Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1859-05-17
The Jamestown Society in Washington.

An OCCASION winch brings out (hhu upon
their legs two retired veterans ot the art
orstorical of the renown Of Philip X. Fen
dali and General Walter Jones, is surely
worth recording; and such was the jamestown
supper given at Springman's columbia
House." and which supper, by the way, WAS
really something better than the ''sumptuous
and elegant banquet" of stereotype phrase,
for it was not only good rs Il whole, but good
in all its details of individual viands, point
not always attained by caterers.
Philip K. Fendall, the president of the
society, occupied the head of the table, and Z.
". Huntington, esq, the other end.
After Springman's dainty spread of good
things had been thoroughly discussed, the
President read the Regular Toasts:
Judge O. X. Darrell offered the following
BY .. X Barrell-Iirginia and Massachu-
setts--Plymouth and Jamestown-The Pee
pie and the Pilgrims-A descendant of the
latter bow before all now around this les
tive board, and plight my faith TO do all |
can to sustain the Union. Let zealots and
fanatics wherever found be repudiatcd and
denounced, and virtue and goodness appre-
ciated rs the best boon OF Il Republic.
Mr. B.. in his remarks accompanying the
toast, made Il complimentary alluslon to Gen.
Walter, Jones, which called up that gentle
man. who was received on his rising with
lively testimonials of regard.
Gen. Jones commenced by touching allu-
sion to the decay of powers that had come
upon him, and which WAS inevitable at his
age. but that he felt terminated when his
native State was made the theme. Congrat-
ulating the members Of the society on Its
promise of solid success, he proceeded u ex-
press his utter establishment III having heard
it said that its members were aliens IA their
native State. who had forfeited the right to
manifest the enthusiastic love they feel tor
their birth place. Separations from ones
native land were inevitable. but So far from
weakening the ties of home feeling, such
separation generates species OF enthusl-
asm that sometimes becomes almost morbid,
So iervd is it. Natives OF the toughest and
most uncongenial climes are affected by this
morbid longing. Thus the Swiss. and also
the Sailor Our separation from our native
State of Virginia has been stirring stlinu-
lus to enthusiasm, and has raised what was
only feeling Ia Il passion. Cheers. We
have all heard OF that disease Of mariners
called the calenture, when those affected look
back with feyerish longing to their native
land. What WAS this but Il morbid and ex-
aggerated type OF what we all feel.
1t was to be lamented that in communities
and States, the feeling Of patriotism is too
often lost in the feeling Of selfish ambition
party feeling degenerating into virulent
hostility. Religion itself had been made the
agent Of the most bitter persecution. A
modern bard. DIR. Holmes. who like Apollo.
combined the poet and the physician. had
pregnant cOuplet to the effect that
when man ) first incense rose above the plain,
Of Earh'S two affairs, one was built by Cain"
One brother was killed by another and
the same feeling had inspired the rack, and
inquistion, and later prosecutions. What
was to be the end Of this! What the cure!
1t was necessary that there should be q COM
mon point upon which all disputants can fix
their opinions; if there was one point more
noble than another: it was patrotism; and
no where had patriotism such place to fix
itself and find root and nourishment, az III
our native State Of Virginia. Loud APP
plause. He concluded by expressing his
pride in Virginia, and in the fame of her
sons-All he would ask WAS that she should
continue to deserve the name given to ancient
Rome. of 1.-The mother of men, Long CON
tinucd applause.
John Carroll Brent, esq, offered the follow
ing:
Mr.. p. r. Fendall the President of the
Sncirty. Ills devotion Ia the association en-
titles him to the affection of its members.
Mr.. Fendal! replied with IN animation and
force of language not common with one OF
his age. He alluded to the encouraging cir
cumstances in which the society stood, but
there were also saddening circumstances
The angel of death had thinned their ranks
and no less than four had gone since their
last meeting.
At the jamestown anniversary two years
ago, the venerable Custis, in the 10th year
oi his age, had accompanied them. and borne
all the iatlgues and little hardships Of the
trip, with remarkable chcerlulncss. Mr..
Gusts, in the speakers estimation, was n
man whose abilities would have commanded
success III any position Ot life, had hIs ampla
fortune not put him above the need OF active
ex-rton. As popular speaker, none was
more effective. and his genius WAS shown in
his cultivation ct the fine arts; IN the drama
especially: and as painter no was respecta-
blr One well remembered trait of his char
acter, was that he never spoke Ill ot any one
Gen Henderson, another of the departed
ones, was u patriot, gallant soldier, and
true friend In his first battle there were
more dead men by the side of his gun on
board ship than anywhere else; and in the
Florida war, although sick, he volunteered
to 90 when others hung back, and behaved
with So much gnlantry that he was breveted
and made general. He was the friend of his
country, and especially the poor mans
friend.
OF the other missing ones Mr.. +. spoke
i'll warmly apprscatlve terms, and conclud-
ell by saying that the best tribute to their
memory was to try aud initiate their high ex-
ample Wash. star.
Departure Of the Mormons.
Last evening about five hundred Of the
Mormon EN- Migrants that arrived in the city