Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-06-30
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DEAR SIR-The Committee of Announcements ~
pointed to carry into effect the resolutions Of the meeting
OF the Republicans of Jefferson County, have Instructed
ne to request that you would be kind enough to furnish
them, for publication, the substance of your remork s made
at the celebration of The 9Th of June, and to accept the
assurance oil the great regard and high estimation they
entertain for your public services and private worth.
LAM respectfully, dear sir, your obdt serv't,
Sol. EDw. Lucas, jr.
SrR-in comprtanee- With the request contained in
your note ofyesterday, / herewith hand you, for publica-
ton, a copy of the remarks made by me oS-hsaxwmHmM
alluded To.
/ an, sir, with sincere respect and e.teen vo,r ~
dicps servant, EnW II}yS ~"
IAoos MORGAN, Esq.
FELLow-C rrIzrxs: Deeply penetrated bv ,bi. no..
evidence OF your friendship and esteem, / tender YOU
my heartfelt acknowledgement for the distinguished no
nor you are this day comforting upon me, conscious tbat
1t IS not justified by any merit, or abilities, I NAV pos
Under any cifcumstances-mor especially undsr s,ch
as l have been called upon to act, The highest reward az
apnbhe servant, 10 the appreciation Of his constituents
Lhis, II has been my good fortune TO receive, greatly en-
HANGED by the warm, generous, and jealous support o-
zen me, b. my Democratic fellow-citizcns of the district
Tie recollection Of which shall long be cherished with
pride and gratitude.
We are met hero, fellow.citizens, for the purposa IF
intrrohangmg gratulations, and commemorative he sue
cess OF tAe democratic party, in the latc elections; and.
J. may be permitted to say, the day and the spot selected
tor the occasion are most appropiate-Tbev recall fncf-
dents aud "reminiscences Of thrilling interest. Dnrioy
our Revolutionary struggle, and early i'm the Spr;ng ~
70, as is known 10 most, If not all of YOU. General Wssb-
L1A 1AAA " HAIs
ington selected Hugh Stephenson and Daniel Morgan
10 command two companies of rihe-men-ibe ouota Vir''
ginia had been called upon to furnish. And sucb Wa
the patriotic feeling IN tlds part Of :" the Aneicnt Doui.
mon, even then, that two companies were Immediately
raised by voluntary cniistment-one at Winchester. AID
another at Shcpherdstown, composed Of the flower n
the country. They turned oGt for twelve monQhs-fnr-
nlahed their own rifles and equipments, and marched. AZ
q short notice, to Boston, then invested by tile enemy ina
considerable s1rcc, in twenty.one days.
And, atMiS spOt upon This Scrg doy sixty venrs ago. ihis
SbcpierdstowD company assembled for the purpose Of or
gonizing, and partakmgofa barbecue, given then, by Col.
Morgan, the relative Of the present worthy proprietor
within my eye on which occasion, an orranoeafuf rms
mads " that the sUrUiU0rs, of those present, should ment
at his syrieg and upon mis- drg, hny wears 10 cofne "
This engagement was fulfilled by two only. Of the then
FIVE surviving patriots, out Of ninety Hen.
~ Bcdingcr, Of Berkeley aud bis brother, Colonel Mich.
ael Bcdingcr, of Kentucky. The other three--tbe IL.
mcnted Judge White. Of Winchester. judge Uulac. and
Gcneral Btnlcy, Of Ohio, were prevented from attend.
ing, by old age md inGrmity; and they arc since called
from among US.
/ had the honor o~fmaking one Of Inc large company
present, at this sefntccntennial or fifty year celebration.
in 1895, and | regret, that time will not permit me 20
give you a minute detail Of the tolls and SOLDERING en-
durcd by a portion Of that band Of patfiois-fhe FIRST. be-
hcvc, 20 take up arms and cross the Potomac I'm the war
Of the Revolution. ] canuot omit, however. 60 c<Orcn~z
the high qualification l feel at seeing here today. an~M
those gallant spirits. efwhom ] have been sna