Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1850-06-15
The Fourth or July.

The seventv-fotirlli anniversary Of otir
National Ildependence---a dny SD rich in
glorious memories and thrilling retoilee-
lions, Tint every true American heart beats
with pride and 10y Mt the mere mention of
its iiear at hand, md yet we hour of no
movements among Dir citizens to tple-
leate it in a manner worthy Of lis mighty
associations.
1t has seemed almost sarrilege to us to
permit this day to PISS by as ordinary
Hdrys. It WIS no otdi1nfy day, neither did
il give birth to ordinary events, II was
the birthday Of il free and independent ma
ton, then weak aud feeble, but now
grown o be iniggl,tJ,est among the mighty
nations of the earth. The three millions
of inhabitants have become twenty mil
lions, md TO the colls tellatioil Of the "Dld
Thirteen seventeen brilliant stars have
been already added, alsl n bright star, near
the settinp sim, whose riches equal those
Of fal,led Paeto't,s Whose waters rolled DER
sands Of gold, is now knocking for admis-
sion into our great fratprnal Union of con
federated States. Our domain which
was then mainly confined to the Atlantic
seaboard and dependencies, has widened
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two inightiest oceans form our eastern and
western boundaries. Aud in oil things
else has our progress as q nation been
equally surprising and remarkable. In
arms, all the world knows our lrowess
mud respects our flag. Twice has or
starry banner floated triInnplluntly on sea
and land over the naughty standard of
and the glorious achievements Of
n recent war are yet fresh in the memories
If al. Ia arts and sciences. our march
has been upward airl onward, until our
institutions of learning can compete with
he pro,ldest and ~l,,ariest of the Old
World, and orr ltieli of letters are recog
lized ms the equals, aud hotored as such.
~ tile most er,ldite of the prol,,lest inztitu-
ions Of Europe. In general education and
intelligence, we are ms far ahead of'tliem
low, rs their venerable universities were
IL advance of orr humble schools, ynars
lgo. School houses and churches have
marked every line of the advance of the
,ardy pioneers, and their children, if they
up amid natures widest and grand
at soIitudes, were sufficiently educated to
nable them to play well the rart of free
icn and women I'm agriculture. in man.
liactrres, in navigation, III public i'm
rovementE,i commerce, in individual and
ational wealth. our advance has been
q parallel in the history of the na. I
otis of the earth, and in all things II has
as though or welfare had been /
aiken under the special protection of an =
verruling Providence, |
The great men Of those mighty days I,
ave long passed from the stage of earth y
action but their memories are ensl,rinal q
the breasts of a grateful postcrity, and
glorious deeds of civil and military :
'nown will live aH long as the language, !,
nd bc rs immortal AS tie earth itself.
In honor of this great day, and of the
eat deeds which it gave birth to, ncarly y
~venty-tonr years ago. and of the sages. I
atesmen and warriors, who gained for y
the countless blessings we now enjoy.
MI civil, political and religious points
view, we hope that our citizens will y"
some patriotic and spirited demon ="
worthy of the occasion and of
cmselres. y
"a - Al
I=A te|cgrapl,ic deEratcl, from Wash.