Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-06-16
THE SC0TCH-lRlSH.
,,rr,l Melting Of Their Congress Next
Week in Lexington.
NOTEWORTHY GATHERING
hing Of the History OF the
oreaui'atio"-r''c Early Coming
-, ,hc People 20 This County
..,..t scofch-irish school.

.t sc0fCh-irish school
...>r>cTON. VA. June l5.-(speciaD
'...,-th annual congress OF the Amer
s.5toh-Irish people AMI their
.,,.ts Will be held in the Wash
and Ice University chapel. Lex
t.. June so,h 2ist. and 22d. The
* the congress will be under
..-.-ls % the Scotch-Irish Society
b., America.
...,,y was organized Ct a mass
- ~ The Scotch-lrish held 81 Co
Tom. May. 1854. Successive
c,r-rcsscs have been held at
...-- PIP: Louisville. Ky; Atlanta.
r.fc.8. O.. and Des Molnes. la.
..-r.ss was invited 20 each OF
....es hy the high officials. and
.. powerful organizations Of the
.-I cities In which they net and
- rr Board 90 Trustees and FAC
t ffa washington and I.ce Uni
.... n.znc that this section was
.... fy ue Sco,ch-Irish. extended to
... ...r app invitation 10 meet here.
. r.e coriiauy accepted. The So
..... always been welcomed by the
-...... ~ thc respective states men,
. and bias been royalty entertained
,.t.e 10 the cities in which the
....... a..e h,ld.
r.t,ss meets Tor historical and
...-.. Tho exercises consist
.. .f addresses by distinguished
.r. urltors on subjects connect
. .a history aud chdractSristics
.... with programmes 80 arranged
I. entertaining 10 popular
... Ample time is given for sight
.r .ri Lexington viii be more than
...r. I'D the many visitors. FOR here
..r..f Generals Lee and Jackson.
3D.. r...t military leaders Of The South
~ tne c.rl war. and here ere two
s.-... Institutions ~ learning. he WASH
.,...- .rI lee University and the Nir-
-. Military Institute. the former for
r...r o, years under the supervision
~ -.-.-.. Robert =. Lee. whose remains
-.r l.st JOB Tho ~ 3soleum under the
-r.r-. tlc latter The school where
....-I o. D. Jackson tStouewalD taught
.-...-.- ODD bis going into the Confederate
,-r Tho scenery here is unsurpassed,
,-I I'D wonder the early Scotch-lrish set
n tr, section. for IL was IN fit
...-..r aI,1 tleir sterling integrity. The
r..t.--s delivered al the annual meet
--s go published together with other
i.e. Historical matter. the series being
t...- "L.a S.1ich-lush in America"
SIX VOLUMES ALREADY.
Sis .i these volumes have already been
81 she'd They form the only distinctive
IS 4 rfrh
f-a standard authority upon which con-
...t.f.r.r.s historians are drawing for
al nlt pertains % the people. The So
.rr BIAS steadily grown In numbers
a-1 influence from the beginning. While
..t large a numbers. its members are
.t e. peculiarly d sl character. embracing
many .. tee most distinguished and in
t..rfiaI m.l nj The nation. The organi-
-...l |s l1u->sctarian and nOn-political.
ST. Robert Bonner. Of New York. has
a.n r- president Of the society from
ta ming. and Riil preside during the
lessons 10 the congress. Representatives.
l.- tAfcctei from the leading Scotch
tsl societies throughout the United
States and British America. The eXer-
..- VIII De held. as stated, In the uni
f.r'y chapel. Among the distinguished
.-r who win deliver addresses ara Gov
r Charles r. OFerral. Of Virginia;
l... John haA j. D.. IL. D.. Of New
}rs c'y. Rev. John :. Mcintosh. ID. T.,
ui Cto-e. a. X. Mcclure. % Philadel-
s. lr teseor George MCCloskie. IL. D..
PRINCETON University; Or Hervey Nc
i.rs- md SIR. Helm Bruce. of Ken
,-F Est. j. II. B-yson. j. D.. OF Ala
t-a Hon. Joseph Add son Waddeh.
I-. u. lion. \. G.. Gordon. OF stanton.
ST.. .- william u. RuNner. ID. D., and
H.g Henry Alexander White, Pm. D, d.
j. c, lexington. va.
I.- congress Will meet morning and
afternoon jane 2lth. 2lst and 22d to hear
dresses concerning the history Of the
..rtr ~ the Scotch-lrish people. y
.a..a to the members OF the society
GIL. given The first evening OF the
.l-r sunday evening. June 23i. an
C- '-n coyenanter service viii be
l.l .1 which ala the churches Will par
t.la.e Rev. Or. John Hall VIII preach
ITO on this occasion. The entire
co.. Dairy has given its support % the
branch W ne scotch-lr'sh Society.
tt4 4I.... welcome Will be accorded all
a MIXED PEOPLE.
r-e q Hsterlau Irish or the Scotch
t.. aI- called, who first came 10
i
i..s descended from Scotch ancestors
came d..n ,rom the Lowlands and the
highlands 4al from among the Scotch
hs AID tte Scotch Ceits They came
H u..t part from Ulster Ireland. !
' mU O. the Scotch had fled on
, O religious prosecutions, and as
ffI aa -- iaey thought of coming 10
tt FL. I.aut settl ment ln the
l.r.ali colonies. where they might
e., Religious freedom and liberties and
-n TREY pleased. This plan Was
Ir t.t 100 tle year loo ship-lOdd
..-ttr... among which were four
.t. started for this country, but
H.-e uscu back by contrary winds
COAST o. Scotland, and again the
H. ...rl3nCi. About the year loo
res- people began 10 come
i- I-.r t1 America. and the descend
. people filed up The noun
mountain valleys Of Pennsyi-
lr...4. and the Carolinas. These
F-l landed principally Al the
.t Philadelphia and Charleston.
lately pushed through the set
i. .1r the seacoast. and AT once
81. ft abode al the foot Of the
and became al once the out
civilization From PennsylNa-
-' e the majority had landed they
aI4,.4 along the foothills TO
@ u.rl hey met their brethren
Bad ue nprthWard from the caro-
r..hirg past the settled re-
ta Iuuzing into the vast wilder
leaders ~ tnc early settlers, ihcy
l Hat tacy were a HARDY and bold
and besides they kept on pushing
"..H leading. The others following
Hr wake With the bacSwoods axe
'e rice neg fought for the land upon
a..h trsy nrlt their homes ana protect
Oh i-..f wives a1-i children from the saw
.' Nao 40 all times were ready TO
Gown urou them. These early
...a-..sh settlers paid but little atIn- |
'. 'l .rfD1lUg. and but Few boys and /
neI anything but reading and !
ar weat further than the rule OF
'.i- a arithmetic.
LEWIS AND BURDEN.
ID, irst Of the hardy Scotch-Irish 10
.il- n this section 0f the Valley was
gym Lewis who settled permanently near
-, ial bids ~ stanton known by the
.e.lr. M Betsy Bel ana Mary Gray" In
80 benjamin Burden visited Lewis IN
T., pew home Ia the Valley. and Ia 1871
. -i.en brought upwards Of a hundred
'"i's 20 settle upon lands granted to
some AUTHORITIES state his emil
: -his came from Pennsylvania. while
..'i. tiy from Britain. but IL matters
q. ihey were sc0tch-lriyh. and nearly
:" % 'te same Presbyterian stamp.
4 NUMEROUS POsTERITY.
among The primitive emigrants 10 Bur
Grant We meet with some who