The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-10-05
press warmly sustains our proposition for q
grand Tournament in this city at the time Of
the Agricultural Fair. Hear it.:

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press warmly sustains our proposition for a
grand Tournament in this city at the time of
the Agricultural Fair. Hear it:
We think that even the intelligent denizens of
the metropolis would find something worthy of
their attention ia grand tournament at the State
Fair. We trust that they Will see the grand cspa-
bii,ies of the scheme and put their shoulders to it
at once The imagination throngs with pictures as
the grand collocstion OF words presents itself,
"The Great Central Consolidated Virginia Tour
nament," open to the knights OF all nations, from
Hauoyerian Slashes, and the low grounds of the
James and Appomattox, to those barbarous regions
of Western Virginis which the Dispatch tells us are
really becoming civilized, refined and chival
rous," from the spread" OF tournaments. And In
front of all-the most striking, and original, and
brilliant-see the noble s. A. B. G's advance; that
great corps of intensely national volunteers, who
with their hrigadier, defle before admiring thou
sands the thunders of the drum, and the scream
of the piercing fife. Don Quixote is there and
Sancho Panza OF illustrious memory and fame in
Barataria; and many more whose names are not
unknown to fame-jousting in honor OF their ladies
and performing many q deed of derring-do, in sim
king Arthur
who, with spear Ia rest,
From spur to plume star of tournament,
Shot through the lists at Camelot and charged
Before the eyes of ladies aud Of Kings
Let Richmond heed the invocation. Let
the Rough and Ready's grid on their grand
fathers broadswords and spur up their jack
asses. Let Don Quixotte come forth, and
Sancho Panza. Let the s. A. b. G's be here
the invited guests the Rough and Ready's
We can imagine nothing more imposing, VIC
may add, more affecting, than the con-
junction of these veterans. The meeting
of Prince Albert and Napoleon at Bou
logne was not circumstance to it. Hence
FORTH Richmond and Petersburg, like France
and England, viii be united in indissoluble
bonds.
GREYTowN.-It is apprehended that the
sending of an American force to the waters
of Greytown may lead to collision with the
British squadron there. There is no neces.
sity for such q result. When the fishery ques
ton was causing considerable excitement. an
American squadron was sent to the fishing
grounds, where strong British squadron
wn cruising, and constantly capturing Anne
rican fishing vessels. But the two fleets cot
along very peaceably and even socially, firing
nothing but champaign corks, and splitting no
blood but that of the vine. There win be NO
difficulty at Greytown, unless the British
commander asssils or insults our flag, which
is not likely. Queen Victoria cannot afford
to make an enemy of King Cotton.
RICHMOND TRADE.--We referred, yester-
day, to the fact that many Virginia mer
chants, who went on to the North this fall to
purchase their goods, have returned to Rich
mond and made their purchases here. Some
idea of the extent Of this home movement
may be formed from the fact, that at one
Richmond house, twenty merchants hare
made their purchases this fall satis6ed, after
: visit TO thA North, that they could buy bet
ter and cheaper here.
a The New. York Pines makes ! feeble
attempt 70 deny that the Wings Of New York
b We become abolitionized. Even n denv.
ing, II shows it, stupid malieni.v .e.;,..
the South. The hide Of the Ga Wh;s - i;n..
q e not g y yell, and tho long ears. ana nm
mistskeabls bray Of the abolition' S dnr an
break through eli disguise.