Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-02-26


glory Of having given HIM 10 His country, may TO,
Massachusetts. uodsr the circumstances 10 which
Lave alluded, reh-c; with satisfaction that che con.
trbuted all her Influence 10 pace that noble son at
tho head OF the American armssl She ,.members,
too with interest, that the newly eected commander
assumed his high trust under the shadow OF her an
Glen; Unversity at Cambridge that. With bis head
quarters estaLshod there he held the royal army for
near twelve months beieasuey-d in Bos.on-aud
that he achieved bls first great military success from
the beighs that now command her cepal.
Some foreign writer's have denied the military tal
ent of Washington. Massachusetts knows better
Shs witnesses tie remains of the magnificent lines Of
decentralization, twelve mea in circuit in which
with raw recruits nsdsqgsely supplied for the field
without ordnance, withou. mUnitions-he held the
rOy1! forces Closely lnvsssd for near welye months
Sue 5ehods eternal monuments Of lis military skill
i'll tho heights ot Dorchester, where by magnificent
strategic coinbins;A., he earned u.ace II appeaI
10 The gallant ohieain, Gen. Swift among the great
est masters of war. a late French write. ha. said
that Washington con3 not nave led the French sr nd
army Vi lsle-,hat prodigious array moving in tbr.
teen parable! columns each ho't-!ed by tributary
Kings, ami berots:ot hundred we.s-and eot t.er.
Ill safety in Russs. do not know that any one has
right assCrt the, Or tex, or granted that he who
did great things with small means " ould NOT have
done proporiionate!y greater with ample means. At
any rate, whatever superiority NAV be claimed for
Napoleon on tho bare assumption, that ~ W.shingtou
could not have conducted bs mighty force into Rus
ala aome deduction must Do nsda from that sup--
riority for the historical fact, that Napo5on himself
could not conduct that army out Of Russia.
A. all events, cir, Washington hins-lL in whose
heroic efpossession there entered not the slightest
particle ot arrogance presumption, calmly con.
Iemplated the possibility that ne might BE- brought
into personal conflict with that dreaded N-poisna;
and in that belief accepted lha command of the Ane.
rican army in 1913. Wndr, in the expectation of a
war With our honored revolutionary ally, thea dis.
traced in her domestic counse!s, Washington was mp
pointed Lieutenant Gensra-a title and trust which
h,i., no...
any one Of her gallant sons-he more than once do.
ciared that If the enemy invaded Us, he must not be
permitted 80 much as 10 land on our chores
And IN letter to President Adams. writ
ten shortly after accepting his commisson, hs
makes the significant remark, that "the French with
whom Wa have now to contendl have adopted the
practice, with great ard astonishing success. OF ap
pointing generals Of Juvenile Years to command their
armies He had every reason TO suppose q: thai
time, and doubtless did suppose that III The event OF
French invasion, the armies of France would Esvs
been commanded by the hero Of Arcoa and Lodi, the
youngest and most successful Of these youthful gen
era's.
Sir the occasion which has brought ca together ;s
IN my Judgment, OF far greater importance and sgni
hcance than any mere popular pageant. Virgins
hss been called, and justly the mother of States ard
OF statesmen; but ths is nonor which shs shs-as
With her sister republics. From Maine - Georgia,
every one OF the old thirteen, has sent her 1ren to
lay the foundation Of new republics in the rising
West; every one Of the confederated Statee
has It's list OF the wise, the honored, and the
SraTc among its children. Blt to Virginia
aivne belongs the honor of giving birth to the one
man. whose pre.emiu-nce all acknowledge without
envy in whose fame all other States proud as fei
low countrymen TO claim share.
reJoice that in consecratng monument 20 THE
pure and bright name you have found an American
Artist eqnal to its conception ard execution. Oh.
that he could have witnessed this triumphant diy!
May s success carry consolation to the heert Of his
bereaved partner He has left behind him monu
menf TO bis own taste and genius not lees than to his
iilustrous subject And sir, when contemplate the
carS-r OF thls gifted artist FROM ts commencement 10
80 cig.' when trace him through the earlier pro
ductOns OF hs chisel; the bus.s of living contcmpo
ra-ies; the lovely idolaries of ancient my thology
Orpbeus, Ganymede, Hebe his matrrer creations the
statue OF Beethoven the group for the psdimsnt OF
the Southern wing Of the extension Of the capiio!;
tte figures OF Henry and JeifzrsoG, which sdorn tie
ascending platforms Of your great mGnumert-when
ace him 'nus risng by steady progress to the summi
OIL art ana his tane,n the nors than imperial form
aud face Ut WAaHIAGTOS-his true eye guiding h:t
cunning hand from labor 10 labor, and from triumph
to triumph, like Phidias of old, who carved the goes
and came to Jove" can almost fancy that ;he deli
cate sense was overpowered at last by lhe transcen
u..t so'is, %: tinl lnaicni,sS that the
vsloE OF tbe accomplished ,.rtst. behOdiug far
tnan the ordinary observer under the outlines and
Nn-aments-nene:rafng deeper into the mysteries OF
e1press'on-ris'ng higher, WIN .apt gazs, into the
brightest heaven Of thought, and feeling and cha.
racter, as they flow through the portals Of sense-s
-=volu;ion snccessluly conducted; Constitution
wisely framedi Government happily administered.
rayins out in each divine glance, can almost fancy
that the gifted sculptor, Ike tbs gifted poet;
Saw, and, blasted with excess of light,
Closed bis eyes m endles, night"
Sir, believe in monuments-I bsieye in them
even Us works OF sr. TO carve the speaking marble
10 mould the breathing bronze, is of the noblesi
efforts OF genius and tss:e; bet ya.,iotio
Is a far nobler work. II enbodits patriotism, truth
Qlf fail 1 kNrp to thn haot
feelings Of our naure-ani while the nOt!e work
which you have this day insugursted shall brave the
OF winter end tho heats Of summer, that brazer
arm ahali point the Inerr.Ds losd TO the welfare oi
the country more surely than any arm Of living flesh;
and ierc-r thunder than that OF the elements shsli
clo:.ie the neck of the moEEu.ental war horse, and
s;rk. terror 70 the hearts of the enemies of the Con-
s.itution and the Cuion.
Mr.. EvERETrs spee.h was followed by loud aud
long continued applause.
The next oast IN order was
Connecticut aud Michgan-S:a.es who have
como with US 10 recai. and reverence our Fathers
Virtues.
Governor HoLLEY responded to this sentiment, ard
Concluded by tile following toast.
THE L MON OF thess states, iniissoiubl- oGe and
the sc.ne, DOW and forever"
Governor bIkeAAM, of Michigan, followed with
few remarks, and gave:
The Union: It's dangers will disappear il .be pso.
p!s OF the several States will be governed by the
cuursss and be guided by the principles Of the esry
founders cf the Republic"
The next regular toast was:
New jersey: The uood of heroes oonsscIsted her
l..n' /; vas here Washington .howed himself
General"
Governor NEWELL, Of New jersey, responded 10
This :ons', aud concluded with this continent:
The State Of Virginia: For.ura;ei in possessing ali
tbs eiemr"'s of prosperity and greataess-ior upatc
IN ia hospitality and cbival-y y! her peopIs-and
i.., nnd over and ABOVE al! th:ags ese of being the
horne end birth. place of Washington"
The following toast was next read
The Home of Washington Con.ec:ated BY the
devotion end gratitude of his daughters"
The Hon WV. L. YAScEY. of Alabsna, replied 20
this toast, but We have 70: space to c;tempt OFT.
iius of hs interesting remarks.
A toast 70 tie President ard his CABINET wss re-
s2onded to- in the abseuce o: Governor FLOYD, by
Col. b. K. FLOYD Senator from Wythe, in an eloquent
manner.
JSo. RaEDoLeH TUcEER. Esq, Attorney General,
was so drawn out ard responded ia bis usual sty!e
after which the company adjourned. The occasion
s7as brilliant one, aud very much enjoyed by those
who participated. We have not room tor an outline
OF tbs speeches vi the Governors from abroad, which
should ike to give they guests; but their
toests reflect the and sentiments Of their brief
addresses.