The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1860-07-11
For the Lancaster Ledger
The Fourth at Troy.


Loving the name of independence, and
deightinS To celebrate the day of lis dec.
lararion lay these United States, the writer,
IN consideration &C the fact iha, lancaster
was going abroad, was himself driven otr
IN search of rongeEial spirits and fonnd
himself on the nrning nf the Ith at Troy.
IN the Damascus settlement, miles east of
Flat Rock, in kcrs'mw District. where he
met "th quite large aud respectable nnm.
Der Of persons assembled ,n csIrhratc the
day a Pic nic barbecue h,i been gotten
up by the ncigknor- the lIlnyiug Rock
Band Was prescn; /" rni,vcn the occasion
with delightful stains Of music ; speaker.
had been invited. aui c.rryihng Was well
prepared for handsome ce,rbral.nL
The audience assembled at the call of
the band, in delightful grove, when The
exercises OF the day we're opened by al
appropriate address to tie throne o. grace.
Hon. John NJ. DeSaussnrr, one nf thr
Representatives Of the District in the StIlr
Legislature was the first TO take the stand.
Ills speech was tasteful and appropriate,
evidently prepared with view 10 ErcviIy.
lie reviewed somc of the principle battles
Uf the revolution, but dwelt more ia deia,i
on those IN this S,ate-jually presenting
the battle Of KimRs Mountain az one of the
mo-' remarkable OF those eventual times.
Hon WIN. Shannon, was next introduced
TO The audience. whom he handsomely cu
tcrtnned FOR some hour aud a half. with
ierirw OF the political parties of the coun.
try from the formation of the Constellation
to The presen: time-arguing that The Gov
ernmenI had been wisely administered nn.
ly when ia Democratic hands, aud that
Providence had favored that party. .....
Both gentlemen, the latter with much
enrreslnCss, urged the claims of Breckrn
ridge and Lane for the Presidency and Vice
Presidency.
The audience were then formed in pro.
ccssioH and marched 10 the labl. under co...
Hale, Marshal Of the day, where a sumpi,i.
ops fare was pro, ided for the onter man.
The Barbacue was creditable le--haudsone
ly gotten up, the meats well cooked and
everything vel! prepared, The picnic de.
partaIent also exhibited taste and liberality
Indeed, where so many were 10 DO served
have not seen an entertainment Of the kind
better conducted IN any respect. There
was enough for each, enough for all, aud
enough OF the right kind. Everybody was
pleased with the dinner, and the good CHI
zen" Of Troy highly compIinented fos pro.
Siding is. ~ .ar
Alter full justice had been done TO the
contents Of the table, the audience reas-
sembled, when they were addressed by Rev.
l.. Wood, who, turning aside from the po.
litical topics Of the day, briefly presented
the evils Of intemperance, and urged the a.
doPIiOa Of total abstiaenre from ardent
spirits as the bes, safeguard of national
prosperity, and the advancement Of educa-
ton and religion. ass .a
Maj. j. &. Halle was then introduced, he
having been invited to make a military
speech, HE ;hought the period had arriyed d
for'a more thorohgh military trainiog. His
speech was happily conceived, well written
and bandsomely read. ,,r s.., ..i.... !.
After ths reading Of the usual namber of
toasts the eadlsnce waa dismissed with a
benedieIion, and retired ia the mos, perfect
harmony. Not an incident occurred to
mar the epjoymeut OF The day aud the oc.
casion 1.-The only drawback observable wa,
the difhoslty Of obtaining water 70 cool the
ardent thirst excited BY the burning heat Of