Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1851-07-08
RICHMOND ENQUIRER.
Tuesday MORNING, July g, 1851.
INDEPENDENCE DAY.

-, o.,d i, their toasts on the 4lh OF July. In this
i, 40 ~ Yesterday said the day. delightful in temperature
went off with unusual animation. The same may oe sa
of Petersburg Norfolk Washington, Baltimore fhsoei
phia New York and other puces from when we nave eau
We read of few accidensin the large Northern ces' PRIV
duced by the explosions of rockets premature
cannon &c-but they are much inconsderaoie hah
,,oI nd remarkably So when we consider the immense
volumes of human beings pouring into public Places tue
thousands of fireworks of all descriptions, ours"ne "
mir" and the impulses of hilarty which always a'A 'e
great day in our annals.
At Washington City the day was celebrated WIN ia'Ae
solemnity and effect In the morning, zen. "a'Ae' '
acting at the request of President Fillmore WHO was
pronounced short speech at the washington n'nu'N'
on the reception of stone from Inc fehhsyHana
Society," The ceemonas at the laying OF the corner
~ of Tho new structure for the enlargement OF the capt.
ri hy rho President of the United States assisted by the
Grand LODGE of the District of Columbia in the presence OF
the heads of departments the city authorities the
chief of the army, and other principal civil ana ha'!
officers are represented as imposing The stone
having been lowered its site, Mr. Walters, archec'
of the proposed edihce, handed malet 10 the
who struck the stone, pronounced it to be lad, anu
then returned the mallet TO the archec'. MI D.
French Grand Master of the Grand Lodge then apphed
sonare compass and level and declared the work TO DC wen
done In his address 10 the Masonic Fraternity the Grand
Master said that the gav the masonic apron and ohef IN
signia used the present occasion, were aencay e
same that were used by Gen. Washington when hFelgh'
wears ago he laid the of the present capitol
From platform the poco, to which Inc Fesl-
den, and suite and the Grand Master had assembled Mr..
Webster Secretary of State pronounced an oraiion wch
occupied an hour and half. The Union says OF II:
We heard him in the celebrated debate with General nyne
,vhen the subjects of notification and secession were discus
ed and it seemed that although many years nave pass
ed that critical period there hs eeen no ang On
nE,o toFhia yl
haps on this occasion less of the animation ana action
rmpore delivery Of the easy and calm ut'eance
of the thoughts suggested the nature Of the ano
the the associations brought up by the conooh
Of our country is compared with what was @nen
Washington laid the cornerstone OF the Caplto @
seemed to be intention dwell upon any OF the party
feelings Of the day. impress any other thought on sucn
subject than what is nsepaabe from the influence OF Tue
yenerated name Of Washington in reminding all true Amer
leans of the duty of maintaining the Union ana the constr
tuition the only real security for their favored
In this part of the subject Mr. Webster was Truly eloquent
and vas most enthusiastically cheered. He seemed lot
TO have forgotten his notes. and inclined 10
the belief that he had done so more Often ms "no os
course would have been more Impressive rake as ~o
however we are of the opinion that il will be regarded as
one of his best efforts which the whole country VIII
thank him for representing thoughts mtlves and hopes
that are calculated at this particular Crisis IN our
nnaaeed 10 the love Of unon and elevate
and eparge the patriotic and aterna affections whcn con-
s,ute people There was some s'"son 10 Tue in i
erty which did not clearly understand ana WINCH per
haps might been omitted because not Calculated 10
ma esteem our country as the welcome asylum for the OPP
pressed from whatever quarter of The world they may come
The New York Herald of Saturday afternoon contains
Mr. Websters oraton which have read with pleasure
Much of 1t is statistical and ddac,cbut there are many
passages of massive inspiring eloquence. The contrast
presented by him. between the condition OF the country
when Washington laid the of the present build
inps and that of to-day abounds in valuable and striking
facts We shall eudeavor find room for the grafton OF
portions of it, when it shall appear in the Washington pa
pers revised by Mr. w.
The enthusiasm of the present celebration OF the 18th
Anniversary of American Independence, and the spirit
devotion TO tho universally breathed ore aceabe to
certain degree the disunon freaks of Mr. Rhe and his
felow.agitaors in South Carolina. Their frantic invoca.
rons to dsuuion day which shed glory on the common
cause of the conederacy we'll the vaor of South
Carolina necessarily called for expressions of devotion TO the
Union and kindness all the sisters least until future
rressons (which Heaven forbid shall force the South
take the remedy into her hands, Dir. Rhe;t and his
fellow dsunionists will find but small echo out OF South
Carolina the impassioned sentiments he uttered on
the twenty. eighth of june However Southern States
may admire the intelligence courage and gaany OF the peo-
pie South Carolina they will not be forced by the rawlings
of parizan fighter, like Mr.. Rhet, to dissolve the
Union and light up the fires of civil war, account
of what has occurred One Of the pregnant proofs Of
asha, we say we find in number Of devoted organ
of the Southern Rights" party in Georgia Mr. Rhe in
his speech on the 18th of June said in exung tones "Geor
pia Alabama and Mississippi coming. Quitman and
Mcdonald are blowing bugle in the West, which
will be heard in the extremities of Yankeedom.' In
publishing this passage which identified Mcdonald and
Qui,man with the cause Of the disunonsts of South
Carolina we remarked that, unless it repudated by
them their defeat would be unparalleled. We added that
Mr.. Rhett had done gross injustice to at least one
of these genemen-Ex- Governor McDonaid-who in his
decision of Georgia. soemnly put forth by her State Con-
yen,ion of last year. Whit predicted has about
A, the substance Of Mr. Rhets speech reached Sa
yaunah the Georgian of the most respectable journals
of the State-a warm supporter of Mcdonald, and bitter
opponent of compromises Of the Fooe and Cobb school,
whom BY the way it places the platform of mis-
chief the Enthusiasts of the Rhett and Yancey orde
strikes down thus emphacay and severely upon Mr. Rhctt
and his CONDUCTORS. Coming as does not from submis-
sons but from of the most decided opponents Of the
compromise the rebuke is sgnihcantespecaly it
fixes Georgia firmly the basis of the Union Most of
the Italics are our own
We have been inclined to think for time that the
cause which Dir. RHETT has much al heart sinking
else why do he and his followers snatch convnsvey ut the
senderest prop which their cio disunon friends this
side ths river hold to them! He is manestly striving 10
the dropping spirits of his associates by making
them believe that the Democratic and Southern Rights party
of Georgia. Alabama and Mississippi ready TO Join his
dlsunion movements Now feel constrained 10 tell him,
he laoorOg ne IS
ioOers Weaker and ceaker, day by day, il not
taken is becoming the sympathy rhic people feel for him
and them. We see, think see, that he is only fall
ing himself, but is determined to drag the friends of the
South in other States down with him. This being the case
those hitherto kindly disposed towards his party,
rapidly losing their sympathy with IT, and determining
.vtend encouragement If he and it resolved
carrying South Carolina out of the Union they try it
GEORGIA DETERMINED THAT SHALL NOT CARRY HER
and effort to do will but strengthen her re-
solution TO remain in II.
Dir. RHETT's allusion 10 Gov. McDoSALp Is most aston
ishing and fear is intended islead those whom he
addressed We know nothing in common between the poll
cy of MCDONALD and himself If indeed The latter really
thing commend IN the Of former why
does he initiate his example, by striving maintain the
Constitution and thus TO preser1e the Union Of the States
and the Rights the States? True indeed, McDoSALp and
COLLIER and TRovsDALE and QrITMAS, 'are blowing bu
gle in the West which will BE- heard in the extemes Of
ianksednm." lie, those gentlemen triumph in the four
Statss-Georgia, Alabama Mississippi and Tennessee-on
te distinct issue OF condemnation of the outrageous provis
ions o! tue adjustment scheme and will bs warning most
solemn and Impressive TO the North against future aggres
sions of the same character.
MR. CoBB'S ACCEPTANCE.