The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-02-11
The yirgsnians at Dinner.
nnrorrs1rs TO GENERAL fIIz. LkE AND
sT.ry--A BRILLIANT ENTERTAINMENT.

oo,,rrstrs TO GENERAL rITz. LEE AND
sT1yF--A BRILLIANT ENTERTAINMENT.
Tho New York Tines Of yesterday says:
,sa,,"ral ritzhugh Lee and his staff, accom-
,,scd bv Colonel David l.. Austen, OF the
Tsi,,ccnth regiment, OF Brooklyn, yester-
'",,,';si,cd General Hancock at Governors
Ysiand In the evening General Lee and
80 s,aT were present a. complimentary
, ~, Given in their honor by the Thir-
.th rcciment n the Mansion House, on
psnoLlrn Heights. The dinlng-hail was
~, With FLAGS loopcd with the insignia
e ,bc different States, the place OF honor
=, ,hc MINER end Of the apartment being
"ceun;cA by the conquering Goddess ana
s,licn Tyrant Of Nirginia's standard on the
nn" sidc. and the peaceful sisters Justice
Ia liberty, who guard the eagle OF New
Nj on the other. There we're hVe long
tablcs in the dining-ball, and 200 gentle
men al down 10 the banquet.
Colonel Austen presided, and at his right
worn seated General Lee. the Hon. Thomas
KinscIla. General George L. Ayeril, Colo
ncI Charles j. Anderson, 81 the First rcgi-
meut Of virginia; Major II. W. Hunter, Of
General Lees staif; cX-Judge Samuel II.
Morris. of Brooklyn, and Major George
Ron. Johnston. Of Lees stail. On The
10 ~ Colonel Austen were Mayor Seth
Tow. Corporal James Tanner, Of the Thir
ternih regiment; Liciltenant-COlonel j.
Lane Stern, Of the First regiment OF Nir-
ginia. and Captain Il. :. Kellar, Of the
Tbird regiment OF Virginia. Among 9TH
ers urescut were Colonel John McCauil,
.Iudec- Adyocatc-Gcncral loraiiO &. King,
81 Governor Clcvcland'S staff; a. j. Van
derpocl. Major Randolph, William C..
kingsley. L;eutcnnt-C Colonel Gates Gene
raj Nlolineux, Adjuiant George Il. Davis,
and CAPTAIN COwan. Of the Seyeniy-frst
regiment.
Tho committee having The affair in charge
were Captains Theodore II. Babcock, Ed
ward Fackner. Lewis ". Reed, and Charles
p. KrctSchmar, Colonies u. Chsuncey and
WlIoughby Powell, and Lieutenant John
Z. Scrylnser.
During the discussion o; the elaborate
menu great many 81 the diners sent up
their cards TO obtain General Lees auto
eraph, which be chccTfully furnished, even
after the duty became irksome. When the
coffee had been served and cigars lighted,
Colonel Austen proposed the toast, "Our
Guest and Virginia. 10 which he called
upon General Lee TO respond.
The General rose, and was received with
three cheers ana a tiger, and the hand
plsvcd "Carry Ne Back TO Old Nirgnia's
shore" He said he was glad TO meet again
men who had once been hostile, after the
crimson tide OF battle had ceased to ebb
and Tow. lie was glad TO meet them not
as citizens Of New York. not - citizens Of
VIRGINIA. but Is felloW-citizens Of America,
10 aGd 10 whose glory all were now equally
interested. I'VE OF Virginia" said General
Lee. "rccognize that we are part Of the
great American Union. The spirit OF peace
and reconciliation Is downing upon us, and
is destined 10 sweep from one State TO an
other. We have all OF us great duty TO
DISCHARGE if we would perpetuatc the re-
public. State sovereignty was the doctrine
upon which we NirginianS were brought
up. You, Of New York, looked to the pa
ternal Government, and we are getting
little more educated chat way than we were.
naughter.l When your senators Withdrew
from the Senate a few months ago
We in the South were looking on to
see if New York was going to Sc
cede from the Union with them. We
knew that considerable trouble began be-
fore with the secession OF 4 legislator from
the Senate, and we began TO look out to
see il the trouble would begin at this end,
the same way" [Laughter.] Virginia, the
General concluded, was increasing daily
in manufactures and population, and she
needed northern men and northern capital
to further develop her resources.
The other toasts and responses were:
''The Union" Corporal James Tanner;
"New York." Judge Advocate General
Horatio c. King; "The City Of Brook
lyn." Mayor Low; "The Press" the Hon.
Thomas Kinsella; md " Our Absent Ones"
Major II. W. Hunter. General Lee and his
staf will leave for the South to-day.