Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1855-03-24
DAILY lIRGINiAN.

p,ms Saturday. Fab n Is55 Tho nnui-
y,rsnrv erlrb,n,inn nf Nn.hinptnu,s Rirtbdoy
,,iyen hy the Americans in thi- civ on Tbur.dny
/ r,,ning Inst nt the SMILE Irrz .nrrs,nte1 fen.
tures of 50 sainterestinon rLnrncIern NJ IN demand n
somewhat drtn,l.d account
'rhi. wa. the first time TINT eyer Wa nshinrion's
| Rirthdny had heen celclrntcl in 50 pnhlic mnn.
nor in paris md tho privilege Ia celebrate
/ Ill.,. nninn Of "A farripner in Frnncc is seldom or
mover ATTEMPTED. moro particularly by tho citi-
2ons of n rrpublic II was doubtful whether in
,i,y nf the Int, irritntiu,, circumstances between
| France and the United States on the Cuban auos.
| ti,n, md in view of the spmpathy of the Amcr-
cans for Rn,ain. the ,,nvernmcnt or the
| diplnmntic corns would he found lending their
/ cnnntrnnncr To the frtr Yet 10 the surprise of
everybody. in nil the Grand assemblies, Cenving
out the ofliein rn unions nj the rnlleriesA which
| have taken place i, Paris siuer the season con.
mrnecd this one collected th.. lnrpcst proportion
| ,t tho diplomptir corns a. thu. Cahinrt, aud of
fine hiph official. of IN G. w rnment Erery -.
cation in Paris from thnt -, tlacrn Victoria down
/ 10 the most insirui6caut ...a- rcprrscntcd nv n
portion or all Of II. mo,nls.q-: the Cabinet was
/ ncnrlv conplete; n con~ia nhIe number of off
Ger. of the Flnperor'a ~. hold. nnd of others
/ urh IN power were prr-,ls. while the demands
from thr different f,,. i,,,4 uhns~iee for invita-
tion4 for di -tiopui.hrd ca1t.,irvlncn were more
numerous thnn the Commit. D.. felt warranted in
supplying
\ con. id,.rnbI, nnmber.f listinrnished civil
| ian. were also present In fact the fcie wns
the rrca socinl event of the ,en- sen, nnd wns the
nstaaishment of all who were present. Every one
| asked his ncighbor How is this. hni mn assem-
! blaze of Foreigners, of republicans. have been
| 0hs IL bring together more of the diplomatic
! corps, aud ot the Government officials thnn IA
crpion ut nm cmhassy, ,or nj the hotel Of "A Cabinet
| Nmistcr' There was n novelty aud IN interest in
! this question, which occupied The attention,
| doubt, of yrry ,nnny ot the guests nj the bali
! Was il reverence for the nnme of " t-hlngton,
! that brought together such collection of intcli
! gent people from all countries, md Of n shades
! of pelriea opinon Wa it curiosity to see
! frte given under such unusual circum~ ~tnnces, ,ora
curiosity to see American citizens III n mass
/ Wos tho attendance of these persons puroly
| political movement aud dictated byn desire TO
! treat tho Am, ricnn people with IA much nttcn-
| iibn mud deIicney as possible The Cabinet at
| tended without doubt at the command of tho
| Emperor. and NJ Drown de FlIuys, Minister of
| Foreign Affair, wrote to the Committee note.
begging for the particulars Of the nfnr, which
/ hc afterwards published IN til" Government
/ journal, with the highest eungiums. Whatever
/ the. explanation mny be, the occasion one
! cnlcalnted to dissipnte the coldness and the
/ alienation which recent events may have pro.
/ duecd between France and the United States;
und since this was ono of the huppy results of
the frte, II was Just and appropriate that II should
| have lken place around the altar Of the great
/ Washington-n name before which political an-
npsitics political opinions, aud nationusm dis
| appear
The ball wa brilliant. and wns remarkable on
account of the clcganco and costlinesz of the toll
! cites una the hoaufy of the Indies. The room
was decorated with the pertrnits of Washington,
| La Tnyrttc Franklin and Pierce The portrait
Of " a,bington w,,, surmonnied by painting of
! tEe American Flng. on the gold stripes of which
!