Its mood was edged.

Now, in the quarter of an hour before the general start for home and supper, foreign and federal affairs gave way to first-hand matters and a review of the day that was closing.

It had been a field day.

The city of Richmond was strongly Federal, the General Assembly mainly Republican.

At Lynch's this evening were members, Federalist and Republican, of the two Houses, with citizens, planters, visitors enough of either principle.