Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1856-09-19
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hours, we reached this place uu the 10Th 'hs'' no"'
p. NJ. in attendance upon the session ui 1ho 'i""'
Division of the Sons Of Temperance OF Nhsm", ,o
The appearance of things WIS quite s!nonS Iii TI time
arrived. and it was feared we should nave 800
,f il. There were but few delegates III and
The next day, however, matters Frightened upa fmii
before the close of the session, there was Iume -, -
representation of tho Order, equalling' u nui v ,.srs
ling. in point of ability, any meeting tor se'ci" 49,,
Ii was my first trip to the town, and J n"Vo q
oyes omen to nil the curiosities and beauties II 6 no
I'm the curious department, with the exeePu" -, n WI iii,.
University aud Monticello. there seems 10
tle 10 be seen; in the aesthetic Department. ho;t /
lh.r. is Il full supply Of material. d" no, we, vs. Tace
Halter, when I say that i'll beauty of figure ~" ,n,w,,Is
and in ease and grace of manner, the Cnaf.'t ~ Ia
ladies nre unsurpassed. Ii your city girls E'an U'' nv
up hers to win laurels or husbands, they ~" "ar buv,
their best looks, | assure you. | suppose Wv" anI
heard that it was designed TO start Il larg" ria"' H..
lege here, a sort Of rival to the CnlveTany. ~,
school seems to be patterned after the kic'"'o"N III.
male Institute, and | learn that it vii! have a. ~
cprps of professors. | beieve they have h"l 49,
no,nt.d a professoress to the chair of D'hGs'" !, 49, 49,,
rnce. do hope it will be we'll filled, for allie, III ~"
has been said and written about Il polite euuo :. ,.n,
the fine aria, music, painting and what MOI, ~ % NJ
nevertheless, that the young lady who knows nj:
dition 10 all these, how to manage matters III inc Gun.
nary and washing departments, will. i'll the e""', " "nn,
the best wife and mother and be most happy an ~"
tented in her family. A female school rcsehu'nI'
in some particulars, the Lexington Institute "'" t
b, lust tne thing now for Virginia bellies. IL wuu.u'
vo.sibly, harden their delicate fingers, bt "ou'u ~
,.yitably improve their looks and lend Il 'n"'u,",
color to their checks. Judging from the me 'aa, ,a
,ainnent the delegates received, we can ha'u.' l T.;
rin. our huste.ses and their daughters dcbcIeht w '"S
RESPECT; aud we would recommend TO the s'uuSn'a ~
rh.' charlottesville Female lustitut.,' in ihe "osouo'
of a chair of Domestic Science, ~ follow me eA""n =,
ule of the Charlottesville ladies. They VIII u Z"
worthy of limitation. ..u,h,
I'M. Grand Division had a harmonious and uei'sht'
rul session.. lis debates would have done c'e''' ",
ANY legislature of the country. Simple, nervous a"u
p.rsricuous, these are the titles We si"uII "PP.s ~
th. various sDreches which We're made on Tie several
interesting TOPICS discussed; and, though l any H. ''''
perhaps ought not to say ii, l do not re'ne'nool ever
TO hive seen cougregated u calmer ana more onsr,
rat,ve body of men than WAS found here. l" syio
suct men "fanGtics' is u gross Missioner anu hilSfeP'
resemtatiOn. ,
Tn. most important action taken at this session
WIS the resolution to establish III Richmond Il '"ih-
urrance journal. 1t is TO he published under the aus
picrs of the Grand Division, ana 10 De conducted
Inv The Grand Scribr. The Grand DIVISION guar"n-
tees its publication for one year. ! have u" doaol II
sill prnve to be a handsome sheet. IL rs 10 Ne pau
lishei monthly, i'll qunrto form OF eight pages e"rh."'
81 PER annuu. The temperance men al' over t"e
State have resolved to sustain il, and 1t VIII number
among its contributors sGine Of the nbleot pens ana
riupst scholars Of the State. l sincerely nope y"'
will do your best 10 lend II encouragement, ana 'Ha'
your readers will see III the movement something
worthy Of their support. As the journal VIII "t u"
] tIcIuSlEtlS uGtUlEu III mp uh"St 'N'
much literary matter Of u genera! character: theS
may find it worth their while 10 see II aId subscribe
to il. The publishing are men Oh sthnu-
lug and influence IN their respective cou'hih'I.es'
and, indeed, in the State ut large. Ihny are Dir.
Wiley of Morgantown, the KEY. John A Br"auuS "'
charlottesville, aud Professor Lucian Minor III WI
Harrisburg. Under such auspices, aud cuidncted' a.
We know the journal will he conducted, win sl'ri'
and AGILITY, il can hardly Ian OF SUCCESS. lhos' "nT
value ripe learning and wish 10 support u healtniu'
Southern literature, will unqnrstInhaoIy give 'heir
countennnce aud encouragement to the enterprise
Our ride to Monticello was the event OF the Week
with me. had never been Ia q mountainous c'ui-
try before, aud thought when | first sa% the mnuii-
tnins, that they were but a collection OF small hills, Il
little higher than those | had been accustomed I"
about Richmond. As | looked upon them, however,
they grew upon me, and before the third day "i the
session, | began to regard them, as indeed they ar,
one OF the ioveliest aud suhHinest specimens oi IA
lures haudiwurk. The view from Monticello l. Il
charming one. Just at your ieei. lmbr'ldeu III " 'ir
Gle OF mountains, lies the little town, SET rs u gem ip IL
coruret of beauty. The entire cmaNtrS' u"u"''l'"s
and various, in it's succession of hill and valley, green
fields and waving corn, with busy husbandry, Is
spread out before you. In the far OF distance, tower up
in solemn grandeur, behind, yet above The range on
which you stand, the Blue Ridge, stretching OUT MS n
blue curtain, aud painted upon thc evening sky " "
cloud Of surprising %sp!endnr. ! could hardly realize
that these were in very deed banks ot earth, ana no
thing more. | saw them just about sunset ana Inc
scenery lacked nothing save q lake OF wa'er' Com"'
for example, TO make II a paradise ol mnrvn.iouI
beauty aud magniiiccnce. Tho place seemed built ana
planned fr the nourishing of great thoughts ana
| dc not wonder that the author OF tue Declaration
of fndeueJhence chose it rs his abode. What, with
the magniEceIce C. Haturai scenery, me painting 81
the heavens BY the sinking sun, aud the pleasant atni
aur.enblc conversation OF tao OF the lovrhest bclIcs
/ of c., | confess myself carried Completely away ana
; am only surprised that | have even Dow 20 idf recover
ed from myc charming reverie AS {" attempt thls lrIcf'p-
tjnn. Bur there was all end 10 the trip, is TO all th1ngr
ILL NIi.b tim NIL ut Dur iDiy IUucnin.u-h Inc
dicaI gentleman of the olian time, ami one ol the
surrst.fuotcd drivers in all uf neutrality-suspicious.
company returned TO the rRy refreshed aud invIgnrn-
ted ia apirits, aud numbering II new rvrrt 10 The hIs'
tury of tho past, to be recurrcd TO, and dweit upon
with pleasure III our after nVes'
M,rpir.lloi j. MISUNDERSTANDING latterly one Capt,
Levy, e.. :. n, has become proprietor oi III" place.
nd Las psiutrd il in part, and otherwise improved
i, J.Gersor,'s old clock and compass sfHi rrinalI
tbcre untouched-and The same DID Trees s"'hs 'heh
branches in the yard aud sway to the oree"es h sun.
mer and winter IA they were wont 10 u", "heh Tue 'e"'
men Of that former and greater age c"h2rega'eu pc
uno,b ,h.ir shadows. Would that We couid emile
,bsn with Immortality, and eternal viSor, that IN the
v.nrs that are to come, onr poSter:ty might nave
somewhat TO associate here with the memory OF inc
.u,.s and statesmen Of that aye. II 10 something,
however. TO look upon the SCENERY when tilry ghHed
upon, though every visible vcsllge OF Their Footsteps
!; and every familiar object of their homes should n"'e
faled aud perighed. These, the eternal h'ls' VIII al
ways endure. " r
0r course I visitad Jefiers0I's tOrnb. II 10 scarce
Iv istinpuislrable Indeed, BIZ; FOR the inscription
If the date of the death, the 9Th ot July, led l.
should not have known il. The Initials and letters ot
h;s name have completely crunblcd away, or nave
hs.n broken off, which latter, | understand, Is The
nrsc, ice of visiters there, who, wishing to ireserv"
some remembrance of their visit, invade even ue
sanctuary of tue dead tor that purpose. Inns out
rage ought not to be tolerated.
The University Rrens quitu desolate. A ley" pro-
f.ssors liuyer among the Buildings and Tit about ire
grounds, apparently llstlsas aiid Iiicondsrhed aoou'
all that il going on in the busy world. / Was pHVi-
Legged To sae the grounds by one 1t the most chaF'h'
inu moouliyhts | had ever seen. 1t looked then more
ike . fniry palace than al abode of terrestrial being;
rather, n school for bad boys.
Nv The kiudmes. Of n friend | visited the iihrnry
and the whispering gallery, and, after thar took 'hi
REGULAR trip around the rntuuda, gazing, rs VlsteTs
far the first rims must gaze, with as,onislImen; ana
d.Iirht. AT the ampiii,iIea;re uf mountains stretched
ont around them. The University library did nnt
meet my expectations. There ac a iaw rare oI
bouks among them, md some very valuable coI'"c,
,ipn.u Of scientific works, rs vel! rs works Oh general
literature, but tue library, r. a whole, IL not cninpnrh-
HE ia the library at WilIinn aud Mary. Perhaps,
nv ioulnrss tor my "a'nd mater" leu me To give III"
,,.c.rruce tn I tn. last. was gratif.d, however, :"
fear, that the University Iibrnry is Ia be- enlarged
and that g. SUI are 10 be expended just ~ ths 'ihir
IN the purchase of new books. This !in, wisely
.muluyed, will make Il valuable addition TO TINS a''
psItnrnt of the school.
SAW, for III. first time, the professor OF ancient
languages, the venerable DR.. Gessner Harrison: his
; appearance indicates even yet the possession OF grrat
yigor of body. 1t is needless to cay any thing Of MS
mind. A friend told me that he had mad. most ir'.
purtaut and valuable contributions Ia pathological
.riencc, aud the hundreds of scholars which now are
scattered throughout the land of whom are
themselves culineu, as phlologists aud granma rlana-
nrc the best evidences Of his Edclity and competency
Il. q teacher and the highest trnphica Of h.; genius
md learning. At the University bookstore, / sa~' Tor
the first tins, the Latin grammar OF this PROFOUND
. scholar, and Immediately purchased it. The 81 nee
!. have given it has sutiicrd to satisfy Inc that 1t Is "
valuable contribution 10 the critical study Of this Ian
{ guagci aud / wonder that the grammar has not orsn
sGor,ed in all the high schools and colleges ni III"
!. State. Sums Of your readers may wish TO Obtain "
! 1t is published by the Harpers and is entitled IAN
Exrnsitiun Of sn:I;e of the LHws Of the Latin Gram