Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1861-05-24
1u,ereslInS frcm Greene County.
70 Tie EJi.o;s NJ the Ea?nirer:
Sr.sApnsvlLLr, GREENE c., Va,

sr.sAEpsvlLLr, GREENE c., Va,
My Is, 1851.
C;cnlIomen AT the request "t tnsny
.c,cur friend, AID patrons, | acnd !on tie III.
lowing iur publication.
Oar gallant little county Of Greene Is coming
lp to ,he krip nf States Rights !" lte majesty
Of her might; Already two companies OF vol.
u5:ears are i,rrnc,i, uEd lind c!nS>tinS 81
;:yht horse viii be in l. few; days. anu our
,eople are i,i!iy aroused on the subject.
Tuesday, IT.. l+lh inslan:, VAS Gay CT
great interest in our little county ioiSn. Tie
Young ladies' OF Sylvan Female Srlnlhary. pre-.
narcd with their own hands, d most bea"i!;ul
:isg, displaying ten representative ftars Of the
un .-crurI States, aud presented it to couipa.
NJ No. !, called The G:eeuc tca:@S This
c,,rrnar4 Of volunteers. curnnanGeh ny Capt.
z NJ M:Muian, lst Lieut. u. L. fec % Lieut..
J y. Mcclellan and Brcvrt 2d L.eHt Il. Il.
IcjjuIlau-.a iiac locking sci ut uien, mostly
;.e.n the age uf Is &c %, VAS Called, with c
,rs, r.;i:,.r of ri; ,us, jilo :!.r VI. Church,
4, O'Clock, T. NJ, and ,aile- tDe singing oi tiIat
beautiful Souihurn soNg called the = Moching
Bad" 5T the young ladies oi the above naucd
institution Of lcuruirg, and prayer by kev. i.
Z. Harrison, Dr. JOAN (. Early, On behalf Of
the younr ladies, arose and inade an impressive
And aDrropr!al- address, and presented the
A.. 10 Cast McNuiian, who, OIL receiving it.,
responded 10 tie younS ladies in a short anu
eloquent address, after when he presented II
To !.,s en>gn, %ir. Samu.l Oliver. Here Inc
youie ladies sang The beautiful "Malte'a'Ee
Hymn" and appropriate 'rs?onses were MADE
rv Me-g-s. P;rer, Bof.sunon md DE- f'nkS
Ca!,s,inn Dc. Cat,rr,on arSe ana reIra1 ked
that lie had nothing ,;has this was no tins:
10 talk but nc would SiIgs scot to his iellow Sol.
rrrs be wslchwurd: Fight! fight fight TO
tils dea,h!! The proceedings were then
closed hy the young ladies singing "D'sle
LaaI
"Wednesday the 18th instant court-day--
was ore OF Dluch interest Ecrc. Alter sIi0rt
session ci the court, u large number oil TIE citl-
zens were called together To listen to an i'm.
prcssive and eloquent address iroin cur repre-
scnlsil;s to the Virginia State Convention,
Hon. J1re;n;ah Morton, who, after detailing his
struggles in the Contention, appealed 10 our
pntriOtic people to shrw themselves lntn in
sustaining their c.usc lie then sddte>scd
hlaSelf mainly TO the youn.: soldiers, pointing
vus - .hem the many evils nnd temptations
attending lhc camp life o! the soldier, nnd ad-
Donishcd them to cultivate Inc mpanionship
If their bibles. Addresses were also made by
Mrssrs y i Biakey, q. pannell and DR.. J. +.
Early.
To Jay, 10Th instant, company M. |, (ireene
Guards left for their place OF rend, z"ous. Cui-
p4per Cuurl,Ilousa amidst many tears OF
weeping mothers and sisters, who nevertheless
urged them On, and bade !hctn rally around our
standard OF Southern righ!s, unIurl our South
crn hlg in ,ie bserzes Of Heaven, and in tine
name nEd strength ci the God u righteousness
and OF battles coairont the invading foe!
lii conclusion. word in reference to Sgl.
van Female Seminary. This institution OF
learning for Young ladies, is located in the
Southern par; Ct our LITTLE cnunty, in beau
;.:ul section Of the country, and is In flourish
ing condition, being conducted by an able and
efficient corps Of experienced teachers. viz DR..
J. F. Early, priuci pal. 4. Z. Bohannor male
tcncher. and Misses Juiin B:bcock and Helen
Thur Der, female tcacherh- 1t now contains
s:ne thlrty-Gse or icrty students, anu could
accommodate one hiudr.d or mere.