The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-01-10
A Charming Letter.

We surrender our columns to-day 10
Others. We cannot withhold from our
readers such production as the following
most readable letter from WILLIAM FRA
zIgR. ESQ. one OF Virginas most worthy
sons.
P.S. We will say to Mr.. FRAZIER that
Mr.. CowARDIN's son intends to do on his
own account and Of his own motion Just
what MIR. FRAZIER suggests, and will. when
the pamphlet is out, furnish MI f., OF
course gratuitously, as many copies OF ii
rs he may need.
STAUNToN, January g, 1883.
Dear Mr.. Drinkard, Some while ago |
had il in mind to write and ask you 10
send me few copies OF the paper contain
ing your editorial announcement OF the
death OF our friend the founder Of the Dis
match. with Coalter CabelPs contribution,
10 send TO my sons, now scattered in 1--WE
States, from Chicago to Galveston and
Florida. But In revolving the matter this
idea came to me with some force: why
should not the owners and conductors OF
that leading Virginia paper issue a small,
handsomely-printed memorial pampbiet
containing all the tributes OF the press ana
oil citizens 10 Inc ulcilOIY VI Suis w
,xardin? l have no sort OF doubt that il
ten or fliteen-cent pamphlet were issued
considerable edition would be taken by our
people. For example: would be glad to
lake a doZen-siX for my sons, one for N.Y.
self, aud the others 10 send to friends out
side the state. Suppose you think OF this.
How busy the mighty reaper" has been
This winter i'm gathering many OF our longest
and best esteemed! After Cowardin went
Judge Ould-admirabl man, splendid adj
yoeate. and deyout Christian. i think his
tribute TO the character OF Judge Moncure,
personal and judicial, the best-considered,
the most discriminating, the most touch
ing and eloquent OF any like production
have ever read, and as such | filed the pa
Der along with the one Sin black" OF only
two or three weeks before.
And then in few days followed James
Lyons. enjoyed his friendship from the
DAYS OF tina: wonderful campaign "the
Log-Cabinv of 1910 down to the close OF
the war; after which 1 met him only two
or three times. He was q most genial,
kindly gentleman with his little foibies.
indeed, but he maintained the reputation
OF our chief city for generous hospitality
in almost princely style for many years.
II was at his table first met Webster,
aud adjourning thence we proceeded-a
very large company-to the Capitol Qhe
north end OF III, where we found Archer
Ithen United States senatorl haranguing
The crowd. AS soon as the multitude
descried the great New Englander ascend
ing the huge and crowded platform, along
with Lyons, James Wickham, and others,
they became extremely restless under
Archer's prosac harangue. 1t was too
gentemanly crowd TO call for Webster
while he was yet speaking, but some ar
dent young fellows Il was one Of that sort
myself in those days OF long ago) resorted
10 little stratagem, and got the command
or OF the artill,ry-ranged in order at one
side Of the Square-to fire the "sun-
down" salute about an hour before sun
down; and they kept on firing until they
saw Archer suirender,. and then they
stopped TOO, and then went UP such n
shout for Webster as never heard equalled.
(Someihing like it for yigor, though on
dimlnntIvc scale. was IN the old Park
Theatre, New York, in the rival demon
strations OF the admirers OF the elder Booth
and the partisans OF Ed. Forrest, these
latter mostly {" the groundlings."0 That
platform was so large and so densely
crowded that Webster was not visible TO
the great crowd below, but they knew he
was there, and so would not be put of
with assurances from some on the stand
that " Mr.. Webster was no longer there"
&C., &c. always supposed Webster fear
cd he had drunk too much wine at Lyons's
table TO venture to trust himself, for 1t is
certain that some little time elapsed before
Wickham was seen by US below rather
pulling Webster on toward the front rail-
Ing. But when he got well balanced there
be poured forth that wonderful strain Of
eloquent rhapsody the Ike OF which had
never beard before, and have certainly
nevkT heard slnce. heard him on Eve
! <f11hrrnk oooa<ftu durinr that seeAf. Mon