The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-03-09
Frec, fAe Richmond Wig. Eb. 25iA, 1850.
The Twenly.Scc0md.


old Virginia. Il Witnessed the Isrges, con.
course Of people ever collected within the
co,pora,ion limits. Tho hotels. boarding
houses, and private residences had been
crow ded TO overao~ing, for day or two
previous, and Notwithstanding the unProm's-
ing appearance of,hs weather, o. an early
hour the whole population was in notion
The Square from nine o'clock in the NOR
ming, began TO present lively arpeaisnce'
and before twelve, the space around The Cor.
ne, Stone was filed BY an eager and excited
multitude, oil striving to get as near the
scene Of the ceremonies as possible. Inc
two galleries soon became as full as they
could hold. Ths, designed for the ladies',
was, in n very great measure, occupied by
them while that designed for the sccommo.
da,ion Of invited guests, distinguished slIan'
gers, foreign c 1nsu!s, &C. .inspi'e OF oil efforts
TO keep il clear ofevciy description Of par.
sons, was filed, almos, to breaking down,
with citizens aud strangers, invited or not
invited. Ii was, in fact, imposbls TO keep
them back. The Capitol was crowded.
likewise. chiefly with ladies; large con
course had assembled in the porch Of The
Washington Tavern; While the top # the
City IIsIi, the steps, the windows, aud The
street in front were covered with dense
multitude. Various computations have been
made, but the lowest make the number, on
the square alone, previous TO tho arrival OF
the procession, amount TO at least ten 'h"u-
sand /; a prodlgious assemblagc for Rich.
mond al this season of The year.
t.rtf (us
Gus than any other that has ever been seen IN
This city. We have no means of ascertain
ing the precise number Of those who Walked
in i, but We understand that when the rear
was just beginning 10 move from 18Th street,
tho head had already passed fiom Main along
I'd, across Franklin and Grace, and VAS Oh
its way down Broad. |, must, therefore,
have been milo and half long. The side
walks At the same timc, ~erc crowded, as
we're the windows. tops Of houses, and every
point where foo, could be set.
! The procession moved in the order laid
down in the programme. The appearance
Of tho military was uncommonly finc, az was
also that Of tho several orders; Masous, Odd
Fellows, Druida, Sons of Temperance, &c.
The extreme decoIum with which II was Gun.
Quoted reflects the highes, credit on Virginia
and in no other portion ofihs United States,
do We believe il could have been equalled IL
this rs,pee,. Mt 6sh, nor quarrel ,o,k
place a. far - va have yet AscsftaInsd, a d
,herc were not hslfd zen drunken men 10
the whole crowd. Indeed there was scarcely
any Disturbances Of any kind whatever.
Wherever the President made his appear
ance, he called forth = burst Of applause.
The population appeared to be sl,nosi frantic
With i,y. Macy were anxious. no doubt, To
sec the corner stone; bat "Oid Zsc" was ov.
identity the Lion Of the day, and VIC thI"k we
may venture to say, that no stranger since
tho days Of LIN Faycus, has ever .use,ed ."
much, and such eager curiosity. Every
body had heard so much Of hin--his name
had been associated with such memorable
deeds-he had become go decidedly hsiori.
cal, that this vas no, nj all 10 be wondered
al. IL - The same sort Of FEELING, tina. would
lead almost any man on visiting France, to
see oid Suit above any modern lion, or would
induce him 10 take much trouble To catch o
glimpse of Wellington, wheu he would not
give copper 10 see Prince Albert. lie
knows when he To- Ike upon one Of these zen
efahe relics Of the aga of great battles, that
he bchoIds man whose name will las, a.
long as The world itself. Such was tho feel.
Ing OF most, We doub, not with regard n"OId
Zsc.' They wanted TO see tho man that had
beaten the best Generals If Mexico one after
another-the man about whom so much bad
been ,ald-the man whose own merits had
raised hun so suddenly from comparaii,e oh
security, IN the FIRST station in The world. f.
ven ennlty ITSELF could not silhs curiosity.
and there werc many. we doubt not Of "Od
I,c's bit,eres, fors, among those who were
curious to catch glimpse 81 his person.
But 10 return; the procession entered the
square at half pas, ~, when the ceremonies
immediately commenced. The Corner Stone
having been laid. The Orntinn for The occasion
was delivered by Robert G. Scu,t, Esq. -
Il We learn that IL was in good taste, pertinent,
4 and every way worthy Of The occasion. lie
was followed by GN. FLOYD in an address
which We have heard much commended. -
Gen. Taylor was ihan introduced 10 the sur
rounding multitude, by Joseph Mayo, E.q.,
and made "a shoil md appropriate address, IN
which no returned thanks for the honor
shown him, and declared though ab.eni since
childhood, from tbs State e his nativity, he
had always felt towards her, MS a child feel.
4 towards parent.
II Gen. Taylor di;ed with the Military nj
Snarts factory, and in the evening attended
/ the Masonic hnl nj the Union Heel. lie
left this city for Fredericksburg, IN the ex
ira train, at nine o'clock. lie was expected
4 TO remain in that town until evon,ng
n PERSONAL DIFFICULTY IN WASHING.
TOS.