Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1860-07-20
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LAKE Mills. July 6, 1860.


it is no marvel that it looks upon its natal
| day with degree of childish pride; and
the people of Lake Mills, think, contrib
uted their full share of the honest enthu-
| siasm, the unalloyed pleasure, and the un-
restrained thanksgiving, that should al
ways make up the programme of this i'm
mortal day. a'e
In the first place the borders of Rock
Lake furnish one of the finest locations
in all the west, for such gathering
That beautiful liquid eye of nature, was
smiling beneath flood of golden sunshine,
and the steady cool breeze from its sur
face, answered the purpose of ten thou
sand waving palm-leaves; and in this Par
adise we had a great g Flow of soul and
Feast Of reason ssThe destiny of the
nation" was the orators theme, and the
man was equal to the occasion. But
eulogy from my pen, on the Rev, Fl. G.
Tilton, would seem superlative egotism.-
He gave US living practical address,
clear, logical, conclusive and sublime and
it was appreciated by a large and intelligent
audience. Dinner was furnished by Mr..
butcher, of the Lake Mills House, in a
style very creditable to the proprietor, and
pleasing to the company, after which the
following toasts were drank and responded
to-
Ou FIag-May its Stripes be healed
and its Stars multiplied
The Ladies-Our Stars before marriage,
our Stripes after. .
- TToo,toJ Ctoto, <,ay H,,,-T, AI,- 4l.o,-
soon be blended in bonds of a republic, as
the waters that divide them,
Oar National Flag-Should it ever be
torn by disunion, we will give to the per-
petrators the Stripes, as their portion, in
due season.
Thomas Jeferson-Author of the glori-
GUS declaration-may the principles of
universal equality which he inculcated, be
perpetuated.
The Fourth Of Jzy-May there be one
year until the end of time.
Thaddeus Hyatt-The protege of the
U. S. Senate-just the man to study slave
law in the prison at Washington.
Thomas Paine-The champion of our
Independence, and author of Common
Sense, {" and The Rights of Man, Whose
country was the world, and whose religion
was to do good to his fellow men. May
posterity do him justice. I'm
Ffeedona-Let US pledge ourselves anew
at her altar and like the warriors of old,
hurl our spears into the thickest of the
fight, and struggle bravely on. till we stand
over and reclaim them
And thus closed the stereotypcd routine
Of an old fashioned celebration In this
case. however, it was but the beginning
of the end.'' Burlesque hand bills had
given the people an inkling of what was to
be the further programme of the day, and
they assembled in thousands on the Pub
lie triangle on the steps and balustrades
of the hotels, in the windows, doors and
front yards Of dwellings, to catch glimpse
at the ''Union Savers" At O'Clock
they made their appearance, formed in pro-
cession, marched round the triangle, to the
speakers stand.
The Great Mogul, who was dressed in
all the gorgeousness of Oriental regal cos
tune, was called upon to read the Decla:
ration. 1t was a shrewdly written parody
on the Declaration of Independence, and
! seemed to embody the complaint of Dem
ocratic official.
Yankee Doodle, who represented Amer
lea grown rich and great, but not proud
was announced as the Orator of the day
By dint of perseverance, succeeded in
working my way through the solid mass of
human flesh and bones, until [ reached
position where I could catch the most of the
speakers words The grafton was after the
spread-eagle order, sublime and eloquent
eulogy on the Union. As it was spoken
of-hand, | am able to give only the last
paragraph 4: ., ....-..
:" How should we labor to perpetuate its
existences? We must harmonic the dis
cordant elements that so loudly threaten to
undermine its foundation, and overthrow
the superstructure. All family feuds must
be forgotten. Irrepressible conflict must
be repressed. Squatter Sovereignty and
constitution must bury the Ratchet, and
smoke the pipe of peace. We must cease
investigating into the official conduct of
our public functionaries, and thus humilia-
ting our chief executive. The North must
cooperate with the South in its phian-
thropic efforts to Christianize those soul
less chattels which wise and benefcent
God has created for the sole benefit of the
Anglo-saxon race. And the beautiful god
dess Of Liberty must clasp to her bosom
the majesty of slavery, in one long, loving,
sisterly embrace. Then will the Union be
safe, and our names be handed down to
posterity as worthy sons of Revolutionary
sires, and unspanked generations will rise
up and call US blessed a7 e-.-..7 aa
Stephen A. Douglas was next introduced,
who with his face to the South said
among other things, ''It has become
part of the history of our country that un-
der the workings of n-inter7ention, which
people please to call squatter sovereignty,
the South has gained to slavery tract of
territory as large as five States of New
York, degree and half from the Rio
Grande to the Gulf of California, more
than she could ever have asked under the
Missouri restrictions" Then turning his
face to the North he gravely said, that his
son squatter was genuine anti-slayery
man. So far as be was concerned he did
not care whether slavery was voted up, OF
down. but the inevitable result of the doc
trine OF non-interyention as following the
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