The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-05-10
GUILFORD COURTHOUSE,
PATRIOTIC CAROLINIANS MEET
TO COMMEMORATE
The Famous Victory. Judge Schenck's
Grafton. Drill of Our Soldier Boys.
Personal Points and Incidents of the
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Editorial CORRESPONDENCE.

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Editorial Correspondence.
GREENSBORO, May 5.-Within the
holy Of HOLES of the human heart
there is shrine erected to the wor-
ship of bravery. Admiration for it
is as universal as mankind. Their
mopyle, Waterloo, Hastings, Luck
now, Yorktown and Guilford Court
House will always be names that will
stir the heart and quicken the feel
! ings.
Influenced by this admiration for
the brave, thousands of patriotic Car
olinians met to-day to do honor to the
dead heroes buried in our soil and,
after more than century, to recount
their deeds of daring in terms of praise
and gratitude.
Last night and this morning every
train brought visitors and the crowd
was estimated at between six and ten
thousand people, probably nearer ten
than six. At about noon to day the
Governor, his guard and the State
troops, accompanied by hundreds of
citizens, marched to the crossing near
the Female College and embarked on
the G. F. q Y. V. r. R. for the bat
tle-ground.
After reaching there the procession
was formed by Chief Marshal, John A.
Barringer, and marched to the speak
er's stand, four hundred yards away.
The procession was composed of Gov.
A. M. Scales Treasurer, D. w. Balm;
Auditor w. P. Roberts Superinten-
dent of Public instruction, S. M. Fin
ger; Clerk of Supreme Court, T. S.
Kenan and Quartermaster General.
+. A. Olds. Then came the band, and
Colonel James d. Glenn, commanding
the Third Regiment, with companies
OF that Regiment from Winston, Cap
tain W. T. Gray from Greensboro,
Captain r. p. Gray; from Durham,
Captain E. j. Parrish; from Rieds.
vile, Captain A. J. Ellington, and S.
II. Boyd, together with the Danville,
(Va.,) Grays, Captain A. L. Duncan.
The speakers stand was gaily dec
Grated with the national colors, with
cedar and flowers and from its sum-
NIT proudly foated the national flag
Soon an immense concourse filed |
all the seats around it and hundreds |
found barely standing room.
The program was begun by
prayer from Rev. j. E. Mann, of
Greensboro. He thanked God for
American liberty, and for Washing
on, Gates and a Green. He pray
I'd that America might long be known
Is the land of the free.
The prayer was followed by the
Star Spangled Banner" from the
'and and then Chief Marshal, Jno.
Barrlnger arose and in brief, fit
ing words, speaking OF how times
lad changed, how the smiling faces of
men and women now graced the scene
where once frowned the Moloch-vis-
ged face of war,-introduced the
peaker of the occasion, Judge David
of Greensboro.
Judge Schenck is known of all
aen as a speaker, and upon an occas-
IN like this, on a spot associated with
ne of the grandest events of our his
Dry, celebrated both on the historic
age and in the rhythmic flow of song,
was but natural to expect the elo- :.
uent judge to make an able effort.
lie did not disappoint his friends.
s one of the brightest lawyers in
estern n. G. remarked to me, at
as the most eloquent history I ever
card" 1t was thought like a Judge {
ould naturally think. 1t was logi-
al, argumentative and minute. IF '
may be pardoned for the criticism, I 1
ould say that it was rather too long
asting over two hours) and more T
ited for an essay than an grafton. L
ut these defects were like the spot
| the rose or the mote in the sum Ii
'am, for the matter Of the Grafton a
as exceedingly interesting to all
orth Carolinians and was calculat- ?
to make them more than ever G.
oud of their brave kinsmen of the
st. ;.
I take the following outline from u
e Wilmington Messenger, written !.
Col. f. A. Olds. :
"He graphically, and in language
rare vigor and grace, sketched the n n
,empts of the British to subiueate III
e South, the virtual entertainment !"
South Carolina, and the determin-
resistance, in North Carolina. th
iich eliminated at the battle of tt
rlford Court House, when Corn OF
Ills received the blow from which
never recovered, and which in !,
red American success. Judge he
henck's speech was defence of the =. ue
nth Carolina militia, who had gone ~ ~
o history as guilty of gross Cow -
dice IN this battle. He proved by
perfect chain of evidence, that Cen f,
Il Green ordered the militia to fire to
volleys and retire. They carried Ct
their instructions to the letter. no
fully carried out his avowed pur 10