The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1852-07-21

following officers and speakers "t the day' sam
uel Hall. President, J e. Webb, Marshall, n.
G. Maybew and Nas!. At 10 O'Clock a
procession was formed BY the MARSHALL, on Main
street, beneath the stars and stripes, and march
ed to the grove with martial Music, at which
place, was erected sand for the speakers, and
seats far the ladies' ana gentlemen The Presi-
dent annou nced til order of the day, Prayer
was offered by the Rev. IL L. Bronson ana
the Declaration Of A :nerican independence READ
by MIR Rogers, If West Union Mr. N. =.
Mayh.w was thea introduced by the Fresiaeh'
who addressed large and attsnt We audience
After which Messrs N sh, Wakefield, McChn-
toch aud Rogers We've streraly called upon,
who not only dome honor "a themselves, but 10
the country in which they i've, The process
sioa vas then ior.net and pr cceded to the bow
er when dinner was provided by MIR. G Elliott
about one hundred and sky persons, Of botl
sexes, from West Union, Auburn, and the ad
lacent country, parakng ef,he bountiiul sup
ply there spread before them, etter which the
following regular toasss were offered and crank
amids. the waving Of handkerchieis firing
of cannons and the shouts of the mnl itude-
| The 4,h o. July-Our Nations birth day
The day we celebrate.
2 The Signers of the Declara'ion-May
thew ever live IN the hearts Of the American
people.
3 Our Country-Hrr Eagle has conquered
the Lion tanned FIRE ard water-,aught light
n,ng to wright-May she ever soar on the wings
Of intelligence and enterprise until all people
shall acknowledge her power and become con
veIts to her principles
Our Coun,ry's banner
Her stripes. the fear OF tyran,s-
Her stars, the hope OF slaves.
5 Washington-enligh ,ened-. liberal--mer
ciful-brave-a sincere patricia pure philan
throphist-an humble christian and model re-
publican beloved by our fathers and revcrenced
by their sons.
The President Of the United States-The
Country ruler; aud the peoples servant.
The Spirit ofSeven.y Six--May 1t be han
ded down through the vista of time TO the
American people without alloy
Our Fathers and M,thers of the Revolu.
,ion-Nay their green graves ever be watered
by their sons and daugh with the tears OF
gratitude and stream with the roses of love.
0 Hungary and Kossuth-The second edition
of the United States and Washington
10 Aus,ria-May her Pharaoh and her prin-
ces be over shelmed in the Red Sea and the
Hungarian lsraeltes go through dry shod.
IL Iowa-the Egypt where the Yankees
come 10 buy corn.
l2 Caliiornia-Thc Treasury the Union
May her gold never purchase slave.
IS Our Music-The charm that intoxi-
Gates the soul with freedom-hIav they play
a quick step to the funeral of tyrants.
A variety Of volunteer toasts were then offer
ed from those present both of sentiment and
fun loving character.
after the close of the exercise, the citizens
called the Hon Judge Wakefield to the Chair
and on m,'ion committee was appointed to
wait upon Mr. Mayhem and request him to fur
nish them copy of his address for publication
which on motion was voted TO be sent to the
Dubuque Tribune, Miners Express and Dubu
que Herald with the request that it be published
with the proceedings of the day.
J. A. WAKEFIELD, Cham
SAW Hull, Sec'y.
Ms. PRESIDENT,
FELLOW CITIZENS:
Assembled as we are on this &C.
oasion under the proud banner OF freedom, IN
tins beautiful place, which SO recently was but
the dwelling of tue wild beasts whose haunt
among these solid rocks and rugged crags was
only broken by the intrusion OF the Indian hun
ter as he pursued the painting deer from hill to
hill or sought to ensnare the finny tribe as they
played in The bright waters OF yonder beauti-
iul s,ream-and unaccus.otned Us am to speak
ing in public, feel myself utterly incapable Of
entertaining this reasoning and enlightened
audience, by any etfusion of my own; and
much more do feel my incapacity Of doing
Jus ice to tie theme, which en- this day-the
anniversary Of our Declaration of rights-re-
suited in our emancipation from the thraldom
of British rule and tyrannica oppression; and
to the spirit which wells up frcm the deep foun
sains Of the heart of every true Patriot and Phi
lanthropist who claims this country his resi-
nee and this republic as his home.
Feeling that this occasion is one which should
call forth the liveiest emotions OF the heart to
the lover Of his country, and the greatest talent
to give effective utterance to that underlined
language which beams from the eye, and is
showa in the demonstrations which should
characterize this, the birth day of our country
and gil her free institutions. l must beg your
indulgence and that the eye of the critic may
not censure, should fall far short IF your an
ticipations in my address upon this OCCASION
Though comparatively strangers to each other,
yet we claim common country and common
cause and we come together laying aside all re-
ligicus opinions and political bases, having only
in view the good of Our Glorious Country, and
the means If perpetrating her free institutions
and the great principles upon which they are
founded.
In its earlier history, this country was compos-
ed Of thirteen colonies peopled by inhabitants
from the old world who had eros ed the Allan
tic and settled along it's shore under many dis
couragements and who held their titles and gov.
ernmsntal powers under the British Crown,
and who had from the first moment of their ad
vent to the new world been obliged to wage
war against the untamed sayages, whose known
mode of warfare was one OF determination to
protect their own lives and the dissertation of
their own firesides. How many tales off the massa.
ere of whole towns and the burning Of whole vii
lagos when all the aged Priests at the altar, the
fathers-the mothers-the wives-.he .beloyed
sisters, and the little innocents of youth were
unfortunately massacred by the unrelenting
hand that wieldedihe murderous tommahaw or
that aimed tn unerring Rife. How many
scenes of deadly strife at the dead hour Of
night-heralded by no declaration of war, or
any manifestation of hostility, the UNI. rth.
~ war whoop, as It broke upon the silence Of
repose awakening the deep slumbers of the
tired and the weary, only in time to tell them
that the deadly and dark vissaged foe already
held the instruments of death above their devo-
ted heads, giving them knowledge of exis
tence that their distraction might be the more
fearfully dreaded, and the more keenly felt
How many tales of long lingering torture by
the faggot and the FIRE, and all the instruments
which the ingenuity Of the savage barbarian
--,;a, n n T. lengthen out the misery of the
sSan,sa IN certain, 1srer-xho was ultimately
many long years had they s cse,,
horrors and privations; and Tor wha., ;,
uol. -, ar;van nv the intolerance OF