Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1837-07-17
CELEBRATION ATuAT GREER.

On 1ucstas lth luly llaee collections ladlcsan
gentlemen assembled Al Hat Creek III the county OF
tnnphel lon the pulpuse OF celebrating the Indie.
penlrncc al the | mltd States. About O'Clock.
Capt. pcSfnn Fond company al volunteers paladrdi
aud alIcI poung Though various sNolutluns, III u
manner which did much credit 10 Themselves, aud
Iloliglncd the spectator. n"chcd To the chatch,
uhelr at had becu provided Ion them by the man
Anc, ~, appropriate p,ayc, hs Ee,'d. Simue
Arnr.r d. apt. Samuel }nlnel, read the Drcaia=
tIonul Ind p II cnrc IN d,putIcd aud impressive
manner. Nh. Htcc \. Martin thcnaiosr, and delivered
IN Oratloll, winch Was ugbyappaudedb by ms hume
rous audience. In tact we do not reoocet any
similar occasion IL have listened to more eloquent
aud appropriate addlf>s. The language was sub
linz ,id patriotic, aud the m1nuer oi ~ delivery pc
cuIlally iorrlblr aud npiessi
The company lbcurclncdlo abcan,iiul move. AMI
paltook Of ~ excellent d''net, prepared by Capt
Rebcrt Aunlseid on which uccasian DUci. Robert
Smith acted ~ Pre- ,dcnt. and Capt. S,m'L :. Fu-
qua a5 We Pre-Ident. The cloth having been
= moved the following iogu al totfis "eir drunk
l. Tie day we celebrate.
= Tie Memory George Washington.
.. pnc surviving SOLDIERS oi the RESOLUTION.
!. The Constitution o the niicd States.
,. The | mon al Tie States.
Il. The memory al benjamin Franklin
3. Tie memory oi Patrick Henry.
/ x. Tho mcnof, John Marshall, late thel Justice
oi the nlcd States.
.. The memory o the Slgneis Of the l'eeafa''oh
Of Independence
! No. The SOLDIERS otrhe Revolution.
/ H. Thr cause 81 TcNu,-thc cause OF Liberty
aaf Philanthropy. -
/ - Ihr memory oi the lrNau 9oldi'fS VINO iel'
at the Iarllc al Alamo.
! -. The Battle OF St laelnto the foundation oil
| Texan Llbcuy.
! VOLUNTEER TOASTS.
! II, Kobt smith, president of tha Day)-The
Tinted States Bank; the friend oi the American
people.
/ E>capt. :. $ Fuqua, " zee PrcsIdcn) Martin
/ Van Buren may hi= administration be - wise anu
pro porous as that of his predecessor.
/ T., f. 4. Martin, tDtatnr OF the aS)-isaac
smith the only surviving soldier OF the Revolution
present may he yet live many years. to enjoy the
blps,sfnps In patriotism & salonr contributed 10 Sc
cn,c.: may las last days be rs peaceful aud hap
-, -, In. lofnlcr hive been yItnous and glorious.
Hy Capt :. Branch. (Reader the Declma'ionl
Tho I.Iberi,rs ol the people; 10 be preserved
only by the selection OF WISE, slluous ahd iaithu
representatives. >.=...,
| by Itfy. Sdm'I. Armlsl oad-May our Na'oho'
chasts cmcnts be sanctiled.
By Rev. NJ. w. Jackson-fhc day we celebrate
not with liquid fine, but with natures best beverage
cold water
By JOSIAH Jackson, (seat)-The American peo
Inlr. may tbc moscnt generation retain grateful
..,,,,,,, f , k,nd Providence IN sustaining our fore
fathers m The unequal contest with Great britain, lo
our Independence
Ey Ino $ Aunlsead-Time enough--lndustf,
nongl-cconolny enongh--and We shai' nave mo
neN enough. >, Z,
Ey William Pnlls-Etenal hostility TO the |. ;
Bduk. -;
By John llobson--The Constitution of the On
ned States framed by men OF wisdom zea' ah
nutrotism ma, il be administered by those VINO al
f., actnaed BY principles as Pnre. -
Ey Clalbournc Mason-t'en. hco. Washington
+ d,ueh for and obtained our Liberties Gent. IN
drew jackson has molly sustained them.