Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-09-27
4 TRIP INTO OLD VIRGINIA."

We outside haihaiians oi Tie North know hn ttlt ni
the warm hearted hospitality and generous sentiment oi
South We apt Ia look upon Virginia Slate full II
aristocralc notions and 10 rcgnd all Hirgnan walking
upon consequential stills ana telling every body that tIiey
hrlong 10 the first families. But pei South
Mason and DlxOns line before hegu find strong
nlonnl characteristics aud the traveller through VIZ
9ina viii u asto>cd Ia observe what marked difference
is between character there and northern
States We recently took tip down into the interior :" Old
Virginia. by the way The Potomac and Frederick
Every body knows every thing about the route lar as
Washington beyond that there much admire AMI
10 write abnu', and wc should dearly Ike co,ue our-
nal ii a extended Jpnriiry il could Ind time To-
make il. At Washington yom tax" tlr Mount
Vernon, 81 miles 10 Aclna Creek where you jim The rail-
rni! II Frtdcrlcksburg The Mount Vernon
died by Capt Benjamin Darac"tt, as fine specimen
oi man II hls ever been good foiiun: Ia
Prompt and decisive in all his official business lac is
ana aiibc all under his has complete mine
of huor and tells story better rhun any man have
heard since the death of Sullivan, whose VIII
always br enwtahcd by smile though dim the
eye when thinking o his premature fate The c;.pnin iu",
Is fortunate in having his clerk james Beck ESD late
chei CLERK in the Post office Frederick Sburp II gentle
VIII" has much oi the suayiirr in modo abIai I
that he is the bean ideal vi attentive host 10 all the cabin
passengers, and he walks The saloon during Elc times
II h. Ar.,s-eyej looking 10 h oi all under his
charge but always with particular eye directed towards
the ladies' The Mount Vernon alSo lnxuratcs IN The pos
session of baggage e-lnaser, whose spons1fia appcon
Is Jim (Bikcy but ii he is spccucn Of the we'll fed Vr-
ginan must he land orelhowns with milk and honey;
II Jun does not belong ~ one o tr first families he
talny does of the .cnerl, Tor such
o moving human good ra,:',e and Jpiv. lie must
weigh about sixteen stone, and t hangs his ribs like
the rlesh led porke Of The west He should
mike his general diet Known 10 the benefit vi a lean hi
maniiv
1t was very weI day when we took Capt Darracos boat
ii Washington but We stood the oreclste II passed
iluunt Vernon the home and resting place Oi George Wash
lngon What beautiful custom has grown mp "t oIling
the bells Of all boats IS they pass this sanctie spot where
Icposc the remains o the greatest patriot that ever lived -
How the heart swels with PRIDE The hat is lifted and the
head bowed in silent token OF respect for that great and good
min How proud tel o the privilege IL he ranked as
his w-rounymen The solemnily Of feeling in pass
ing Mount Vernon shared by ALL whether native born
alien and in the midst Of the with Grea, Britain her
vessels did human nature the credit Of concedng the
honors 10 the memory of Washington.
We had moi left Alexandria far behind US when French
gcn,eman with characteristic national courtesy, up 10
Capt Daracult bowling, and asked il he could be landed
some point the route. Capt D. replied that the dcten
lion at Washington city had been long OF
very large Southern mail and the speed OF the boat had
been much ipcded by floating grass getting in The sue
ton pumps that he feared LIE should he unable 10 stop
An Monster Capaine said the Frencnan IL shall
You stop de boat you shall let her 90 close To the
whi and lei hervat you call !le her hesitdle one Ill
tie Bit and sha jump To de shore" Thus imporuned the
Captain could resist, and when arrived opposite
The place the speed OF the boat sackened the wharf
nearcd and preparations made Tor putting out the gan.way
plank. But polite Frenclman was determined that no
trouble should be taken for him. He mounted "n the
landwad railing and Jumped for the shore before the Cap
tain could detan HIM The wharf and slippery, he
lost his footing aud tumhed head and heels Jumping
M Immediately, he took oil his hat with hand while with
tie other he brushing of the mud and cried "Remercie
Monsieur Capline, you very pote-I am much obge-
you have let de boat hestae enoughbon jour- Messieurs
au revoir Captain Darracor" And the glidet
into deep again. the Captain did not hesilae" 10 in
vile The cabin smile to the health OF the
polite Frenchman.
Upon taking Acquia creek found ourselves
under the Of Captain L. Ruth the conductor OF the
train whose attention and courtesy beg duly acknow
ledge May his shadow less. ride Of thirteen
miles took Fredericksburg-an old town and one o
them which has been long finished apparently though some
repairs put il occasionally II the depot OF hne
grain country and lies the eastern extremity OF Sposy
yania county in which the gold region OF 'ir-
yina The town contains old mansion, which is pointed
Ont as the birth place of WAsNoroS though the fact is not
cernjnv established In its vicinity stands tomb the in
scripton on which will remain for all tme OF the
most eloquent tributes which could be paid female WORTH
no stosd urn nor sculpred anoal bearings decorate
this last resting place., is simply inscribed 10 Mary the
mother of Washington"
We took running trip through Sposyvania county, and
may hereafter place the of note book before
readers.
[rhe above truthful and graphic sketch we find in the
philadelphia Sun. We do know agreeable route
than is described faithful and polite officers The
story of the Frcnchman is admirably told similar occur
renee is said have occurred the Fredericksburg Rail
road If il is not entirely accurate reads WELL As the Ia
lians say, Sc non rero, ben trorato-[ Enquirer