Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-05-16

~ Wednesday We published on the Baltimore sun, Oh
nj the spe,ch OF Sir Henry uIwcf, delivered at 'hS
dinner the Maryland Historical Society Ina
ax.,., describing the British Iia;s:cf 81 having been a
1ns,own was cviLeI!y erroneous. The Baltimore -'hS'
i .vcs Mr. Bulwr,s speech in i'! and We extract l''
,.ins "a ssgc which SHOWS thai il was n' ''ssto"h
powhaan" the beautiful coantrya@e: Q! Ro. 4 May
10 inst below Richmond, 10 which Dir. Bu!wef aiiudcu
ri Society which is here assembled and Of winch !o'
Icrrd me u number, is dedicated 10 The study Of tsin
Va ard though the ie. 10 which is inc!raI? confined
,ic,u history in what part oil the civilized wor!h Is no
,c,r history subject OF interest! (Cnec's For my
49, n.ri gentlemen, have just been qualifying myself IL
own werhiIy the badge you have conferred upon
va ontins 10 the riboon OF the Society upon NJ; breast
, visit The fountain source OF your early tac
- ,re:u that almost fabulous region where io"naati-
'!'' the Lord % all
DyIyerrI AM! r!um,ci anI lur ant "a! :
milo over The haIf naked (ura langht"!) may say
Ms Iiaurn,rr and ruthless waEL.s "i" t1'e4 i
; n forests Of Virginia IS 3ci!!ic'ncn "ink
% n,ss nv examnatoa ana show good tile 10 10; de
os or have bera standing OF the ground "hc'c + s'
@ smith was laid upon the fatal stonc and nave seneu
cary suut where those romantic facts occurfta, ~ IN
- ~ hog the beautiful suppose may nli Sly tlc j+'
,- uaughtcD OF The Indian hlng rushed 10 me .e'cu
w. ,r rurm1a hero and saved tdr future DEEDS lie VI
- 60 iu Of marvellous adventure ic"ef>) ana Is II hV
c, n singular and favorable augury, that after Esi'lh.
% historical exploits OF one john Smith, should ma az
AIR. I,hu Smith aughter) -probaby his IescenIan-f'e3
90, ~ vnur Historical Society CHEERS and iaGg:!efi -
VI van qoy NE to congratulate yOa having Pfe.l,
,,, y,t1 has such traditional claim Ia the post Ana VIII
vn allow ne also 10 congratulate you following inc p'-
suit which you nave selected as Inc occupation o yod i
nT in -plt and under circumstances witch mast natural
10 Tend 10 make it agreeable. (Chcc:s) oH' historical
udes gentlemen a" course begin win your prI"''s
history aud whether you look IL us pass current of ts ~"
tuge course, uoh' "'" "" '"" "s ~ ~
tCheersl
A. The same dinner Martin Farqmlar Tupper was toasted
and h.ng expressed his thanks in appropriate and feel
i,u manner ard acknowledged his superior gratiuda 10 the
Author OF all Good he alluded 10 the international loving
kindness which avowed be main GRAND Of his le
and very happily brought in Horaces pTophetca descrp
,iop Of England and America in their relations OF mother
and child a part of the beautiful ode;
so mater pucirc fliqr putchrior"
Here he Interrupted by HE Rev. Dr. Burnap, who
suggested from Virgil, more modest estimate OF our
'' mJLltrem sequiiur baud paSSiJus e7ai. );
Some striking anecdotes followed the good feeling
hih ncrvadrs the old country in vi her ilsous
ospng one which remember, abiding to The fact that
the ROYAL Naval School at Greenwich had inserted the well
nnwn "nlIad Brother Jonathan in collection publish
cd f In, US. o! the British Navy. Nj Tupper then spoke
in warm eulogy OF the literature I" Atrrca-our poets,
statesmen historians and dvinc:; and nIoice exceedingly
I'M If sula America and Continental England We're so
n,;u,,rIv and inseparably nrcrminIrd the auorill
productions of the human mind as we'll as onund ge'her
bv the strongest lies vi and religion oI lineage laws
md nnaue He udyeItcd lo the Wise pley vi SUCH asso-
Citations as the before him, Instituted 10 Keep together
the records III the past that they may sancy the present.
and be an 10 good, or warning aglsI evil
for the future He severely commented the Vandalism OF
The national archives Washington having been burnt by
The troops under General Ross p;nyiuy hoping that II
mrh, a We been accidental and Introducing the line cs OF
Milton:
Lift not thy spear against the Muses. bower;
The great Emarhan conlueror bid spare
Tie house Pindarus, when temple and tower
Went q the ground ~
He then took OCCASION from feeling excited applaud
in suitable TERMS those who constituted IN the
embodied form societies such the present, the Yates
Sacer oi American history.
In conclusion Mr. Upper related what appeared TO hin
an in,mrnnt and interesting idea -psSuly dscoVeryas
10 the origin of our National Flag which he specially
mendeh Ia the esgaon nf the Maryland Historical So
cety He said Yesterday ! made pilgrimage 10 Mount
Vernon and exceedingly struck by the circumstances
that the ancient family coltoarms u the ustrinus Wash
ngtun consists three in the upper portion OF the
shield md three stripes in The lower portions the crest Is an
Eagles head and the sin 5alar appropriate 10 Anetl-
history:
"ESlgus acia pr"baI"
~ canno, but consider this most Interesting colnci-
dencc" said Mr. T. land well worthy of historical re-
search" Tho world may we'll cungra uae America upon
being the geographical apoIhess OF that Uaspotied
character who, while he yet lived prospeciivcly her
typical npersunation. The three stars by cnoid IN
crease have expanded nto hythes; ana The glorious L.
sue has abundany indicated every hntccc!cn, tact; and
your whole energen Eagle fully pluned il now long risen
from his cyrc and $ujnely 10 the sun OF Heaven
PRESIDENTIAL. TOUR,