Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1856-07-12
MONDAY, JULY 7, 1856
OF THE FOURTH OF JULY.
ORDER OF PROCESSION,


Exercises al the and at The Capi;oTbe BAH.
Our people are patriotic people They love
excitement. They love to pay homage to the
memory OF their fathers. They love to recall
the savings of the early founders of our Govern
mcnt-to unfold the book of the past and to read
therein the lessons taught them-to pledge anew
their fidelity to our country and her institutions,
AMI to advance their glory and their prosperity.
This is an innate feeling, natural to every
American as the opening of the buds to the morn
in dew. Liberty surrounds them is in the air,
on the earth, in the valley, and on the mountain
top. 1t comes from ths mighty cataract, from
the gentle flower sweeps over the broad prairie
and plays among the forest trees. Perhaps in no
part of the Union does this feeling prevail to Il
greater extent, than in our own loved Minnesota.
Here, where it would he supposed civiliza-
ton had scrrcey left her foot prints here, where
but few Years since the tread of the savage
was all that broke the stiffness Of the solitude !;
here the people are as loyal in their feelings rs
can be foun1 in any other portion of our Great
Republic. Tney turn frnh the laying of the
corner stone of ightv Institution, dedicated
to literature. the sciences and tae arts. to the
proper observance Of the day above all days to
be hailos4d and cherished. They enter heartily
into the exercises, and SHOW by their devotion to
Liberty thei. regard for the glorious deeds of the
patriots Of the past. 1t is well it is so-it is Il
virtue comm .niallc in free AMI enlightened.
people, and worthy To be hinlci down TO future
generations.
Nature dressed the morning Of the Fourth in
her most beautiful garb There no frowns.
The Sun, blu-h;ng in her beauty. threw her gilt
trring beams over the bosom OF the Mississippi,
and fingered for time on the hll-tops to k SIS
the tears from p, the checks Of Night. The Ma
tional En<i@ns c.relessly husged the ilag-staifS,
conscious of thci: own security. while the ri- in,
of the bells ana the firing of cannon ushered in
the never .to-be- forgotten Fourth of july. At an
early hour the report of pistols, fire crackers and
numerous other explosives, clearly indicated that
..Iouns Amcrica,'' WAS in the field, and soon
after the fact clearly demonstrated by the
appearance, in ST. Anhony-st., of g Young
Minnesota-the Soyercigns of lSI6''-a troop
of boys on horseback numbering thirty, under
the command of &. c. Hoffman, Esq, and Mr..
LinI>ley. They pissed down to the First Pres
ars were in waiting for them, and where the pro-
ccs,ion was formed in the following order -
|. st. Paul Brass Band.
> The cl,lircn of the Baptist Sunday School,
the girls with garltnds and blue badges and the
boys with white. Their banner was light blue
silk. trimmed with gold; on one side Saint
Paul Sunday Schools Then painting of Il
Anna .ior md cnor
Directly under these read The Hope Of the
Church-the Pillar of State" On the opposite
side. baptist Sunday S ;hool, July a. ID. lS47."
3. Children of the House of Hope Sunday
School. with DARK, blue silk banner, with il
painting of II female representing Hope holding
in her hand Bible, and with the other pointing
upward. She was leaning on pedestal, on the
panel Of which was scene representing IA vessel
on the tempestuous sea of life and in the dis
tancc the temple Of Christianity.
On the opposite side of this banner, in letters
of gold, appeared the following:
. House of Hope"
Then the painting of an anchor,
Following the words
"December 1862
4. The German Methodist Episcopal Sunday
School, with very excellent light blue silk BAN
ner painted on side
Soon,ag Schulz
der
Deutschen Il. NJ. Kirche.''
Below this an open Bible, and directly under
it a scroll with the motto
"Keep holy Sabbath"
On the opposite side there were three golden
stars, under which appeared
SUNDAY School
of the
German Nj. L. Church,
Then followed three more stars.
5. The children of the Methodist Episcopal
Sunday School, with white muslin banner, with
an open Bible, crowned by star under it the
words
Remember now thy Creator in the days
of thy Youth.''
On the other side
ssM. Z. Sunday School"
6. First Presbyterian Sunday School, with a
plain white banner, trimmed with dark red ant
blue ribbons-in the center an anchor with
golden rope. Very plain and very neat.
I. Infant S. S. Scholars in Carriages, with
thirty-one boys, (the "Sovereigns,") as escorts
A very beautiful scene.
s. Ladies in Carriagcs-a large number.
Q. Citizens and Strangers.
The procession was nearly one mile in length
and made an imposing appearance. 1t began te
move about oclock-passed down Third street
to Jackson, up Jackson to Seventh, dow Sew
enth to Saltwater road, and thence to beautiful
Grove lear the residence of Rev. Mr.. Torbett