Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1861-07-13
For the Standard.
LETTER FROM THE CAMP.
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July 3, 1851
Yesterday the glorious fourth the anniversary of
our independence as a people, was duly celebrated
in camp by the soldiers of the Old North State
now assembled in arms for the purpose of defend
ing at the expense of their lives, if need be- the
very liberties which eighty-five years ago their
cestors declared in that paper only less famous than
magma charter ITSELF to be the inalenable right Of
every man, and to the maintenance of which they
pledged their lives their fortunes and their sacred
honor. In the morning the troops were reviewed
by Col. Meares of the third and no one who
saw the firm bearing of the men and their prompt
obedience to the commands of their Colonel, could
doubt that they were inyiucible by any equal num-
Der of men,
Later in the day, Major W. j. Clarke, of the Con-
iederate Army, on official visit to the Camp, was
requested to deliver an address appropriate the
!; occasion. Although tha invitation found him in
the midst of the duties of his Office, which left him
no time for preparation, he promptly responded to-
the call. AT three o'clock the troops consisting OF
seventeen companies of as brave men Shout
dered musket, and who, when the occasion offers
will add another glorious page to the history O.
= North Carolina, marched without arms to the
spot selected for the exercises of the day. Col.
lew, who had been invited with officers of his reg
ment to be be present, showed his interest in the
occasion by sending his regimental band, VIII Sc
strains of martial and patriotic music were fitting
!; accompaniment to the words of the orator. Hal
& an hour later Col lew himself arrived from Camp
i Advance where his regiment is stationed with his
n suite and took his seat upon the platform with Col
L Meares and Gen. Person, who in lis usual happy
8 manner, introduced Maj Clarke to the audience
8 an audience such-as orator seldom has the good
fortune to address. Fair women, the beautiful and
patriotic daughters of North Carolina contributed
q their smiles of encouragement and appreciation tc
q the occasion, and brave in the panoply of war
ready at moments warning, and impatient to strike
q for the liberty which they inherited from their sres
b Inspired by his audience the circumstances and tn
OCCASION the orator surpassed himself and for full
$ hour held his listeners in attention that
8 tagged. He opened by eioquently indicating til
q right of the South to the day; and like tru
9 North Carolnian, failed not PEASANT to give th
g marching salute to the Meckenburg Declaration
q He sternly denounced the Government of the Unite
q States and the supporters of this unjust and unhol
q war; confidently predicted that victory would follow
g the arms of the South and success crown all he
q efforts and closed by urging the soldiers by whol
g he surrounded to remember in the quiet Of IT,
. camp and on the field of battle, that to them as
a mother to sons, North Carolina committed her fan
= and honor. Let them return the charge pure an
81 spotless they received it. Frequent bursts of AZ
q plausc testified the appreciation of the audience
q and the soldiers dspered to their quarters tt
8 general feeling that if North Carolina soldier
q fight as well as North Carolina Colonies could speal
"a they could not be beat L. S.