Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1853-02-01

From The Richmond Enquirer.
| VILLA msBuRG, January 1853.
The reader is advised of the important fact, that
my first letter for this year comes from Williams.
burg one of the most interesting spots in America
from its historic associations. At the present day,
stranger rarely eve" visits this place for the pur-
pose OF seeing what it isl his object Icing rather TO
form his opinion from its monuments and It's ruins
| as TO what it tcas one hundred years ago. Upon
his arrival he enquiries for the antiquities and Gu
riosities about the "city His attention is directed
| to various objects among which may be mentioned
| the following:
Lord DUNMoRE seventy eight years ago removed the
ammunition belonging to the Colony on board
man-of-war in York River. This building, though
100 years old is in fine state of preservation, and
| IS used rs church by the Rev. SERVANT JONES,
n respectable minister of the Baptist persuasion.
The remains of DuNMoRE's palace, consisting Of
two small brick structures that stood on the right
and left of the palace the one built for the Office,
| the other for the, guard house. CFhe palace was
| accidentally destroyed by fire in t7Sl.)
The "Oh Raleigh Tauern,' in which il is said
the first measures for the independence of the coun
try were concerted by HENRY, JEFFERSON, LEE and
their compeers nearly eighty years ago. 1t is now
occupied as house of entertainment by Mr..
SLATER. -
The Old Church, described by Rev. Huou JONES
one hundred aud twenty five years ago as "a large
strong piece OF brick work, i'll the form of cross
nicely regular and convenient, and adorned as the
best churches of London" 1t i; still the Episco-
pal Church of Williamsburg. 1t canno. now be
said, however, that it Sadorned as the best churches
IN Londcn. In Improvement it has not kent pace
with The times through which it has passed.
Church piety has been emlnently progressive in
the Old World and in the New. In less than CEN
| tury 1t has travelled from state of unpretendiug
simplicity TO one of gaudy splendor and magniii-
cence. The communicates of church such rs
Trinity i'll New York, which boasts of its millions
OF properly, would scarcely expect their prayers to
he received if offered up in the old ..mcetirg
m barc
hundred years ago.
statue of Lord BorEToURr, one of tie most
popular of o:r Colonia. Governors. The statue is
much defaced, but is considered fair Snecimru oC
sculpture. 1t was ERECTED in 1874, at the EXPENSE
OF the Colony. Last but not least in the way of
old objects may be seen, William & Mary College,
erected about one hundred and sixty years ago
These are some of the objects of historic interest
which claim the attention of the visitor to Will
Harrisburg. After hc has exhausted his curiosity in
gazing upon the ruins Of the Colonial city of Vir-
gina, he turns to Williamsburg as it is, and is de-
lighted to find living population, small it is true
III numbers, yet faithful representatives of the So
cial character and habits OF the Old Dominion
The ancient hospitality of Virginia is not extinct
here, as II most unfortunately is in many other por-
tons OF the State. Who has ever seen an up-
country visitor TO Williamsburg that did not retain
| an agreeable recollection of his trip!
| The friends of old William and Mary will be
pleased TO hear it once more has fair number of
lStudentS-from 20 to so am told. With such
claims as /: has OH Virginia and the South the
numbers ought to be greatly increased. The Pa
Guilty IS SAID TO be an able one. knew but on, of
tnetil-froleSSor "aShlngton-and he isworthy the
distinguished name he bears. With men like him
at the head OF it, this venerable institution cannot
Suiter III reputation for ability or from want of
respectable number of students.
1t is to be hoped that the Board of Visitors will
never again be guilty of the mistake of passing over
such Vlrglnian as Henry n. Washington, and of
appointing to the Presidency the Institution such
view Yorker as DR.. Hawks, known TO the people
oil the South only as the Libeller of jefferson The
most distinguished alumnus of the Institution and
| the author of the Declaration of American indie
pendence.
Speaking OF the College, am reminded of nm
anecdote connected with its origin. 1t is said that
Dr. Blair the across The waters TO solicit
oene1acfonS and charter for it, succeeded in ma
KING favorable impression in its behalf, on the
mlnu OF the Queen. She, however, requested him
to see her Attorney General, Lord Seymour. DR.
BLAIR accordingly called on his Lordship and was
lnoruhed 10 lind him unfrendly to the object of his
mission. The Attorney General said that his
country was engaged in expensive war; that its
| finances were deficient, and that he could see no
reason whatever for the expense of College i'll the
woods OF Virginia. The agent offered every aryu
nent that suggested itself to his mind in favor of
the establishment of an institution of learning here
among other things he told his lordShip that it was
very important TO have number OF the youth of
me colony educated for the ministry; for (said Dr.
b,) the colonSts have souls to be saved MS we'll MS
other people. "Souls souls!p' exclaimed Lord
seymour, "Ddmn your souls! make tobacc0!'' DR..
rankin related this anecdote, to illustrate the
tender regard OF English statesmen for the spiritual
! and temporal wants of the colonsts! rlI
| The Lunatic Asylum for Eastern Virginia has
been located IN Williamsburg. l believe it is at
present under an admirable system of ma agement
ana lkely 10 accomplish all that can be hoped for
III oehnli OF It's unfortunate inmates Through the
pollteness OF the gentlemanly Superintendent I
was conducted through the various appointments,
ana was greatly Interested in what 1 saw and
heard. had an opportunity of observing de-
Velopment OF every grade of ga mind III ruins" L
watched with interest every manifestation OIL the
part OF the patients-"from grave to pay from
lively TO severe" l was particularly struck with
an inmate helonglng to one OF father Abrahan's
trlbe-by the way, the only insane Jew ever known
| IN THIS regiOn He talked to me very familiarlv
Dut upon no other subject than those of money
Una, negroes and horses. Tue whole number Of
pauentS here at present is little upwards of 300
noticed short time ago an advertisement of
The sale OF wines belonging to the estate oil Henry
| CLAY. From Mr. CLAWS known temperance and
economy, 1t is not probable that he left large
STOCK ui the liquid poison at Ashland. Neyertbe-
less we may expect to hear of the sale of thousands
perhaps millions of gallons, Of "number one Ash
land BRANDT The remnant of twelve baskets full
o fragments from the feeding of 5000 men on five
| ioaFeS and two fishes, is one of the most noted
miracles OF the christian world. We may reasona-
bly, anticipate, rs of the greatest wonders of
Inc commercial world in modern times, that the
VINE merchants IF New York and Pennsvlvo n;o
(to whom the Ashland brands are transferred) will
have fifty thousand Oaskes full left after the sale
and consumption Of the half dozen forwarded to
them from Kentucky!
Inc democratic papers appear disposed 10 con-
cede much credit 10 the Government forthe prompt-
ness with which it has offered Col King the use
OF national vessel - convey him to Havana.
give all due credit 10 Mr.. Fillmore and hissecreta-
~ OF the Navy for their manifestations of sympa
thy IN behalf of the Vice President elect But in
my humble opinion they have no warrant whatev-
er IN the constitution, in justice or in reason for
sending him to Cuba at the expense of the nation.
Col ~ does not go out the representative OF the
government of the United States, but as a private