The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-02-23
LOCAL MATraRa.

CxLEsRArIHa rHrs YEP .--Y sterday was
a treat day III n5ehmond f0t our citizen n6Jdierv
and vas celebfatsd BY them with uA6Nf spirit
The weather, too. was - lovely % II seuld ba AZ
sunrise the Fayette Artillery fred The usual morn
ing saiutes, In honor Of the anniversary OF the
birth day Of the immortal Washington, as the
commencement OF the celebration In the course
Of an hour after this, the Young Guard, Ca. tain
Richardson. formed into lin. Broad street, near
the railroad depot, and received their invited
guests, the Fredericksburr Gaard Capt. Porter,
who were escorted to the st Charles Hotel, and
qua tered, warm repast having been prepared
tor their reception
At II O'Clock, the first regiment of Virginia vo-
lunteers was formed on Broad street, In front OF
the City Hall, under Colonel Harrison. and march
ed to Metropolitan Hall, to hear addresses from
Rev. Moses ID. Hoge and John R. Thompson, Esq
The companies were thus placed In the line:-
fsyette Artillery, Captain Richardson, on the right
wing; then the Fredericksburg Guard, Captain
Porter Richmond Greys, Captain Elliott; Union
| Guard, Captain BilIups; Montgomery Guard,
| Captain Moore; Mechanic Guard, Lieutenant
Cousins; Eagle Infantry, Captain Munford Young
Guard, Captain Richar dson; and Virginia Rifies'
Captain Hartz, occupying the extreme ieif.
| On arriving at the church and becoming seated,
the "Cornet Band played an excellent piece Oh
music "The Star Spangled Banner" which was
happily received by the dense crowd OF ladies' ana
| gentlemen Ia the hail.
| Dr. HoGE took the stand, and briefly explained
the object of the addresses to be to awaken an III
terest In behalf of the effort made by the ladies OF
the Central Mount Vernon Association to obtain and
| perpetuate the home of Washington but said he,
| if this vast intellectual assemblage around me Is
any indication of the feelings of our people on the
SUBJECT they require no nppeals to awake their 10
| terest DIR Ii. then introduced MIR. John Il. Inomp'
| son. who In neat and handsome address of thirty
| minutes DURATION enchanted the attention OF the
| audience.
Mr. THOMPSON referred to Mount Vernon as the
home and burial place OF the immortal Washing-
Id h Iipp N o.
ladies of the Central Mount Vernon Assoc iation in
purchasing it by private contributions rather than
| by legislative appropriations. Mount Vernon
| should be public property-should be purchased
| his many virtues-and should be owned by the
State of Virginia. An effort had been made to se-
| cure it as holiday grounds-ss 9 place OF specu-
| ation. Hehoped this would never be done. Nor
was proper that the United States should own 1t,
Tor then in the event of dissolution of the Union,
which God forbid, it would be Illuminating SIGHT
to a scramble among the divided States tor the
possession of the last resting place OF the father OF
his country As soldier and statesman Virginia
would divide her claims to Washington with her
sisters of the confederacy but as christian ana
gentleman, she claimed him as her own, and must
therefore have the power OF guarding Mount Ver-
non to the end of time.
REV. M. d. HoeE followed Mr.. Thompson in a
brief address, replete with interest In the same
| subject, and was continually interrupted by ap
plause. After paying the ladies many compli.
ments, all of which were richly deserved, he urged
them to push forward in their noble enterprise,
believing that they sure to be successful In
the end
WANT of space prevented US from noticing pro
perly these addresses, and we therefore prefer to
say nothing more of them
When the speeches were concluded. the re-
dericksburg Brass Band played national air after
which the soldiers retired, were re formed into
line and marched to the capitol square, where the
usual company and regimental salutes were fired
by the artillery, infantry and rifles. The line was
again formed, and after short parade, the reei>
ment was dismissed, each company NOV ing Of to
with their guests the Fredericksburg Guard, to the
ST. Charles Hotel; the Union Guard to the United
States Hotel; the Eagle Infantry to Vongroninss
Hotel. We may be permitted to remark, in con-
clusion, that we never saw the Regiment look more
handsome, Notwithstanding the sbsence of three
companies, than on yesterday.