Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-05-10
STATE AND CITY NEWS,
MAYOR MOODS ADDRESS.


last night to hear the lecture Of Fernando Wood ESQ
OF N.s York In behalf of IN. vo,,, y,,, ,, -
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=, a., - ~' W "'''"""'' having introduced
M WOOL he proceeded to read his sddrs- of which we
hav" prepared b,ici sketch;
Alter /, br,.f .lI,.ion Il, ,h. ,I,,,.,. ~ a., A. =,
ton A,...c,,on mai m. yrs,,a',,;o, Nv nou"' YER
called u,,on ~, ,iJ ,h. n.,,.,,i, 49, ~ 'w =" o'"g
cr,,I 10 con.i i., the sub.c, he h,i H.. U.s., p'"
Al.,,nt., Hamilton Al. ,i,,.,,., L,1.,t''. , '
lie hal selected this topic h. aid b,c,n., ~ n. ,,
adaptation to the Objects of an. A.1,,, ~ s .
ing with it, patriotic design that IL, an ,nh, ,,.,,
L., All ia the purchase, ui uonn, v.,,,, ,',y :,
o.. ti. uriy,t. .nd ,.u,l,, -, s =,
cl,~.-i official and p.r.n.l ,I,,inn ., ~ w. 'e
self Their. uo thrne Of public ,.e,..ion so, A.
cult than that of tl. ,l,,..,,, al ,,,u;. -, 49,, -.
or r.s.ntly dec, ..,i nan, ,,, ., - ~ y,
Ia .I,,p~,,.ck a. thar .b,h IT. ,,.,, -, ~ ,
Racks aud quick sands OF plit,cal nm. With ,his 60
sri,,inr-- uI the .,ub,rr,..,,ts s,,,,,,,,l, I -,
he had lctr,i th. .,r,k,r IN n. .n,,II -
oac. To a pl,in aud candid Statement, al nj. -, -, ~
for winch he alone was responsible
liz then gave brief sketch I n ,nit,,. a. A., If .h
Ing that the age t~.lvr years when rs,r in
counting rom preparatory To "A nr,c,,,il, .I,,,,
h'' s,rpng mind and s.ug ambition had ,lry.l,, ,l
r..lv... A, a., grew ol.r M. ,,,.,,,,., !, ''''n
"a n,nd as his should not n,a,,r,. b.,. ~ 'u'
he sent to Kings (no~ Columbian C,... \, x..
wh,ii stuIcnt here. that gave ia. ir. oS
that geuus, energy aud cou,,.. winch a, .,II.
gn'"T hi after life. Nc~ Yok at t,.. pe,,,.I ,I55ll
convert To the i,ct.iu. oi tL. ,n,, -, 49,
p'oi Tor sligovcrnrueut- wac agL.t.i Ia, m. inrn.
sin; oppression Of the home government Ii,,,I,,,
not '"g IN partaking ut the spirit oT public opiuion H.
Acknowledged allegiance To England H., hal n.,
pat hrt upon any other than American soil or br,,,b
bcr than American air. Ills youthful auiiti,,
et.ly hired 10y what going az, around Inn, ,,I hxin
bic""e nnbued With, and ab-rbej ~ stlr great Gauss. he
W" r"ay T., enter the co ,-st with all THE Resumes, a.,
ms l'""r'fd. though a. yet, cinbryu mud.
Nc Wool alvcrted to speech delivered nv II,mio,,
wlch but seventeen years o- on the Gtl, OF Juy l77
al public meeting Ia New York, elect Ly Tree sun ave-
4" leu uce al ministerial authority representative. Ia
po'mc,a: convention-the first truly popular election
eve held IN that colony. aud perhap. aout the first y
hei o" tins continent entirely tree IN it, suffrage.
FROM inns inuc the people booked upon Hamilton a.
prodigy. Ills prescnce became iir-.s,l,. In ,.y...y
m"'"'" 'i Nc tind hin addressing the people attack
ing the measures at the ministry through the column. al
the "y journal that could he found sustain the csu..
""r "'srnh'"S ana d|clpI'nHg tile troops.
Ine able ESSAYS OF Hamilton in behalf constitutional
irin aud Ia opposition to Blush oppression wrr. A.,
iuiei TO- They made, he aid. a dc,p upr.s.o, Wb.,
II was discovered that the young student of King. oh
iese "o until then, had been knosn only for his 6.,y
'iu'"ee vas ne author the greatest surprise mani.
Tested ani Hamilton became the hon aud the leader ui
e o"s ~ hoerF lie NJ. at once placed In the front
ranks "i American patriots in New York whilst the whole
acknowledged the projgious intrlIect oi the Young
colI'S'hn
The speaker alluded the excitement. ,,ry i,
the popular mind preceding the revolution Ia the frst
e""h't hrt~crh the patriots aud the ministerial pttv o
'"' lNt ct March, lI11 and To the stirring events Of th,
evolution ~ ~lch Hamilton took active part Amidst
all the tunnlt, lac miinaied the Goodness at n co,,nn
mat" leader. li-rad o the unsuvcrnnbl. uAtrrm.. Ia
winch ordinary men at lii mprrimrnt aud youth wui
nave been carried, hr appeared the CONSERVATION of the
peace AMI lh" s"dhc r"ass'cr. Nc W cit-l several ~.
,eeS ~ winch Hamilton intcrposcd Ia ptutrrt, and
NE hoh violence Nor was u alone IL the capacity e.
Su'o' speaker and counsellor, that Hamilton even at hi,
AZ, Npc're'l. Astounding nucrd, -.iI Nc. W must II
seem I" Us That youth ut seventeen should combine t.
rare qualities oi "Ncrling III the discussion uf nIstr.
questions o philosophy aud 4" goveumrnt-tir capacity
u .h"rec "iti pen at almost unrqu,rd power th.
great truths "' cl' ana religious liberty. with the vet
more elective elt OF cStcmpOr'ncous ""qucnc. 1t once
really, unrnt, id'cuc and convincing; knNIrdrc q,
military hcucs-a love Tor the profession of the sll,r
seating, IN the person. the ,oss,,sinn o tl, tr
great mental energies 10y which thrones hav, ben dc
stn,ei' revolutions achieved and States established
The speaker heNt approached the interesting I..
nod III the youthful career OF lianl o,he commencement
o'i> connection with the Revolutionary army and sketch.
eel M mcnon"us services ""rn captain ola cornI,a-
Nv "r a'a''n 'n' notice o Arlington, who invited him
into hts military family Hiie-camp with the rank of
lieut. colonel, which Hamilton accepted it'll reluctance
preie'rs To await tie certain promotion which he well
Ahr" Ms success IN the hhc OF thc would command
an '' "''o" deserved his chief with Consistency aud
ae'"uo' u't nave never been surpassed. IL is well
Known sad Mr. w shat many of the dispatches aud Of
ring this relation, Scrc prepared by Hamilton In the dit
dcnce 1itat oihcet with General Conway Hamilton rem
ueri essential AID aud IN the Subsequent attempts of
caas to snPplant the cormanderinchcf he served him
with hie!ity and skill aud not only Hamilton but the
~h"lc coohy oil Ne" ork sustained linn also when his
goo, name was thus assaulted.
Tue speaker then continued the review OF the OF
y
maintained "s constant hdehty 10 his general; and drew
VIVA portrait OF The two remarkable men, who though
a'"'eu 10 cach Other presented the most skins
eo"tra~t- lie related the circumstances under which
Hamilton resigned his position OF a-ie-canp. ou the 9th
i'ol-ccunstahces at the time painful tn
s.c" a" enort, he sald, was subsequently made by
W 10 induce Hamilton 10 return TO his post but
taunton oelng DESTROYS ct an opportunity distinguish
himself ~ some position OF comnnud, averse TO re-
tu"e place presenting no hope for Advancement and
III its eha"ce Tor military distinction. Their
,r''o'S' ~ ''eh eNi,nhg ceased ioIever but the
,"e a'eeuoh ana mutual esteem remained through
'''
7, % ""''s io'o'u any sNetch OF Mr. Woods illusions To
'''' subsequent career l" the revolutionary army
~ va "' sH'"a o''Ant charge OF 'hiantry led 10y llanil
% W." que " 'ne lihcal rcdonbtS OF the enemy, that
a. u.s." ',, "'s .'," n1 o' ti 81 iorNt""n'
he next adVertrd to his services III the somevha IN
ppu osgr. OF I's-, !" which he was selected to pre-
Pe a" "p'eSs 70 Tue several state Conventions
'""e sI"e'H' convention, Tor the establishment at
g"a1InSnt From Tins action resulted the
hTen"s AZ Annapolis I'VE years aitcr-which subsequent
cmnnarrI the sIor,,,s s,I ''"v'l''" RON "'ch