The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-07-07
THE DINNER AT CALICO MILLS,
TOAsrs AND SPEECHES

| REGfAENT OF NEW FORK VOLga TFEBS
THE DINNER AT CALICO MILLS,
ToAsrs AND SPEECHES.
@'IlE ARCHES. NOTICES. AND ILLUMINATION
OF THE PUBLIC SQUARE, &C.
The ceremonies connected with the intarmer,
| of the Remains of President MONROE. wero ,ra,a
ana beautiful and suggestive and significant in
the highest degree. The soemnity of tho sc.pes
impaired to the late anniversary of our Nationa,
Independence the air of sabbath-day of Freedom
We give below full account of the proceedings
Vi this most interesting occasion, an occaeiou
"n''u rehuered deserved honor to the dead. and,
winch proved that the living appreciate the yir.
tues by which our institutions were founded and
are determined to preserve intact the heritage Of
liberty they have obtained for u.s. The contrast
between the simplicity of Mr. Nonroe,s life md
the pageantry of his funeral, suggested itself no
doubt, to every mind, but it was not an empty M.
geant A ceremony which brought to the sbores
OF Virginia five hundred of the best soldiers Of
New York, and arrayed them, side by side. with
the gaiiant Virginia troops, in honor of son of
'"e'"'A' Revolutionary Hero, and an American
PRESIDENT, shows that whilst Patriots and Presi.
dents of former die and moulder. the nrin-
eipies OF Patriotism, of Love of Country and of
tho Union, continue indestructible. emanat,no
from the minds and hearts of men. of North ora
south, OF East and West, more powerful than
party or section triumphant over time and change
| aud amid the darkness of the sepulchre shedding
forth brilliant illumination, and making the
night more beautiful than the day.
ARRIVAL OF TIE REMAINS IN VIRGINIA-RECEpTIeS
or THE NATIONAL GUARD.
On Sunday night last, about 10 o'clock the com.
mlttee appointed to receive the remains and their
escort, on their arrival in this State. left the
wharf at Rockets in the steamer Glen Cove Cant
Davis, for City Point, where they expected to ind
the jamestown and Ericsson. Among the marty
we're Geo. W. Munford, Secretary of State, David
j Saunders, President Of the City Council Tbos
b. Bigger, Postmaster. Judge W. Crump. Messrs
| K. o. Haskins, l.. ". Glazebrook, c. W Purcell.
Dr. Roddey and others. Upon reaching the Point,
| 1t was ascertained that the steamers had not ar.
rived there, and the committee determined TO pro
ceed on down the river to meet them.
MEETING Tbs JAMESTOWN.
About two o'clock the Ii Shts of the Jamestown
| alone, were seen twinkling in the distance y, 4
the Glen Cove stopped to tain the whereabouts
of her consort The approaching steamer came
rapidly and silently on, not even the sound Of a
voice being heard on her decks The saloon couId
be plainly seen by those on the Glen Cove draped
In mourning and the dim lights within family re.
Veaiing the shadowy outlines of the ceffin. con-
tanning the remains of the dead son. returning 90
TRANQUILITY, beneath the quiet light of the bright
stars, to be finally Inferred in the bosom, of his
mother state Capt. Davis hailed the ship and
was informed by Capt. Parrish that the Ericsson
was aground off Hog Island, about 100 miles from
this city. The Glen Cove then continued her
course, and the Jamestown speedily disappeared
in the haze which fell over the water
THE ERICssoN-sCKSEs ON BOARD
At o'clock, Monday morning, the tall,
sharp liued hull OF the Ericsson appeared fast i'm
bedded in the mud of the fats off Hog Island
Inc whistle OF the Glen Cove being answered by
the f., Capt Davis cried out in stentoran tones,
"tien Cove" Come along side" was the reply
from the vessel "Are you under way" asked
Capt. ID. "No," replied the same voice, in a tone
more of sorrow than of anger "I'm stuck fact in
where she laid, with the sentry looking down Oh
her from the bulwarks Of her tall companioD. nm
til the fierce rolling Of the drum caused two or
three hundred soldiers to pop their heads over the
side. it was a very picturesque .cene The moon
shining brightly on the water, throwing the shadow
of the steamer across the waters until her long
masts undulating, serpent-like, in their course,
reached from the ship the shore The bu ndreds 81
figures in uniform standing about the decks the
rolling of the drums echoing across the broad ex
panse Of moonlight and water and the cheerful
yoheave-ho Of the sailors, combined to make it
very interesting spectacle On board, howevor,
the quite different, as witnessed over
the bulwarks and through the little round holes
In the lower decks, called Windows. On deck th-
| military were popping up from mattresses spread
all over its surface and dashipg down stairs to
make their toilet, where they found as many more
busiiy engaged in the same operation. The affair
OF tbs toilet however, was over in less time than
it takes to write this, and one would think tina.
| the 9TH Regimen had been thoroughly drilled
| IN the matter Of putting their clothes
a. in the manual musket exercise After the
boats were lashed together, Geo W. Mppford. Ess .
| aud tho committee, went on board the Erics.or
where two or three companies were formed in linz
on the forward deck, aud four or five more were
mounted on the wheel houses bulwark, and se.,.
tered in the rigging to witness tho
| csREhoNY RECEPTION.
| Col. Duryee, commander of the regiment intro
| duced Mr. hunford to his men, and that gen,ae.
rnau, IN a clear, sonorous voice made tho folovjp.
address:
| w. have been deputed a Committee Inv the Cor-
porate Authorities snd citizens OF Richmond to re-
ceive nd welcome you to the Caritol OF our mother
Virginia hecircnmstances under when GU have
! raln nte efaI IN d..x
preston aud excite the kindest sy psthi OF our
hearts You are paving sad honors to Illus
trious de ad though his Voice is stil and Cali
give on no thanks yet mothers love Iecei,ts you
| with open arms, and nation greets you with era
| We have not been unmindful of the kindness and
| courtesy of our brethren Of New York. When this
one of Vrginias SOUS had servea in every position
hat nV eminence from which the Vir,nous anu Pure
| chine more conspicuous and brilliant. and tn Vi
ous and seifish more glaIng and odous your state
| among the purified and Illustrious And wnen he,
after having controlled millions OF public treasure,
retired TO private life In poverty and want seeking
/ the re~t which public terv,ee denes-your city re-
ceiyed him in her bosom, and he found that repose
| which he coyerted in one Of your family circles,
where fi,ial sffeotIon ministered TO his wants and
| kindsst friendship soothed bis declining years
And when, on = National Jubilee. IN the midst !
| troops were marching TO enlisenfng strains Of Ma
| tional sn,hems, and your orators and Statesmen
were anlmasing and reyivifying all with ennobiins
patriotic sentiment and high hopes and aspirations
| we're leading the gay multitude to ENJOY ment aud
/ mirth, then, when II suddenly whispered that
| the good man and virtuous Statesman had Just
breathed his last. that jubilee was turned info
mourning and grief, those rejoicings were hushtd
and still the gay battalions returned with coofs
| shrouded u the tap of the mufed drum, busy me a
paused in their career and none would be satisfied
until highest honors were decreed to the dead. nor
| nntil they were paid, with touching pathos, a. the
| funeral and the grave Therenatns wereembalmsd
| with sister tears and a \. .sters love.
| Aud now, after lapee Of years, whsn the mother
comes TO reclaim the bones Of her dead. ana asks
that they may be paImtted to repose IN her bosom.