The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-07-07


'EsntIemen.-So much has been written |
onI snoken of the theme you have assigned |
70 me that it will be difficult to offer any |
tI,;n,r concerning it that will interest you.
The White Sulphur Springs, nevertheless,
unlike the descriptions gwen Oh 1t, never
ceases TO excite the admiration OF men.
geographically it is inde S ." ;s,n n
The surface here rs to pcrpieN art In the
.u,,Jovmcnt of all conventional tei1ns OF
Jaacrintion. SO that the most skiiilll
sketchers have ut best produced but mi
perfect pictures. ,.,o,,, with
am sure / may say, gentlemen, WIN
your entire concurrence, lnAt the W hitC
Sumbur is not only singular IN It's haluial
rn,t,,rns. hut that in its pure air, exquisite
tamnrr,ture. and healthfumess, 1t is uns,lr-
S,nsu.I unywhere. think | may say that
1,non this earth no place can he sound
'rh;cI, i'm its general conditions OF earth,
"na nir and water, is more grateful to man
"mI more pronotive Of his health ana
strength. ,,,,..., c,,,,,,,r ,,o,,. 81, q,
wears ago. 1t was rising rapidly III ts
national fame under the %ehtic anu 'e'lrlis
characterization of the elder Caldwell, so re-
Mnvnnd in his day as the polite gentleman
and large hearted neighbor.
Thare were no steamboats, nor railroads
=, thoso ,lays. Gentlemen came to the
Swings i'm their own vehicles, or ny The
nnppst.coachcs of the day. The Springs We're
alive with tine equipaSeS, anu the nl.e
was the great horse market OF the country.
The men were grand lookihs' anu .neia
o VI aSsoc;ntion with the horse. There was 4
stotelv dignity observed i'll the halls that
n"mid net be surpassed for its ease anu
o",,riesv, The women of the day of course
ovcaI,e2 the men in grace, and their SUI
nerhly-deyeloped figures and fair lures,
n which centleness, dignity, and beauty,
were wonderfully blended, mace theln Cne
"nhiest pattern of their sex that has ever
i,oan beheld on earth, in my opinion.
This line society bore the stamp or the
>.orointionary era, and was characterized
hr that elevation and independence OF splrll
ia action which Il grand revolution never
Sa;ls to inspire. The physique OF the people
~ TINT age also derived its peculiar herole
baaring and fun development in Il great de-
gree from the same gr;lnu cause. Ever
E,Shion moulded herself to suit the age, anG
a." t,owinp drapery added grace to the con
went;onalisms and Stateliness OF the times
II WAS Grand clay, and the White showed
some of its finest phases. The contrast be
tween II and these times is wide indeed
INIT il will not DO for an old man like me t.
draw it, Let me only say That every ast
has its virtues ana lsS lOlDleS, anu tie pre-
cont with Its wonderful improvements amt
discoveries, is without parallel in The
,"orld's history. Socially. we are in an in
tsrmcdiats state, which will lead on to sornt
new. and we may justly hope, l,oltico
aoci,, order ti,at will promote alike tb'
nhysical contantment and moral welfare
md virtue of society.
or those old and golden days we are of
reminded by meeting in these CLASSIC
Grounds with gentleman who succeeded
Rjs father in the management OF the springs
whose head IL siIyered Ger with the honor
NJ time, and whose urbanity and gentle
ness of demeanur make him a tit aElbaSs:I
dor from one OF the noblcst generations q
men that ever lived on earth.
Pardon this galrilousness, gentlenlens l
&c agreeable to I'M old man.
RIit the White Sulphur is still the mecc
NJ fashion as well RS OF the afflicted. IL i
one of the most powerful Of curative wa
tsrs and for all the attractions that sur
ronnd it must ever be the place forf the an
nnal meeting OF grand social congress
the nation. ,,,
I ask your indulgence, gentlemen, Will
call YOUR attention TO one single point
The White Sulphur in it's political relation
1T stands here In the noble mountains
Virginia, the most famous OF the! States
Here we find the most inviting natural eii
eumstanees TO draw the people or the sonil
and the people Of tue North 10 u piace