Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-07-12
For the Enquirtr.
rourth of July Celebration in Louisa County, Va

rourth of July Celebration in Louisa County, Va
The time.honorcd custom Of celebrating this
Great national dav, Of late so much neglected
in the couniry. was observed in patriotic
manner by the citizens OF Louisa 1T Elk Creek
mrrtinr.housc. \ fine audience assembled
,bou, - o'clock, and was called to order by
Mr.. r. II. Harris, who in fcw pithy remarks
stated the object of the meeting Mr.. ID. W.
Gw;n oocncd the exercises with prayer; after
which Mr. J. r. Harris read in clear aud ant
r,,rd touc the Declaration of independence. -
The orator of the day. Mr.. Vim. Francis Cole
man, was then introduced lie spoke OF the
,cc,sion-why we should celebrate 1.-THE
hardships which our iore.tathcrS experienced
in purchasing liberty. and their sulierins' al
Valley Forge Liberty with them was L" DC
ohtaincd Mt all hazards. The sentiment oi all
ga. hut the echo of that Of the forest born
Dcmos,hencs' s'-"Giyc me Liberty or give me
Death.
But, while we lavish our praises on the past
let us not forget the present. DO not tni'lk
that we are not progressing. We have our
IIcnrys and our Jctfcrsons still; and when tne
occasion presents itself, they, like them, will
come forth to sacrifice "thcir lives, thelr !oi-
tunes and their sacred honor
| mother of States and of statesmen 1t was
b,re that the last guns of the Revolution were
Grcd She had furnished the llcnryS, Jeilcr-
.ons Washinctons. Lees, who would ever
stand rs examples to the rising generations
IIc then alluded to Virginia in comparison with
her sister States Of the North. In agriculture.
in literature. in education, she was not behind;
b,t. was making rapid progress in each OF
I Ill tho ~ MI
The assembly then took a recess OF an hour.
repairing to grove where sunptuouS dihhcr
had been prepared, which, TO some. would seem
to be the most suitable way of celebrating the
day.
After our feast we again assembled; where
upon. Mr. Jos. c. BoXley, Jr., entertained Us ur
in very happy and pretty address OF about = ~
minutes. Ills subject was "Our PiISfi'h "a
thcrs" To them we owe the possession Oh .''',
proud land. Their sunrrings were srea
enough to sadden the most callous. How man
10 was their heroisn,-how noble their sacrl
tices But although our fathers were oppreSS
ed and persecuted, they had the spark Of llber
tv kindIinp IN their hearts. and preferred rathe
10 be free and enjoy the pleasures and privilege
,yb;ch civilization b slows, than to be stecpc'
in ignorance and superstition, and chaine'
.lnwn bv Cypress on and tyranny. To this en-
they labored, and We rejoice to-day that we hav
the pleasure of celebrating the day which the!
! 30 earnestly desired to see, and which 1t Wa
their pleasure 10 realize. And now
Proudly children OF Freedom
The stars Of your banner foa, high
/; Drigh;is the halo of glory ,
Ger the graves where your ancestors lie
We NAV add that the gentleman handled u
subject we'll. and received las did the other spea'
i ers also,) beautiful bouquet from the iair han
Of blushing maiden. ,
Mr. James Nelson was then introduced
After preiacing his address with lew appr
l. ,riste remarks on the occasion and It's n'seor
{. announced as his theme THE characters oI Je E
e ferson and Adams, as connected with the u