The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1862-08-01
Americans i'm London.
CELEBRATION OF THE FOURTH OF JULY.


About two hundred Americans sat down
to banquet at the Crystal Palace on the
Fourth of July. The citizens of the United
States who found themselves stranded in
London united in the observance of the
national anniversary with fervor and
zeal that could have been no greater on
American soil party lines were obliterated,
politics were put completely out of sight,
the government was upheld, the war sup.
ported, and treason and rebellion denounced
as heartily as the men who sat under the
shadow of the old flag knew how to do it.
THE SPEECHES.
The letters having been read, the first
toast was given, in honor of President Linz
coin, and an English clergyman, Rev. J.
H. Rylance, responded in neat little
speech. AmoDg other things he said
The foundation of your capital rests for
the first time in soil consecrated to liberty
and territory now or hereafter belonging to
the government is declared now and forever
free. If England wishes testimony of the
right feeling existing at Washington, what
does she need more than the treaty for the
suppression of the slave trade? Hear,
hear.1 These are facts which ought not to
be ignored, nor should the time be delayed
which is to bring forth something more than
promises, seeing that this struggle tends
both to humanity and liberty. truly this
recognition by England of her deep, earn
est, warm, cordial sympathy for those who
are carrying on this struggle should not
longer be deferred. Loud and prolonged
cheers.
The following passage ola speech by Rev.
MIR. Kittridge, of Charlestown, Mass, pro.
duced a marked effect:
Never shall forget my emotions when
standing on the balcony of the Fifth Avenue
Hotel, in the city of New York, with thou
sands below me stretching as far as the eye
could reach, heard at the hour of midnight
the tread of Massachusetts men marching,
the first battalion to the field of battle-fair
hands waved their tokens of afiection-old
men clasped them in their arms and blest
them, while from every lip rose the shout,
"God bless old Massachusetts," That
scene has since been repeated in every city
and town throughout our land, as from
Maine to the farthest log built village of
the West, patriot men have been marching
on, not only to Washington, but from VIC
tory to victory. Do you ask for the proofs
of their bravery Patriotism makes brave
men-for it is founded, not on excitement,
not on temporary enthusiasm, but on prin
ciple, on right, on the broad and glorious
corner stone of truth. l need but remind
you of the names Of the lamented Lyons,
Greble, Winthrop, and Putnam; OF Sigel
and his little band at Pea Ridge, and of
the Cumberland, firing her last brOadside,
when her guns were even at the waters
edge.
Mr.. Trains sky-rocketty discourse wound
up the entertainment with the happiest ef-
feet, like grand display Of protechuy at
the tip end of Fourth of July celebration
at home. Here is one or two bits from his
speech:
SAVING THE REPUBLIC.
Citizens will you help me save the repub,
lie? was tie patriotic appeal that our nine
tenth century Washington made from the
steps of the White House in his inaugural
address. Cheers Treason was in the
capital !-treason 10 his audience !-treason
stood behipg him with loaded revolver 10
the bloody hand of the Texan senator
Treason in the Senate-treasOn in the
House. Virtuous woman who had prOsti.
tuted their patriotism unto treason, were
listening at the windows! There was trea.
son in the army--treaso0 10 the navy; yet
our brave President with his head uncov.
cred, and God smiling upon his honest,
manly lace, boldly cried, Ameracaas s0W you
help me SAGE the Unios? lCbeers
The Cali was answered. The world rest.
ed moment upon lis centre TO gaze at the
multitude OF bayoDets that giistened in the
sunshine. Where did they all come IRON
See them our bold sailor boys, pour out of
the coasters on the sea shore and all the
great lakes into the iron guubolts. Cheersl
Mark the wreck they have made of the rebel
n,vy. Heart See our brave volunteers!
that human avalanche of earnest men -
Cheers pour out of the factories, the
ioundries the warehouses and the colleges
in answer to the Presidents summons
Americans will you help me save the I'm
ion 2"
THE RUSHING TIDE.
How the tide OF living humanity rushes
down cut OF the mountains and pours across
the plain. gathering strength and numbers
until "a human rampant stretches along the
battle lines--I cheers "a living fertilization
of human breastworks, connecting the great
western river with the great eastern ocean
Ihear1--a breathing bulwark of patriot
soldiers, 800 miles in lergth, anxious to
die il God wills it, in order to let the nation
live! Cheers Americans, will you help
me save the republic? How the words
spread! How the patriot heart fred up ten
hundred thousand households! We swear
it. How the spirit of Seventy-six lights
up at the call F.! We swear it, replied mil-
lions of honest men from the West and
from the North. Cheers We swear it,
with tears on their sad faces, shouted mil
lions of patriotic women-for our land is
full of Florence Nightingales. Cheers. We
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