Smyrna times., 1862-07-10
"The Fourth " in Smyrna.

Last Friday was a" big day" in town. rem
dered SO by the great anomaly of two
Fourth Of July celebrations. No enc will pre-
tesd 10 claim, for u moment. that double eel.
ebration was rendered necessary from an ex.
cess Of patriotism. for ia the annals Of the
past year nowhere can such a charge be sus.
tanned. Neither can it be found on the record
of the past twelve month that our patriotism
has welled up at any time greater than that of
our Fathers, whose ambition, so taF as we can
learn, never rose beyond having but one csle.
bra,ion. Ia fact. q calling TO the remembrance
Of the doings Of the past year shows iha, these
who 60, up the second celebration we're tAan
the strenuous opponents of any celebration
whatever, and openly condemned the patriotic
movement. How then shall we aceount foT
their sudden outbuFst Of patriotism! Simply
that they dreaded the effect OF rekindling Of
the patriotic fires, and thought, as they have
been successful in their schemes in several
other instances during the past year, they would
nsutTalize or defeat, under the gaTb Of authoT.
~, the prosecution Of this movement. 10 this,
become tired Ofhsving an issue made Of every.
thing that came before The public, had their
"bseks up" for once, and well did they demon.
ssrate to the secession sympathizers that they
bad " counted without sheir hosts" They
showed to the swsggering, arrogant supporters
Of secession that shere 10 moral power in de-.
vo,ionto the Union that could be brought out,
aud would make them feel its influence before
the contest ia closed. The Union demons.ra.
tion was all that could be desired, and the so.
| called =" Nstionsr' denomination was also oil
that We desired, because, 10 spite Of all their
efforts 10 swell their rsnxs, 10 was failure
Unionism was Triumphant. 10 the Union pro-
eessiOn and 10 the large assembly. the demon.
strssion was all that patriotic hearts could have
desired, plainly showing that with them ihs
men. women and children were joined hear
and hand 10 @ common devotion to the Union.
Il 10 not necessary for us to say further
on the Union celebration. az il 10 fully done BY
the junior secretary in saother eoIOma.
II was evident that our opponents were II
trouble. their looks indicating It. Advertised
TO form at 81 s'cloek. they had sOt commenced
When ous procession passed through the streets
at aear ten. Their band of music appearing a
that time. they fell into line, add with il,
wagon Of girls intended to represent the SANE
as that in the Usioa procession, q small com
pany Of the Smyrna Homs Guards. seine ear
riages and hosssmsn, and five or six marshais
they psradsd through the streets, attracting bu
little aiisniion hewever, .aftsr the imposing
demonstration Of The Unionisis. Arriving q
the ground the " National orgssized By tn
selsciios of the following sffieers: President
Ex. Gov. Wm. Temple; Vice Presidents, Jon
Btowa, Taos. b. lockwood, Caleb Walcett an
Thos. III. Dspney; Secretaries. Rost. Mill an
@, H Rsymopd. These are the names as wei
as we could ascertain thea, for. AFTER the meet
ing. ssking until we we're tired, we could 40
; no i've men that could s,. would tell us th
SAME sAinss The nsxt shisg 10 sFdss ga
prayer. and here comes in abe joke. After Try
: ing every nisisser on whsa there vas the lss'
!, possible chance Of ianasncs 20 sfsr up prays
q for their abortion, they sspphesiea spIhpmbl
0 bu, devoted isymsnI but in this they were foi
: ed, for he let them kaowf Ehss be 'couis pra
Z for 40 ssch meeting as thai. .ssa.
d The morning wnr escupii By the reading
e l,As DecIsrsdsa sfiadspsadsnes. By wm. c
. Tsmpls. ssa wsshiagssu's Farewell Adarss
by Gee. N. Hszel .s.. -. - - 's e I