Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1857-07-04
Tne an OF JuLY.-To-day is the 4th of July

Tue 44H OF JuLY.-To-day is the 4th of July
and the slst anniversary of American indie
pendence. There's world Of music in the sc
wOrls-''the 9Th of July"-to American ears.
Wherever an American can be found this day
whether upon the deck of some lone ship in
some far off sea, or whether wandering amid
the ruined cmbIems of the power and greatness
Of other days in the old world, VIC are proud to
believe that his heart viii swell within his boz
som when lie hears the words, "this is the 4th
Of July He will lose himself to the scenes
about him for a while, and will bethink himself
Of what is going on in the cities, villages, and
the green groves of his native land, to-day
More closely and intently, doubtless, will he
contrast his own condition and of all those who
bear the name of American, with the condition
or those whom he has met-even the most ia
vored-in the States, provinces or cities of the
old world. Our embassies and those of our fell
low citizens who are sojourning in places like
London and Paris, will come together in num-
hers, as they have done for two or three
years past and will, amid other appropriate
ceremonies, listen to the reading of the Dec
laration and some remarks upon the glOri-
Gus sentiments which it contains We doubt
whether those abroad to-day win not more
keenly and zsalously dwell upon the spirit and
incidents of this day, than VIC, who are seeming
Is so much better situated for theproper obser-
vance of it. It takes contrast like that which
the motley groups of the faubOurgs Of Paris, or
tie alleys and quaysof London-the ragged aud
deluded hordes of Naples, and other European
cities, to start within the mind an inquiry into
what is the procuring cause of so much grim
vice and ignorance as is met with in these cit
les We have vice in our own cities, us the
events of the last few months can amply testify,
but our vice is but the legitimate consequence,
in our seaboard cities, of an influx of this Eu-
ropcan canaiIle; and not the natural effect of
degraded misrule. Vice exists every where,
where there are great masses of people, but
liberty does not ameliOrate its baneful effect
does not humanize the crowd, and create pub
lie opinion which it will respect, as it does in
our America.
Yet conspicuous as we are for our great, dis
tinguishing privileges, viz: free speech, free
press and the elective franchise, there arc those
among us who, like the profane Esau. would sell
their birthrights for mess of potthge, because,
forsooth, they cannot, in their cxacting conceit,
bring all men to their way Of thinking. There
are but few, even among us liberaliscd Ameri-
cans, who would not strike out t0lcE1tiOH in a
few years, if our sect, party, clique, or faction
could, unintcrruptedly, have full sway for q
few years. Some people may not realize this,
but we believe, candidIy, if every was to
look into his own heart, he would be ready to
say, as did the prophet to king David-"thon
art the man" Hence, II is both the part Of
philosophy and of necessity that, on such day
as this, every man who is capable should en-.
large the scope of his political and religious or
thOdoxy enough to comprehend that It spossi-
bic his heretofore heretical neighbOr may, after
all, be just as devoted patriot and as good a
citizen as he himself is. This should be the
essence of our patriotism, and il We do not
have it, all the powder which We may burn will
not make us frecmen. l1lA @
TIE BosroS SPIRITUAL" AwAHD.-The fol
lowing is the formal "award of the Committee
upon the question in controversy between the
Boston Courier and DIR. Fl. F. Gardner" being
the genuinenesss or falsehood of the so called
phenomena oil ''SplfltunnSl.
The Committee award that DIR. Gardner, hav-
ing failed to produce before them an agent or
medium who communicated word impaired
to the spirits in an adjoining room, who read
a word in English written inside book, or
folded sheet of paper" who answered any qucs.
ton (which tao superior intelligence must be
able to answer" who "tilted piano without
touching il, or caused chair TO move foot;
and having failed to exhibit to the Committee
tude of Interpretation could be regarded as
equivalent to either Of these proposed tests, or
any phenomenon which required for its produc-
ton, or in any manner indicated force which
could technically be denominated Spiritual, or
which was hitherto unknown to science, or
phenomenon of which the cause was not palpa-
bic to the Committee, is therefore, not entitled
TO claim from the Boston Courier the proposed
premium of five hundred dollars.
Il is the opinion of the Committee, derived
from observation, that any connection with the
Spiritualistic Circles, called, eorrupts the
morals and degrades the intellect. They, there
fore. deem it their solemn duty to warn the
community against this COMMUNICATING intiu-
ence, which surely tends to lessen the truth of
man and the purity Of woman.
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DISTRESSING CALAMrY-Folr Young Ladies'
Drocned.-The Worcester (AIass) By State
reports the following sad affair:
ABOUT D CLOCK cELulS efehinst PNi y -
sisting of three yonng gentlemen and four la.
dies were taking sail upon the large pond
situated in the easterly part of Webster, when
one of the gentlemen lost his hat; the course
of the boat was altered for the purpose Of pick
ing 1t up, but without changing the position of
the sail. consequently the bOad lay broadside to
the wind A gust came. Immediately capsiEing
the boat, throwing the whole party into the
water. The nearest land was Goat Island, being
about fifteen rods distant Two of the young
men spraug from the boat and succeeded in get
ting ashore. The third came up under the boat,
and it was some time before he could get out,
but when he did so brought with him one Of the
ladies. All efforts to reSuscitate her, however,
proved unavailinR The other three sank TO