Ypsilanti sentinel. [volume] (Ypsilanti, Washtenaw Co., Mich.) 1843-1900, 1844-05-16


Then came the sons of the Old Do
minion-the proud representatives OF TN
mother oflne Presidents:
VIRGINIA.
They bore ia their foremost ranks tht
emblem Of The escu cheon OF their Stale
and beneath itthese words, whose beautI
tfu! and appropriate allusionsto fhe sol
where the halIowed remains Of Washing
ton lie buried, touched the hearts of all
and excited feelings of veuerailon which
belong only TO the Father of bis Country
ssWithin whose holy precinct lies
Dust that is Immortality et
ea NORTH CAROLINA.
The enthusiastic sons of the old North
State, carried in their van the coat Of arms
of the State, with this motto, in allusion TO
The uncomfortable Wing spirit Of its peo-
Pile:
Firm as fortress with its fence of stone.
Such as an enemy's bafiled strength defies.'
SOUTH CAROLINA.
And next followed the gallant repre-
sentalives from the chivalric state OF South
Car DINA who bore in front IA banner with
;heir esculcheon upon it, and beneath
these truthful words:
. Here is name. no time nor tyranny can
blight
GEORGIA.
Aud then followed the open hearted
sons from The br, a Sava nahs aud rich
fields Of the noble state Of Georgia, carry
ing The uusulIied crest of their common
wealth, with these inspiring words below:
Hath hearts and hands, and arms and host
To bring against oppression
VERMONT.
The Green Mountain Boys came next.
In their van marched Ole of the gallant
band who bore, with the spirfof the free
men of that ever uusubdued and proudly
commonwealth, a banner,
and on II were inscribed the words:
sThe constant star that never yet.
Has paled its ray or darkly set.'
TENNESSEE.
Then came the renowned aud ever hon
ored sous Of Tennessee. They bore The
State banner, with these words, so ap-
referring to The gallant stand
made by the Wings Of Tennessee in 1913
" hen the downward course ofthings was
stayed by their sturdy hands aad Wing
principles given an impetus which has
been gathering strength every successive
hour:
THY bugle Il was 10 first sound the call
That sommoned our soldiers from hamlet
and hall I"
KENTUCKY. 49,
The hunters Of Kentucky came next,
,eariDg in front The banner of the state,
With these words below.
The land,
The master mould of NATURES heavenly hand, |
Wherein are cast the heroic ard the free.
And Oh I! what glorious sight it was
o see. these sturdy sons from the dark |
md bloody ground, where the freemen's |
flood was poured out like water in dc.
euce Of freemen's rights They moved
With the spiri, of liberty that anImates.
md exhibited all the enthusiasm Of their
character. They were The
deserved of all observers" for they were
he citizens of the state where Henry |
Clay has made his home. The shouts of
,ladness with which they were cheered,
s they passed along, aud the joyous ac
amatIons with which they returned these
assuring us that ali's well.
n every part of the wide extended pIaus
md mountains of the West, left nothing j
or the heart TO wish.
Then followed the fifth division led OH
" another aid Of the chief Marshal.
OHIO.
In tho van of this division, were placed !
he noble sons of Ohio. the representatives +
rom the land of Old Tippecanoe. III
he front they bore the banner Of the stat lie,
with these words upon il:
sO'er our brave Old Chiehain's grave
We pledge ourselves TO day,
In veal or woe, no change to know,
Till triumphs Henry Clay"
The Ohio Delegation carried noble
lag. Ii is twenly-six feet long, fifteen
eet wide, and is of silk manufactured by
Mr. Gill, of Mount Pleasant, Ohio. /,
was made by the ladies' Of Columbus.
The Ohio Delegation lad also with
hem Buckeye car, on which was rear
I'd magnificent poll, from which waved
he flag Of the Union. /, was tastefully
decorated with eyergreeus and was drawn
by four horses. r.
LOUISIANA.
Then followed the brave sons of Lou.
siaua, bearing in their trout the banner of
he State with this motto SO calamity won
and so gallantly worn: s.f-.t
g Never, never.
Shall foreign standard to thy wall advance"
MISSISSIPPI.
And following Louisiana. came the