Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-04-02
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CITY AND STATE NEWS.
Gov. W,sy's SpErcH.-At the anniversary dinner
Of the Hiberpieu Society of Richmond. given at the
ST. Charles Hotel, among the regular toaats wss tae
5;b. The Governor OF Virginia: gallant repre-
tentative of the old lady Who st prssides with her
accustomed dignity, ana that sanitary eononiton OF
Sic Ssn,pcr 7yrdnnts
Gov. Wse being loudly called for, said that he Eel.
hound 10 ackpoa lsdge that for many year ne nae
NOT nee, with so hosp,able gentleman Is 81. Fdt,
r,ck. Within the last week st. Patrick had prepared
for him a plate at three different tables. He felt
hnnored and proud that the old gentleman had
tbourbt 30 much about him. In Wsshii gton and re-
ter,purg plate. were laid for him, and there was one
for him at home. and he felt "at home" indeed 10
being mere: loud Cheers fs memo Oh OF ms nsn oI
wit reminded bin that he could not put 10
the plea Of not having timely notice TO prepare
speech. He did not prepsre one, but. BRENNAN
like trusted to The spontaneous enaSense OF DIS rs
ture on the moment Oppressed though Ireland 49,
though the s,,enpt be made to degrade ner oy tnoss
who affect TO despi.e her be sti!l loved lrelsn6 hna
20 be with Ir.bmen. Ireland is oppressed out no.
degraded Her nationality. twas tue. was gomez ou,
her distinctive sef-Irelsnd, in all the paooP!y anu
10 all the greatness OF her genius still lives IL any
should point her and say how fallen, he would say
to such, Whist other country was endowed with suen
innate vitality TO suffer 80 much and still 1--we LOT
she had been ground between the upper and net9Tt
milestone OF English add Scotch competition. ne
hinself was half Enelsh and half Scotch, by extrac
ton. bur he was all Vrgnian and whole American
Had England ever given sweeter song has shetnr
passed Ireland 10 poetry and oratoryf No AND
while Ereand's heel Was IreIande neck. she gsve
from her womb for the benefit Of BIER oppres or that
Iron Duke 70 whom in those days 30 much OF her ma
terial renown WAS due. But bl-ssed be Providence,
Columbus was born and born. TOO, for lresnd's sake
And in vha' te wa. about 10 esy now, he meant no
nolitios! auaion whatever. IF naturalization had no
other cmmendation than this mat II showso " Ire
land could not politically live, though she d'd i've ID
poetry ard the arts, yet her sons could hpe ners-
Then that in itself would be commentator enough.
When the Irshman 1rs. presents himself on tneee
shores. Brother jonathan sometimes nnas faait Ttp
him. but when he took unto np'elf wife and child
WA born to him. then hs was all that ought or could
be desired. Bring the lrsbuan here, bring the Eng
lshmau. bring the Portuguese, bring the spaniard,
bring whom you will. and then take the lrishman
from the apade up tc the tented hed, and he could
not be eIceled. He did not say that they were not
az good blood as the rish, bot be loved the rishmen
for his whole snued Gev ofion When he grasped the
hand of an Irshman wac not bra~Hy muscle alone
be felt. bat the electric telegraph from the hrert he
recollected that when he was 10 Chrl.iianaoorR, 10
Montgomery county, when he was called upon LOT nus
reasons in defence Of he naturashtinh aws ne .o,a
them $40 dig up the ltishnsn sffer whoa your coun
ty named cothe hs bones in esh, breathe INTO ms
nostrls the breath of lie, and then ask him. ana Inc
an,wer. he shall give you will be mine. lremen'
dous cheers.l Mr.. Wise then alluded to Grattan,
Curr.n Burke, and other distinguished lrishmen.-
He alluded in thrilling language to the bravery dis
played and the suherngs endured during the reVoiu
tlonary period Of '9S Ireland, and concluded by
giving -"lreland: Her emerald is set In North Anne
RIGA"
The ExposRir."-This is the title Of weekly
paper recently started a. Charlottesville by MIR D. B
Gimer, former Editor Ct the Bedford Democrat
The Exponent" is large size sheet, vel! printed
and well Oiled witt reading matter, or,g,aal dnL &C.
lecied To uas the words of our neghbor OF the "E%
sminer," we tender our beat Wishes for the success
of tbs Exponent Of correct principles"
TIE national ForspAY.-Itis stated that q pc
tition has been signed b! upwards OF one hundred
of the members Of tho Virginia Legislature, request
ing the Senators In Coner.ss from that State to I'D
voca,e tine claims Of Alexandra, as tho Llost suia
BILE place for the loosto, Of the proposed national
foundery.
The YIRslsIA BAsKs.-The Bank OF the Valley,
at Leesburg, has unanimously resolved 10 resume
epecie payments 1t gets permission from the
mother Bank at Winchester. L IL stated that the
specie payments, whenever the other Bapks of the
State agree.
CoapLrrIos OF THE Rlp.RArs.-David Bsse,t, of
Norfolk and Col. Hawkins, OF North Caroline. have
obtsinsd the contract to furnish al the granite re-
quired TO complete the RlpRans. The granis win
To taken from iusrrics Cd inc Dauville Railroad
About hve hundred thousand cable feet will be ~.
CURED The present portion Of the castle only the
foundation. When completed, II will have four tiors
OF guns and On the whole will 1t Is said, form the
most slupeoGous work Of the kind in The United
States.
FIRE AT WEST UsroS.-Quites destructive Gre Wis
tied Yves, Union last Thursday night. Eine dwelling
houses snd two stables were entirely consumed. The
fire was moo, severely felt Dy 5r james Foley, whose
lose is estimated at between Is 600 and IS 01O How
the are originated, We have not yet lesrnet
A VIRGINIA DIAxosD Mr.. G. r. Matthews, of
Virginia. has exhibited at the Cnnolnnati Times office
what he claims diamond OF the first wSter. and
the lsrgeet in the world. II basan iuoh and half OF
diameter. and nearly an i0cE OF tDcRuetB. Inc
Times says:
ut is surprisingly brilliant, particularly when
viewed by ga light Mr.. Matthew's says hs has been
offered for &24 400. Il found by the father of
Ire present posstssor in the gold mines o. b"chn2
ham county, Va. about seventy ye.rs eince. II hes
rernsined IN the rough state ever sirce. until few
week. ago when Mr.. N being satisfied by every test
that it wss in reality diamond, took it 10 New York
and had il dressed This precious gem weighs l44
carss. The Roh noo:. il ue remember, weighs out
100 carsts There have been sevsrai disuioods found
In the gold regions Of Virginia Last year found
In .ad !ocalit was sold nj Richmond for $500 y"
SrABBISs ArFnAs.-An STRAY occurred on Do
nough's ALLY. Sunday night about o'clock. between
John Trainer and Benjamin Montgomery in which
the latter received two severe cuts in The face from
SONS shcrp instrument in tho hands OF h- former.
One Of the wounds inflicted lust above the eye,
cutting through tha brow and leaving II hanging
down by thin shred the other was on one side OF
thu mouth, very severe and painful phsh. Officer
Peterson arrested Trainer soon after and placed him
in prison. Montgomery being unable to appear
against him Monday, the case was postponed.- Pc
tersb4rg Ezpress.
THE OYsTER FUEDux.-As thero aeeroe TO have
been. end st. 10 ~. muoh psrpl-xiry in regard to
the bill connected with This subject. would it not b..
adv.abls 20 instruct the Committee TO adjourn to
Old Point, with power to send not for persons aud
papers hut for ssnples Ut oysters from ell parts Of
the tundam, and especially from Horn Harhor, Back
River, Lynn haven, and Sterling Poipt' They will
be well taken care Of by Mr.. Segar, and may obtain
reliable information 10 the expectancy Of the
measure they have under consideration in fortnight
than they could n an entire aessioE in Richmond
The experiment Il worth trying If L Ia the with OF The
Committee to act under.tandngly. Norfolk Herald.
COLONIZATION SOCIETY or vIRoIEl..-From an
abstract of the annual report OF this Colonization So
cie'y OF Virginia for 1857, we copy the following
leading facts and fgnresI
The Coonifa alton Society 10 q response TO repeated
demands OF the General Assembly Of Virginia for
an asylum for FREQ negroes, &c. These demands
there bad been no Colonization Society. The Ans
riran Colonization Society was organized In January,
1917. In response to these demspds. The Presidents
Of that Society have been Judge Washington
Charles Carroll, James Madison, Henry Clay, &c
The Virginia Society's Presidents have been Judge
Marshall. Governor Tyler and Governor Floyd.
The revenue Of the Parent Society 10 1857 was
sg7 $50 IS. o. which ODO was the gilt Of sugl-
planter in Mississippi The revenue Of the Virgins
Society, in 1857, was $1,000 The emigration was
inc In Liberia which was only scarcity, such as a
incident 10 all countries, and which, in this case was
occasioned by failure Of the rice CROP and the with
drawa OF many Liberans from agriculture at busy
season to repe the aggressons of Sone hostile tribes
&c. The number of emigran:s in 1857 were 424. OF
whom l36 were from Virginia. The chief difficulty
the Society has to encounter Is the unhealthiness Of
the tropics TO emigrauta from temperate cline
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