The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1861-07-13
CELEBRATION
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~ ., ..- OF THE .f
FOURTH OF JULY
oRTHE
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q "Libsriy 70 al the earth" thsrs hiss never
bean In this city such e.lsbrsdoa d the hth
Of our Uaion - The. Of yesterday. The dan
esrs men.cins our Rspuste from traitors
within and j.siousiss without, ssem but to bind
NJ closer togsthsr and maize us zeal more the
es,snni,y and responsibility Of our great trust
OF national liberty. No longw merely an an
nud festival, waning fast, yesterday was oh
served by the people az . sacred anniversary,
and In such q manner that IL will be long re-
msnbsrsd and sttsr our present troubles sh al
have passed away win be en- ulstsd In spirit by
eur patriotic descendants.
Many began "keeping THAR Fourth early
On the evening OF the third, and 10 the most
dsnonsirativs manner possible, s, that TOW,
however wiling, enjoyed much slumb,r that
night. In every direction aquibs. crackers,
pistols. guns, everything capable Of eating up
an explosion was laid under contribution, and
with slmost dsafsning results. When the san
rose, Is il did In q eloueless sky, salutn were
Cred from ihs Battery, Governors Island,
Cnp Scott, Rsndalls ILaud, Jersey City,
Brooklsu and a sccrs Of Other places In tue
vicinity, and chimes were sounded on The church
bella 10 svsry direction.
From every building which could boast
yard Of bunting, HOatsd the Starr and Stripes
whils stroll along the whArvss offered CON-
vineing proofs Of the patriotism Of the thiP
owners md captains.
AZ an early hour tae strests were filled with
xcursionis baaksts IN hand huuying CT for
the quiet Of adsy In ths country. Not less than
twenty thousand persons len the city ysstsr-
day by tho various excursion boats and trains.
Scarcely had these lovers Ct quiet taken
their departure, when the little parade OF the
remnants Of the Fast Division took place
This ought out the sight-sesfs, and the
shady sides Of the streets were throngsd. The
general cessation Of business gave tho city
holiday cir, bat beyond the popping Of fro
arms and crackers nothing OF disorder marked
II ss more than Sunday. True, many saloons
sport,d the suggestive announcement, " Hook
and soda watsr, but drunkenness was uncom-
monty rare.
An forenoon tho Governors loom was opon
for IN. reception Of yi,i.ors. hundreds Of whom
entered and viewed the collection Of portraits
which liue the W Ills.
tn. CITY Hall PAX presented an uuwcnted
.cspe-v,ndus Of lemonade, c.kss, eigas, ire
works. union emblems and oaricatares Of seces-
sion had erect.d their little stalls all through
..,,. ii L.n..,h ~. ,,o.s and all Sav
.n' "s>o eNN " a, !.
long tho eceus fiVAiea country Lar VI nin'lA
training day for excitement
Mo- that tina day Ia ever and the children
a. 60, d. =, .h,o, ,h.;,
tA'eo 10 oio" ." ''su n"s''' VI '".0' .n'N
friends on tue occasion have done ~, and We have
most, II not all the items, We protest against
~. ,rc,,.,in, c.rel.sxnss, Of t-us.ir q /, ths
hands Ct boys and insxpsrienoed persons Pls-
tolls and guns OF all hinds-not merely Ia this
rscklsasusss reprehensible In viev Of the ten
-, :, H.. % torg., r.rroas IN thai, MIA
aen'y ', IVY, - ~ 49,, r. :.
tols, and to load with small stones TO make
n crack but many Of the cheap pistols sold
-, ,h;. o....io, o,lv an. AZ x~r.toh.dix
.o' ~ y. .,, :,
made - to make their explosion matter Oh
OF certainty of event and great uncertainty 10
to TINA.
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HN' nuii'o' y s'ouFoo 0es' n'' 'Oi Va'
readsrs this morning synopsis OF the princi-
pal events Of yesterday, but necessarily under
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0noe Proooea " sns "A''ei N nAn''
PAkADk on iHk FIRST DIVISION
MILITARY PARADK.-On account Of large
numbers Of our troops being absent at the sect
OF war, it was not to be expected that the mil.
itary dbplay would equal that Of former yOarr.
sun tee onPlsy vas very noe N Ia the aoseoee
.r,i &m,IsM Hal. bsa com manS ~ the mil,
itary srrangements. The Divisions line form.
en- i4th street, sthAlf past seven o'clock, A.
o., ,ns then, rssuhs on cmveiny rae -
on hand 70 witness the attractive spectacle.
In addition to the regular regiments Of the
First Diyhionsi the Rome Suard turned oui
IN hIse numosn anu aso seVera
nupdred boys unnTIm' oeiobEhH
the PuoIe senoos' Inc me OF mAren
was up bioel""y 10 l.n snes. "ouna
omon o4sAfy anu uo"n W .S So P.Ss
fEat9 Oh tne rMk; us ,S a .nnSin .o,,,a e.
70 nroadMyi g Mts, u, a.. sSp1 Hal
tne munc,Psi iNi n., 80 H.,, IA A.. ~
e coiumn vas y, Cav.Irv &c a. 49,,
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