Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-02-05

bis feet by th;s sentiment, and after amusing and
Instructive address OF five minutes, in which he took
strong grounds for the South, gave:
II driven to separaton-lhe Southern Republic!
bounded on tile North by the Mason aud Dixon :
| line, and on the South by the lsthmus Of Tehuane-
pee including Cuba, and all the other Islands upon
our Southern shore which threaten Afrcanzaiion.
Col. WALTER ID. BLAIR read the seventh sentiment:
| NfSsDW3-Crad.d amid fierce contentious, her III
Ant growth uobIy iulfs the infants promise. Alu.
Mr.. Tnus. D. DAY. of Missouri, was called upon to
respond To this sentiment, but the President was in
| formed that he had left the city.
DR.. Archer read the eighth sentiment:
| Tie District Of COIumJ'a--rhe battle ground for
Southern instlutons-we plant standard here:
who will desert that flag! Music.
| Mr.. ROBERT OcLD, of Georsetown responded I"
this taking high grounds for the South and the Union
lie was frequently interrupted by applause during his
| address.
| The President announced the ninth sentiment, as
| follows:
| Gor. hearv 4. IVim-The chosen navigator Of the
good ship vlrgina-In every storm the pilot will re-
member her chart, compass and nnchor-Constitu-
| ton, State Rights, Union. alusic.
! Gov. wise being present. responded in metaphor,
and WAS continually interrupted by applause. He
spoke III favor of the Union aud the rights oi the
States, and gave glowing account Of the vast re-
sources of Virginia, and what she might become, II
her people proved true to themselves. lie concluded
with toast, which we could not catch.
y.
The Lcrisiatnre "f Firrm'a-The people Of the
State, conliding in the ability talents and patriotism
of their representatives,, look To them with assured
hope TO advance the social, political and material i'll
ierest couiided to their charge .Nasic.
Lieut.. Gov. MCCUMAS called upon, and re-
sponed in m interesting address, in behalf OF Vir
gua and the South, which received with three
cheers.
The Presiden. read the eleventh sentiment:
THE JVi"i0ry-Ihe bulwark against encroach-
| tla
in the Republic that says to the tumutuous tide OF
unconstitutional! agitation, Thus far shalt thou 60
and no iarther.'-l .HYSlc
Col. T. L. PHEsroS, after repeated calls, responded
briefly, concluding with the following:
!Sinrcry-Thc institution Of the South, approved
by man and sancci by G"l-nll the pewers Of He'll
cannot prevail against it, Three cheers.
Joseph Mayo Esq, was next called out, ard gave:
Ihc CWyot R'chm0nd-In storms sh. will always
be found obeying the Commander-in Chief, right or
wrong.
The regular sentiments hcing completed, the Pre-
sdcnt offered the following volunteer:
| The Nary 81 lie EA'lrd States.
Mr.. WooD of Albemarle, responded briefly.
The sentiment being repeated, Capt WooD, Of the
| Navy, acknowledged the compliment paid 10 the arm
OF the service 10 which he was attached, and gave
union sentiment the words of which escaped us.
! Mr.. Thomas, of Fairfax after very compliment
tary address to the city of Richmond, offered the fol-
| lowing:
TIE CITY Of Richmond-The brightest gem in the
diadem OF the Old Domnlon-hcr hospitality is only
clualcd by the patriotism of her citizens
! Mr.. NAcFAELAND responded i'll eloquent terms to
this sentiment, 81 complimentary 10 the city.
Mr.. o. =. BALDWIN was next called out and deli
vered short and appropriate address in behalf of the
Union and the South which was happily received and
loudly npplauded.
Mr.. PETER V. DANIEL, Jr, gave the following sen
| timent:
THE Union and Mc Cons'i,ution-Thc body and tho
sDu-ihcir severance, Disunion cOasummatcd-
with nought remaining worthy or capable OF prescr.
vatOn.
We need not add that the juice Of the grape flowed
proiuscy during the delivery of the sentiments and
that the best feeling seemed 10 pervade all present.
About 9 O'Clock the President vacated the chair,
and the delegates began Iispcrsc to their respec
tive lodgings to sleep and dream the rare intel
lectua feast of which they had par,akcn 10 their
hearts CONTENT D1<patch
Mr.. Pcndleton, the Delegate from Giles county, is
Detained from his in the House Of Delegates by
indspostion at home.