The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1847-07-21
VOLUNTEER TOASTS.

|-IAe Orator of the Day, S. l.. Heller
Esq: A gentleman of high literary attain
mcnts: sound jurist: man of acknow
edged talent: and, from the example "
we have had to-day, bids fair TO attain +
hlgh distinction as an orator and statesman
May ne get as many students as he please
for doubtless he will please as many a
he gets.
BY F. w. CoSSER.-7Nc President 6
the Day, Col. Larkin Griffin An old AM
tried public servant, Gin whom there is NJ
guile nor shadow of turning" gcnerou
and noble citizen, whom we delight to no
nor. The Col. replied to this toast. ii
some very pertinent remarks, expressing
his obligations, &c. &c.
| BY Capt. S. A. HoDcEs.-7He Commiue
OF arrangements For their laudable eff
forts IN getting up suitable celebration O
the glorious 9TH, they are entitled TO the
hearty thanks Of every lover Of his countr,
and of good eating.
BY S. L. HELLER, Esq.-7Nomas Moore
The only survivor of the revolution. who
has honored us with his presence. Honor
fiial love and heartfelt gratitude, are due tc
him and his compatriots: and he that would
withhold them, is unworthy the name of a
patriot or christian. May the evening Of
his days be peaceful, prosperous and hap.
py.
BY Col. LARKIN GR1rF1N.-THc Federal
Union d: May it be as durable as the eternal
hills and valleys over which it spreads, dis.
seminatng the blessings of its institutions,
with impartial justice to every portion OF
our common country.
BY DR.. p. w. CoNNoR.-TNe Peopze Of
AdbecaHe District: Intelligent, active. en-.
ergetic and entcrprising. Wide awake on
every subject, except the Rail Road on
that important subject, they are fast asleep.
BY DR.. Il. R. GAnY.-iNe Wilmot Pro.
O'so: A sacrilege upon our constitution !;
an insult to our Union; an outrage upon
the interest of our country May it be
branded with infamy and contempt; and
may the united action of the South, crush
the viper before it stings.
BY w. A. MooRE.-Capt. Walker, the
distinguished warrior His name alone will
ever make the heart Of every American
thrill with joy.
BY DR.. J. A. SrEwARr.-Our Armv and
Macy: Their recent victories will COM
mand the admiration of the world; and as
they have ever been the dread of Sir John
Abuils Lords and Peers, they will shortly
Bv ENocn \, ae5CGaf Cak2hhMex # hMexico's cork-legged
rit, esteem gallantry, love patriotism ana
honor virtue, we will revere the name Of
George Washington.
By p. Z. HERNDoN.-IHc Constitution
of the United States: In its purity and strict
ness. we find, emphatically, the Palladium
of American liberty: the protection OF
which we owe to ourselves, who enjoy 1t j;
10 our ancestors, who handed it down and
to our pos,erity, who claim at our hands
this, the best birthright and noblest inheri-
tance of mankind.
BY A. J. ANDERSON Capt. j. F. Mar
shaU,the leader ofthe Abbevlle Volunteers
May his latter days be as happy as his pas
have been brave.
By S. NJ. G. GARy.-Uon. Wm. C
Preston: Vigor Of thought, richness of die
ton, fire offeeling, enphony of accent, dig
nifty of action, harmonize with profount
learning, sound judgment and discrimlna
ton, to form the orator, the scholar, and tht
statesman.
| BY VIM. .MoNrAGUE.-IHe Far Daugh
ters of America: May their sons ncve
succumb to any arms but theirs.
There were other toasts which we regre
were not handed in. DR.. Gary then bein
toasted as warm friend ofthe railroad en
terprize, in reply, spoke of the vast impo'
tance, not of rail roads, for all would adm
that at once, but of waking up to promp
energetic and united action upon The subjec
He had great hopes Of the ultimate succes
} of the project. The audience appeared
Join in his enthusiasm.
Esquire Heller was then loudly called TO
Whereupon he rose and addressed the nj
dience in very spirited appeal to the Sc
interest of the citizens of Abbevlllc. II
said that some had recommended the polio
to use the maxim of wise man, Of "ma
E terly inactivity" and contended that ind
r tivity had ceased to be mastery. III
O II