The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-04-06

men to confer upon The subject Of the Elk.
position Of 20. And here. in this hall, tits
n special privilege and honor to have the
pleasure to introduce to you, sir. Chief
Magistrate Of this city, the Hon. J. f. Rol.
Ter, chairman Of the Virginia committee.
Mayor Fox said: -'@
Geutlemen,-As a general rule we always
accord to visitors from abroad otr polite
| attention and courtesy but coming, rs
you particularly do, as the representative
men Of that grand old Commonwealth,
within whose Legislative halls in the early
days Of the Republic rang out those elo-
Quent tones which yet thrill and throh the
patriotic heart, and within whose borders
some Of the most decisive and desperate
struggles Of the brave old colonies took
place say. thus coming, and upon one
of the very highest of patriotic mis-.
sions, you are not merely formally, .. but
cordially, sincerely, and heartily wel-
| coined 10 our CITY and our people
And VIC trust that what may be said and
done in connection with the centennial an.
niverSary shall be in tho highest degree pro.
| motive OF that great purpose Of the nation
We desire also to say that whatever can be
done to make your stay among us pleasant
10 YOU, and to enable you when you do
leave us to carry away to your State Le9is.
lature and your homes the liyeliest impress.
| SionS Of the pleasure 1t has afforded us to
be privileged TO receive and entertain you,
| will be to us the highest qualification.
10 this welcome Col. j. l.. Roller thus re-
spondcd:
MIR. Mayor and Gentlemen Of The City OF
| Philadelphia : The task imposed on Inc as
| the chairman of the Centennial Committee
on the part Of the Virginia Legislature Is an
| exceedingly difficult one. How, sir, can |
| ~ iY,c Inn 1 ~ pnr n
! an adequate acknowledgment for this vel.
| come as chairman Of this legislative commit.
| tee? How can [ express our sincere and
earnest acknowledgment in terms fitting,
appropriate, and responsive to the hearty
welcome You have just given us when
feel. especially, sir, in this hall, diffidcnce
| in attempting to use words appropriate to
any such feeling? The FIRST occasion of
my visit to this hall was accompanied
with Nirginian. known and honored In
all parts OF the State. the hand Of whose
gTandsire had painted these portraits which
| hang about us. AS / stand IN sight of that
picture which faces me, the picture of the
nan who was the great central figure of the
Revolution, and rs l stand here within
| sight of Germantown and Delaware, and
within hearing of Monmouth and Trenton,
| feel, sir, that it would be exceedingly in
| appropriate for me to attempt to give ex-
| preston to the emotions which must be
awakened within us. l believe, sir, that
this meeting carries with it deeper signiti-
canoe even than we can justly infer from
this aSSemblage now in this hall.
We come here forgetful of what has hap
pencd within the last few years: willing
only TO remember this Union in which We
have a common interest, and willing only
to revive the remembrances of our common
glorieS and our common perits. And, sir,
| we propose to do this bv encouraging those
scenes which we trust will bind this State
and ours together in closer union than
has ever vet existed between us. We pro.
pose to give encouragement to the intro.
| duction of your railroads into our State
| [ApplauSc.l We propose to give encourage,
ment to the introduction of your capital
into our midst. We propose, sir, to lay
down in the great deep OF the popular
heart. out Of reach Of party agitation, Ca
| bles (telegraphic cables) that will quiyeI
with messages of love between the two sec.
tions-a love never to be sundered lap.
plauSe.] Again, sir, thank you in behalf
| of each member of this committee. We al
thank you most heartily.
Then the committee and the Mayor fell &c
hand-shaking.
This over, III carriages the party proceed.
| cd TO the Baldwin Locomotive Works, anc
then to Paramount Park. To-morroW VIII
| be given over entirely to visiting public IN
situations.