Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1847-08-07
Tn. Fourth Of J.,y q. mon,rsy, MEXICO.

Ine FOurth os ivy ~ HVUNsbys mexbC0s
From. the Pieayune we extract the following
account Of ihs celebration of our Maternal Inds.
rsndencc, opthe 5,h. - II
90 MoKrxAgy, Mexico, Jaiy Q, 1917
The celebration is over, and without any acci.
dent, a rare thing for Fourth OF July, and every
thing went Of pleasantly and sererably to all
concerned. The morning Of the 5,h was cloudy.
and port~nded rain. but the bright sun soon dis.
pelled the heavy mist that cIung to the mountains
side. and ere noon the heavens We're ~ clear and
bright as lovely wemsa's smile Early in the
forenoon the American ensign was DISPLAYED
from the Governors quarters, aud the Spanish
flag from the residence Of the Sp,nsh consul,
nearly opposite. The five companies Of Massn.
chusetts volunteers we're assembled. AL hut the
guard. with the colors Of the regiment presented
them by the Governor Of their State. q ittle after
nine o'clock. An American flag horne by a
citizen was carried near the reg: mental co,ors
Col. Wright, and the members Of the regirnental
staff and Others, preceded the regiment. an! OF
the road received the mart hing salute. Al Camp
Taylor all was ready nndrr the wide.s spread
awning in front Of General Taylor's tent were
the brave old General and the members Of his
staff, and the officers attached TO the forces sta.
toned at camp. On the right of the awning the
soldiers If Major Brugs's light artillery were
drawn up in line, on the ieft the second dragons.
and in front the Massac chusetts regiment. As
soon as the latter bad formed into line, Gen
Cushing made his appearance and General Tay.
lor aud his officers all rose Gen. Gushing then
proceeded TO address him, as follows:
Generni-The veteran officers and soldiers
whom you have many times led on TO victory
and TO fame: those vet autrird in the hed who
arden,ly long for the day when your voice shall
bid them alec, tread triumphantly in the same
noble path Of honor and Of dury--and others Of
your fellow citizens present, who, though not
called TO fight the BATTLES Of the country are not
the less animated with the same devoted love TO.
wards her which We fe-l--have desired on this
anniversary Of our s"rara'e existence = sove.
reign people to present their respectful saluta.
ton. TO you, ~ an official representative here
Of the power aud authority OF the United States
Men who have but specifically studied the
history Of the United States are accustomed TO
speak Of this day as the anniversary Of our eman.
cipation from bondage, and vague ideas Of iha,
vsguest Of all thng', called liberty. are attached
TO the very name Of national Independence. But
the people Of the United States were never in .
state OF bondage. The war Of the revolutios
was no, war for liberty. On the contrary, II
was but q struggle IN arms to determine whether
the two great subdivisions Of the British race
oae inhabiting Europe and the other inh,bitin,
America, anc both equally free, should eonsina'
TO constitute . single empire, or whethss the,
! should be reconstructed separat-ly into two in
dependent empires. The God Of Battles decides
that we, the American Colonies. were a. com
peient for Independent seIf-governuent a. tn
mother couotry and England, with that practi
cal good sense which distinguished her from
other nations, mantully acquiesced in the deci
sion which spill, her power asunder, and gave t.
us separate dominioa in America.
And the mysterious order of Providence seem
| 10 have prede s,iHed the American TO surpass II
European subdivision Of the original empire, for
Of that high minded, bold hearted and strong
handed British race. which. wheresorver il az
pears. but TO command the mole numerous par
will ere long BE- fouad in America: and the Sr
tsh Isles have already reached that fatal trrs
in the history Of nations when their native Ian
can no longer feed its cons while ihr people {
the United States sre still expanding ~'itha n
pldity and strength Of possession which drhs
rs',ulalior', over the iirh virgin soils of'he N~'
World
But we, assembled in this srander iksn all h,
man temples, the outsrread sky Of the brigl
armament Of heaven. Hesding with our ow
rounded by that lofiy Sierra. wh'eh rises on ei,h'
hand. rs though placed by nature to be the boal
dary Of empires. we. say. can best apprecist
With u sober but strong conviction ofihe pal lp
BILE reslify. how vat are the strides " hrh II
United States have made in greatness since tt
day, not yet remote, when we were humble co
onies scattered in a narrow line along the shor'
Of the Atlantic. until nov, " hen we have swarm
ed across the great central valley Of the cont
nent, have struck over the shores Of the Paci6
and embarrassed by the burden of . foreis
wsr. which has already given to Us the possessis
Of two thirds Of Mexico, are ye, able from Il
snpeTsbundsnee Of our ov',aowins prosperi,
10 nour;sh al will the starving nations Of the o
World
Gen Taylor who had listened with great q
!, tention TO the remarks Of Gen. c. and evident
powerfully afee ted by the mention Of his nam
briefly but feeiingly responded as follows: