Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-09-21

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ing up Their heels nom the pure inspiration of
contagious miTih-- AT twelve. the greater part
had cached the scene Of action the commence
men, t'he ceremonies being Ell for that hour
The spot chosen by the committee of arrange
meh'' mad every quality of appropriateness IL
was on The very summit Of Hampstead Hull the |
tnouideTing rampant OF lSli, in the nearest fore
ground, speaking from it's broken sods the history
oil That gallant day. The long eastward doping
hill, which Col. Bioole's telescope masnfed intd
an awful gidciS, stretched for many n rood
! towards the position occupied 10y the Blush army
West's ard lay the City smiling ia broad sun
shine under it, majestic Gones and glittering
7 spires and proud columns. The Patspsco, like
mirror, gave back the bright images OF the
shipping with their motley Flags the long
green peninsula the picturesque ba,tlcu,ents oi
Fort Mc!ienry, and still remote the beautiful
headtands Which on either side, towards the Chess
apeake, redoublti their outlines IN rich p,rsper-
lives on that glorious sheet OF water. where thirteen
years ago SWAN the braggsrt Fragments of the WOO
den walls OF Old cneland. II ~ ere impossible TO
conceive concentration OF circumstances mo re
isvorsble to the occasion.
The festival itself purely eicc. A plat
lorm h'd been erected capable OF holding about
hundred persons: This was .urmoun,ei By the
American eagle IN relief upon the front OF peJes-
tai, above which radiatej, from j wreath Of hic-
Aory leaves, slaves bearing The scrolls of the differ
cot States At the further end of the ground, anL
Immediately in front OF th- platform, stood flour
sn'ns hickory tree, while the same emblem OF the
unyieldiDg soldier had been brought within he
arena on a small wagon, aud was garnished with
IN itoes expressive OF its character d.. he crown
"l me hili waved the identical " star-spangle ban
ner which shock defiance from the walls OF Fort
7 Mci4enry, and was now conspicuous Tor the he
= norsole sears inflicted Upon by the shells of the
invaders Some lew PAGES from this epoi was
erected q squsre OF tables enclosing son,-th,ny
more ihan an acre, within which three roa ted on
en- win large addition OF mutton and other gro
VISION, and an abundance of the wherewithsl to
wash them down, STOOD ready Digit under a ba =
he' bearing the motto. Our country, ri.ht Oh
"Iong.''
AT ha!f rss: twelve, the arrangements which
were 10 trecede the opening of the day, we
completed TIE platform Was filed. Oo ths
! chief seats sat
The Reverend Clsrsv
Our venerable fellow ci,iz-n.
Zen Samue! Smith OF the Sepa,. Of tb. T-,i,e,
States, whs commanded on he J.y which hey
were now assembled to commemorate
Cen Philip Reed OF Kent county, the wsr-worn
s0iuier' VINO was alike distinguished in the Re. D.,
luton and the late war.
Gen. Tobias L. S'anshurv. WIN co,o,,,,,,.t .
brigade ON this station in 1874, and who wa. 49,
ihe Speaker OF our House OF d lesates
Alexander Mclhin, the faithful veteran of the
people, AID lo"g t.ed friend Of their cause.
Roger u fancy, Esq attorney General of tie
Col. George L. Mitchell, and John ". Nelson.
+lsqr's, formerly members OF Congress
Many o-4ieers Of Navy and Amy. and =
number oi the most distinguished of our citrl,o-
Win the iaIshals and various committees of the
Cay. - '"e
The crowd, until this moment ti-oerssd o.
the adjacent grounds, were no.. summoned IN ,bs
scene oi ceI.bTation by the firing Of two pieces oC
ordnance 'ae can scarcely imagine more am
y mating sPec'acie from twelve TO fifteen thous
AMI persons pressing forward from every co,,,i@,-
md att,.ff
solid ranks around and in troat OF the platf,,,,
Until Tue conSFegatIng multitude formed an jmne,-
vious, bat tranquil mass.-There was an ento,,a r
Tie whole city -o"e might see the aged fathers If
ouI population buHeu"g their way amid the : rons
anu me young and lusty stepping onward >.i,L {.
las ueau There were the thoughtful and ,,..
cay the Old soid-r Dt the revolution and ,L.
ouuyahI young Lieutenant OF The present army an4
now and thea might be L!scerned lie button 81 ta
navy gi''eHin5 through the groups There were
LIE ,oienn gentlemen OF The blac!; robe the cav
ana ouck!sh spfSs OF TIE bar; learned counsel enI
grave atiornies There were the AI.s,en,.r. ~,
dsalh In tie c0nieiap!siive characters of e,u,,,,
h4' ~ 7taiki"g through the crowd with The s,si
Thy pace OF the sick Dom.
! mere were the gentlemen Of the Excbans,
WIZ n'ool efcantiIe faces worn into burrows bv
! tate meditation on the corn laws AMI b,v,
clerks and young retailers ard Bank dire.,G@,
hoFny knucISled b!a cks smiths, and hard vis,oI ,
Hefs' anG carpenters and ma,ous, and butcb-,. -
| \e'eIy "aG OF them ia clean white shirts pirdet:
over their outer garments) And there ere .bos
maker sand aIlor5 and Cabinet makers ANIL a1,Ir
anu scAooimasieTs and apoihecaries and ,,,i,,tars
anu gentlemen with world OF busInes, on tbeir
s"ou'utis' anu Sihtiemeo without any business m
we woTl4 III TACT, the besi par OF The hon. and
He" u iHe Town were there, and let 1t be remem-
'sfeG' good JaeitS0n sl1esC into the brssin. IN
On He skirts oil the p pulaiIon were the bo,sstrs
forming corps OF civick cav.Iry and bos, cc
coache1, as formidable as PharoaI,s cba,i,
WINE JACKSON peaches. pears, and ueon4 49,
A1WAeu ABOUT by Jackson h.cksiers tLroueb ,I
multitude Every thing was Jackson fr,Ssr, , -,
veteran banner that threw it, -hadow across ,ht
Heo' 70 ihe bafe-tooied and hstess boy. tbath.y
@aed Tor O.d hickory, no; more han 3 feet lr',
tie ground. "
while L Allegro thus .poheI IN the Hin IN HI.
noiiaay SUIT With lun's broad ensign ho,st.I IN
hs lace ID The Cry sat II PenseToso. like a
'o'eHh ION, with bis hands upon his knees and bi
! eyes hAed upon the g ound 10 horrible warmly
meditaIIng over The Kentucky Elections -s,1 ITO
failure OF the g demonslr alton" upon P.,n"sI,,.
ma and the Panama Mission, and the t,oiooiaI
Trade and the American Sy-tem-snd The ,iaI
parting OF the sceptre from Julah- all was g /,
bour dire and weary yyoe''
al nail past twelve, AIr. &c RE IVi,nI calm.
addressed ihe assembled host Tor nearly an hon,
commenting with temperate but IeciieI io,. ,,r
pom the merits OF the Presidential conis., IJs -
followed By John Y. l.. McAiahon and On 90,
H. Steuai, the tw o candidates bf oupht l,,,.,d =,
the jackson interest Tor the reoresent.,i,r If 49,
CITY OF Baltimore IN thu Legislature of ,bi g.,
AIeir speeches were appTo pirate 10 the occssio,
HdnA' manly ana decisive, aud would have been
sPoheh OF WIN commentator by the better ;ulg
IhS AM more tolerant Oi our opponenty H. % /
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