The Kansas herald of freedom., 1855-04-07

q grands Ifiumphaf Car lmmediate-
ly in front, on the right and left of the
platform, arose two columns of beautiful
proportions, about thirty feet in height,
and of alabaster whiteness.s On the one
/ read .s TIE Union, on the other, "1he
GoRstifutiaa.'' From the tops of these
columns, the intervening space was span
ned by an arch composed of the Coat of
Arms" of the several States ofthe Union,
in bass relief. on separate blocks of mar
bic; and upon the keystone of the arch,
/ read the familiar motto, g E. Pturi6as
Unum" On this point perched an i'm
mense spread eagle, glittering with gold,
and holding in his beak the likeness of
:. TIE Father Of his Country" in a plain
gold setting, lenwreathsd with laurel; !;
while, high above, and over all, fioated
the " Star Spanyled Bonner" Imme-
diately under the, archs wasan altar of
pure white, upon which read "Fres-
dom,S' and from the topof the altar arose
square shaft of white, some four orfive
feet in height, and on the several sides OF
which l read peace, Prosperity, Hap
piness ~ s'Truth, Justice, Equality" )"
"Education, Arts, Commerce" ;" "Agri-
culture, Manufactures, Mines" Imme-
diately in the rear of this, arranged on
either side of the platform, were separate
pedestals, four feet six inches in height, by
three feet square. placed at a distance of
nearly six feet apart, and extending IN par
allel rows over two hundred feet in the
rear. These pedestals were fifty in num-
Der; twenty-fyeon either hand, and were
emblematical of the fifty free and i1de-
pendent States Of the 4Anserican Union, !"
which included the Canadss on the North,
to the Isthmus of Darien on the South.
and from Cuba in the Southeast, to the
Russian Settlements in the Northwest.
Upon each of these pedestals | read the
name of State, and on the tops standing
erect, were fifty beautiful young women,
between the ages of eighteen aud twenty
years, in the full bloom of health and wo-
manhood. These were dressed in flow
ing drapery of white, adorned with roses,
and on the head each wore crimson
velvet cap, ornamented with single star
of gold. Each borea emblem-yegeta-
bic, mineral, or artifcial-of her particu-
lar star, while an endless chain OF. roses
and orange flowers in graceful festoons,
extended from hand to hand, and was
emblematical of the common interests
that unite US as people. The blue eyes
and fair compilations of the North in un-
ion, though in contrast, with the dark
eyes and olive eomplexions of the South.
Immediately in the rear of these. and oc-
cupying the remaining portion of the
"Car Triumphal," I" was the President OF
the United States, members of the Cabi-
net. heads of Departments, deputations
of members from both Houses of Con-
gress, foreign Ministers, ETC., resident at
Washington. Executive officers of sew
eral of the Atlantic States, deputations
from all, and lastly delegation of Abo-
rigines, consisting of the chiefs and head
men of the nations of the plain. Then
came another detached car, similar to that
described in the first instance, containing
band of fifty musicians, playing " Yam
kee Doodle" fi7.F a M
Thus appointed and arranged, the train
arrived at the depot. At this point, a
Christian minister, accompanied by the
President and Secretary of State, with
heads uncovered, proceeded from the ex,
treme rear, through the long avenue ot
young women. representing the several
States; as they passed along, each sue
cessive State stood with heads uncovered
in token at once of their respect for reli.
gion, and fidelity to the general govern.
ment. This movement served also as 3
signal for the multitude to follow suit, and
who accordingly acquiesced during the
following ceremonies. - ~
Arrived in front of the Triumpha
Car" the minister briefly invoked the
blessings of Jehovah upon the great en-
terprise before them, and for the welfare
of the country at large. He stepped
aside, and the Chief Magistrate of the
Nation, having closed the discoursive
part of the ceremonies with few appro
pirate remarks, signal was given, where
upon the Lawrence Philharmonic Socie
ty. organized in 1869, and composed o
seventy three members, and standing
upon the piazza of the sInternationa
Hotel" situated directly opposite the de
pot, sang r The Star Spangied Banner
At the conclusion of this patriotic song
the train started for San Francisco. a.i5
| At that instant, amid the roll of drums
and the clang of martial music, the dis
charge of muskesry, the roar of artillery
| and the deafeHing huzzas of a counties
multitude on the land and on the water,
aweke from dreGEs. q.