Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1847-01-14

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TnE JEFFERSON VOLuNTRRRS.
1his hns corps. under ire coma,sd 81
Capt Rowan. and Lisuls. Avis. w,,h.
.ogson. and Mccormick. arrived II The
No.lhsfn Cars yesterday. secourlpied
by Col B. Dassnpori. formerly cou1nand.
AMI Of The ooh regiment. &
/ The company consists ol aboui - hsn
mostly IRON he county &c JelIsrIl,a: buI
With lev Ieernits from he peigkbdr:ne
eoaniissof Clarke and Frederick. s Thev
are fnt body Of young neu. nd viii
no doubt giye good account 6Eihen.
selves.
The compsny uss preceded bysIisut.
Colonel Randolph. Gen. Richs.dkou. The
AdlnianE General and bic sssis,sni. 4 Lieut..
Richsrdson.l and By Msssrs Gillaker
Thom?sc0. Wall. <and Cssssemaa, and
marched to the Governot's HSuss. 4 here.
in the presence Of = large nu4her Of
members Of the legislature. aud esliz.hs.
they were presented 10 the GoyeEnor, by
John s. Gallaher. (Sensior from he dis
,riei.) u the following terms. II sub-
stance
Gov Smith, hsve The bouor and the
lplessure TO present 10 you. Capt.. Rowan,
Lieuts. Avis. Wsshiagton. soe MeCor.
mick. sDd the gallant company under
their command. from the eoeniy Of JET.
ierson. This county. you know, sir, is .
border county, bit II has not been deaf
10 your call. As the blood gushes warm
" from The heart &c every portion OF The
human tystem-snd Is the msgaeiic 10.
floence fies with lightning speed from
the centre to the .exiremities-so have the
wsrm impulses Of patriotism yibratsd
from The Metropolis 10 the NoIihern bor-
der-and here. sir. is the result.
You. sir. and your associates in the sp-
pointing power. have done Us The honor
10 assign 10 our region The commsnd Of
The regiment. This is an honor which
We appreciate. but we have now given q
practical evidence that vie do not 90 in
for Offices alone. The company present.
ed the other day, from my native county
of Berkeley. and this company from The
county Of Jefferson. q county which |
have the honor in part TO represent. and
for the name Of which. sir. you have a
reverence, form together one 6fth OF the
whole regiment; and they have come
here. fresh from the mountain bree yes.
io-do whatever duty their country re-.
hqpires Of them.
Bot !, 10 not the province OF soldiers,
sir. 10 make long speeches-s and shall
not. a. their representative. violate that
rule on this occasion. ! can~only say,
that the company. every man Of them.
will aequit themselves faithfully and
honorablY."
Gov. Smith welcomed The company,
10 his usual ardent and eloquent style,
but We should mar bis speech II We al
tempted from memery 10 take il down ~
HIS heart ihrobbsd with pleasure q the
evidences Of patriotism thus sfferded, and
he only regretted that circumstances had
no. cdsl bis lot su,ong the patriotic crowd
iocking 10 the standard Of their country.
He hailed lhis company not only for their
prompii,ude and patriotism. but on &C.
count Of the name which The county
bears. that Of the illusirious Jefferson. -
He greeted them cordially. and assured
them that while the honor 81 Virgins
was eop6ded to their care. thsy should
not GO unaceompsnied with his prayer
for their safe and honorable return 10 their
homes and families. He pointed TO the
glorious Gag. waving over ite Stale Cap
itol. md knew from their devotion 10 il.
that they would deport themselves as be.
came Virginisns.
We regret that we cannot present. ia
his own language, The feliciinus rem arks
Of the Governor on this occasion.
The company was then marched TO IFS
quarters ct the Union Hotel. and the
crowd dispersed. much gra,i6ed with the
scene.
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