The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-08-18

saulting Henry Street, appeared before the
Hastings Court yesterday and gave bail tC an
swer at the September term Ea s.aesg
Not Gnilty.-Ellsn Welsh, indicted for mis-
demeanor, was tried in the Hus,ipss Court
yesterday, and acquitted. H.at
S,coyd Preseatation.-Th fact that Coup.uy
+, on their late visit TO the White Sulphur
Springs, presented their Commander, r. MIL
TON GARY. Esq, with a magnificent sword,
has already been noticed. We now give our
readers the su bstance of the REMARKS made ON
the occasion, as furnished by a friend, who
was present. -
Lieut.. JAMES r. CREssHAw, on behalf of
the Company, made the presen taiion speech
as follows:
Capt. Cary-I have been deputed on behalf
of Company, TO present you with this beau
tifnl sword, sash and belt, as slight testimo-
NAL OF their appreciation OF your virtues as a
man, and your varied accomplishments as an
officer. The bare presentation of such a tes-
timonial, speaks ith far more eloq uence than
any Language l can employ, the respect, ad-
miration and affection of that company to-
wards you. But should be false TO myself.
false to those have the honor to represent did
l not avail myself OF this opportunity to cav
In public for them ard tor myself, something
Of thai which we all feel. Scarce a twelve
month has elapsed since you first originated
the scheme OF raising company, with the
grey uniform, which, with other companies
then In existence, was to form nucleus from
WuiCn was W Use q regiment sccOuu 10 no
other. Sir, recollect how The scheme was
ridiculed by Almost every one-how many
prophecied q signal failure, and hssitated not
TO declare that We would never have the first
parade-that possibly we might exist until
after the election of officers, but from that
moment there would t.gin IA speedy decline
These prophecies, fortunately for US, how
ever, no more "daunted yoa than sparrows
eagles, or the hare the lion," and with a
zeal and an ability commensurate with ths
difficulties which beset ytur path, you tri-
umphed over all obstacles II may not become
US to speak in praise OF ourselves, but trust
l may be pardoned for remarking that in
~pite of the evil predictions of enemies, or the
fears of too rimid friends, the first parade was
made. 1t occurred on the night of the 18th OF
October, 1859, when, in forty minutes from the
time the Governor OF Virginia informed you
that our beloved old State needed the arms of
her sons to defend her sacred soil. you were
speeding as fast as The inyeations OF the
nineteenth century would permit 70 the scone
of conflict Or the alacTiiy with which you
bsyed that call, and The conduct of all of the
com pany on that occasion, shall say nothing
l was so unfort tunate as nos 10 be with you.--
Suffice 1t Lo say, that each and every ohe re-
3eiyed IN that occasion the highest encomiuula
fcam the Commander. in Ohlet. and Sseh are
the iaureis OF which the best soldier may be
proud. Truly may we exciaim, my fellow
-UidieFs,
Nov Is The wIns"s .. oui dIscoAseul. -
vi ade sio sulhllsT by lhlS san o. JgL,
nd the GU . that iower'd upon oar A9lss
In he ,eep Ousom VI the ocean DuTlo,,."
Bat in remembering our own promp III ess
II would be unjust not TO reInenb Der the aCti
of our brother soldiers of the entire Regimeut
On that OCCASION for, sir, their and our action
r. gave proof enough, II proof was wanted
that
~lhs old Hero mother L no, hoary yet.
And she niteth ne head of glory yet, ..f
:, In her NE b, the moIntslh and sea,
eLay laugh at her now who OF old iook ked forth
In ,oor fsAr when shs tnand, rod afar;
but !oud Will YOUR ali be. q en- of the North,
When this old land goes down 10 the war"
Upon the blade Of this sword is eneraven
an inscription, dear TO you IL is to them -
Held in sacred trust for Virginia, when her
rights are threatened TO be the first drawn and
last sheathed." And as this sword Is held, 50
do they hold their Hyes-wh hen Virgipta's
rights are threatened, nothing can OF will keep
them away-no dangers daunt their cou rage;
but equal to any fate. each of them "will dare
do all that may become a man, who dsres DO
more Is none" AID now, when by a Poets
license 1t may be said,
THAT our brows are bound with victorious
wreaths;
Our bruised arms hung up for monuments,
lngs," '-
We present you this sword, because We know
that II the hour should ever again arrive
when Virginia's sons shall be- called on to de !.
fend her rights, this sword will, In you- hands,
be like the "whits plume of Henry Of Navasse,
ever in the thickest of the fight" e
In conclusion, In presenting you this testi-
monial Of affection, permit me 10 express indi-
vidually, and as memler and the represen-
tative of this company, SO dear to your and
my heart, the sincere wish that you may live
nsppily many years, TO wear IL as our
Commander, sin peace If we can, in war If we
must" for we are sure "you viii not draw
this sword without cause. nor sheath it with.
out honor Es .s...s.f as s..
Capt. CARY responded ,r. tenn, without pre-
vious preparation. lie said he accepted, with
do ha he, n
received it as an additional evidence Of that
kindness which the company had Away
shown towards him since first he and they
became comrades In the work OF attempting
to make the First Regiment OF Volun teers an
ornament 70 the city Of Richmond, and mat
ter of pride 10 the State OF Virginia. He aliud-
ed to the fact that the only reward of Tie
volunteer was the applause which he rscsived
for the service he might be able 70 render, and
contrasied the pleasure which that applause
affords the volunteer coming from those who
scarcely knew him, with the much higher
pleasure which he tths Captain,) felt AT ys5
ceiying al the hands Of his eo-labarers, those
with whom he had been associated SO In l.
mately, such evidence OF their appreciation OF
his poor services. He told his comrades that
their sword should be worn BY him on all
proper occasions. That In tiIus OF peace he
believed they would have ma reason u hnd
fault with any use 10 which he might put il,
and that II never should he drawn with hos
tile purpose, except in obedience TO the law,
auo Wnen ~ Was % osawh, NO snoeiu Ieiy
"upon the great Captain above" ths 'giyer OF
every good and perfect gift," to streng hen
his arm and make stout his heart, that he
might b. enabled 10 WELD II so as not 10 blot
. singls letter of the proud motto engraved on
Its blade. or dim the iustre Of . angle jewel
which flashes from its hill. $ sAas s48arl
The Captain closed his reuarks BY cempli-
menting Mr.. Crenshaw aud the other officsrs,
and the non. commissioned of9cers and men OF
the company, for their zeaf In he cause In
whlch they are on9a9ed. assuring them that
without such spirit and zeal ~ they had
shswn, that no EFFORTS Of himself or any other
oas person. could have produced their pfessnt
stats Of efflciency. .7ss5s 81
A HARMONIOUS 'CouSrRr,-lf there b any