Carolina Watchman

              vatciiman i ay jtxi lb 18*0 • ;'! ion : - • great ■ •■ ot r to ibe c ill of ti;e salisbury q . ihere catne p to tins r ■ ii inst the most m ■ .. opie lhal ever was con v rth carolina i wei.ve thoc r officially reported by llolshouscr tbe grand i be procession form :':. and marched through - h eight to the factory grove int itve faultet .' aftempting a general de ., . | , ihi • ■*.!■■ ■■■■ ns duj banners ... unded . i he cannon - . try r sponded — ladies ir 7 ile hankerchiefs from the i recess n iho'-pn their i y irs , or took ui their • eered ea i bright and beautiful i y ami here let us , -.. ■ i e iitiful lias on ' ve saw in one crowd . , . men who .-. w led red the davidson-j • i unty y.irji'j . mecklenburg vv likes indoiph t siirry.ttirn . blokes rockingham i _ in i there from parts un nil strong in tht pe tbe d^y was coo 2nd sant and lhe arrangements all judicious d vvl shall give belqw a on of the procession '. a j efficient nnd pow di was di livered ut length by the i lo.v abram ri cher another j-'iort j nl matter of fact address ! ib pronounced hy 17 v john 7 pepper fiom anson ( 7 m ty j his genileman was len harrison in is 19 j 20 and was intimately a rpiainted wilh : m iio lore wiiim-ss to lhe high ehurac | bof bis intellect — to i is tund an i pal ially on the stil cet ol no gave ;; y incidents nm 1 v i io simplicity • 1 =.:• nt 111 lhat day lra«=t in itical way ' iection 0 i ' ■ ■: : :.:■•.] among gen herri 1 just . mger ; 1 ■ :. ucie was ' ion oi the iicentious the whole n 1 i into loud cheei in s i 1 — *'• tie's no granny j was reiterated by a thou ■ the old man stopped an j ' •: nt.seemingly much struck ■ diment and then added ' ■ uld he willing to s'lake |> - ; upon ihis issue that i ; henry clay,3_»aniel webster and : ' j i c preston and wilh their assis ( ; ' !,!! •■ cabinet thai woujd roansoe ! oatii ii a prcat dcai bet 1 e been n-anaged fei the ' i tn i incotnton rr.a,:e a '■ 1 soul stirling appeal : *« most rapturously applauded ' •-'• m barringer delivered a short . . v e*-aibl and elegant speech which i ed with great applause ing was eoncluded by a mas 1 frntu mr boydrn of surry in his * 1 *'. no an j peculiar stylo il e ex ' ih-d the abuses of tho aumm ' grea severity his speech - id sense highly garnished ireasm rones of ihis town e-hibt e g ct the petersbdrg volunteer ■■■ was in the battle of fort ident with a few remain ■ ; • i-ianation had a very ''" ; upon the audience tbey lanj applauded htin wuli rreat en ■■■■' to and that the solid table came in well and '< d we had more people y ted but we had enough for ■ •-- s a more orderly agree ifulsigrft and never did peo ■ tbem-elves more * ' ttigbt the greater part of the v i delegations nod arrwed^jba many wcrx ti.e patriotic song and the merry joke that went : the rounds on that night at the encamp itnents oa ihe next night the sime ball was still m motion : thousands were as i sembled al the guilford encampment ; gen ; £ dney addressed ihem in tbe most masterly jjjj*j»mr jones of this town ar.d mr of lied',77 were also cn'i-id on for ppefces which were received with most raptwous applause tippecanoe songs were j called for a.-.d severa very significant jokes were told from the rostrum with tremendous effee : speech and song and joke were responded fo by shouts of pphuse and by j lhe cannons roar in a word tbe bright was ; f-'.irpr.s by nothing but the day this wr.s kept up until near midnight bul when the last stroke r.f the town clock died j away " all wdi hushed v was now the s.ibbaih a;;-j he same spirit that stiired j them lo come hither prompted them to re : ppect that holy institution on the nest day by public appointmenl severs hundred ; of the visiter with r~ur t*b wn's-peonle re paired to the stand again and listened to a tr'.-jst excellent patriotic sermon from the rev mr rankin in the afternoon the : rev mr mcdonald delivered a very ap ipropiiate and evangelical discourse but . there wa no party-if-m in either cf them as some had pretended would he : he case but we rnii-t cease and give place to the ofiicia proceedings official report b'ourth july w hig celebr vtion i pursuant io notice a largo numbi r f persons 1 attended ai salisburv on ihis dav to join i in i_nterlainmet:t given by the r wan ti ia_oe club in honoi • f harri.on a 1 rtf in officers of the club robekt yy..y .-. •., prt ■ ident alex jj brand ■ > ll mi chambers v'ici pn s'nls thos ( mis e s isillimau > ,, u . ... , , i ' - u:'j .-' - . ',; : ps j ' ; a !..< i i , • ,. d_t * coa alexander holdshouser was giaijd mar shal of the day — there weie j assfsiant mar for rowau county the grand marsha of ihe day reports lo the club tha there v ere present twki.vk thoi i sam ficrsl'l.s at sun rye/ibe day-'s proceedings comment ed with firingfifchirteen guns by the iisrwbc artillery corfb^ay during which a large if ag ; 10 ice l#ng lrai_sid in main street bearing the a.\:otz\i,\rwb&b v : on one side " no re duction of vi af^yhut prosperity to she farmer and megbanicu oi ihe reverse ' our country j j^aii jjjyr»i r f spirit ol 1770 will preserve it . t i '■*>*■ i l.l.itl^'ihu f.fvso utj j :"■:•:! -'■ the racegrounil one mile from iho court house and they triar^tad i;.;ogj:^he town uf aiistm ls'-.xi^^g^fq i ti i oppcsi side ol it 1 a band of pioneers hid president vice presidents and secre'a ralem band of music clergy invited guests the guilford delegation this body w pn ced id in fronl by their ' chief marshal nesl came a log cabin drawn , by si white horses wiih a largo broom uvei tin front gable marked on one side ' besom of reform :' < n the other ' chan worh :' over the centre of the cabin waved a purple ing wiih this inscripriun un each side ' 2,500 whig 1 votes in guilford a barn i was lashed behind mark ed * ! ! ii cider thtuughool the procession a srnolo continued to issue from the chimney — deer skius racoon skins and buck hi rns were ] bung ab ■' the c bin and in tide uf il were ma | uy '•', . fiom the old guilford bailie ground such as •■• rd balls shot and bayonets the ca in itsi if wes constructed wiih pules ou from j ue ground the cabin vv^s followed first by the ' tippi ,..,,.,, ( ;,,/, ofthe county if guilford with a iarge white banner inscri ed ..:; one side ' lt.ee i m re toihe rescue deai friends,once more \\\ '.. a barrel neatly represented in the pentre marked • [-] , : ' er '.' on the othei side was represent i ed a log cabin inscribed ' republican simplici | ly ' againsi loco foco arrogance the staff ul this banner vvas surmounted wilh the modi ofa * dapon plough next came ' 27ifi greens i ,.,, ..', guards with their music and coropa j ny 9a*j and with an ele<*amjy embroidered : white silk 11 g on on ide of vl ich wiihin a i»reen wrought wreath were the words * merit i f j ns he pi .'■ i : .'' ■■'■'■''' ■ - ■■' r '•' : - : a nosl ' : k.aale w li a scroll in its in iuih bear ing liicse words ' on to » c.vri ! ; nexi came a large canoe draw by fnnr white ii..rses on each ide « as a flag inscribed c tip pecarroe wit'i arioihei beauliful flag waving j ver il nexi came the citizens ol guilford n im mense numbi rs fthe club have nul been able to : ascertain their exa«t rmmbrrj over them was j floating a large blue silken sheet most beautiful ly leiteied as follows m one side * the sons ol old guilford — ' againsi ibe stai d ng army — against the sub-treasury against van buren — on lhe i ihei side was * the sons of id guilford 4 for harrison '•■ tyler '—' for john m morchead'—'fut reirelchmeat f reform , n ihi gc ': • s.'eed lbs spirit wiih which ihesi hard-fisted sound headed and irue heart ed ifcl'uws went into ihis business em rons iredell dim egation next catne lhe people from ir dell iheir mar | shal repuris to ihe tippecanoe club fht hun dred and fifty one working men uoi a profes t nal man among ihem except tour pbysicians who were specially uideiedi they had a log cabin ifrtry 8 ol lhe most primiiivt and ulden ime appearance : overthis bumble bul sign fieant pageant was a whitesafin klag 1'a teenft ef long ■ ed — * 7 i || i whig m i7?6 w.ji in 1840 one more fireand lhe victory is ours the whole furniture and accompanyments of this cabin were in keep ing a was occupied during ibe procession by lhat brav and true bearled soldier of ihe revolution general ephraim ditidsos with several other revolutionary soldiers belonging to iredell bearingon ftoeir hats in large figures 7 .' the 1 , j cabin was drawn by eiont white hors es elegantly harnsssed and decked off witb small / / j fl..gs and pennants next to ihem came an in j j dia.ii canoe on wheels drawn by t'uur white hors j ( es suitably caparisoned on one side was ihe wurd | ' tippecanoe on the other * north bend over i this canoe was a large ball 6 feel in diametet ] which wr.s kept all the time in mo inn it «•-. i ! insciibed — ' lredt.ll '; ' tbe bail in moiion ;' ' hur__a for tippeeanop over tiie ball hoaied a . large silk banner bearing the national arms 8 stars and is stripes inscribed — ' prim-pies not men 1 — • vv i harrison '— « jobn tyler ! j j dm m morebftd — a more determined and j ; hue hearterj et or whigs than these frum ire j ', dr.m are not lo be found they are lhe worthy j of ihe men who jnil ibe ball in motion at rum-iour's mills next in order came cabarrus il is estimated lhal about 50*0 persons were j present from this spirited coun'v ht-r proces | sion was under lhe charge of gen means as j j chief marshal maj wm barringer maj i cur-am maj cochran caleb philer esq gi>l ; shin'pock and col weddinglon as assistant | marshals the procession consisted of atroop ol cavalry in fronl with a dig — then tho " ca i barrus artillery " under captain henderson : wiih music and a beautiful flag — then a verv handsome and well built log cabin and its ap pendages on a wagon drawn by six fine bay ■ li'irsrv tha timbers nf thi__cab:a were laktn ! frum ihe spot in cabarrus county on which the | citizens destroyed the ammunition and raajra-ine ( of war intended by governor tryon fur ihe sup i presitin of the then called " rebellious " spirit of ' ihe province of n carolina on the dour of the ' ; cabin opposite the string and latch was inscrib j j ed in largo white letters ' the string of the laich i : never pulled in in front and elevated above the ; cabin was raised a most splendid square civic j banner oi large dimensions ia the centre of the banner oo one side was painted a beauliful repre f senlalion ofa cabin — trees — f&rm-yaid and farm j ing utensils : above on the same side in very { large i liters superbly illustrated * cabar . rus below the eririt of her fathers on j the i.'iii may 1775 s"mj animates her gallant j sons i.i 1840 — on the right of l he same side j ' fort meig's 8 the thames ' — or the left l the j i aimer of north bend — i the cenire of the i : oiiicr side of the banner was painted a fine j hall length poi trail ol gen harrison in miliiary j dre"ss on lhe frame of lhe portrait was inscribed i 1 ii'm ii harrison the ' people's choice ; above ] on lhe same sole in lari^e tellers ' harrison ty ler and morehedd ' — below one presidential perm on the rah * no standing army ' — ! 1 no reduction of wages — on the left no sub treasury ' — ' the safety of the public rao i ney ;' on the top of the staff supporting ibis ban '. ner whs a niii ball wilh lhe inscription ' we'll _{■*: i ihis iiall hi moiion 1 and a representation of ~^""_& ; "' ! " d'shting on lhe ball wiih a send in ils b'4(st beapng the inscriptions ' harrison and tyler and ' john m . moreheads the letter ing and decorating of iho banner were all in gold andrffijirer leaf this part of the procession at tr_,cjs universal admiration from the assembled timllrteye next to the cal in followed i:i reg rulanowe'r he citizens uf cabarrus with a flag ihe on which is not remembered piie prooejision formed tf lhe people of this pa triotic counj^fi both it passing through town a lone ic h__rrr7irning and returning in the grand procession of the day marched forward wilh marked animation and was repeatedly cheered with applauses which were only equalled by the enthusiasm with whioh they were returned m e c kl 1 > u i rtt having a small t__m_er present joined wi-'h her daughter cabarrus in lhe procession : bu their contingent iii tho sura of effect was per haps equal to any other capt pritchaid's beau tiful and well disciplined artillery company from charlotte : their simple device of a " hornet's nesl " painted nn a white field referring as il war known it did lo cornwall's expression con cerning mecklenburg after ihey had fought him all along the road with the discharges ot iheir cannon gave great animation to the scene then came lincoln with - cabin drawn by sis grey superbly harnessed each bearing a flag wiih a motto the fits two of yellow silk with ' lincoln j while 1 the next twuof pink silk ; one ma k i ed * cowan's ford ihe other ' ramsuur's mills i he lis two pink silk mrirked * king's motin i lain and * cowpen3 the logs for this cab in were cot from the three h-iltle grounds ol ramsour'a mills in lincoln rings moun tain and the cowpens li was covered with clap boards with a driver's scat ornamented | wi h coo-.i skins and buck horns : a pail and ! goard by the side of ihe d-asr and a barrel of hard cide in front under the drivel's seat flag i if blue wiih * win ti harrison john ty ler—john m morehead •' 26 siars : reverse ; old rip is wide awake wiih the national eao'e and si us and stripes li was borne upon a pole taken from lhe spot where general da j vidsun fell in defending tho i>a at cowan's j ford two heroes of ' 70 messrs furney and poplin took seats inside the cabin and travelled j to saiisbuf mr forney fought at kings mountain and at cowan's ford he was also i in wayne's army and knew general harrison as ensign and aids to wayne tbe old snl di . ; returned i tiie same way to lincoln we believe and were paid all possible attention by lhe b ys from hat county — editors watch " the stokes delegation associated with whom were seme citizens of orange and rockingham muse rallied under a large expanded banner beautifully executed by the young ladies of ibe salem academy : on , one corner above was inscribed dili of may it on the opposite corner ' 1th of july 1776 la the body of ihe field was north c srolina the first to declare nod the last to stir : ri nder ber li.depetider.ee on the reverse side was ' harrison tyler — ' more-head ' at the : ei i of ibis banner were 26 retl and white strea mers producing a most beautiful effect next came an immense globe eleven feet in diameter with longitudinal divisions of every j different color : these divisions came together a each axis it was roiled by iwelve persons i around one axis was inscribed * harrison and reform !* around ihe other ' vhtgc_xtra 1341 ' i jlute nothing in the whole pageant attrac i ted so much attention as the ball from salem ! capt stioer's volunteer company weie in ibis procession and appeared tu great advantage — the bind which pertained lo this company was by request of ihe tippecanoe club march ed in ironi of lhe whole procession this cer . was detracting m"<.*h from tiie stokes del elation but s gave great effect to the genera affair mr lasbof betbania was cbiefmar shal for lh 3 delegaii m anson lbmdol h richmond&va montgome ry marches under an imposing banner of a spot less white olld sustaining the motto ' mont gomerv \\\ w i stand by our rights piwidson county i came ne...t she was brought up and fl mlr-d by p^ppr offic-r on her banner was bs-siifully yrgete-jai he amfriran eagfe ■ , i . tini ie air tearing in his beak a scroll on which was inscribed ilarri_on tj ler and morehead j on the or.e psyt and m lb union on the oilier iweniy six stars on the reverse it lhe banner was a farm yard scene in which ■ was represented varioos i&plemenis of hos ; bandrv thfe was a ploiigh a rake a bar , row r,d 3 bee-tiive : hv ibe side of ibe hive a . mo>t beautiful clnstrr of bowers on trie tep | pari of ihe banner was insciibpd " davidson j sbeve ihe hive ihe words " ltberty and kcvti ' my ■*— below old rip's awake next in order of pronespi n was dav ik ltd on by col caswell harbin us chit marshal assisted by maj cooif capt smooi capt marliland b cam and geo w john son > the log cabin fjom this county was larger i than any other on the ground drawn by ehhi elegant grey horses ; over lhewindnws wt-re hung large cards with inscriptions as follows 1 ' the davie roys will do iheir own voting an i j ihejr own figiniiig on anoiher ■ martin van buren is our enemy 1 ' be.eause he has always i been hostile lo the principles of lhe great repub ! irean party *' and ' because he is hostile to the peculiar institutions of the southern states i the two last are quotations irom ihe resolutions adopted by a large meeting at salisbury in 1s35 kjs jj atcti .]■— on another ' you will always find a plate and a knife and folk at my table and 1 assure you that you will never find rny door ', shut and the string of the latch pulled in on another ' the people expect to-j much from the i government on another — ' it is better to des iroy myself than lo violate the constitution of mv countiy ' — gen lianison — and was ac companied wilh a laige and splendid purple silk banner * on which was accurately represented | lhe american eagle and inscribed davie county : true to whig principles 1 on ihe reverse • candor and fidelity inpublicservanis ihe marshall of this delegation reports the number in aitendancc 100 i and lastly came the rowan delegation led by the chief marshal — followed imrhc | diaiely by an enormous broom this broom did not attract less attention than ihe great stokes : ball it was made by mr samuel fraley of i this town and was 30 feel in circumference ; j and was borne in lhe procession by live sturdy whigs with an emblazonment and motto ! ■ cverti the kitchen succeeding this was a a beautiful indian canoe drawn by four bay hors i es ; above lhe head of each fl-ating a white streamer — inscribed tip's coming fntheca-i noe were placed tbe veterans cf 76 and other : aged whigs on each side of her bow was paini ed in beautiful letters tippecanoe on one sideoi the gunwales was ' old tip the life ; boat of our couniry ;' and oh lhe other ' oor \ motto is victory : we wont give up the r^hip j at lhe head of thecanue prijecied a blue shk lib j eriy cap — inscribed ' liberty - ,' from the crown i of which floated four while streamer wilh ihe | motto ' liberty or death on her bow was i erccicd a beautiful expanded banner lhe head of wlj-b was of a pyramidical form having on _ iho mhi-^de * old rowan and on the reverse ! ' are welcome ;' from ihe top fl-ialed . a jk-_j_-ks'rearoer inscribed ' old rip wide { a v*jfa k'el^^wt the banner was painted a neat log cabin upon the top of which es perched the | eagle bearing in iris beak on a scroll ! 5pur country's choice our nation's pride in ; the biick ground was represented the tented field ■ with il.iatinn banners cnderneaih was painted in laro-e leiiers for president william ft harrison for vice president john ty ler ; for governor john m morehead and beneath this ' the ballul box is cor reli ance from ths lower corners of ihe banner floated two white streamers on one whigs — lhe other — ' do your duty around on the border ofthe banner were 2g siars uie who • banner was ornamented by a il'.fjtj^m'.e ipitl ed riband on the midship n j*fl k were lttobluesi:eamers,cn lhe one.^jj^^^htf.'rrii — and on the other — ' d^tru^i b in j t ■: stem jloay^*^^^^^ki if-ai on j-h rier:ca«k iijjjjb vi'iit r)..;'^j^b kf iy.-h-c i,m wed hard , to ; i^^b i banners streamers c a co.i 36 in | number hands imely ii'i'ii.ffl_j^*^^_^rjorting or surri'unding it in single file varing^pmal very j neaiiy finished banners ik streamers with appto j priate dot l os each carrying painted batoens — acting as an escort guard to the revolutioners ! and we have a scene truly interesting their j uniform consisted of blue cap ) yellow jacke's and ! white ps«italoons ~ the club are great indebted lo thp spirit and liberality of utfhsmlovi citizen daniel ii cress to whose laste they owe this most beauti i ul spectacle afterwards came a neal small 5 log cabin with a large silk banner inscribed on one side ' hurra for old tippecanoe on the '■ other ' rowan county i .' neither lo be bought nor sold this procession left the field jtfi . stroii<j ; but was augmented to 8 or 900 as the ' stream passed through the town there were 22 marshals attached to this delegation who did ! duiy throughout the who's time of procession as assistants lo the grand marshal i in this order they arrived at the grove where a suitable stand for the olficers speakers and ' clergy y seats had been prepared the business -. ol the day here was opened by an earnest ad ; dress to the throne uf grace from ihe rev'd .' mr strobel cf the lutheran church the president of the tippecaro clnb fjwbo was also president of the day then delivered a brief addrass after which dr p henderson gave a wei | come in a shori but very handsome address ii c junes esq , then offered the follow ! ing resolutions in behalf ol the rowan tippe canoe club : resolved as the sense of this meeting that the opprtssions which come to us ihe people from the action of oor federal rulers are loo | o-ren lube borne by a free people resolved tiiat it never was intended by he framersof ihe constitution that congress should have ihe power of regulating the prices of labor : isor of compelling the people to lake one sort uf uioney iti preference lo another resohed that the policy attrib-ted to ibe i guvernment by seme cfiu friends of increasing lhe aide of money by making i scarce would , exclude from our markets a article of foreign , manufacture it would in a great degree drive : our people from ihe use of sugar and c"ffee and tea and greatly increase tbe price of salt it would boa revivalo the protective tariff in the worst form resolved that ihe late prnposiuon of lhe secretary ot war endorsed and recommended by ! ihe presidenl lo raise an army of soo.ooomen . in a lime of peace wilb power in the pre nt ■ t e ry them out or their respective slates in [ order to be trained is a fearful scheme his i iinwis unconstitutional and would be most op j pressive in practice resolved thai tire presidenl ofthe united states who woold dare to recommend a raw fo cong/ess i..ii:r v7 u ner-issajii ii at ibe hvts and joiiunes arrd here of evrty able bodi ed inin between the agesol io and 57 witbi i having maturely considered th same would de serve ihe severes crnsore : rut lo recommend ■ a law of this magnitude withoui ever having seen ii would be a criminal sporting with tha . riuhis of freemen it would show such a c'iiiet magistrate unfil for bis station . resolved that in our opinion general har rison is a sound siate__jan a brave and able genei-i ar.d an honest man : he has disproved every charge oi the least importance brought a gainst him by his adversaries and deserves lhe favor and gratitade of ih'e >. utbern stales hiii.ircd thai in the honorable john tyler w_ure_ogn*-z a patriot and a tales man nt the school it washington and ever n jv eniiiled to our coiifi lence re-ofced that of i011n m mo*rei3ead who is here among'st osan invited goes z . ■ cacy forbids tis to speak an our hearts and . ' ■ meats dicta bui wo will show him on l_ih of augusl nei in what esteem we i old hioi resolved that we de not mean to lei 77 state be again given by default lo anv !'-. liai candidal lhat iheref re on lhe l_th ol november neft we the whigs nl nurih car olina rnein iu be ' up and doing john b lord then read ktlers in reply . to invitations from lhe hon ii ol iv daii'l webster and others which will be foand below i the hon mr rencher then addressed lhe nutting st length in a very powerful speech mr if c jone also addressed ihe meet ingin a very happy manner producing by the display ui a il g which hud belonged lo the petersburg volunteers at ihe seige of fort ■ mei^s very great animation general edney following rtiade a soul j stirring speech the assemblage then retired a short dis , lance and partook f an excellent collation • of substantia is in which there was ii other liquor than a plenty of l " laid cider on returning to the stand the assembly was again addressed by tiie hon and rev mr culpepper from 7-.nso.ii co who had been a member of congress with geu'i harrison io 13l9-'_0 his testimony was very well received and highly gratifying to the whigs co barringer of cabarrus then made a very excellent speech aud the whole was concluded by a iho rough and search;n speech from mr eo den of surry the resolutions were then pul and carried by reclamation the meeting th.cn returned to town in ; order preceded by mr cress canoe con taining tha salem bind a large number of ladies were p.re_cnf and added much to ths interest of the scene j when lhe procession was passing through the streets they waved mgnals of approba lion which were most lustily rtsponded lo by lhe several delegations tiie chief mar j sr_a!s flourished iheir swords ; ihe assistant ; marshals waved their batoons the standard : bearers lowered their colors and tbe mili tary presented arms aud the body of the i procession sun forth mosi hearty rheers before the meeting dispersed mr ren eher offered tho following resolution : '' resolved that the thanks of this meet ing ate due and are hereby tendered to the tippecanoe clnb of rowan county i nnd to liu people of salisbury forlhe ry handsome and hospitable manner in which we have bmn received and entertained by them 3 r macnam vra pres a w brandon ) win chambers > v.pi v titos craige s s silliman > ,, . p henderson ) letters received by the committee ol invila lion washington june ii is40 gentlemen •• — it would afford me very :■■>:. satisfaction to accept the invitation with which i am hunnred by yon lo ibe enter ainsiaenl iu tended to be giv^n on the 4th ol ju'y ne y . salisbury by he priendsof harrison and ri form but my official duties here will m ' low me the pleasure of being with you i y :':.'•'• to propose a senlimenl : the 4tb of july 1776 and the 4ti i " . s-li : may ihey become associated in : nalsof our couniry the first fur having p ed and ibe last for having restored the lies ofthe uuited siatesof america _ 1 uf;i gentlerfii u wiih great respect , your friend & ob serv'i il clay messrs r macnamara wm chambers and ihe utker members of tbe committee ■• yvashi itos june 17 :?'•'. genilemei * — i have the 1 nor to acknowl ed ihe receipi of yi ur letter of may inviiing rr.e o a enlerrainmenl lo be g •■ en by lhe friends of " harrison and retoi .*.,' ai salisbury north carolina on tiie eusuii ; 4-1 of july other engagements no now to be ; ispensed with preveni me from a icepting your invitation • this 1 sincerely regret i have uever north carolina nor any part ol it and for reason should have embraced the wiih alacrity i feel loo rery jreai regard ina s'ate.i :. ooly un accounl of her gea pectability but especially foi h-'r disting and early mi vemi nts i ihe i > • j ~' : g gle ; and this ri spei id . . : true pleasure io manifes md proclaim n midst of her people } need hardly add lhat ss one ■ : the i iei ; . of harrison arid reform 1 should also have en'ered into the spirit and purposes of casion which is io emb!e yoa i believe general fi-rrison's elect n - dtoibe welfare of the country and j gi \ j s my cordial support we nl the north mea i our duty ; and we know that j . i i mean m do yours i : i tt we have befun us ii object which we al •• ncm _ id in which we have evt ry rea r suc cess if we afl of ''■ sooil . ' '- b eon meet i ftei " r i nd :. r known ic anoiher 1 :".•-.. creased eonfl m*>r*icu , • - .- gre '• ; fa t i intei irse 1 rust isabia j accomplish this desirable end when are asseud '■ ' on ihe 4lb it wi ; a • i v ti to kni»-.v that howevei _\ soil suc*h a a/urney wasfc-foierij ms u ■ b-rg is now tm-three 01 fuoi days fioja-3 isgt03 and bi-.n-kp ihi as ibese re downed place iisve been made ihwj ; () con ri'-arcr lo one anoiher by works of an and uiiter prise so i trust our principles and opinions our feelfn'ga uf paiiiotisra aid duly may a'm approx imate iii little of difference and notl prejudice alienation or distrust shal frbui j us one in interest may be cue io and one in ik art • i he sotia oi a common ind pendec.ee protect ed and blessed by oue and ijie same co-blk-tldh ol genera 7 vernmenf't hich e are all • iv determined to ma i . rl red and hvvl bhd to transmit to v chili f the sail ■ lessinos for ihem whicfi ii has so abundant shuweied pon i s whai remains for us out i acl loffether cordis y.and eal__slv foi ; 7-t important to the ,-■■ wic gu d f i our independence wa i ii union onr cunslilol i i oor p risen i poliu'cal ; i - ot : i the hopi 3 1 1 <":.- ] - via yrms ci i!is i in a wrilter . - tuctoo ii -'.' 7 v . •-, s i runs may read lie who v commila a crime i lo n an inteniion io vi„'aie ihem without pr pull s crim i;,d ct let ih le true to the ci is and iel us have lhe candoui ve that oil ers intend to be tint it i ..-■ • ■ wt accuses tin ii of bad intent convicts one let . think of this w hen we heai iho couniry railing au usaiions aod i charges c.aiii ihe motives at ihe people of anolh r pai havi • • . os h united object rjccasii n by culiivatir.g a g i comi'-t hensive as our own country ai . is warm as our own love ol liberty od frei l - .- let the same patriotic flame ascend and lhe same brotherly regard g*low and kindle ami i ., lh ■ b w ho sh ill ieh . .:..'!• lhe lib i sii.tsbcnr in north carolina and hi who shall celebrate ii in lhe •• sai my own birth among the mountains of 7 i hampshire allow me gentlemen in conclusion .'. you io offer ihi full-swing sentiment in my behalf :.. v ur assembh d f/i nds onion and onion among tbi fiends union i am gentlemen - , sfour obliged friend and fellow citizen daniel webster r macnamara esq and others coromitvep sal bury n'.c wa hi ...'..•:.. june it : gentlemen i am much obliged lu you . ■: your loud invitation to the 4ih of july celebra tion in salisbury my official engagements fui bid in the indulgence uf my wishes to mi i on that occasion — and lu interchange with yi n own common sentiments in regard o the c nditioh tit our couniry to ihe whigs in thecenlreol ni th caroli , . lhe inleresiii g topi 9 wli py ihi mind *.\ ou'd hav been a ' me some ul these how i ver.are nleuch ; leresl lo us in i he south lhal i ci nnot i to touch upon ihi in in this note « bich ■ might a 3 iiily he limited to the ma ynnr kind invilafion any a:;e who ha i • . condition ofthe public mind in -'!::• | ed thai it is emin lial canvass i or parly strug itself in hc pi wer which il people on iheolhei '. i to chai jc lhe 1 y . the ban statii ■; uf this j rop .;.,■ '.. arful odds v h exist again i the prrsident is in possession lie :■ mrce of hi ni r ar.d - n lutnent '. ' annual disbnrsi a • • ; ihirij nine :.. dollars he has tl ffi . sii n of a .' ■; tr i .. every house in t very land ' post off il ...■■ cothiti 5 . and - i i is mam by iron lion these troop-s 1 1 v : . ' r _ il are • 7 ntd l . ' . - iheir work by n *»• nale of the 1 0 co . ; .' il l pei pl . ■,! j ' i ■■ •• • • ' h is agaii 31 a foi : ta .:■:; thai the people have to :• , • ! i hiiity uf a p sidi n is permitl d here is a t*>n .' wrieva e o ie redn ■ ■ '. \ lion can i . ve :. e pres chair a whose si ' ■ - i ri ■■ minen ' y ii a ... by his exan - ' . . • ■ _ '• . but i ten lion bj which an . : v i ich i desire < a tbe ( pponent ; of gen hsi i a i ■.. : ' .:; ■, . -- reating i may lead hat • rn agaii n sgainsl his fiii i . . •' se friends - ■ ri ...-_:. . . ■ -. •-. -. nn ,- us oi . a portion uf ( .- . ; ! v false and a'ti . gard lo tl • ■ . - -. i . • ■ ' . 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