The New York Herald Newspaper, May 21, 1875, Page 3

THE MECKLENBURG CENTENNIAL ee ee Grand Celebration by the Descendants of the Old North State Patriots. WAIL NORTH CAROLINA! Pee Nonna A Day Given to Music, Bunting, Patriotism and Parade. AN EXCEEDING GREAT MULTITUDE | Military and Civic Bodies in Procession. Orations by John Kerr and John M. Bright. DISTINGUISHED ORATORS AT THE BANQUET CuaRLorTE, N. C., May 20, 1870. As the altitude of a mountain is measured by The height of its topmost peak, that each part of it, from base to summit, shows in the greatness of | the wnole, so do the noble deeds of the 1oremost men of a State, whether done in the present or in he past, give digmity to all its people, Tous does the glory of Mecklenburg, in May, 1775, dlcauminate theentire annals of aii North Carolina, and give to her citizens, from Roanoke Isiand tq Cherokee, | an historic eminence of which each of them may justly boast. The “whole appearance of this city is suddenly transfurmed, A grand illumina- tion last night, to the completeness of which even the very humblest cabin con- tributed at least its candies, made beauti- ful Charlotte ‘“queenly with golden lignt.”” And to-day the illusion—ii I may cali it so—is not | dispelled, Everywhere are gay fags and streamers symbols of gladness, emblems, mute but full of meaning, of rejoicing in the magnificent iruition which a buodred years bas brougat of the seeds of independence and local self-government, planted here by a Jew bold and prayerful mew in May, 1775, Like the scriptural grain of mustard seed which Waxed to a tree (nat covered the whole earth, the germ of liverty and home rule then planted in heroic trust by these plous yeomen, who, though but an bandful in number, knew that they had the Divine Ompipotence benind them, matured at length, now yields its abundant fruit freely for all men and covers with its protecting shade an ocean-bound KRepablic. It is well that the one hundredth anniversary of au event, Whose conse- | HLN. Davidson, of Tennessee; piige, Sei | berland and Roveson, immortalized a tne scene of quences have proved so widely and solidly benef- | sent, should be commemorated with all the para- phernalia o! jubilant observance. Ana so there isa profusion of the traditional bunting on all sides, Emblazoned on the walls of she houses, alike of rica and poor, are the brave Words of 1776, now become the watchwords and | Qo ..si9n, was occupied by the Centennial officers, War-cries Of Ireedom for all intare ages. Hundreds bf patriotic mottoes, venerable tn their Revoiu- | tionary origin, salute the eye at every turn, The atterances of Brevard and Polk, and Reese and | Balch, ana Irwin and Foard and Fienniken—of the | | Ex-Gov Wiliam A. Grabam opened the ex- Alexanders, significautly named, and of their | crt i ou sagt a brave compatriots who,set their names on May 2, 1775, to the first definite, deliberate Declara- tioh of Independence, recall to the minds of their flescendants—grandsons and great-grandsons— the debt of grativude which they, and ail Ameri- fans as well, must always owe to those superb figures in the panorama of oor history. If even the worship of sncestors was morally allowable, iss honers may well be rendered to the sublime Suades Of the men of Mecklenburg who lived and moved ana haa their being in 1775. AN HONORED SPO PRESERVED. _The old log Court House that stood at the inter- section of Wade and Tryon streets when Ohar- jottetown was only a cross-roads hamlet of twenty or thirty houses, bad disappeared more than half &@ century ago. The memorable resolves whicd | wnite very young, where he began the practice of | | the Rey, Joun Kerr, of Virginia, woo was for Were prociaimed from its entrance this day one | hundred years ago have given it, however, per- petulty of fame. Its successur, oullt of brick, has also gone utterly without @ trace even of its — foundation, and the vacamt space 1s now known as Independence square. In tue centre of this re- nowned square stands @ lofty fMagstat, whiena few days since was 4 forest tree one hundred anc fifty miles away. From other poles erected At various points throughout the city also float whe | Qational colors. Across almost ail the streets, and from neatly every house, the glorious ola banner, the Stars and Stripes, gracefully undulates to the Grful breatnings of the wind. The decorations Are projuse, appropriate and tasteful. THE ADVENT OF THE MULTITCDE. Visitors had been arriving, invividualiy and in parties, fora week. The multitude proper, how- ever, began to flock im yesterday, And itis, im deed, @ multitudy—such, in fact, as was never | seen beiore within the limits of a North Carolina town. people” is here st last. Whe frequent trains of the five railroads centring here nave been pouring in their “tidal waves” of humanity for two days, and the cry ls—or might be wi come.’ The crowd is variously estimated at from 22,000 to 30,000. The hotels, bourding houses and private residences are fullto repletion. The softs of stores, outhouses, balls and nearly everything avati- able jor shelver, have been made to serve as im- provised lodging and eating places. Thousands have come with their tents and “cooked rations for three days.” Ot course, Charlotte could not ve expected to ieed so huge agathering. But the great mass came from tac immediate vicinity— ‘the long anticipated “avalanche of the | truch—“‘still they | that is, within a radias of say ity mues—and have | brought thei snacks or luncheons. And then many of them were Confederate soldiers, and these boys in gray learned very thoroughly auaring the war bow to rough it and how to put up with | sbort commons on occasiow. RESPECT ANY GUOD ORDER, The complete yoou order ana sobriety main- tained by rulsimmense assembiage strikes me as something remarkable in @ country which is sup- posed to require the presence of troo;s to keep the peace. Isaw but few policemen, constables or similar officers, and no arrests. Tis volantary good behavior on the part of so great a budy of people, of all sorts and conditions and of bon races, is a significant exbioition of that peculiarly American trait of self-government which may be tald to constitute toe noblest feature of our demo- cratic-repaol.can aulopomys., Such a people need Do rulers but (homseves, They realize tne great- my Which, we aro told, is superior to Gm that “tuketa ac.ty.’ No disturbance or adray or other untoward iuewdont hae marred the pacific current of the ubser vances, JUEILANT USHERING IN OF DAY. Today's sumrieing was made jocund by the ringing of ali the church peliso! Charlotte and the firing ofa sainte o| 100 guns, Never did the merry peals sound jorth with such (uloess and Joy. Patriotism and holy zeal seemed proclaimed by these huvdred tonguesot iron, And as the Sweet harmony ascended in the balmy air, wate wii tt Und Was joy and peace, one was led to dwell pos the days o1 sorrow and sudering, the mental and physica: toriure, ve vrave seil-avnegation Of dur foreiathers, wno bors the horrota and honours of martyrdom that their descendants wighs enjoy ine Bled Of freedom and prosperity, And shen the reververatious of the cannon recailed ood the strains o1 war God bicodaned; Wnen tue tramp oO; tae Reguiators Was Heard in rhe Burrow, old atreetss Woen ane WhOndered sorth tne sou that tifiiied a mille OA tdnine wall 1] Arms 2nd Me Ggat or iverty. -Chariotie Military Institute Cadets, preceded by | that State, and was regarded while living as one | occupied several positions of honor and trus; | ward elected Juage, Walch position ne filled with | | | ston, which he continued until last jail, when NEW AS ONG (00Ks at the old site to-day the language of Byron is recalled in regard to Corinth:— | Full many a year aud battie’s rage Ha rept o'er Corinth, Yet she stands A tortress framed to freedoms land. I do pot know whether the Committee of Ar- Trangements intended that each discharge of ts arullery shoud honor some year of the century which separates us irom “the day we celebrate," but the nuuiber of guns struck me as having such significance, At noon the grana procession, which had been forming since ten o'clock A. M. on Independence square, commenced tts march slong ‘Tryon street to the spacious fair grounds at its extremby, Which were to witness the exercises of tie dave The weather was delightful, and itis limated tha: tuil fiity thousand citizens were in | line under command of General Willam R. Vox, eniel Marshal, ‘The military organizations were under the com mand of General Bradley mond. ‘The following were THE MiLATARY AND OTHRR BODIES — Ricamond Howtsers. lelgi Ligh’ Artillery ‘st Virginia Regiment. Fayetteville Ligne infantry. Fayetteville Brass 8: . Fayetteville Independent Light Infantry. Rowan Rifles from Ly a Remnant of the Eleventh Regiment, North Caro- Charlotte (N. C.) Zouaves, ling State troops. Johnston Light Infantry, Savannah, Ga. ‘tT. Johnson, of Rich- | their Band, Newberne Silver Cornet Band, Rewberne hp Fire Company. Indeyendent Hook and Ladder Company, VPairfeld (S. ©.) Fire Company, Reacue, No. 1, of Raleign, Fire Company, Rescue Fire Engine, decorate. Relief, Rovert H. Lee, ttre Company, Jrom Colum~- bla, S.C, Pheentx Hook and Laader Company, from South Oarvlina. Wilmington (N. C.) Cornet Band, Wilmiogton Hook aud Ladder Company, Drum Coi ps. Wilmington Little Giant Steam Fire Company. Tarborougn (N, C.) Hook aud Ladder Company, Stonewall Fire Company, Cuarlotte, N, Fire Comp O Rockonl. . British sloop Diligence (1765), irom Wilmiogton. Sulem (N. C.) Cornet Band, - Masonic Bout Loages of Good Templars. y organizations, Anson county Delegation, with » Banner joseribed with:— nencecsnvorerssentceressresesess resets seooressenreg) 4 ‘allegiance Ceuses Wien Protection 1s 3 OLLLELETLIEIE DORE DELL 1 DOLE DEOL DEEE LOY ‘The Survivors of Company A, Tnirty-nith Nori Carolina Troops, Withdrawg."? Cleveland county Delegation, with Banner, inscribed :— 5 ie ‘“Cfeveland. Shelby.” Rings Meadow, ee g Octover 7, 1780.” OOLEL LECT OOTEEE REDE LE EE. ecaseeery | Oecrroeceees, pecoeoe se, Patrons ob Husbuadyy, ene by Couumous Grand Master State Grange. Corges Band, Raleigh Light injantry as Guard of Honor to the Speakers. The Invited Guests. Carriages, containing, among otners, Governor Thomas A.'Hevgricks, o! Indiana; ex-Governor Wilham A. Granam, North Carolina; ex-Governor Gilbert C, Walker, of Virginia; Hon. A. M. Kieley, Mayor of Richmond; General Robert Ransom, Chief Justice F. G. Moses, of South Gasolina: soles. le an Associates North Carolina Supreme Court; meral Thomas Clingman and Colonel John i, Wheeier. Next came a delegation of Scotchmen trom Cum- Flora M¢Donaia’s devoted loyalty, with bagpipes and Lanner Witn tok rampaut im centre and the Scotea thistle at each corner and citizens gen- erally in & vast multitude, ’ (ne head of the procession bad reached the Fair Grounds, a.mile distant, woen toe rear Started. Entire order was maintained notwithstanding the yast crowd. ‘The speakers’ stand, specially erected jor the i | | | { } | | i] the reader of the Declaration, orators and invited guests. It was adurned also by the presence of a umber of ladies. « r THE BXKROLES. mecklen| declaration of May 20, 1776, was read | py William Seaton Gales, of Raleigh, and received | with immemse enthusiasm, Governor Graham ‘was sucgeeded by THE ORATOR OF THE DAY. Hod, Joa Kerr, wio Was selectea by the Cen- tennial Association to deliver the Mecglenbarg oration, is, though @ Dative of Virginia, one o: the Most distinguished citizens of Norta Carouna. He 13 qvout sixty-turee years of age, is the son of Many years a Representative in Congress from of the greatest orators of bis day. His son, in- | heriting In @ marked degree the eloquence of bi lather, Moved to Caswell county, North Carojina, | law about 1831 or 1832, since waich time he b: im the State. He represented Caswell county im the Legislature ior a number of terms, and was elected to Congress about 1846 or '46, where | he served with great distinction. He was after- marked ability fora lengthy period prior to the | war. During the term irom 1861 to 18d6 he re- Mainod at bis home in the practice of his profes- was again elected Judge of the Seventn Judicial Circuit of the State. His selection as orator is | @ue to bis great literary aoility, bis rare elo- quence and his patriotic and aistinguished ser- | viees to North Carolina. After an introduction to | the audience Mr. Kerr spoke as follows :— ii MR. KERR'S ORATION, MY FRIENDS AND COUNTRYM&EN—It bi “that the givry Of our ancestors is vm their pos‘eriiy."’ We recoguize this trath on this occasion, and this day, made sacred by the herotc | ac.ion of our fatuers, we Dali on its centennial | nt t whicu suc! nen blessings ave movement trom R have flowed to us and to the woria. We have come together now for the laudable parpose of consec the piace liberty —tue hundredth anpiversary of thatday ou | Which Our lavbers declared independence oi the | British government, and tne place where the Orst altar Was erected to wnich the champions 0! a dis- wnet American nationality Were invited to come and Lring their oferings. | stand not here as toe mere advocate of Norta Carouns. She has DO cause DOW pendiug to need such ser- vice, Possessed in inil a iatay right of the honor of having been the first of the thirteen colo- nies to declare iudependence of British control, ouc beloved State disdains at this late day to put herseli into court to recover what she already en- joys. re she Stands to-day, on this august | festival, in the impressive fulness of her modess | dignity, rejoicing in the honest fume o1 her sous ‘who #o brigatiy Lilust her ana id she has Come With @ true motaer’s uofaliing adectivn | mpe e of perpetuity to their Memories Abd to stretch forth the vener- able hand to relume the fires they once kinuied here, aud to impart new impulse vo che priuci- lived and suffered = ne for whieh they y of them died in bat! e tose from _ oth tates | come up to rejoice with her soas | at di and while she claims otepring tl heritage which belongs to them sue has not one word to | utter in Cp ad o1 the just claims of others | ‘vo anare in the gloriou tions and historical Tecorus of the pa: Such infuences as actaated our North Ourouns forelathers ure of dv | origin, and cunnot be confined to very limited to- cahties. Toe spirit of God moves at times upon tue nations, as im the begining He moved upon te face of the waters, and amid the deepest darkness of desporiem aud slavery He has only to say, “Let there ve light, anu tnere ie light!’ All who have road and thougnttully digested tne les- gon: of history must bave been struck wita & fact that tue wreat discoveries in evenia Which mark the epoc mM Dorals aud ia ponies hi ment seemed to ve th aoe rovidence rhe discoveries in science nas been Hyuaily found to aotuate diferent minds «+ toe same Lime in di. erent Very distaut localities. When Kepier, Frankiim aad Leverrier were to him- eden pursing mvestipations waen soit seemed eativey neW and hitherto untho Ol, Other Minds, of cCopgenial poruone of the world. we | ums ‘ration | world accords tue triput | these thre | areater 1 1 Gu of arnest Spirit Ol research necessary to new | YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, MAY the lor the ers of 1776 were not contined to our sta sphere. This love was handed down to us from our British ancestors, und wherever the descendants of toe Puritans. the Cavaiels or tne Scotch-Irish were to be found there like se-n, ip its full eiticacy, tuis epnvbling sentiment, Our suecessmul action 8 colonies 1m throwing off the Briusn yoke Was potential in the Bighess degree in 106 effec’ as Of leery whieh animased our fathers at | not lee! his spirit stirred withia im 21, 1875,—TRIPLE _ SHEET. aud all the ‘elements of bis better and higher nature called mto section, Summoned by thelr country they | obeyed tne call, and or tne cause of ri:htial gov- ) ernment, in seli-devouen they Iell, and now the places of their repose are tne holy sepulcares of our land, to which patriots wil! henceforth resort to inereuse the ardor o! patriotism, as pagrims go to (le snrimes of the saints to obtain Jervor of piety, By the arbitrament of arms we Was quickly seen IM the movement of oppressed lost our cause, but thunk God we preserved our milhons in Europe, who, encouraged by our eX-* honor. In cousistency with the character of the ainple, rose up and shook off tueir letters as tac truly brave, we respect our adversaries for tho “on Sbakes the dewdrop from his mane.’ The cour, and skili they displaved in the dloody spiritoft hverty, in a greater or less orev, Was BS «cout We cherish no cowardly teeiings that time abroad in the whole civiized work ye purposes of malice against them, Having but our lathers were ts leading champions then as their descencertts oughr to be now. Our joneer ancestors had learned jrom the trials of | TLLISA PRLrOtsD how oppressive power was, to be resisted, aud tey taught that lesson ro cuet children, aud accordingly our immediate proge ltors, accepting the political taexim» of the heroes of the Commonwealth and of the statesmen of the Revolution of 1688, few fo arms to vindicate and = maimiain those — ibax- whenever their infringement ocenrred, Wherever It wus threatencd. Long before a soy ora the motuer coubtiy was conteai- plated by any of the colontes the Parliament of Eugiaud iniringed one of these maxims by seel- ing io aX us Without our consen:, and this aci 1 threatened aggression cailed lorti here, in | North Carolina, & prompt aud an indigoant re- | sistance, | Oar peopie. on the Cape Pear, anterior to @ny such section on the part or tue peovie of the i colonies elseWhere, under the lead of Cornelius | Harnett, John As. Hugh Watdell snd otaers, | threw 4 cargo of tea mtu the Cape Bear River | and retused to swomit to tbe ‘Stamp Act,” aud | compélied the officer who had been appyced to enforce it to leave lis sanctuary in the Govern. Ors palace and to repair to the market place, ava there to pledge timseli, under oats, Lo an ussem: bled multitude, that ie would jorego tbe ais- charge of his official lunciions, Sucu was the pexracive emer Ol the coluny even while it re- mained Joyai allegiance to the crown, Tae , seutimient of loyalty Wax never so potennal with our ancestors as tue love of itoerty, aod when, by any combigauon 0: circumstances, these two great virtues of the true Britiva suject came ip conflict our futhers always subordluaved the lormer to tne latter. Loyaliy was @ virtue ab their esteem only when tt Was reticered to ageats of governwent Who themselves respecied iverty and encouraged lis sway in the measures Of go ernment aud in the hearts of tue people. A .ew yeurs subsequent to tne events to wuich I have | Teferred tbe great American lamily were aroused | to action by other aggressious ou the part of Ene | mother couutry, and a8 early as the year 1773 the representative man of thatday of Massachusetts | (Josiab Quincy) travelled uu horseback from bos- | ton to Charleston, in South Carolina, to confer with | the leading characters of tue South as to the | measures proper Lo be adopred in View of toe ap- proucming crisis, im the course Of that jouruey De stopped and sojouraed for several days wita Cornenus Harnett ab his beautual residence at Miitou on tue Cape Fear Kiver, in Harnett be jound @ man of soul congeaial with his owo—w true and dauatess palriot, ready tur service m the common cause in any position which mgot be assigned him, Marnetc was but a type of the men of the Cape Fear and those of the colony generally. In Marco, 1i74, tae Boston Porg bill was adopted by Vuruta- Ment, weicod interdictea ali commercial jater course Wita Boston and prohiort and shipping Of auy goods at tout pI ‘This wos sion to the people of that city; but tb secured them the generous sympathy 0: ail true hearis im the colonies, When toe news Of tie passaue was | received in Virg.niw the House of surgesses of that province Was in sessiud, und in viewW.or tue | | recollections of the dead past “deep benea'h tbat | offeasive weasure they proviaimed u general last, wnd the Ist day of June, 1874, was observed Ubrougbout the Old Domunion as a day of jasting, humiiation and prayer to God, “Phat He woul avert the evils that tareatened our country, aud especiauy that He would give them one bears and ooe miod as a p.opie fiim'y to oppure by all jast means every injury to Amer- can rigits.” Our people of tne Cape Feat, Witi & uke (echug Of syimpatny watu taeir op. | pressed bretpren v1 Bostou, chartered vesse) and sent them a ship iowa of pro’ ne tO meet tier wants im tne grea extremiyy. So wo see that in the begmulog of toe miguly crisis of our great Revolution and contimuvusly while that Wis io progress Massachusetts, Vir- ginia aud North Carviina were united by the strongest syapathies and beroically struxgied fox ther ior the common rignts of nan against the greatest Power in the word, ‘they were iu atfec- touate union then; they should be 60 Low. Each cluims toe honor of uaving taken tne lead in We great aecisive movements waicn ied to the Declaration of Independence. what Sir Robert Walpole said be Enew 1h was, hie,” then North Caronua bus tae advan- tage of ner rivais in thts contest lor pre-emineace. Buc now should she bear herself in view of the high aistinctiun ? Certainly not wich seifshness nor Win @ spirit of disparagement or deprecia- tion uf otners; nut buastiuily, bat modestiy and W.th generous a aun OF the eXalted merits of her sisters, Tne two stares referred to are surely wortoy 01 her respect and hign uamirauion. M cuusetts Dus ap lilastrious Fr. cord in ie . She is rich present to tue resvurces of terial wealtn, in tnveuect ond in learmiug— noe Commonwealta tv whise tue civilized of ite highest respect, Virginia is the augost motver o: Washington acu of Vast living empires. Hers 18 & Jer soll of genius, taient id great Stutesmen. These, taese are the associ: of Norti Caroliua tn the “triad’? toat constitutes, When Viewed in reierence to the cause O: Civil linerty, one of rae brigatest glories ever xiodied in the moral heavens. Tne colef wealth of each consists in her sons, and tuese are jewels of which the three are tenants iu Copar- cenury. Massacausetts poinis wita pride to ier cock, her Adamses, her Quincys and her Otis; Virginia to her all peeriess and maico- less chieitain, who stands forth im prominent sin- gularity of virtue, @ model worthy of ali .dmira- ton, the moral Apolio of the world; im hangs clustered — brignti in the crown of her rejoicing—ner Heory, her Lees, ber Jefferson, Madison, Moaroe and Mason—wo: North Caroliua, exuitiung in her maternal selicity, points with ihe compla- of Cornelia to her Casweil, her Jonnston, her wes, her Moores, her Bavard, ber Haruett, her Howe, her Polks, her Davidsons, her Ashes, her Waddell, her Avery, her Alexanders and her Grahams, who, a8 she believes, in the great race for our nationality ‘took the iead Of tue majestic world.’? Sle.biuks shat from the contributions of reat States is 1ormed a consteliated t suMicient to illumine aud lead tue peeves 01 the globe to tue full atiainment of u nuble wauhoud. Wuo can coutempilate the illuswious cvaracters 1 have named (uous weiloge Of Ludescripabie gatisiaction ? 1! ligt Will sooner or later co out to ali the earth, am. velore their superior brigutness all otuer luminaries and leaders o: na- tous, aucieay and modern, will “pale tueir inet tectual fires.’ When the lapse of ages shall have shed its hal- Jowing influence upon tiem they will he held ia yect and reverence toau solun or Aristiaes, Epawinondas ur Cato or Cicero. 4heir priweiples are 48 immortal as the stars, nor is there apy juss cause to doubt their ultimate ui- ump) ana universal prevalence, Temporary vv- structions they have aiready enc ered, aud others they docbuess Wil berea:t eucounter; but im the inoral #s in tae physical system there is @ law Of accuwulation of force Wich exhibits lis strengch juss ia proportion to the oppositivu it eu- counters. Currents ure augmented py impedt- menrs and toe temporary detention of sue moun- tain torrent only serves to make more emectuat its desolatlng Velocity, So, wen great principles are once developed and pat in action tuey la- crease la energy in portion to toe oppusition shey meet, aud thes ypious derive new ardor of devotion, new vigor ol effort from every tem- porary cneck. Influences, as we believe, uopro- pitious to the prevalence of the political doctrines of our great iathere heve receatly prevatied im our country. Malignant power bas for @ season been per- mitted to destroy our prosperity, mortlhy our priae aud deprive us of our be:itaye of civil lin- erty. Great efforts have been made to preak and crasa the spirit o1 v.r people because it would not with su! % plancy bend to toe degrading Devest o1 tyranoy, aod We ure taunted as “rebels” for our devotion to bol th Tongue or sword of bver Jost or gained. From such (rials truth always emerges with augmented a:tractions, and her votaries, tested in thelr fidelity vy their adversities, though ofea aiminished in Dumoers, ate ever increased in power, aud tue lessoos Whicd guide them fu ultl- mate Aud perm nent success ars irequentiy learoed im boars of solitary refiection upox mistakes and vinuders a committed for proper forecast aod consi 3 want ot It was er tue Great woo sald, w ye! rt 0 TONG in the schoul of un- pro,iuioas $=jortune how to cunquer tie enemies of fis counuy. This is the spirit of tho truly great ih every age, aud tw such alone the world may look with hope for final redempiion, regeneration and dis- eothrailmeat irom every form o1 tyranny and op- pression that pow bangs darkly broodiug over tue susure. To the truly virt@ous, the tiuly great, j0/1 18 the cause oF a high redougd, aud real Vation Of character 18 ot bi quence of w Oppears to be a lotai, irreme able overthrow, ‘There are recoliections ovn- nected with the evil fortai oO: our glorious sunny Soud which asstirediy iu due time will @ truth of what i now say, ris to malatain inviviate the principles Finent inleyited irom ous fainers, tiose principles, previous 10 ihemeeives, do now ana will jorever |ereafver Scand indissoluply us- sociated in our hearts With tie sacred memory of our $008 Who fought and ded and died in toelr deience, Thougi our armies Were vustly out- pumbered vy tnose Of our loe, and by tale dis- parity we were finadjy forced to yield, our gallant suldiery Won on so Many feds of wivry as to give them # just claim to ors of @ triumpp. ¥ vourse and approxima rea now, walle Oe Bo in reforence to Lhe great uphi wage OF Olt.- bedewed with the th A cal Commaniiles Wi have their wives, =‘ and ugh ot our race they iv | tOliy Wh aoutally — revisite: waren nie im , and readorned by 1: of aliine lve, aifferent iacitades they are rewog 1, @nBoviing iafue da. an Leiley epee on their surviving trymon, ‘he glory of pUiosophy t te whcestors is thus with that oF our sings af @ | ow and the sight 6 vib lp give to guide us in the deliverance tye 14.90 " ite 9 os ib ie Oo: War oud shel reas y ie ja} Whe Gat Visit One ui to aoa Ueiversal vrotmern od, Ihe uperi sou) vities Where ot fen seen + War, We fave sougnt by every | 2oma; itis the fag under waien Jetferson Dav! | rongut. ed the landing | measure uf tyranny aud worked crael Oppies- | if wistory is bot, e rights, the enjoyments and tue true digulty o | plated in good faith, our soldiers and our ‘zens have ever been disposed to avide by the honorabie terms of captiuianon. With Bo Wisi fo revew the contest With our late enemies in MICANS co NPALLD)e WIth proper respect to make them our “iriends in peace.” We ave offered po resistance to cousti- tutional government, We have cotphtined oF Wrongs aud of oppression, and *houll huve been uairue fo our ancestors aud regardless ef oar pirtheights Uwe had net done so, We desire a resluratiou of brotaerly love between tae people Of tue two great sections of our country. Toe Timon we wisu Co see restored upon the basis Of recognition of the soverelguty Of the States. As ‘American citizens we wre proud of the greatness of the Repunlic, and we are ready whenever the government shall be adnunistered In wisdom and il eyuity to salute its honored and star decked ensiga as the “fag of the iree hearts, hopes and | nomes.”? Shouid that ensign hereafter be unfolded at the head of the legions of toe whole country, sum- moned to muintaim our righis op sea ur On land, in that eveut the suns of toe South will be as prom.t in rallying under if, aud as brave in beariog it alott im the battle and tue breeze, as any otaer class 0: our people. Tuere are asso- c:ared wita (hac fag iu the memories of Suurkera people many, very many recoiections 0; inspiring influence, “it is the dag under winch Truxton fought and conque ed 1a the old French war; 1013 the flay which Decatur aud Perry and Lawrence bore victoriously ob tne ocean i Vindication of “iree trade und sailors’ riguts;” 1018 the dag which Waved over Jackson's troops at tae batt.c or New Orleaus; it is the Mag that Taylor aod Sco t uniured im Mexico, and piantea ov the towers of Monterey and on the alls of Monte- , Rooert E, Lee, “stonewall” Jackson, Joxepn br. Jounston and D. H, Hill bave often railed and This fug, so endeared by us connection with the names of the great of voth secuions of the Union, 18 still loved ey Southern people tn spite of all that has occurred to destroy our nacional sympathies. We ure awaiting With aaxious soli- eitude for tae restoration of such mutual coni- deuce and irateruity between the alienated sec- UeDs Of OUT country Bs Will make that fag once more the emblem of onr uulted, prosperous and vappy uation, We hail wich eestusy recent tokens of the subsidence of hostiity Om tre part of the Nortuern people, and we hovor, With the s.uceresi urioule Of gratitude and respect, those «mony them who, despite the severe trials to which their | Guvstancy bas been sudjected, Lave ever been | rue to us and to the principles of their ancestors | and Our ancestors, Suc men are always needed to rescue sinking nations, and to those heroic | patriots of the Nortu posterity will advert with The,proioundest reverence and wilt place them in | the'category ol the illustrious. The darkness is passing away; the gray streaks of the moroing ure to be seen iu the east; Aurora will soun rise | and gitd our future witn respienaent lustre. in view of tue approaciing era ol peace and | good feeling it behooves all patriots to restrain their reseptmeuts, and to cultivate a wise, con- > siderate and patient temper, discarding the sug- Weston, of “envy, hatred, malice and all harl- tublenest Let as bury turever the ir i | ocean, on whose wave the halcyon rests ber | downy bosom, in vokeu of tranquillity and peace.’” | When fraternity is tins restored, then, indeed, we | may all look with priae and pleasure upon the | | Stars and Stripes o1 our nattonai “orifamme,” acd say, in the words of the ude from waicn I } Rave already quoted :— Where bret the foe but falls before us, With F. Ss soil bencatD ont feet, Aud Freedom's banner Waving o'er lst | Fellow citizens, e evated by the inspirations of this duy and tia piace, | seem to stand on an emi- Hence Which commands & View ol centuries. From toe mount of vision | look buck and see the spirit of Laberty in the dark, deep lorests of Saxony, many uges ago, when the Rowan eagies were fy- img anu screaming over the world, tune of the desert Was secure «gainst toe | power of the ail-conquering mistress of the | word. From thence | foliow her to the seagire | isie of Britala, and oehoid her infiaence as uix- } played ia the insutuvions of Alfred. Reuriug tor w long time from view Soe reappears with tac Barons at Runpymede, and with the Puritans or Roundheads im the reign of Charies 1. After tows, | py the treachery of Monk, her friends are de- | teated and persecuted, aud furced to fly to the | wilas ot tuis newiy discov-red hemisphere, Fol- lowing them La their Migat, in different localities, ‘ upon thls virgim soil, she sowed tne seed which | | germiaaced and brought forta the institutions | woieo ourfathers bequeuthed tous. Turning my | tace I luok Gown tae long vista of the jutnre, and | pow | beuoid her progress, Sue hus been cruelly wouuded in the nouse of ira B chastened by her sufferings, sue moves iorward among the nations, teaching as she goes the sop vf self-restraint (tae foundation of all trae “virtug) und imposing upon her true iollowers tue Festriciions of law, Jundamental, invio able law, warning them wita earnestness tospired by her owa ollfer experience, to beware o: tue se- ductive cnarms of licentiousness and fanaticism, two spirits bearing some resemoiance to bersc. DUt uiWays found tube, sooner or later, im deadly hostiiiy to her and all ner works. Aud from chis now 1 tarn again to the contem- plation of the history aud the Bopes of our own loved Soaroern lund, eopied fur the most part by the descendants of the noviest classes of tne Vid World, tue imuab- ltants Of the States once siyled ‘Conteder bave ever been characterized by the nighest qual- ites Of mau. Homor with them Is a deified imper- sooation, beore Ww they devoutly bow. ite “sligotest touches Will always give them pause;’’ they— Forbear all side pretences, And resoluteiy keep its laws, Uucaring consequences. Cultivated and refined, tue Southern gentleman Was, ik the Gays of our prosperity, @ prince of generous bospitaliny, His home was the attractive resurt of all whodelignted iu the innocent and rational enjoyments v1 social life, and nis enter+ tain meats Were equaliy earfying to miod and body, In nis aaversity Ne 1s as Cnemgey yoga his torti- ries und refined indulgences wiica w Our statesmen in Limes past were ever in the leaa ip our ational cuuncis. Our orators, from the days of the *sorest bora Demosta-ne: ° always borne away Irom a)! competivors toe palm of true logic and soul-stirring eloqueuce. our poers nave sung strains as swee: ax ever flowed irom toe tountains of Helicon or Parnassus. Our historians have writen with toe truthfulness and eiegauce of tae best of that class of writers. Our pro essignal Walks are acorned with mauy men of learuing and great socia! accompilsnmen:s. Our womed a: pure, as inteJdigent, as patriotic aud as beautiful as ay that ever won the hearts and sweetened the bomes of nm. Our yeomanry are as tiue as ever Stoud 10 adamant rength, tne duiwara of taeir countr; Tn the past we uething to be ashamed of: we lost our liberties amd with them our es: but mut by any fanit ef ours—situated as we were im the contest in which we were ae.eated, At was not in mo-tals to cummant We did more—teservou it. We came out of it, itis true, with exhausted energies, tattered banvers and worn out gar- ments, but covered, nevertheless, with ; ud even aO*, Witu Mil their prestige of 88, our gallant .088 have no men to whom t can point With hali the pride aua satisfaction see im the contemplation o1 the characters ol our great captains, who in so many hara fougat Datties lea our sons to victory, Our futare is cheered wita nope. Time is working lor our vin- dicaiion. its aevelopmenis will prove the folly no iess than Lbe guilt oF Our oppressors. Aireaay the crael Wrongs we vave suffered are atiiacting the atten dignuat rebuke of all and avroad. Our injuries will redound to the good of our race, ond the world Will not mucu longer ‘ate Lo pronounce sentence of con on those Who N@¥e sought to place tue elevate and educated White man in suojection to the gov- eruiment Of the ignorant, debased slave of receut manomission. Our advermt; prosperity ; au has proven us 10 be worthy of having now learned lessons many of practical Wisdum We never knew belore, We wil use Gur Mew acquitements for the tt ment of our commun couniry roves part- ther t trast, of ‘@ Wiil not neglect to 9 and tuereoy vy virth OF adoy her jast claims a. review ner gi. rious but remember ner gr Tlotism wad statesmansmip ail tae course uf lis past history tml to sustain the ad reputation of her sons {for their siriet obedience to iaw im ail is rigntfal claims, Deepiy impressed with a j@eing of reverence jor our fa Wii linitate tueir @Xampie bY juboring to the Weiare of the wuoie country, aad in daisy ct ent tothe fame ui tie Veneravle ‘patriarchs of Mecsienbarg,” WOO, une ceotury ago, near (h place We DuW Occupy, Inscribed their names upon tae very frunt Of tae temple of immortality in tue act oi signing thom to tie fret Declaration of rican Inuepeudence. to the patriarcas of Meck: Honor aud praise lenburg, ROW Kod Jorever, and woe betide ine a craven #oWis Wao may hereafter desert their prin- | cipiet— Carolina, Carolina, Heaven's blossit While we live we Will cherisn, prowet 1 pesch of Mr. Kerr, whicif was received end her. deiend per. with much enthusiasm, was fullowed by an Verai years Oi My boynood unuer of Oia Or, ican foes ae sree seen nae ocuuslOn. Thvasanas wt hearts er With the (rede sanan et « page talge io fae West (rom tas “areas \ own, Ulaciy lave l come In the Bull. | | ter, Tennessee,” to bear her kindly ereetiags ana 1o mingle her voice in your rejoicing. Tue voice of hee Legisiatare end Historical Society was but tae voice of the State im the expr | teres’ in tag celebration. Chiwaren of Caro! ns Sons of jreedom! Parriuts of our coumon coor try! This ceevration is the festival of the hear upon the glorious memories of the past, That people have far sunk in degereracy and have become as the dry bones in tne valley Wwaen they fee! no sur o1 inspiration as the Images of their ilius'rious lathers are passlug efvre there eyes. The veart, not the head, of « Baton 1s We jountath Of pa'riousm, bravery and Virtue, The emoioual nature of & peopis, lixe the » con tains the saline virtues which puriiy and preserve the State. Tae living age t¥ bat 4 pensioner on the works aud wisdow of the past, it hos veen the custom of all civilized uations to ceiebrate the ancestral deeds and virtu pmiate the benetac em Ube uu Most ronowDed orate aeeds al (le National celebrations, Pericles pi nounced the orwtion ta honor of the bro who fell it the first Peloponesian war Demosthenes pronounced # similar oration mm honor of ‘those woo jell mm the bite tle of Oh: The whole lige of Jewisa Distory Ww: rked with memorial stomes and altars, and crifiees and jubilees, Ali tne | rivers, lakes, seas, mountains, villages and cities | became monumental. This day Ebal and Gerezim, Sinai ana Calvary, Bethienem aud Jerusalem, all rise fresh beiore our ine, ores. = Even tne floods Of praise whicu dasned from tue harp of Davia Were bat the memorial songs of bis nation. Then, this celebration nas 2 tar nobler aim than tne Mere pastime of an hour, And whe we have gathered around these old aitars of weetom and nulsted ine Moodgaies of our joys we should uot faji to 0¢@ inspired Wit Ihe suolime virtues of our fathers, The “Old North State’? has treasures of history. Which, ro the Oucer W rid, nave ioug beew impedded im her own busom, tike the rica ores Ol her mouot@ius. And walle her his torians have bot been ide tn gareering up many of her geeds, yet taey have nov been | emplazonea to the world nor tue generations um. | bued With their teacning, All tie nurseries OF tue | jand ought 0 be wade Vocal with Caro.jina’s songs. and our juveniie orators ought fo make Uhew ring io scholastie declamacou ta coe ene huadred and lorcy thousaud scuoois and eollezes im the lana. It is too true that ail our Southern St | Induiget ta @ literary stupeiaction, whi | Suites ave furmisned Oar schoo! aud nursery ii erature, in which, with excusable vanity, the have painted the thrilitag tueients of Lhe own history, itis ume we were tearing the poppies irom our brows, upd adorning then wilh fe bas and laurels, We have deeds and heroes taat are worthy of the wwngue of a VDemosibenes aud the harp ofa Homer, Buc I did not come to caide you, whose putriotisin and gratitude bave risen to ecs- lacy OU this occasion, Your syinpatiies are how to electric communtcation With | tae puse and your hearts are warm with ts losptration, You ure yearning to hear, ane will not be wearled witheyen & Fepelition Of some o1 the dees of your iatners. The news o1 the passage ob Seamp ach fell upon North Carouue ike & spark luto & powaer magazine, The explosion of tnaig- hation s¥ook the colony to its centre, while Joan ASue, then Speaker ol the General + rung the aructlate ecao into the ear or Governor | Tryon, “flus law wil be resisted to blood and deata.”” Wheu the sioep-ol-war Diiigeuce » anchored fa tae Cape Fear with stamped pa, er for the use Of tue colony, the brave men oO; tauover aud Brnuswick, heagea by tne heroie Ase aud Waddell, prob.vited the terrfed captain froas | lanaing the cargo. From then they marched to Wilmimgtoa, vesieged the Gor extorted from him @ pledge, Muster, not fo attempt the execution ot ; law. Here the King, Parilament aud Vi aildetied, Here we have ao actiar transcendic m daring the Boston iea pariy, who were du guised as Indians tO escape identity, while dere | vae wet was perturmed in open day. The parues Were without disguis ud Koown, and tt Was be- cause they were Known thas the Governor capitu- lated in his castle. And yet the tear oi tambin the tea into Boston Harbor ts known to ever achoolvoy in the land, and tne last celebration of nor’s Palace, aud the the event was heid iu the rotunda of the National | Capitol, : Alt the Bistories of Nortn Carotina concur in the (act tout it Sutered more from tne insults, extor- tions aud oppressions of the goverament oficlu's than any ofiier one uf the American culonies. Wita but iow exceptions ail the Gove. nore, trom pir Wiliam Berkley to Josiah Martin, scemed to regard the colony out a8 @ royy! plantation, the | people but as rerts, the true ubject of Cle yov- eroment put @ sources of thriit to the governmen: “sword but as a seeptre.”? @ clerks of the interior courts pluu- | dered the people by extortion, while the tax- . galherers Stripped tae iarm@s Oi the work beasts, and in some IRstances seized the wearing apparel | oF the peupie. A'ter elaborately tracing the history of the Revo- latiogar) straggle, Mr. Brigot said:—All nonor to the fWency-seveu noble signers ol the dMeckier borg Decturation of Inaepenuence, miogy car noc oVerdraw tnelr praise, bur admiration surpass their ment, Let cach uaMe be cousccraied to freedum, and euch flad a sanetiiary i every patriot’s heart. But sume woula make the dispac- | Aging 1WsiNUaLion that their Geciaration Was only | the expression of prevailog seuume it at tae time. The facta of history do not sustain ihe position. Wasniogton ‘@bhurred the jaea oi independence” whet Be took command of the ermy, and ne had rohed the tide war about une year be ore ae was commicted to | te idea, Mr. Jeterson, in @ lewer cacd 25ta August, 1775, said ne “would ratner be in aepeud- ence on Great Britain, »operiy mated, tuam on y other nauow on earti,” Dut added, “rather than submit to the right of legisiaiiug for as assumed vy tue Hritisn Parliameut, would lend Ty oacd to simk the whole ielagd im the ocean.” Joseph Galloway, at one time Speaker 0; the House of Pennsyivania, On Nis eXanunation belore ine House of Commons, in 4 Commiticé on Americana Papers, on the 1étu June 1779, said, “1 do 10t be- lieve, irom the bes: knowledge | have Of the state oi America at toat time (the time when the peo- ple tO.k Up arms) that ome-fiftn of the people bad * the Provincial Con- ass. | Inaependence in view.” gress, at Watertown, april, 1775, seven of Lexington, an Nabitauts of Great Britain’ was adopt d contaming the following passage:—“Tuey (she British Ministry) have bot de:acned us from, our royal sovereign; We projess to be bis loyal and datiini subjects, and, so hardiy dealt we have veep, are sill reaay with our w nd for- tunes to defend his person, iamily, cro wo and lg nity; nevertheless, to the persecution and ty- rauny of bid cruel Ministry we will not tamely submit.’ On the 82 of Juiy, 1775, every nrember of tae Provisional Congress signed a petition to toe King stating that they have not “ruisea srm- les with the ambitious design of separatiag from Great Britain and estaplisoing io Other evidences might be multiplied to the sau: etiect. Nowe of these had the ring of ine old Meckienvurs Declaration, put taey show the fact that up to Pourtn of daly, 1776, the Continental war Was Waged for the redress of grievances and not jor imdeperdence. it is clear that the mourning star American indepeuaence first rose upon the feia Ol Meckieabarg. But some bave gone so far as vo doubi the maim fact ot the Meckicaputs Devlatu- on. Toe origin Of thls bistureea: sceptic.sm is, Deroaps, traceable to the letter of Mr. Jeftersoa of July 9, 1819, im reply to the letter of sir, Jonn Adams, in which he says, ‘| believe it is spurious” Mr. Jee: son dia no: deuy the act, vat ve uid not | believe it, However great lis iame for stateman- ship aod Knowledge, his ineredulity svould put be substifated lor fact. ‘Ihe same remark 1s applic apie to Mr. Agams, who said m ie ietter to Mr. Jeiferson, “Ii i bad possessed tt | would have made the ualis of Congress echu ane re-echo witu tt fil- teen mon’ as before your Declaration of Indepeud- ence.” But while Mr. Adams would thus have sung the giories of Meckienbu.g, bis own Provin- cial Congress, as shown beiore, Would have veen singing \Oyailty to tue British King. With dat poor Jaciities for collecting a. preserving the treas ures of our Revolationary bistory, no donot many »rtant acts did not come (o te KnOwleage of ither Nr. Jefers.n or Mr. Adams, The patriots of Mecklenbarg Were now merged With aii the colony in she comnon caus colony pledgea liseli to share ratebiy In tne expenses of he Cou tal Oo the isth on the 26in ter the pattie to the in e 2 s e S & ina, promptly tarnisned, fhe muitary record of North Carolina openeu 27% Fevruary, 1776, With @ splendid God important Victory at Moore's Creek. Goveroor Macun, buroiug with ana wiling to regain his lost authoricy at any cust, projected tue plan of rousing tae india: to massacre on the irontiers, tae negroes to in- surrecuon, the Scotch Highianders and tories to i standard, wale reimiorcemenis oy Sir Ty Clinton, and from Evgiand onder sir Peter Parket, and With this combination he was io , coony wih and fil a oa . Ge Mepduata. in ¢ ecution “er nized i of the plan, .ad organized aoout 1,500 Higuande:s ada tones gua atrempied to fom @ junction With tae expected fore t Wiimington. He was intercepteu at tue bridge at Moore’s Creek uy Colonels Caswell anu Liliagton, ‘With abou: 1,000 miintia, Ihey entreacved on the ade of “uncovered tae b. tne music of riore charged na across tue Tne eW.rk Was sho rout comple losg Of the en wai filty Killed, wounded god missing; pri onérs, inciuding we General; $76,000 in money, Desiacs a large quantity of army stores. ‘cow biow irusiratea the shocking conspiracy tii Poused the iwuignation, o1 ihe peovte, vroke aud ro o formidable combination 0: H.golacders ex,eoiea reiniorcomente de- MadtiertoO agains eroachinents o: power Was mace 40 Ju78, in North | Cavolna. 1 ¢ bate Which Was ought to the cwuse Of American luberty Waa ou the loti Of Wy 17 a North Carviua. The first Declare. of judependence In any one of the American colonies Wus wade oD tne 20th iF. 1778, by Ma} | patrioys of Mecklenburg, in North Carolina, tne od Nee veuvDe tr delegates to deciare ior wadepondenes ia, fee Yousuentel Cungress Were the WU Of Apt) AT7s, te the deWyares Hi Gatelon, ine Beet bow winou ———————— | at ion of er in- ae hd swore ois Stamp | | warned te the tide ef aisaster of indepenoence”’ imal) Sorta — Carouva, And apoi of North Carolina and parti; ber own sons the biow was struck whict “pat the caplure of Yorktown ino the nands & Wasningtoo,” and thus euded the struggie 4 biaze.of wlury, All ball to the Old North stave! Let the pages of nistory be crowdeu with the sine lox names of her heroes and patrio s, and et these names become songs of deiverance to the coming generations, They taaght us ‘he value of nbderty—Wheu bo craw the sword, how to use it, when toreturn it to the scabvard, and how ta pursue the arts of peace. I[mMmortal be the Dames of the seven AleXubders and the names ol Kre- vad, Baic, Patter, Harris, Keuaon, Por Dersy, i ana Granem, Queary, Wiisen, aver r Morrison, Irvin, Flennegin, I son and Polk, signers vi the Mecklenourg Deciara. tion pendence, and the namex of other Caswell, Davie revolutionary patriots—Ashe, Fraokin, Forney, hewea, Hooper, Jones, Liling- ton. Leach, Loug, Macoa, Muore, McDowel, Nas: en Pos, Rutherford, Waddell aud othe veyond numoer, After the xcatevement of our in. dependence, North Carolina, with a generosicy equal vo her bravery, provided by law for the sup- port ol the famites oi her sick and disabled s0'. ‘Glers. ke anopted a seale for (ne purpose of ascertummg: tie Value of her depreciated cur. reves, (aktag ute soanish anil dolar ag a unit of value. Tails scale snows the progress of depreciae UO at the end Of he year » a8 1 fob; wD ATs, fis 1 tO 5343 1m 1779, a8 1 to in 1780, a8 1 to 200; 1m 1781, a8 1 bo 725, and In 1is2, as 1 to $00, Truly tue currency had depreciatea to mere financial trash; buti¢ naa performed its mission. It was onty 48 the sheils left im the nest alter the eagie had hatched and flown, and ic took 1's western ght, scarce without a padse, uoril it beat ata - Wihys against the gates of the setting sun, North Carolina aod ner Southern sister State¢ have oad their day of triad aud of tribulation, 4 hope it wilt not be ont of place when I deciare, as au act of jnstice to taem and to drup leaves of beal- lug of tbe future, that the Soatheru States, ip tae recent s rife of tue sections, lmuteaded only tu uivide aud not to destroy tae common heritage of our liberty, lu separauon they intended to write “Mizpab’? bewween the sections, “fue Lord Wutcit between Ine and thee When We are absent one from tne other.” they acee ted in good faith The ArUtrament Oo. a:ms. ‘“Luey nourish no Latent ireason, conceal no Mres of malice, desire ue hereditary Meds, seek Ne advantage of tein sister states, ‘They desire only an equal part aod tooim the inheritance of their fathers. They pave many a seli-saciiacing pu'riot now who, as the oman Curtivs of oid leaped into the guit me Foram, would leap into the “bloogy ¢ebasm” and have it cose apen hima sorever, if, with Union, be could secure lib. erty, wrateruity and justice. ‘The uerole aections 0. a people ave the Stromzest political coras of ¢ nalion—aifections sunct.fied and strengthened by companions ip 1a asa gers, tous, sulferings, com minghng oi blood, aud in the acnievemeat of @ common Lberty ana giory. in these affections are involved honor, magne niauty, Charity aud justice. While uur Revoiu- tionaty fainers lived their heartstrings hed us togesier in upien: Ont as Svou as their heads vested Leneatn the eods of the valley vd tne parting hgaments. Happy it was tor bem that they never lovgea upon the drenched by the biood of their soas, and happy yet will at pe if that biood should become | tne seal ot perpetual concord and — sustice, Alihouga the ¢yuutry is acprived of the cords aud Stays Of the hero © affectioas of our iatners, yet there is Virtue im ther memory. We are were tus day to be ambaed With tie subiime lessons of theireXampie, We are here With pious gratitude | to remove “the muss and lichen of neglect” irom their jones, and, like *O.d mortality,”? wita chisel and maites to deepen tuelr inscripucns, We are here bo collec iu the Urb of memory their immag- ta! deeds, to be passed down (to succveding vel. erations, like (ne omer of Mauna Dy the caildren of Israei sions ibe Divdway o1 ages. Les ali the sony and duugaters of tue Olid Norta State, aud the pie grim pairiots ofall cae land, meet from year to year, ana Tum century Lo Ceniary, On buls Consecrared ground, and view the memoriais vf tueir lawuers, as ino ancient Jews gathered to tuelr beloved Zion, and obeyed the command, “Go round avout tell tne lowers buereot, Mark ye well per ks, consiver her | dt. to tae gen jand perge.uaie fer celebrations, and from Lex- | tugton wad the veiznts of Bunker Hill shout to us | her fracernal greetings, and Meckienbarg wil re- ura tae ecuo, as Juca answers back © To joyous Alpa. And let us al! hope jor ihe fruition of our splen- Gd anlicipanions: tnar all (he land. from tue frozev Norcn to Che Gull and ;rou ocean to oceun, sDall oe dedicated to repubiicau Jreedom and be iorever Sheltered under the Canopy of a just and benign government. Alter tbe formal ceremonies a banquet was given to the invited guests 4 others in tag Florat Hall, @ large wooden structure on the grounds, Tne buliding bad been magaincenty decorated by the deit nauds of the fair ladies 0} Cnariotte. THE PRINCIPAL SPEakans responding to the toasts were Governor Hen- Gricks, of Indiana; Geaeral Bradiey T. Johnson, of Richmond, Va., aud sop, Curtis BH, Broguen, | Governor of North Carolina. MASS MEETING IN THE EVENING. CHARLorra, N. O., May 20, 1875. Atagrand mass mectlag neld to-night 1m Inde pendeace square an lummeuse crowd Was in at tendance. Magnificent speeches wete made by Governor Hendricks, of Indiana; Vance, Oilng- mau, ex-Governor Waiker, Governor Oaamper- jain, of Soutn Caroilaa; Colonel H, M. Pulk, of Tennessee and ovhers. Fireworks and masic added to the interest uf the occasion. Colone! William Jobmston, Mayor of Chariotte, presided, and Governor Brogden gave to the occasion the Weight of bis official iudorsement as euief ex- ecutive of the State. THE DAY IN MEMPHIS, TENN. MEMPDIS, May 20, 1875. Notwitastandi»g the prociasations of the Gov- ernor and Mayor in reference to tae observance Of to-day a3 a holiday in bonor of the Mecklenourg Centennial stores and business houses are open as usoal, To-might, however, @ mass meeting will bo held at the tueatre and aadresses made by sov- CELEBRATION IN NASHVILLE. NasHVILLE, Tenn., May 20, 1876. Tne Mecklenburg Centennial was celebrated With spirit and enthusiasm to-day, Eloquent iriotic speeches were made by ex-Governor eli, Governor Porter and others, THE NATIONAL CENTENNIAL SECOND DAY'S SESSION OF THE ANNUAL MEETe IN@—THR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE'S WORK. PHILADSLPIA, May 20, 1875. The second session of the annual meeting o: the Centenuial Commission was heid yesterday mora ing, General Hawles presiding. THE MECKLENBURG CKNTENNIAL. Mr. Prosser, of Tennessee, offered the following, which was adopted :— u the peop! Table eve in the celebration etore Kesolved, That the Commission send Peeing. 2 the eitvens et North Carolina and Tennessee, aud iy ‘memory of the ‘ho, 100 years ago ‘ation above referred end thu: Join with them in doing honor to th patriotic citizens of the former State, forth the dec e4 themsel put pia form ot government, Ment should ve organized by the peopl: 1. welt: Resolved, That the President of the Commission be re- quesied, by telegraph or other wise, to communicace passage of this resoiution. General Hawiey aumounced that ne had already t ma, puting the Sent toe loliowing teiegra: pas. tom Cen’ 1” Com iw a penvence Hull, send most cordial an: , oo with the bey ey tor ect 3 ue LeoRers, aud inl’ the’ ‘work neat on. J. R, HAWLEY, President. : MUSICAL AND DRAMATIO NOTES. . The Filth Avenue Company will play one nighi’ at Omaba on the way to San Francisco, The de mand Jor seats 18 said to be Bhenumengl- Real stiver bricks are to be pnestutea to the ladies at the Fifth Avenue re on Monday Right, On the occasion.oi tifé"hundredtm pertorm ance of the * Big ima. Miss s, Wentwomth, the promising and talented young actresq, is about to retire from the stage ‘Ths evens will be regretted by ail who appreciated her versatile and charming impersonations. ./Girofé-Gitofla” is meeting With immense suo cess in London, It maintains ite iavor with the putilc here, but will be witudrawa soon to maze YOum for the Soliene troupe, whicn will reappear for five nignts at the Lyceum, BIITEN BY A DOG ‘Yesterday aiternoon. ae Kdward Parley, aged four yours, Was playing at Auantic avenue and Boerum streets, Brooklyu, ne Was attacked aad severely bitten in Lue 1ace wa tn prod: . | ed dog, Phe end was | Sakiod tae