The Memphis union appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1862-1862, 1862-07-06

Sae NoTIcE.- o wing 20 severe indispo sitiou, we
regret to learn, that the regular services at the
church of Rev. DR.. Grundy, this morning, are
unavOidably postponed.
celebrating the Fourth wi h The First
Nebraska -GPns. Grant ana Thaycr-
TOaSIs, speeches. etc, etc, etr.
We celebrated the Fourth with the Firt
Nebraska, formerly Col. Thayer's regiment,
and pIeasanter day IL has seldom been
fortune to enjoy. We proceeded to the en-
campm.nt of the regiment on Poplar street,
opposite Brinkley's, in company with MI.
Gilbert, Of the Bulletin, and on our arrival
had the honor and pleasure Of meeting with
Major General Grant, Messrs. Dsra and Rich
ardson, Of the New York Tribune, and other
guests From the camp to Mrs Dawscns
abandoned residence, at the head Of Adams
street, afforded an appetizing walk, and amid
the tasteful shrubbeIy beheld well-laid
board where, after hearing some excellent
music by the regmentsl band, we partook Of
good ainnar moisteaed BY Works still and
sparkling native wines.
After some pleasing conversation with the
heroes of Donelson, the boom of artillery no
titled US rllOf the coming vsnaYg
ToAsTs.
lst--The day we celebrate.
Music-Star Spangled Banner.
1.-The Constitution and the Union. f8
Music-Hail Columbia
3d-Tho President If the United States.
This toast was responded to- BY A. Dana,
ESQ, Of the Now York Tribune, in e neat,
short but forcible and clear exposition Of The
greatness Of the President, his hrmness snd
bis honesty, the conf ience be had earned from
thecoantry andahe gratitude it owed him.
Music Coming Through the Rye
4th. General Grant.
In proposing this toast Brigadier General
Thayer dweit gracefully and with evident
Sincerity on the merits Of the hero Of Donel-
son, who first broke the lines Of Albert Sidney
Johnston, and with them the backbone of the
rebellion in the West who opened the road
for Buell. to Nashville, scattered the army of
Reauregard at Shiloh, and made the coming
possession of Cornth aud OF Memphis GER
tainly.
Music--See the Cohquering Hero Comes.
General Grant remarked that he dropped
speech making when he donned his uniform,
and added that he would rather repeat the
day of Dcnelson than talk, talked he ever so
g we'll. 1855 uaa4 tQu8N
Cheers, long and sustained answered the
salvo that was fred, and if we may judge by
the heartness which spai ed in every eye
that dwelt on the hero, few generals are more
admired and more loved by their command
than is the quiet gentleman who once intima.
ted to tae numerous foe in the most dulcet
tones that he "would Immediately proceed to
move on their works"
General Thayer then proposed Mr.. Rich
srdson, of the Tribune, who after most
happy and opposite compliment to the Major
General, remarked on the mutual need that
the generals snd the press had Of each other
in this war, admitting that the press might
often err in regard to the commanders, but
claiming that the commanders often erred too,
in regard to the press. He paid eloquent
tribute 70 the men of the Northwest; remarked
that hstory's record would do the hero of
( Donelson and Shiloh ample justicei and then
proposed the health of General Thayer, as the
representative Of tie Union Of Yankee
shrewdness and Western pluck, "Born in
Massachusetts, reared and adopted citizen Of
the. great Vest II may be pleasanter to be
Brigadier than Colonel. bu+ it must, never.
theiess have been hard to resign the command
Of s regiment that loved and confded Sc
much in him, as the Firet Nebraska did ir
Colonel Thayer. They seemed proud Of hi
position, however and considered it an honor
to themselves; and the separation is the les
felt that they belong to his brigade.
health to Gen. Wallace was then pro
posed and heartily received .@fas
Capt. Blacken then responded to a toast il
honor Of Nebraska, aud was followed by Col
Rawlings; Colonel Livingston then responds
80 the health pledged to the First Nebrasks
Captain Cosswell answered for the artillery
the officers then uniting their voices in singin
the Star Spangled Banner About this Tins
owing to the heat, or some other cause, irrev
arently styled WerA's best by our susines
manager, we became q little conflsed hav
some dim idea Of an illusion to the tombs
s'Father Fritz, at Potsdam, and to Mt. Vel
non the Union in Europe, the Union her
1t was General Thsyer who spoke We s(
mirea the applicability Of tie reminiscence
the time, but have, somehow, forgotten Il
exact composition of the language, and a
not quite vain enough to supply words for Il
General and able orator. One toast he d
give, thefaSt, and We remember it through Il
cheer that greeted it. 1t was, "tkat GIRL