The Cecil Whig., 1848-07-15
(Reportcd for The Cecil WMg)
The Fourth at KirkW00d.

Well, the Fourth-the glorious fourth
with its professions and orations is pass
ed, and nothing now Is wanted but des-
cription of some of the events which,
took place on that day. And, as the
columns of your very valuable paper are
at all times open to every thing which
may have tendency to instruct or in
terest the good citizens Of old Cecil, !
l think it but proper "The Cecil Whig''
should be the medium of conveying to
your numerous subscribers, the patriotic
manner in which the Fourth was cele-
brated at Klrkwood.
After assembling at the Academy in
the afternoon, the company Gn which
we saw many lovely faces) formed in pro-
cesslon, and headed by the scholars OF
the Institution, under their able tutor,
Mr.. ]. w. Belcher, took up the line OF
march, singing "Independence Day.
and proceeded TO beautiful grove, some-
thing like quarter of a miie distant,
where a stand had been erected for the
speaker, and seats for the audience.
After arriving at the grove, Mr.. Bel
cher and his band, sang "Wake the song
of Jubilee" when the Declaration OF In
dependence was read by Mr.. James
WikofF, and another tune sung. Mr. w.
P Ewing then took the stand, and en-
chained the attention of the numerous
assemblage for half an h our with an ex-
celIent oration.
[The Reporter furnishes us with CO.
py of the oration. 1t is very able ad-
dress and eminently patriotic; and we
regret that our space forbids its publica-
tion.-Ed
At the conclusion Of the ceremonies
several toasts were drank, among which
we gathered the following:
By w. p. :Ewing-The Ladies-with.
out them the world were desert, and
man savage.
By J. H. Wikof:-The stars OF our
country-Those on which we gaze with
the greatest enthusiasm, are the bright
eyes Of Kirkwood's Jewels.
By W. e. Carson God and oul
Countrywide fear and service of the
former, is the source OF purest patriotism
to the latter.
By J. w. Maxwell.-The Patriots o
'76.
BY Ambrose Ewing-The Memory o.
Washington.
By S. Hogg-The American Eagle
We rejoice to hail him on his homew arc
flight, from the Halls ofthe Montezumas
crowned with glory.
BY A. B. Carson.-The stripes OF ou'
country-We love them better than the
stripes of our master.
By Nat. Carson-The Bible and the
School-room, the towers of our civil and
religious liberty.
By S. Freeman.-The youth of oul
country-The hope of the Republic,
"Large streams from little fountains flow,
Tall oaks from little acorns grow"
Several beautiful tunes were now sung by
Mr.. Belcher, and his band when the nu.
merous audience dispersed to their res
pectlve homes, much pleased.
Not so however the scholars of the
Academy. They proceeded in a body te
the parsonage, where Mrs. Burrows La
dy of the Rev. Geo Burrows, the worthy
Pastor,) assisted by Mrs Freeman anf
Miss Mary Clendennin, had served up
sumptuous banquet, to which ample jus.
tice was done. When we left the grounc
abott 7 O'Clock, the whole party ap.
peared as happy as they possibly could
be. We have not done ample Justice, we
ale well aware, to the patriotic demon
stration; but want OF space and time
compel us to close.
ONE WHO WAS THERE.
INCREASE OF VoTEs.-The popular