Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-06-09
A GREAT PROSPECT

We stated last week that the exercises attendant upon
the coming Commencement OF the Va. Military Institute
would be invested with great additional interest from the
presence Of Governor Wise and the erection of the bronze
statue OF Washington Il has afforded "a very high graf
ihcaon to learn that another eminent attraction will be
super added TO those before alluded to- Hon. Lawrence
Mt kett OF South Carolina has consented to address the
Literary Societies Of the Institute snd will do 80 upon
the day-the Srd Of July-on which Gov Wise de
lver his address Our citizens may well congratulate.
themselves the prospect Of rich All intellectual feast
This broad Union furnish more fascinating or
atos that Wise and Keu His bitterest opponents will
least acknowledge that the first can fai-and talk TO
some purpose too! The latteris young man, bu one
whose reputation already firmly established for genuine
cOIuence Of the highest class. We chuuced the other
day to pick up Miss Murrays book the United States
aud found that Mr. keitts name il prominently mentioned
by her that OF the most eloquent speaker whom she
heard on tbe floor Of Congress. Nor i this all lie is
man Of the right mp OF southern feeling principle and
pur Bold, fearless and able, he has made the A.
tOn harpes who incst the House of
quail before his energetic aud scathng dcnuncatios To
hear such man. at his particular juncture Of our polt-
cal affair is privileges which cannot we'll be too much
magnited and anticipate for hi audience such con
course the public days Of Lexington have never known
We never feel so much inclined 10 py those unfortt.
nate places Big Richmond Little Petersburg and ,r,c
Saunton a. about tie 9Th Of july Them when licking
ton IN blaze Of glory with her streets hrougd with
citizens AID strangers with distinguished SOUS Of the Old
Dominion aud Of other States in attendance with strains
Of martial music, aud patriotic bursts Of ortoy the
Institute graduates filling the air during the day aud mag
nihccnt fireworks Illuminating the night, the walls NJ
those unhappy towns cchoug here and there the tread
Of some solitary stragglc WHO only serves 10 render the
desolaou marked and melancholy But this c the
case ordinarily, how much greater the Our
bowel, yearn with compassion at the thought Come 40
ye unfortunate brethren Of ours leave your hot aud dusty
summer holes and breath he pure ar Of the Mountain
City. Come up big "MUlungcon," Of The Richmond
Wig, aid decamp extraordinary Of thy beloved "Gl.
zird iaDt-cOme up those noble Grccuu- o the Enuuifer
and air toy white vesturc under mountains moe inspiring
than Parsssus; up old friend of the Dispatch aud
lament the hard destiny which has carried thee from
amongst ne; M oil copperhead' Otn Petersburg
aud Haunt the COckade standard bvcy in the lace Of hsr
dccricrand come up, especially, ye wOul ueighbors Of
the Blind and Lunatc Asyums Spectators Of the won
dersof Lexington but still indicators Of the universal
supremacy Of Saunt0nt
The Alumni ofthc nstitHte 10 have grand dinner
the 81 We prJmi-e you ~ uncclsing Mort. With
the Committee Of invitation for your special bencht-iii-
deed will guarantee you seat At the festive board
And then. IN that presence conference may be held
which will throw Orion aud VALE wski Buo aud Clsr.
cndon quite into the shade and the competing claims oi
four Virginia cities be settled IN the most amica BILE
aud satisfactory manner VALLEY Star.