Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1842-07-07
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THURSDAY JtLf !. lSl2.
TIFF. ANNIAE.RS

concentrated IN tins place will more than ,rd,,
spirit, though with much less, believe than the us,,
quantity Of spirts The notes Of preparation s,und
the afternoon of the Sd, two spirited aud well i.
lined volunteer corp, ha, lug turned tr the nur
OF receiving. some distance from town. their invita-
guests the LeesriHc Troop, handsomely uniformed nd
well drilled corps. which reached town just before ann.
set, on the afternoon ofthe Sd.
The morning Of the 4th was shered in BY tho man.,
salute; aud AT early hour. groups of children in ,ho,.
holiday apparel, vending their way Ia u;,
different Sabbath School roolns and preparing +, n,.
in the procession. which they anticipate with 80 m,
cagerncsS, and enjoy with 81 keen a relish. The mum
Der in proc' sson ~as betweenG and 100, accompanied
By their teachers. and each School preceded by hand
some banner, upon which were beautiful devices and m
propriae notices. They marched up Main, and dow,
Third street. to the w. f.. Church, where after nr,,.
by the Rev. NJ Cunsiun. Address admirably adam,
ed. we nnd' rsiand, (or denied til. pleasure If
hearing H. To the occasion and the auditory was de-
lIvered by the Rev. Edward WadsNorth. This p,r,or
of cur Anniversary celebrations is always very attract
ivcand. as it keeps prominent, heio, the public ~.
one Of The nes Efficient mural engines Of til. age wa
should be very 10Th to it at any time pref, nnil,ed
The Military companies assrm led SON after breakfast.
ami at the appointed hour in ront of I'll, Market Hour.
in the presence of large crowd Of persons, VIM. $
Reld Esq welcomed the ieeSsilie Troop, in behalf
oil the volunteers and cl'izens Of lynchburg. Capt
III. Il. Ieii"ich, the c'mmandsr u the Troop replied
We We" not aware OF this arrangement enough 10
enable lis to get IN hearing distance ithe speakers but
ers WHO head them, l'"rll Us ilai both gentlemen
Quilted themselves very cfe'ii'ahly
This ceremony ovrr. The line ii prec was formed
III conformity with the previously published arrange
nrnis-and marched through NAN, Cooke and Thirl
streets IL The Methodist pseoPa Church. which was
seen ele"d'd To "ve'tl'"lns III every part. large
number Il i'lsooS Beng compelled 10 retire. in IN tLe
'ihl'ssofiIy Il i"Tc'ng their way into the
laciiS hed a'sIts Alitr an apfr' pirate prayer, hy
Inc iiev Vii ltvcnw nth. 81 PtitrsI nrg. the Dtclss-
non 81 hd'i horhce was rad, III an audible and en-
Phatic manner, ty Lieut. Jacob II. Robinson If the
Light Infantry. in Ecu 1T MIR. John VIM. Dudley.
who had been previously selected for thai duty but VIM
WAS une Npcci,dly absent trnm town. John NJ Speed
ESD then pronounced the Anni,crsar, Grafton til, de-
liver, Of which occupied al ou1 half IN hour 1t was
beautifully written and was delivered with great ANNA
nation and ,ryor Of manner. 1t was sliahy fractured
with The pecnarti,s of the Williamsburg political creed
aud pr ras rather Cassandra like in its vstici
nations. fer the dny We ''must despair of tho
Republic be the sigrs p1rtentms they may
There have been OZARK days in onr history before
darker even than the Irs,nt- Ut thought of
giving up the ship" Ga the contrary, the fires Of pa
rotisln ao~rd with ali nicnsor heat, the peril, If
the country muiipicd--and. however threatening NAV
have hcn the dancers that surrounded u.s. they each in
their turn. passed away. leaving Wound stain he
hind 80 it ill be- again and a2an. though in the
ture uthngs. constrained 10 fear, banIiiu
fabric Will eventually fall under the influence of the"
successive shocks Long remote he that day; tr
when il will the revolutions il will werk in the socisl
as well as political condition of these Sta,cs-to say
nothing If lis influence upon the institutions and drs
MES Of other lands- is not in human sagaciiy to con
lecture. Bat WE intended no criticism on N|r. SPEEDS
sentiments which wire expressed with much
of manner and language have been offensive
had they been far opposed own than they
The Grafton well received. as. from It's merits, 1t
deserved 10 be, hy til" multitude
The ceremonies at tho Church being concluded tho
Mechanic ARTILLERY, Capt. WIN. A. Tablet. and the
Light Infantry. Capt ID. r. Lyman. accompanied
the leesville Troop. Capt. Thomas l.. Leitwich. and
other 'itet guests repaired To the CONNEXIONS Ium
Der House OF McSSrS Ian klnnier. and part"k Of
sunpinoas dinner. prepared ty Mr.. James NJ. ianfe1,
aud from which were excluded oil Intoxicating drinks
being the first OCCASION we believe, of Public Dinner.
upon Total abstinence Principles except by Total A'
stincncc Associations The 6ue spirit that prevailed