thornton, was drunk wiih:in-
cere feeling. and a sentiment 10 Inc health OF Tay.
ior. Scott, Garland, Payne, and other Virsinians,
cordially responded 10. A toast by Major Ellis
was also received in The fines, spirit. H. gave
The health OF Walter Gwin, Edmund Rutin, and
F. s. Siriblins-men, who he said had, in their
several vacations, done much 10 advance the
prosperity Of our State
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A large meeting III The people Of Wylhe couh'
~. Mai. James I. G.caver chairman and Capt
John P. Matthews secretary, has appointed a
strong Delegation Of so 10 the Convention Of The
counties OF South Wes:ern Virginia Ia be held at
Wyihevillc Gil the 10Th November, 10 form a COM
munication viii. The Richmond AMI Ohio Rail
Road. The meeting was addressed BY Messrs.
r'os., Eui;os and Birmingham. Inc latter If whom
presented 4 preamble and resolutions, which We
unanimously adopted. The preamble sets forth
the rich mineral and agricultural res )urces oil the
South West and the great importance OF a Raj!
Road communication from Richmond, 'wilh the
view aal almos, absolute certainty. OF its ultimate
extension through the heat Of Tennessee 10 The
Mississippi mi proceeding 10 New Orleans and
ali The great Mississippi region below Memphis,
as The best and shortest rou,e 10 the Atlantic CT
ties" The resolutions invite Knoxville, and
Nashville, Tennessee, Richmond, Danville and
interested in The contemplated improvement, to
send delegates 10 The Convention. One of The re-
solutions is as follows:
"Re selrcd, That we do noi consider the South.
western, the Richmond and Ohio, and the Dan
vile improvements, al MI aniagonis'ica', and
therefore, in supporting all Of them. we act cpou
the persuasion that they are alies and no. rivals,
believing as we do, that by a com5ined and vi
eorous effort, they can all be carried into prompt
execution in such a manner as will mutually
sustain and build up each other"
u ANTLLIcENsE STATE CONVENTION
Met on Wednesday and adlonrnei on Thurs
day nieht. II was organize. By lne appointment
Of The following officers: Gen. John II. Cooke,
Fiuvanna, President; Rev. Stephen Taylor, Pc
leIsburg, Isl Vice President; Rev. Geo. Bradford,
Matthews, q; Cap. Chas. Dimmock. Richmond,
3rt; DR.. A. g. Alkisson, Hanover, Ain; VIM.
Reid, Norfolk, Sit; s. Staples, Portsmouth, P.
w. Ralston, Richmond, Secretaries.
A memorial 10 the Legislature was adopted
uY Il SeclsiVc fusei d>EibS lux ms chdt'pieht "
such a law IS will authorize the commissioner
OF election 10 OPEN 4 separate poll, on The day oil
election, for members OF the General Assembly,
So that he citizens Of each city, corporation and
county in he State may express their will by
their votes, whether or not 4 law should be en-.
acted by The Legislature prohibiting licenses 10
.ell intoxicating liquors 10 their respective COM
muniiics. A committee was appointed 10 pre-
pare a Constitution for The Anli.Licehsc Gene
raj Assembly, TO assemble in this city on The Ri
Wednesday in December next.
Many good speeches were made, we hear.
SPLENDID PUBLICATION.
We arc indebted 10 D. Appleton & Co., the
publishers, New Yo,k, for sending US through
Drinksr & Morris The most quaint and elegant
book We have ever seen from the American press.
Il is the Par05'es Of onr Lord, richly illuminated