Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1844-08-12
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WING FESTIVAL AT WALKERS FARM
BUCKINGHAM,

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ties. as the days of The "orcai Bhg Frs,edl" "a
Festival thai began IL hope. aud GUIDED garons cons
sumuiaan Ut that hupp. Aniherst Nelson. Bneklng-
ham. princn dwa,d, Cumberland. Campbell and
Lynehbug seat ir,h their representatives. nnhie
SIT of fellows cungfegi,rd on simiar occasou
buckingham MAS first Ia punt IT numbers, and Amherst
next, About IL o'enuk, Tho first d,v. the meeting
called To order by Col. benIanin Z. Wallace, oi
Buckingham. hen John Pautsnn. If the saiie cauE.
,y.a vi the Revolution. called, by aetlaum
llun pr, side over the deliberations about 9fee lRoa.
sand freen.ea. Tho following olllgcts soru theu al-
pointed.
Wee Presidents, James l.. lampkiu, Wm Dillard.
VIM. NJ. Waller. Samuel NJ ,.a,laud. ul Amherst;
Roberl Hunter. Edward W.hess. =. Gainphel lhus.
II Flood, Thus. NJ Benduranl, Inhn ". West, leo.
W. Kyle. VIM Walhn. oi Buckingham; Chs. Per
ruw, III Nielsen.
Stcrelaries.--C. T.. jones, Of Buckingham, John
billiard. lludsoo Nj. Garlaed D. Of Amherst.
Col Walker then. IN happy and animated address.
gave the Immense assemblage, embracing many Denos
Gratis aud Iwo or Three Hundred Ladies, q o,fdlal
aad hearty welcome 10 tho Feast oil gould things thai
WAS Thea already slnolns from almost thousand
dishes
Aler The lapse ola few minutes Col. Walker, again
rose and introduced Ia The meeting Charles a. Mimby
ESQ II Lynohburg. Mr.. Mishy iouk the stani aud
had pot about hall through his speech when dinner vas
announced lie readily suspended his reunrks 10 re-
sumo item after dnnet It was proposed 10 the Ladies'
10 take several Veterans of the Revolution who were
~ StHls hhttf ihtH tHigt ~ illt, Readily and
eheerelly did they respond to the proposa aud II Was
sublime spectacle 10 $50 the Wing daughters III The
present day, like good Angels. waiting aonud and mu
isirrIng To, those time worn warrors-ihe Wing sres
oi ,6--mou who iafcd their IN many a sitrn ca.
counter. and laced Dealh IN nlauya Ninry naht IL sr
cure mlheir children "e. beHy aud The pursuit OF
happnesa."
Alter dinner the Company assembled and Mr. Ata,
by resumed his speorh Ii was plaiu but remarkably
iafe'b'enod eee've earI iiaoa calculated, os II was
doh1l ineuded, 10 reach the uost common and uunurpn
mind. lie dwell particularly the iaril and The t'ub
lio Lands, shaving cuneusyey that every Earn
er aud Mechanic should support The Tarr piLry and
that tue Distribution Of Tho Land Fund nmos, the
States would be but an act OF comhlon Justice and can
'non honesty lie pnl this rasr: a. owes Il. 8 900
and EYea his nud 10 {. 10 trust. Ia the pagnlnt
Tho land is sid, and bfmss s!OdG WHAT oug h, The
trustee 10 do with tho remainder after paving b. Eve
y one VII answer, pay Il 10 A. Well, Virginia gave
10 the T. States large quantity Of land. Gu gtss un-
my the trustee. 10 pay ho debt inctrrd hy the Genrr
al Government during tie var Of The Revolution
The debt has beet long siuea ptd and wal oulhl to
be done " lih the lnnds lomalang} tunnan sense " Ill
answer, pay llrr proceeds over to the States 10 which
they bteng. by gjt from Virginia ald other Saes alt
Mostly brcty alluded 10 Texas. s,tting fh will n.ihcd
ability iho mp5aoy mprohity a61 hmtheacy Of Tie
present movement ~ s avur, and susmnHn hta Vows
hy several happy and effective illustrations. he conrlu-
ded with nm eloquent allnsiun to Die tenansft II HE
gallant and heroic band ot Revolutionary serrana. ho
had come ~ the very snnse Of He 10 animate ana etr
in present sragele-a struggle no hiss iup5itnnl
III lts consequences. tluugh les, boBiy IN lis prapt,s,
Than that IN which ,hey had perled HE aud Gfluno in
days gone by.
Richard II. Tuler, Esq was then introduced 10 The
meeting. aud Tor an hour and half veled The nlm,sl
hreniless attention Of The great multitude. Mr.. T.
spoke with his usual power, aud did lle fn,t j1s,ice
both 10 hImse aud the great whieh he 80 jealous.
" advocates. His defence ui the Tarn was ,smpelcy
triumphant, and went h"lnc. mol only the reason but
10 the buckets oi the people. lilo proved thar The pl-
teelise policy WAS ecUg sed by he very ianers of the
Government liseilthat the great ll,fcailt Denocfa
ey HIMSELF (hen, JacksOp,) had supported H. and had
once sald IN ieieretce to the prdterliun Of dnese man
hacutos, that II was tine We had btepne "a little inue
lima iestiised" lie touched upun lesas mud sioApd
tina the game IL nei worth the elnls" he then IN.
Irudnced 10 The Democratic Convention, recently
held II Baltimore, which. dtr rahsarking the acal
co ard,f tr soAHIhihg 10 go up5n." iluad niliiur
but lutte Poke toh, upon which a certain Nrsi4rn
Governor had already d,ned i,eice. Mr. T. called Mr.
James *. Polk 80 laW,p and examined t3 The nanra
oi ms ao as sudden ihan high preiens0ns. VI here.
a4red. Is tie evidence o his eiratnrsi fhrfe are his
deeds oi salr or foupwpl History abswers "c has 40
place ~ my records" 1t I'aed hardly be added thn Alf
l. vas if"Ineuiiy and faplnrlnsly appl4udej.'
Ins eDdrd Tie speaklag iVr tho flst day. A 'Glee
Club" then Grmed, Which, IN conjunction u Illl tn,
spirited, well-distphed Lynclbutg Band, entef,ained
the Company during the evening aud niaht. (adny enc
camping On the gru3n3 J III NBnfas snnes rnn ,l,e
h dIler kvef,' and many thrilling and patriotic airs
II was a gluimas lime. Not senselrs, trollc or
dflnkenfevel. Cold "aier and led Lemonade caii-
not I0Bxlcnie. There was misc, mol only nom g.lces
and Instruments, but from the heart and from the s,ul
There was music IN The air, and ia the rees-musir in
every hing. Aye, and nUre s there WAS the deep
conmunng Of srif with spinl---ihe irm intent The
revoeable ress"ye vi Impressed but aroused rernen-
Not jar not d'scrdani mute, IN. ke upon The prnl
harmony Of he occasnn. Bnl min was lhore-
One sprit pervaIed--one soul animated The u,,ohly