Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1856-09-10
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military Visit to Alamances
On Thursday last the Raleigh Military Companies,
Oak City Guards. Capt, Harrison, and Independent
Guards, Capt DeCarteret, with quite number Of
private citizens of this place. visited by invitation
the Haw River House at Haw River, Alamance A
special train was furnished by the N G. Railroad,
Company, and the passengers by it were carried at
less than half the usual fare. The train left here
shortly after o'clock, and on reaching Hills
borough, took up the Orange Guards, DR.. Pride
Jones, Captain The Orange Guards are fine body
of men and are well drilled. Their uniform is in
good TASTE dark blue military dress coat, light blue
pants, white trimmings, neat hat with ostrich
plume. They numbered about forty. The Raleigh
Companies also numbered about forty each.
They reached Haw River soon after eleven o'clock,
were welcomed by the firing of cannon, and warm
y greeted by about three thousand persons several
hundreds of whom were ladies'. H. K. Nash, Esq,
received the Military in short and appropriate
speech. He complimented the troops on their SOL
derly bearing, and spoke of the fitness of Alamance
for such a gathering The men before him were the
materials by which the liberties of our country
to be maintained They were soldier citizens and
citizen soldiers. After reviewing the history of the
Union in connection with the achievements of the
citizen sodiery of all our wars, Mr.. Nash welcomed
the Companies then present to the Inequalities of
Alamance. He welcomed them in the name of the
people of that county-n the name of venerable
lady present. Mrs. Elizabeth Albright, who had heard
the first rattle of musketry in the cause oflberty, in
North Carolina-who was the last connecting link be-
tween the generation of our revolutionary days and
that of the present time. He also wei coined them in
the name Ofthe beauty before them, who with the
hearrt and spirit of their mothers of of '76 cha!:
lenged the Military to meet them the floor of the
ballroom that evening; and he also welcomed
them in the name of the host of the Haw River
House. Capt. DeCarteret responded in grateful
terms i'll behalf Of the Military. On the invitation
OF Gen. Trollnger, the Companies stacked arms to
par.ake embellishments, after which they proceeded
to drill in the presence of the. assembled multitude
and to their great delight.
After dinner they again turned out, in summer
uniform, for dress parade and occupied the parade
ground for upwards of two hours, executing many
interesting and difficult evolutions in battalion drill,
under the command of Capt Harrison. he being the
senior officer. At the conclusion of these exercises
the Military were dismissed for the day.
The remainder Of the day was very agreeably
spent; but between ten and eleven at night,
rangen,ent announced with regard to supper
and the admission to the ballroom which, to say
the least Oft i'll advised, (no matter with whom
it orginated and gave much dissatisfaction,
ing considerable excitement and angry feeling-so
much so, that about midnight the three Military
Companies left Haw River in body for Graham,
about two miles distant.
Arriving at Graham unexpected and at such
unreasonable hour, they received the kindest and
most liberal treatment. The Raleigh accompanies
were promptly furnished with quarters at the Ala
nance Hotel, and the Orange Company were well
accommodated at the Graham House. In the morn
ing they greeted by the citizens of Graham
who had already literally provided for their ex-
penses in that town; and the Guards in appreciation
l.
thanks through Capt Harrison of the Oak. CITY
Guards, and Thos. Webb, ESQ.,, of the Orange
Guards, and being responded to by DR.. Pleasant A.
Holt on behalf of the citizens of Graham and Ala
nance county in general-paraded the streets of
delight of its spirited people About nine o'clock
they took leave of Graham with the liveliest emo
tioEs, and returned to their homes-thc Raleigh
Companies reaching here at about three o'clock in
the afternoon.