Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-07-04

\ BMTMoREAS II LYNcHnuRa TonAcro FteroRY
-Rev DR.. Reese, OF Baltimore. whose recent rsit IL
onr city Is doubtless pleasantly remembered hy our
citizens in the last issue OF hi. papef the Ne lodf
Protestant, among other kindly orires Of eur people
gfyes the annexed description of visit to tle esb-
hment of Messrs lialsey 4 Booker:
There are many things counccte / with our hurried
visit of which feel disposed 10 speal But we
may not do ii now. Our columns crow ded aud
50 many interests claim our attention, that we must
Leave future reference ANYTHING al lituna except
that must say, the more If friends at
l,nchburg the better we like them And we may
add, that even the negroes pleased Us wonderfully
they seemed so happy Stepping into II tobacco
lnanufaeory-of which there n hundred in
this placethe proprietor kindly offered 10 show us
through his establishment. In of the rooms
found some thirty or forty men, boys and women bu-
SLY engaged in stripping and rolling the "noSious'
matchmaking music to every moy ement OF the body.
However much interest may have felt in
tie celebrity of their mnnipuations the chief nttrnc-
ton with u.s. was the singing oil the the whole party,
which was in excellent time. aud IT evidently CONVEX
ted toll into enjoyment Ga our making
mark to the proprietor in reference to the excellent
music of his hands, he said he would give speci
OF something little better, an Immediately
sent to another department for sam
"Sam' is fine looking man, about thirty five
years OF age with clear intelligent eountenance,
and good features. On being introduced 10 par
", he informed that we were ministers-that
an editor--and that eaitols sometimes tel What
they and hear to their readers, and therefore he
was instructed do his best, and give US specimen
oil his ability singer. "Sam was evidently lit
tie frightened, but in compliment suppose to the
clerical character CT his audience be commenced in
n very fine yoce--a better we have seldom heard
anvw here--that noble anthem, How beautiful upon
the mountains the feet OF him that hrngeth good
tidngs that publisheth peace. &c, but he had not
proceeded far, before fairly broke down, from
inability to remember the aoords. lie was compliment
tad ny and llN
though his modification what he doubtless con
sidered u failure, was quite apparent. Presently,
however, he recovered himself, and struck: to fine
congregational tune, the noble hymn
Before Jehoyahs AWFUL throne
The first two he sung s5lo, but gradually rs
he proceeded the enthusiasm seemed to pass from
to another so that fintly at first, but gradually in-
creasing in distinctness, the hands joined him, until
Mt last in full volume, burst from the whole com
pauy
DWELL crowd thy gates with thankful songs,
High as the heavens our voices raise
And earth, with her ten thousand tongues,
Shall fill thy courts with sounding praise
The effect was thrilling. "Sam9 is quite a seienti-
fc musician it appears the leader Of choir among
his colored brethren. He certainly has an unusually
fine and well cultivated voice.
After he departed, George Robert, n lad of about
sixteen or seventeen years of age, took the lead in
music OF palmer type, bnthis quagers and grace
notes gave orig nality and variation to old tunes
that made them almost new to US, and certainly they
were vastly improved in their effect. bnt hymn end
ing in II chorus "Thcn children didn't we RISE
ed to bring ont unusual enthusiasm in the performs
ers Altogether, the halt hour spent in the tobacco
warehouse of Messrs Halsey Il Booker. one OF
the most pleasant episodes in our visit to Lynch
burg
ROANOKE CoLlEGE-We regret inability to
tJ,p nIp Sol itI puf