Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1852-08-24
THE WHIG CELEBRATION.

uSeott Leads The Coiunln-Forrard, Wings!
The Whiy papers OF this city, the Central Committee ano
indeed the whole par,Y were engaged Tor week OF "o
in pcttinp up sccebraton OF the anniversary Oh e ua
,T cop,reras San Antonio und Churuhusco Tor Friday
iob last The large type displayed in The Whie newspa
tho Ia,dnp orean-d did not fail TO attract the attention
f or, r.rson who looked at the sheet at all Inc
e,hor,auop for the Wings of Richmond and Manches'e
and o Union and Church Hills fall into line, were torcloe
and athletic "The memorable day. when, fVe years ago.
nine thousand American soldiers, acheVed Victory ov
lirty tro thousand of the oe-a victory unsurpassed III e
history of the world" TO be celebrated IN sye o'
of the Wings Of this Gibraltar. Those thlnss "nic' " ~
prunled the immortal Bolts at the Scott rauncaton o'
ing on the Capitol Square, distinguished speakers no
distance" were likewise advertised as po'oi " ' p
The procession was 10 form under the direction oi
sCo, Thomas J. Evans Chief Marshall, and MAJ oher
win McRae" and fourteen other assistant Marsals IN
d.;; ., al, hess inducements for grand ray-a multi.
ors ounornp that was strike terror 10 the souls OF
the Democracy-au advertisement was inserted 10 the
papers, announcing that "Persons desiring Transparent
trih appropriate notos can procure an etafes' %.
Committee room, Law Building, at so cents psecs Cail
any Time during The day.
We acknowledge the fact that the array oil prepaaVon
was so imposing did expect to see gfana os!
not on account of the political character OF Inc lto'c
but because it be ebulltion OF PATRIOTISM 'c'
the toes OF the country, ule iA1H@'' ~
peope who elected tho Hon. John NJ Bolts, an honorary
member of their Phanhropic Socetywas 10 De
battle in which the Americans were only nine tnousaho
md the numbers of the Mexican Society were thry'"e
housand was TO be commemoated. 1t would afford tne
Whips of Richmond an opportunity to show to the Woo
that tbsy too did not sympathize with "the ioe. W.
vi M, charge them with want OF sympathy or 'h
Nrions who offered General Scott million OF dollars u
bc their President; but if the magnitude oil the procession
E,dov NIGHT is 10 be taken indication OF ielr ga
uds TO the yctors there manifest lack oil syhpah'
for the nine thousand American soldiers engaeeu n e
,le the anniversary of which they were COMMUNICATING
We have seen TWO gentlemen who counted .0e nuu0ei
the procession One of them Whig counted them as ne
passed the Theatre He says there were fe0 @unoFe0 ~
eighty The other Democrat counted 'nem aS 'S pass.
the Universalst Church. when the ranks were 'ne u''
and he says there were three hundred and o
agree that the larger number both occasions were -.
The Wing gentleman says at least one hanoreo anu A
were boys, and considerable proportion OF 'hen u'
gears of He likewise says that he never "i'neSseo
more dsgaceful scene in his life. II was not onY u
grace the party but the procession was disgrace "
city, "0ur army terribly 10 Flanders, ou' "'e
ucoudnt hold cande to the torehlght bearers ne q
presses himself disguised with the whole affair." ana say
that no decent man should BIO willing take part IN an
thinp of the kind hereafter, unless he be assured hat
!, to be conducted In different
The tansparencies were OF the poorest sort fuss aD
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