The following gentlemen were nominated by the chairman as the committee of arrangements and stewards: Committee of Arrangements-John Stoney, George Warren Cross, Rene Godard, Dr. Francis Y. Porcher, John Strohecker, Dr. James Moultrie, Jr., Dennis Kane, James Adger, Dr. S. Henry Dickson, J. Harleston Read, William Kunhardt, Dr. John Wagner, Edwin P. Starr, C. G. Memminger. Stewards-Robert Pringle, James H. Smith, L. G. Capers, Randell Hunt, William Patton, Abraham Moise, J. Harleston Rutledge, James Marsh, Jr., Charles Lowndes, John B. Legare, William Newton, E. S. Duryea, Augustus Follin, George Buist, Albert Elfe, Cornelius Burckmyer, Charles R. Carroll, Ogden Hammond, Thomas Corbett, Jr., J. B. Thompson, William C. Hichborn, Juls. Tavel, Daniel Horlbeck, John B. Robertson. ASSEMBLY AT THE MARKET AND PROCESSION The day having arrived, the dawn of it was ushered in in the usual way, by the firing of cannon, ringing of bells, and the parade of the militia. At 10 o'clock the party began to collect in the market, between Meeting street and the Bay-this being the place designated by the committee of arrangements for that purpose, in the morning papers. In a short time the vast multitude which had assembled so much exceeded expectation, that it became necessary to call in the assistance of two additional marshals to assist those who had been already selected, and Messrs. Edward M'Cready and Thomas Corbett, Jr., were accordingly added to Messrs. Henry Ravenel, Philip Porcher and Theodore Gaillard. The procession being organized, between 11 and 12 o'clock, moved onward to the First Presbyterian or Scotch Church, at the corner of Meeting and Tradd streets, (which was found too small to admit the numerous assemblage, the galleries having been reserved for the ladies,) where they opened in a double line extending at the same moment over a greater portion of the intermediate distance, and were received by a voluntary on the organ by the venerable and accomplished Professor of Music, Mr. Jacob Eckhard-the whole moving through the lines from the rear. ORDER OF PROCESSION TO THE CHURCH. 1. The Twenty-four Stewards, corresponding with the twenty-four States, bearing each a banner of blue silk, with the name of a State inscribed on it, and a suitable device. 2. The Standard of the United States, supported on the right and left by Col. Jacob Sass and Mr. Solomon Legare, two Revolutionary soldiers, both of whom were at the siege of Savannah. 3. Sixty Youths, who having hastily organized themselves, and requested to be admitted into the procession, were received by the marshals. 4. Seventy Ship-Masters and Seamen, with banners on which were inscribed the names of distinguished nautical commanders and naval victories. 5. Union and State Rights Party: The younger in front, the elder in the rear. This was composed of the industrious and independent of all classes, comprising the moral and political energies of the body politic. They were very numerous, exceeding 1,200 souls. They also carried banners on which were inscribed the names of the battles of the Revolution and the last war-Fort Moultrie and Bunker Hill being in front, and others, Northern and Southern, conjointly following in the rear. 6. Committee of Arrangement: Thirteen in number, conformably to the thirteen original States. 7. Foreign Consuls, with their badges and ensignias of office. 9. The Conscript Fathers of the Revolution: A patriotic band, who by their presence in goodly numbers, and the animation with which they joined in doing homage to the day, reminded us of the blood and treasure it had cost, and the duty imposed to transmit it unsullied to posterity. 10. The Clergy. 11. The Twenty-four Vice-Presidents: Each representing a State of our Federal Union. 12. Gen. Daniel Elliott Huger, Reader of Washington's Farewell Address, sustained by Dr. Wm. Read, first Vice-President of the Day, and Vice-President of the Cincinnati Society of South Carolina. 13. The Hon. James R. Pringle, Intendant of the City, and President of the Day; and the Hon. Wm. Drayton, Orator. 14. The Secretary of the Committee of Arrangements, with the beautiful blue silk standard of the party, inscribed in golden capitals with the words "Union and State Rights, July 4, 1831," and surmounted by a very splendid eagle. Two Bands of Music, placed at proper distances along the line of the procession. The whole formed a sublime and imposing spectacle, the moral grandeur of which it would be difficult to give an adequate idea of in words. It was the spontaneous movement of a vast multitude, assembled in the presence of their God, to sacrifice at the altars of their country, and to vow, before Him, their unalterable determination to defend her institutions and her laws against the attacks of all her enemies, whether they exist in her own bosom, or come against her from abroad. ORDER OF CEREMONIES AT THE CHURCH. Prayer by the Rev. Mr. Rodgers. AN ORIGINAL Ode. Sung by a Choir, accompanied by the Organ. (Air-"The Star-spangled Banner.") I. We will gather, in pride, to the glorious rite, In the faith of the free, from our sires that descended; And who shall resist us, when thus we unite. For the Union they won, and so nobly defended, When freed from the pow'r Of Britain, our eagle first taught her to cow'r? We will gather in triumph, in gladness and mirth, And bless our free nation-free'st nation of earth. II. With a people unmatched-with a freedom, that now, Where our altars yet burn, Their chains are all broken, their tyrants they spurn, III. Where else is the temple of freedom-oh, where- First appealing on high, They dared, in his might, the fell monster defy; While Europe, astonished looked on at its birth, And bless'd our free nation-free'st nation of earth. IV. Forget not that time of commotion and toil, And the glory that sprung from it, cherished forever, When our flag is in air, And imbued with one spirit, we join in one prayerFor the altar that hears it-for our home-for our hearthGod save our free nation-free'st nation of earth. Washington's Farewell Address to the People of the United States, was read by Gen. Daniel Elliott Huger. This was received with strong and repeated emotions-particularly those parts of the Address which are admonitory as to the causes that may threaten disunion and the attempts that would be made to effect it. SECOND ORIGINAL ODE. Composed at the request of the Committee of Arrangements for the occasion. Sung by two voices, accompanied as before. (Air-"Scots wha hae wi' Wallace bled.") I. Hail, our country's natal morn, II. Who would sever Freedom's shrine? Dear to me the South's fair land, III. By our altars, pure and free, By our common parent tongue, By our hopes, bright, buoyant, young, By the tie of country, strong We will still be ONE. IV. Fathers! have ye bled in vain? No! receive our solemn vow, "UNION-LIBERTY!" In the choruses of both odes, the audience joined with a good deal of enthusiasm; but at the repetition of the four last lines of the last verse of the second, they simultaneously arose, and thus manifested the deep and swelling emotions with which their bosoms had been inspired. This being ended, the orator of the day advanced to the rostrum, which had been occupied by his predecessor, and delivered an able, patriotic, and exceedingly beautiful oration. At the close of these ceremonies the party adjourned. PROCESSION TO AND DESCRIPTION OF THE Bower. The hour of dining having arrived, the party again assembled in augmented numbers at the market, and at the hour of 4 o'clock moved off, in an order the reverse of that which had been adopted in the morning, to the Union Bower at the corner of Meeting and George streets, where dinner was in waiting to receive them. The very extensive building, erected by the party for this especial purpose, covering a space of forty-five feet in width by one hundred and fifty feet in length, was found inadequate to accommodate all who had assembled, and from two hundred to three hundred persons were obliged, notwithstanding the erection of an additional table the whole length of the building on the outside, to stand up and exchange places, alternately, with those who were seated. The entertainment was abundant, and for so numerous a company served up in superior style. The wines were excellent, and the whole company enjoyed "the feast of reason and the flow of soul." About 10 o'clock the party retired, highly pleased at the manner in which they had passed the day. The lot and building in which the party dined were decorated with a taste at once showy and becoming. Festoons of evergreens encircled the pillars, which, though we cannot exactly consider or designate them as "Corinthian columns," were, nevertheless, very neat and substantial. The hickory, entwined with the palmetto and the pine, were conspicuous as appropriate emblems in illustrating the pride and strength of our country; and from the archways, one of which being appropriated to each individual, were suspended shields bearing the names of Moultrie, Warren, Lafayette, Manning, Sumter, Hampton, Lincoln, Motte, Pulaski, C. C. Pinckney, Thomas Pinckney, De Kalb, Pickens, Putnam, Marion, Rutledge, Lee, Laurens, Steuben, Wayne, William Washington, Starke, Morgan, Knox, B. Huger, Shepherd, Isaac Hayne, Montgomery, Jasper, Kosciusko, Wilkins, Gist, Peter Horry, Gadsden, R. Lowndes, and many others who had distinguished themselves in the cause of liberty in the fields and on the shores of Carolina. Transparencies of Washington, Hancock, Franklin and others, encircled with boughs and luxuriant foliage, hung at the upper end of the vast hall. In front of the building the eye was attracted to the novel appearance in our streets of a |