, 1864-09-04
Kec0llec11onn Of ,. z.iehmoran.a
its EnS5rou.. s@e> -
nY 7 n n

= BE ). e v.
What couId Madame De Slscl ma,r
ing that Journey ia 4.7sn des p{uI t.t.ts, M,
siTs d. Ia si<' On the contar5 Ideen j: ott,. og
the greatest pIeaeures Ut life. the ann .-.urra
ana y TT yezation ONLY enhar cIpg the eo,oT-
n.ent that follows, for what tue poets says of
life ia equally applicable to travelling.
t.lhe pleasures stAy. not tfii thsV nall.
. And ullt1e nains ara onicklv nastT
In lie autumn. nf 1S,q sncrt aeva,al
weeks tn K1cbuo,;f and ffa enxtrona anmo
account Of wh,cn NAV At III. tiooa wn.n 1 rhs
ground occuptea by opDosinv arm1Ss sn5
insDy ui the old land MARKS ars BENZ swant
away, prove OF interest to snme Sf "ope
Ieadt r. 'e~N
l.. FursJ-six hours after leaving New Yor1r fn
the goud steamer jamestown. now a rrn-1
'lru1l.ciau, v were Vt tle Richa,ond WHAT
hayitg stopped fur several hours while ~,
route, ut Portsmouth aud CITY Point, on the
James River tv land aud r. ccfve uassrnpera
and freight,
Rlchnluud. like old Rome afanls unon
seven Litls. ano III. The l,rresr ciiT ~ v,-.F,n-
in, It's purulu,ion b. fore tGn yar R-ing Th,.nt
fifty thousau1. Of Which: 'uumber on. th,rd
wtre blacks Tho Jamrf R,v+r m wn,oh -
situated. 1s eeracrtui atrr a,na,1m isn .a a.as
hills, ana manageable lor stcxmers ant os ise.ss
ships Us lar aa Ktchnunu. above. n:vi.a,t.,n
Ia interrupted py uumeruns nictnfranna
}slauds anu gtaIlie rocEs. over whi..ntseo
river tut bts AMI fi,n,ns f,,r tis,sn mr.. .,f,.~
tral n,lre The Cutdtol t;ne r,,'* tn. sa',s
cd With Il tufflcu Iu,'t. If ,,,t,,,un. sSs,'.es
In be reuter t.fa nnbIir snna ~ A. t..n.,
Within il the state I.iorarx r7u,a,n;n'-
abnut twenty tnousand v,,1nmas 49,. ,.
collection II Ruvolutinnnry NSs sna nS n'!S5'.
sionis ,,,art,. .,,+s...sr vs. Ass. anu Hoa-
eui. tLe h, AZ srnes. r.. h..a ~. 49,. na'Gaos- p
E,trta. Upor IL srr rhe wos,s. :. s"H ~, .s
Loudou. eii,,+ Ea,&sf, 1rSs = r. >. ~ ~ ~
OF lie. anu sta,tda resting IN fne r;.h, r,..s
having tue lett somr '. hal adrancea6 w,th m.
ct6. on = bich hauyn u ,,rj,t.r. ,.i1r.t 100 :.
small ew orr, nta u.uinst " hirh i..4ns ,,1ow
The 1isLt t,unu holds cane r,.tf,. :, ',,9n ~.
erurto. Tnu ,t,tut i. cl.n in ,hs n,,T,r.,
wurn by IN Amer.cav ..e, eraI nurin,, t"r .,...
Of Id. RevotulIon. aud il ann ,itar,.s ,trs,e
In which Washington is represented ~
Patrs pOrtrait Tn h,od j.. ,n..,~s-.S ..H
nas ths hair dr. san in Ih.. 1,.hi.sn ;o aaa
Mt ti,as dntr Twu in.rrirs,,,,,a 49,, - a,.,.I
tnr II. 'thrnas J.drr"nn ~. a,.hss, I,
Madison, to pt, surrsyeo IN tn,. rrc;,nor,lse 1Ie
peaet ,ul. hbuut III ,e+t in te,vh, - wa.st
lie statue stalas. Preference, a.. w,v"a ~
MndiEou's Lonest. s,uuie. aisoin,a, ,sa ana 70 70
fectlopate iuscr,ptipu. whIcn rra.t. inns.
"Thc Geutr ii Asstt1,bIy tf fh,. CANNON
wealth Of Virginia llayc causrd ,hi. statns ~
be err cteCt as u fnOnnmrnr of ,.tE.r,,,.n saS
gratitude to GEouGE W.su,SGT.,x wnr
guItitx to tne ent.uw,erf. urfnx Ijlr, ~
yirtu. OF the Patfior. md sxert,ng nth NIe II
establishing the Liberties Of b1s ct,;,ntrr hss
rendered us na,ne dear ia his Fei,ax T,.,' %ns
ze1e, ard gives The world au1inmorra, ~x.m
pie ii true Glory. Dole in the ,tar Of (;hr,se
one thousand seveL hut dreo and Eighty .si..ht'
and In the year OF the Cvmmonweaith tns
tneluh." 'A0
To tie left Of the capitol stands the Gov
ernof's residence, occupied at tue t,tnu Of nv
Wilt by the present Brig. Gen. Wise On
the right is Crawiord's Washington Moan
men1, ano.h1r generous tribute f1nm vir.in,
la = - h.rY N,,k
1rlbutloh to the art trclsurrs ai our cDuutrv-
consists ot a culu. sal equestrafa statue If
Washing. on In bF. uzc, e1ryateu upon Grand
pcdeetal, or pase, '. l,ich Is su,beIIisaed wIth
historic scenes IN has rtll,i, aud supported
br bronze statues If nsner i,;n,tr,ans E,r.tr
i,ur. Jefferson the .rea, th,nsera,,,, rs,5.,i.
.sl genius If tae da., aud Henry. the :. lis.
mer OF oratuts," wnose mirhtv v,.ice viii
lug through tie ctutur[ss ,rt to come with
tn. se watcuwords OF s.Glye mc iinrstv or
give me de.th.' In this galaxy Lewis her
aa,ty poIueer.-w wen f7r Inc tlli n'1n,n"
ion Toe title 10 tho rteat North *a.f. mud. n
place, sud lseon,c Mason. nnthor a. th,. Xii
u Rights OF Vii. .inia. aun Cn,er Jus,,,.A Mar
shall, ard Nslsup, tue p.tnutir Guyefnvr.
wbuss eens.uns sact,tices aud public services
Tnrkttwn % a,sn f,n,t ,1e.s " ~ "n'oson ,s :, ~
rrt,nn e'0A'o"'
Til. con,n1sffou of t,e monument. ga. ,n
t.us,.d j to f:,uuu1sf HnySrs 1h.. s,.n,,,io. n
.Il.,dfD. The R.inn i;irl !; nn,t s,e t,.rn,t,o1
hnnIs in 1hc taniraI nt w.snt, s,on
sn,,,n., t,,,. ,4n,n.ror. ,.h,,ro,,. IL, p,ot
nonr IT,, ,,'.,s, ,;..s-'.r,1r,e.a. - !" n's1
and III. Wonnnrnts1 ~ ,srn,c u1u 81 a.. sonn
ID n iI,e r''1o,iI aavs srI ~ ~ mas srsst
wnrr, P,s,,"E M.or. 80 anu r,,as 80 s"e p1's
w..,s a,r,.esx % n.,. fs.r.1'. n..e'nnee n 70 sno
\ ur ,iy. n,. Isst,, SnSrou,dn's ,;: ue ,a.4
H.. ,,1,.. ~ ~. ,.,s, n1 ',aas.. .s
ha ~, ,er NJ ~ ~ 1!I1 EI1' ~. Wnn, tuos aa.
sshrn. once stn,,s . .i,.S,..r ii.s.tnuIa ssnaue
hurnt. in ISL. IT ti,t. san s,c.,,,e. ot rn i,,2s
NJ ,l,,. Hts of trc f;.r..rs ~ ~ Vtr'; e !oes
shont t;r,v othcrs ~ the ;t1.f;,st auu
in IL hn;,di.- At rho nm. h,.,n1;Tc,
monument lisa hcrn er-ctrn -, th,;t ,,,s..,ars
Il, trnnt nj ,i,s. cn.1rrh ~ >A> - :" -
! iJnflvwnnd f.rmetn-v laid .ho,t- af4.,,
+; ,enr, n,,n IL f.,rstv Ant ",t.,,r.hts aas...
"a it,r H., ,,t,Tn,se X ~ ns1lans % ,.I.-
! nor,hN rsl ut Inc civ. and co,n9,an',sa - ~"