The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1843-07-18
WEEKLY ALMANAC.
1913.
From he Neu York Tribune = Extra.
.NkER HILL CELEBRATION.


The storm d yesterday ceased during
Gs u,shi, bul The aun rose AMID fogs anC
,ancfed clouds, giving lis light waiery
1ssraaco, and ponendiog rain during the
f... he wind heing stiil Northeast, and
n. a,f damp aud chilly. 4, nn early hour
Ma sound o! martial music rose from the
r,nefols companies collected 10 Boston
-ng tho preceding three days, and The
.,ter,ng u military aud citizens towards
payaiIccr. Go nmou, commenced NJ :
otlck AID continued tai nearly 10 a.
,s.cn hour there mus, have bcen 100 900
faf,1ns vlIhin tho enclosure. Al The same
e the streets through @h,ch The process
10 was expected TO pass were lined With
seer expcclan;s the halco4ics and Win.
IS glowing with waiting faces. Already
l!lser I'LL and The approach 10 II from
5roa were Ihfanged Ly thousands.
Il vas past / 0 O'Clock before the process
,5a began 10 move from the densely throng
q Common, md nearly u when The Ian.
,sf Guards Of Bostou, forming Its advance,
reached The superb giacIs on the Northeast
Y tie MJaumeni, which had been chosen
The site tor ihe centre Of the Celebration
--ss officers stand being on the outer side
ae obloae square facing The Monument.
t.tas time sdale was fired from The
E,y \ 4ta. ord tic bells Of Boston and
BOSTON f8ug ou, stirring peal. on
Northeast STEPS OF tho Monument
re. f.rtac tine Oii,ers' stand, aud The
,.,. swat. had been reserved for fifteen
3,,d ladies'. and acre early occupied ~
aa-:. The Monument, Square i,seii
.,,,J souc ten feet. computed 10 glYC
reI,np raom 10 1000 persons, vas near
/, DIED before the procession made US np
s.faace, wh.le d mass Of human beng
,sed each eud oil The eiacs, previously
,satsd by lie Norfolk mud New Bed.of'
Gsrds. lion. Daniel Webster, o'a'or Q
m. DAv. thna II assigned a place p th
sruases. came ia BY himself NEARLY o.
a5ar before ihe Procession, aid was "e'
c,nel alh repeated cheers.
Precisely Il, lalf past II tbs head OF ID
r-vlar psocessioa reached the Grounl
IN c.ouled hy tho eeaesn smoke tom ID
Naw Yard. 1ao Military halted ouis'd
Is, area. formed IN double lines, laeIns II
ssrd To Ie, the Civic Procession pas
hrsu.h and into the square ahead'
Ala onartsr to | o'ciock, the head
5e C,a. Possession passed into the ohlon
r9ngc 6etweea the Officers stand and u
Y mumaul, The Bagade Baud IN front, 'o
wed Ii Ira Executive Committee 10
carnage, esca.ung he President aad su'
iaa cauia.r drawn BY four superb bays
rae President sas chccrcd Us he rote
10 lie area, ond. aligh,ing, took his pa
on no stand. where Mr.. Webster had be-
ilf some lime solitary and alone Nc
~. Spencer. Porter, NlckhIle and Legal
,tbey came On the stand, greeted Mr.
very cordially, aud were introduced TO
gentlemen IN attendance as officers OF
dly, Committees, DC.
gu, the decpcs, manifestation OF en''
snsn was reserved for the appearance
the surviving Soldiers q The Reroiu'i
sh4 arrived N the succeeding carr'aG
and. aIlph,ur N the centre Of tho squo
,5'ercd VIA feeble steps TO their places
ac PLATFORM They were Que hundred
elsh, in number, twelve Of whom had 81
Cd n tic perla and glories OF tho bio
ume,le on this very ground sixty'eI
Yeas ago three Of them had fought
q, lcxi0-,ga. where toe Grst blood
Sized IN Tie Resg tutlonary contest
months b.lofc The more determined 8
Ga Quaker Hill rbInehas Johnson,
" years old, waa III both iheso conn
1al WAS rcpuled the oldes, man pres
bnt wa arc insured that Mr.. Mayr
la'bet ii Hon, John Maynard, NJ. u
'0's Staic,) now % years old, and a.
shatet 10 tie Bunkor Hill struggle, was
enl--wo know that he reached Bos'o
'ae night before IN good health and sp
On purpose 20 DO thero.
Earnest, profound, reiterated wor
bursts Of cheering from the immense
courgo as those treasured relics oil
Gus day toiicd up to their seats on the
ING. E,gh,cen years ngo, when mo
ers'ons OF the Monument was LAID b.
layello In the presence of sixty 'ho
heomen, a lar larger and stronger o'
'aen were present, TO rejoice owe