Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1848-01-25
ruesdav Morning, January %, lsis.
.roc DECEPTION ON SATURDAY.

7, tho universal sentiment, that Saturday was
=, tho mos, interesting and brilliant Gays
that have been witnessed in our cry ioi u''"J
wear. LIS scenes did honor 10 the patriotism ""~
YARN hearted hospitality OF our City and STATE
o,,b.r uas delicious, and the bright sun
and bland temperature filed the Streets 'he zap
,ol and the Public Square with cfowds 0, '"e"'
women and children, decked in their hoyuay d.,
Tire Every eye sparkled with pleasure every ne1''
bea, with gratitude Tor the brave and o'S''"s.
cd soldiers who had done so much anu ''eo ~
rilled every thing, in defence Of o"' eo'"''
nor and rights. oc No.
Arapea,Iy hour, the Hal. OF The House OIL pe'
,ooo,es w,s filled TO oveIhowins, with the most
brilliant audience We nave wei 'es' -
mopd. The restraints Of Parliamentary Id" "eie
laid aside for The moment; each member gallant
~ res;oninc his sea. to fair occupant, and !'rm
inc sanding guard of honor behind the of'Sm
circles of beauty The spectacle was s'"s" y
I'm, mos, interesting. Ii reminded us Oh "i'Sd'1-
work-,he ladies forming the BRILLIANT Jewels anu
,,,sc;,ps stones. and the ru1eI sex hllins up Inc
;n,s,s,ic.. lf,his figure should be unfiIiins, We
ast Inc reader TO u!n his Kaleidoscope, ana lis
eyolulions may give some IDEA o! lhescene' ne
Norbwssern gallery was filled with spectators 10
tho very ceiling. and the military occuPieu '"e
Southwestern gallery, their fine forms ana gay
uniforms addin. much spirit to The picture
Ahon, I o'clock the officers were conducted
,n,o the Hall by the committees OF hcceP'''n'
md we're introduces 10 the Speaker, ID Inc loiio"-
ing order: Major Gen. ouilman by Mr.. f'oyd;
Rri,adier General Shield, BY Mr.. Hart; Captain
Masruder by Mr.. TuustalI, who also introduced
CANAAN Banding Lieutenant Seiden oy MI
Caperon of The Senate; and Lieutenant oiaAey
by MIR. Powell.
We had designed giving some sketch OF Inc
appearance of these men, who have SHOWN all
the attributes Of true heroes, but Inc lines Ids
done il so faithfully and handsomely, that we
adopt its notice, as follows
The officers all seemed in fine health excep,
Lieut. Blakey, who returned nome win lmPdI..o
health and severe wound received III the pas
aaoe OF the National Bridge, with CadwaladerS
rain We confess our great surprise at the ex-
csllent y npea1ance of General Shields, who, IN
sn;re of having been shot through the body-nay,
,hropob one of his i,.ngs looked as though ne
bore in his cheeks, the potato bloom OIL ms own
native Ireland Our own to"nsman, Lieut.. Sci
den. was cheered long and LOAD, as ne ADVANCE"
m make his speech. He was, al tFsl, a'inCs'
ovsrnow.red nv The outbnrst OF appreciation with
which no was saluted On his right face was ihe
wound he received on reaching The top OF lhe
walls of Chapul,epec, which he was Inc hrsl 10
ascend lis wound which lakes III lis course
the RIGHT eve, which is destroyed tii' escape
with life from the leaden missile. "nicn mas mus
marked him, is almost miraculous. nls non .:,,
rahIe scar will follow him 10 the grave; but II VIII
ever be copsp ,uous passport " VIC s'"''"Oe
and respect OF his connrymen.
In Cant Blanding, we had an oGlcer OF me
upa,memo Resimen,"-thai gallant band OF SOL
diers who have won unadlng honCrs ior 'heir
State and their country-whoSe oiea1iuy !',h
ned and meagre ranks auesled d. tne tnu VI 'he
Triumphant march 10 Mexico, that lhey hao Part,
c;na,e6 in the brunt of battles, and that they had
naycr 1.l,ered in the soldiers duty. In the gallant
Cant. Blaudins, we had fit representative OF the
Palmetto Regiment. In his easy and gracefu
address his modest mieD. and appropriate Ian,
suaee could be a, once recognised Inc soldie! ana
the sentlemau-apd we may atd, The "Souta Ca
soiinian!
had made It's impressions, and lis !roSIS had SET
lied upon his head, il had not dimmed his eye,
nor dampened the ardrr ot the soldier IN his L0-
som Ii mas no douol brought with il The wisdom
of experience; but has taken away none Of the
capabilities Tor the arduous services in The tented
field which Inc gallant General has proved hun
self So competent 10 perform. Amid the scenes
OF SatnId ~. hc acquitted himself IN manner
worty Of ns nigh position.
Captain aiaeruder enjoyed bis full share OF
the attentions OF inc audience. In him they be-
he'd not only Yirginian, but one OF the most dis
ijuguiShed officers Of thd, effective arm Of the SER
vice, The F.y,ng Artillery. The demons rallons To-
wards him were such as must have been hisniy
gratifying to hiT, and they were all richly deserv-
ed; for bfaver officer, and one who has been eX-
posed 10 severer Trials OF courage, IS not 10 be
found in the army.
MI Speaker STROLLER then welcomed the OFF,
GERS 10 the Capitol OF Virginia in he following
admirable and spirited remarks:
General Quitman, Genera, Shields, Captain
Magruder, Captain Blandtng, L'eutenant Ss!dens
aud Lieutenant B!akey:-lt is 10 me most CRATE
ful duly TO express, in behalf OF The House OF De-
legates OF Virginia, the pride and pleasure with
which we greet your presence in this Hall, and
receive you 10 the hospitalles The esteem and
the affections ol the "Oid Domiaion."
In common with every potion Of This extended
Confederacy, Virginia has heEeld with anxious
but proud xuaion The icais II arms OF The gallant
armies that nave gathered IN me bloody II Ids cl
Mexico for heiI country and themselves ImPe-
rishable renown; in which The regular soldiers
of our country have been superior 10 every diif
Gully and danger, and our citizen soldiers have
proved themselves worthy to claim fellowship
with the veterans OF an hundred battles. fea's
OF arms TO find parallel for which, we must
search the glowing pages that record The Won
drous achievements OF ancient chivalry.
The distinguished ability, the indomltabe en-
ersy the chiva!rous courage, and the gallant cour-
lesy which have marked your career through
those feds, have won Tor You the admiration ci |
the world and names which VIII live, Bot ong in
ltfa .T.af.
aud ballads OF her children. A nariai,ul II !i!e
deeds of valcr you nave done, would scem cod
and liieIess To mention The fields OF Monterey, |
OF Cerro Gordo, OF ConIreras, ol Churnbasco oi
ChapGl epec, and of the Garias oi the Cay OF
Mexico, is enough 10 bring instantly before The
minds OF ALL n vivid existence, the scenes enact
ed upon them, and your own gallant deeds, which
10 all familiar arc as household words.
To attempt to tell how warmly your gal'an!
services are apprecia'e Ell in Virginia, would now
be too late; you have already read il in lam
guage far more expressive than words-;n the
smiles, in the lpsirous eyes Of beauty, which shed
their light over this scene, ana ever give 10 The
soldier his most valued reward.
The replies of the officers, in the order men.
toned above, were in fine taste, and deeply inter-
es,inp. They showed hat they iel from the bot.
Tom of their hearts lie high compliment paid 10
them by the old "Noher of States" and each
speaker dwell ieelingly on this point. We deep
ly regret thai, in consequence Of The pressure,
every nook and corner in the Hall being occu.
pied, we had no opportunity of taking single
no,e. We appealed, but in vain, 10 the different
speakers to write off their remarks for publication
and we would not spoil the excellent sentiments
uttered, by attempting sketch from memory
There was, however, one point touched upon clio.
quen,ly and iorcibly by Gen. Qui!man, which we
eanno, omit. Looking around at the interesting
audience, he remarked, that here was the great Sc
cret Of The success OF the American arms-lhat