The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-10-24

ftbeir virtues, and IN 10 ddofng cling 1,
the credit. andi fair fame Oh the Counon
wealth d asSi above RaII price. Let u
istrtFe, with the wisdom OF men enlightened
| by the vic1ssftddes or fortune. 20, compe
SUCCESS. by combining the best elements O
the tive Augto~hmerican civilizations whfct
have been born on tbis continent that|o
the Cavaliers and that OF the Puritans4.tbaI
OF the N6rsh ana 1h5r OF the South-anl
these, united, in just cpro portigusTw will give
the perfection ofsgrace and energy.
|: ,tslWheu Eneas struck his last, blow fol
Toy, and the end had come, hetookt bis old
father on bis back. and bis Titles son by the
hand and babe bis wife follow, him. IN The
tumuit OF that awful. night. Creusa was lost
to the son of nehises. !, 1n the flesh, Z be
was no more seen OF him., but in the spirit
she. stood beside him, and pointed to- that
Tusean, Tiber beside. whose stream; he
should found an empire. And when Troy
was heap OF smouldering ruins the, hero
Stood on the mountain, and saw Lucifer The
Morning Star gliding the summit Of Ida. 3
( Our Troy is in, ashes, the Creusa-pastfs
lost to u.s.. but it pointed to a Tuscan Tiber
and future empire, and for rsVirginia-wise
by experience and restored TO the bosom OF
the Union-the Star Of Hope shines in the
heavens with asteady glow!n. pr as as
!, Mi. Hopes remarks were received with
great enthusiasm, when ~ m ,,.s,,r.3 4.
Isfes @ HON. JOHN GooDE, II. c., -.
from that district, was introduced, aud in a
few telling remarks proposed series OF re-
solutions recommending that committee
named be appointed to inaugurate a move
ment for raising the necessary funds among
the patriotic citizens OF the Union TO repair
William and Mary College, aud that they
report progress on the 18Th OF October, 1881.
The resolutions were unanimously adopt
ed, and Hon. Hugh Blair. Grigsby appoint
ed chairman. r
~ COLONEL SOLOMON LINCOLN, JR., 9,
who represented Governor Talbot, OF Mas
sachnsetts,- was then introduced, aud spoke
gratefully Of bis reception in Virginia, and
said he would be untrue to himself and to
his State il he felt unm0ved by the memo
ries OF Yor ktown. 1t was fitting that Mas.
sachusetts should be represented on this oc-
casion, as it was to a general Of Massacbu-
sets that General O'Hara surrendered the
sword of Corn wallis.
General Latta, Adiutant-Geu of PENN
sylyania, who represents that State, follow
ed in brief address. he stated that Penn
sylvanla also claimed some credit for the re-
suits achieved on this spot. Did not one OF
her most hon0red citizens (Robert Morris,
Of Philadelphia advance the sum OF one mil
lion two hundred thousand dollars to fur
ther this great end? He then alluded TO
the great resources Of the two, their SINH
larity, aud trusted that peace and unity
would forever unite them.
COLONEL STAPLES, OF NORTH CAROLINA,
represented that State. He claimed that
she had the honor OF issuing the first Decla-
ration OF Independence, and that the first
white female ever born in America had the
honor OF being born on her soil, and upon
her soil, on Alamance creek, was she'd the
first blood OF the Revolution.
PROFESSOR ELI CHARL1ER,
representing the French residents at New
York, was next introduced He said that
ninety.eight years ago, when the French
soldiers were On this spot, be did not know
whether they spoke good English, but he
was satisfied that they did good fighting.
lCheers.l At that time this country bad
some three million inhabitants, and now
she has over forty, and has far outstripped
France itself; but it they bad had repub-
lican government, and man like George
Washington at its head, things might have
been different. He hoped that in 1881,
when the citizens and soldiers Of the Re.
public had assembled here for the cen.
tenniaI celebration, when the college had
been resuscitated, that France, through
the Governor OF the State and the Presi-
dent OF the United States, would be invited
to participate in that celebration, and that
the two sister Republics would 20 hand in
hand together until the Governments oil
Europe shall join them in one grand re-
public.
At the conclusion OF the address, which
was warmly applauded, the band Of the
Powhatan played the Marsaillaise. ,-
CAPTAIN BEAMisH,..
late OF her Majesty's service, who has been
in the country four months travelling, was
then introduced, aud made an amusing adj
dress. He di6 not wish to rob them OF
their honors, which had been fairly woD,
but he hoped that the British and Ameri-
can bayonets would never again be crossed
in strife, but combined together against a
common foe. He had met nothing but the
greatest kindness and hospitality IN his So
iourn here, and his former impressions OF
the country had undergone radical change.
Mr.. Glennan, Esq, editor Of the Norfolk
pirqinian, then offered
THE FOLLOWING RESOLUTIONS,
which were enthusiastically adopted:
l. Resolved, That this meeting, consist
ing Of citizens of all sections OF the United
States and ofspecial representatives from the
thirteen original States, assembled for the
purpose of taking preliminary steps to-
wards a fit.and appropriate observance OF a
,pio 1op rsr op el,o. ~
Yorktown, heartily approve and endorse
delphla on the occasion OF the ninety eighth
anniversary OF that event. go - =. ...
2. ReSoEued, That in conjunction with
these we do commend to the people OF the
United States such a celebration OF the CEN
tennial anniversary of the surrender OF
Cornwallis at Yorktown as shall befit the
historical significance OF that event and the
present greatness of the nation.
8. ReSolUed, That we call upon the Con.
gress OF the United States to give practical
effect to the resolutions offered by Edmund
Randolph, of Virginia, on the 29tb OF Oc-
tober, 1881, and passed by the Continental
Congress-viZ: "Res0tUed, That the United
States, in Congress assembled, will cause to
be erected at Yorktown, in Virginia, a mar
BILE column, adorned with the eublems ofthe
alliance between the United States and his
Most High Christian Majesty. and Inscribed
with q succinct narrative OF the surrender
of Earl CORVALLIS to his Excelency Gen
eraI Washington, commander in chief of the
combined forces OF America and France ;
to his Excellency Comte de Rochambeau,
commanding the military troops Of his
Most Christian Majesty in Americas; and
his Excellency the Count de Grasse, COM
mander in chief Of the Naval Army OF
France in the Chesapeake"
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