The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1854-07-14
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CELEBRATION 90 TnH potHrs
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tas. hrs1-a by the Haniaa Bsaa, The
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agscfy i,sSinr ere-a. ha, she ehadrcb
msrsboa brase,y on. and 3, the Depot scrc
MI ~ large naa.bri from Cisruaou.
Tea ears we're hac5 Nth youngsters.
shils he baggage car ~as laden ~Ifh
bSsH,ifa. s'o-s q Al things ca,ablc- The
h,eomo,fee ~ss rsily trimmed 9Th bsnnsrs.
s,reainers, flowers, snt ribbons, sn8 p8fF,d
sway nth uu~oniss priae. Arrived a,
Pale the ears. like - nsny coruacopir.
eaf''nd their e0ntcnt. u happy ne upon
a landscape. Wild. saa beautiful With rocks,
woods, and water an.
THIS usef of ohildrrn vas nov swelled
b. confluence q eoplous streams from
Braneou sad Pit,siord. and the whole was
Psured over the ciifs ui the dark rreks
we're ahnsc'her BID by this unexpected
Sod Of laughing, talking, hning. singing,
eating, and ioyon. children. No, less than
three thousand people were there, and no
accident q ANY Mad occurred during the
day 70 mar the festivities Of the occasion.
When al we're seated and shaded. Mr.
James Barrett was chosen Pre.idenr Of the
day, and Messrs Burnett, Humphrey. Sci
den. and Edgenon we're elected Vice Pres
deu,s.
"old Hundred was sung to calm the tn.
mott, and the Rev. DR.. Aiken offered an ap-
pfopnate prayer. The Declaration Of In.
dependence was read BY Gen. T. w. Hop
kin', aud then came " America by we'll
trained choir. Music and speaking alter.
mated "wnh kindliest change until noon,
when the tables were relieved By the pic.
nlcing multitude scattered through the
grass and over the rocks. "The tables be.
ing removed" speaking and music were re.
newed. The speeches were short, and
were received with eyiden, saiisfac,ion.--
Rev. Mr.. Ten, missionary returned
from Afrca, appeared before the audience
dressed in African costume. His dcscrip-
ton Of African worship and manners was
highly interesting. The other speakers
wcro Rev. J. X. Randolph, Rev. +. b.
49, -. % -- ~. o-..-ll, ~. ~. oI..-.
walker, rev. Aldace Walker, Rev. Mr..
Hastings, Of \. T., and Mr.. Barney. Mr..
Barrett Mr.. Burnett, and Mr.. Daniels.
At4 IL O'Clock. the well satisfied mul.
ti'nde were put on board carriages and cars.
and distributed safely among their homes.
The music Of the day, by both the Band
and the cboirs, added greatly TO the inter.
rs, OF the occasion, as their music was well
chosen and finely executed.
Hon. Stephen A. Douglass was not
forgotten by the speakers. One old zen.
ileman from Brandon, who knew stephen
when boy, told the audience that the an.
thor of "the Nebraska bill never went to
Sabbath School" He was more than once
mentioned IN terms by no means calculated
to endear him 10 the Young America
present.
At Center Rutland an omnous black
nag was suspended, with the hated word
Nebraska" inscribed upon it.
In the evening. at this village. there
was successful and fine display of Fire
Works. There was frequcu, firing of can.
non at Rutland, on the morning and eve
ming OF the FOURTH and not few seemed
anxious 10 fulfill the wish of the Patriot.
John Adams, which he uttered on the 5th
Of July, l776, that the Fourth ought 10
be solemuized with pomps. sho,rs. gnp,.,
spoHs, bells, bonfres aud Illumination,
IRON oNr IND OF rBr CONTINENT TO rue
orhra, from this fine forrard and torerer.-
10 spite of the gloom which oyerspreads
the whole community by the treacherous
Nebraska movement, the people gave them
selves holiday, aud seemed full willing
To do honor to the Fathers of the Republic
and 70 the day which has been welcomed
by increasing millions for seyenty-eight
years.