Union County star and Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1859-1864, 1861-07-09

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,r1',s,'i,si,n,r-John Nesbit, James Pross.
Cscrre Sshuch, Michael Brown, Jesse NJ
Waller 49,. p.u,.,
,,I,r.u4,r,, Candidates FIR SierJ-Charles
Hess, { CcI
gJames Shields, candidate for Associate
,,Ics reouesrs US to state that he subscribes
,be Platform of"FRiSK HONEST.
rrpapiel Follmer Esq. Qormerly Com
nissiouer of Lycoming county, IS appointed
,,,orduct the election in Brady township.
ALL HAIL. TIE DAY Perhaps never,
= ,be I,yal States. has the Ith of July re-
"a;vod 50 general notice and honor as it
TJA u. 1861. In our large cities, the
,,r',t,.st orators and acutc>t thinkers were
chosen to address the people, and the mil
;,,rr and other parade, were of almost un-
,araillelcd splendor and unrivalled in num-
bers.
The observance in Lcwishurg We have
meyer known to bc equalled in attendance,
spirit, or the general satisfaction express
sld We need not repeat the Programme,
,,birb was carried out almost to the letter
but several interesting incidents, not
promised, We add.
About 80 Of the University Guards, uni
formed and drilled in most praiseworthy
stylc. had an elegant Flag presented them
in the morning, at Joseph Meixcll's, Prof
Bliss and Pres. Loomis speaking on the
occasion.
In the procession. were about 50 horse
men. in light over-shirts-a good company
Of the Crews, under Capt Forrcst-about
;wo-dezen Xouavcs, led by Capt Ncucr, in
white shirts and red caps, and Juvenile
corps of half that number, in red shirts,
marshallcd by Master Danchower. The
brass feld-picce, from Harrisburg, was
well aud carefully handled by McssrS. NJ
Mahan ,Squires, and others, and was heard
with such distinctncSs as to help call out
hundreds of patriotic farmers, some from
several miles distance, who left their un-
cured hay, under hot sun, to join in
homage to the Day.
Charles Gudykunst Esq. of Brady TIP,
prcsided at the Grove meeting. The Rca-
der closed with fervent appeal to all to
renew the Pledge our Fathers gave. The
Grafton was mastcrly defence Of the Gov
eminent, aud argument against Secession,
and has been requested for publication.
In the afternoon, Maj .Simonton assisted
the military parade, in field near town,
where Mr.Ward, of the UnivcrsityGuards,
drilled a company in the Zouavc form.
The fantasies also paraded in Market
street. with indcscribablc costume and dis
orler-looking for all the world like a
SQUAD of jeff. Davis 'shivcrly' mozy ing
back to Scccsh with ''nary dollar" of the
pav promised them for robbiug Banks IN
Chestnut aud Wall streets,
About Gl, PM, the space in front of
the Court House was blocked up bya crowd
d liies and gentlemen ("Pap Kelly
yre,iding) to hear from Jacob NJ. Mover,
one Of 'our boys in the eth Reg, i. V.
(who reached home, on a furlou@h, We'd
nesday. and returned Friday) Mr.Moyer
appeared in his soldiers cap, coat and belt.
and made short but effective speech. In
behalf Of the Company, he thanked thos,
before him and all who had 50 often and 50
well remembered the Lewisburg Infantry
in their toils-vindicated the Admini,tra-
ton for defending the Rights of Man ard
Free Govcrnmcnt-and expressed the ear
nest ws>h and determination of all the
Volunteers to put down, now and for ever,
without compromise, this most miserable
Of all Rcbellions. in closing, he was
greeted with three cheers for himself and
three to take back to the ''lnfantry.'
At O'Clock. another crowd collected at
the corner of Second and Market Sts.-
Sheriff Crossgroye "bossing when 4.
H. Dill, ESD, pronounced a beautiful and
timely eulogy upon WASHINGTON and the
Yankees, Maj. Cha's II. Shrncr (altho
well-worn with three hours speaking and
twelve miles ride during the day next
enlisted attention 10y a racy discussion Of
the secession" agitation, proving himself
"somd" against any ''compromise' except
absolute submission TO the sound
as to the aristocracy of these king-loving
insurrectionists-and especially " "sounl'
on that staunch UnioniSt, Andrew John
son. James Aiken closed by pertinent
anecdotc and exhortation for all parties to
unite in this struggle of the best govern
ment the world has ever seen against the
mcancst of all rcbcllions.
There were splendid displays of fire. !
works (some of them let off too soon, as
! L
'r,. and annoyed them on the upper part
o! Market Squarc-and squibs of powder
and firc-arm discharges were some times /
quite dangerous. The few disGraccful
cll0sures In nuLlic of maullin, drunken