The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1864-04-02
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ner. First verse, full bard, sips -.
peYforneas; 2nd gasses falI hanA ~
grand chorotss ct the alsossand
school children presents ID verss III
band, grand chorus ~ tlfe children IT,
chime of all this heIls iii ina eifFs, ~
verse. full band. grand cIiorus, liz sss
ming OF the bells, and o great gar sess.'
panifnens of50 pieces of ayfsife4v.
cessairly difficult 10 givs the sltshasssss
idea Of the magnificent effect 81 Is y;
nnartesic rendition b our grandess e s;.g {
i'll air.. Too much praise cannot 81 N
slowed upori Mr. Gilnn0re, the Iantlss y
the bard, who rang the bells and e,',s
the artillery by uneans Of 5elegxansie n q
chat eentered On the table bofofs I'm
Not d mistake was made the uflsi ~ sSss
ces sounded as one vass shonss Not
bell struck in the WRONG time, not 4 &c.
of artillery was out Of its place. II NJ
magnificent musical demonsfration asx
such as had never been eqnalsd I'm.
done so BY the Subsequent pieess ska.s
closed the ceremonies 81 gshis yesaasa. ehss
day. It.was sotne time before tIse dal;sEE
ted and astonished audience co,Id IS.
troll their feelings, and when silence ~.
restored, there would break ona III $50.
parts oftIa yast assemblage irsYolun9a,y
shouts Of applause, which would IS $50, ,st
ed back again. to be stis again iakers 81
by the children. who ahecred wass1
their hankerchieis and little faag unsS
they seemed. up tho sides or the ss.lo5l;ss
theater, like lot Of gigantic butlsr 49,
waving iheir gaudy wiras to The egsr
joyous voices. ,s
Then came the Inauguration cersmo.
MES. The Governor elect then ssepte6
forward and was sworn into Office 81 m
first Free-State Governor Of the SenE.,
| west. The Star Spangled Bannsf. shSch
followed, was never before giyes, witF
! suci, effect. First time, fsiilbaud: seeou8
| time, full band and graE.,l chorus tkird
time, full band, grand chorus, INA 4
chime OF all the bells in the city 7 fourth
time, full band grand chorus, Ginning
bells and great gun accom- anins4nS Of
fifty pieces OF artillery. "a .as.
Gov Hahn then read his inaugurals
which Was followed by tLe ANVIL Choir
| u.s." performed by the FULL band, accom-
panied by forty time heaters apon anyils
and fifty pieces of artillery. 7hsnogsIty
of this new musical treat after what had
alread, taken place WAS indeed d surprise
and it seemed a. If the audiences woalH
never tire in their piaadits. When lie
music ceased Gen. Banks was irtxadaeea
and delivered short, and appsoprists
address, md the eeremanies eloaedxIth
grand musical finale, Of which TIE e.
respondent thus speaks
| II was one OF the graHdest affairs II The
kind ever attempted in this couns<y. It
is probably true that nothing equal 10 4
Fever occurred in the grandest European
Emusicsl festivals The imposing ceFeme
mics of the day had had their eject. The
presence of Thousands OF beautiful cha.
| dren, the warming up of the latent fro
fof patriotism In the strong men present.
the congratulations OF those who could
hardly realize the present moment % Be
else than a dream--to have, under CIR
cumstanceS unprecedented in musical
history--to listen TO the swelling notes N
ten thousand loyal ehildren--to hearh half
thousand stalwart performers on in.tFa.
! ments--to hear introduced the roH Of
| drums and the running fire Of two Fegl.
ments of musketry. and have. above Ill
this din Of awful melody, the boomingof
cannon, first in single reports, and then
| rolling rapidly along like heavens haaa-
dest tropical artillery, it is no wonder,
we repeat, that timid women became en-
thusiastic. that strong stalwaTt men, that
veterans Of fifty hard fought bBttle fields,
wore simultaneously fused in one bond
OF sympathy, and that amid this clam0f
of GROWING glory to q completed pre-
gramme of events, that will mark On eEs
| in the world 5 history there went up
one united shout of joy, fsom old and
young, hsnored and humble, III the re.
deemed city of the South, this favored
spot of The great Valley Of the missile
l,sippi and thus ended the inarnediats
Icefefnonies connected with theinaMgnt
radon of the first Free State GoTernss d
Louisiana.