Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1851-07-10
The Celebration at Montpelier

1ne CelepraC1On at AOnCpelleI'
The jubilee of the Fourth, in this place,
which, in consequence Of the arrangements
for juvenile Pic Mic and the Fire Works
being broken up by the unusual iRclemency
of the day, was prolonged through the day
and evening of the Fifth, turned out, as a
whole, to be one of the most spirited and
interesting celebrations that ever took place
in this part of the country. In spite ofthe
drenching rain that absolutely poured thro'
all the forenoon of the Fourth, the fine mil
itary companies from Calais and Orange,
whS had SO kindly volunteered their scrvi-
ces for the occasion, with the Washington
Infantry, company which had sprung in
to existence within the last fortnight from
our spirited young men, under the COM
mand and efficient drilling of our enter
prising townsman, MAJ. BURNHAM, were
all on the ground in season, and, with their
stirring martial music added to that of
the Boston Band, led the procession to the
Brick Church, which was thus filled to re-
pleton, and in which the exercises were
then performed in a manner highly satisfac-
tory to all. The Grafton, in which all party
all usions were avoided, was fully equal, if
not superior, to the generality of such per-
formances, and showed the speaker TO be
man of talents and reflection. The very
excellent dinner, prepared by MIR. LEWIS
BURNHAM Of the Temperance, and COLONEL.
Boutwell, of the Union House, and spread
on tables filling all the long aisles and the
largest rooms in the basement of the
State House, was partaken of by an i'm
mense number of guests in the best Of
feelings; and the judicious and piquant
toasts that followed we're responded to by
the reiterated cheers of the company, and
the sharp and startling peals of the the two
brass canon which were taken by Stark and
Warner at Bennington, and which have
long since been taught to talk on the side
of American liberty
But as large as was the assemblage Oh
the Fourth, considering the weather, and
as we'll as every thing passed off on that
day Of physical cloud and gloom, the con
course was still larger and the performances
still more interesting, on the bright ant
beautiful day that succeeded. The Pic Mo
of the children and youth of Montpelier
and the neighboring towns, who, to the
number of about five hun dred, were collec
ted about the long tables spread in the tas
tily empowered yard of the Court House
the delivery of the appropriate toass pre-
pared for the occasion, accompanied by thu
animating strains of the Boston Band-theil
subseqeRt march through the Streets led BY
that excellent Band and the Washington
Infantry, and followed by the long line o
citizens of both sexes in procession, inclu
ding the novel but beautiful spec acle o.
the thirty-one Montpelier Boomers, in YES
tai white, and the pretty Mortified cohort
in their contrasted bue--the perfect ordel
and safety with which everything in tina
immense rush and concourse of people
which finally swelled up 10 the probabl,
number Of 10000, was conducted unde
the very excellent arrangement Of the mar
shal, c. W. BANCROFT, and his attentive
assistants, VIM. G. LEWIS, J. C. EMERY. ant
HOLDEN PUTNAM %. and lastly the clos
ing scene Of the varied and brilliant Fire
Works in the evening--aII all. harmoni
ously combined to make the celebration Of
Saturday an occasion of no ordinary int.
rest, while it was certainly one which did
great credit alike to those who SO Gber.
ally originated, and those who so admira-
ply conducted it.
Since writing the above, we learn that
the Band which, in the programme was
wrongly called the Boston Band, should
have been styled the Newton Brass Band
who, being composed of mechanics and
tradesmen-just the men whom we are
glad to welcome among us.-have trained
themselves till they have gained their pres
ent reputation as performers, and what is
better, as good citizens at home and gen.
tlemen abroad,
REGULAR ToAsTs.
The following are the regular toasts delivered
IN the State House on the 4th
i. The Day zoe ICelebraie-Tbe BRIGHTEST FIR
Liberty on which the sun had ever sbo6e. Then
a nation was born in day." w
a. 4"e declaration Of Indepsndsnes-At once