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

the mn - ga VI 4/tNe1.
rlav with the side arms used on TIN
aaId have been tenderly preserved fo
kindred years by his grateful pos
1T as treasured mementoes of o.
- the most patriotic soldiers tbs
Canius of Freedom ever inspired.
Tbese were the worthy associates o.
uornett. Howe, Hooper, the Waddalls
tba Ashes, McRee. Walker and
O.I;,ce. all those gallant and daring
Di-its whose immortal deeds shed a.;
II: p,,..y,-E,abIe iIstre upon the Cape
r. section of North Carolipa. These
- inv Who idolizing their country al
Eth have become t1e idols of their
l'u9 ,tryr,s=,, The period OF their
49, makes tha brightest page in
H. history of their naive Stat Their
I w we're ablaze with patriotic fire,
tbair devotion TO the spcred eau g
H. alu 'osnouse7. won for them the love
M 1snaration of all their compatrlots
NJ brighter galaxy of illus5rious
80 adcrns the annals of the Ameri-
n1ll- revolution. Nor Greece, nor
81 nor destroy.d C.rtilage can
lost of sons more worthy of ren1em-
t,ronoe. And now, my countryInen, in
tbis centennial year Of American indie
"ordance. we are led to turn the his
toric maze aud recall the great deeds
- orr iIIustrious dead, and when we
cast our eyes down the corridors of
time We behold no pictures there so
striking as those that represent the
actions of our patriotic sITes. Well
may We then enter INTO the spirit OF
the times and Join the great tircng
who seek to perpetnate the fame OF the
heroes OF the Revolution. Nell may
we from this blood-staned SPOT send
forth our greeting to ali IN thls broad
land who honor the name and tame OF
the American patriot.
And what shall be our message to
those heroes whom we have assembled
here to honor ? What shall these
breezes bear from t! e patriots Of 1876
TO the patriots Of a century ago? They
shall tell them-those fathers # the Re
Dnbiic-that. though animositias and
bitter hat ga and desClation had
com to cast a deep gloom over
America: yet, when the ccntGn-
NAL ann We sary If their greatest ard
orandest achievement had arrived, all
T,seefmcnta we're hushed. all AMIN ii
ties bnried, all hatre.4s forgotten: and
that Il remembrance II their deeds lad
given new birth TO tic Republic; al
inspired harmony. create Il 4 new unia-.
a.d be tuved upon us III" blessings OF
l,Ee daair-d peuc3. We shall say to
them. tLat even IN tleir graves. they
st!H ex.loise \ u. nign Gnd happy II
fueuct upon the country they loved -
wei we snail tell them that, t,ils
centennial year Of rejoicing. ali the
lurking enbittCrmcuts IF che War V?ere
c,it4urael aw-y by tie heavenly fires
Of patriotism !; aud TINS pe.ShiDg.
There mas arisen from tnsiE ashes u iscy.
feeling, 81 new spirit, new hopes par-
yadlbg AL America, founGed o. III
iplg5.sta' p uc:pjes If civli berry
a"d based ou the sacred pre-. ;.ta 81
"Pcace on earth. good 1cU f0t0aTd
men,
When Mr.. Ashs had concluded.
am d-t great applause, the chairman of
the committee, DIR. Satchwell, intro
duced
EDWIN W. KrRR, ESQ.
CT Sampson, who. ap-log izinY for any ap-
parent detects in las s. eech, offered
AS his excuse therefor, the limited
time he had 20 prepare fog the occa-
p!CD. But Notwithstanding ;nls, he
felt 90 Embarrassment as did ;he He
brew captain Who WIS required to sing
his so' 2 IL -traae" land. He had
com win III cd ueighbors and
friends 10 Jon. IT, them in this !
immense gathering on the battle |
field of Giunra's Creek bridge, |
gathered toy. t,arr to do honor
to tie here's 81 the fight on the
scene OF tn, II &c ,.s,.1l On this sacred !
spot, he with h!s friends and his !
neighbours ieit iLat trey we're ut home, |
aYa with ;hrm claimed Il common an
c5st5y whose dee IL OF gtoIy to-day were |
csi"bratad.
1tr Kerr fist proposition was to
SHOW wherein North Carols..A had &c
cnpied the .nvIahia position of beng
first Tl,- first white ma s,i," landed |
On the continent set E,s t1u5 upon
Roanoke Istand ard gs3..re the iIrst
colony or American sod Ane planted.
Has people q H. IfaN I'D anl"p-",i the
fisss written constitution. At Meek |
uI5urg Trey lad been the first to Il
olal,. themselves Il -e ai.d independent. |
The first soldier who fell il She first |
Bat that was fought for Americs,n
Independence fill here. The bat;3,s F!
Oh LeAlugtou aud BtamHuce were /
fought in Z. -lstauoes to royal uuthO I5y, |
but rot for md peHd"uce. Neverthe- |
I,ss III, bu1,ia II AiHInauce Nas first. |
The battle # Moore's Creek was the |
turaIisg point of ti.e revolution. The |
! srus ia b. croft had declared th & |
MocIes CI.ck was ttts LherpnopF &c |
of tn. revolution. The GruiLs OF the |
vIctury were lncalculnbl" rs to III II !
results. I.Is r,s:lu broke the B:iti-h |
inference ID No:ta Carolina. The brave |
Mcdonald, gclIylai OF superior |
1T. 4
his gt4 poe i. join Sir HenIy CIlutou |
AZ N'IIniu4,ul.. Ii tiiis b:5SIt ilad not |
bel. fought va would stIu have been |
Wa N.rth Caro'u5a ti.sa IN aay-
thing else? Tue first tuaa "Lo fe" !
under Inc flag q tue u aE-.!, iscs w.s-
< ctn Caroi:uian. The fit VIC ~
to southern arms Was 4Gn bv Nor y |
CaEoi.niaI: at Is, ,lol. IT q, sty >h'f =
they made tn. last charge, I'D II. 80
Oh Mary's Il -ighc I'll" gallant PEND
fell, he over whose deattt, tn gT' a.
hearted lee wcpJ. MOI h C-ruiIua
stood iir-t a. 10 u:,nD. - III 'i.e la
army that ijsIu down L., Ia his A'o
when CoX's II ,:-A Cnloii ? br.gad'-
With So much g.iiiInsTN covered l. :
ratreaJ at J }5.5vinaiJ,5x, tue ac.i1n drew
forth from THO over fui. u. art OF
thu srr4e cf.,cffatr ti.~ ,A2.e~..o .,
Cos D.oss North C.to,sa-; She i first
and last III ey.ly G.,.,.u= strngg e
NJ. Kerr ti,eu PsiI Il g."w'ug
tribute - til " men 81 Nor = Caro-
hna, seif-sacrlGaFES and III sery *
empiars III every wr.la4'y vim =
Gnlastuc CT OF .A,.,.-. heroic virtues #
the geLt.eF sex ii.' M -uj,.':s i Tia" NJ IA
orab,e conduct OF tDe - IL o. Llodteu-
ant alocum5
The speaker wound mp by referring
to the Philadelphia Cent M al, aud
trusted that although we had nad
difficulty with our nyigAbors OF the
Moth. the difficulty was now settled,
and that all the, wounds of the conflict
had tecn healed. He hop"d that al
the Philadelphia Centennial North
Ca:oalna would be treated o. terms q
equa1ty and with a recoga ton OF her
glory ana diSLing uisied -oJviee,
REV. J. y. s'CALEINGs
was next introduced and said that Ia.