Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-06-25
rRoM RICHMOND.
Irregular Correspondence Of the IntsIllEsnesF.l
RICHMOND, june 22d, ls0o.

eral weeks past, for anything OF an interesting
or exciting natUre to transpire here, that one
might suppose there was an unanimous u.sp
sition among our citizens TO essay a repiuon
~ the ,,ploits Of Rip Van Wrinkle, and thus
ascertain whether the marvellous iaclllnes o
somnoiency said to have been possessed ny
him could not be to some extent successfully
initiated and acquired, and most pFopitonsy
for this apparent disposion, do circumstance
concur and combine. have repeatedly inform
ed your readers Of late, Of the stagnation pre-
yaiiing here in everything and sincerely hoping
/ may not have occasion TO do so again, VIII
simply state that this dizziness IS yet on the IN
crease, and is now worse than ever; ana inueei,
should feel very Respondent OF making ie.
ter to-day, did not feel re.anlmatea az tpe PROS
meet of having an abundance TO write aoo1t ~
our approaching celebration of the attn OF July;
You know some persons are so very sanguihe OF
temncrnmcnt aS to be encouraged IN contehd-
ing with difficulties by very trivial clrcuinslan
ces, and frequently those things when Only yes
tertlay we regarded as insurmountaole oosiaeles
to success in an enterprise, to-day, by the
cleaning before the minds eye oil some, OF
sudden expectation, well or ill.tounded, are es-
teemed of very slight consequence, ana are
! easily overcome by vigorous efforts themselves,
| superinduced by that very expectation 30 u
| was with detachment OF the British army ~
| India on recent occasion, when, oy S'lSu'
4 hone Of succOr were prevented from SURRENDER
inc in Cespair TO the diabolical rebels until the
arrival of assistance; and so am greatly cneer,
| cd by the proximity of Independence Day,
with its attending glorious incidents ana aeci
dents will even tell you something OF what
is to happen then, though don't Imagine s s1
attempt to anticipate any OF the eVehls' "n'c"
shail relate after their occurrence
/ Durinpthe late session of the legislature,
resolution was adopted, apprOpriating sum OF
money sufficient to delray the expenses OF re-
moving the remains OF ex-Presl1ehg AAOhIUe
| from New York to this place, provided sneh re-
moyal was not objected TO by the relatives oil
the deceased or the government Of the former
city. Gov. Wise being appointed to execute
! the nlan of removal commissioned o. Jennlng
/ Wise md VIM Mnnford, Esqs., to confer. WIN
I the council of New York, and the result OF tue
negotiation was, that the remains should leave
that citv ON Saturday the Sd instant, and thus
orriv. hero ON the morning of Monday, the fifth
and i'm order that the citizens of New York may
oSist in the ceremonies of removal, the ceieDra'
Iion will occur ON the Sd instead OF the 4th,
which Ieill he Sunday. detachment OF Tue
| military of New York, appointed lot gie
| nurnosc will accompany the remains, the Ia
Tnone seventh regiment of the same city, said to
be the most perfect, in drill, organization anu
continent and altogether the finest body OF
volnnteer soldiery in the country, VIII also come
| They have chartered the splendid steamer hla
baina, to convey them here, at cost oil Slo,UuV'
! Our own military and perhaps detachments from
the display. and meeting of citizens IS TO De
held tomorrow evening TO take such steps as
| NAV he thought proper, by way oil hono'lhg
the iIIuStri0uS dead. The remains WIN De re,
| consigned to their mother GARTH IN h0liy-"oou
| cemetery. one of the most lovely and picturesque
spots in the State situated a short distance be,
vond the city lunits Immediately over the falls oil
! the James the bold and wildly roilantic scenery
/ of which is famous throughout the Union. MIR.
Monroe will have been dead u years on the APP
F,rnnching 4th of July, during all o Wnlc tl'14'
his remains nave Deen buried IN New York,
where he died, seemingly forgotten by his native
State, in the temple of whose fame he IS entl-
tied to lofty niche II Is not probable that the
remains of any other Of Virginia distinguished
sons would have been thus neglected by her
Legislature. Had the body OF Patrick Henry
been buried in the soil of a distant state, the
people of Virginia would have been clamorous
for It's transfer to its native land; the wishes OF
the masses would be constantly before leglSla
lures, and they could not have overlooked them
without encounteringa storm oil Indignation LOT
having insulted, by neglect, the remains OF tnelr
"fDregt born DemOsthenes. But what con-
trast between the popular ideas concerning
Henry and Monroe; the memory OF one they
adore as having been the very embodiment ana
"livinE light of elOQuence and inspiration, al
most another imam of fire, like Ezekiel, ana as
the motive power OF the Revolution; oil the
Iother his virtues and eXcsllencies they are
comparatively ignorant; they know ne was
President and presume him to have possessed
merits, but they value his memory not as those
who are familiar with his career. He Is per
Ehaps least known to the people of any of those
who have held the Chief Magistracy Of the Re
public, and indeed this is not strange, for there
was not much in his life or character to attract
or interest the masses; and though his meek
and humble manners could not fail to win the
hearts of all who approached him, still he an
swcred not the requirements of popular admira-
ton and awe; he had none of those brilliant
qualities which in others have flashed before the
eye of the world with nheteoric etfulgence, nor
vet is he famous as the author and introducer
Of popular measures-but to the student oil
craftsmanship, of diplomacy, he affords use
ful model; and yet more he makesa noble illus
tration of the good citizen-the just and eqnita-
bic magistrate.
The Richmond encampment of knights err
rant, to the number of fifty left the city yes
lterday on pilgrimage to Bunker Hill, and TO
visit The members of the fraternity in Boston.
A large number of persons, not members OF
that Church, attended St Peters Cathedral on
Sunday last, to hear performed and sung, a
beautiful mass recently composed by Mr.. VAL
kinns Busch, one the most eminent compos
ers in the State. The new mass is said by
Judges to be by no means unworthy of being snng
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