Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-02-26
from Richmond.

Correspondence Of the Aerdndrm Idzeae.
p,cuyoyp. Va, Feb "a. l858.-Of all the
.,,. coucourse of ~visiters upwards Of thirty
,boussnd) in attendance to witness the In
.,-ss,ipg proceedings of the celebration Of
-. inauguration Of the Washington Monu,
ON, there is hardly three hundred left. On
,s.,erday, the streets Of Richmond presented
no ,nnearauce Of i city under martial law,
Int to-day, you occasionally meet with a
,,,a,,ler 10 uniform, who, like your humble
c,,re,pondent, deserted his company to have
al opportunity of looking over the City.
,i,;ted the State Capitol for the first time,
ID uas much surprised to not CO in what
Ill ,bsmbers the Senate and House of DELI.
.,.s hold their sessions. saw our worthy
hsIsra,e, Lewis Mckenzie, esq while in the
line of Delegates, aud was gratlied TO
L.aro how high his character and reputation
.,o,d amongst the members OF both branches
# the Legislature. The room where the
R,.r1 of Aldermen meets, 10 our City,
AIexaudria.) will compare faVorably with
,,ba chambers above mentioned. | was NOR
lied As a citizen OF the Old Dominion, 70
witness such a state Of things, but Am in
bace, the day 10 not tar distant when we
viii have a State Capitol that will be the
pride and admiration OF all. l heard part OF
= speech delivered by MIR. Johnston, Of H.,
in oppor ition to the appropriation OF S6OO.O OO
for the bene6to Of the Orange and Alexandra
Railroad. His arguments could not convince
me that the money ought not 20 be appro-
prlated, and | hope they will not cOGvince the
LEGISLATURE. Ii Is destined to be one of the
greatest roads in the State. | understand
acr,on will be taken on the bill in u day or
two. ,
Oar volunteer cnpanies. the K lemen and
N,upt Vernon Guards lett here yesterday
morning for home, and | presume, ere this
reaches you. have arrived safely. They
made quite an impression 10 Richmond, by
their eentlemanly conduct and soldierly-like
hearing. The Guards made q parade only
on the morning on the 22d, and went through
a great many military eVolutions, to the
delight and admiration Of a large number OF
SPECTATORS they were afterwards taken III
charge Of by the Y,ung Guards, Of Rich
mond, and in company with the Monticello
Guards, of Charlottesville, and the Washing
ton Light Infantry, of ashlngson, escorted
into line.
The Rifemeu, also, had q dress parade, In
front of their quarters, on Monday, and
although this company has been organized
only a short time, they drilled admirably
and | heard quite a number OF compliments
paid them 10y military men who were present.
There we're a large crowd who witnessed the
drill. | was highly g~ratifed aud pleased to
hear 20 many encomiums passed upon both
Companies. Altogether my nopinionis,th that
there wero only tro Companies who could
compare with them III drilling, and those
companies were the Baltimore City Guards
and the Cadets of the Military Institute.
have been requested by both companies
10 express their warm and hearty thanks fol
the kindness aud ~hospitlbls treatment re
ceivcd on the 22l from .beir brother soldiers
10 Richmond. Most Of the Richmond comPa
MES, at their armories, had every thing (in tht
shape of eating and drinking) in profussion
and were visited during the course OF the day,
not only by cur companies but q large crowd
of others. | bave also been requested par
t~icularly by the Guards to make thelr
acknowledgements to Quartpr-M Master Johnson,
of the Young Guards of Rlcbmond, for the
generous treatment given to them, at he
house, on the morping of the 22i.
Hon. Edward Everett will deliver, at the
Theatre Tomorrow, for the benefit OF thu
Union Benevolent Society, and the Malf
Orphan Asylum, his celebrated lecture OF
Charity. lie will also repeat his GRAFTON OF
Washington at the earnest request OF the
Mount Vernon Association, on Friday even
ing. Cannot an effort be made by the citr
zens Of Alexandra to induce that distin
guisbed gentleman to rereat his GRAFTON or
Washington, in Alexandria? | hope ssct
an effort will he made. OBSERVER.