Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-05-19
.MlSCELI. .NNEOCs.
MR. EVERETT on THE MISSOURI noMAG


fsct that Mr. EVERETT has twice delivered his cee.
brs'-d GRAFTON on Washington TO crowded audiences,
in ST. Louis and thereby aided largely TO the Mount
Vernon Fund He has also pronounced his crest
Grafton before large crowds in CINCINNATI UTICA and
o.ler places. We find in the Alexandra Gazette,
tho SUM- lined reprint, from the ST. Louis Repnbcan
Of Mr.. EVERETT remarks, at the latter place; pre-
lr;nary 10 hs delivery of the WAsHINGroS address.
Although brief X will! be found full az those beauties
abG sa!ipr, points, characteristic of all the speeches 1.
the gifted speaker. We surely ought 70 enjoy the
rich feast Of his cloqueuce in The Palmetto CITY,
tCtories;oa Courier.
MR.. EVERETT AT ST Locis.
Tho 81. Ions Republican prints the remarks of
Hon. Edward Everett, preliminary to the delivery of
t- Arlington Address in that city. They are rs
follows:
Mr. President. Ladies and Gentlemen / experience
peculiar satisfaction in appearing before yVu under
tn, auspices Of the Mercantile Library Association
Of Los:s. l am old enough To remember the ces
si"a ~ Louisiana to the United States in lSO'-it IL
til. earlrst political event Of which have distinct
recollection. Your city, up TO that time, an incon
s;t-rab,s frontier settlernent-iounied IN the last
cvn:ury by enterprising, sagacious ana tar aeeing
i1-u principally Tor the purpose OF carrying on the
insn trade, subject TO foreign jurisdiction. III &
--mcfe f,r-ign colony. 1t was ." 81" soil OF the
American continent; but had nothing Else in c"in,nou
"ita me Quilted Sta;.s from which indeed Il was :. p
srsr. bv powerful independent Indian tribes. Had
]. -G been :"retold to ::e-a iaa about as high IT.
This table. q: on. o: the Boston public sch"ols-thal
should iiv. 20 zee ST. Louis city four or five n--
~ large rs Bus.on now is-,hat | should reach it by
a continuous iron road Of more than twelve hundred
ln:!es travelling the whole distance, in vehicles of
nov-I construction. moved by steam engine tina;
arriving should fnG the bank of tine live. lined for
a nile or two with vessels al nin-nse a:ze and
Strange eans.i also propelled by steam, and such
sight: both by land aud water. h Witnessed, this
morning on The Levee und-r the friendly guidance
of Nr. kennett ard Mr.. Terry, the great tides o
traffic pouring at into your streets from the four
quarters az the compassionate should come here
lit,at kItchl
in an .tifcs snd surrounded with amount o! local
accommodation equal to those OF the most prosperous
siiGl Institutions "t the Eastern cities; that should
find ia Il not only large and valuable library. but
the, the first object should see, in the ante-room.
would be one vf those marvellous Assyrian slabs
from the banks OF the Tgrls. rpecnv OF :he very
Oldest corn OF The art OF sculpture praciised by man
sU.s remaining monuments Of q people and Ian.
guege domlBaEt thrOuS ndt the East three thousand
ag" but for ages utterly past awSy, and existing
only in these strange relics while, as il To establish
most interesting contrast. the brsry room ia adorned
by on. OF the most recent and most pleasing "rea-
ton - modern ar.. Miss H"smers -Enone,) the
work OF n youthful American sculptures, u daughter
% Massachusetts; that, under these circumstances, in
this noble hall, amidst these charming floral decora-
;i"s III ia. prerei.Is OF an audience so intelligent.
and comprehen:iing 81 many ot The living flowers Oi
b-aufy ana grace which adOrn your prosperous city,
.halti nave III. privilege 20 speak nf Washington,
agi tns too, w aid of the noble effort. making to
rs,Caa his dwelling and his tomb from IN. chances
nrr vcisIitudes 10 which private properly - subject,
sad 90 place i under the permanent ;cgs ut the public
protacon-ii THIS CT the 1.-THE If il rad been foretold
to M 6!ty.iour years ago. when first board OF the
cesson of Louisiana, surely should have regarded
II PC most wild and sxtravagant dream But the
Wild dream has proved sober truth aud the crcuui-
s-an"es have mentioned but the outline of the
reality.
Hur are these remarks my friends, wholly foreign
20 the subj.c Of my address. This wondrous growth,
these astonishing changes, nave been produced by
tho introduction of louisiana into IL. Federal Union.
The character aud services of Washington Of
course among the uiter!cr efficient causes of year
prosperity q. much Of that ofthe older portions of
;he c"nfederacy. He had passed away, indeed, be
fore this vast region added to the United States
hu, every timing which he WAS and did was for al the
younger sisters Of the great political family who have
siuca entered into the great inheritance. He never
o;o-s.d your noble river, trcd your fertile soil,
hur ne aough:s were habitualy turned tothe West.
H. his youth ne carried the surveyors chain, where
scarcs anything else belonging to civilization had
preceded him-his eares. public services were on
VIVA. then The Western frontier. feel, there
;uro :: M ;ht, even these grounds. count upon
y": sympathy, not only in the special object in aid
of wliea appear before You this evening, but ON
that venrraiun for the great theme Of my address,
S,!ch s indeed common to every part OF the coun.
tcy.