Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1857-05-29

dawned beautifully bright but probably colder than
ii has ever been that day during all the eighty.
two years which have elapsed since the brave band
of patriots appended their to what for all that
they could tell, was likely 10 prove their death
warrant. The rising sun welcomed by a salute
of thirteen guns, in honor Of the original States Of
the Union. The weather throughout the day by
turns brig hi and lowering, like the fortunes Of the
period which it commemorated. At 1O3 A. NJ, the
procession formed on tn public square, arrang
ed, under the supervision of Gen Young in the fol-
lowing order:
Charlotte SAKE Horn Band
Sons of Temperance
Citizens and Strangers.
Committees.
Clergy.
Invited Guests.
Soldiers of 1879.
Soldiers OF Mexico
Members of Congress.
JUICES of The Supreme and Superior Courts
Governors and ex- Governors Of States.
10 O. F.
Vice President.
Presilen, of the Day Orator; Reader.
Chaplain
Having reached the spacious grove of the Pres.
hylerian Church. bright with large concourse of
lovely ladies' the procession approached the stand 10
inverted order, and after burst of music from the
band, the exercises commenced with eloquent
prayer by the Rev. D. Lacey, ID. D. Ii. D. Gen.
Young then introduced the Hon. MIR. Osborne Reader
who after short but eloquent preface. read in a
peculiarly happy style, the " MeckIenburg Decara-
ton OF independence of the Goth May, 1775.n The
assembly again RECALLED with soft music, and the
President of the Day, Hon. Frederick Nash, Chief
Justice OF North Carolina, introduced the Orator
of the Day, Rev. F. L Hawkes., D. D., LII d., off New
York. This distinguished divine, in able and
eloquent 1dress OF three hours and halfs DURATION
fully sustained the reputation he has for talent
and oratorcal powers. In few feeling remarks, he
claimed North Carolina his native State, and the
lie long home of his affections exclamlng. in the
language of the captive sraeites, If forget thee,
jerusalem may my right hand forget her cunning -
More than once he moved portion Of his audience
to tears. He then entered into detail of the histor
Cal bearings OF :he subject how his own researches
had traced the battle of Lexington every mile of the
way from New Jersey to Charlotte how the lion
hearted sons of old Mecklenburg had assembled at
the Court House, the receI ton of the dings and
scor ing the faint and penalty of treason boldly de-
cared themselves independent of Great Britain and of
the world. This, it will be remembered, was more
than ear before Congress declared for freedom ;
and the paper here promu gated, was undoubtedly
the model which Jefferson framed the Declaration
OF July 4, 1776. In an able and well sustained ar.
gument. the speaker then utterly falsfed and reuted
the traduce's who have, with semblance of truth,
denied the existence of the Declaration Those who
heard the Grafton, will ever remember Dr. Hawkes.,
as an able and accomplished orator, and profound
student OF American history. Alter the grafton, the
patriotic hand had hung the generated emblem of
old Meckienburg, immense 4" hornets nest,' taste
fully decorated with ribbons.
At o'clock, we all proceeded TO the depot, where
most sumptuous dinner had been prepared, BY
Messrs. Young & Williams, of the Mansion House.
There were three immense tables groanng beneath
every delicacy which The fastidous taste could
desire, and VINE and champagne was in abundance
1t has been our fortune to sit at public din
ner where there was more order and decorum. We
did not see single case of intoxcalon. Afer din
ner, the regular toasts read, and responded to
BY Messrs. Bigg<, Bragg, Osborne, Swayne and Bar
rlnser, OF North Carolina, and by Mr.. W. B. Wilson,
OF York, ). L. We lett the dining room amid the
laundering of artillery, for sunset was the signal for
salute (pardon the aIliteraton) of thirty one guns
and thus closed the festivities the day. While at
dinner. we noticed slenographlc reporter busily
engaged in taking down the proceedings for the New
York Herald.
But scarcely had the d" darkness become visible -
than the sweet strains of the Columbia Coored Band
were heard from the ball ROOM and The youthful wit
and beauty OF Mecklenburg began to assemble for
their share in the Jubilee and we'll did they deserve
&" place in the picture" whose heroic mothers had
so largely contributed to the glory of their country
in by-gone days. 10 the emphatic words OF Gov
Swain, the hand that rocks the cradle rocks the
world" But no thought of rocking cradles, or a,
least worlds. were in their mipds on this festive &C.
caslon, though the youth OF North Carolina no doubt
discovered that they had to encounter firer thouo
scarcely less dangerous foes than Their fathers of
76. But leasures as well as pains mus, sometimes
have an end, and after sumptuous collation., the
ball closed at late, properly an early, hour
and we were ere long seaming it back to South
Carolina our hearts impressed with the whole souIed
hospitality OF the Old North State, and our dreams
vagu'Iy mingled with red-coats and dinner 6xns, "
trombones and Cannon, fair vomen and "horners
nests"
HOTEL KEEPING IN WAsHINcTcN Within IN.
present month The entire furniture and fixtures of
the Ebbltt House and Dexters Huel have been dis.
posed of at public auction and before the close of
the month The entire furniture and fixtures of The Ne
tional and the United States hotels will be hronobt
to The hammer. These facts are significant, and
should nave tendency to the very erroneous
impressions abroad 10 regard to the alleged enor.
been made by few~a very few-persons in Wa sb.
Ington by keeping hotels is undeniable but the re-
verse has been the experience of much the largest
number who have engaged in the business