Literary cadet, and Saturday evening bulletin. [volume] (Providence, R.I.) 1826-1827, 1826-04-22

We hope not.
FOURTH OF JULY.--Ws are gratifed to find
that ar Engagements have been made, by the free
men Of this town, to celebrate the anniversary of our
and although the sum appropriated
for tlDat purpose, has been augmented one hundred
per Gent. it is quite too small to meet the incidental
exp snses of the day, and must necessarily extort
contributions from individuals to make up the de-
fciency.
The anniversary Of our Independence should al
ways be celebrated, with all the 1pomp, parade and
circumstance allowable by our free institutions,
and as the keeping of it in remembrance, awakens
in the bosoms of those who are just entering on the
active scenes of life, a love of country, and a lauda-
bie spirit Of chivalry, no expense should be spared
to distinguish it in the most imposing manner, from
all other memorable events, set down in the political
calenda r Of the republic. There has unfortunately,
on some occasions been evinced a degree Of leth.
agy and morbidness in relation to the celebration
Of this "proud day" but it is hoped, that those
who are NOW entrusted with the keeping of our
festivities, will make an effort to impress the impor-
lance of its being regarded, as a kind of national
duty to hail with joyous aoclamations, and in the
thunders Of artillery, the return Of that happy epoch
which freed US from bondage, and laid the founda-
ton of a republic, where freemen are secure in the
possession and in the Uninterrupted enjoyment Of all
the blessings, civil and religious liberty can be-
stow.
We are not advised whether or not, an orator has
been selected to address the populace on this occa-
sion, but be this as it may, We hope that one of dis
tinguished talents and attachments, and of suita-
BILE age will be chosen for the performance of SO
pleasing a duty. 1t has heretofore been too often
the case, that the task has been beaowed upon some
young ~aspirant for fame, altogether inadequate to
and instead Of having national %orations, and impas-
stoned declamatory effusions we have been bored
with the silly sing-song and "far fetched" attempts
at wit and smartness, of some pedantic pedagogue
and conceitcd literary empiric.
These remarks we do not intend to apply gener-
ally to those who have addressed the populace on
the national anniversary,-on the contrary there are
many honorable exceptions we allude particu-
larly to the grafton of the Hon. Jonathan Rus
sell, which is to be found in several languages, and
in almost every part of the world, and to the efu-
sion Of Mr.. Greene, which was so highly credita-
BILE to the talents of that gifted young gentleman.
1t will not become US to recommend a suitable per-
son to deliver the anticipated grafton, but were we
to select for ourselves, We should point to a gentle
man recently come among us, whose eloquence has
chained the attention Of the United States Senate,
and gained for him an imperishable reputation, and
added a light and lusturs to the Intellectual cha
racter Of Rhode Island.
1t will be remembered, that this is the fftieth an
niversary Of American Independence, and whilst we
celebrate it, we can look with just pride around us
and reflect that in our political career, we have dis
tanced in the race Of competition, the nations Of
Europe, and disappointed the prophecies of those
despots, who have looked upon us with an envia-
BILE and malignant eye, and predicted our downfall,
ere we attained one half the age which has been
imprinted on our political history.