Cumberland County NcArchives News.....Anniversary of American Independence July 7, 1830
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Wed., July 7, 1830 North Carolina Journal July 7, 1830
ANNIVERSARY OF AMERICAN INDEPENDENCE
The citizens of Fayetteville, agreeably to previous arrangements,
celebrated Saturday, 3rd instant, as the Anniversary of American Independence.
The day was ushered in by a discharge of cannon from Liberty Point, and by
the display of the Union Flag from the summit of the Town House. At 11
o'clock, a procession formed at the Court House, consisting of the Flying
Artillery, the Independent Company, MR. RANSOM'S Cadets, and citizen, who went
thence to the Presbytrian Church where after religious services from the REV.
MR. JONES and the REV. MR. KIRKPATRICK, and the reading of the Declaration of
Independence by EDWARD L. WINSLOW, ESQ., an appropriate oration was delivered
by JAMES M. WRIGHT, ESQ.
The day was spent in much harmony and feelings which it ought, and must
always inspire. There was no public dinner provided by the Committee of
Arrangements, though there were several dining parties. The following are the
toasts drunk by a party in Mumfort Grove, at which MAJ. JOHN LIPPITT was
President, CAPT. ANSON BAILEY, 1st Vice President, LT. WM. WADILL, 2nd Vice
President and LT. J. McLERAN, 3rd Vice President:
1. The day we celebrate -- When we cease to honor and cherish its
recollections our national liberty will soon vanish.
3 cheers, 1 gun, Yankee Doole
2. GEORGE WASHINGTON -- his name, his high esteemology
Drank Standing
3. The heroes and sages of the Revolution and the last surviving singer of
The Declaration of Independence, CHARLES CARROLL of Carrollton.
6 cheers, 1 gun, Auld Lang Syne
4. The President of the U. S. -- His firmness in seeking the good of the
country rather than popularity, give him additional claims to our respect and
support.
15 cheers, 1 gun, Jackson's March
5. LaFayette -- May the world long receive the benefit of his example and
influence in the cause of liberty.
6. The Governor of North Carolina -- His virtues as a private citizen and
his talents in discharging the duties of his office, alike entitle him to our
affection and esteem.
3 cheers 1 gun Liberty, Commerce and Freedom
7. The Constitution of the United States -- The groundwork of our liberties
-- if it continues to sustain our political fabric, it must be by observing
its spirit and not by forced construction.
7 cheers 2 guns Liberty, Commerce and Freedom
8. The University of North Carolina
1 gun Hail Columbia
9. South Carolina Doctrines -- We also suffer from the operations of the
Tariff, but would seek redress in a Constitutional way, rather than appeal to
arms.
3 cheers 1 gun There is nae luck about the House
10. Internal Improvements -- Better managed by the State than General
Government.
6 cheers 1 gun Hail Columbia
11. The Press-- Free and Independent -- most degraded when made a tool of
any party.
3 cheers 1 gun Yankee Doodle
12. The next Legislature -- may its members wisely appropriate the resources
of the State to Internal Improvement
24 cheers 1 gun Auld Lang Syne
13. The Fair Sex -- Lovely Woman -- "When unadorned, adorned the most."
12 Cheers 2 guns "The Pretty Girls of Fayetteville"
VOLUNTEERS
By MAJ. LIPPITT of the Battalion of Artillery -- Harmony between citizens
and Soldiers -- The soldier will harmonize with the citizen when the citizen
regards the feelings and pride of the soldier
3 cheers 1 gun
By CAPTAIN ANSON BAILEY, of the Eagles Artillery -- The HON. GEORGE McDUFFIE
-- His distinguished services in the last Congress, particularly in the
successful effort to reduce the duties of some our most valued imports,
entitle him to our sincere respect and admiration
3 cheers 1 gun
By LT. WADDILL of the Flying Artillery -- True American Men and Measures--
no construction, no Tariff -- A perfect fulfillment of the spirit and essence
of '76.
6 cheers 1 gun
By LT. J. McLERAN, of the Light Artillery -- The Union of the States --
The basis of our peace and happiness
3 cheers 1 gun
By COL. SAMUEL T. HAWLEY of the Regiment of Artillery -- The Surviving
Signer of the Declaration of Independence -- Like the last tree of a surviving
forest, its trunk and branches evince that it has encountered the blast of
many winters, while its foliage betokens but maturity, our admiration for it
increased by the absence of its fellows.
6 cheers 1 gun
By COL J. W. COCHRAN -- The Cumberland Flying Artillery -- Though weak
in body, the members are always ready to do their duty
3 cheers 1 gun
By SGT. J. R. DONALDSON of the Light Artillery -- The memory of COL.
STEVENS, the founder of the Fayetteville Corps of Artillery
By Adj't SAM'L F. NELSON of the Battalion of Artillery -- The Fayetteville
Corps of Artillery -- May they always be in unison and well prepared to burst
the boilers of their antagonists.
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