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tail Of the dOipgs ef the day. Suffice Il 70
say, that every thing passed Of With the
characteristics libsrslity and probation Of tho
people CT that section. The town vas 6lled
With citizens from slnost every peigbbOr-
hood, and the array Of beauty present vas -
caution"
We extract from the report Of our neigh.
bocof ths-SPsvs:
When We arrived in The town, about half
pas, O'Clock, We found it pretty veil eIlsd
.nh people. men. women and ehildrsu-ei,i.
.eus and soldier. Everything was alive With
interest and excitement, and the windows and
door, along the main street vsse crowded
with the fair daughters Of Jefferson, whose
cheerful smiles and brigh, aud happy couu.
tsnances gave evidence Of the patriotic fervor
with which they we're animated, - 10 silent
sdmirstion they gs,sd upon tho
MilIrARr PaoEAsr,
IS it wended lie way through the streets OF the
ancient village. The Procession wss formed
~. and under the immediate direction d Capt:
HrNmcxHorsr, Il. D. SHEPHERD, Isaac g.
TASSER, S. S. MooRs and JAWS A. HuRsT.
The military procession was arranged 10
the following order:
Cumberland Coutius ntsis-Capt. HoaAcr
RrsLsr.
Potomrc Guards, Willismsport, Md,
Morgan Con,insntals, Winchester, Va
Capt. Il. d. WAmrSoroS.
Jedsr.on Guards, Cbahsstown, va-Cspt.
JonS w. RowAx.
J,Gsrson Cadets, Chailes,own, EL-Capt
Lawson BORIS.
Potomac Cadets, Sbepherdstown-Csp;.
SrLnT HAAruAucK.
Hamtramck Guards, sbspherdstown-
Lieut.. wv. 4. MoRoAx.
Shsphsrd.town TroOp-Cspi- J. RrxrHARr.
These companies, constituting . Battalion,
marched in the above order, to the eelsbra rated
Morgan Spring." where the fallest and nost
complete arrangements had been made for
their accommodation and entertainment, and
where We 'p.n, enc Of the mos. plessan, day,
10 which our memory can rscur. Ana the
proce.,iOu hal arrived at the grove surround.
ing the Spri,g, ii was di.m .yesd for Is minis
u,e', a. thstIPra:ion Of which time citizens
tnd soldi''' and the bright. milling ladies,
were agrn summoned to lssmbls together
TO lis,.Itp,
THz srEAHIso.
ALEX. r. BoIILER, Esq., delivered the fr.t
address, welcoming the gussis TO . psr,ioipa>
tioo 10 the festivities Of the day. His remarks
were eloqusu. aud appropriate, and bis aIlu.
sions to the historic "reminiscences Of "Mor>
gsO's Spring" were peculiarly touching and
hsPpy. lie poke Of those who hsd Assem-.
bled at that spot 10 l7TS, aod Of the gallant
band OF patriots who formed themselves ;os
getber, TO march to tie aid Of Washington !;
Of the gallant commander Of Ihat band Of pa
trio:s, the memorable Stevenson; Of Dasiel
and Henry Bedinger. sod Peter Lsuck, and
Others, who constituted the first company Of
soldiers formed South Of the Potomac, to
march 10 the defence OF Boston Of the deep
feeling aud enthusiasm Of Washington when
he learned that recruits bad come TO JOIN him
from tie right bank Of the Po,omac I; be spoke
OF his own intimate acquainiAnee with some
Of the actors il those "limes TIA. .d.a
men's souls" and Of being prSssa. when, .f.er
the lapse Of half' cen.usy, the only surviving
members lthrsO in pumbsr) Of the one hun.
drsd that formed s,sVsnson's company, me,
% commemorate the day on which they, with
their comrades, eOnsecratsd themselves TO lib
erty aud their country. To attempt . further
description Of Mr.. Botslsr's remarks would
only do injustice TO his beautiful address, and
Ne consequently leave to the imagination Of
our readers, the iask Of forming an adequate
estimate Of the feror and Pathos Of bis sd.
mirAbls speech.
Hoo. c. J. FAutKsEK next addressed the
assembIsgs. We 6od IL impossible 10 give
more than brief 'ypopsis Of his remsrks:-
Amer some preliminary remarks, he All E,
that the military spirit was essential 10 the
liberties and Independence Of any people. BY
the tsrr, he did not mean . spirit Of sgrrss-
sion upon the rights Of Others, or . thirst Of
foreign dominion and conquest, but that quail.
" 10 q patioa which rendered it sensitive 10
every inVa'iOS o. IL rights which would lead
it to ask nothing but What s right and subuu il
TO nothing that vas wrong; which caused I,
TO value its Owu country and its owu nslilu>
tons, and ~ BE- PromPt at nomsuts no,ios
to organize itself into scIiou TO fspel the for.
sign invader add to crush the domestic enc.
mics Of is peace. Military spirit in Ibs, sense
Wss tie SHIELD q our l,beriiO, And inJspsn,
dopee-ths guardian Of our national honor.
lie wa not aware Of any occasion IN the
history u this county when there was any
deficiency q military spirit Not esftaialy
in our l.syolu,iobary struggle. not 10 the va,
q lsl2-'l3, not IN the late Ns1ioan var. IN
which 5pwAfds q 10000 yoislleen vs,.
mustered into ibs service q tho q. States and
mote than 10000 bad rendered their 81.
vices. vhioh wero dsoi.oed by the government,
The eloquent genllems0 Or. Dot,lsr) wbo
preceded BIN, had touched upoa sons inter
s'1ing incidents ani ssociA;ions crossing oui
q our revolutionary contest, be. Mr.. y. voBld