The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-07-24

Communicated for he NJ Inteiiigeneer.
Lazarus is not dead--he sleepeth."
wish, gentlemen, you would change
the language of your press, vi hen speaking
Of the two great Apostles of Liberty. Cali
II not death say DOT that the nailnn
nouns. They are not dead they could
not die. Say the natinn cannot nonrn al
such an event. Ii Ia my mind and feel
ings an auspicous event. added tn the Ss-
ioual Jubilee. Ii is CAUSE OF proud re-
j2ieing,to think lha, they should f.'i asleep
exactly as they did. full Of years, and full
of glory, On thai memorable day.
II IS great and sublime picture for us
and our children To contemplate. Does il
not irrrsistbly carry the mind very forci-
bly, up, and confirm Ia us our sacred day,
AS "ne that bears the stamp Of Heaven p
let US then rejoice IN our hearts-ch erish
the day more than ever-cng with nnwa
'rrrag faith, to our beloved Government
and teach our children 10 revere these Pat
riots, aud the day OF Liberty they fearless
~ aud boldly gave rs. Let, indeed, the
trumpet sound aloud, and proclaim to all
the world, that there IS a land of freedom
Tor man! Spirtt Of Seventy SIR.
| Interesting Celebration al Providence.
The PROVO ence Journal contains q long
account of the interesting ceremonies al
that place on the 4th inst.
In the Civic procession. the four survi-
wing .aptors of the Kings armed schooner
Graspe, rode in an elegant barUuche, pro-
cured by Mr.. Blake of the Fra kiln Housr,
and drawn by four white hOrses
Ii was matter of most interesting asso-
elatlon and reflection. 10 witness THESE four
surviving tadS, who burnt the u aspe, at
the end Of 81 years rldIog in a splendid e.
qnipage, and receiving tine award of re-
/ publican triumph, for deed, the co umis
SION oil which AT thai time, had wrll nigh
caused them To ride IN cart To Execution
/ Dock, or tn be drawn on hardle To "
burn, for high treason; an event they anti
cipated AS vastly more likely than that, in
1876, The Jubilee of American freedom
they should become The Time hnnorrd oh
Jects of he greatest Interest To an lnmptIsr
conconrse of citizen, throngIng The streets
aud ciowdlng TO the alta, vi freedom TO
oiirr up the sacrlbcrs AID tia ksgfglngs Of
! ! great. prospeTo $ aud free Peapl.-
These -four veterans, Col EphraIm Bowen,
i apt. Beng. T. gr, Col Jphn Mawuev, a d
capt Turp,c smith, are a.oong our most
respected cilz,as, aid on this occasion the
SPIRIT that first animated them IN I772,
seemed tn klndlp anew in their still ylgor-
Gus, frames. We believe, from he present
ages OF these veterans, they we're all not
over 90 years of ege At The line Of the al
tack upon the Graspe.
There came next band of aged and
venerable looking men, though many of
them appear to have been hard beat upon
by the rough storms of life. These were
The surviving soldiers of the Revolutionary
war some of whom wore the appearance
pi"xtfemepoverty, mol even receiving from
their country the small pitrancr which a
! liberal and honest construction of the pen
slon act would give them: aud eel thrlr
hard and wriukied features lighted with
mile ol recoile,ted triumph and the Dr.
eye of age gstened IN tears of gratitude
aud honest pride for The blessings So pro-
fnsely thowered upon their country, and
! tor Their instrumt ntalif, u der L, evidence.
IN procuring those dressings So much
pans had been taken by the indefaiga6lr
Committee # Arrangements, Ia coireI
ON tls interesting Occa ION az .reat a num-
Der as possible at these relies OF the rro-
&c days ot The Republic, that 40 less than
loo OF the serIefans, from all The parts al
The State, aud from the adjoining pats OF
massachusetts,, mustered IA thr linr of the
procession, led b, Capt. A ron Mann, oil
| tins Town. Among them was an old drum
mer, humping upon the unriasiic ,ad al
the very INSTRUMENT with which he aa1
often reused the soldier of76 10 the on
| set.
| There WAS anot rr sturdy veteran, with
"A three cOrner,d beaver, that had theaspect
of command, ADD had seen much good ser
ice. The appearance of m4ny others was
singular, aud their htte histories would
have been well worth cullectmg.-Aitert the
| procession vas dismissed, the veterans
we're escorted tn Mr.. Wilde $ Hotel, and
| cheered their old blood, after the fatigues
OF the day, with The generous provisions &.
wines prepared by the Committee, with
the aid Of private subscriptions. We can
not omit mentioning "A fact we learned
from Mr.. Wilder, that SEQ were deposited
with him by Capt Comstock of the steam
boat Connecticut to be expended in wine
for the use al the veterans.- Ii WAS perhaps
among the most interesting Of the otcurrpn-
ces of the day, to see these venerable men
! at their duner, and To mark the peculiaii-
! " OF expression and character that seemed
10 distinguish them from all others of the
present day.
The Jubilee was celebrated ia New
London in new and striking occurrence,
| which Is thus announced in Tho Ennoact;