Litchfield enquirer., 1848-07-13
Fourth Of July at West Cornwall

and satisfactory to the assembled mas
Ses.
The morning, than which, more
lovely never dawned, was PEI uliarly pro-
pitious. and well calculated to call into
active exercise the noble eme,ions OF the
soul Its sacred stiffness was Rrst bros
ken by the firing Of the national salute.
rhe hurry and excitement incident to &C.
casions of like character, were early
manifested, and by nine O'Clock the va
rious avrnu. s leading hi,her we're throng.
I'd with citizens aud strangers. At ten
O'clock the celebrated "American Brass
Baud" was escorted into the village, by a
large company on horseback.
The order of exercises for the day
were as follows:
/. The procession, preceded by the
band, having foi med at 10 l>2 O'Clock un-
der the direction of M. D. F. Smith, Chief
Marshal, E. P. Barnum and l.. P. Hatch,
Assistants, was marched through the vil>
lage to the grove. where the exercises Of
the day we're to take place.
II. Prayer by Rev. }. L. Maynard
III. Rea ding of the Declaration Of
Independence, by J. T. Norton, Esq.
Nv. Grafton, by Charles N. Emerson,
Esq of Ct. harrington, Mass.
v. Exercises at the table.
The effort of of the Orator was indeed
happy in the extreme, In The fertile field
of his ina gination, he portrayed to the
audience, with all the truth and reality OF
an actual participation, the scenes of '76
And, had it been the fortune Of any of the
heroes of that day, over whom the sleep
Of Rip Van W,nkle had Glanced to have
come, to awake upon this occasion, he
might justly have supposed, that the de-
l.neations of the characters and events Of
those times, were being rehearsed to his
neighhors and friends, by an eye .s0itness.
In speaking of the present political
state Of Europe, and eloquentIy touching
upon the suspicious events now taking
place there, thrill ofjpy might well an
innate our adopted brethren present, while
feeling Of conscious pride would pos
sess the breasts of The descendants of that
noble band, who we lnnisasers in the
cause of liberty.
! His remarks 10 the ladies', adorned with
u variety of flowers from the garden OF
his fancy, afforded them bouquet. al
once, lasting and beautiful.
In short, il was an GRAFTON replete with
eloquence,-in every way suited to the
occasion, and of enduring credit 10 the
author.
After dinner the following regular toasts
wepe given, viz:
LIST AMERICAN INDEPENDENcR.-Decl
ed July 4lh, l776,-triumphanlly mains
tanned throughout the struggle that fol-
lowed, and blessing twenty millions of
our race in l84S.
ID. The HEROES OF THE REVOLUTION
the glory of their heroic deeds.
Sd. Our CouNTRY.-Maylh the dav soon
arrive when the bitleIness of party strife,
and the Jealousy Of sectional interests
shall be sacrificed upon this common
altar.
4lh. THE Sun OF LIBERTY. The dark
! clouds that Obscured ils rising, served
! only 10 render more striking the contras.
of its meridian spIendor.
9th. The FREEMEN OF AMERIcA.-Sub>
jects to obey, aud sovercigns to rule.
9th. The OFFIcERs AND SOLDIERS OF
THE RkvuLUTIoN.-A Republic, their
monument; its inscription, Liberty.
The PURITAN Fathers Their hero>
ism 10 every dagger, their honesty OF pur-
pose and love Of liberty, constitutes the
epitome Of American greatness.
9th. OuR OWN STArE.-She employs
the freedom tor which she bled, in adj
vancing the cause of educat ion, virtue &
temperance.
9th. The STARS AND STRIPES OF AMER
IcA.-The dread of the opprs ssor, the
hope of the oppressed. and the pride Of
the free.
10Th. The DEcENDANrs OF THE HERoEs
Of 70. - Possessing freedom, one OF the
riches: of legacies brqaeathed to them by
the courage g. patriotism Of their immor.
tai ancestors; may they never become
unmindtuiot the high trust committed tc
their charge.
Ilth. TaE u. s. GovFRNMEEr.-A mo.
del Republic, and guide 10 the nations
| Of the earth.
18th. The SieNERs az TIE DrcLARA.
| TIoN OF lNDEPENDLNcE.--Ag galaxy OF
names. which become brighter. and
brighter, the further we are removed
from the generation in which they lived
18th. The MEMORY OF WAsHrNeroN.-
An evergreen, planet IN the heart Of ev-
cry American freeman.
The following were among the volun,
teeT tOasIs:
BY he PTesfdent. Hon. s. W. Geld
Our HOmes-InielIige nce, virtue and free,