The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1859-06-16

THURSDAY MORNING JNE q 1sso
On Thursiay evening, by Invitation Of Chest.
nut Hin pivi.ioh, the National Division paid a

nut Hill Division, the National Division paid /
visit 90 ., srlnrnbe In IN,
history Of the American Revcidtion The mem
bers Of the Natisnai Division are indebted 70,
tile many kiudnesses shown thep, by tha presiaen
Of the Germantowu Rniiroad, who acted, ma Con
dnctor Of the tfnih the occasion of their visit
From a hig!r hill .irom which tho eye roves over
fifteen miles of courtry, we BebeId the plaoe once
occupied BY Gen. washingtop ms a camp. : On
the right Of us, was the battlefield Of German.
town. We could also see the steeple .of The
church In which the Marquis De. LAFAYETTE
campcd. the Valley Forge IIills. and many other
memorable things aud places. From this camp
Gen. Washington marched to Germantown. =
The main body Of his troops n,arched by the hill
on which we stood. and the road by which the
other portion marched could also be seen. AR.
ter viewing thea places, we repaired 10 the
splendid Division Of Chestnut Hin, where that
Division received us In due form.s Several
speeches were made, both by our people and the
representatives Of Queen Victoria; in. which the
great battle, and tho contrast between that time
and the present. was repeatedly alluded to by
citizens Of both these great nations. Then In
deadly strifeNohe endeayoriug TO subiugstc the
other--now. as band Of brothers Joined togeth-
ser for the great object OF delivering our,brothers
from the thr"ldom Of fintemperance. ! was great
" struck with the difference between Che yam
kee and John Bull in respect to the manner of
applauding The former ciaps and stamps--the
latter cries out: hear hear 4 -. I.
After committing great. havoc on the MANY
good creature-comforts. which had been prennr.
ed for uS especially on ice crenm, we rcraired to
the.ears. and thence back to the city oil Brother
-ly Love sE go
|, At o'clock. r. n. the National Division met
at the Hail. and marched 10 the Musical Hall
- Street, where, by previous invitation. the
National Division was received by the Mayor Of
the "ity. in good speech, to (which Mat Is.. ID.
Townsend. Of South Carolina, replied. in, one Of
the most ohaste and eloquent speeches Il has
ever been our fortune to hear It was highly
sappiauded by The audience, and since spoken Of
In he bighest terms of commendation. Speech
es were also made by Messrs Tilly. of Noya
Scotia, and Carey. of Ohio, and Rev. I,r. chan-
IN, Of New York. This great ond beautiful Hal,
was pretty well filed The crowd wac estIn,at:
ed at between fonr thousand and I've thousand
persons. j should think there were one thou.
sand Sons Of Temperance in the Han. The Na-
tionai Division occupied the platform Il, front Of
the audience. and made quite an imposing an
pearance: This Hall is certainly one of the, most
magn'iicent edifcGsin the United States.
After,a harmonious meeting Of several davSin
which much brotherly love prevailed, the, Ma.
aonai Division adjourned at half pact o'clock
ON Friday night--or might say Saturday morn.
ing-to meet at Portland Maine, in June, 1850.
am stopping, whilst in the city, at the Amer.
lean Hoteh at which many delegates to the Ma.
tional Division. are also stopping. They are from
different States of the Union. and you are fally
aware how soon we can become acquainted, and
what pleasant association we enjoy.
y During my stay here. In company with some
dozen members Of the National Division, I visit
ed the Navy Yard. and examined an experiment
steamship. now on the stocks, and, through the
courtesy Of the Captain, were sent off In a boat
to see and examine another steamship now
ready for service. This latter vessel is called the
Lawrence and Is of>-a peculiar. construction.
sbe.7too. is an experiment SO You win perceive
that II we are behind other great nations In re
,spect 10 the number and size of onr men Of war.
we, neyerth hefess. exhibit n wonderful desire to
keep ahead Of all others in the way Of improve.
ments. I,AURFNs.
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