New-York daily tribune., 1858-07-09
TIP !OBSEQUIES or MONROE ArRICH
MOND
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Ffsm Ous Osr R,porer.
RIcHxosn, July g. 1853
bloke Of yesterday with the speech Of vel
come made by Col. August a: tie banquet to the
Naiionsl Guard. tie euteitsnment was prolonged
til nesiy clock, ard there was large outp-uIinz
Ct champagne ard diruertsble eloquence Of which
nuit be ead that The wiue was better thaa TIE wit
Ihe iaiGuirg ce:emor'-" - o.. ,,..... "A l..
Fonewht: ti,'e business Of bUrsl, wee no. ca'cu-
lated to Inspire with very gay aroiss, and there
formula Of patriotic sentiment followed at s Fomtl-
o.Juiy festivals which no. distinguished for bl,ucy.
Tie C psry seemed to e. joy themselves in that social
intercourse which ,hryes best il little knots Of takers
hare and there without listening much the or.,ory
8. the erd CT the room. Among ths tois.s offered
were the following, which give you without append
irg sny sketoh of the responses partly becsuse the
speakers but mperieetly heard in their pr,uledi
tated inpromptus, and partly because ! doubt II a
very faithful report OF these efforts would greatly en-
l.yen Jour columns:
The Lacn Q M Stat-Msy The spii Of liberty Ike he rod
Of Aaron, swallow up the sPiii. Of @ RePOAded 70 By
Nee her or aai. f the mson.r in which
restored TIE bosom the mother toe Of her
fi1sisia~Hs- sons ls Pa-IIsI Sous e hs pe.rn.
'psk for themselves. Responded TO By Gov Wie prof of
7he sernfh R,gfrest q York Mghi1-Ths 6r. corps
Of the first city OF the s, STATE Of the frst
81 Col. Duryea who csiyea with ss.i enh1.s.n.
With esch ter in hohoss the memory of Pso. Whose sb.
Ear Of sbone, IN the GAYS Of patriotism responded
Of the dinner
Il is due to the reputstcn for good sodierIy con-
duct both Of the Nstcral Guard and their Virginia
entertainers, TO ssy the. while there was stint OF
Hedsck, ard perfect fTeebet Of stronger liquors,
there was Observable transgtesson on tue part OF
either Ct tie laws Of sobriety and while uphoting
the honor Of their flag they cid lot suffer themselves
TO be overcome by the isgon.
At night there was an immense assemblage OF peo-
PIE the Capitol Square. This is not open space
Of pavement es its name would imply, but pretty
little psIk Of twelve thirteen scres, in tue very
certe of the city, ard upon the hghes, point of land
in the whole country around The grounds are taste
fully laid out and have many varieties of hne shade
trees of which the liDdens the thrifty. The
Capito or State House stands in the midst of this
park ard is a building Of commanding proportions IN
very shabby condition Of succO. At one end OF the
main avenue is the Governors House, or Executive
Mansion, a coumOdious rather than a handsome ed-
fee whose elegance is to be sought in the Interior
though Is marked by extreme neatress without and
near the other end upon noble pedestal Of granite
the glorious statue OF Washington by Cra Word
his Henry aud Jefferson standing on lower platform
on either eide. Ihere IS poor effort at fountain IN
another part Of the grounds which sends up feeble
stream 0. very muddy water, scattsrs this turbid
liquid around in dirty red spray; but the Capitol
Square is extremely pleasing IN spite OF the lloertne
The grouncs were illuminated by thousands OF paper
Lanterns of various color, which hung from the trees
and swayed to and fro 10 the evening wind with an
effect such as is described in the charming
little fctiors Of Scheherazsde, and sometimes
witnessed ct Niblo's when Gabriel RsveVs
proege the fair Coumbine, soais away into the paste
board paradise, where the crimson lights shine on
golden tippiLs The fountain rubss and dia
mcnds Instead Of drops of clsyey water and the so
rays from the lanterns fell on unnumbered multi
tude of young ladies who glded under the ilumined
boughs on the arms OF their lovers and the great
brorzs horse, with its majestic rider, loOmed up
against the staIs like grand image of dreamand.
There could not have been less than ten thousand per-
sops in the square at the moment Of the highest
citemept, and while the Armory Bsnd of Richmond
discoursed some delicious music from their silver in
struments the scene reminded many stroller OF the
Champs Eyt(es the Prater at Vienna on some night
Of midsummer Over all the gates leading into the
square there were rauspsreDcies bearing appropriate
inscriptions. The gate the statue was surmouht-
ed by this