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

picturesque and romantic upon whieh ne eye mas
rested. The roads and leading up 70 tns
mountain literally blocked up with hnge numbering
kur horse wagons, buggies, carriages, and most oil
aanaess vehicles Every portion OF tho forest which had
cleared or which afforded the most Limited amount
tfIoon was occupied by tent Two huge structures,
Termed OF poes and canv&ss and which were dhgnihed
With the little al hotels we're conspicuous from their
great size IN the whole encampmen they each one
hundred feet long and both capable Of accommodating
thousand persons
Ar may he supposed il took no sma amount OF proy
ssns such nultitnde but there was enough for
~ amy Of City thousand, and plenty to spare Two
haneed and lity sheep, lfiy beeves hundred
rgr, we're taEDecued the DAY before the celebration and
asoald take several days az the loayes
q bread that were demolished. Imagine, il you can,
vush drove of cattle roasting and stewng all at on
lres each han flty feet long and
attended BY fifty sixty cooks But the scene is not vet
senplete As the barbecue at an end over y
tables some 100 feet in length, and less than iy
piled with gigantic trays i'll, Of the srnok:p
and around these assembled seven o. eight thousand
persons al struggling az fast and hard their appe
hsss permit Q mako an impression on the mountains d
pnovlsions before them. Those who cannot And pla
81 tho tables are sitting inside At the door Of their
tents engaged at the agreeable work AMI the Whole
ensen thousand are engaged with the utmost unanimiy
% the discussion Of theT breakfast.
10 Xix O'clock and the shadows OF the mountain and
the forest are rapidly vgnishing before the sNn be
ssosnds the TIE nists which rested all night
over the valleys are aissolving into Thin air. and the
ghtterng dew drops that sparkle amid the emerald
Of the grass Ike countless diamonds FAST ppearng
.nder the same potent agency that chases away the
shadow In another hour the breakfast is despatched
and the celebration In earnest long
posing procession is formed in The following order, IA
which marches to and surrounds the platform which
Mas been erected Tor the orator Of the dayhou John
Preston, Of South Caroins-and the invited guests,
among whom is the distinguished historian Hon. george
bancroft
Military, consisting Of tho following companiea.-
csgIabise lying Asst1AIllsTy Car Hampton
Washington Light Infantry, Capt. L. Eaten,
forl vile Cadets, Capt. towards
easoGa s eas, a1 dsS eP s w. @
The civic societies represented by large delsaa-
.Nna from the Masonic, Odd Fellows and TEN peIs oce
Merueers Of the Press
H4n The Reverend Clergy
Members OF Congress Of The United States
The Speaker Of the House Of Representatives Men.
bere OF the state Legislature Of South Carolina
TNs COMMITTEE on Invita- iions, Consisting q Col " D.
yhc Executive Committee, consistng OF John = Moore
"h T. =. heoa~i Y; : 9; , @,aw.0n' 4 > Wallace,
sthiasy committee-Cen John Astor, Col william n.
secorf' s r h iJsnf rs 1sP 1 a. Ec@vards COL
1Ae President OF the day, Col J. y. Wither-pnr
panied " Tho orator Of The day, ION John Fresioa.
The procession numbered ab6u: bgeo thousand, aai
the military alone about Eve hundred After ,Le review
81 the military during which The were brought
Rev } N. Il. Adams, Of Yorkviie. Hon j. D. Withef.
spoon then introduced the orator of the day. Who vas
received with perfect storm applause. Sr Preston
" . grandson Of General Campbell, and il one OF The
stest speakers and most distinguished in Sourn
carolina i appearance on this occasion Wa tho Sir
nal Tor outbnrst OF the greatest euthusasrn When
sence was restored be addressed the assembled multi.
tade ct foIows
SPEECH or HON. JOHN E. PRESTON.
THIS forest y lovely in the dying glow Of autumn this
noantan is beautiful in its lovely grandeur this little
ear beside that grayestope-why then, they dis
.uIbeo ny ths vast multitude Of men, the representation
hood age and woman the hope, the struggle, the tr
unpl The joy Of Life Ny countrymen not success,
Il ge MOI he Of nor ali the sle
actual lie make Us forget the place where liberty
sas horn We come up to these places to Worship Sc
standing earth soaked with the blood fartyrei
Ansmen Up tina. gorge along that ridge, rising tn
steep ACTIVITY our patriot knsmen trasd in their own
sacred blood they encrc,ea the beast who
L.d been preying upon their homes and children
summit, licking lis red chops after his feast
sf blood, and glazing at the mountain hunt
calm determined came out d the deep hollow
the bold and strong and daring shelby sprung in front
came the rcd haired Campbell with the cIamore Of the
lard fame. They the terrible foe comes crash
ing down like 4 herd Of hungry honsi they met with
Frcan shriek wild triumphant shout, and the spirit
u Bterty like Panas watching her warrior sons
lowered for moment over this wild mountain scene,
and anioidng her pur wings bore the glad tdings to
the Father Of his country and 10 the hearts OF her faint
nag soidery in other regions Of her chosen land zap
Ihase) 'lt the dawn Of hope, and better for time
extaims the sage Jefferson II turns the tide OF Affairs
in The South says another patriot checks the con-
aeroy who Is ayaging the Caronas reconq South
d.rchnsn " II the lion r., his rapine and cases
him from The plains.n Great and glorious cries the
brave tnt unfortunate Gates. But who are the
men, and whence are they, who wrought this
great work, and thus consocrated this spot down
e tbs hour whose heroic patriotism thus checked the
si,ng cause Of freedom Lord Rawdon, writing 10 the
British Minister of this battle says The who fought
u from beyond mountains the very OF which
are unknown. (Renewed appause)
Nj Preston here gave description Of The scenery
the waanga where the American forces assembled pre-
TO the battle, and OF their pursuit. OF Ferguson to
Wings Mountain, and then continued as follows The
condition q Carolua sad indeedbank despair haa
settled the patriot cause II was for this province the
black year OF the WAY; the gloom was fast spreading
over me whole continents charieston and Savannah
we're in the hands Of the British and the best
many OF The leaders of the three Southern provinces
were prisoner or IN exile; and, as u TO close the
w1etehed drama, the reniorcements from Virginia
had teen butchered by Tarleton, and within ioriy
days Gates had suffered that terrisle defeat II
Camden which turned his Northern aurcls to southern
willows" and which made CORVALLIS complete master
II South Carolina. This power he using with
wage cruelty unparalleled in modern civilized conquest
binding down the conquered like malefactors and
rarding each rebel condemned criminal; checking
every murmur and answering every suspicion with The
sword and the 6rebrand. II wing fed from his house
TO avoid the insult the scourge of the rope the myr
midons Of Tarleon and Ferguson burned i down and
seray parent he was hung like dog wife refused
70 tel the hiding place OF her husband her belly
tipped open by the butcher knife of the tory and to add
soluble horror and iniamy to the deep damnaton Of
snch deeds Americans forced be the instruments
81 perpetrating them (Seusahun.) That which even
Tarleton ashamed TO do, with the refinement Of
aevilish rage he had done by NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.,
sinsmen OF his victims. | draw no fancy .pieture--
the truth Is wilder far than the fbust's ina
rinaton feign. On the morning this battle
was fought, an impenetrable cloud of and despair
hung the people Of South Carolina Gates had led
70 Hillsborough and Sumers had scattered and Il
ray be said with historical accuracy there
wing soldier in the field. Mr. Preston in this connection
rave account Of the military rule which Lord Corn
wallis had established South Carolina by Gordon Of
posts the Georgia and North Carolina frontiers,
well through the central portions Of the State, show
ing The subjugated condition TO which It had been re-
Snced and to maintain which he relied mainly upon the
strong detachment under the OF Col Ferguson.
He also described at considerable length The march u
che patriot army from the valley Of the Watanga across
the mountains and their pursuit Of Ferguson 20 his
trenchment Kings Mountain, where the battle
fought giving brief sketch OF the characters OF the Eve
oolone commanding the American forces and Of their
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