Delaware State journal and statesman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1855-1870, 1861-07-12

BRICK MEETING, Nd, July 8, 1861.
Mn. EpiToR:-
Since l last wrote to you our
village has become more entcrprising than usual
for country place. Our company of Union
Guards mt three days previous to the 4h of
July, and decided to celebrate that day in the
spirit Of 1876; the meeting appointed Capt II.
Il. Guy, II. NJ Newton aud b. IL. Williams,
committee Of arrangements. There happened to
spring up some considerable opposition to the
celebration here, and one gentleman used every
cxertion to draw the attention Of the company
away from our village and to bear upon Port
| Depnsit about ten miles distant He employed
! II hack, and another offered team gratis, and
| they illustrated in handsome manner the beau
tea of going nway from home to spend the 1th;
but nutw ithstauling all this one of the gentle
men was seen on the morning of the 18th ing
| in the direction of Port Deposit in one seated
hack, with lady soldier ut his side TO guard
him gu the why.
II is n difficult matter to defeat u committee
who have become accustomed TO work with
anl for principle Thus fortified, the wrong
cannotrulr Tue committee provided nsplendid
pole, flag and strenmer, which were raised near
MIR. Irrland's store; it was such pole and dag
rasing as will be remembered many years to
come. Those who were present seemed perfect
Nv ustonshed at the interest the ladies' exhibited
in the whole affair The company Of Union
Guard was called together by the captain, H. l..
Guy, and were uniformed IN white pants with
red stripe OH the side, black coat aud Houavc
cap, with y-lnw band on the bottom. You may
judge, MIR. Editor, how they looked; the people
about here say they presented very respectable
appearance; they marched from the upper part
OF the village to the Captains house and nc
ceived the ladies, who bore the flag aud escorted
them to the hotel, opposite the pole ground the
: Company then marched TO where the hickory OF
80 feet lay, aud carried II to the place Of raising
, aA though it were no heavier than n Telegraph
rule. The ropes were then placed on il, aud in
a few minutes it, with the beautiful streaineT on
, the too, pointed in the direction Of the supreme
O.c who in his Glory is guiding us through this
grtut national difficulty, aud gives the promise
Of success and the power 10 maintain our liberty
/ and independence. After the loose earth was
placed around the pole tho company formed
IL square Of twenty feet around it, facing
: inward, the ladies' then quite n large Humi&r Of
= them formed square aud with flag M baud were
h marched 10 the pole, keeping step TO tho music
the flag was then fastened 10 the cords by the
- Captain and 1T Lieutenant the command was
= then given to the ladies' to draw haiyards, ami
i inore eager desire was never expressed by any
beings 10 float high that beautiful emblem o
Liberty. May every onu who behold it reverence
= il ever more. When the flag was drawn to th
h top they held it there with strong hand ant
Is tue hearts; they seemed unwilling to loose thei
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- mnw nnJ forever and tbrse more for the Indie,
wbo inined in ebeerin,r for the TAG Those VII
T. could not scream waved -handkerohiefs; the
a then formed into two ranks aud marched ucros
ID To the hotel, and were waited upon by the con
10 many with numerous patters OF ice cream, &t
The Captain was then invited to march his con
IT many by sections into the hotel kept by NJ
es Fiench, and his mcn were treated to the he
lie beverages of his bar.
er The comuonv of Cecil firavs and Il s,nnll cou
,onr ~ 1p,iays naroJeJ Iirongh thn vilIng
VI md from thence 10 Zion. two miles dstnn
cd where they were received palrioticaly, and gail
h ed the admiration of more people than was evi
ne known to be in Zion ut any one time before II
. citizens Of Zion did not neglect to prepare son
" beautiful fire works, which gave much pleasui
to those who were present.