The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-12-06
-E BANQUET TO THE
NATIONAL BOARD OF TRADE.
4 GRAND AFFAIR.
Over $50 Persons Present.

Over $50 Persons Present.
PATRIOTIC SENTIMENTS, ToAsTs,
- SPEECHES, &C.
The banquet given at the Exchange Hotel
to the National Board of Trade on Satur-
day evening was one of the grandest affairs
of the kind ever given in this city. The
scene presented in the large reception-room
Of the hotelwas one long to be remembered.
There were assembled the commercial re-
presentatives of this great country, coming
from its every portion, with a view to dis
cuss the best plans for its national advance
ment, and animated by no political pre-
ferences, but only by common desire for
the good of the country without regard to
section; and such body of men is seldom
seen together. It is, indeed, pity that
they do not constitute the Congress of the
United States instead of the National Board
of Trade.
The arrangements for the affair were very
complete, and shortly after O'Clock (the
hour forwhich the banquet was announcedl
the President of the Richmond Chamber of
Commerce, Mr.. Thomas W. McCance, hay
ing the Hon. Mr.. Fraley, President Of the
Board, on his arm, followed by the other
delegates, entered the dining-room, where
sumptuous feast was in waiting. The
dinins-room had been tastefully though
plainly decorated. In the northern end
large stand had been erected for the mllsi-
clans, and a grand orchestra, under the
leadership of Kessnich, struck up grand
march as the company entered the room,
and under such inspiring strains as they
gave forth, one could hardly fail to have an
appetite.
except that it rivalled Delmonico's best, and
Delmonico never had a more apprecatiye
company to tip glasses over his grooming
mahogany. During the continuance of the
banquet the orchestra continued to dis
course admirable selections from the
choicest opera.
After the company had dined, the regular
toasts were announced; which came in the
following order 49,
2. Our Distinguished Guests We greet them in
the name of Virginia. Hon. Fred. Fraley.
There is no conflict between the most vigorous ma
terial development and the highest civilization.
Mr.J. w. Taylor.
accountability Of public agents. General H. Wal
S. Capital and Labor: Twin Titans, indissolu-
bly, linked together. The old war between Them
hss no place in America. Mr.. j. Price Wethe-
rill.
The prophetic visions Of " ashington and Marshall
will soon be realized-the raLroad-car Is but the
precursor of the canal-boat. Colonel c. s. Car
THE Pacific Railroad and the Suez Canal ::
Mountains and deserts present no obstacles to the
steady advance Of Commerce. Judge NJ. X. Cul-
g. Coal and Iron The buried treasures Of Vir-
glnia, but the elements Of her future greatness.
NJ. T. Monroe.
Q. The Bench and Bar: In their purity and inde-
pendence rest the best hopes of free institutions.
Judge ". ". Crump.
10. The Press Fit type and mirror OK the Anne
rican people No assembly OF merchants can
omit to acknowledge its mighty share in the indus
trial movements ofthc age. +. 6. Rutlin.
The first toast, "Our Country" was
drank standing, the band playing the
50 Star-spangled Banner" and :'DiXie y
amid loud cheers and tremendous applause.
The second toast was announced, and the
band played "Carry Me Back to Old Nir-
ginia."
Mr. Fraley, in response, said that stand.
ing upon ground that might be considered
by our countrymen as hallowed, he re.
turned thanks for the generous manifesto.
tions that had beea rendered. They stood
here not merely as the guests of Virginia,
but as the guests OF our common country
The greeting they had received reminded
them of the good old time when Virgins
stood in the lead Of the nation with such
statesmen as Jefferson, Madison, and Mon
roe. When in the late terrible struggle he
and Virginia were compelled to separate
| it seemed rs though his heart would break
| for he had never dreamed that Virginia and
PENNSYLVANIA would ever see the emer
gency that would place them opposite tc
one another. All now was happily over
and he hoped nothing would ever happen
| TO separate us. He spoke of the cordia
| welcome they had given the Board, and re
| marked that there seemed to be something
about the atmosphere Of the bill upol
which the body deliberated which inspired
| it with the eloquence Of Henry and the wis
dom of Marshall. [Applause.l He alluded
| to the good wishes of the Board towards
| Virginia as cXemplified in its action in re-
| ference to the great work started by George
| Washington, which would rebound to tn;
everlasting good Of the old Commonwealth
lApplause.l AS he looked around him, ant
saw faces with which he had been made
| familiar during his stay here, he felt that tht
| future welfare of this great Commonwealth
| would be sure in such hands with sucf
| heads and such hearts. He looked
| forward to the time when the whole CONT
basking in freedom and prosperity under
| the stars and stripes. [Appluuse.l
In conclusion, he said that they had fel
| that every Virginia heart beat in unisOI
with their own and that theyWer one il
hope, one in fear, and one in the desire foI
everlasting happiness. He wished prospe
| rity for the South, prosperity for the North
prosperity for the East, prosperity for th'
| West, but especially prosperity for the city
of Richmond. [Cheers.l
| Music: "Auld Lang Syne."
Three cheers were proposed, and giyel
! with will, for Mr.. Fraley.
TO the next toast Hon. j. W. Taylor, o
| St. Paul, responded. He claimed to be
citizen of the ancient Dominion, q residen
Of the borders Of colonial Virginia, who's,
continent. The people Of Virginia hat
! planted monument of their virtues, thei
energy, and their courage, in every State il
the country. These virtues had been re
eogniZed in the meeting here in the capita
city of the Commonwealth. Mr.. Taylo
then continued to respond to the toas
which was given him in most el6quen
manner. He, alluded, humorously, to tn,
opposition to the James River aud Ia
nawha Canal proposition, and remarked
that the old State rights Virginians wer'
making brave advances towards consolida
tion. The people of the West, the offspring
of Virginia, would make two grand har
hors-Norfolk on the East and San Diegt
on the West, with grand trunk-line con
meeting both along the line of the thirty
fifth parallel. In conclusion, he proposed
in behalf of the Southwest, the speedy com
pletion of the Southern Pacific railroad.
In responsible the next toast, Genera
Walbridge said that he had always been fa
vorably Impressed with the patriotism o
Virginia, but on this day be was struck witt
the wisdom Of the Committee OF Arrange
ments. While they had asked for an appro
nriatiou of So00 00( 000 in the dayeInDman