The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1860-07-07

Encnupins. 4 was iaiesd tiIen desert; to-
Day Il bipsngnis a. N10 rose, and may u be ~
Yen \ perpetual iahyrilars Easlluslasic Ar.
Plsuse
John II. Caine, Esq., read the BpcIara-
tiOn of Independence, which was followed
by b salute 81 Two g1lns and Il Hail Co
lufnhia, BY the brass batd.
Tie Hon Albert Caring on. oFator Of
the dag, then delivered the following
GRAFTON
| F7siloir- iSsas of q rtaoiraed aud oSfsrfstsd
RtpHblIes- 4
Deeply grateful Tor the choice blessings
Eof civil aud religious liberty still 30 sbenc-
ficently guaranteed 10 Us, We are assem-
bed, With the tens Of thousands through
4 out our Territory and tie millions through
tont our Uniot,8to jeyfnlly participate inJ
celebrating this the eighty fourth ami
yersary Of our nations undergraduates
II Itmay be safely asserted that Of all
human governments onrs Cuibodics and
i that too III. tie best form, " far the
greatest number az those. principles So
wisely devised for developing, promoting,
Il and increasing the welfare Of the human;
family iii their civil capacity. Aid, as
this days proceedings IN Utah hrc made
known abroad, every patriot within the
Extensive bounds 81 our great country. as
also cTory lover of freedom throughout
Il the world, viii be clcered and encouraged
ia bis nfdaons, though loo oftent hankicss
I and opposed, lahors for tho announcement
Il of hunian rights But most Of all should
orr nation coigratulate itself flat here,
i IN q region So fofbfdding 10 the many,
amid lefty mountains and eternal snow,
fso large a number Of Her citizens have
4 erected and afe erecting their numerous,
free, and happy Greside affairs, wrtlllg.
from the elements BY most industrious
toll and are now nlinglfng their voices
taitd appropriate ceremonies with those al
the North and the South, tie East md
the West, ii Tie heartfelt and eiithnsiis.
tie celebration Of this our national birth.
! day. 0 Ia.
On All occasion Ike this i soilcwllat
detailed sketch of tho past taay Be ex-
peeted by some and might be interesting.
and Instructive TO many but this Is d fast
aee. mud one especially ilefiglting IN the
briefest Of breEity, d quality too commend,
, able 70 BE- safely dispensed with. How
ever this safeguard aguinst prolixiity may
not entirely preclude q broadly sketched
outline of 4 few prominent historic fea-
lures. the reiouchilg Of which may tho
\ better enable Us 10 realize the dear bought
Il blessing 81 tlle prese I, aud encourage ,is
3 70 labor with renewed energy for tie per-
petuify Of our glorious institutions
England, Franco, Holland. aud spain
glltc0ed ard powerIa nations each
Il expended many lives and much trea stfre
4 ii taaking discoveries aud plantinr colo.
MES upon the American continent, Tie
silorts Of Spain were chiefly directed ID
South America, alll the southern aud
!. Western PORTIONS of North America
,l Francs pushed her adventures across tic
j Canallas and along the chain of tie nTeai
lakes dipeEgfngg 10 the Ohio Fiycr al
u ttsbtlrg tliert Is terry from tile lake:
20 the Mississippi md Biong tli;gt. riYeF ia
lsouislafi while the Dutch and HarIfSG
]chiefly confined their attention "a Tho 9saai.
( coast from aiaine to Fsiaridn gratInally
extendiag their settlements inland as tlIeir
! skiH and Increasing numbers enabled then
3 by purchase mud conquest TO crowd Ina
!. red man toward the setting sun an,
4 mother EnglaHi has ever been rfiarac
Il terIzed by q great f1nd ness Tor making s..
tsnIsslfe lansi'eiaitns, and her son Jonatllar
4 seems 10 have strongly Inherited s. iris n.
3 mtiy eharae tereatie, the3prac tfcal llngelana
!. m nlil ct which BY Ensg.antl soon wrested
from Holland her settlements Oh the Hu{I
4 son, Connecticut, and Delaware Of. $50. So: I.
i. Meatlwhlle religious persecution. which
r VIC are, pleased % say has never been I,re
i elnlEenttg fntoisratlt III England droYt
e lofthfhe Pnritans and Hugnen0ts to IN
g crease the new world aSylutns ffnm s,
al preston at home, and 10 strengthen AZ
a hands Of those struggling id 4 new feld
i. 90: extend the area of agriculture, com
/: inercei science, aud the arts. 5= Is 3 Is
,ff ] AS the French caI0nists gained strenEttI
d q plan 3sNSas early formed for eonnecthlo
d tue Gaiadas and Louisiana bY a sfrens
8 line Of Qualifications, with llic tIesl.srf "
Il eahtine The British c6Ialiisis to tbe rseio,
4 cast Of the Ohio and Aississipnr ana 4
4 possible, To prevent their settling ar tran:
If l lng west q The Alteghany mountains
~ FMS 5graSl, WAS on entirely too large 4
scale 70 please England, beside drawing 4
d fortified tine aeross her oldest chartered
Is grants which attended from the A flanti,
d y the Pacific. These dRcordati tlesieas
d produced what Isl called The old Efe5cb
War which osillfleRced III 1854 and Ter.
r EIllnated 10 l760, resulting in the C4naiftss
j becoming 4 British PROVINCE, Ills n |.
i. iof tlte prosecution of ~ hleli tie A pleri,
q can eelol e furnished largely lisptopor.
!; lL2 qtdtas OF men mud munitions. WAS
!; 2 mess sxeeiieflt erleai for The cQloaiisls
!; teaching them the power of naion. train.
: Hs them tlisthe ascot arms before re iefaB
II troops, and giving them selfreliaaee ind
a hleaslrably correct estimate Of their
All capabilities. II: .s.< = 1 To .
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