The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-07-07

/ Since last evening considerable accessions were
made to the already crowded hotels making the
number OF visitors assembled unusually large
the fairer portion of whom ere particularly attrac
| tive.
| Early In the morning long lines of carriages and
| pedestrians could be seen vending their way to
| the institute grounds. and some time before the
hour had arrived for the public exercises to com
| mence, the large amphi theatre or court between
the Barracks and the Arsenal and the three spa.
cious ranges of stoopa in the rear of the buildings
were we'll filed with An nxious auditory. Al the
appointed time the battalion of Cadets formed, un-
der the commsnd of Major Gilham, and marched
10 the residence Of Col Smith, when, after passing
IN review, they escorted Governor Wise TO the
stand erected for the orator of the day. On the
platform were seated the Board of Visitors of ehe
institute aud Professors the Board of Trustees and
Faculty of the College. the reverend Clergy the
representative of this District in Congress, (Hon
Letcher) Hon. Mr.. Keitt. of South Carolina, and
others
The ceremonies of inauguraiing the statne of
washington were commenced by the offering up
OF fervent and eloquent prayer, by Rev. j II.
Bocock, d. d (thiI appendage was fixed by the
Trustees of the College. yesterday after which
Col Smith, the popular Superintendent of the V.
l rose aud said that it had been made his duty,
AZ II was his highest pleasure aud PRIDE TO intro
duce to the vast assemblsge his Exccllency, Henry
A. Wise
Mr.. WISE then addressed the assemblaee in
speech, the theme of which the prominent
Poiuts III puDilc anu private CUaracteE OF
WASHINGTON. very interesting part of the
Governors address was his account of the visit to
this country of HouDoN, the great sculptor of the
statue in the Capitol. which was the model of that
in bronze cast by Hubbard, and whch was about to
be exhibited to the multitude. This account gave
minute detail Of his preparations for taking his
casts from the Great Original and other matters
connected Herewith. There also consdera-
bic interest manifested by the audience when the
Governor referred to the several castings made by
the accomplished artist WM j. UUBaRD before
hr succeeded in getting the bronze statue that now
stands on its firm pedestal a perfect memorial
OF the Great and Good WASHINGTON. The ad.
dress lasted two hours and quarter.
At the conclusion of the Governors speech the
covering was removed from the statue, and as
this faithful cspy of the only perfect fac simie of
Washington was disclosed, loud huZZa went up
spontaneously from the crowd. aud the artillery
made the wekin ring with its thunder toned sslu
tati0ns.
The corps of Cadets, preceded by the Armory
band then escorted the Governor and suite to their
quarters and thus closed the exercises of this day
regret 10 say that no address will be delivered
behalf ofthe Alumni Association, io sequence
of the sudden illness of the orator
AT O'Clock the Alumni Of the Institute, with a
large humber of distinguished guests, partook of a
sum ptuous dinner at Mann's Hotel A great deal
of good liquor drank, and numerous good
speeches made At : o'clock the company
dispersed with the best feelings towards each
other and all mankind, and all thanking their for
tune that they had been permitted to share the
conviviaiiies of this brief but delgh tful season.
ALCOKEk.ON.