The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-07-04

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Tn anniversary - ear national indspsnd-
sucs win be eslsbratsd throughout Ne sosntEy
with extraordinary Pirit There WIN b
scarcely city. town, village OF hamlet, nom
one end Of the land 10 he othss. without IL
Fourth 81 July parade, II salssss' = esll rig
ins. A. Grafton or Id ArsworkA Here m ~
metropolis we began our celebration yesterday,
90 a. 70 have one day for lite and another for
1895. Although no orsaaissd action wss taken,
the commercial boards adjourned non sssss-
day TO wednesday, many s>erss were closed IN
the lower part Of We city. iitzls business wss
done By those stores which remained epsa. ths
people seemed 10 feel IN . holiday mood. tAs
boys exploded their pissola Gre cracksrs and
torpedoes, and thers wHs eaough Of accidental
military displays upon our gay Brosdwsy W
make the day festival
To-day, however, ths mssrepelk win ssls-
brate the Fourth Of July In earnest Although
many people have rushed out ol town. prefer
ring to risk life and limb on . railroad 70 en-
countcring the racket Of the childrca's aral-
lery, yet quite as many moro people vili rssh
into town TO see the grand sightA First In
order will be the magnificent procession Of
militia, in which some Of our returned veterans
may take part. Then there will be meeting
Of tho Cincinnati Society, when the D~clsrA.
ton OF Independence win be read. aud an
address delivered, - has been The custom
from time immemoriaL For the afternoon
there is the beautiful, Park-more charming
this summer than ever beforehand two bands
Of music--onc at the pagoda and the other on
the lake--will add their melodies 10 the songs
of the birds and tho merry voices Of the visitors.
In the evening the city will be aAame with fire.
works and pretty general Illumination is con-
templated. This is a metropolitan programme
certainly not without its attractions.
We confess, however, that the Fourth of
July celebrations at the North Of most interest
to-day will be al Saratoga and al Gettysburg.
Lieutenant General Grant Is expected to be at
Saratoga and Generals Meade, Howard, and o
score of other noiabilities will appear at Get
tysburg and fight that battle DER again. The
celebration ut Saratoga will be one Of great
fashion, and that at Gettysburg will be martial.
Thus the former will remind us Of the blessings
of peace and the latter Of the victories by
which peace was obtained. And this, 10 use a
parsons phrase, leads us TO say that the ccle-
brations at Richmond, at Charleston and
throughout the Southern States generally. will
eclipse even Saratoga and Gettysburg in
memorable interest. II is a wonder that no
enterprising Yankee has arranged Fourth OF
July excursion TO these places. The obseFv
ances Of the day there viii be historical Had
the idea been before suggested, no doubl
crowds of people would havc visited the ex.
rebel cities. AS it Is, many have gone down 10
see the national independence day ..l,naua,.
rated in the recent nas...:. OF treason. II the
Southern rrccoop.e are wise they will give This
whole day To- rejoicing. ana pass its hours In
rejecting upon The errors they have committed
upon their sad fate if disunion had been accom-.
plished, and upon The happiness which they are
to enjoy under The dear old fag. They arc
now no longer men and women withou. q
country, and Of all mon and womca in the
world they ought 10 celebrate this Fourth Of
July most heartily.