, 1860-02-27

WAsnlxo1us. February -. 1:s0.
Yesterday IVES great holiday in Washington.
Tile great evcnt was the dedication Of the
Equestrian :>,atue OF Washington. All business
w..s suspended, aud the day was kept with all Il
TIE nosnp. parade anl pagcAntry OF 4th Of
July. TIE mnrnins was ushe.ed in by salutes
Of artillery aud 1ingi,,: Of bells. The worst
drawback to the festivities was the incsemency
ef the weather. The day before was warm, sunny
And beautiful; but ut night came a dreuching
rain, which continued ali Tue forenoon, and until
,cur o'clock +. H., with brief, titful cessations.
1!,r uupared streets were reduced 10 dreary
condition The saturated red clay was convert
cd into nn,tur bed. Through this sticky,
,.iry mud tie military waded for miles. Tie
programme Of march lei them through several
uupayed streets, a11d no ra1t Of it was abatcd'
10 .i.c inter disgust Of the gaily uniformed
',:racS Compaaiss, who returned from the In
s.:.'l4sion ceremonies at the "Circle,' wet from
head n heel, aud covered with mud-not free
soil, bpt pro.Slaycry dirt-foot wct and leg
weury-resular iithcF,nau's luck Sotw,th-
stsud:u. tie wretchcd condition Of tue roadway
and the badness CT tic weather, the military
1E.nnIElINl3UN Win TAASN0A0E1 SfH-ANtN~
There were some $500 uniformed men in
,!.e procession, Of all arms. Tho strlk-
ipr feature Of .ic occasion was the
celebrated "Seventh Regiment Of New York
city, which repaired !itl,cr, 100 musSc's strong'
on twenty-four hours nntice. Tho officers re-
ceiye,l 4 t.leyraphic despatch from the Con-
,,7cs.iona1 Committee Oh Saturday night, lnyit-
ia. the Regiment to be present ut the ce'ebra-
ti.u to-day. On Monday evening meeting Of
the companies was held. They voted to ac-
ccpt, 70 Tue number Of 800 men. Tuesday
evening" they tnok til. cars, 200 strong. When
the cxpeuse Of tie trip. its shortEcss oE notice,
and tic difficulty Of leaving private employ
1n:us. arc considered, it is I'LL astonishing leal
fur i ytluntcer assuciatiou IL perform. The
perfection Of drill, conplet sness Of equipment,
real s.,!aier-!ike bearing, aud strength Of ranks
Ill con.pircd to elicit the highest admiration
,rcu the thousands Vi Spectators who witnessed
the march Of this magnificent corps. Tic
Seventh is .ic pc: EeGmcar Of Ill Scr
iusasrs.
Tile Baltimore Light Guards. comprising about
.,',luu >kcts, were hex. 10 the New iorkera, in
..Iuir,neuts and discipline. The battalion OF
Cuited States Marines, WHO performed escort
duly, acquitted themselves handsomely; bnt
.ry are regulars aud perfection OF drill Is
,lins expected. Tue residue Of the military
display consisted of /. score of volunteer cotl
pancs Of horse, foot aud artillery, olas various
degrees Of excellence rs the military ofyou'
city.
MILL Equestrian Statue is placedin the centre
of the "Circle," sl,icl, is located half way be
tween til. White House und Georgetown. II
has been four yeurs iu course Of construction
mud las cost Tue Government $50, 100; to which
sum Congress has Just added slo,ooo Il
.ie1ray the expenses Of the inauguration cerc
n,oui.s The Statue is supposed to rcpTcsca
Washington as he chursea into tho british II
The battle Of Princeton, fought on tho morniul
Of .1au ., l1.77, vt the moment when lie s!lou'e'
to his aid-dc-calnp, Col. Fitzgerald, "Hr'ng u
t.s t,oa,,s the DAY 's our own" The horse
in III. attitude Of p!uuying forward, obedient
the spurs in his ilanks, hut exhibiting terror,
h.. throws lis head 10 one side, his ,sane blow
iu,o confusion on his neck, LIS long tail throw
10 os. side by the fierce January blast. 1t
fnce Of 1Ge llurse1nuu wears serene Iooks Eel
rossc.scd aud fearless amid the hailstorm
.,r,,,t and the havoc IF close and deadly battl
The ;t,ituJr Of horse and rider resembles sou,
wlut the pictures of Eonapattc crossing II
Alps.
bud us was The day, full ac, ,oeo people witnef
cat.,c ceremonies ut the "Ci.cle." After pra
rrLv clergyman, an oration was delivered
Encock oi Fa., but in SO wenk Il voice that llt'
Of i, wa, heard. The statue "as then nnVe'l
und dedicated by President Buchanau; the mi
tary presented arms, and tlse artillery tired
national ea'utc in honor Of tie occasion. T
,row.. scattered and tue soldiers marched ?:
tn. Presidential Mansion in review before I
President and from there 10 their quarters, Il
,hns .,u1sd The pub,ic festivities Of tue day.
senator Hammond. Of South Caro,ina, q
xcitt. frvn, the same State, constituted I
Chair,nen Of the Congressional Committees
Arrangements: BococS, of Va delivered the 0
,iou, and. ID short, the whole uiIair wns in
LANDS Of Disunionists. could not help th
ing tint ts1e selection o, these men to pres
over such III occasion was peculiarly inapr
priatc The Washington, whose bronze stu
they installed. was an Anti'slasc15 man. p1
,ical Abolitionist, who denied The divinity Of
man bondage, md sincerely believed in the
tcring gene.Inies Of the Declaration.
he now alive, he wontd be driven from his
live State Us sectional black Aeruol'c'
with Hocock, Pryor, y lse, Aason aud Comp
laying at his heels; and even were lie 70
walking where Ills statue stands, by Edmunt
srd Keitt. ten to Que he would be assaulted
beaten for committing an ipd.gnity ugainst
puissant States Ct Virginia and South Caro-