Weekly North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1858, 1856-05-28
THE CELEBRATION IN WILMINGTON,

City Guards Orderly Sergeant Robinson Of the Fay
etevle Independent Light Infantry after which the
cses."
The Fayetteville Independent Light Infantry, says
the Herald, is the oldest company in the country,
with one exception, and its members seem deter
mined to keep up the spirit well the organiza-
ton of the corps, as pure and perfect as when
they succeeded those gallant spirits who preceded
them. They made very fine display; uniform,
blue cloth coat, with silver buttons, white pana.
looms, neat caps with plumes white tipped with red.
Their officers by special enactment OF the Legisa-
ture, rank as follows The Captain, .Draughon, as
Major the Lieutcnants, Huske, McGilvary, Vann
and Fritzel, as Captains. 1t is but meager praise
to say, that this company, numbering ffty-fve on
this occasion, delighted all those familiar with mill
tary tactics by the perfect manner in which they
went through the various evolutions of the drill"
The same paper thus speaks of the Oak City |
Guards:
.The Oak City Guards of Raleigh our reporter afrms is
of the handsomes, if not the very best looking mill
ary company he ever All, with two excep-
ons ne large men, with frames and spirit capable to do
great service the tented field and the very few, who
fail to reach the general size Of the vet
sess the hearts and courage Of true men Their officers
I'd I'd do, G. G. Scott; Sd do F G Shepard 4th do G. H
Th9mHssSn; ccmmssary j. lreds Quarter Master
ock coat gilt buttons yellow trimmings cap
white pantaoons pumes white tipped with green Preced
strong chaps with great bear.skin about foot and
half high. bearing their shoulders broad with
which, seemed reporter (who likes anything out
OF the usual they could cut pathway through the
forest with grss! The company numbered
of all who beheld their cvoluons. To close this
branch 90 Of the says dd that s
proud of their this and he
presses the WISH which heartily join, that they
aecing as they do the credit on their zeal and pat
riotsm."
The target exercises took place on Tuesday The
prizes gold medal, which the seal Of the
Wilmington Light Infantry was handsomely engrav-
ed with the words: Presented to - by the Will
mington Light Infantry Company, for the best shot
target exercises between the Independent Company
of Fayetteville the Oak City Guards of Raleigh, and
the Wilmington Light Infantry, May 90, 1856; and
silver goblet richly embossed, and engraved with
the words: Presented to - by the Wilmington
Light Infantry Company, for the best shot target
exercises, May 20, 1885,"
The first prize, the gold medal, won by private
Samuel G. Mott, of the Fayetteville Independent
Light Infantry Company, whose shots average
1l-l6 nches and who also made the best single shot
in that company.
The silver goblet shot for by the Wilmington
Light Infantry Company alone, was won by ensign
D. G. White. whose shots averaged ST inches.
The best. average shot of the Oak City Guards
was made by pioneer Thos. Howle, Lie inches
the best single shot in the company by Sargent Jno
Spelman.
S. W. Roberts, of the Wilmington Light Infantry,
made the best single shot of the day, his ball having
passed through the centre of the bulls eye"
The Journal saws:
"The Companies and invited guests closed the exercises
of the day, by dinner at Browns Railroad Hotel The
adorned with flowers very fine indeed. We give the
regular toasts they have been handed to u.s. To the
ssters H. goWan Esq., responded in his usual happy
yen Robert Strange Esq., called upon after that in
had been read and made most capital speech Captain
Harrison responded behalf Of the Oak City Guards
Infantry; seaton Gales ESQ., behalf Of the Press
Captain DeCaere behalf Of the independent Guards
pected and who dsappoins that expectation was
Mr. Bryan and other gentlemen also called upon
and came to the mark manfuy and we'll Where every
izes We at least cannot pleasant OCCASION and
| passed off without anything to mar its harmony.
formed again and marched down tswn To-day the com
curson to the Bar Fort Caswe the Fishing Grounds
We trust they will have "a good time"
The regular toasts were as follows:
l. The President of the United States and the Governor
of North Carona-The chosen repositories of ewes
Q. Our Country and her free Insutions-Party differ
and financial commissions but the storms that
their stability and purify the political atmosphere.
3. Ralegh Fayetteville. and Wilmngton-Lett the sis
ters walk hand in hand Their interests Identical and
their harmony will always herald their prosperity.
4. The Fayetteville Independent Company-Honorabe
for its years may it be perpetual in the vgor and spirit of
| youth
5. The Oak City Guards-An admirable specimen of
that citizen so!dery which at once the of Amer
PRIDE the foundation of American strength and the
| right arm of American defense
The Goth May. 1775-he day celebrate. The dawn
ing of that light whose MONDAY spendor cheers the
T. The Press-More than all other influences combined,
controls and directs public opinion for good for evil
The Citizen Sodiery of the United Sates-Their his
tory has proven that all Ueterans regulars and that
militia is the only and safe defense of free
country.
g. Internal Imorovement-Its trophies around
from land and seato elevate and moderate the social
condition Uf man.
| 10. The Common Schools of North Carolna-In the
education of the people, they afford the surest guarantee of
the perpetuty of our free institutions.
| II. The Regeneration of the State-Slowy but surely
the work advances and the night of ignorance and apa
thy is fast Frightening into the full dawn OF education and
| internal improvement.
l2 Woman n-(Some of our young gentlemen must com.
plete this toast) 20.
The toast BY lady of Raleigh was read by Lieut..
| Tucker:
Toast for the Goth Of May which day, ITS the Meek
| To the Wilmington Light Infantry Pheuix sprung
from the funeral pyre OF our fathers to whom
this day is sacredSodierx worthy their swords
stained with the last blood shed by tyrants.* With
them for vanguard Liberty will live longest, where
| rang the first trump of American freedom.
*The battle of Gufor fought in North Carolina de-
cded tho fate of the revolution was the last decisive