The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-04-15

Such shouting and huzzaing was never
heard before. had never seen MI.
Bolts before, and although ] afterwards
became well acquainted with him and he
came great admiTer, and have heard him
m le many powerful speeches In Rich
mopd. his speech upon that occasion ex-
cclled them all. Permit me TO say, In pass
inc. that amid that crowd Of eloquent
sneakers and distinguished statesmen Mr..
Rotts was the peer OF any OF them In pos
sessinp the power OF enhancing his ail-
diepce. In logical reasoning, and In concen-
trating the attention OF his hearers. There
were many Virginia Wings present who
have since passed away. and all Of Us were
gratified at the conduct OF our delegation
and with the compliments which were be-
slowed upon us. Let me say that have
before me the papers Of that period. and
therefore nv memory Is so refreshed that
nv account is quite accurate. The Balti-
more Patriot said of us 1.-The delegation
OF Virginia was indeed the pride OF the
procession. OF such sons any country
might be proud. so calamity. so bravery,
and so gloriously did they carry themselves
on this occasion. From their entrance into
ton grounds they remained uncovered
cheering. clapping their hands, and giving
vent to their glowing feelings. No wonder
that Virginia Is the mother OF Presidents
when she has sons like those IN the
ranks to-day. They won an hearts ny
their gallant conduct. ana their praise u ",
the mouth Of every one. AS 'hey Ps'sseu
and sent up their hearty cheers the 'aa,es
showered flowers upon them. ana the sues
az the houses were alive with waving
bandkerchiefs." Two hundred anu se'-
enty men from Richmond chartered .he
steamer Columbus, Captain Parrish. wnicn
carried them to Baltimore, ana on WINCH
they made their headquarters. They were
under the command OF Captain Bat. GraVes'
and bore themselves so CALAMITY under the
folds of the splendid banner which bad
been snecIally prepared for the occasion
that they were escorted to their steamer by
thousands. who saw them depart amid ire
mendous cheering. Just ask Colonel
Thomas Evans, or John Wright, or Bob
Stvn. or Henry X. Ellyson, or any OF the
old Wings who were there, ana VINO now
are left, and see II they won't tell YOU what
a good time they had. There are IN every
such crowd OF Virginians abroad some
persons whose individuality OF character
and peculiar mental traits make
them marked men. They give lie,
fun. joy, and frolic to the occasion. L
should like to recall many OF them, but |
win refer to only one, who, at that day was
well known in all this part OF the State.
CAPTAIN sam. Perrin, Of Hanover, was with
us-the truest Wing in Virginia, who wor-
shipped Clay and almost adored Bolts. He
lived on the farm which was the birthplace
of Henry Clay. He was sublime gentle
man and deigned not to speak i'll language
known TO the common herd, but rolled
forth in round, full voice his grandiloquent
sentences. He was a jewel of man, hay
Ing heart Astounding in noble and gene
rous impulses. He had liberal education,
and was fitted for the law; but his nature
did not suit his calling; he was not man
Of business, and gave away his services,
and in the fulness OF his sympathies. be-
coming the partisans OF his clients, he often
involved himself in pecuniary scrapes and
personal collisions. His directness and
luickness Of manner when at the bar fire.
Iuentlv got fights upon his hands with op-
posing counsel. in which he sometimes tri-
IMPLIED and sometimes got licked. On
me occasion he cried "enOugh" in
LATIN, which his antagonist, not un-
Outstanding, did not heed, until the
.rowd interposed and released him.
lie afterwards declared that he would have
lied before he would have cried out in any
,ther language. Bolts once gave him a
bundle OF documents TO distribute and a
bundle OF shirts TO take care Of. The next
Law when Bolts called for the shirts he
Produced the documents, having by mis-
AXE distributed the shirts. Once, in Civ
ng his testimony before a court, he was
lsked his residence and vocation. He an
,wered II am native OF Hanover, the
.radIe of liberty. reside upon the BIRTH
place Of Henry Clay, in six miles of the i'm
Mortal Bolts. | am tiler of the soil-oi
clav sofia teacher OF youth, and occa-
ionaly indulge in the lucrative and honor
bile profession OF the law"
With many such fellows of personal pc
uliarities and idiOsyncracies. bent upon
un and frolic, and determined to amuse
Is, an6 ourselves full Of hope and the
pirit of enjoyment. you may be sure we
iad good time. Ii YOU think. Mr.. Editor,
hat this Renaissance OF il will be pleasant
eading to any of those old Wings who
nay be now alive, publishit. X. ID. W.