The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1852-12-10
LOCAL MATTERS.

THE Neutrality-suspicious. the damp
murky weather Of yesterday, the streets OF our
city presented their usually thriving business
aspect, and Main and Pearl streets exhibited
a motley, busting collection Of drays, dry
goods, donkeys and bpeds quite as vari-
egated, though not as attractive, as one
OF Mrs. Viglini's Paris ribbons, An'onTs
fat-faced, wooden-headed friend, and Benz
nett g. Beers rollcking sailor boy, smil-
ing benevoently from their seats at the win
dows, as if in anticipation OF the jolly Christ
mas times coming. The venerable moss-co-
yered tenements down near the county court
house seemed to have grown into a green old
age. The mud about Rockets was as thick
and as free as ever-the river ran peacefully by
the loading and discharging vessels 10 practice
at the bar-and the "blues" were at heavy
discount. Well, Christmas, time -honored and
merry, is coming, and the usual gloomy lock
ing, heavy winter rains will have 10 dry up
their tears before bright fires, joyous homes,
and old fashioned Virginia hospitality. Kriss
kringle will soon be sounding his horn about
the ears of the little ones; and presents, settling
of bills, visits, weddings and hops will engage
social and indiyi dual attention.
The LAD1Es.-Every topic that could be epito
missed, generalised aud ocalised connected with the
history, busineis parity and social characteris
tics Ct Richmond and vicinity, has been sedulously
sought after, and appropriated to the enter tanment
of our numerous city readers. Rockets has been
explored, Church and Union Hills patrolled,
shockoe Hill excavated, and the 1ourshing regions
Of the Branch" "Oregon" and Manchester" Da-
guerreotyped. In all developments thus presented,
we have family Swallowed forth the rays Of female
loneliness tina. gid, purify and besutiiy the social
atmosphere of kichmend-but the lofty elevation
of their morality and the inherent and outward
magic of their presence have ever remained mac
cessble to the descriptive powers of sacked and
booted localiz Who can gaze upon tine sun at
its meridian or paint the vivid refractions of the
rainbow As easy would it be to exhibit on paper
tee physical and intellectual graces of the daue
of Virginia's metropolis We speak thus pointedy,
and, think, truthfully, because we deem it but
right in the fuifilment of The duties of veritabe
chronclers to encourage even by feeble efforts, the
social development and elevation Of woman.
Mark her in her own native celestial sphere Of
charity But a few days since we alluded to the
Christian exertions of the Union Benevolent Soce-
IT, in healing the SICK supplying the destitute and
performing deeds of angelic love and mercy
These deeds were performed by the holy hands Of
the fairest and most exemplary ladies among us
Their example to the serner sex in visiting the dark
cranped hus OF poverty, in attention, selfsaciitice
ard un,lrng devotion to the promptinse of benevo-
lence, has been clear constant and undertaking.
Their track Of love- broad as the generosity OF their
he arts has been Ike Bunyans shining way, medi-
UNI for the descent OF heavenly influence and re-
freshment upon the cold and doubling sefshness of
earth. Thus much in regard 10 the high and holy
labors If charity ex cuted by our female friends
and acQuaintarces.
How shall we describe the cheering, purifying
influences Of their social action, portray the wiz
ming charms of their friendship and the trusting,
uurufii ed devotion of their domestic home If o
Soiteaiog By gentlel ess the harsh tempers of man.
she is found soacing the sad, encouraging the
depressed and stimulating to and lofty en-.
deavor with her Eolian tones of persuasion bid
ding the dashng sea of Bitterness that threatens to
engulph his finer sensibies be still, or calling with
the potent power and spirit Of trumpets stirring
sound to the charge against the strOaghods of vice
and immortality. VINO pen their influence, or
hold up in true lights the various phases of their
love and beneyolence? We will not attempt an
impcssib!lity. We can only ada that this humble
tribute TO the woSth the influence and the beauty of
the ladies of Richmond, was suggested by incidents
of their self devotion narrated on sunny side Of
Main street, of bright lniian summer afternoon
when their sparkling couutenances and graceful
firms gemmed that famous thoroug hfire as with
coronets and dade:=s of earthly beauty We wish
t. do them justice for past action, leaving more
minute notice OF ter present position and future
hopes and designs for another occasion,