Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1860-07-14
attoiittaia Democrat.
LETTER FROM ga WILD FRESHMAN"
IpLEvILLE. July 4th. $50.

LETTER FROM "a WILD FRESHMAN"
IDLgvILLE, July 4th. 1880.
EDrroRs DEMocRAr: Full Of the passion, feeling
md sentiment Of the day, being stiinnnled win
nothing else sit down to allow my spirits TO cflrr'
vrSce, and iranscribe my impressions Tor The DEMO
cHAT.
I am somewhat ANNOYED that cannot partakc in
n more an Iated celebration OF Independence Day
vet though j"in in no procession aud ISie1 Z" Il"
orNtion, d" celebrate the day. The joy bells are
ringing in nv brain aud procession aud 6rati0nS,
and music aud gay banners, men ifnprtuni. and
bows jpvnus, aud the sound Of guns aud Rnod-chrrr
aud good fellowship, all ill my mird;- enthusi-
aSticay partakc in it all.
In the whole wide range of universal history,
there is NJ day like ihis-nuihIng approaching in
grandeur or interest to il. Nations, before now,
have conquered their independence from other ma
mons. RIcPst before nov, have vindicatcd their
.Ialiiy With other races, wb1 bad considered them
~ Subdued inf, ri"r. The dats 81 the y"ararc all
hull If the records Of such circumstances. This,
our anniversary, though. not only celebrates the In
dependence "f people, but the establishment 81
Liberty likewise. II celebrates the birth OF a Re
public aud It's continuance. Othcr nations aud
al people have their festivals, their Rational and
anniversary DAYS, around which poetry aud romance
may cng-nround which passion and prejudice
may cling around which their patr"iir feelings
may cling. They may celebrate days 81 great vic
tories, when their aims won immortal ren"wn, or
the natal days Of great cnnqueruts. or the day at
drliVerancc from some great calamity. They are
AL to say the least. worthless memories, shadows
Of odd snperSttinn~. TcmcmbranCeS Of nothing, faint
R.immcringS of the indistinct pmSt. lieIng neither
bench 'l nor instructive. they can claim no regard
from M Intelligent mind. Around the day aud the
,IGSe We crbrr. there + nothing hidden, my sic
. unreal. Independence day shines clear ana Dis
iInct-a lmmnary u sun in the political ornament.
For over eighty years the bells and the guns have
TAHx Hn'l IhHRttFed its-tnEaning- The cars O
joyous and exuIing people. 80 full, 80 complete
=" "vcrnowlng have been the benefits aud comforts
n"wing from IT, that their very IrUiusiniI have ub.
N""rcd the imposing grandeur Of il. Not only is II
rrr.cfuincnt in truth above other days-ii Is ais"
festival Of universal application.
O!hrr anniversaries can lie held. or nrc nnlv al'-
lr"piaic in particular countries, among particular
Ir"rle. They cannot b" participated IN without 81
fnnling the prcjudicrs Of ,"nr tl. rcn"nhrancrs
1t others. THIS day alone. though peculiarly and
grocery American, c"nprchrnd- an ANNIVERSARY -
humanity. II severed not alone America from Ing.
Land. but It drew line. broad and unmi-'akdbl",
''"i"ern RrPublicaui>m md M"nhrt hy-hrtwtcn
rItUI1pUhrUrr sr1rrir y-t-r--ft l+l'4tr aud
slavery. II IS in itself M era aud an epoch. II Is
Hb~"u'"v, III thu history ct l',--wtl, tAr liz
th"'>and ,cIr> H." only oasis g. be found lr"''r
T. '''an' >,i the freed mind can lIng"r ON with uh.
II" ,t,l delight.
1t Is thus why III" Italian The T,bcr. the P"c
80 the EiSnt. the t;"rnLn the l;h,u". the Irish
'''n "a the Shannon. or even IL" EnglI-hman ir
Ne 'hinH 'a~ HAPPENED an the Ti'amc-. may "I"'
'rN" u wih"Ht cniHpr"mI,.nE ih"!r patriotism:
my. by dong -. add lr ;n ih"it LOYALTY IT, thoi
''nnrt. aud dignity I" i!i" mnnh"",
Nhlt Ainrttt-rf'.- tt-ru ftrr'ti'. bH' ind
rrrt5" Mt the STIRRING 'i'n'-Fle.'"r
around III" mru"rirs ot ihS DIV t'r IL" day l. bat
-" rnh"'nrut "f the whole period Il I'll" Rev "lu'
- til" Declaration. IA" >tru..',., and th" c'"rv.
la tS cuatcnI. iiIun there ~ a!m"niti"n fl
"a" irrant,-u Warning. lnstru''I II, and ll'ahs'ih.
ia: atrrr.t IN it r the Statesman. iii" latl"t and
to- .'a!'nt u -" sdn.jTc l"u:.~ui NM and >acti.
T. c' without Huuil"r III good cause the most nm.
= IS' sam: til" most heron bravery tn most
>ih'Im" i"ts".,rnt".. aud determination the most
ardent rarl"t',i Ne must ,"ld all our admiration
:" the n1ir men al the Revelation The uaIHcS GU
- AIRED h. humanity, how they crowd around us :
b ~ their girrt saineS upon US Washington, the
great crnrn iurr the typ. 81 -S-t thing pertain.
I"H 18th" ErNla.u'lu the pariLker ot crtrA l-r"
the embodiment "i every excellence and cnlu"h'r
81 his tine. Aud Henry, like "n" # til" iu> itc'l
prophets Of old. whr-" tongue. toIchcd with tire
tom heaven: Unclaimed fFc'd'rn Though all III
l,4t. Aud J-:i.rsnn secure { az l;,uu,nI'td im-
rtitiy. alone IN hcin. ia" an'h"r "t IL" " ia.
u,rrtl Instrument" What II i'iic "f H." dAv j,
-'mirtr without the ,rahc sud iJtlJ">tc { tnI
- Have X. the Prcsit:"r' - h. ,-ttt'-.'tal Eiir'
s.'itA:Ire.t bud .ii.I 4ta..di IT,. rIl>- liz
IV.fun."u; hI-i over Ai- a. al. and ..td ." H'r',-
y4c" rat ef. f!f.-' ~ '',' - N.r w''uu' IL,
>'A', ., "nI aAsn'i-rn; :.su'r "t card ia'y Lr".
W." '"Ni"u I'D I" thu IN stan iN sliji.s FL" IL.
-|r'",'''. I"." ''.ti 1'", at'."H ~ 't.'" "'
"".,. '"'. Mr. th''nt TN" iini'">i".: 1T, >,n'r
81 john ADAMS. who thnnd"r"d ont with all t',r We
I"incncc -. las nature, " ,.no.i e. t',,.'..,."
A." these men these bright 49, ,ra'l,r> H. :"
n4' NOD n,rmrni""S. trfg ';i,n 10y the Amen iu>
-" eur da! i the hst"r! ctihi> 'nntrN viii Il IN
C. "tc s'h"'l boy exercise IT ii>ilmc - e" ~ t'"t
II tdv It N III" hop" q" be- "iu ~ wiser ne - better
.'if~ns and more hLrmpi,tr,I> nri .lhot>: SIrri,
II 'hri did III they were H'"fn" i: all hv tt' fra
t"tnll and mi2nanImor> sririi displayed by 'h' II
"nc"stmS. We would not lrl"ld those rritrlcu.itl
- conflicts" that the disgrace" At our TIM.
') the many millions wh" trj"I'" tod ". Who has
more cause tr crAiu!ati,n ;han C.,iornAn@, T"
none IL the present 81 full Of 'y and prosperity. at
the future 81 promise. E1tArpn"d AMID g!rri rs
mll'. pleasant valleys cnc"mias, our feet and IT."
gentle PIrhc bears h'alih-gi'ir airs ui "nr shore.