Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1858-08-02

| Tdk kE0isKsrAL UNFoRs.--In our retnaiks on thi
subject In Saturdays paper. referred 10 the soci.l IN.
quaiities. adsng from "nadcna distinctious ~ oh.,
ees TO that fraternity Of feeling and s.socison uhcl
ough, 70 exist In the Fire, Rrgaent Of virgip. youu
tser. and the same remsrks would be Applicable .,
.h'nk, TO any Other regiment similarly constituted q
iong assach company preserves Identity ali VIII 10 on
.en eeeegh bot directly aisewpi 10 nsds 10 sts.,s
10 s'.ann uemesrs az component parts Of the same
sSm,nS PftJadiess OF race and calling viii bsrin "a
shov themaeses Ne hare asi seen by the iss Of an.
proposition to adopt tho regmsntal uniform 70, mi,
reason, No we're Jed TO remark that 'updes existing
circumstances 10 are not surprised the scoo OF the
Biu.s and Gsys" by ri renee 10 the .socisI Inc
qualities, Did not Intend 10 Justify them hut to id,
cate oue Of the dmee,e' which beet any Effort 70
render the First Regiment OF Virginia Volunteers. a.
such, ta comparable. In point Of euicieucy with n.
distinguished exemplsr Of New ys..s v;,y
We could not d. Ono po-oe- July on this sub.
jet without occupying space than care 10 devote
20 lis consideration We are Tree To saw bos.y., m.
social inequalities" do not nscesAarilv proceed I,o,
naiooal disiinctops for Il would be quite possible 70
osganzs company q fotegners chose claims 10 pona
Tar regard. 10 social point Of yev, could gain
ssJ out meo ot tho regulate aias keep auo from ts
runks end, hence to form maintain nIt.r, q, ami
oa o' iorsig1sss 10 Richmsnd. shsrv th. n.iursred
Who are asis TO bear ms eon.tituts 90 email
proportion VI ths sunrs population, 10 bscom u.cs.s.y
To reax the standard OF membership maintained by cou
panic. In "bieh natieos dis,inctoas" discarded
Is does not oil COURSE necessarly follow that all or
eseo msjerity Of the should faii b,ov tbr
STANDARD" Of ~bich speak, but tho TACT IL patent 10
a. that some Of them do. and thus srise those nequ.
which viii oostsuet fraternity Of iecinR and s..o-
eiatou" in the regiment until those who recoeure din.
sesenees oil easts -i admit that rack Il but he Runea
stAmp-a mans nan Tor a that"
We are sdnouished despair Of the adoption Of
regimental uniiosm. II dve companies out OF seven
sdoPti the other t~o may ultimately "fslo~ ,mt" and
In this cay, expectation that "s expedieucy and
assir.e,y would have ovsr-beined say and every
lection that might have been raised may tbe realized
lu regard TO the Dut,h" and =. IRISH coupause, las
The pogai.ee .in persist Ia calling ihs vug,na ke.
am ~. Ss. sa,s a,,a re s.ss pleasure 10 :Sng
i've - iba ntefsts Of the regiment thaA they and
habitray display aiacrty 10 the performance any
duty r'qsired OF ih'm but she al this L. doubtless
true percvs thai Il aecs The validity Of the
iacts corfsetess 81 the vcws which have deemea
ueumoeut 90 Us TO present 10 explanation Of the para
graph paSh'Aed In s.'u'cayspsPer
Darn or JoHs y. the demise Of citizen uho
10 veil Known in ths community - ons posse.sed Of
larger share Of This worlds goods than usually falls 10 the
lot OF mao, 10 customary to record the death q
prominent citizen; tulogics paced upon him and
over his costly l. reared telling TO the
world not What be uas but ulai h- should have been
Not Co. however With tho subject OF present notice
His aas not u familiar Change as many Others
Of citizens; his humber walk in life bot we
venture that vas better known 10 this community
Or more widely esteemed amoug all casses for his sterling
n.sgny hs sesesou' nature and bis genial aos Of vi
aud good huuor than JouS D. Srira Who died SATURDAY
eseung abou, O'Clock. alter a bret iness OF the i,un
dice aud typhoid fever comblned. Poor John! Who
hat eaS nim week ego, IN all the vgor OF rudy health
would 80 soon have marked him Tor the worm aud the
dasti The deceased the original character se
have ever metz In the social circle be bad hs own pecu
liar way OF sayiog aud doing everything and all he said
aud did was to provoke smile from the mot cyn-
cal He the Yorck Ut the city though by 90 mean,
the eo"n, aud his very presence the signal sr psa
aptry and good humor IL 10 bis uitcsms did not
possees the elegance and decscy which characTx tho.e
Of Sheridan FOote Tor they the crude emsna-
tons OF nis very Dsture but they Of that which
all could understand and apprec a and which touched
the heart and siired the rsibty OF the scholar ss we'll
as the rustic. Bot he gonei No shall those lps
open to 1.-THE rich lish bogue.' the sseet German
accent which bis incomparable mimickry rendered to
perfection. No shall his voice tuned 70 Widow
haehree," or the Fine Old Irsh Grnilemun but we
trustsnd We hope do offerd tho iastdousy or
thodox shen We say-that Il ell be raised To higher
soug. and that HE conference which always bearned
with knd1es and good hunor u heneeiot IN shine viii,
n immortal rsdenee Tor though ike all Earth earthly
he vas good man aud the tears Of his uidos,
which fall like the raudrops aud the Of his
little children 1--we in number, beiievr) will bear tes
mony to the justice OF opinion. Tbs feeble effort 1l
eulogy. knos, cannot soolhs " the dull cold ear Of
DEATH but s the spontaneous tribute Of respte 70
good citizen good husbsad and father and the p,inct
OF good islloss.n Peace TO hia ashesl