The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1888-08-08
CHATHAfS GREAT DAY.
IMMENSE CROWDS THE RE
UNION-THE6rH IN LINE
VANUE.
GRANDEsT GATHERING EVER SEEN IN
cHATIIAM-.GENERAL HANDssHAK-
ING-THE PROCESSION; THE
RELICS, THE SPEECHES;
oMsIUM GATHERUh.

PrrrsBoRo, Aug. 2.-To day, is
the great day OF the feast. The lar,
gest crowd ever assembled in Chat.
ham is here. This morning left
Mt Pleasant on the east side Of the
Saxapahaw river, and when / reach.
el Bynum's bridge, there was col.
umn over a mile long which / had
great difficulty in fanking and passs
ing. There were vehicles Of all de.
scIiptions. and two horse loads Of the
beautiful girls Of Chatham, they are
--well put in all the adieclives you
want TO, about the beauty and ac-
complement of Chatham giils.
Passing a two. horse load, drawn by
two large fine horses, offered TO buy
his load; but he would only consent
toswap for good reliable boys, told
him / would take four. 10 which he
agreed; but Ave are undisposed Of.
Chathams beauty and chiyalry is
here TO day.
The display Of Confederate relics in
the court house Is much larger than
was expected, and the display of
swords used In the late war was quite
large. Among them, the silver square,
compass and G, of Bee Military
Lodge, No. 200. and J. K. Avery Mil
itary Lodge, No. |, CLEANED in grim
sarcasm, over the instruments Of de-
structive war.
The Marshals present were. Col.
John r. Lane-0hief 26ih, N. c..
Regiment.
The procession formed OF the court
house, tie Chatham Rifles. the first
company from Chatham. IS strong,
being placed at the head Of the col.
umn. Next came the North Carroll
m Grays-6i 9Th. N. c., y strong and
the other companies being placed 10
the column, according 70 the number
Of the Regiment.
Az the grand stand the exercises
were opened by prayer, by Rev. A.
H. Perry. IL was short and decidedly
appropriate. Then the address Of
welcome was delivered by ii. A,
London. ESQ. | cannot attempt to
report bis remarks in full; but Il l.
enough % say4hat il was manly, vig-
orous, and justly euiogistic Of the
valor and endurance Of the Confeier.
ATE soldier. II was well conceived,
well delivered, and entirely appro,
pirate 10 the occasion. AID at lis
conclusion. il WAS loudly and hearth
ly cheered.
Mr.. II. A. London, then introduced
Zebulon b. Vance, Of America, in a
very neat and appropriate li,il.
speech. Zebulon ID. Vance was re-
ceivcd BY one Wild and hearty shout
ofapplause, from the largest audience
that ever assembled In Chatham. Sit
ting near Gov. Vance, you see the
entire area Of the Dcnson Grove, one
vast sea Of uptnrned faces--twice as
many a. were here at The Railroad
Jubilee.
Gov. Vance made q good, well
hmpered, and patriotic speech. he
alluded 10 The recent reunion
ofFederals and Conf, derates the 4th
Of July, and said be believed that the
angels in heaven Iejoiced over that
reunion, because IL was one ofpeace
and reconciliation. lie gave the
military and civil figures Of Chat.
ham county, and the force she furp-
ished 10 the army-and said that IL
any county in the State, nsiion, Or
world surpassed il, be did not know
II. lie then gave q snccinet history
Of vance's old Regt., and gave the
figured ~ 70 their losses and their
welI.earned glory onmanY fields. He
stated the remarkable fact that Is
color bearers 81 bis regiment were
shot doun at Gettysburg. epaid
high compliment 10 The Confedsr
ate soldiers who quietly went 10 work
after the war, and worked In peace
a. theoretically as they have tried 10
carry The heights Of Gettysburg. or
20 hold the trenches az Petersburg.
They had been more successful IN
the work Of peace than in var. He
spoke rapidly Of the great prosperity
of the State. He said be belonged
70 n church whose doctrine was ey-
erythng wss the beSt--aiter going
through the issues settled By the war,
be raid that all had turned out for
the best In the long run. Then with
q few rousing jokes which captured
The ladies. and brought out rousipg
cheers from The vast audience, he
closed AFR speaking e5 minutes.
There VAS no party or political allu.
sion whatever, all was In the very
bet style.
Mr.. n. A. London then in a
neat little speech introduced Gen.
M. w. Ransom. Gen. Ransom's first
remark was--what crowd Vance,
did you speak 70 20 large a crowdi
He said he did not intend 10 allow
4 years Of war should now divide
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