The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-07-06
ACCIDENTS AND INCIDENTS.
IMPORTANT FROM WASHINGTON.
News from all Parts of the Country,
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Again has the anniversary of the -memprabe
Fourth of July, 1770the day when the independence of
America decared-been celebrated with that enthu
sastic and universal joy which the recollection of that
happy epoch and the deeds of the brave Of freedom
always inspire On every countenance seemed to be i'm
pressed the self evident truths transmitted to from
Immortal forefathers, that all created equal
that they endowed by their Creator with certain
inaIicnabe rights and that among these life liberty
and the pursuit of happiness The fourth of the month
falling, this year Sunday independence day not
celebrated unit yesterday the fifth but the eager spirits
Of the youths could not hold within bounds and accord
ingly had squbs and crackers and pistols and guns
firing off in all directions all day Sunday and Sunday
night, and at the earliest dawn Of Monday morning.
Never day proptious. 1t not Of those
insueraby sulry days which have experienced this
summer. II was glorious day. The morning dawned
delightfully."-. with bamy breeze, and the of the
month conjured up days Of eryor and brightness The
year is in its meridian and all nature in her heyday Of
delight.
Long before daylight yesterday the miniature cannons
exploded by boys small fireworks and crackers in imta-
ton of the battles din actively in operation to the
qualification Of many though to the annoyance Of
there no sleep-no rest fer those who were quietly
inclined Fire crackers sold by the ut every
and every crossing Of the streets From the bat
terry to the extreme end of upper tendon the excite
ment apparent flags oated from the various hotels
and public buildings the sable character Of the city
which for few days past observable in the public
mourning nations loss succeeded by joy
appearance and general jubilee for nations glory
Yet observed in many places the mourning drapery
still suspended from several sores and however honora
BILE and grateful the motive the contrast OF joy and sad
nessof death and gory-of the grave and victory-was
ill judged, and must have saddened many heart and
deprived them of the fulment Of the happiness that
should with the of the glorious day
independence.
Many persons left the city for rural the
rous ferry boats crowded to in their passages
to and fro yet some persons content with having
the opportunity of even rustcating in town. and
went ther towards point than the Battery and
in others than the Park AID Squares, where the
green sward and outrageous trees, gave an air Of
country life and where groups were to be seen
enjoying themselves at humble pic MICS and family sod
parties Some isolated creatures-drunk in honor of tho
day and deserted by their friends comrades If they
could bosst of having had any-were marked out
by mchievous boys for sport II they poor wretch
dropping from exhaustion liquor the little urcbns
placed packages Of re-crackers in the bands his hat
under him, in his shoes, and then ignited them
causing the greatest CONSERVATION fear confusion
The river and ferry boats vessels at anchor in tho
haibor and at the docks decorated with the union
flags floating in the breeze. The and stripes
numerous, and proudly foated the American flag which
braved. and still braves that flag which
"Bayed thousand years, the hattie and tho breeze
The streets were crowded from morning till night ;
omnibusses filed inside and out-but the general
oc Of fun and enjoy ment seemed to be down in
the Park and at the Battery There of
and of thousands that througcd enjoy
themselves by celebrating the glorious anniversary Of
The independence of their native land the iand of
their adoption.
God nature intended this to be free nation for
early 1864; learn that the North had already
hardened into republics that people republicans
persevered in repubcansm struggled against
the power which hid driven them their homes and
to that time stl pursued them.
The unexampled progress Of the country and of tn
city OF New York in population wealth and commercial
greatness-of which history affords paralel-shows
what freedom FROM the British yoke-what American in
dependence has effected In 1928 ourc years after
the first landing) New York contained but go inhab
tans; in 1913 about 1e00 and it continued gradually
increasing until in 1885, after the close Of revolution
airy war, when it contained 236l4 inhabitants. The
whole increase Of the city during the century of English
domination did not exceed 200u0-a number consider
bly, less than is added to it's population every year
and increasing, until find this great emporium
numbering independent of the Inhabitants of Brookyn
Williamsburg and its ncehboring cities over $4,000
souls Adding therefore the population of the suburbs
ofN.w York, which amounts to l5o 000 we have here
mighty poople-frec, independent aud enjoying equal
political rghts-numbering about Cos 000
Such the population great glorious and free =
that yesterday celebrated their greatness people
their glory ts a Unon-ther freedom a nation
The crowds confined IN last night to late
hour going to and coming from the different public fire
works and places Of attraction For particulars and de-
eciyons of those and accounts Of the incidents OF
the sSy refcrihe reader to the following reports:
THE MILITARY CELEBRATION.
At sunrise on Monday morning national salute ives
fired from the Battery by the veteran corps Of 1872 The
national standard having been raised aud the echoes
freedom having been awakened by the mouths Of the very
guns taken from the English the battle field and re
verbeated over those waters into which they driven
from New York, the corps dismissed, amidst the
cheers of the spectators, who there that
early hour TO witness the ceremony At high noon and
sunset the sautatlon was repeated
At 8 O'Clock the first division Of State militia under
thc commend OF General Sendord met In Fifth avenue
and after forming into order Of parade they proceeded
through Eighth street TO Broadway, through Broadway
TO Canal street, down Canal street to West broadway
through West Broadway to Chambers street up Cham.
bers TO Centre street aud thence through The east gate
for