, 1859-02-23
The Monster Process ion 10, 900
Strong.
The Military, Masonic, and
Civic Parade.
The National Banquets at the Rich
mond and fremont H0uses.--Ihe
Cadets Ball, DC.

The Garden City aid herself eminent honor yes
terday iu observing with all the honors, the recnr
| renee of tile Anniversary of day hal1owed to
every American heart, the Birthday Of Washiog-
ton.
twas thorough holiday from its inception
to its close, and made memorable BY eyents long
to stand with no parallel in the annals Of such Oh
seryances here. It was an anniversary Of our
whole people. There was no banging back, no
Sinking each onea OWL shgze, ard in the whole
vas that heartiness that told Of common pur-
pose which appealed to aud held all alike, and
rightly for not only for Americans did the Father
Of his Country preserve America, but fora1 nation.
a1lties to bc thereafter represented among our
citizens. The whole Jay, to review its ecenes,
passed without jar or misadyentu1e. The streets
presented holiday appearance. Few Of the
stores and shops ana banks were open. Merchant
and mechanic, artist and artizan, professional man
and 1aborer, all were very generally "oT fer the
day." By nine o'clock, as the first appearance Of
the procession were manifest, the streets became
throngel with citizens, on foot or ID carriages.
Tie throng waa kept up during the day; the
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route OF the procession the buildings we're
thronged at every available point Of view, with
spectators, ladies and gentlemen, and glad.eyed
little folks children released Tor tho day from
the public and private schools, to holiday.
whose ITO taem) Ep'endora will. Of this enniver-
ssry Oh Warrington cFeate new anniversary,
10 DC memorable with them from yesterdsy
through life.
Tbs monster procession Was, in numbers and
character, unlike sny eEer known in our city.
It "as made up, Is ii should have been. of citi-
zens- fo1tcs. and sect, and nationality seemed
lost. as all should be. where common humani-
II, enjoying common blessings, bends low at
tho tomb Of Washington. to honor the memory
OF ccrnmon benetsctor Of his countrymen.
Every one seemed good-natnred. The citizens
mounted we're not o7erharBh with the weaker
state OF citizens on foot, and even in buckram
and gilt braid there "as observable forbear-
ance, lack OF brutqueaess, which too often on
sucn oecaslons' mistaken Tor soldier!y besr'ns,
IL emlnentlY aistfessing 10 email boys and el-
der'y ladies'.
Ihe very horses I've hardly realized before
1nat cur c'l5 possessed 80 many) seemed On
'let so0o osuA''o' ana 'foa giDgef'y ana
e"eo'"sPse"s 'n'o'1n 'no 'n1ops'og 9nou'
1ao1'' Ane'o "a7 ~ usn''oK' IL" accloea's-
nehei "A' esu"o ~ "' 'nHuenee'' hno even
su"y 4o1 '.'.''' "oNAJ " "oa'a HUI % easy
~ "e"e.e 7''n7' "7e Visiting S"ons 'ne 'oAu'
enees u 'ae oeeas'o"} use" l. "''o' ana gave
" lne'f oe'o'ees 'asger noesty' well en-
P'osep, saau 10 usual On soen 'no'eeflmlna'e
ga'heF'9gs o' me g:eas public. Evidently, The
prevailing spirit OF the day was not old RE,
or lis malty coogener.
we heard OF 60 accident occurring from the
rising OF the sun with the mathis OF Changing
aud deep d'spason OF artillery, even to lis going
ao"n' 10 where The festivities died away among
the "sma hours OF this morning, and let 'hls
oe sa'o to The credit OF our whole public, who
have sho*n that they can enjoy themselves and
even be very Jolly together without any neces-
slty OF lEfelicitles Of any description. Even
the day Itself under such genial terrestrial in
fneuces thought better Of its morning scowl,
and from its mid dag skies aave to the great
procession itself full spendoss, and exchanged
apparently, it may prove 50, day with April,
cheating the latter Of the fairest of its thirty
aous.
The hour for the grand procession to move
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