The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1859-08-20
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Ayyiral " fhe Grays-- The 7ScfiI%r~ ,........
from the wars yesterday, c0SSrrd WIN d.ss
snd q scmpietsIy iaexsd oues II shey n ns2
duration. They speak in tAe most <salted
terms Of their reception and enfertainrnen II,
New Fork, and Of the kindness shown them
everywhere; end while they are delighted al
ing dear friends and kindred, they readily nd.
NIT that fair share OF affection was Jeff = tn
their brother soldiers Of the famous ssSeye III
Regiment to whose unsiring exertions fhey
were indebted for the most agreeable visit that
soldiers ever paid. 80
AT half-past O'Clock yesterday afternoon
the Central train arrived, and the Grays. u n
ger Capt. ELLIOTT, were. .sHceived by asquad
away under Corporal Abbott, and escorted
TO their parade ground on Bank street in front
OF the Custom House, where they were dis-
missed, each member giving three hearty cheers
ing the ground. 80
On Wednesday last, while in New York the
Grays were excused from military cntv. and
spent the day In s.siEht-seeing'' Col. Leffarts.
officers, accompanied Capt Elliott and nnern.
beTs OF his command, to Greenwood Cemetery
where they passed pleasant time in vie v ins
the scenery and monuments. Other members
Wis. visited Hoboken: and enjoyed the privilege Of
witnessing match game Between rival base
ball clabs-while others yisiteei&he places Of
interest 70 them in the citS and passed the
day 70 pleasant mensessy 8A1ry. Gray being
Kindly received and Hospitality entertained IN
all with whom they came iii contact
On Thursday, the Grays left for home. and
We're escorted to the place OF emharkation by
the Sd and d7thcompanies, National Guard. nm
der the command of Capt. Price. Before the
moment for starting, and when the last sgood
bye'' was being said, Grayss and Guard ex-
changed 81 belt plates and other remembran.
GERS. and wishes Of pleasant trip and sssafe
return" home were only drowned by the deaf.
ening cheers that went up from the soldiers
and the multitude, as the visitors commenced
their return. - 80
Arriving at Philadelphia, Thursday night.
the National Guard of that city were rrepared
to refresh the Grays on their Journey. and
though the stay at that place was exceedingly
Drlef, yet 1t was sufficiently long for the SOL
dlers' car to be literally packed with melons.
wines and sandwiches, on which the Grays
Seeing the command somewhat smaller than
when 1T lett here, we made enquiry, and
learned that about twenty members had been
left in New York. Philadelphiaand Baltimore.
to attend to matters of business and visit kin
dred and friends. Mayor MAYO is among the
missing. BY invitation, he paid q visit to Bos-
ton, but will probably return in the course OF
a few days. |
visits. Will they not awaken q friendship be-
tween the North and the South that will bind
them more ilmly together than hooks of steel.
VIII not New York and Virginia know each
other better in the future, and knowing love
each other as sisters of a great confederacy
should Will not the sterling men of both
parties be able to crush the spirit of mad fa-
natlcism In either section, and awaken q con-
servafive spirit that will preserve from disso-
luton the glorious Union for which North
and South alike fought and bled An inter-
change OF sentiment, an awakening of patriot
ism, an arousing of love of country, should be
the fruits of these visits and result in making
ana keeping us one people, now and forever