The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-07-18
CrttIcI SIMS Om the Fourth of July
CELEBRATION.

Celebration.
In to-day's impression will be found
communication from a gentleman of Noun
Vernon, in which are some criticisms on
certain occurrences of the Fourth of July
celebration. These criticisms are not writ
ten in malicious or fault-fnding spirit, but
are wall-intended on the part of the author
lie gives the projectors of the celebration
full credit for all they SO we'll did in ma
king the preparations, while he kindly
points out some of their oversights and mis-
takes in a way that, if remembered, will be
useful hereafter in similar commentaries.
In regard to the large participation in
the exercises by foreign-bor citizens, we
differ from our correspondent in this-that
while he thinks there was rather too much
| OF such exercises, we think that there
was not too much, bit too little of the
American exercises in proportion. 1t
was certainly delightful to see our foreign
bora fellow citizens participating with their
A merican brethren in celebrating the birth
day of our common liberty and independ-
ence. Who are better prepared to enter
with their whole soul into such COM
Incorporation than those VINO have fled from
oppression to this land of the free And
what native-born citizen enjoyed the day
better than those foreign born citizens who
took part i'll the celebration?
We think, in reference to the singing,
bat oh oI.- .l.,r Iao
lean national songs, but this was not the
fault of the Germans. American singers
should have stepped forward and offered
their services as did the Maennerchor and
Liederkranz Societies. These patriotcally
sung three of their Freedom songs, in ex-
cellent style; they had plenty of time to do
so; the audience gave good attention and
were well pleased with the music. If other
singers had been on the ground, place would
have been given to them, and less time oc-
cupied with the German songs. The Com
mittee of Arrangements had too much to
attend to for them to hunt up American
singers, and yet none offered themselves
Hence the absence of native vocal music.
The fault is with cur American singers.
A large portion of the officers, &C., were
of foreign birth. This was right, for two
reasons-6rstly, they have as good reason
to rejoice over the work of the revolutiona-
ry fathers as the native born; secondly, |
they better understand the art of making
fine display on such occasions. We hes-
tate not to say, that to the foreign-born
participants is due most of the credit that
our correspondent SO handsomely gives the |
celebration
The pronunciation of the Reader was, of
course, not good. 1t could not be so, as he |
spoke in an acquired language. But there
was no good reason why foreign born per-
son should not read our immortal Declara-
ton. The spirit is what all wanted to get
at, and the Readers excellent voice and i'm /
pressive delivery more than compensated |
for his defective pronunciation. We think |
that adopted citizens should be encouraged |
in familiarizing themselves with our Ian
guage. One way, and a good way, to do |
this, is to have them read it in public where
they will be subjected to kind criticism.
Our correspondents censures, for the fail
ure to have religious exercises, we deem
we'll bestowed. This omission was extraor-
dinary and inexcusable.
The remarks of " A Guest" upon the
ill-behavior of some of the young folks on
the steamer, will, we are sure, do good, by
putting parents and other near friends of
young people on their guard. Too much
care cannot be taken by those interested, to
restrain the thoughtLessness (for such no
doubt it was that caused the misconduct al
luded toy of young folks, and especially of
females. Though blame may be cast on
the writer of the communication by some,
we doubt not that he will receive more
thanks in the end than maledictions for his |
criticisms and disclosures
If any person feels aggrieved by the con
tents of the communication, our columns
are open to any reply that may lie offered
or, the name of the writer will be yielded
up, if requested by any person having a .
right to know it.
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