Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1876-03-03

own. The monument before you va
erected to the memory of those heroe
on the field whorethey won imperisl
able glory, and over the grave {
Private John Grady, of the speaker
own county of DupiiD. the frs
martyr in the cause of the America
Revolution.
The speaker gave a brief narrativ
of the conduct of Mary Slocumb, tn
| heroine of the battle of Moore's Cree
and the wife Of Lieutenant Slocumt
who acted with so much galiantry i
| swimming the creek with his men an,
| fisnking the enemy. When the dia
/ logue between her and General Gas
we'll was repeated and in answer to he
| question where is my husband ?" sh
received the answer Of the General, =
| ''whefe he ought to be, in pursuit q
| tue enemy" tears Of JOY and prii,
welled up TO the eyes of the large con
course OF ladies who were listening
| attentively to the speaker.
Bus Mr.. .5tatIilngs thought no goo
could result from tie memory of Those
ancestors uu!ess their descendants re-
menbered also the principles which
actua,cd them, aud for which they
Grafton to eInulata their deeds and
cherish them as their greatest heri,
tage.
IAe speaker then came dow to fine
listing tisIed Cayo!irIan- who bore
.:,.ie part i. riie late wat between the
:; tte~. They were rot o0e wilt be
bird their ancestors of the Revolution
tlc same patriotism Inspired their
.,rr- t:ist insn rcd fi,t h"trts of their
AUG ,a.-Ia. They too TO !gl5 foI pritcl
pcs aud i they ,rt. q, the errar was
rom Oh. riutlsin. Euiogiz ng tbs char
2ct.r- .! P-udcr ald Prttigfew aud The
5'ion~a,ldo of D! her NJ. til C4ro!inians
80 d,ed for the cau=e they had
HoIzed, T.. likewise paid Il handsome.
tr'tur" TO them who still survive the
shock
TIE MEXICAN FLAG AND JUDGE CANT
At the conclusion of M. Stnlliuga
adj -esa, Mr.. Fz ,kiel Blizzard was i'll
tsoducsd and unfuried the q. s. flag
winch lie 12-h regiment Of y. s.
VoIuuto rs ii fhe Mexican wa fought
u"d~', aud vi, Gil private Blizzard, as
,'82!gc II the reg ,a~nt. carried through
. var. Hou Edward Gtnswn1l, who
was an officer Of tn" regiment, was
ks tryduced ana delivered most
eloquent and pati lotto address ola half
htar's lcnc5D. JudS" Cantwell said:
Fellow citizens of North Carolina
Fell-w citIz u II the UuiOn: NheE.
t;ie prJpiie' ) neon. with streaming
eye At las b held the Son of Man N
+ - ;rIUpio at .icrusal' m. AMI, klndied
bg His ylnn1r Of love and peace tile
org expected Light which should
ght"n i've Gai-tilea and be the glory IF
k!~ p cpie Of Iara"l. no Fronder gov
# p"tIotIc eXu!tatlUn, INSPIRED the
'a>t - tie patriaychs aud prophets,
tran 'i.is day prin5s up uucortrola-
bi-, ,u he iyres-t % every Southern
: r3arican ci:2zen It is fl thug and APP
pr iI,::s.se- EIlat :he c>':cbra ti"rls OF tins.
70" centennial yeer of tn" American
Uuio., should begin III NOr:. Car
oliua, where the grand and yet unful-
Hi'Cd yO0 OF IN Independent cOntl
uenJ.l empire was itst conceived and
recorded II alooro's Greek, where the
fist battle foG this same co, tiuental
liberty was fought and its victory VOL,
lt.d upon the =, ry spot where the
bones o it's fist vicr11o are buried.
After paying p handsome tribute to
the valo. Of til" SH0thorn soldiers IN
III" late aar. he expressed great satrs-
faction At thu &Ir:vzsi of the period
En tile heroes If hloIIe's Greek
and the heroes II Bunker Hill would
Il s.,ir ass. ritD.e y Il: feelings OF frater-
ia. concord at pliIadelphla, through
their post ritE, a. representatives. #
tire DIFF cen5 sections Of "A reunited
c .1utry.
This eloquent effort was concluded
q, follows:
Our capital CT tho Potomac alreade
rivals imperial Rome III the spiendor
ur rs ediGcts. Our population, de
rived from every sine, mlugics III the
SAM, free clrrrrt-the r,st.s.sa ele-
mrnts # the ea'ire globe. Bouudlcse
- ia aInbi'i0I reckless OF dangers,
IL. patient Of control. sustained III ali
= tf:..; and Wonderful PROGRESS 'y al
Cnuipn..nt llnnd, wi'icu more thar,
once has BON n'mcst visrb!y inter
po,rd, +'Ie vast !,JltioHl sys,em of
which our country Is :tt one Tie
centre and nucleus. /" mDve'! forward
with reoistses:s sween ~ If 1T w+re; ii
Oar; OF the ceieaciai &c n.om.:s. H'av~
'-.,,s own li9iitning's crest her head, the
ti,urd"ra sleep among her heights ana
crags The we'll knowa aud pictured
forms Of Ter continents ana sens no
logger cast across the frmnmeut
.l.yl, ana doubtful shadows, hnt bsam
tic. IN with q mild and steady planetary
iigh Size climbs among the older
.tion, RS thouEh the other
p:auaie were her footetool and the
IIuIy rse her throne.
Several letters were read Ivy the
Chairman from distinguished gentle
men VIII" could not hs. present. After
he ben d.rtinn WIS pronounced 10y
tie p V. Julian 2. ta.sou nf 1nmp
or, TIE immense crew! dispersed,
filed VI Il gov Of patriotism which
lie occasion had aroustd.