The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1853-06-13
LOCAL MATTERS.

| ths occasion the beautiful grounds adjacent to
| Clarke,s Spring. The target firing was superb, 81
shot. out of "A entering the target Corporal Jno
Regain nut two shots side by side In the bulls eye
and the third short distance of, winning the ell
ver medal. Mr. Traylor also sent visitor to the
sociabIe coere In the select apartment Of the horn
ed animals optic. The distance was 30 yards
Tho medal was inscribed on one side With the
State arms and motto, and the words, . Forte et
6deii nil di6cite," on the reverse, Richmond
Greys, founded April 4, 1874"
1t was presented by Captain Danforth formerly
of the Eagle Infantry, with the following appro.
| pirate remarks:
In discharge of the duty which has been conferred
upon me, have the pleasure to present to you. a
member OF the Richmond Greys, this medal,
which is annually awarded to the best shot in the
Company You will be privile ged, therefore. to
wear it for the next twelve months and Il will he
distinguishing evidence OF your skill as q marks
man. IL 10 an honor to which you are justly emit.
| tied, and OF which you have reason to be proud
Proper emulation is of the best incentives to
virtue, and In military az In civil life always in
| spires to noble actions 1t will suggest then to
| your comrades, who are less fortunate. motion
tor renewed pr .ctice and for greater exertions-
| Let tnem rever be content until they win from
you this distinction. And let it be your pride to
Keep 1t, no matter what their exsrtions what their
skill. By such spirit on the part of one and all
your Company will ever continue to be an orna
ment and the pride OF the city. Acceptit and wear
1t until you lose 1t fairly.
| Major August responded handsomely In behalf
of Corporal Regen. ..
Ats o'clock, after some hippodromic sports, the
| Company and invited guests sat down to an excel
lent dinner prepared under the skiful direction of
Msjor Bruce of the Washington Hotel The cloth
having been removed, volunteer songs were given,
in obedience to the general wish, by Messrs Phillips,
Dean, Young and Eubsnk in most capital Style
The Greys can turn out a splendid quartette club
and no mistake
DR. Brown, of the Artillery, then toasted the first
regiment of Virginia Volunteers. DR. apologized
for not speaking at length, but the pun -gency of
| his table-tak made ample amends for the public
| loss.
Major August responded. He rejoiced to meet
| again with his old companions 10 arms Of their
patriotism and devotion to country, he could speak
knowingly. He was with the company when, at
the first breaking out OF the war with Mexico it ten
dered its services for twelve month to the govern
ment in response to the call for volunteers There
| were men in the company then as now who were
bound to their homes by ties of the dearest and
| most binding character, but they were willing to
sever them, turn their backs upon the delights of
the domestic hearth, and march to the defence of
their country. The President Of the U s. however,
declined their services, there being thousands of
gallant volunteers ready to enlist adjacent
the scene of war, and, therefore, better prepared
for immediate action. After while requisition
of different sort was made, namely, to enlist
soldiers for the war. TAere were many among
the company who knew how the Mexicans HAD
fought old Spain, and though beaten time after
time, returned again to the conflict They knew
this, and that the war might be prolonged for Is or
90 years. yet there was no failure on the part of the
Greys to come up to the mark He could say with
perfect truth that the Greys formed the nucleus
around which clustered one of the most magnificent
regiments that assembled on the fields of
Mexico He could say with truth, pride and plea
sure, that if that regiment had been formed ire
spect1ve OF the influence OF the Greys, il wOad not
have compared with the one that did CO. He had
watched, with feelings of interest. the course of
this company from the time since his connection
with them had been withdrawn az Lieutenant, and
he hailed its prosperity with the utmost satsfa cton
In concluding, he hoped he would be pardoned for
introducing the new company of the LIST regiment.
He would give
The Neto Company, the Mechanics Guard-We
| welcome them 10 our military family, and wish
them abundant prosperity.
Leuts Moles and Hicks, of the Mechanics Guard,
happily responded. They toasted with the u.mos,
pleasure the Greys, wishing them the utmost sue
| cess.
DR. Wilson, also of the Mechanics Guard, was
called up.
In reply he remarked that his vocation was not
to speak, but to act; but that he should always en-
deavor to do in either case, as far as his abilities
served him, that whch duty required of him. II
was singular but true fact that out of 5000 me
chanics in the city of Richmond, the Guard had
only been able TO procure some fifty odd members
/, They did not wish to take away any members from
other companies but they desired to gather in those
not connected with any other company. In stature
and appearance, he had doubt that their par AIDE
would show them to be fine looking men; all they
wanted was numbers He trusted that on some
early occasion the Mechanics Guard would be ena
bled to reciprocate the compliment of fraternity
In conclusion he toasted DR. Brown of the Fayette
Artillery.
DR. Brown briefly, but pertnently acknowledged
the compliment. and drank to the
Citizen Soldter-The Bulwark of the Republic.
Lieut. Crawford, who in the unavoidable ab.ence
of Capt Elliott, commanded the company and pre-
sided at the table, after abiding in complimer tary
terms to the necessity and power of an uncorrup,
and independent press, gave
The Press of the City of Richmond
In response to calls, Mr. Leeds, of the Dispatch
made answer.
He referred to galantry and unbought services Of
the American volunteers, and stated that il had
been his pride and delight, since bis connection with
the press, ever to advocate and advance as far az
lay In MS power tns interest and prosperity of the
citizen soldiery He should ever continue to acI
thus for the volunteers of Richmond In LOOKING
upon the frank and youthful countenances before
him, he felt that young man, it was his prveee
TO speak to them as brothers, and assure them OF
his warmest friendship and regard.
He lamented the want of encouragement given
to volunteer corps in this city-where more than
in the North such organizations were needed for
the surveillance Of slave propelty-snd hoped tn al
our City Council and citizens generally would give
the first Regiment of Virginia Volunteers some
more encouraging and substantial tokens of their
appreciation than they yet had given As to the
patriotic feelings OF the Greys he mad no question
He believed that when the siIUery locks of their
h0nored sires We're threatened with destruction by
the enemies of the Republication the races
locks OF asster maiden dear that entwned as
1t were about the heart strings of each Grey were
assalled by the ruthless hand of aa enemy-that
IN the hands of every member the steel LOCKS OF
their mussets would spring with lightning rapidly
to meet and punish the aggressor. In conclusion,
he would gives
, The Richmond Greys Distinguished for the
hlgh.tonsd, chivalrous character and gallant sol
dieriy department of It's officers and m mbers-
msy unity ever continue to be the ivy that shall
Irvine Its fragrant tendrils around the supporting
spreading tree of its power.
Captain Danforth and the various military com
panies were then appropriately toasted
| af his inut ahla st0