Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1860-09-25
The Prince of Wales Coming to Richmond.

extract the following interesting corrcSpon
dcncc, in which Lord Lyons, the British Minis
ter, officially announces that the Prince o
Wales (traveling as Baron Renfrew) will pay ;
visit TO Richmond-somewhere between thu
9th and the 10th Of October, We presume. w
arc sratiiicd to know that the future King Of ;
great nation, and the son Of the wise Queer
and excellent wife anu mother Victoria, vii
not leave the couLtry without seeing the "Olt
Dominion" the first colony settled by the Eng
lish
In addition to the many objects Of interest
in our beautiful city, we doubt not that Baron
Renlrcw would be pleased to visit some Of oul
| large James river estates, with their mansions
built of English brick; and observe the pract
cal operations of our patriarchal system ol
labor, as to which there is so much Ignorance
and prejudice in Great Britain. Ills personal
testimony rs to the working Of our domestic
| Institutions, might go far to produce more
correct and conservative sentiment in his native
land. Some of our fine river STEAMBOATS, might
easily be chartered to convey the party down
James river, whose planters would be happy to
extend their wcll-known hospitality. We only
regret that himself and suite will not be able
to travel through the whole South, and tho
roughly understand our institutions:
THE SOUTHERN COMMITTEE tn LORD LYONS.
To THE RGur Hon. lonD Lyons, Ii. B. NJ. s
ESvoy ExrRAo ORDINARY AND MINISTER PLENI.
roTENrIAHY IN THE UNITED STATES
The undersigned, citizens of Southern States
Of the Union, learning that it is the purpose Of
his Royal llighncss the Prince Of Wales to visit
some parts Of our country, respectfully request
your Exccllcncy to tender to him cordial in
vitation on our part to extend his tour through
the several States which we represent. 1t is
true we hold no official relation to those States
in extending the invitation We are private
citizens, brought together in this city, casually
in our travels, seeking recreation or health ;
but We are confident that We represent the true
sentiment Of our section in inviting his Royal
IIghness to visit us, and in assuring him that
he will find with US warm welcome and full
appreciation of his claims TO consideration as
the son of Queen entitled to our highest re-
spuct for her own virtues, and rs the sovereign
Of great and kindred nation, from which we
derive our lineage, our laws, and our religion,
and rs Prince destined 10 rule that great
realm at some future day
That broad and fertile agricultural region
where wc reside will present te the Prince an
extended picture OF wealth, prosperity and
happiness, such as lie has not observed else
where for the spectacle Of great planting
region, inhabited by gentlemen who own the
soil and the laborers who cultivate it, Is not to
bc seen outside Of the Southern States OF the
Union. The plantations Of the South, with
their peculiar system Of labor, and their abound
ing wealth, may we'll be looked upon by the
future sovereign Of the British empire with
deep interest The cotton fields Of that fertile
and extensive region supply the material from
which much Of the wealth and power Of the
British empire is derived, and we are confident
that nowhere in this republic docs there exist a
higher appreciation of that great nation than
in the plantation States We regard without
jealousy the power and prosperity Of kindred
pcople, with whom it is our wish at al! times
to live on friendly terms.
By visiting us, the Prince will be able to
Judge for himself Of our social condition, and
he will, we trust, bear with him when he quits
our shores an increased respect for our institu-
TONS 1t is Il most happy result when the
leading lrinds Of the great nations are fully
instructed rs to the real condition Of their re.
spcctivc States when they overthrow the
barriers which prejudice or misguided phiIan-
thropy seeks TO build up, and when they exert
their energies to bring about, as far as possible,
friendly and unrestricted commerce between
the people of each.
We should be happy to receive the Prince Of
Wales and his suite in our midst, and We re-
peat our request that your Lordship will ex,
tend to him in our behalf, an nrition TO visit
us at such time as he may find it agreeable to
do so.
We tender TO your ExccIency the assurance
OF our high consideration.
II. W. ilnIiAED, Montgomery, Ala,
H. W. CONNER, Charleston, S. c.,
(And twenty-thrcc other gentlemen from the
States OF Tennessee, Louisiana Georgia. Mis-
sissippi, Texas, Arkansas, Alabama and South
Carolina.)
New YORK, August IS, 1860.