Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1843-07-06
THE orr o. JULY.


dsnee vas eelsbrs,ed b he ciiizsns Or Chnrle,-
iesn and isricinily y nanher uhicA DID
credit 70 themselves and ksnor 10 he day, u
ras Indeed proud Day il he history oil or
eommnsily. and We rsgFes that The early hoar 81
Which our P,prr. Of necessity. goes 70 pres, e..
ei1des all but brief sketch Of de pro.eediaes,
and sonPels us 70 defer The publicatioa Of Ihe
I ioasis.
The morning uas ushersd in By . national "a
lois q shifieep euns- AIS o'cioek, ne Arti!ie-
y, under commanded Cap, Rowan, par.ssd,
nakihg truly sOidisrliks appearance. and sf,er
having performed feu mili,ary svoluiisns. i,.y
returned y heir head quarters. 70 sssi., IN okn-
/ Jog he Pfocessioi.
Al 10 o'clock The lice vas formed hr he ch;rf
Marshal, Capt RowAx. aided By bis Assis,aa,.
cspt. Baylor. Smith Crane, Or. Mason. j.
Miller. and James Clo,hisr. The Methods, ana
Presbyssrian sabbath schools. under he eh.rr.
Of Mr.. ,. n. Kelly. took The place alIo,.td 10
'hsm IN he line, and Esse variety and ln,erest To-
The scene.
The Procession being now formed aereesbly
70 The programme published 10 our last, the
whole body proceeded % he Presbyterian husch,
where vas already assembled large concour.e
of ladies' 70 witness the Interesting cetemoeie, or
The day.
Inc services were commenced by al appto-
pirate anthem from The ckoi: connected Win he
Church, which was followed By q solemn and
Impressive prayer By ihe Rev. Nj. Dcrrox
The Declaration Of independence vas ihen read
BY BExJ. =. wAsHlkoros, ESQ, prefaeea by a
few pertinent and eha,te remarks, % the chnrae-
Ter q Ibis great instrument. and the gIorioaa re.
suits ensuing from ts having been published q
The World. r. HuME BvrcHER, Esq, then de-.
livefed the Grafton. throughout which be rlrel.
ted the undivided attention Of his audience. 1.
vas peculiarly appropriate to the oceasioa--af.
ter narraiine in glowing colors The achievement,
Of our patriot sizes, he entered into /. iOsieal
ys. eloquent acv Of reasoning, upon Ii. science
| Of govsramsnt, and The necessity or education.
as basis upon which to erect free institutions
showing forth BY some happy displays, aud
sparkling bursts Of genuine eIoquence, that
ne understood thoroughly his subjecl and We he.
state not In, Affirming that the large concourse
assembled, withon, an exception, were hishls
edidsa and grsli6ed with The effort OF ibis
gentleman. The ceremonies Al the Church were
concluded with Benedic,icn from the Rev.
Mr.. GERE.
The procession vas again formed (wish The
exceP,ior Of the female teachers and scholars of
the Sabbath Schools) and marched TO = grove
half = mile East Of the town. Afier the compa.
ny had become somewhat composed, the Rev.
Mr. GERE was introduced, and delivered an Ad.
dress upon The beneficial effects Of Temperance,
IN which &c presented many strong and coeent
ieasons TO encourage those who are friends Of
the cause to persevere ID their noble effort, until
ne standard Of Reform shall be planted upon
the altar Of every mans household.
Dinner was now served up BY Mr.. /. N. Car.
,er,and i is but justice to say that the expectations
OF his friends as 4 caterer FIR the publis taste,
was fully realized BY his ample boards. stored
With tho choicest dishes that hungry men Glove
TO feast on" Our only relic Of the Revolu-
lion, who, az !. may be welfsimagiRed is nov !
Tar advanced in The ''sear and yellow leaf'' 81
lite, Mt. PErEE HAiSEs, graeed the table with
bis presence, together with several Of the clef- 4
gy.l and large number Of the citizens. E5
Amer dinner. the company was again Assem- 4
oled around the stand, and listened 10 the read.
ioglof The regular, and few Of The volunteer
Ioasis, % WiLLilst LrcAs, Esq, President b.
the Day. The regular loasts were responded
10 By the yolleys OF The Ar,ilIsry, under com
mand OF Lieut.. Avis. fx
Aflet the residing Of the Toasts, the Rev j.
A.. REfLLY was introduced, and il is no idle
Paneeyrc 10 say that he delivered an eloquent,
argamentaiiye. and effective Address, u3on
the srea, events connected with the Bay, and
me necessity OF Temperance. as one Of the
conservative principles 10 retaining and properly
etjoying the blessings Of civil and religions lis.
eIty.
WiLLiAM O.. CAzEkoSE, ESQ. delivered he
concluding Address, aud presented the subject
in somewhat different light from that hereto.
fore viewed, which rendered his remals peeu.
liaIly instructive and interesting.
The proceedings on the ground having been
gotten through with, the company was again
formed. and marched to town, where j, vss
formally dismissed. Win the szcepiion Of .he
military. Who had kindly profefed their sessieel
10 aid the procession Of the Sabbath Schools ia
the evening.
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