Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-07-13
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BURLINGTON
FRIDAY MORNING. JULY l3, 1860.
THE FOURTH.

The Nations holiday passel of with unu-
sual consentaneousness in Burlington. Long
before daylight explosions of sulphur and
salt petre announced the arrival of the Birth
day Of Freedom It's celebration commenced
at a very early hour by splendid display Of
tire-,cOrkS from the heights cast of the Town.
This began with a beautiful htmlnous COL
orcd rtfection of delicate rose color, extending
from North to South, and seemingly covering
the horizon with rosy light This was fol-
lowed by the grand show piece of the exhibit
tion, consisting of a magnificent globe Of fire,
from which shot out on every side rays Of the
most brilliant white light This splendid
object was slowly elevated to a considerable
height above the ground, with an effect that
was absolutely dazzling. twas accompanied
with a grand illumination We are sorry to
say that but few of our citizens witnessed
this novel and attractive spectacle.
At..sunriSe one gun was fred by a young
man who was hunting pigeons.
At six o'clock the d" flag of all nations "
was flung to the, breeze-from clothes
line immense enthusiasm.
From till the bells were generally rung
and our citizens sat down to dJe,mer IA
fourchette English, breakfast on a fork
without distinction Of party, sex or age
young infants only excepted, who took their
breakfast not on a fork. We are unable to
describe at length this pleasant repast. 1t
passed Of well, however, so far as we are
informed, with the exception that several
eggs were found to be too hardb1iled.
At eight o'clock the American Flag. was
hoisted on the Republican staff It's appear
ance was hailed with exultltion and delight
by the republicans as premonitory Of the
restoration of the Republic to the principles
Of the Forefathers-and was witnessed with
intense chagrin and. disgust by the Democracy
whose attempted cheers for Breckinlas and
Dougridge died unuttercd in their throats
At nine O'Clock the Fountain in the Park
commenced playing, and for a long while
threw a large number Of streams from an
elevated pepper box sustained by TIE c,icrcd
individual on the half she'll
Ats. 80. 9. 80 aud To- 20, trains arrived
over the Vt Central and Rutland and Bur
lington Railroad, composed Of a number Of
cars, loaded with people. These were re
ceiyed with open doors by our merchants
and number of summer hats, Shoes pea
nuts, gold breast pins, dress patterns, hoop
skirts and glasses Of beer were presented to
them, compliments which were commonly
returned by the visitors by small donations
of com or paper currency.
At eleven a number Of Chinese frecrackers
were exploded simultaneously IN different
parts of the village, by representatives Of
Young America in honor of the japanese
embassy.
At noon precisely, twelve strokes were
struck upon the town clock, followed one
hour after by another stroke, making thir-
teen, in commemoration of the thirteen orig /
ioal States of our glorious coniederacy.
From one to three o'clock, the entire pop
ulauon. with very few exceptions, sat down
to diuuer-the great event of the day to
most of them. The delightful freedom from
ceremony which characterized the occasion. /
the hospitality to invited guests the speeches, /
the toasts, declarations o: Independence &c., |
sc, were all too long story to deer.be.
During the afternoon, peculiar effect was
produced by juvenile cries, carrying the
mind back to the distress Of the infant days
of the Republic, followed by singing,
and numerous roek-its by the matrous of
Burlington.
At sunset another gun was fred-in the
direction of Winooski, and grand Illumin-
alton of silver light in the evening closed the
performances. So passed away the eighty
fourth birthday of the Union. Every hour
was occupied with something. Notwith-
standing the numbers of people no serious
accident occurred, and, take it all in all the
celebration was grand success.