Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1855-10-13
BATTLE OF KINGS MOUNTAIN.
October, 1856.

| BATTLE OF KINGS MOUNTAIN.
| | correspondent of the Columbia Is. CO. Times
| gives graphic sketch of the celebration, Thurs
day last, of the great victory of Kings Mountain
the hallowcd scene of the battle. large number of
volunteer companies, from Charleston and Columbia
participated. At II o'clock the civic and military
! procession formed under the direction of Major
Meighan, Marshal of the day, and escorted Colonel
Preston, the Orator and Colonel Whitherspoon, the
President of the day, and number of distinguished
invited guests, among whom were Mr.. Bancroft, the
| historian Hon. w. w. Boyce, Hon. James L. Orr,
Hon. James Simons, Col. Wade Hampton Jr., Col
! onel John d. Williams and his brother G. Williams,
| Rev. Mr.. Adams and many others whose names
we cannot now recall The distinguish ed eX-Presi.
| dent of the South Carolina College, the Hon. Will
liam C. Preston, was also present on the speakers
stand The proceedings of the day appropri-
ately opened by feeling and fitting prayer by the
| Rev. Mr.. Adams, grandson of one of the heroes
who were engaged in the battle of Kings Mountain.
| Colonel /. D. Wtherspoon then introduced to the
| audience Colonel John S. Preston, whose appear
ance before them received by repeated rounds
of enthusiastic applause. The speech just such
| a speech as Colonel Preston is so we'll qualified to
! Acknowledgment in sentiment and delivery aboun-
ding in pathos, and beautiful in its Inscriptions
|
| Wings under Campbell, Shelby, Sewer, Williams,
Cleveland and Mcdonald, was most felicitous. The
! fierce battle n-ost graphically described, and
one could almost fancy that the brave old Noun
| tain" re-echoed the cry of the brave leaders,
the rafting discharges of the deadly rife, and the
cleaning of the British bayonet. The orator stirred
up the feelings of his auditory to their profoundest
depths and was often interrupted by loud cheers.
| After Colonel Preston concluded Mr.. Bancroft
| called out by complimentary sentiment from the
President of the day. He responded to the toast,
and in brief recital of the leading incidents of the
| Revolutionary War in South Carolina paid our be-
| loved State just tribute of praise. His speech
| we'll received" :
| GEORGIA ELECTION.
The latest advices from Georgia render it certain
| that Gov johnson, Democrat, has been elected
! Governor by about 5000 over his Know Nothing
| opponent, and by about 5000 both his oppo-
| nents Nnety-three Counties of one hundred
and thirteen have been heard from, and his majority
| is 5000 over the K. n. candidate.
! 1t is by no means certain that Linton Stephens,
anti-K N, has been defeated in the 9TH District
The contest has been close that the official vote
| can alone determine the result. The Know Moth
ings claim the election of their candidate Mr. Eos
ter by majority of thirteen and this in a District
|
| majority. Assuming, however, that Mr. Foster is
elected, and the delegation from the State will stand
as follows: Democrats and anti-Know Nothings,
! Messrs Seward, Crawford, Warner, Lumpkin Cobb,
| and A. H. Stephens; Know Nothings, Messrs Trippe
| and Foster. The Legislature stands 12O Democrats,
FOX N's-only so majority on joint ballot. Where's
| tSam?"
| PENNSYLVANIA AND OHIO ELECTIONS.
| o1o boll Dopr
| sylvana for Canal Commissioner, and in Ohio for
! Governor, and in both States for members of the
| State Legislature and County officers.
In Pennsylvania there two tickets in the field
| to wit the Democratic, Mr.. Plumer for Canal
! Commissioner; and Mr.. Nicholson as his opponent,
who is the candidate of the Know Nothings, the alb
| clifton Wings, and the abolition Fusionists.
| In Ohio we have the Democratic, headed by Med
| dill for Governor-the abolition Know Nothing,
headed by Chase and Portland the Wing Know
| Nothing, headed by Trimble. The Fusion, abo-
lition Know Nothing ticket, has, fear, carried
the State. We entertain strong hopes, however,
that the Democrats have carried Pennsylvania.
| eY@ The Senior Editor of the Fayetteville OBJ
server in recent letter to his paper from Saratoga,
spoke of Senator Douglas being there, and not ma
| king very favorable impression. He adds:
"What we heard of Senator Douglas, from those
who him at Saratoga, 1--WE did notD was that his
associates generally the frequenters of bar
rooms-the "pothouse politicians to phrase
much employed during the late canvass in this
! district"
Senator Douglas is the associate, he is the
equal in every respect, of the purest and abest men
of the country, both Wings and Democrats. If we
wanted to fnd to see Edward j. Hale, of the
| Observer, we should look much for him
among "pot-house" and small potato politicians,
| than we would for Judge Douglas.
But we charitable enough to believe that the
Editor of the Observer heard nothing of the sort at
! Saratoga. The story about Judge Douglas and This
associates invented by the Editor, in the hope
that it would be agreeable to few of his exclu
sive and aristocrac readers who affect to at
the Judge account of his early poverty. Besides
the Editor of the Observer makes it a point never
! to see any thing meritorious praiseworthy in
political opponent. He belongs to that unhappy
class of Wings who, as general rule, dislike all
Democrats, because they are Democrats. We trust
yet have the satisfaction of seeing Judge Douglas
/ President and the Senior Editor of the Observer
opposing his administration IN his bitterest Style
We should almost be inclined to suspect Douglas
hmself-sound and true he is-if the Editor of
~. OF l. j. *