The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-02-09
~ RICHMOND TMRATRE.-
A GLORIOUS BILL.
e. AALAMEETING OF THE RIGM ;

~ MoND LIGHT INFANTRY BLUES
| held at their Armory. on Monday evening. Febru-
"KIcaxoND, Jan. 18Th, 1850,
70 sAf E,eAond h,sns iGns,y 1ess S bs mite
mission held. az our Captain. to the Colonel o.
| the Regiment AID now desire to state to my old
company the reasons which have required me to
90 so. The man, and great evidences Of your con
| idence which have been presented to me: and
proper that should do so. Three times have
been elected tO this honorable and important Office
b Ss
Of gratitude Tor ,Our partially for your uniform
s6s Of ." N, a"y 10.
not f. ell deep regret at the necessity Of severIns
the official ties between U.s. believe; hoWevsI t
would be sufficient, and which, together. are COM
ist. am so situated, in regard to other impor-
that constant and almost daily, attention to
require, and the NEGLECT OF which by the Captain
must necessarily impair its ef!iciency: You VII
Chat y @ both on s own
and for the sake of the interests of the company,
ous hit to resisn; and he'e-iest any one should be
disposed to impute fckleness to mel refer to the
vices on the last occasion. Then, for the first time
In my life, the company was In the actual service
Of the state. on an occasion believed by many to
be full OF danger to our institutions and the rea
the emergency, and my paramount du,y as a clti,,
zen-a duty the more binding on me because had
formerly been holiday soldier In your ranks; and
especially because, repeatedly during the last
twelve months.) and only a few DAYS before the
company was called into active service, so unex-
pectedly tn me and all, the command had been ten
above stated; Under these circumstances. n,
duty requi ed me to tender YOU my services on the
late occasion; ana that duty being DISCHARGED,
am now at Liberty to resard others inconsistent
with my retaining the G. mniand.
I'd. feel that am holding the place which ano-
ther Shouldn't You have IN your ranks man who,
accomplished officer and Christian gentle
man, commands my respect and esteem. do not
Martinsburg. in answer to the address of our hon
orary members, that ! o. not believe you could
ent eeeucy 9" the and IT'S success ts or
the sst Twelve months. have been due more to the
Jealous ard uniIring services OF your Lieutenant
in command than to anything else. When reacn-
ed MartlnSburg. after my late election to the Cap
ttlncy. found the nompan. IN perfect discipline
and order. anu had little else to do than to -rIy
circumstances, earnestly say that if zeal, devo-
,ion. competency, and faithful discharge Of duty,
has entitled himself to the Captancy of the Blues
| know that from the most honorable motives he
him on a former occasion but that onIs makes It
more appropriate that the Office .hOud seek the
man. l hope the company will pardon the appa-
rent presumption OF these suggestions from
longer an active member, in consideration that if
presumptions, they spring at least from an una
i regret exceedingly that my confinement to my
chamber for the last month has prevented me from
being with you OF late.
mercy, avert the dangers whose mutterngs we
hear IN the clouds now lowering over us but |
break in storm and fury upon our country, / shall
then be prompt to sacrifice all private interests TO
my dut! to my native State, ard to tender her my
services IN any station which Providence may as
sign to me. remain faithiul, yours, ;,
Teste: S. b. JACOBS, Sec'y r. l.. /. Blues.