The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1850-10-16

No. 1854.
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MxxryAcTuars OF Aursscx."
- another division Of this hesuiiful
procession rspe ihs federal ship sfwsf
Uxiox." manned BY crew nf rs men.
besides four dappcv iillle middies. whpss
shrili voicrs echoed The appropriate eam.
msnds a. the sails wers turned about 81
every change OF direction 10 passing into
new sirrsts. The lead was hsased from
the forward chains. and al The duties of
the mimic ship vsrs performed wish ,hs
sIsieiesl nautical secunry. The rigging
and 6nish Of The vessel we're beautiful.
her lowering masls reaching lo the second
story windows cf The houses. and The
American dag gracefully waving over her.
The carriage end wheels were eniirely
covered over wilh saekrlosb. painted IN
represent waves. When The procession
reached ils destination lhis ship east her
snehols. sod 6red fsdssl saluls of lea
guns.
Another sisgs rePresensd . bos.-bud-
der's shop. and % sigorously did those
within perform their duty, ihsl boss
was placed upon the slocks and actually
completed during The progress Of The pro.
/ cession.
One very besuliful thing vas done:
and ], ssened - if ingenuity. lasss end
sentiment. had eombinsd their powers in
dsvisine and executing every part Of this
impressive pageant. There wsss black.
smiths shop with forge and several IN.
wills. and a. il moved along number Of
swords which had been seed in The bait
tie Of the late vaf. were beaten and welded
into plough shsrs. while others we're
shaped into rsapisg hooks. Gould any
thought have bssn mors happy, or mprs
felici.ously appropriate 10 shs occasion :
, feel. even now. The lesr gather in my
eye q the ,hosghs of how inely emblem.
, asic wss this realisation OF the bssuiiful
scripture figure Of the fall and progress
Of this beloved land. Surely We may
hope, nay confidently helisve. that the
, blocd.s.sinsd Goo, prints cf war have siaia-
4 ed her soa Cor the last time. While We
con,imss united people what foreign foe
! dare %, his foot upon isi And - 10 the
i though. that Amsricans themselves can bs
: lound who would mar such m inheri.
!, lance, IL 10 Aot to b endured. II any
!. man would damn his name 10 an eternity
y Of execrslion and infamy, let him BE- shs
q 6rs, 10 rear The psrricidai standard on ,his
= our sacred ksrases.
ri A very refreshing sight was presented
!. by tln bakers. butchers, and viciuslIsrs
= . who. dressed in clean white linen, drove
!. noble pair Of oxen dressed with garlsndi
: Of flowers. land which. by The by, were
|. afterwards carried 10 The aims house and
1 there slaughtered, that the poorest Of the
!. people might share in The general feslivi-
a ty,) and on large car the bakers were
. occupied in baking small loaves Of the
!. whi.est bread, which they scattered Law
4 ishly among The people.
. Bu,ons of the most important emblem,
!; that appeared there, was Printing Press
!. . with cares Of types and all The apparatus
I OF printing Office, Al which were workci
. off many thousand copies Of an ode writ
4 ten by Frank Hopkinson. (whoss sonG
= Of Hail Columbia. in addition TO all hiI
! other patriotic effusions. has since giver
4 him niche as The patriotic poet Of The
!. nation.) and which was translated into
z !. German and printed in that language also
during the progress Of the show. This
ode. ! understand. is still preservedi i
:, ought never 10 be forgotten.
u remember The wonder rel, as I vii,
! messed the operations Of this company
7 and beheld The sheets flying abroad among
y the people, who stood with hands exlen
y ded eager 10 catch the frail msmenio Of &C
9 memorable an occasion.
FL But with the garrulily of an old man
y am. | fear, extending this description tc
y too great alengih. Yet il is right. .,
q time like this, 10 turn back retrospect
e. ive eye and catch cheering glance a
70 the mirror Of public feeling in The earl,
" morning Of our glorions political day
> The morning was ru,hly with promise
and moi less with The glow Of patriotic en-
ar thusiasm. Would that advancing beams
gI while so much increased in brightness
i and in strength, could still exhals fra
n GRANGE ss refreshing 10 every friend Q
vi America and Of man.
D. will add but one more feature in th
ID scene, and il was one every way fl 4
d close and 10 complete The picture. Thor
ID walked in this national procession. land
% oh, that the sacred emblem might have il
at realization amongst Us while time shsl
an last y a company Of seventeen clerayme
10 OF all The different denominations in h
in country. arm 10 arm. the Jewish Rabbi !
j. the midsi of them, and purposely 20 a
rs ranged that those who differed most !
a, the dogonas Of their respective creeds wei
a. placed in immediate and fralernal cont
at guilty. itwas spectacle that drew teal
Id from many m eye. and contributed ,
ID much az any other portion Of the who
ID display. 10 evinre the interest which !