Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1861-07-12
THE FOURTH IN BURLINGTON.

We foresee, at the outset, that our &C
count of the celebration of the 85th ami
versary of the Nations birthday, if it ls to
be at all adequate, viii draw heavily on our
stock of laudatory adjectiyes, if not on the
general resources of the English language.
Rather than utterly exhaust the latter how
ever we shall prefer to curtal our report.
The day opened at sunrise or little be-
fore, and was announced by salute of thirty
four guns The noise was thunderous and
reyerbatory in the extreme, the smoke
sulphurous, aud though the carnage was not
as dreadful as is described in the war dis
patches wherein whole battallions are wont
to remain for hours III sweeping hailstorms
of srape and canister, with loss OF from
one to three men wounded, the effect in the
way Of routed slumbers, to Il large number
Of our citizens, was quite as great as the
Inconvenience TO the soldiers in those cases.
The day, however. when the public fairly
awoke to It's gIories, was magnificent. The
unclouded arch of spotless blue; the Joyous
all embracing sunshine: the rich luxuriance
OF foliage and field, washed by the bountiful
rain, and sparkling with diamond dew drops,
the pure and wholesome air,-9ll WIS su-
perb, celebrating, glorious. Is the day
advanced the Stars aud STRIPES were lung to
breeze from hundred fagstads and they
never looked more beautiful.
At 10 O'Clock A. H., the Ethan Alien
Lancers. Capt. Flanagan, 90 strong, in
their new and snowy uniform OF scarlet
pants, blue Z)ua,c iacket5 and I'd cap, pa
radeI through tao principal streets, the OIL
GERS carrying real swords, the privltss Lnces
with gildej blades OF pure Damascus hickory.
They marched and Drilled with commeuIablo
precision, ard constituted really the most
brilliant feature Of the day.
Atll, the Boxer aud Ethan Alien Fire
companies assembled in uniform and pro
cecded to the wharf to receive the Mon
;real La Crosse Club and Excursion. They
(thc fremen } looked hearty and resolute as
usual, and presented highly ornamental
appearance.
Atl2 the " large aud splendid steamer"
United States, arrived with the Montrealers,
and shortly after, the procession marched
from ho wharf in the following order lst
Miscellaneous exodus OF citizens Of Montreal,
Rouse Polotaud Port Kent. to the number
of two or three hundred, Of all ages and
sexes. y, Ethan Allen Lancors carrying
the American sors, preceded by "Hisnsr's
superb Military Band" procured ezpressly
for the occasion. Sd, Boxer Fire Company
NJ 3. with U. S. colors. 4th, Ethan Allen
ditto No. I. 5th, Excelsior l. Crosse Club,
Of Montreal Capt Alexander Mcintyre, Il
in number preceded by Hardy's fine brass
Band Of Montreal, and bearing the British
ctlJrs. The Club wore peculiar caps ofwhite
and red, and carried the implements ofthoir
game We may remark here interpolatlous-
", that We are aware OF no good ground
for the general expectation on the
part lmost Of our citizens and the public,
that the La Crosse Club would consist
Of at least tour hundred Of the flower of Mon
treal youth, and Sc accompanied by an ex-
cursion of not less than a thousand Montreal
ers. Nobody that we know Of engaged that
there should be a man or woman more than
/ there were.
The common features. OF Survivors Of the
Revolution IN barouches' orator oil tue u'y
in a rarriace drawn bv four white horses,
Iuumphdl ear containing 't"tlJ' t' Ldlu9--s
g., ,,hitc ,nus'in rarro-antiusr the States Of
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the Union, &C. &C. "eTe olHi''cu iIuiu 'uo
r.r,ces.ion rs heinz ulavei cut. and besides,
No ElTlS cJuIl DE Ieuhd III 'N1a- laIt''
u,;lIi-., knowingly E, rcrs5nify the seeded
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states. 1her place was SUI llltu ny N1H,
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/ spectators, and citizen, on loot and IN c1TrI-
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as
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mum Der OF our citizens had already collected.
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Ma. ROBERT S ADDBEss.
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IN the name and behalf oil the good people q
burlington, bid you welcome TO participation
IN the festivities and Inequalities u the day and
occasion.
As an ASSOCIATION Of gentlemen, visiting Bur
lington upon an excursion Of pleasure, we would
add, SIS far as We may, to the pleasure Of your
visit, and so TO lis profit,
As cultivators of manly exercises, (now for
long time too much neglected. it is not straiuing
the point 90 class you among tue educators OF the
peopie--as moralists, may l not say-certainly as
efficient members Of the Health Depar ment.
Ssla mas m sane oo5Pre, a sound mind in a
sound body is the highest type Of humanity, and
so should be the special aimot all systems of educa
tional training Without that sonndness Of body,
which Is not only consistent with, but is promoted
by physical exercises the mind and morals must
eds De Qwarfed distorted the -uirifu4l nature