The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1841-04-01
For The Recorder.


Mn. EDITOR: We have delayed send.
ing you an account 90 our fish FRY. 10 or
der TO give you tine % gel through with
the dOings Of Congress. The Presidents
Inauguration. &c. We now send you .
short account 81 il. and hupe you uill
give u Place in your paper. and ask Inc
Raleigh Register. and every body else
Who can relish good feast and social
lively company. where nothing bot good
feeling and order abound. 10 publish iiI
also To gise you any thing like de.
tailed sccoanl would take up all your pa.
per. the following 10 only On outline.
On The 4lh of March, some t~o OF
three hundred persons. without Jisiine.
lion Of patty. mel ., Mr.. John BsrneIis
mill pond. 10 parlake OF Try OF fresh fish.
caught out Of The pond with hanging neiis
by Mr. John r. Parker and others; and
also 10 rejoice together. as fellow eiiizens
Of common country. because we had
pss'ed through 90 long and heated con-
test 81 parties without bloodshed OF sio-
lenee.
While dinner was preparing. the CON.
pany smused themselves 10 vsrions ways.
In The middle Of The pond (which 10 one
Of the largest bodies OF wafer i'm the up
country. } they had reared tall pole. and
upon that they had placed large whils
Gag, without any inscription. They had
number Of bosls. which were filed With
men armed with muskeis, and command
ed by Col. Abner Parker They then
rowed oui TO The large Gag. aud had
mock naval engagement. They had re.
pesied irines. and were snsaered with
hrInes from The banks. The boats also
had with them four besuiiful Gags. (which
will describe presently. j and ss sfien a.
The Gags we're waved. they we're salu,ed
with firing. from The banks; aud although
! cannot describe The scene, il sss really
very imposing and interesting; and the
strong commanding voice Of Col. Parker,
and the orderly manner in which he
caused every thing TO be done, added
much in,sres, 10 Tho scene.
After The smusemenis upon the water.
the company insisted upon having .
speech. Efforts had been made to have
some speakers who we're in The hsbi, Of
speaking, but il was mol convenient Tor
any 10 attend. Nevertheless. they must
haze a speech; and Mr.. John A. Barnet.
was prevailed upon TO make ons. And
although | shall attempt TO give you .
sketch Of il, and although you may see
how ft il was for the occasion. ye, you
can have but little idea Of il. unless you
had heard his masl admirable manner Of
delivering il, excited as he had been by
what had gone before. and encouraged as
he wss by the cheerfulness and good feel.
ing which appeared in every counienanee.
But before | give you Q sketch OF This
speech. | must describe the flags which
they had. have already described the
large white flag which was hoisied in the
pond. In addition 10 that they had four
Others, painted BY lady 10 Roxborough
for the occasion. Upon one was inscrlb
ed in large letters. /" William II. Hsrri-
son, President of the United States.
March Alb, 1s4l," with beautiful eagle
aud stars. and log cabin with large
string out. at the door. Upon another
was inscribed Hon. w. P. Msngum-
Hon. w. A. Grshsm-tlnited States Sc,
na,ors." Upon another, " Hon. John
NJ. Morehesd, Governor Of North Caro-
lina." Upon another, which they called
the invita,ion flag, was inscribed I" Eve
ny body OF every party. welcome 10 This
feast"
Jus, before dinner was ready. Mr.. John
A. Barnett mounted an old cider press.
which happened to be there in an old
orchard; The people formed around him.
and he spoke, in substance. as ioll"ws:
FRLLow CITIZENS: We have met At
this fess, a. bro,hers--as very small
portion Of q vsry great community. We
have prepared some very q, emblems OF
our presen, condition. DO you behold
tina, large fias planted in the midst OF tina,
vast body Of water. and gently tanning
the breeze Of hsaveni II represents this
etea, Union. |, 10 unspotsed. and mole
ftly represen,s The unspos,ed character
and purity OF The American people. Ills
planned in The midst Of The waters. and
represents our si,usiion almos, entirely
separated from our enemies by water;
and az no enemy can approach that Gag
bu, at the peril Of bis hfs.so no enemy
can approach Us without the same peril.
and without finding many stout hear,
and strong arm TO oppose them. Tbs