The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-09-30

Ire X0fWaWWh 4
xges the DisrA ehl
TIE yo,k,own Centennial q now loonl'
sny mn ~ an emlnebce somewhat conimes,
sar., Win lie lmportance, for al should
srree that toe contamination OF indepeha'
osno was morp important tAau The dec'afs'
,,on 60 b~rbItsgtly celebrated q Few years
hesnre. seevtng Tor the Uuited States more
Scinf In the eslimation c foreign nations
,nsr The conquest OF a nstion. THIS lotk,I
sown deuon,ratIon wit be embellisbeu
and enl,yered by one c0ruseation ecVps'nB
ali former celebrations ia the entertainment
~ The descendants OF our noble freocn
sIltes now on the sea and soon 10 anc
ON our shores. What an incentive 70
osheys IN any siafiiar future emer-
veecvf There Is thds n principle 10
he confirmed OF inestimable value DC
tnc O friends aHd perhaps Of Wore
beneat 10 the English nsti0n So custome.s
shan as subjects, q wo1ld seem a~pproplIiS
and e,eyminc. through her noble queen
and Foreign Minister, 10 invite that ilation
90 nar,icinaie. In the occasion. An lu.0ii
o,n, Rri,isb ciizeu dtd deliver au AZORES
on me preliminary arrangements AZ loiN
town n fey wears ago. Let thenl AL uu''e
with one mind, one be9tt. ana one asPu"
lion an this jubllce OF ule woIlu' ooup0
ureiudice ADD sert@oDy nave Oeeh GU
rendered By the erroneous lWpIcs,
zion that some p%ariicuisf sect WIZ
,.o1,.nrs,e and contr0l the exercises.
As far Is The Government Is cohctIneu, .ue
SSH. 10Th. 20th, and 23st will constitute the
heoinniug and The eud al their whole pro-
ceedin0s. I ,peak by aUthority in proclaim
ing tb,t IN, one eeclesisstlc will be specially
connected win such Inauguration. lie
hears the bonared and honOring name OF
Nelson. lie serves IN consequence OF bis
ANCESTRY. and not bis denomination. What
NAV nc done on The i6th, or between the
Ieih and 18Th, by jew, Gentle, or any
other. will only be In tue exercise OF inc
-independeuce it Is designed 10 commence
rate. and the civil and religious liberty re-
eatded as The buiwark of Our instltulions'
The appslling difficulty Is IN the absence
az suitable accommodations. 10 tbls We
can have the advantage OF our pstrlotic an
cesiors and ipdOmitaDle heroes, VINO 0niy
osked or secured the earth for a couch ana
tbo heavens for a covering. 10 Is sad that
Washington was not In a house during the
xboIe war. his tent being conspicuous on
every map: and history states that Oh the
NIGHT Of he surrender be slept under a
mulberry-tree. with its roots Tor q PHI
low: aud a gentleman has tOId me
he thought that SAME mulberry tree or us
successor still remained, indicating that
from its greater proximity 10 the camps OF
LAFAYETTE, Rochambeau, General Nelson,
&c, be had remained with ibem TOO lale 10
,esch his own tent. Such accommodations
will be abundant. aud the arrangements an
ounce for such distinguished preaching
nj night, aud al The Government pavilion
for dancing all night, may suit the tastes OF
the "many men Of many minds" There
were ia the Revolution, besides de Grasses
feet. ouly the Gaudaloupe and Charon, OF
British vessels, the latter burnt, the AmeTl-
cans having none. .,
The naval exhibit on this occasion viii
likely constitute The most glitlertug attric-
tion and afford extensive accommodations
II oecurs TO me to refer TO q statement in a
distinguished paDer to-day aS my first inior-
nation that Mr.. Booth was making prepare
ton 10 the extent Of $4,000. Owning pro-
perty In the vicinity, | am interested for my
country, State, and neighborhOOd. 1t is
true that the Government chairman, Senator
Johnston, remarked he would not take
$4,000 for the Association, but might adopt
the standard OF the man returning from
California Boosting Of having made $4,000,
but when pressed for particulars stated that
seyenty.fye cents were 10 cOsi-tbc rest In
experience. The locality, a commanding
slope 10 the water, may accommodate many
thousand at the naval review if those are
satisfied, as our Revolutionary gallant pa
trIots were. with the ealth for . couch and
the heavens for a covering, or those securing
a soft plank or pole out Of the window may
feel aristocratic, not specially as stated.
for the President, better provided
for, but acceptable to him and the
humblest citizen. Oar aspirations are for
a principle; the opportunity not having
previously occurred, aud not likely again
in any present lifetime, and all, in mind
and heart. II not in presence, may safely
and exultingly unite In one common sti eam
OF devotion to the Fountain Of all Blessings
aud the Author Of all good for his loving
kindness in the past and for his favor and
perpetuity for the future. | write for no
particular paper or channel. but for al
whom 1t may concern and interest, desiring
the qualification OF all.
EDWIN g. BOOTH.
September 81, 1881.