Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1860-03-08

shuodsNsivsn sak, there ssssobled 90 The
losh Of July, iTfS, shs ~ssy -Arss bad u
Soathsrs ase Who nsrehsd 70 tSs aid Of
u Mssssskssssts. Thsy net sAsss tAss, ssa
their r.rlyisS cry va, "A bee s.liss Ter Bss
toe" That bssaGfal sad pssssfsl valley
the "vsliey q sks ssssissA"--tsd ssvsr
pses pellsssd By the fesssseps Of . fss fer
even sbs lea,sss sAsasstvss hsd, sessrdins
TO Gsdiiisa, teps 10 free frvu he ipsursios
Of their enemies. IL vas the hestisg range
sod neutral g1esad Of shs absriginsss.-
The hoses u ess vhe lived there thea
.srs hs bsyssStks reach Of danger. Bu,
Boston vss bslsssssrsd . The hsssths Of
jour fthsrs we're threatened vith pellstioa,
ard the fssbsrs Of thsss when rsprsssatsl
rallied 70 their prs,sstisa.
They Ish the pisssAsAsss In The nesld,
Their docks snd hsfds viIhssi q foie
The stete 10 he psskofn g'sin,
Tssir esrs saii ssfs<rsd os The piain,
Asd nss,sssd 10 theM sample dre-s.
FOR vroags Of pen 10 seek redress-"
"Thus they sastessd srosaa The sDsiaS
spesk u, ssd from thence they nsds thsif
bee lice fer Bssien-' Before they ssrehsd,
they nsds plsaes thas ell vhe survived
vosld sssssbls sssss ahy yssrs sfssr that
day. hn ~ pride ssd pleasure TO rsasn.
Der s6ss. 4, sAesgh bss child then, wss
preseas - che sPriDg vbss the 6hy years
Fslisd ssusd. Three agsd, fsssls, ,o,,srisg
nsp-ths Survivors Of that slssi.us bssd
OF one hundred and tvsnty-usrs sil vhs
~ees lsfs 70 keep their Ryss, and Be f.ithfal
70 the pledge made ff,y , ssrs bsfsrs 70 their
sonpssioss, the bones ef aost vhsa had
bses lsf. bleaching % yosr Nsr,hsra hills.
"Sir, l hsvs often beard fren The last sar>
vivsr Of that band Of patriots The incidests
Of bsif frst meeting aad s6sir march hox
they made some six hsaarsd saSss in ,hir-
y dayS-,usnsy miles dsy--ssd boz, %
sbsy nsarsd their point Of dsstiaatisn,
Wsshipg'on, Who happened to bs nsking .
ressoesisssos IN The ssig gSsrhsod, cav aksm
ap9rssehiDs. sad, rseossisisg the linssy-
~ooissy hanting shirts Of Old Vnsisis.
gslicpsd up 70 meet asd greet shsa ts ,bs
oanP hsv, when 10 80 thsir captain, his
cid ssmpanips in Gns, stsphsssoa, uhs
had stood BY bis side st the Great Meadow
on Brsddosk's fatal fsld, cad 10 many 90
Indian osupsign--uho reported himself 70
bus commander as-Jyes fAs ytsA tsak ~
~ Pefs~ae'-hs sprssg from h,s horss and
and slaspsd his old friesd and esspsaiou
IN arms With both banda. BE spoks no
wsrd OF welcome but the slsqueses Of si-
lssos told What bis tongue could Ne, arsieu-
late. He moved slssg the ranks, shsEing
The head OF each, frum man 70 maa aud ell
the while, - ny inferusr told me, the bis
tssfs vsts sssn rolling dows bis chsska
"Ay, sir, WsshipEten vspti And uhy
dli 'As glorious seal Of WsshisgtOa sweil
vi,h emotion . Why did ka vesp p
SIf, they were tears Of joy ssd he vspt
because he nav that the cause Of Aassa.
eoussts vas practically the cause Of
virginia bseaaas he sau tha, her sitiasss
recognised the great prinsiplss involved in
the contest Thsss Virginis vOlsn,ssss h.d
ssms sPontsnsossly. They had sons in 70,
sposss 70 the words Of hsf Hsnry, that we're
lsspiag like live sbupder through the land.
telling The people Of virgisia that tLsy
3uss kght, aud fght for Mss.ashuss,,s
They had ssDs 70 rally with Washington 70
dsfssd year faihsrs' krssidss, 70 protsc,
their homes from harm. Hell, .sks v;s,f
kss besa refsrseA Jshu Drsun selected
that very esunty, shoss siiissas wsa, 90
prouptly 10 che aid Of the North uh.h tLs
North seeded aid, ss che NOS, appropriate
place 10 the South 70 carry oai The des,r.ess
Of The 'irteprsssibls sssfiet : sad, as sac
pss,lsssd in shs Ssnste yesterday, the rock
whore Leensn fell was tbs very rock over
which Morgss aud bic nsu marched Q fsv
hsurs after Sssphessos's command had
crossed ths river some ten miles further no.