The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-05-20
Mr.. EVERETT AT JAMESTOWN.
FROM rBE SOUTHERN LITERARY Mxssrsarx yon "
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haerc was q very pleasant pilgrimage made las
month to the ancient site Of Jamestown-nnmhs,
VI pnstims sixteen; ladies and gentlemen: beaut
snu passioiis'n. The editor Of rhe Messenger hss
.ne sooa fortune 70 be one OF the party 10 the pa
fiosic interest, and be desires, that is "vo, a.,
ere, to make arecord Of the proceedings. W.
tns pilgrimage had been pr jecsed nearly twe,v,
,hs hs ana one OBJECT OF it was to piant ivy a,
.ne oAse OF tue cid ruin, which in former vear,
mad been hung with the rich green of a nreensr -
ne cr-eper had died out latteriy and its grscafr
orapefy had fallen away, 90 that the toe,
s.ns,e ,susppeo OF tho covering which nature had
hnoiy huug over tho favsges of time The idaa
had occurred te fair daughter of Virginia thu, !,
tue church edifice could not be rebuilt wa ,n,rh,
a. least restore the mantle which had made p,c.
esqae Its oesoiatiop; and 1t was therefore under
hef auspices that we had assembled from, d,s,ar.
points 10 perform the excurslon N'S''
| an aa noaf and quarter our little steamer had
| reached the point of jamestown Island xhas.
tnefe oeing no wharf, we came to auchoraae And
| went ashore In small boats Then m tba oId
chufcbysrd, as MIR. Pepsys would sav Thare
mosai'zing among tho tombs OF the "fDrefath.rs a,
.he hamiei," we fingered for awhile. what tim
'ue o'tos piped IN the sycamores aud tulip trees
oNetueafd the song of the worlds morning what
an unwritten poem He'd the enctosura ;n ,ha 80.
uffec9on Of nature above the ashes of the non.er.
Ia the am 'sphere of balm that reigued nnder the
suauo"y coverts OF the bnrisl grouud 10 the bright
iscss a. una Us, Ia the mutiisted marbles crumb.
iing over departed beauty and workbi placa. ,;s
"an'es.own inspire the least imaginative of per
Sous Win thoughts which dspel gaiety of d,mes.
| noI ana sporuFeness of OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES are
soa,a r.a Iu' AZ avon, nor do'they crack jokes in
/ santa Croce or the Abbey-and 90 cur p,igrims
were as pensive as MIR. Coieridge's public. whiIe
tneJ songht TO decipher the ip.crintions
| Ipou .ue .omos "fir reverepdus et honorabihis
CIon;a, S!aiI' Sa shame most worthy patriarch of
Ssiobiai days, that your monument shonld have
ueen ieit 10 The violence of the elements and the
ueeIoyiuS agency of nature, rending the most
po,uui aple memorials OF affection when these re.
1 ,na,.,d aussi'ed and uncared for. Not long will
Stone retain any record of the James.
'own oeao, II the hand If pous reverence does not
seeh repair as far as possible the cru waste Of
century oi neglect. The monu uments of Comm is-
sioh anu auditor, Blair and Ludweli, and the
1.,,. 1av Mnisn marks the resting place of honest
! "Hiiau sherwood, "a great sinner waiting for
EJoyiu resurrection" will alike utterly perish Il ON
1 the recognition of pos.erity
to visit tine ned tower hard bv min fi If ns
rloa anterior to the erection of church or grave
SON. when the st f,w settlers of the Common.
meann c'ntehdod on This very spot with the FROST
hs l.ysr ths famine. and The foe, in tne fxed re.
G ~ tnase nation. there passed up tho sELing
James the steamer Pocahoutas as if by a happy CO
iacidence TO call the age of the tender Indian
inaiuen aniiu the scenes of ner piriish life. Then
Sn. around the base of the lexer the pilgrims
p .he Ny ana the writer OF these lines, being
placed under gentle compulsion by the fair youaS
paIIo.ess pI the pilgrigsge addressed the crater
| suggested. NAN '"' SNoA'->'
4 ~ m N arn ny anna ka
| substantially as Iollews
| Mr. Thompson Ladies and Gentlemen: am ex-
a,e.ely lhaeotei to you. sir and to kind freads
| on whose behalf you have spoken for the obliging
manner In which you have been plea. ed to aude to
mg snare Ia this simple act OF comm ,moraien, and
| for the cordial welcome which you have given me
10 this sa red spot. feel that any premed lated
phrases OF acknowledgement would have mirred
the oeantiiol simplicity of the occasi on. and
Joice that we are botn here with oIhrr prepare
tion tnan tha' OF the sympathy with which We have
all united IN this tribute of respect the noble f
thers ana mo; n Re OF Virginia. 1t Is indeed SIR,
| ha lowed spot The venerabe e tower bene ath whose
shadow we stand, ard with we have sougnt to
with the dEst attempts at settlement is neverthe-
iese-f.r this conntry-of great antiq Iiiy and il
m'Ik. the spot where The first germs o. this nigh
~ Republic, now almost co-extensye with the Con.
tinent. were planted 1907 not as We have planted
these OTIS OF ivy
mot i'll the sunshine aad the smile of Heaven,
But wrapped IN whlrlwlnGs ana beairt with
foes"
The mex attempts sat settlement, need not tell
you, were those made by the Pilgrim Fathers at
fIymoutn thirteen years later, in like III amer
amidst hardships never be adequately described;
snd II Is lhd .ed With hea rtfelt satisfaction that
dutiIni soh OF New Engiand, have united v ith The
fair daughter Of Brandon; with you, sons and
dhugh ot virginia. with our friends from the
kmpisa .sste, (Nr samuel q Ugd.n ard family Of
New York. } a I'd the gentleman iron storeie pro-
vince, tar JohLstOn, OF Halifax } who has iudly
'neu s on tiis occasion in pay ing this humble til
pGte OF respect 10 the pioneers OF Nor n American
ctvl lzdlnD What memories come back TO the
nico 40 We stand on the spot " here, two hundred
our early history began to be acted out! VIVA
'oieHi d aEa tenoer lmaEes crowd upon us. as the
SHAGGY forms OF the chiValrous smith, the friend.
~ foWhaiau, the 2entio and compassionate Eoca-
hon as (whose raa. truly Christian before she was
bapEzed, figures the little steamer that has just
glanced oyer these shining waters.) present them.
se yes To the mind eyei
Happily. sir, the ivy We have planted will long
yesrs after we shall be laid ia the dust ss low a.
those whom We have now sought to honor. The
works OF nan pass. wi h himself away, but Nature
md ar tnV. lr
green plants, in continuous reprod ucton are de.
.cended from those witch fourished two centuries
and half age but the substantial bi ck walls cf the
sacient church have crumbled TO the dust. never
gam to be rast d the solid monuments ia yonder
churchyard, whih preserved for awhile the memo
Of the good and brave of other days are falling
asunder huge trees hsv' pushed their gnar led limbs
through sepul 1hrai marbles; their very fragments
are hasenlns to decay; tfcan, perisre ruin8. But
let hope that. in gene. alions 10 coms the ivy
whlcn We nave this day committed to the genial
earth will spread verGure and beauty the wall
upon which lt cilmbs; yea that in ages still distant,
20 the end of time, aud when to and ivy shsli
alike have perlshed. the great Republic, of which 1t
Plymouth
fermit me again, sir, and you dear virSinian
friends, to express the cordial satisfaction which
have felt in uniting with you on this PLEASING
zion. and to assure you that cherish il oil their
:oTce tho emotions which warm your SONS on The
venerated st il Of Jamestown.
EWhen Mr. Everett concluded this most feeling
and appropriate little speech this party repaired
the house OF Mr. GiOson the manager of the James.
town plantation. and having there refreshed them
selves they soon afterwards re-eTnbarked upon
their steamer and retu ned to the noble mansion
they had left in the morning.
In submitting to cur readers the speech of Mr..
Everett, aud describing thus imperfecty "sct Of
commemoration which will long be remembered by
those who united in Ii. cannot but enter plea
town from the encroachmants OF nature aud the
further progress Of decay. The river is gradually
gaining on the Jamestown shore, and before many
years may reach even the wall OF the cemetery.
while the unrestricted growth of trees within the
enclosure will surely push from their bases and
| main comparatively whole considerable body
Of land around the over and graveyard belongs to-
Virginia Let US enclose IT, Let US by strong safe.
spirit Of Old Mortality. clear away the redundant
growth and rubbish from the tombs freshen tbs in.
ancient Foundations Let ms preserve 40 much Of the
old brickwork of the colonial house of worship as
syst .HSandlna IN the same amer that ths runs
ti1n And as in after years the sons and daughters
Of thi, ancient Commonwealth. and the visitors
climes sh all look upon the tower wrapped in the
curtain of living green which natnre shall fashoa
the scene will bear testimony that the virginians
Of DAY were not in :ensibe to the august memo
ries Of the past.
Cosr OF CEILING PAINfINa.-Sir Peter Paul Ru-
bens received for This painting of the grand pld.
fand at tho Banqueting House. Whitehall, the sum
Of "a 900. The space covered BY this painting 10
about 400 yards, so that be was paid nearly flO
q yard. Sr-James ThorBhiil the first Fog lishmsn
who received o knighthood for bis ability in art,
was paid only f3 yard for the laborious work on
the ceiling of the Greenwich Hospital, and only
81 yard for painting the ornaments on the walls.
"The Duke OF Montague" says Sir James Thorn
hill, In his memorial to the Commissioners for
building the Hospital, "paid Monsieur Rosso for
his saloon $4,000, aud kept an extraordinary ta-
BILE for him, his friends, and servants, for two
years, while the work was doing, at an expense
estimated at $500 per annum." Signor Verrio was
paid for the whole palaces OF Windsor and Hsmp.
ton Court ceilings, sides, and backstairs, at S.