The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1861-09-18
The Mormons and the 4th Of July,

and contains full proceedings of their eel.
ebration of the "Glorious Fourth" It
would seem that the war in "the States"
does not affec. "the Saints much, and
that the Fourth was celebrated in old
fashioned style. They had . procession,
speeches, toasts, dinners. &C., &c. In
the procession all classes of mechanics
were represented. All the various wards
of the city were represented by the chill
dren composing the schools. On this
subject we make an extract: vir vstss
lit affords us much pleasure to men,
tion here that President Brigham Young's
children were the most suitably dressed
for the occasion Of any that we noticed.
They wore good, plain clothes that would
not spoil with the liberal supply of dust
which we were favored with on the 4th.
Our attention was called to the chill
dren Of President 81. G. Kimbsll, as they
rode in an omnibus, 80 in number. if we
counted rightly. They appeared to be
happy, and, like their father, cheerful"
OF course the younger portion Of Pres
ident KimbalPs flock were left Ut home,
they not being old enough to participate
in the proceedings. We next make some
xtracts from a song composed for the
ccasion by Miss Snow: zai4is.zs
THE FOURTH OF JULY, 1851?
ruxE-"The Mountain Dsll.' f8xacs
tiipBt stj 13-61 So fifszilsi
We hail the dsy--the glorious day ,dt :,
Which gave nation birtE;
Where Freedom could her wand display u
Among the powers of earth '!sl sWci
i'aii 9 E1 esh Chorus. eda u 2i1a5 lnaa
All ,hail--all haill to tn Stars and Stripes,
The banner wide unfurled-9 9fN tl9fl -
Here high amid our mountain sky. .- 5ae5f
.sa It waves to all the world. 7si#g si5ise
+ snr9 1ssfis43 Sd - uWJ bs9asiis 600
No foul soppressor here can drive s,;t ae-
The bolts of tyranny; ia
For Utah,s sons are all alive SHo
- To truth and liberty. 81 asa" ,had2so-
aoo'}28t .IoJ % GoIiss cla, yigus.js2 +.
Fonl politicians basely left Gcisssgib zshF
- TRUTH law and justice too ssiag ~,
With their own hands, the Union cleft,
And war and blood ensue. So
8 a5'T7's9 zFd7a 1T5dl eE G97si gsll ed 5tt
The Eagle, fed from maddening hosts, Res
/ Builds here, her towering nest, aaias51 q
And peace, the boon fair Freedom boasts
Kxpands her golden CREST > ss,4 Al
The Constitutions sacred fold,
With every chartered right, ls 2E g3i'
The sons Of Utah firmly 9hold,s 99uslndTf.
. And aglorysin its hght.sdf 10 eeilsasdx
mr0 ali itsi 81 mid .woliol OF sisl:
s'Ts ours-'tis ours---the day is ours :, ;f,,,
a. No forfeiturss we've made;
But every law from lawful powers. ltA Il
We've loyalty obeyed.2l q ssei 40
I'VE make the following extracts from
speeches delivered on that occasion: 2
Eve have heard something of the hos
tile preparations that are going on 10 tht
Eastern, States. 81 know of no Language
adequate to describe the true ,chsracte
of the present civil war. It ia the high
of folly; the extreme of madness; with
out parallel in history. and it does seen
like it illustrates the maxim of Grecial
mythology:r Whom the gods would de
stroy, they irst make mad North snt
South rushing to battle. over an idea, o.
whim. perfectly needless as to, the conse
quences. IksR .scfa .-af,yep 5asr
"It is the natural result Of that spiri
of oppression, and violation of the prin
ciples of our national Constitution, whicl
drove ms here; it is the, natural result o
the training, the education, and the fool
cry with which priestcraft has blinded tn
people. t..,. +.
1--WE are, atithe present Tins, the onl
people in the United States that are vii
ling to be governed by the Constitution
and to grant to oil men the same libertic
that we ourselves enjoy; tho same priv
leges and protection which is in accord
ance with the guarantees in the CoLstitu
tiop, and the laws of the United State
made in accordance Herewith. To b
sure there are great many who preten
to honor the Constitution, but they al
determined in the North ard in the Sout
that they will fight each other, Constitr
ltion or no Constitution. a.
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f. s"f all the people of this vast republi
were as United in their principles. and 8
Unanimous in their use of the franchise Z
the denizeus Of Utah are, henceforth the
motto would be, No North. no South, q
East. no West, but band Of America
brethreni' Then the spontaneous ebull
ton of every heart would be, the compa'
lentered into by our, fathers shall not /
broken. All would .henceforward agre
with the sentiments of Washington al
say that, TO the ,permanency of our u
ion. q government for the whole is indi
lpensable. No alliance however strict b,
tween the parts, can be an adequate sui
stitute; they must inevitably experien'
the infrsctions and interruptions whie
all alliances, iE all time have experienced
\ There never was and there never can