The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1844-05-24
The goth of Mar.

D 'o'u'"s 10 previous notice Monday last wa
4 celebrated in commemosation of The Mccklenbnrp
= pecIaiailon OF Independence. Tie day was fine
out The number attending was not as large ms wo
mad anticipated. JUDGED, old Mecklepburo did
not Turn out her strength for we observed nearly
as many from the adjacent counties as from our
own We know no cause to assign for such a
result than want of efficiency ia the Committee
OF arrangements. We have been present a, A
good many celebrations, but we were never pres
eni at one before where the whole proceedings Of
the day were kept secret Nobody knew what
arrangements had been entered into for the cele.
braiIon, and We suppose the Committee imaained
all iheir duties were performed when arrange.
menis were made for providing an Ora,ot. Re-.
der OF The Declaration and Dinner for the occa.
SION. There vas no Flag thrown to the breeze.
"eiiher was the martial tones Uf the drum nor Tho
ear piercing i'4~a heard 10 let Tho citizens know
'Asl u ever memorable 2olh Of NAV had arrived
to'- Rasto disIlDgaisl, il lrgna.s,,i,e, i. !.
sun was ESQ., gT.gK 81 VIE az as1-r-, 1'9
rippinr, and about nvr Hs'"s.--e--.-a ST. ST
,,onced and about five minutes di1fs'ss@sk va
au,rcnced. and rang about ten mihu'es' '"'
.hout o'clock two guns were hreo W. -
-, tpo,v whether this was apart OF NV
mont or no, No excrtons as iat as We
+ ,,,s made 10 get tie Volunteer c9mP0'''s '''
, a. oo,D,rv 10 attend, and this may be one c1uS
i. .t. - Gov came from the country ior me POM
in and circumstance Of wal ' and the 'Aa'''a, W.,
he r the drum and fife, has more shee' 70 '"'eN'
Is, crowd than any thing else
j." ,boat 10 O'Clock procession'was iori''eu =
Iot ,,.,to d;rection Col Neel Maj. Morrow ana o.
cir or. and headed by several amateur ""s. =,
ry marched TO the grove in tic PRESBYTERIAN INV
Pile v, Tho exercises at the stand was common
CIV Cd hv the offering up Of teven' pfSS0, y
ing A. E,asmnn. The Mecklenburg pecia
-" e ton of Independence was then r0au y
IA Myers, Esq. Jas w. Osborne Esq Wv"
- - aol;yer,d an eloquent and feeling ofauo'
nal The deep attention OIL '''' ,n, IL,
not idoncr Of the pieasu'e
SNEAKER, for the attention OF the persons r.
: of 80. unclaimed und delighted the w'ole '"'
ours ,,.3,,;,srv and nothing like WEAKNESS was
fba
tate, .e,.,oa and when he closed no DOUBT '''o
-eve- ,or,,os, i, every mind that 1t haa
'llde' ,onger. His address TO Maj Thomas fN'''>'
'a'", Who was tho only Revolutionary soiaief P''
anu las ,rp,v ELOQUENT and sublime and no 'ou
~ .,,.,,,v tear was ready to flow IN token u y
'rei" r,,er,l remembrance of the tolls ana
5 con- and gra'e'u' i''''''', ~ Mo CONNIE
10 fol. sbips that was borne by hlm ana MS oo'F>
e On. ,bo /. DAVIS that tried mems SOULS anu !"
: idea h.,;o, Of the prayer of the Orator that
tiona- DAVIS might be as glorious MS his nfs' "1
Des, -..o0ssrl After Mr., Osborne concluded
Revo. her of Ladies and Gentlemen sung Wv
as to North State" The procession was fe
as the IL .o,,r,sd 10 the Court House and
len he a"'
missed. ,tuu
A,3o,elock Dinner was announced " V
- ing of the Baptist Church BELL "a'
- .,ooL ve are unable to state, as VIC
'indca. present, but nom 'ne nu" tim,
\. two I'D saw thew had fright merrie ''m'
npuina- We understand that at the 'aoie apo', y
France ,,;ssd for the Monument. Mr. H. y 'o'
" is the N netherlands how to take things in u
led De- as,;ms " made few remarks and then G.
or mo- Him, The unecdote Of the man VINO !"
readily " .v0rv body was plying the poor
we need 'D"a'' ,,id I pity him one dc
,otheosls pe'So" - ~, To carry the ane'
Western mucn w" ~, ,,,.r hi. hand to his
pity the Monumsn, $40 how much ,,'; you ,
An number pitied it $40, and then those
NV ~ :" 49, IS came forward