Daily national Democrat., 1861-07-06
FIRST DIVISION.

Marshal and Aids.
Marysville Brass Band.
Marysville Rifles.
sen. John A. Sutter.
Chief Engineer Fire Dept and Assistants.
Eureka Engine and Hose Co. No. l.
Yuba Engine Co. No. 2.
Clergy Chaplain; Reader of the Declaration
of Independence and Orators of the Day.
Committee of Arrangements, District and
County Judges, Members of the Bar,
Mayor and Common Council, County
and City Officers.
SECOND DIVISION.
Warren Engiue Company No. a.
Turn Nerein Society.
! Plumas Union Club.
Marysyille Union Club.
! Citizens.
Expressmen, Draymen, Ranchmen and Large
Teams.
The music was highly creditable to the
Marysyille Band, being made up of good Sc
lectons, well executed.
The Rifles, with their fine uniforms, and
good looking Union men to wear them at
tracted much attention. They executed the
val lOuS HiJN CLbtbl5 require ca VI lHcIu WIFI u
degree of precision which surprised all who
had not seen them drill. They are a fine
body of men, and no military company in the
United States would respond with greater
alacrity than they to their country's call,
The Rifles escorted Major Gen. Sutter of the
9th Division State Militia, faom the st. Nj
cholas Hotel to the place assigned him in
the line of procession.
The Fire Department made splendid ap-
pearance. Each Company was full, and the
machines were all spleEdidly decorated with
flags, flowers, etc. The Warren Hose Co. had
trailing in the dust behind their hose cart n
Secession flag which one of the company
found early in the morning, flying from n
pole in the vacant block between d and f
and Sth and 9th streets. No one seemed to
feel that this treatment Of the flag 80 highly
respected by many Of our erring brethren,
would cause the spilling of any blood in our
beautiful and peaceful Streets
The Grand Marshal of the Day-Gen NJ.
d. Dobbins, was entirely at home, as he al
ways is on such occasions, and, assisted by
his aids caused the marching of the process -
sion to be accomplished with great regularity
The exercises at the Pavilion were as pre-
viously announced The music was appro-
pirate and elected much applause. An elo-
quent and patriotic prayer by Reverend Mr.
Moclay was followed by the reading of the
original poem, by Noah Brooks Esq, of the
Appeal, which we publish in another column.
The reading of the Declaration of Indepen-
dence by V. D. Hubbard, ESQ, was clear and
distinct, and was easily heard throughout the
vast throng.
The Grafton, by Rev. S. B. Bel, contained
many eloquent and patriotic passages, and,
we regret to say, many others which were
entirely unbecoming the occasion, and un-
worthy the previous reputation of the orator
for good taste and judgment. We DO not
propose to enter into any criticism of Mr.
Bells Grafton, but simply to say that much Of
it would have been better suited for an in
tensely radical, anti-slavery meeting, than
for general celebration, by all Union-lovidg
people, of our great National Anniversary.
The inspiring of hope in the minds of negro
slaves is no part of the purpose of the present
demonstrations of military power by our
Government; and we share no part of that
JOY, whose fervency is as white heat, with
which the speaker declared he hailed this
war. The civilized world is horror stricken
at the dreadful position of affairs in America,
and we cannot understand the man who re-
Joiees at the dire necessity which compels the
strong arm of the nation to strike down with
lead and steel the infatuated participants in
an insane rebellion. We earnestly hone and
truly believe that the Government will tri-
umph in the present conflict with domestic
foes, but we shall not rejoice over the de-
struction of life, the arrangement of the social
systen, tie psral yzation Of business, and the