Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-05-14
The JAMESTOWN Society SUPER LAST N,eHr

ie"o"h OF ihillp TX. Fehdall and General
walter Jones, is surely worth noting; and such
was the Jamestown supper last night, given at
Springman's - Columbia House :, and which ann
Per, by the way, was really something bett.r than
the - sumPtuous and elegant BANQUET, of sterao
ype phrase for II was not only good as a whole
Dut Sooa In all its details Of individual vands, a
fhlhp H. Fendall, the venerable president of
the society, occupied the head of the table and C.
'" f pge Snr;g@,, Esq the other end:
nad been thoroughly discussed the President ,assd
the following Regular Toasts
L. virginia: Not only the Mother of States and
,.,,: nut The author of the first written Con-
sutuuoh known In the history of the worId-tbc
memories "a heioi0
= May 10, 16O7: grand era in the worlds his
tory-the commencement Of a great march In th.
progress Of empire. civilization, human dsvelon
Hleht, ana civil and religious liberty
D. george Washington: His name belonys to
'ils world 10 freedom, and humanity.
q; John smith: The founder Of the settlement
al Jamestown-his name will be forever dea, IN
civilization and humanity "' W
D, 0. rocahontas: true specimen Of selfsacrifc-
g. The Constitution of the United State,
T. The President of the United States.
3. The Governor Of Virginia
~. IhoIhaS hitchie: The first President of the
leuce.] "'" II" o.
10. The Supreme Court Of the United States
me ,tue e1pounder Of the Constitution, and the
guardian OF the rights of the States
II. The City of Washington. Nav il. ,,,,,,,;e
cence and beauty make it worthy Of the maine of
the immortal Virginian who founded it.
nj me army and Navy of the United States
war. " 'i''e All
Succeeding the regular toasts Mr.. Huntington
oneIed the following, prefaced by some appro-
silence ~ Al
The memory Of our absent friends-Thomas
Kltchie, John w. Maury, VIM. NJ Overton. Jno
Washington Park Custis s'
Judge @. X. Barrell offered the following:
by ". N. barrell-Nirginia and Massachusetts
plymouth and JamestOwn-The People and the
Pilgrims-A descendant Of the latter how he
fore all now around this festive hoard and nIigbt
my faith to do all can to sustain the Union Let
Zeaio,s ana fanatics wherever found be repudated
ana denounced, and virtue and goodness appre-
cia,ed as tue best boon of Republic
MIR. b., in his renrark ks accoupanyiny tho to,s+
made complimentary allusion to Gen Walter
Jones, which called up that gentleman who was
regard. "a
MI. Jones commenced by touching allusion
10 The decay OF powers that had come upon him
ana winch was inevitable at his age but that he
felt terminated when his native State was made
the theme. CODgratulating the members of the
society on its promise Of solid success he pro-
ceeded TO express his utter establishment in having
heard II said that its members Were aIiens IN tbo,
naive state, who had forfeited the right to man.
fest the enthusiastic love they feel for their birth
place. Separations from ones native land were
inevitable, but SO far from weakening the ties Of
home feeling, such separation generates a species
OF enthusiasm that sometimes becomes almost NOR
bid, so fervid is it. Natives Of the rourhrst and
most uncOngenial chimes are affected nv This NOR
pa longing i ms the Swiss, and ais the Sailor
Onf separation from our native State of Virginia
has been a stirring stimulus to enthusiasm and
has raised what was only feeling to a passion
cheers We have all heard Of that disease of
mariners called The calenturc, when those affected
IooS back with feverish longing TO their native
land What was this but a morbid and erayrc-
rated type of what we all feel1
III was to I've larnented that in communities and
Staes the feeling OF patriotism is too often lost i'm
the feeling of selfish ambition-partv feeling DO.
generating into virulent hostility Religion Itself
mad been made the agent of the most bitter merge
cuuon. modern bard, DIR. Holmes, who like
a pregnant couplet TO the effect that
w hen mans first incense rose above the plain.
vi F.arth two affairs, one was built by Cain ;,
One brother was killed by another; and the same
feeling had inspired the rack and inouisition and
later prosecutions. What TO be the end of this,
w hat the cure 1t was nee, s,ary that thee
shoula De common point upon which all dis
Putdnts can Xix their opinions; il there was one
point more noble than another il was patriotism:
ana no where had patriotism such place to fl
native State of Virginia. Loud applause. lie
concluded by expressing his pride in Virginia,
and In the fame of her sons All he would ask
given tn ancient Rome. of - the mother of men,
lIsOng continued applause
John Carol Brent, Esq offered the following
MI +. X. Fendall, the President of the Society:
His devotion to the iatiOn entities him To the
affection of it's members
Mr.. Fendall replied with an animation and force
OF language not common with one of his age He
alluded 10 the encourage no circumstances i'm which
The society stood. but there were also saddeninu
circumstances. The angel of death bad thinn,d
their ranks and no less than four had gone Sine.
their last meeting.
At the jamestown anniversary two years aro
the venerable Custis in the 10Th year Of his a@t
had accompanied them. and bore all the fatiuIl,=
and little hardships Of the trip, with rcrnark able
cbeerfulnfss. MIR GUSTS. In the speaker s .>itna-
ton. was man whose abilities would have com
handed success in any position of life, had his
ample fortune not put him above the need of
acuVe fheItlon. AS popular speaker. none WAS
more effective. and his genius was shown In his
cultivation OF the fine arts in the drama especi-
ANY, aud as a painter he was respectable. One
Well remember d trait of his character was that
he never spoke i'll of any ono
ten. Henderson another of the departed ones
was patriot, gallant soldier, and a true friend
In his first battle there We're more dead men by
me SIDE OF his gun on board ship than anywhere
else; and in the Florida war, although sick he
volunteered to go when Others hung back and
behaved with 40 much gallantry that he was
breveted and made general. file was the friend of
his country, and especially the poor man friend
or other missing ones Mr.. r spoke in warmly
aPprecative terms, aud concluded by saying that
the best tribute to their memory was to try and
initiate their high example
Appropriate responses Were made, also, to com
Plimentary toasis by DR. John g. Blake III NJ
Morft, l.. q. Z. Washington, Col. VIM. f. Phil
lips, Col Thomas l.umpkin John Carroll Brent
and c. w. c. Huntington
Among the volunteer toasts Of the evening Were
the following:
BY DIR. John b. Blakc-Wm. r Barbec the
American soul ptor: One Of the bright Jewels that
Virginia has given To the country.
Alr Barbee replied in mod est but eloauent terms
BY NJ. Gait-COl. Phillips: A worthy represent
alive in character and appearance, Of the Virginia
gentleman
BY L.. q G. Observation-Disclosures as under
stood and taught by the sages and patriots of Vir-
ginia: Not the wild license and dangerous theories
of European philosophers and communists; not
the despotisn of the ajority tramplng upon in.
divldual and State rights and whilst protesting to
make the entire work and office Of government
executive Legislative and judical-the direct and
immediate reflection of popular caprice vet in ef
feet an artful mechanism to transfer all power to
the control of wire-wOrkers and spoilsnIen: but
rather the liberty of fathers of &c and 's9-a
system reposing upon law respecting the dvis-
ions OF power, obedient to the judicial tribunals
and chershing with fidelity the rights Of property
and the faith of treaties aud cOmpacts at home aud
abroad-a system emanating from good men, and
fitted for the robust and manly virtue of the aye
BY VIM X. Barbec-C. W. c. Huntington,
he fait nj