Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-06-16
From the Norfolk Argus, June lo.l
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This distinguished gentinman arrived in city 90
"Wednesday afternoon, il. The bua from Cherrystone,
IN route fJr Richmond. On the Portsmouth side Of
rhe he received with military honors by the
"Oid Dominion Guards Capt. Kearne. After r..
ceiyiDg and making due acknowledgment OF the at
,.ntinus of the soldiers aud citizens, he came over TO
Norfolk aud visited his brother John G. Wise, Esq,
who is 4 resident OF our city.
At night the officers Of The Portsmouth Regiment
in full uniform, under command OF Col. alton, e..
corted by the Gusrds. with sprit.s;irring band OF
music the officers Of the Norfolk Regiment and a
large body of thu citlzena of both towns. (incudiDg
puriirn Of the fair sex procssded to the Govern
or's quarters (ths Exchange, TO pay thslr respects
to him. The officers were severally introduced to
Gov. Wiss by Col. Watson, and other visitors by
their respectivn friends, and were CRESTED by the
Governor with that frank and courteous bearing
which so becomes him.
After few m nutes uf social conversation, Cover.
nor Wise complied with request made OF him; and
went out on the balcony of the Exchange where he
WAS welcomed by the large outside collection n sol.
diers and citizens with music and cheers. He ad-
dressed them at sone length in refereuce to lhu po
I:lca condition Of tho ruuG;ry a large aud the lead
ing features of q proper State policy.
He commenced by al al'usinn to the last occasion
on which he had addressed Norfolk audience, which
in the exciting State canvass ct 1893. Happily
now anilnn:es we're laid aside. The pending con
test v az over He felt himself to be the Governor
of tn. whole people, and ha would administer the
duties incumbent upon him without parila,lfy. lhe
tendency OF parties throughout the United States Wa
tn a sacfona division which gave over entire New
England with portions of other Northern States, to
tho embraces of Black B"pubicanstn
He was no slsrlnist He did not counsel inatory
whence; but he knew Of no better way 10 secure
peace home, than TO BE- prepared for war; Virginia
was deplorahy deficient in militia system suiaoie
for the times and her lofty position There were
bu. few organized volunteer companies in the State,
Will. she had $50 600 young men competent to bear
arms fifth of whom, il properly trained, would rem
der her invincibs. A militia tax Of ons dollar per
head upon the exempts, would leray all the expenses
Of training and eqnpping proud force At the
head of l.n0O such youths, he I'"uiu deiy aii
the foes Of the State both without and within.
He considered that glorious future was awaiting
the noble old Commonwealth. Let her ci'izehs pay
cheerfny for few years longer the present rates OF
rax.,ion which they had laid upon themselves. finish
her through South Side line. her Covington and Ohio
road her james River and kannwhs Improvement;
and as surely philosophers could divine me secrets
of nature in advance "f the actuai etper'i!'en' as
surey Al statcsm.n have foressen the henehcent et-
feet Of free institutions and capital rightly applied 80
surely would Virginia and the cities "f Virginia bh
flooded with prosperity by the completion o! her great
system. -.
S,a,s would be connected with the mighty Mis-is-
sipp and eventually the neghbovIng States oi on'o
Kentucky and Tennessee, ~on'd pour tneir Sas' pro-
ducts through he portals Of Virginia into t9e zap o
cum,nercs. Her hnrbors would be crowded WIN thr
keel, of foreign shipsthe streets Of her cities would
resound with the triumphant nkens of commerc,a
Independence, and her broad fields be spread WIN
plenty and prosperity.
We cannot undertake to follow tha speaker through
all the points of HE able and prophetic address. Sui
fee il to sey, that ii enthusiastically received oy
his learers and that mea OF all parties pronounced II
TO he OF the right stamp.
After Mr. Wise he'd concluded, the dining saloon OF
the Exchange WIS thrown open, and all were invited
10 enter. The tables spresd win iMli array OF
festive glnas.s and Champagne, London Dock, and
other tempting beverage. we're protusely poured
forth al about II o'c!cck the military mads their
parting salute; and the crowd adjourned with hearty
ch.ers for the Governor TIE military the cilizsne oil
Norfolk, &c, Sc.
THE DERBY RACE IN ENGLAND.-The last
En,lsh papers contain full accounts OF the great
D.rby race a, EPSON, on the 9Th ult. The London
corrs.nond.nt of thu Phsdelphis American writes ::
"Ths day was exceedingly fins, and not less than
ons hundred thousand persons wera conveyed to
Ensom D,vns about l6 miles from London, by roll!
ond svs,y sp.ries nf vehicle that can be lmag gined
fr,m m, peer. splendid iour-house drag down to
humble pony cart. the scenes along the road and
the dwn. are ' rua .ns ser the
run is not only intensely exciting, but can be irnagn.
ed rather than d, scrib.d.
The winner Of the stakes. out of a field Of three
vear old hors1s and mares numbering thirty, was
mare called Blink Bonny' tbs value of the stakes
rreedg $40 GOO; the distance run is one mile and half,
which IL accomplished in lttls over two minutes
thus This grea, race, upon which hundreds of thou
asnds of pcuods is pending, and which hundred
Thousand persons, at considerable personal expense
and some risk go to Wilt, commences and Is over as
II were in a breath. The Houses OF Parliament were
closed on that day; little nothing done on the
stock exchange, and, in short, all persons who bad
he iuc!uarioD and the means, put 10 an appearances
IN the downs at some period of The day.