Washington sentinel., 1854-05-23
Washingtnn Sentinel.
CELEBRATION OF THE 18TH OF MAY,
BY THE JAMESTOWN SOCIETY OF
WASHINGTON.
Continued jrsDi Sunday

WASHANGVONs
Continued JrsDi Sanday)
When the orator of the evening had con-
cluded his address the chairman announced
the following regular toasts, which were re-
ceived with much applause:
The lsh Of Nay, 1907: The first perma.
nent Judgement of the Anglo-Saxon in the
Western World-the germ of a mighty Chris
tian empire which commands the admiration
of mankind. Music-Hail Columbia, Happy
Land. NJ
Captain John Smith: May his eminent ser
vices be always remembered, aud his virtue,
constancy, and courage, in the service of Vir-
ginia, be always initiated by the children of
the Old Dominion. Aud Lang Syne.l
The House Of Burgesses of pirgiaia Its
memory should be cherished forever, for it sus-
tanned the celebrated resolution Of Patrick
Henry, which gave the first impulse to the Reyo-
luton.
The Constitution and the Union. May the
Confederacy be made perpetual by a strict OBJ
servance of the compact by which it was formed.
lStar Spanged Banner.l
Virginia: God bless the Old Commonwealth
Wherever her children may wander on the wide
earth, they can never forget the mother which
protected their helplessness. [Carry me back
to Old Virginia.
George Washington, the noblest SON of Vir-
gi'aia: His fame is the heritage of the whole
country. Eulogy cannot portray his lofty vir-
tues, nor add to the grandeur of his character.
Hail to the Chief
Thomas Je6erson, tie author ofHe Declara
tson Of Independence, and James Madison, the
chtef architect OF the Constellation: Their names
will be fresh in the memory whilst our institu-
tions survive and gratitude abides in the heart
of our people. Presidents March.
Popular Sovereignty: The basis of the Amer
lean system. If it be destroyed the whole
edihce will fall. 1t must be shielded from yio-
lence, and curbed by the restraints OF reason,
justice, and morality. Marseilies Hymn
Popular Education: The surest bond which
can be taken of fate, is to educate the people.
The NORTH and the South: May unkindness
and distrust speedily disappear, and fanatical
sechonaiism perish forever, and be remembered
only as lesson, and warning to posterity.
Jdmestoacn and Plymouth Rock: The Caya
lier and the Puritan, founders ofa vast empire
may wicked men be no longer permitted to SOW
strife amongst their descendants.
The States Of the Union: May they ever be
blessed with peace and plenty, freedom and
security.
Pochahontas: Though daughter of the will
derness and reared amidst savage men, she
was true to the noble qualities of her sex
Shrinking and timid when danger was afar off,
she was nerved with all the courage of virtuous
resolve in the face of peril Let the toast be
dear woman.l
The CHAIRMAN-Gentlemen: hold in nv
hand letter from our respected friend, the
chosen President of this society, Thomas
Ritchie. (Applause.) We all know that he
has been and is still, / am sorry to say, con-
fined to his house by serious indisposition
That is the only cause that could prevent him
from mingling with us tonight.
w. G. W. Dunnington, esq, the recording
secretary, read the letter as follows:
WASHINGTON, May l3, 1854.
To THE CHAIRMAN
Of the jamestown Society.
Ny DEAR SIR: cannot very we'll express
the pain which | feel from being separated
from the jamestown association on this day.
When the honor of presiding over the celebra-
ton in this city was conferred upon me, had
every reason to hope that the disease with
which was afflicted would be SO far abated as
to enable me to discharge the duties of the
chair. | accepted the appointment with pride
and with pleasure But have been baff1ed in
my calculation. My disease has continued for
four months and half and am now too weak
to attend your celebration, and do the honors
OF the chair. To my inexpressible regret,
am compelled to devolve the duties of the pre-
sident upon some more competent successor.
should have been most happy in celebrat-
ing with congenial spirits, one of the most i'm
portant events which adorn the annals ofour be-
loved country. The first settlement in Virginia
constitutes, indeed, one of the most glorious
epochs in the history Of the whole human race
1t was the first in that series of great achieve
ments, which have left their imperishable foot
prints on the destiny of the world. 1t was not
confined in its consequences to this century
or to that-to that country or to this. 1t en-
braces all continents and all time. Thanks to
the genius Of Smith and his compeers-thanks
to the enterprise Of the "unerrifedr cavaliers
who sought these distant shores, the cradle of
liberty was first rocked on the banks of the
James river. The seeds that were there plant
ed have taken root; and the grain of mustard
that was then sown has fourished, and covers
in its branches all the nations Of the earth
The human mind had Just taken new wing in
Europe, under the progress of the reformation.
And this new and ample theatre was opened
for the display of its powers. But under the
auspices ofa gracious Providence, the develop
ment has been ours. 1t was the task Of our
forefathers to clear the wilderness to the rose
10 cultivate the eart1--t0 plant cltleS--to SUBJ
stitute a civilized for savage population--to
increase our numbers from few hundred to
near thirty Millions with the cooperation Of
our enterprising brethren of the north-to as
sist in spreading the arts and sciences over
the land; and above all, in founding free in
stitutions, which are the admiration of the most
distant people in the ancient world. All we
have to do is to preserve those institutions in
all their freshness and simplicity--to protect
THIS glorious Union-to watch over the true
principles of the federal Constitution as it came
from the hands Of its fathers; and increasing
days will add new strength and beauty to the
monument we have erected "Thanks to the
sold Dominion" she has discharged her dutv
to the American people. The great principles
she has maintained, the great men whom she
has contributed to the public service, the noble
advances she is now making in agriculture. in
the arts, and in internal improvements, are the
strongest evidences she can give of her pros.
perity and her fame
But why shall expatiate on these glowing
themes? The eloquent orator whom you have
selected TO deliver the annual address, will do
tha nont Il Il Al.