New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-10-11
CELEBRATION or THE Battle OF
KINGS MOUNTAIN.
! SPEECH FROM GEORGES BANCROFT
We find in The CharlcstOs Staadard Of VI Indsy

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battle Of Kings mcun.aip castor county, ~ g.
The b.ttIe wss fought in October I7sO and rsr ted
n vic.0rv of small bsud of American N l'tia Over
n. British regulars Of Corvallis army Jude Fer
rusop. Thee vas a CREST gathering at the ceebra-
tiop, sid good time generally. Col. William Z
Preston, an eloquNnt speaker, gave vivid word
picture o, tie battles closing with the following mas
telly condensation;
"Fer uson with gaSau;ry which seemed 70 rise
with b. desperate CONDITION rooe from rank TO rank,
and plst TO pot, cheering, driving aud encouraging
bis ner Ill be found bis my pressed actually hut-
Died tcs ell er on the RIDGE and falling IS fas TIE
An orleans could oad spd shoot. He determined on
ore more despera'e charge ard taking his position
az the head of bis csvary, in voice thai rofe louf
above the Gin of the battle. he summoned hi' men
10 crush the damned rebels into the earth. The
suumops was heard by the Americans, and
ore round of their niles was stopped, and
instead Of their roar there heard only the click
Of tie cock II was the serpeuts low warning OF
couipr death. The pause was but for moment,
when Ferguson and DuPoistTe, horse and foot ourst
like an avalanche down the mountain SIDE. Byt the
time they came within sixty PAGES every rite was
loaded sr d vi Ger dead aim. Ferguson iel a. the
frsi discharge With mortal wounds The oatri'
ots rushed forward 20 meet the shock az Du Postres
regulars with bsy onets tet and sabres in rest came
crssi ing down upon them not Agincourt or Cressy,
with ali their ctvalry felt shock more fearful
than that bu. bad the heavens then reigned British
bsyor els it could not have stopped those parrots The
despies OF America-perbaps OF acknowledgement
on their muscle Lk martyrs, they went 20 the death;
lhe iors. they rushed to the carnage; officer ard
solder-balf FAXED with bood-shot eyes and parchef
tongues ouDced uoon the charging enemy, untll
ther hot breath and fierce glare seen aud felt by
the craven tory and his bulldog MASTER an1 as they
crouched ga herring for the LAT spripg wild terror
stricken Shrek rose above the roar-a yell Tor mercy
"A white iag was run up, and Gods npon
shouted Victory, Liberty.
At the cor clusion of tho address which VAS honored
A. .rfr-. ,gl and
Grated ct GERS from the immense OF people,
Col. J. d. WitbespOon, the president of the day,
arose and mentioning that the occasion had been ia
yoed by the attendance of one of the most distin-
guthed historians cur country had ever known pro-
posed the following sentiment;
"The Hoi George Bancr The patriot the statesman tbs
truthful snd impartial annasi his preseses suons rs n'spa
ably bis sh the memories Of hioss Mountain We
bid hun welcome
This sentiment and the Information il conveyed was
received with many demonstrations OF pleasure, and
Mr. Bancroft, with some little embarrassment, bat
with evident interest in tho occasion, appeared upon
the stand He was thin, but without the appearance
Of iii health and though his head was sable sill
"vered," and he hsd quite the appearance of sta
dent he stood remarkably erect and spoke with
voice as clear in enunciston and distinct in utterance
az would have become the vigorous and practced
orator. From the tenor of bis remarks, which says
TIE Standard we have been at pains to report with
accurecy il will be seen that he was animated by no
uni &c, ming spirit of compscency, no win aing
soicitude to please but only by just perception of
the great historic truths of which he was called upon
to speak. He said;
10 EXPIRE Sc to Won my since delight in being witness
of this great panorama of southern lie aud beauty
and ne.rotism ard Joining with this countless multi
ude asst mbltd 10 the mountain forest under the sna
dow Of the battle-ground, and animated Dy tue spirit
of the heroes whose virtues they are ga need 70 co
nemorate come among you not 10 address you, but
TO share silently in the scene 10 receive instruction
from the eloquent lips OF your orator: tn
erkinde my own love OF country by the tires oil your
enthusiasm No State may celebrate the gre u events
Of the Amer can revolution with juster pride than
south Caroine At the very beginning OF the strug-
Gle in 1863, South CsroLa was the 1rst to adhere 10
gener al union and to her 1t is due that tho colonies
| then met in Congress. When IN IVA fyraanlcal
government endesvored by the slow torture OF star
Walton TO crush Boston into subm ssion, South Csro,
lima opeIed her granari.s OF rice and minstered
ahupdsrtly to ts relief bile the sons of the Scotch
eoyepsners in Mecklf nbug The first to sever the
copueo ton ia Great BIitala and institute government
for themselves the mmeo late harbnger OF the gre
reform rose within the borders of this State the VIC
tory gained ~ the Palmetto fort by Moultrie was the
brio BIT end the morning star which went before the
declaration of American independence. wherever
n camp fires Of the emigrant shall light up the forests
of the West wherever the history OF country -
honestly told; wherever the struggles OF brave men
in the cause Of humanity are respected high honor
will be rendered TO the triumph at kiogs noun
tain and at Cowpen's, and to that sad victory a.
Eutsw springs, when the voice OF exutauOn 10
| cbns,eped by sorrow for the brave VINO fell.
For the North TO take interest in your celebra-
ton is but an act of reciprocity. Everywhere in my
long pilgrimage to be present With you on THIS occa'
sion four evidence of the affection with which the
South cherishes he memory OF every noble action in
behalf Of liberty without regard to place. Beautiful
Virginia land Of mountains and lowlands, rich in It's
soil abounOiog in healing springs, and the storehouse
Of oil kids of mineral wealth, builds Lexington In
the very beart OF ter most magnificent valley North
Carolina pesis the in Of the loveleat regions
in the world and South Carolina desgnates BY It the
great central district Of her Stae There IS SUI
stronger reason why the North should give you
its sympathy on the occasion. She sent you no
aid H. the hour of your greatest need. u is a
blesfed thing 10 give even cup OF cold water
in right spirit; il was Dot then possible 70 DO
even that A 4 honor must be awarded to the South,
since size was left herself alone in the hour of her
utmost te,i. The romance of the American revolu:
ton has sceI for the most part In the South: aud
the seventy fifth anniversary to-day, WA the most ro-
nal tic of all. The achievement was opportune The
American army for The South routed and dispersed
Charleston YVES in the power Of the enemy; the gov
erpmert scattered the paper currency all bu' worth
ess; Gadsden q prisoner, doomed TO the dungeon OF
81. ausus,iIe; Sumter forced 10 retire beyond the
State on the one side and Piekens on the oter Com
wallis bopng " TO exiting uish the rebellion by sys-
I N OF uDprlel nnlcDt, CoDu-ta
British niniser promising himself that before WIN;
Der TIE whole country South Of the Delaware would
" be subis ored.' The Genius Of Liberty never bows
biz head in despair; but there was cause ior aD1iey
the au tless part Ear, the ion-heartd Mar on stood
alone in hii impenersbe Businesses as the sentinel OF
Carolina Such was the almost hopeless Distress OF
wbrh the iioiDgs penetrated the hardy jewellers on
the Waisugs the Nollichucky and the three forks OF
Hos,op All the difficulties which stood in their way
could rot make item hesitate. They bad tstsnce TO
overcome in collecting their forces but swift runners