The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-10-11

hmm the right passed on. OF the valley 10 full sight
sides. The moontaineers proved their III with most
deadly eject forcing Ferguson at The very beginning TO
resort'to direct charge This charge headed by d
company OF British regulars, and was worthy The high
and fame of that service II boldly and gal
ant.v DONE and forced the patriots 10 give back down
the hin; hut at that moment Cieaysiant and Williams
appeared on the ei and poured INTO tie ehargng CO.
lunDs sach awful FIRE to stop .hcm before Sewer
routed The British turned from charging SEWER
ap0 wheeling made a terrible daan at cleveland and
Williams the left and with Ike effect, driving them
hack down tho ridge SEWER, however, rallied
Caropbeh appeared with the column rising in
front along the ridge These two coiunus the centre
and lett then poured their FIRE on both banks Of the
British and stopped the charge against ueayeland and
wiains Wheeling rapidly and receiving
from aithin the Lines, ue British then made third
charge directly against the centre column and that ire
sisible British bayonet again told its story and Camp
bell and Shelby were forced back down nearly TO the
valley But Cleveland ana Williams havas rallied their
celuns and Sewers continuing to pour It's re IN from
the s the British forced to leave the pursuit Of
Campbell and Shelby, turned suddenly, and themselves
this 'rsmsndous Ere On both sanss finding The British
were retreang supposed they were rallied in
ssany and armed parsai. of them with hurrahs Of
victory The British turned Immediately, and attempted
fourth charge. IL, however, was then TOO ate--the
Of The hot they S, ns and re-
within their lines. This enabled the three
columns q the patriots to meet, and literally
surround The army Of Ferguson Then the
rage the battle circle of tire hemmed the wolf
his stronghold The English soldiers proved their
cay tories saw that escaping the rifle was but running
into the "grape vine.n The regulars with their bayo
nets and the tories with their butcher knives fastened to
the muzes Of their guns charged this closing fame
With The fierce energy OF despair in vain The noun
tain hunters calmly but rapidly Loading and deliberately
aiming each at hs mark sent death messenger in every
bullet At every discharge they advanced few steps.
until there was one narrowing circle Of flashing
crleklng around their devoted victims At this moment
the British cavalry were ordered to mount The order
was heard by the Americana 1t the very thing for
AeiF Tes giving clear mark above the bushes and
hfrzo ha lloo1
Other side Ferguson, with gallantry that seemed to
rise with his desperate condition, rode from rank
cheering and I'D driving Bis men e ssh e
founc his army pressed, and actually huddled
together near Tie summit Of the mountain and falling
lat AZ the AmeIicans could load and shoot He deter.
mined on one more charge and taking his position at
the head d ne cavalry and with voice that heard
loud above the roar of battle, summoned his to
Grub the damned rebels into he earth.n There
pause for u moment and one round Of the Americans
stopped Instead OF the roar OF their rides there
hear. only The click of the cock-it the
penis low warning OF coming death. The pause bat
TO- moment, whom lergnfon and Dupostre horse and
foes Durst Like an avalanche Gown the mountains side
Before they came within sixty PAGES OF the American
lne every rifle was loaded and undcr deadly aim Fer
grson was IL 'front.' and fell At the first discharge With
seven mortal wounds. The patriots rushed forward
meet the shock DupostIes regulars with set bayonets
and sahres IN sest, crushing down upon them Not
Agncour nor Cressy with al heir chvalry, felt
shcca more fearful than that but had the heavens rain
"a British bayonets, il would not have stopped those
patots The destinies Of America, perhaps Of mankind
appended their nu 'cle. Like martyrs they went
10 the death--like Hons they rushed to the carnage
Ofcer and soldier with blood shot eyes and parched
tongues, bounded upon the budding enemy until their
herce glare and hot breath could and felt by the
craven tory and hi bulldog masor and at the moment
terrorstrieken shrek above the bate-a yell for
Quarter; white nag was run up, arms thrown down,
mendous appause) That shout echoed from the noun
tam 70 the sea- and lar along the shore to where the
ors Of the South Els heart ieaped with prophetic sp
JOY as this beam of hope borne the triumphant
voice of his beloved and trusted men of West Augusta
for the men who sent that shout the very OF
whom Washington said he would "trust to them to
maintain American liberty after oil else had fail
cd" prolonged cheering) He know the mountain
was the birthplace but the grave, of liberty One
hour suficea for this browning scene in the swelling
drama of cur Revolutionary struggle acted by rude
from beyond unknown mountains" Not one Of the
ny escaped. The force Of ferguson amounted 10
thing eleven hundred men, and OF these two hun
dred and forty were killed and two hundred wounded-a
strange proportion telling the fatal story of that long
small bore rifle. over hundred taken prison
ers, with all their arms, ammunition and equipments
II was total defeat and capture Of nearly quarter
Of Cornwalis's army. (Renewed applause.) Mr.. Pres
ton related some of the incidents of the battle and des
canted al length on the important consequences which
resulted from il to the cause Of American freedom and
the liberty OF the He referred particularly to its
effects in producing an immediate rising of the wings
throughout the whole South--in preventing CORVALLIS
and the southern division OF the British army from
ing forward ON Virginia and the middle States to
effect junction with the northern division ut New York
and finally in eating the well planned scheme Of the
re conquest Of the provinces He then spoke Of the SUBJ
setiuent services OF the leaders battle;
glorious conduct Of the Kings Mountain rifemen the
great Geld of Guiidford under their old commander;
and concluded that portion of his address by reading the
funeral order OF Lafayette in honor OF General Camp
bell Thus, he continued they have all passed; they be-
long TO the eternity Of the past liberty il their
monument The world may smile at the great swelling
wcsd with which praise these men-humble parti-
Fans Of rebellion. But should not praise them
They gave us all we have. Has the world more bet
ter gifts than WEI Did Romulus, or Chariemagne,
Alfred give 10 their countrymenf Does the mortal
thunder shaking the centre Of eastern give
Inheritance equal TO Then let boast and be not
ashamed. Enthusiastic applause. The speaker here
alluded ta the peculiar origin OF American liberty and
this origin makes TO the patriotism of the American be-
yond that Of any other people VINO nave existed
lie spoke also Of the wisdom OF ancestors in estab
fishing the remarkable political system under which we
hSethat Of conederated sovereign and independent
Eobcs each performing fully all The functions Of civil
lire and forming in itself the basis Of political being
a nation This popularity in the character of GO
vernnent he referred to, particularly as thing
known to any people as entirely new 10 ITSELF and an
tagonsic TO and subvcrsve Of all previous political sys
tens. He then concluded his admirable remarks in the
following appropriate language Our good and
contempt all the euetisms Of antiquity and
Of France and England, built up this glorious and
beautiful structure within whose sacred precincts
are SIN safe and strong and prospering But, my couu
trymen, this FORM this structure, they gave is out
the temple in which worship the living spirit which
prompted them to build t. II is however, sacred and
let no daring or needless step profanc it, applause
But, sacred as IL ismghty for great good II iths
Union glorious and blessed as IL has been and ii Il not
of confederate empiresthese Sates-thcse constitutions,
may be shattered into thousand fagmcntsther ashes
may be scattered the winds--all known elements,
forms and orders o. our political being may become
tnct and iorgoten--mould and jungle may hide them
from the knowledge OF men, but that spirit Of liberty
which won these fields, and makes them
cred to us, is of the eternal God and viii live and
breathe and dwell forever the American soil
Enthusiastic cheerng Let children fight and tear
each other-hberty demands her ibaon Of blood. let
folly and natcism and desperate wickedness section
against section and pour out rivers of tears and blood
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earth but win spring up and bear manifold in after times
We the Of sages and heroes let be true to
ourselves be true TO country be true 10 the God who
gave to us, be faithful to the blood shed here by
sres and viii he sires OF feemen long the earth
owns man for its master such at least Is the faith and
hope of the Christian and patriot he knees this
cred spot
perfect thunder Of applause gree led the close Of Mr.
Prestons speech and several minutes elapsed before IL
subsidized.
Mr. BANCROFT spoke in reply 10 The following sent
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