The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1855-09-25
tcorre.p"rN1l lsli.e # the Mercury,

MY DEAR MERCURY / am n1}Vn,ant. cry ridge
w!,rtr the great victory over Ferguson was won,
seSfnIy-hv years ago. ] rode up to-day in COM
panS with pleasant parry of gentlemen from
forkvilIF including The very clever and promising
young Principals OF the Military Academy OF
y, tkviile, NJ. ssrs. Coward and jenkins; Mr.. W.
A. LaIIa, Colonel MEGA " and others amirhIe and
~ealthy e nIirHlen Of lh"se precincts M'ssrs.
Coward mud Jenkin, professionally rngeg"d
IN - cling ihh ground for rt, enc nIpm'nt. ih.re
are several pioneers s0d w"Ekmrn M the field, all
hu<y IN the work Of Preparation, and some lew
d <cr1dso's of The brave old rromrn " no used he
NE so clpvery on the day of tn" b.lir. 100.
am busy IN noting the points, and discussing III"
probabilities Of The case But of he BATH - j.
hall SPEAK hereafter.
The pi.siance from Yoikville tu the battle ground
. from seventeen I" eighteen miles. The road Is
tU!6rahly good for hiIe bul one half of IL u over
= sfrics nf stony riIg A, you ride, the eye is
"rcisi1naliy gratird by pretty iandsca.r, IL
WIge prospect % hill and dale bur poorly cui'.ri-
I'll. vet looking g."en and grateful. with the peaks
-! CrUwdrrS King ;, and other mountains on the
Tjrti. Put t:r co1nfry is generally porr, s"ny,
,lrIvellyj rIdgy, ami ;iic lille for c"G'OuUr c IL
:, might do b'tisr for Tie smaller grains, aud
iIIgc 10 doubt wouiG b.. admir- bly, sr:,. for
grape cUurr. Thu Wild Crap 5, IL ret. are
-,''dLjin, au3 are thus significant ui hat nature
has drSsn'G for TIL Soil. The Ia, slopes
fSp' cCcitIy c.lc..lucd frr productive wineries.
lh'C cru,' iiy and -inny rig happily ca
'T'u:, '::.T frr retention Of til" snnS heat AMI
Eve iI.I.; thai The day u.II arrive. wirn the
irr' I'm VIE dresser i'll anvil hi",s II of region
: vel suited In his art, Ior IA" drvcI"qm"nr OF
- ~ cur, teaa-i!J! and pr"G:a1!r ao:t OF cul
49, :.
.nr. h,vr no -rcai ,Ievati rs to ascend before
rachimg kIng's Muuuraiu. 'Phe hil!S gradually
ra, and The battle ground itself is rather ex-
s'rrsc.nc'' upon the surface, than mnunthln II
= mol, in fci, much of hill; being Of inferior
fnic hG To some in the nrg bnrhood, and would be
.CCtiun'rd tlicul only in a very hor Gay, und"r
- h1i ire ui an enemy, and TO mn required TO
sifEb up To a suPp"r gu warm lead and trerZIHg
s;tri Bat this Ilfgr is only one al rhc steps Ia
IN. mhunt"In. the knob nf which is live or SIX
fhi'rs of, distinctly perccptble from The battle
rrigr. which it finally terminates in an east"rly
.lrc't ~, The scene Of battle is narrow ledge,
hardly more than quarter OF Il mile III length,
II that, aud out fifty yards the ridge, which
drops INTO the valley on ing North side rather sud-
Il My, making it more steep oI this side; (and
This The side which assigned tO the brave
Col. Wilkins and his four hundred South Caro- |
tniur.s nd J tho southern ascent being COM
T7ratiYcIy easy.
; Bur no more Of The battle l>t now. must re- /
s'rvr what have to say this sub -ct until |
can ct back to my books and papers Sufficient !
to saw, here that nothing be more loose and /
'n:radvinry th%E-thc several reports ad", and !
'Ihe several sJ.tCnt MS which YOU hear about The .
biTlir
d: Wha. particularly wsh to communicate now. |
- iu resi- ect to the propos4d celebration, AMI of
1hr poIcy and necessities of such Of your citizens
design TO take part in il.
My noiion, then, is, that your military had better
come up prepared 10 march from YOrkNiilr 10 The
'4nuuntan, along with he Cadets Of the Military
of this place. This fine body of young
mn" h%s If GT N numbrr tseyeFal Of whom are
JJOt. What they can do and vii! do, l. should he |
''"sy on the part of your military perform. Il /
I" Ill lac made easy, as the Cadets will take two
hnvs for The march. This. Will require them to
nuke but nine miles day; which, moving in
tie cnol OF the morning aud afternoon only, nth
light and loose dresses. goo !, strong aud easy
i,IUcS, Indian file and open order, will lie no very
'!sr'gung aifrir. With single baggage along,
carrying tents md supplies the night cncampmrnt
-4i.i he agreeable; resources will be always at
.IaEd; and III" whole march, besides aifordIng To
our military an idea of the actual practice an
snutine of march in war, will be only pleasant
arnIic. To make it so, it is only necessary that
. our people should give themselves lime. Thrv
'rughE 10 reach YorkvlIIe fully two or III ee days
!,riore the celebration. aud have their arrang.-
.n"nfs properly made in advance OF The time.
Il hts, fancy, they easily effect, by SeasoEa-
ttc correspondence with Messrs. Coward and
jenkins Inc other members Of the Committee.
recommend this plan Of march. | have
,FodSun Ia think rha, hundreds, nay, thousands.
i'll come here and find themselves confounded
'"ih dIsapp"In' upon whicl they could not
'cIcalaP. For thousands il will De irpoS lille to
provide vehicles and hlrses. All the horses of
'ihe District II all were procurabl", would be in.
adequate 10 serve the necessities OF the crowds
which expected. Ii is estimated that ten or
,fttern thousand people will be upon III" ground
a grand aud noble sight, calculated Ia stir the
Lloud, and elevate the ina gina:inn There will
Ia wagons, and carriages, hugges and Garouches,
an HumbTrS, but if you feet for moment YOU
ill readily conceive the impo~sibility OF accumu-
l,tiing them, in numbers sufficient 10 the
ishcs and serve the necessities Of s1ch con-
course.
- Tine Committee OF Arrangements il doing all |
that It can to provide for the multitude but the
resources Of the country are necessarily limited /;
- ;- -'',rro must DC bound. d by Its Inadequate
mears. G"rkvIlle will do a good deal for 81 small
a place. The people are preparing TO play The !
hpsPItabie with generous Zeal aud ragerness.
They have raised here, am told, bout two hou-
sand du!larS--Guite considerable sum tor a pOpu-
.iItiOn of less than 1000 people. There will be an ,
abundance Of breed aud meat; and This is the Ut !
most upon Which visitors properly calculate
IO this sparsely settled country. T. .ch det,ch- !
Fmcnt, group, or party from your city, will do well |
ia bring their own SINAI! stores tll ir tents, their
good humor, and cheerful philosophy, and come