, 1862-07-07
GRAFTON OF B. E. AVER, ESQ.
THE SlGEL FESTiVlTY.
THE Fair OAKS EXCURSION.
ADDRESS OF DIR. TIFFANY,
Incidents and Accidents The E3: ursfou -.Tbe
FlEeH0rhs-- Fes1i,ity and Fnn-. Exciting
Events Of the Day, H'., Etc.

however, were In bar during Thursday and
Thursday night, and unusual quiet relgned
uEtl the bells indicated midnight aud the ad-
vent Ct the Fourth. Then the pent up Utica
Of powder in its various applications, cracker,
squlb, torpedo, pistol, nusket and cannon
broke ont, and the night WAS full Of noise pre-
cludirg sleep and provocative Of wrlth
AT.sCSR1sE.
At sunrise the national salute was fred at
Camp Douglas-a suggestive sound to the
rebels therein confined, and doubtless pro-
ductiye Of retro-reminiscences which furnish
ed abundant mental food for them during the
remainder of the day. The bells throughout
the city rang peal cf joy, fast aud loud, aad
the noises Recommended until the din Was
we'll nigh intolerable. Young America Was
jubilant with India Crackers aud eytempore
cannon manufactured from kegs, chisels, bot
ties, anyils, anything in fact capab!e
ofmhking noise. Flags were thrown out in
every part Of the city, from stat1s, housetops
and windows, ana stores we're profnsely deco
rated with the national emblem. Tie early
morriDg trains came thundering in hcayilT
loaded with our rural friends, their comelT
wives and bu2om daughters, all alive to do the
Fourth. Excursion trains went laundering
ont equally heavily loaded with citizens, eager
to exchange the heat, dust and lin Of the city
for day under the trees, repose in grateful
umbrdge and the rural feGcfties of the woods.
The morning was warm and clear, betokenlug
pleasant day, with not an atmospaerical in
dication to threaten the proper celebration.
THE PROCESSION.
The nain business streets Of the city were
throHgtd lorg before the formation Of the
municipal. procession bY thousands of per
sons, mainly women and children, who rive
II endured the heat, which had now become
sWelterlnE to degree which iusaucly delight
ed ice cream dealers and comnouuders of
cooling connections, to witness the process
siun.
The formation Of the various divisions was
executed very fHncsua!'y and efficiently, and
shortly after the firing Of the signal gun at ten
O'Clock, the procession formed into colu1aa
and followed the line Of march as Indicated in
the municipal programme: From Lake to
Clark; south on Clark to Randolph; west on
Randolph to Wells; north Oh Wells to Lake !;
west en- Lake to Ha1stead; counter march to
Market; south on Market to Washington !;
east on Washington to Michigan Avenue ;
north On Michigan Avenue and Knsh to Snpe.
Tlor; WtsI on Superior TO Dearborn; north on
Desrt~-2 - "":as "":as.-i:ag:;.a i:a:;.a1 Pa--::z-
:. All local PROFESSIONS are reproductions Of
1ntlr predecessors and there vas no eycETE:sn1
IN this instance; still there we're many TEXTURES
Of interest connected wish it, uns. considering
| tie 5ritf space OF time devoted to its in1u-
guratlon, it was really creditaole, and 10 3 Ger
| tain degree imposing. A glaring defcct-but
| one which it was impossible to rem4dy-was
! tie deficiency Of music The bands pzcsent-
! Barnard's Light Guard, -, aud a srr,r-
Cling handful Of miscellaneous musicians
| were effective in their immediate Vi
] elnlty, bur their linked Sweetness could not be
| drawn out long enough TO reach over a pro.
cession mile and half in length.
The hFst division was composed Of the mill
| ta1y and fire department.; the military CON-
prising batteries of T. S. artillery, With uca "
| polished ard peaceful looking howitzers, auu
| detlchulents from the three months yo1un-
teers stationed at Camp Douglas, Who cxci:ed
| universal admiration and applause for their
| Eoldier-like bearing and splendid march, They
bore themselves like veterans, and exhibited q
degree Of proficiency in drill aud march per
1eclly astonishing. considering the relatively
! short period they have been under 1nstruc-
| tlon.
The Fire Department was one of the most
| pleasing features Of the procession, and the
hremen and their machines never looked so
well: 1t speaks volumes for the efficiency Of
portly form and geod- natured vi=age as he
rode at the head Of his boys, made lin a
| locus Of all eyes and the recipient Of fayora-
BILE remark at all hands, Most Of the hose
carts were handsomely decorated with tl,ss,
slnsly and IN groups, wreaths, fsstoons aud
~
with the polsLed metal The hose caFriage
Of the Northern Hose Company looked s.
pccialfy well. The Long John carried hand.
some 1tag; the Atlantic boys decorated their
hoIses with red, white and blue head plumes
OF hair; the Island Queen was really queen,
decked with her boquets and miniature lags:
the I. T. harris carried 4 very large tlay,
WHICH nearly enyeloped the little machiue
the Little Giant were handsome cabinet DOR.
trait Of Douglas, and the Liberty, q splendid
oFal portrait OF Washington. The flremen in
their simple neat unitorins-red shirts, black
pants and The usual fire caps-looked as if
they had just come from the bureau dwawer,
the Eame peatness being exhibited in their
prove. bal idolatry for thcir 'mashcens'
, Folo*tnE the i1rmen and preceded by
Barnard's Light Guard Band in their new and
SNOWY uniforms, were the President Orator.
Render and Chaplain of the day in Carriages,
the various governmental aud judicial officials.
town, city and county officers, students and
various educational and mercantile assoeia-
tnns. The Third Division was composed Of
Hi6ernlan Societies in their peculiar regaIias
and the Fouth of an immense outpourine Of
GerMan Associations, which subseo uently
celebrated the day at WTight's Grove ii honor
and oeneht OF the gallant Si5el, with exercises
peculiarly TeutonIc and peculiarly joll2, as
Germans alone know how to celebrate hoG-
day. large number Of associations, before
indicated in the programme, composed this
division, carrying handsome banners and
wearing their peculiar regalias forming very
noticeable feature in the procession. The fifth
and last DIVISION, although uEpreteuding in
appearance and marked by nb outward poIIlp
was unusually Interesting. It consisted
mainly of buses filled with school Children.
waving tiny flags and singing patriotic songs
Their smiling faces AID fresh, young voices
constituted q feature al once pleasing aud sug-
gest'ye, and contr'sted very happily win the
hot, jaded and solemn looking adults who pre-
cedtd tberi. Asflr as the procession went. it
Hae success, and anp1y fulfilled the expecta-
tions Of those who originated it. Its formation
and march we're car1cd out strictly in con-
lornlity with the programme, and no accident
happened TO mar its success.
THE EXERCISES IT WASHINGTON PARK.
The procession reached the Park at noon,
and almost Immediately gathered around tae
speakers stand, when the Light Guard Baud
61scoursed their choicest music THE platfor.n N
Was speedily filled, and without delay tue ex-
eTc1ses we're lnaugurated by prayer for the
divine blessings upon the ceremonies, By Rev,
~; ESa1ts, pssroE ct ne Fir7t B'ptist Church.
b. fore the reading Of the Decl lra.ion of In
dependence, Hon. s. a Goodwin, the Presi-
dent Of the day, addressed the vast assembly
as follows:
REMARKS OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE DAY.
Lddies and Gentlemen Felloac Citizens:
We are again assembled 10 do honor to the
ever memorable Declaration of July 1776. L
but Of previously existing unity, By that act
transferred from Great Britain as tue common
Sovereign, to the new nationality of sthc
Unite d States Of America" 1t was followed
By the articles Of confederation Of July IT'S,
by which the Union'' thus declared Was or
dained perpetual To render this "union''
more perfect, WAS the avoWed object of the
Constitution Of 1857, afterwards substituted
for the original articles Of Confederation.
We have come up hitheE to-day with all the
sr1trf firm ,f ~,
proclaim anew our fealty to that Union, aud
to the principles Inscribed upon It's banners.
And We-haEe come here under circumstances
Of grave and momentous importance to our
selves, to our children and to the civilized
world. Yonder July sun in his anuual circuit
never looked do#n upon crisis of such mag
nitude- But while shining out upon rebell-
ion, the most s1upendous crime OF all the ages,
that sun, too, has Witnessed the unswerYing,
seEsacrifcing devotion Of patriotic people
to the Constitution OF their fathers.
Meet it is and proper that here in the Queen
State Of Illinois, and on this sacred day, should
20 forth a voice to animate and encourage the
Government in its ife-stFuggle, and to thank
our br1Te sons who are barring their boSom5
to the iron storm Of war. Il is meet and
proper that here ehould be heard the voice
their solemn determination that this war shall
not cease {no matter what foreign imperti-
uence shall gainsay it, until the supremacy of
the Constitution and obedience to its laws
shall be enforced over the entire extent OF
these United States, and until that dear old
flag which symbolizes to the nations of the
earth free and undivided Republic. shall doat
triumphant as the sceptre Of power, alike to
protect and to punish, over every State aud
over every rood of Onion soil from the Atlan-
tic to the Pacific, and from the great lakes 10
| the Gulf Of Mexico
1r.n met taI E4vn r