The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-09-04
near the field Of tongues. BY the Republican,

near the held OF conquest by the Republican
Freemen OF the counties adjacent, with those
serious AID animated DEMONSTRATORS of gra
tiIude, which the surrounding scene. the e.
vent. the advantages resulting and now en-
loved were calculated to produce.
| The dawn of the day was announced by
the discharge of cannon by the Hnsick Ar
tiliery at the encampnent, and the Pitts.
town Artillery at the battle ground. The
weather was serene and temperate On
the ground of general Stark's encampment
the appointed place of rendezvous. a hag
ct Union, suspended from lofty fag staff,
was hoating to the breeze: on one side the
hag was represented descending eagle
bearing in its beak the emblem OF peace
in its clenched talons it held the embiems
ofwar, indicating wish Cor peace yet pre-.
pared for resistance: on the opposite side
the usual symbol,cal stripes and stars were
displayed tn the right Of Il: ss.. ', i, Il reDr,..
sentation of the Goddess of Liberty, stand.
ing in the attitude of solicitation. The aged
soldier observes the figure he looks to the
nils ct the wes where ragged the battle his
thonghts are of other times he locks again
to the flag Of his country he recognizes the
angel form OF Liberty which erst he had
seen mounting the gathering clouds of war,
serenely moving and mixing with the state
| ly spirits of the storm: twas she, by Gods
appointment, iDspirired nd-sustaiDed him
in The conflict - He thanks his God, aud
renews his allegiance 70 Liberty
Midway, below the A. g of Union, was sus-
pended another fag on which were written
| in censpicuous characters. :" JEFFERSON
| & MADlSON'' l1a
Al equal distances on either side the STAN
dard OF Union. 18 trees were planted, on
each of which was suspended Gag with the
name OF State written thereon, arranged
| in geographical order
The effect of the whole was striking
The mind became iutuitively familiar with
the subjects Immediately connected with the
occasion ofethe meeting The rich flow Of
thought the crowd of images presented to the
imagination-and the lofty and kindling en-
thusiasm excited out reach narration.
AT half past IL O'Clock the procession
formed, under the direction of Col. David
Robinson, marshal of the day, and his as
sstants; and marced to view of the bat
tie grouud. The II sick Artillery, station
ed at the enCamptment, announced BY gun
the h'st moving of the procession, and the
PIttstowp Artillery announced by gun the
near approach of the procession to the Hi
OF Victory. In front of the procession were
placed the ciiizens who volunteered their
services as Musicians. Consisting of the Pc
tersbu'g Band in beautiful uniform, and
martial musiC-alternately piaying heir ia
vorite marches. Next ma.ched 700 foot.
men-'hese We're foil we'd BY aged and other
Citizens on horSe-baGS and in carriages, "a
mounting IN the whole to three thousand &
Tar exceeding IN numbers any procession E..
yer Witnessed in this vicinity.
twas very interesting to b hold as the
procession moved along, the ag-d parrioe
point the Young men to he place where the
ldiscipined invaders intrencned themselves,
where our brave bu undisciplned Patriot
! N bay m tNla .a1 he ~ 6
iy here he Hessian dead were buried -
'neie IS he 'narrow house" of Baum their
3ch'ettatn and there the re mains of The To-
Try commander were consigned tn kindred
lear,h ;--~1ut these constituted part on
ly OF he 81 CUP of incidents which contrlbu-
ted To make the scene deeply impressive
"the harvest for feeling"
| The procession joined by the Pittstown
Artillery, returned again to the encamp-.
meht :-where the Rev Mr.. Marsh O.
pened the exercises by an excellent PRAYER.
at once descriptive, pathetic and devout.---
An GRAFTON was then pronounced by lessee.
l.. Aiiling, Esq. in which he depictured the
giooms and horrors of slavery and despot-
ism in every quarter Of the world in Afri-
] ca, where the parent for a price sells his
Children to slavery: in Asia, where for a.
ges man has been the slave of slaves in Eu-
| rope, where its footsteps have been marked
loJ Dioou anu tor'ufeSts ana lastly ard more
lengfnily, he dwelt upon the attempt made.
by England to enslave Americans, and bow
the lofty spirit of Freemen 20 her cadaverous
Il huenCe. Their brave and successful re-.
sistance he portrayed IN glaring and psthe-
TIC Language He reminded the citizens that
ascripr".-s nf gratitude we're due TO God:
aud ne Concluded BY patriotic wishes that
the blessings of Freedom might be extended
aid perpetual
! 1t Is expected the Grafton will soon be
published. when the public will be bet er a
bic TO Judge of its merits, than by any deli.
neation we can give
| After he o atom the citizens partook of
| a cold collation.. The cloth being removed.
the following Toasls we're drank, inter-
spersed with appropriate orig nal songs, I'M
der the dischargc o. cannon
1. The dav. Succcedio & generations will
mark It as a Jubilee and commemorate it Is
III. day of our polite i salvation.
9. General Jonh Stark the Leonidas OF
America
On the hills of Wailoomsack he made his
name Immortal Ma, his countrymen ubey
his INJUNCTION TO Live Free or Die"
lSong Thoughts on old Times Quick
step
The surviving Heroes of Bennington
battle.
Though their locks are whitened with ma
ny winters, yet their hearts are still warm
in their country's cause.
4. The Heroes of Liberty, who fell in Ben
nington battle