The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-02-28

.,at,,es the finest Id America and The next
:Sg,scet IN world. u Iii s04 3fnstfngeOr
m,,,ilsad % Ills war steed So sss In the
air. noon & pedestal Sd our sapitoI Square,
near fhe State house, from which place It
Id sait the fearless eye OF the old hero Sis
sterniy turned towards tho Senate chamber,
md fts finger points mort signidc to-
wards the penit tiafY. AS we OF the
walker Light Guard pass under the
shadow Oh the monument daily, look.
INC no, we see the direction OF the eye
and finger, and involuntarily say, :. Yes;;e
most OF them ought TO be there. - Among
the honorable exceptions, however, are
Generals Lee and johnson, who are pre-,
sent, and. as i am not a warrior, the excep-
tion applies to any ether member OF the
Virginia Senate who is present. These nom,
orable exceptions, however, should imme-
tiiately pass bill for the relief OF the super.
iintendent, who Is one Of General Lees most
gallant colonies, and provide him with
South Carolina wife. We have said to our
selves, General Washington, you are right
in MANY things, but 1t would have been bet
ter for you, instead Of setting up us as an
independent people, you had bent your
great. genius towards the foundation OF
mammoth Sunday-school. and have instlied
into the ancestors OF Jim Blaine what fear
full thing it is to tell lie; you had,
said to the grandfathers OF Ben. But.
Ter, g Thou shalt not steal spoons
and to Ulysses Grants family, You must
not get dead drunk" j say dead drunk adj.
yisedIy, for being a representative OF the
Walker Light Guard I say nothing in oppo-
sition to getting gentlemanly merry. We
have been in the habit Of saying to our
L y,el hoe fnY. no ho6 10 hpQr
left under the kings. We would now be a
free people, and every one of us would be a
" blarsted Jolly Englishman" under the
good Queen, entitled b. inheritance to wear
a pair Of corduroy pants stuffed in our boots,
instead Of being half-starved rebel with no
pants and boots; or il provided by accident
with both, both too short to meet each other
by about six inches. AS jolly English.
man we would be entitled to red nose
to be attributed to royal blood, whereas
il one OF us now appears with red nose it
Is at once binted to be q whiskey-blossom.
These and other sins We have charged to
the Father Of his Country; but now we are
charged, It is worth all the Inconvenience
of being q half.starved, haIf-clothed rebel
to be for one hour the guest Of the Fourth
South Carolina brigade. We had rather be
breechesless and bootless and be q rebel,
than to be any other man with all the COM
forts Of life. We had rather not have cor
duroy pants and gun; and we respect
fully ask her Majesty to keep her cordu-
rows, and if she wants anybody to wear
them she must wear them herself. And
now that this reformation has taken place,
you must allow me, on behalf Of Captain Bin
ford's company, 10 thank you for your over
whelming reception. Surely you have iaio
us on bed OF orange blossoms and floated
us on river of champagne. | do not know
any stronger expression in the English Ian
guage than that, and, as know no Other
language, L can't express it in stronger
terms than that. But now invite you tc
return our visit. Let us show by our ac
tions what our language can't express. TIC
draw it mildly, our last crust OF bread shall
be CREASED and given you.
Of the excursion to-day-the departure
Of our boys-thelr excellent behavior while
here, &C., must tell you in just one more
letter. VlAToR