Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1847-07-01
THE TIMES.
PORT TOBACCO, MD.
THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 1, ls47.
The public will bear in mind that the 5th

The tme-honored custom of celebrating
this eventful occasion, appeals loudly to the
patriotism of every American citizen, and
tells him it is a time when the workshops
should be forsaken, the plough handles left,
and all the pursuits of life given up for a day,
in order that the people, as a nation, may
gather around the consecrated shrine Of
liberty and offer up their most patriotic de-
votions. 1t is day for national rejoicing
day which should be ushered in with the
roar of artillery, the strains of martial mu-
sic, and the display Of flags and banners. 1t
is truly a time when every American should
feel free and independent. Let then every
man, woman and child in the county leave
their homes and be present at the celebra-
ton. An Grafton, as before announced, will
be delivered by G. w. GRAIN, Esq, and the
Declaration read by F. w. WEEMs, Esq,
the ceremonies commencing at II O'Clock,
A. M. And let US not omit to state that in the
afternoon the Temperance Society will give
great treat, in the way of fine speeches,
and sweet things to please the palate of the
mos, fastidious; and lastly, to those who
wish to trip it upon ".he light fantastic toe"
our lellow-townsman, Mr.. P. DAVIS, will
give grand party, at night, where may be
expected an array of beauty that will cause
to the young beaux sleepIess nights, and to
the old bachelors considerable uneasiness
about their hardened hearts.
| THE DEMOCRATIC GUBERNAToR1ALCo Con-
vENTIoN assembled at Annapolis on the Oath.
w. w. w. BOWIE, Esq, of Prince Georges
county, presiding. The first ballot stood
Philip Francis Thomas, Sc votes.
James A. Stewart, 81
DR.. c. Humphreys,
Edward Lloyd, 3
The nomination Of Mr.. Thomas was there
fore unanimously agreed to.
On our first page will be found the elo-
quent Speech of MIR. Pren!ss, delivered at
New Orleans on the 10Th ult., on the oc-
cason of the grand celebration and recep-
ton of the Mississippi volunteers from the
seat of war 1t is said to have been proud
day in that noble city, whose generous heart
knows no bounds to her hospitality. In
recording the proceedings of the day, the
Delta makes the following beautiful and
opposite remarks:
1t was a sight to make the pulse throb and
the heart beat with redoubled vigor, to see
these gallant troops. They had thrown off
the rugged habiliments of war, to cloIhe
! themselves in more civilian garb. Escort
ed by numerous detachmenls from other re-
giments, who like themselves had been the
first to meet the shock of arms and to battle
for their country, they justly felt proud of
the compliment paid to their valor and he
roism. In those ranks were men who had
clambered up the highest sleeps of Monte
rev, and met, with unbending nerves and
unhinching hearts, the fierce death-storm
that ragged in that devoted city. There were
men there, too, who made their bosoms the
bulwarks that breasted the bloody tide Of
battle at Buena Vista. Nerved to the death,
they heard the shrill whstling of the esco-
pe,as, and the dull, suIlen roar of the can
non-saw the siIvery CLEAN of their swords
and the flashes of lances-and, until the
words, "Ready, aim-fre, boys, and at
themn' were given, they stood like men
cast in an iron mould. Then, like an ava
lanche, they poured upon the foe. and scat
tered destruction amidst their ranks. Yes
terday the gallant remnant of this band, that
so nobly withstood the onset of the enemy,
were amongst their friends, their brothers,
and their countrymen.
Under the direction of the chief marshal,
Col. Palfrey, the procession formed, under
the escort Of most of our military compa-
MES, many of the gallant officers and pr-
Yates now on their return from the seat of
war, and the civil dignitaries of the city and
Slate. Arriving at Lafayette Square, salvo
of fifty guns was fired amidst the acclama-
tons and rejoicings of thousands Of our
citizens. 4 raised platform had been pre-
pared for the reception of the committee, the
press, the orator of the day, and the invited
guests. Amongst them we noticed: Gov.
Johnson, Gen. Brooke, Col. Davis, Lt.-Col.
McClung, Coils. Echols and Drake, and
host of others who have made their names
"a mark for the worlds renown." The
Mayor, the Aldermen, and Recorders were
present. The reverend Clergy were also
there. Catholicism leaned its arm on that
of the Methodist, the Baptist took the hand
of the Presbyterian, and the Episcopalian
cast kindly glance on the Unitarian: 1t
was, in fact, perfect, Gordon of good-fel-
lowship, in which all prejudices, religious
and political, were forgotten in order to en-
Irvine and amaranthine wreath around the
brow Of yalor and patriotism.