Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-04-16
Effect of,hc New. Mt Richmond.

Effect ofthe New. Mt Richmond.
So soon as the news Of The surrender 6r E0!
Sumter reached Richmond procession
citizens vas formed, which marched up Mai
street, headed by Smiths Armory Band, an
bearing the flag Of the Southern Confrdcracv.
The PROCESSION had swsled 70 about thrc
thousand persons, by the time the column
halted at the Trcdegar Iron Works, ~ wiines
the raising Of large Southern Con:ederac
aas over the main building Of the works. whic
was done by the employees ot the establish
mont Without delay, the Gag was hauled ul
the band playing iIle Marse!aisc, and cannon
manufactured at the TredcgHr for the use G
the Confederate GoyernmenO thundsrsd we
come to the banner Of the South.
Joseph R. Anderson, Esq, then delivered
short address. and introduced TO the aulirnc
Judge John Robertson, who made an earneS
and telling speech. Spirited addresses wer
also delivered by Messrs. Roscoe 1. Heath, L. S
Hall, o! Wetzcl, and Attorney General !. Ran
do!ph Tucker
When Mr. Turker informed tue wo1kmt
that the breach in the walls of Fort Sumtt
had been effected br colunbiads cast at tht
Trcdegar Hork!, shout after shout arose from
tue crowd, until the applause seemed deafen
ing.
After tue ceremonies AT the Tredegar Work,
were concluded, the procession was agai,
| termed, and the crowd proceeded TO the Car,
| stree! arsenal, where, wilhnu. wai.irg to ask
! the consent of Governor Letcs,"f, they to,k
possession Of the guns of the Fayete Artillery
dragged them to the Southern front Of III,
| Capitol, and there proceeded 10 fire salute o
one hundred gnrs.
This occupied more than ar hour. during
which time ditferen. portions of tte crvwc
were entertaining themselves with other i'm
pro!nirtu manifestations.
\ large body headed By band o. music
and wagon dressed with banners, and sur
rounded by 4 cavaicadc. marched - the Gov.
errors Mansion. The band played Dixie, md
loud calls were made for "Lclcher."
GuT:rnor Letcher soon appeared on l.c
porch, and spoke a few wor,!s---suhs tanliaily as
follows
tfcntlemen.-l llanii you very kindly toI
this compliment. But must b. permitted Il
say that see no OCCASION for this dc,unEs,ra
ton. | have done all that nj dutT requires
can only assure you, that come what luay,
will be true tony duty to Vireini:,, witl.ou, re
gard 10 the consequences That may affect ms
personally.
The Governor then retired, aud So did .ht
crowd, evidently d!sgusted with their cquivo
cal reception.
The days were next carried to che Southern
portico of the Capitol, where lhey were dis
played amid enthusiastic applause. 4 voice
then proposed, and :. thoi,sa,d rcccs
Instantly re sclioad the proposal, that the South
ern Tag should be raised on tbe rooi Of the
| Capitol. AN instant rnsh was made for the
stairway, and soon ,lic seven stars ard three
stripes iloatcd proudly at :ha head Of tie large
hig, staff over the Hall OF the House Of Dele
gates. The applause fairly rent the sky.
\ call was next made far speakers, uiiL
thousands clustered around the Els,c,p march
| Speech after speec! Was listened to with un
| flgging interest, and ncrfec: order was pre-
served, interrupted only Dy shouts Of applause,
which were exchanged for three deep rroars
whenever the Virginia State Conyrnlion was
referred TO-
A:aong lie sneakers were N.ssr.. Amhlcr.
o. Louls. Shefav Of S,ov,h. G,,r,e T.
Gordon of Louisa: John u Patton and b. II.
Wexford.
| Finally John ". Patton Esq offered the
! following resolution, which Was adopted with
=ilre unaniniitv and enthusiastic applause:
pa,t,v.d That ,o ,,;,,;o ,.;,, ,,;,<;,
n!tsat, heartfelt i0y a, the ,riumph If the
| Southern Confsicracv over the accursed gov.
elnnent at Washington in tie capture Of Fort
'''''''el-
by this time the nigh: had SGT IN aud the
crowd dispersed roin the Capitol grounds, only
TO re.appcar on the streets in long anu orderly
sorchiight professions, each accompanied by Z
band OF music, and all with Southern lights
has' borne IL front.
! Many of ths houses were brilliantly illu
minated from attic to cellar; flags uf the Seath
rror, ,,,of, n,d ,-;nd,wc ,l,e s,,,.,. t,.,,ol
-, :,.
! -, -, rotcc,,;,s md -, =, r,;,;,;,h- .,,ui
affair oro,rd s,,rd sno.L,,s :, ,.,Gr..s ,ha,r
rro- b,Ic,n;as and .;raat corn,rc
I, , vo,d f,o,, ,,o, ,;,I ,,;d,irb, The off,
,y,s ,Iiv. with ,rirp,nb,l occlsi,n ,,d-t,
~. ,,r,, os our ,.i,;7.nc =. i s,;d--not q i,
,le scene of yiolcrce o. wf,;,m was .yhit.