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

Ia thc Dthgn,es 10 he Commercial C0Hrcrt'o".
The dinner given by the citizens of Richmond tc
,l u ...o.cs IN ,h,. S,utbcrp und South- -We.tcrr
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9eaG''"i ne" .''' owe, 'iie n's' l'ahs; a'I" ~
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'. I inL;;r', ,,,.n ,Lo ,;wn I,r, ,rhlns tha,
,,,,a ,t.,,''I7, .,, ,,I ., mi f ,L. hall ,vn
,,rd w ,,,,i'',, rr.ld ,,har of suhs,antiuls or de-
.us t IN, b,l Inv son mr. Land NJ This season of the
ynr lhn, wu, mot s;,r..J hclr, the assembly IL pro-
ir.jrp and in th, hes, order Each fable was hand
.n,n.It. Jcnru,,J viii, rruit AN, candy ryraninds
,r ,,,;n,, :, mos, i.n,,tin'r hnir tn 1hrs who had
ru,b.rrd tnr ~ pbysicaI ,s Well n. mental f.ns;
Al Lulf uu.t inur ~ clock IN. I,,crnrs met ut the
,t.rm t,hmrrb mn Hrnnd street, nud were formed in.
T., linz. hv Col. THnM,s Il. BIGGrR, Chief Marshal
who. with the assistance Of his aids Mrssrs. G. w.
Purcell and Thomas G. Roberts, marched the process
ion up Brond street to l:sth duwn 18th to MAN. and
th.nc. I, ,h, Mace ot,lIur, the Ar,norv Band dis
cour,ii. lis best music TO cnliven the column lis
march.
The hall decorated with the United States tla.
and u portrait Of General Washington on the North
end, and on the South bv two shields of stare and
stripes u. one of which was Inscribed the talisnaniC
word, ''LsXiu"i"m nuGl oT the other 'bunker flIl
a. soon rs the procession arrived in the hall. the
Delegates and invited guests, about three nuhdrcn III
number, were seated, and began m attack upon the
superb rcpa>t before them, WV. ii. MACfARLAAp'
Esq, acting MS President ana MeSSrS H. -. MI,
James Lyons, Jusrp Ii. andcrS"i' 'aeP" !i ~ ~,
II. llhAnli DR.. Archer IL. u Iaoeh anu W ~
Blair, acting n' Wee l'r'sIhents. .,,. ,., ,o-
Among the distinguished guests present. We n"'
tccd Gov WISE, Lieut.. Gov. McC"MAS, anu l-gu' Hu
W. a. webb Ch'ct Engineer, W. w "T, ms'
Assistant Engineer s.hwHru rlihiah' .Hiei i'h1c
W. Z. Wheeler: ana ihlth assistant hnS'''''' '"
W. CHy "i IN" United STATES Navy. .,o,
When the dinner was over ana the Vian'S removed en-
h"n'lclS ''Ia' ne iaa Hu'y !" Pe'.I,
courtesy, h'Spltaiity ana k'h!heSS 10 'hc -.
go strangers present. c"ch oi "no'n ~ II m;
me h"sp:ta!lt!cS ul ihc Me'rnP"'S VI I''c '' @ i
ion, ne announced inc io!o"hG' rs tne n.1t ~ ,
sentiment FePHreu ny '''e co'''''e ''' ''o '
SION: ,. ; d.,
az C"M"'c"" r"'' ""t,,'' '' ';'.', ~ d., :,
elevation "i 'ne SCUM TO thc p'nuG ,,o
He! ScoI'"Pn'o,'i Nv, III ',"i,no iL,sj,
i,;i 'iI'?t', uc.'S"''1 "'''' '''"'''
''" CT,.''oi r'.0a,, IT, of ,tor,Iord ,ha pras;.
ven. h',,h ii..'h''NN W i't - ~; ~ 'n,;,nnu,
"c&'"i Tie Com''n''""' ,eP"t'"r" W ""I J ,h
n'! SPoNo 'echn.H ~ 's''" =: va m ,o,.o ,h fnl.
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lowing A.. ,s .,,o c,o,.,
the one is Indispensable to the preservation OF the
Other
vice lle'hlehl IL Ia hkNi otcIcu 'ilc nc@""u ''S
unr toast us follows: ,..,.-
me >t"| .N"'yh'"IN aSte ps 'It s'an,s
ianncd ny Inc same WINDS ""'n:u U! .ne III
H. lrEia, ahattdb ny one spirit na "cE'' s';n,'
together, when We must, the truinpils OF war-"hiit
We can, The victories yet more renowned ot Peace
Muse by the Armory Band
Mr.. \. Is. lAGNER OF Maryland was Loudly cai!er
tor and responded. during his remarks ne was ire
quontly interrupted by long applause. but the coniu
sion III the hall was so great that we found II mposs
br 20 catch the thread OF his re!nalks.l
Inc IreSldeht Teau tne thiIu sentiment tius' ,
S2uth Car0i'na-ller successful gallHntry in al
our wa!s her lefty sngac!ty ana coqucnce have sheo
uniadinG honors on her name .Ntsic