Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1860-07-14

yAScrox, D. T., July ssh, 1850.

YAscros, D. T., July s,b, 1850.
Dsss Regiss~ The s4th annivsssary
Of ess national itdepesdesss wss daily
celebrated hy ths psssietis sidsess d
Yascsos aad viciai,y.
The day passed with appropriate exes-
cises, which wsrs concluded By Ball aad
Festival u thu newly ssss,sd Foots nan.
sion. ~
The beauty asd ehivalry Of r.ncton,
and our sister city, St. Helena, we're gu.
en- mssse, and truly more eoodIy CON.
pany Of fair women aud brave men, would
b sought for iu vain.
Dancing commenced At 8 P. N. The
Yancton and St. Helena string bands dis
courssd excellent music to The lish. step.
Of The gay and happy company. A. II
o'clock. supper being announced, We be.
took ourselves 70 The banquet hall, eager
10 vary The evenings exercise for . few
minutes. Mrs. +. did the honors with her
usual grace and easy disnity-wbile Mr..
F. attended 10 The waists Of his guests, his
jolly face beaming with the welcome sraile
Of true wessern hospitality. The ample
board fairly grcaned beneath the profas,on
Of hu"ger-invi,ins vianda and delicate
pastries, that wesld have delighted the
eye and gra,i6ed the palate Of Epicurus
Supper over, she dancing was resumed,
which Vas kept up with uuf.il,ng ardor,
until the gray.eyed morning peepsd on,
from the distant east.
One year ago the present beautiful site
Of Yancton WAS still in the possession ..
the Yancton Indians, and occupied BY an
e.sampmeas numbering four huadred
lodges. Nov W have . promising young
town, surrounded BY settlements of intel.
''geut, enserprisins and thrifty f.rmers.-
And al this marked change b. been ef
fscted in the almost increditably brief Pc.
riod Of less than ten months.
The aomisation Of The "Li,ls Gisn, "
was greeted here with . hearty hip, hip,
hurrsh Who that has ever lived in .
.ew Territory IS not in favor of popular
sovereignty We VII, in times past, in
our former homes. have, with the feelings
Of sovereisns. cast our votes for the men
Of our choice. even now, while residing on
the soI6nes Of civilization, feel that we are
none the less MEN and capable Of self gov
eminent. Hence, Is il but natural that our
hearts should 90 out to him who is the
great apostle Ct State rights and popular
sovereignty
1t seems that . few slave dealers Of
Massachusetts,, Oregon, California and
Texas, not having the fear Of God before
their eyes, ANA being instis a.ed by King
James," have organized new party, with
. platform indorsing the African slave
trade, and divers other christian institu
t'ons, and have placed in nomination the
following ticket: For President. an amLi
tious young gentleman named Breckin.
ridge. noted only IS belonging to the
neighborhood where the immortal CLAY
once resided. For Vice. President, . EQUITY,
rheumatic, old man called Joseph, sur
named Lane. This good old man hail,
from section If country called "Sun-
down. near Van Covers Island. This
Joseph 10 supposed to be very dis,an.
descendant Of the Joseph Of Mrs Po,iphar
no,oris,y. He claims relationship with
Lundy's Lane. He also had brother
christensd "Jim." the same tina. VA.
commander.in chief Of tho B,ccher Militia
10 kansas, during the memorable rebel
lion Of the people against King James.
This ticket was evidently selected with
the view VI drawing heavy supper. from
the Boston Custom House, the West In.
dies and the islands on our Pacific coast.
Yours,
YAHcroN.