The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-02-24

| over all parts # the country: Therefore,
| oy the chairman of this committee whose duty 4,
shall be to proceed to Richmond on the 2ed inst, to
testify TO the conservative Opposition of tina,
state. there ia session. our high appreciation oi
! thetr stern and unwaveriHg de yotion to p Incl
And desire to ate with them IN any measure
they NAV advise. with view to the restoration oi
pescs. harmony. and good will to the nat,on.
| fsSoSrsd. That copies of these resolutions lie
published IN the papers Of Ibis city, and also pre-
the ysifs T5as paF eHSfAH Chairman
Iso' Iso y ~ nomE nMnEsLEH'{ SECRETARIES.
| On motion, the Convention then took re-
cess until O'Clock at night.
| NIGHT SESSION
| 1he Convention re-assemhled at 3 O'Clock
| the President res Stunning the chair.
| hon. John NJ. Rotts, by invitation, ad-
dressed the Convention, and was listened to
with great attention. We shall attempt no
| outline of his speech, as it will probably be
| published in full in a short time.
The Celebration in Washinston..Inau usu-
ration Of the W ashinston Stafne.
The inauguration of Clark Mills equestrian
statue took place Wednesday at Washington
despite the weather, which destroyed the in .
terest OF the ceremonies and intertered terribly
| with the comfort of all who took part in them
| Ihe procession to the place where the statue
| was lnaugurated was both civic and military
| The President, members of the Cabinet ho h
Houses of Congress, the Legislature o: Mary
| iand and other bodies cons tituting the former
division, whilst the New York Regiment
| formed the principal part Of the latter The
| Avenue was decorated with flags, mottoes,
&c. Thousands of visitors were in the city.
| and the unfavorable weather only intprfereoi
to prevent the Inauguration from being a
grand affair. There was a general sus pen sion
nf fn.,A a
| ing streets. and at various points patriotic
displays were made in the way of decorations
| Between the hours of aud ) O'Clock the
| clouds gradually dispersed, and the general
| excitement was again quickeped by the re.
| appearance of the Seventh Regiment in from
Of the City Hall. Every sidewalk, doorway
| portico and window was crowded with spec.
| tators to witness the marchngs and counter.
| marches. Wheeiings, and other evoiutious ne
cessary TO bring this, to us here, large body OF
| soldiers into line, and immense demons ira.
tions OF applause followed them.
The following was the order of process ion
Battalion of United States Marines, $50 pri.
Yates, with their fine band of music, under
command of Major Terrett.
Washington Light Infantry, Capt. Y. Davis
| 50 muskets.
National Guard. Capt James A. TAFT, Al
| muskets; Montgomery Guarl, Lieut.. Ian.
| gran, ~ muskets; Union Guard. Capt p G.
| King, AZ muskets NatioLal Blues (formerly
| tae Highlauders.) in new and handsome uni.
| form, and the Georgetown Cadets Captain
Semmes. fine body of Is youth, from The
| venerable college, seemed to form The first Sec
| ton. Then advanced in splendid STYLE the
| Seven IN New York Regiment fully uniformed
| and equipped whilst their spirit->iirring
| music produced hic h enthusiasm
From the United States arsenal a company
of flying artillery, with four brass guns com
manded by Major Hunk. The Law Greys
Captain Bowers, of Baltimore the Potomac
| Light Infantry. Capt. j. Mcflenry Hollilg gs-
| worth. and the Baltimore City Guards. under
| Major Warner.
| The Rifle Battalion consisted of the Wash.
| ington Riflemen, Capt. Schwartzman. AZ pri.
Yates; and the Alexandria Rifles Captain
| Marye.
Then followed the Presidents Mounted
| Guard, Capt Peck and the Charles County
Cavalry. Capt. Cox. This company is forty
| f.e strong, aud attracted great attention. -
| Uniform, dark blue coat and pants. trimmed
| with orange for the privates and gold for Of.
| fcers. a splendid banner presented by the
| ladies, hears motto, "Press on! Blessings on
| the rght!' Splendid banners, displayed fully
| in the strong breeze. and the unsurpassed mu-
| sic which enlvened every part of the line pro-
! duced much enthusiasm.
| large body of the ancient and honorable
order of Free Masons next appeared They
| were from Baltimore. Washington city. Pot0.
mac Lodge, Heoreetown. d. o. Alexandria
| Washington Lodge, No ~, and from the vene.
| rable lodge at Fredericksburg Va. Mr. r. r
Sheckel, OF Georgetown, bore the identical
savel with which Washington laid the corner.
stone of the Capitol. This brotherhood made
| a very handsome and impressive appearance
About one hundred male pupils of the fir
| district public school under care Of Mr.. S
| John Thomson, with banner and little flags
| were also generally noticed.
| The rear OF the line was brought up by up
| wards of one hundred of the extra police em
| ployed by the Mayor for this day only, under
| the resOlu tion of Congress.
The procession, under review of fifty thou
| sand spectators, passed down Third street 10
| Pennsylvania avenue; thence wes:Wardly to
! the bear titnl circle in the flr ward
! The procession and display Of military was
| very fine. but the murky :ttmOS phere and
| muddy thoronghfares rendered what would
! otherwise have been q grand affair dhll and
| inanimate The procession did not START until /:
O'Clock, and the aven ue was lined with spec Ia.
tors, ON the whole route TO the circle overlook.
| ing Georgetown, in the centre OF which The
| eQues trian statue is erected.
| On reaching the ground, the military tOCh
| their stations therein. and an GRAFTON, suitable
to the occasion, was deliver by the Hon
Thomas S. BococS, of Virginia, concluding as
! follows:
Upon this represen tative and similitude o
the great and hOnored dead which we this day
put forth before The world, the winds shall
| blow, the rains shall fall, aud the storms shall
bear but it shall stand unhurt amid them all
| So shall it be with the fame of him whose
image 1t is. The breath of unfrendiy criti
cism may blow upon it the storms that be
| token moral or social change may break unOL
il: but il shall stand firmly fixed in the ht al,
| aud memories Of every true and honest anC
liberty loving man who inhahits our land OF
cherishes our institutions.
The inhabi tants of this city. as they behold
| tins statue day after day, WILL look upon /; a,
the Palladium of their privileges, and the
| silent guardian of their prosperity And the
thousands and tens Of thousands, that fir, n
every nation, kingdom and tongue. yearly z.
forth TO gaze upon and admire the wonders o
the earth when they shall come up tv this
mecca of the mind shall pause with rever
eusial awe as they gaze upon this similitude o
the mighty Washington.
| Year after year shall that dumb image tel
Its eloquent story OF patriotism, devotion anG
seifsacrifice; year after year shall it teach Z.
holy lessons OF duiy and of faith with e. ne
ration after generation shall it plead for insti
tutions founded in Wisdom aud a countr,
bought with blood. To the clouds aud storm.
that gather over and break upon it, it will tel
OF the clouds and storms through which it,
| great an titype did pass, in his devoted cours,
| on earth; and when The great luminary Of III,
heavens, descending with Nis golden shoWe
| of beams like imperial Jove, shall wrap 1t IN
Otis warm embrace. it shall tell The sun tha
He who gave his beams and bade him shine
| nal night shall settle on his face (; but then tn
spirit of the mighty Washington, basking il
An eternal sunlight above, shall still
Il "A darkenIng universe defy
i To 9uench hts Immortality,
Il Or shake his trust IN God.
The ceremonies were concluded with tn
dedication of the statue by the Preslden
(When he wore the Masonic apron aud use,
| the Masonic gasel once worn and used b.
Washington y and the unveiling Of the statu
followed by national salute by the artilier
in honor of The occasion. } .f Re-
The procession ON, its return march pa se
in review ut the Presidents MAnsloR hefor
the President Of the United States, and, con
tinuing its march to ali appropriate position
was d,smisssd by the officer Ia CEN mmssd.