, 1865-07-06
THE CITY.
THE FOURTH Of JULY
CeIebratisa In Chieags aud SurrsuadtnE
CsuHtry,
psheraDE In 1he Day-Jhs 11A
pxocesx1on-Ex.rciS II
pulon Hail.
Grafton BY Hon. Henry Winter DaVls
riuuer to the eoldiers.xte Evening
Fireworks faAusssaSs'oas, As..xs

nnothrr Fourth OF July has paaecd over our
hcsds. and we ftill live. The incessant pop Of
a., arms. the continuous hx1 OF the crtckers the
cnnet Ike fulm1n2tions OF the rockss, and even
the blaze Of that shou!d.have been magnificent
ci.pIay OF fireworks on the lake ehore, nj hsve
]cit u much abont a. VIC were. Tho day cane
and went AZ other Fourtha have eone-fre works
sid dte-a1ms. excursions and speeches, WITH .
little extra stimulus In few cases-made up the
grand total Of e1,ernsl display. Some are lett
With schtng hesds, o,hers with empty pockets, a
few With unds MANNED by premature explos.ons,
whue tho hesri. Of the uEny are made end, and
strengthened In every uoble purpoee BY the con-
alterations md associations Impressed upon their
The *e.sfe W glorious; II was nope OF your
Eeck and face, and N Ike locomouou Z bore-we
btvc bad spth Folrths Of July ere this. Nor wss
1t wet; little rain threstcned IN tae morning,
wss dtecnrsea, hut The lawyers arQument-p1e.
cedept-.w.s unanswerztlr - " 1T hss ntw.ys
been nne on sht Four jus; ~ tho same sulhor-
~ seelssst IT, favor q rsin on 81 Pa1rlek:s t.y
Unrest, further taan peshaps 10 dress little less
No ont sts,d ct home. Eyeryboty was cut, and,
thr~e o'closk in the afternoon and lsa.ing TIL
kundcWn. nopc had rcason TO complain ot the
heat. All enjoyed themselves hugely, except
thote who went cut 70 zee the fireworks ut night;
theyiwert ellghily disappointed
Tho day wna In rruth glo1:cn> one far such
pub IL d,BplpJ. The aru shone ont With e1umer
pes o. s ii te ~, eaRes' st.rs ko disas III ,Rs
whole RuIfatt Of the VA c5b teelea 10 be .1xns.
formed Into ssa Of elory, hlu.hlnc With the col+
1ected the Fsst o. the Ercst fountain Of light Of
cur universe. From the lake cool breeze WAS
continually wei.ed upon the lsnd, cooling The
dff fhk md ~ xsITH
into Triumphant folds With red as deep a. pst.
rlo,s' biooo, with white as pure Is virgin lnro-
ecnce, with elEc u clear as the azure Of Gods
n1nsunent w1lh starr rGsp ntect a. the gorgeous
Jewels Of night they aule:rd IN the znp7n1n3 air,
proud nd glosiour ast2e battl6-1ag ofthe old Re
public ever thould be-
usu1!. though The ce)eor1tye clemens were much
the surDc - On iortncr occastors- Never b&fure
had We euth large excursions, pever ench an cx-
exercises. or sncn n.snlncent pro oIse o. illu-
mination. The people ,fest that they on sht
70 rejoice, ara ne. dio Tejolee; not Ii = hn u
cut Of ctftsetc- to pnbltc cns:ou, ardlwcrt not
sorry LOT 'he opportunity TO re!ax awhile from
the monoloD7 Of ntnlIas! hn:iness pn:suir ;
net only The anniversary OF TIC day when the
Declaration Of the independence OF these United
Btatca wsa made. hut tho return Of peace Il >
aad b;cod, have vino,ei!ed 4 1nc e pr1ns,p,cs isia
trWn N that document which wns scaled IN the
blood OF thtIr I.,ss Eather..
We celebrnt On Tu.ecay 1ass ih:f second hirtb.
this waking Into r1Rhteoasncss, washed By
thr sduit h pttfm Of blood Not, forgetting the
AWs,e rueT q n.ons ~ iss nc.
ce,stnl Issue bf the sttusR1e sDd eonaec"aset our
eelyet snew 10 the champ'on.hip Of tee csnse Of
m.Ied, not aediee a ., yois oy the son sound Of the
klandpg chan or The overseer'e ash; II was ono
ehout oI liberty to ali, hect a we'll 4. while. the
rcsn Of 1ejot<1ng Ia ~hlch uN could ard did JON
shn 1kAx a r \ M rt1S1n IN
ewcll, sublime in 1,t harmony, making 10 rics the
vaulte1 srchcs OF heaven, md causing to sh+ke
TIC ths 0ncs Ct the opprcssus OF the old wdfld,
Who tiin lord It ovtr mer crsssed frce aud cqual
Tho whole Of tho pstc-ciuK n,Fnt hsd teen
marked BY esstcn o'nn!ess wheh at any othcl
bjexed 10 The STREETS. and de,o1slcns were inces.
ssnr The young men joined in pEocess.cns aad
para0eo the streets led by bHnda Of regular men,
whiftler. Hs looipe, shouting, tte Lore Of pie
tols, The whlIr of 1orkes. d.. were heard all
thrcneh The rtfht SD when daylight broke tn
retired TO rrtt, obefs, BY far the largest portion
Were takibR the wlugs Of the morning and pro
pairing to ~ 10 the ntierno.t psr's o. the-couu
Long ltnee oi GERS stctd At ev ~ depot rbc pier,
WEIR tnro0eed with Vessels ready 10 excnrsion xe
on the 1ske. eC2l1 boa = 1nnume7ahle waited
ma bsnds of m1ie,e in ihe tiree,s he wholt
fcere wAs ote Of turer. buntvht anluzttou.
1t iE impossible to estimate the numser Of peo
their name ~aa legion II msy oo 'n'.ca'et BY
tnc statement that II very short ume ths wholf
ressr1e OF p7sesneet ehacnts and treu boz carl
gravel TAIN. Sui tsos , Q, thousands waite.
at each depot, and thoutanas wended their WAY
back Anfo the streets. disrus inc the ant ~ oi
most plhonised sst tIat along he 11Ee shore,
WoculsxE ana hyde Park bclpe almost niled
with st-ltors. TO 1ndRe BY ths numbers quitting
the city, there .tft in u. white to 1aacs
nom the crowded state OF tee streets, the sFho!a
county ut lenet wss enptlvd INTO Chicspo Every
body ana his wils Nsse ee5t.nly out ~, on thst dsy
activity, yet there ~as very Ntt'e confusion.
THE PROCESSION.
We alvsyr have procession on the Fourth, th
only exception being II csse ot copptrbesd mls
rule. The procession is N essential constituent
honor. We aivzys march. not liks he lsraeite
around Jericho. ppt thruah ths city. Fo. thl
occasion It had been determiocd that pr
csts1op ehou1o be 1u7med which tho1ld ecltps
any ever Niroetsed on anv pteTioas ce;ehration4
The thing wHs possible; &c had among NJ our r
TUNED soldiers, the heroes Of The war who.e eos
cessful clote We ehoatd rejoice over; fney woul
lend eclxt. With which no mere civic drmonstr
ton could corlpa1e- Il wss happy thouget IN
well actut13xed.
paris uf tee great procession co-men,c3 to f0rl
in position on the ttree1'. allotted se the hstd
construction for the nj. htJ betrg whtca shon'
wind III huge length through the he lrt OF III
city. sutWtntnR great md 10y Ja n1soc1aton. aroun
and amid ,le memories Of the glor.ous u.tlon,
From au early hour the city w,s throneed I,
Iuge wa,see Of every body spd family" dEe.te
In Rss at;ife, and panentlJ h.ltnp every aval)apl
position on the line Of msF~h to view .he anuc
pAted pARFAoi. All caAheH and condttinna OF b1
znsn,tJ thronged the sidewalks. Dives with b
riches, lazsrue with hia sores. cfGsos from Ii
metropolitan psla,,s, 5eaad.nse 1 ths @ynnn: n q
belle on cne arm, and 4 substantial collection
bydily rctfrehments under he o!he1. walked L
avsnne% in .go TO tntettn' attire, proud, past
Thcn f5r hours bsivre the moving Of :ae p,
e8ssit the Ansctt were nlire wita solid tnssss
Of citlzepe, conetttnents of the coming pagean
Who. with lying c0l0Ie Bhd 2lttterlnR regal
moved t0 occupI shett snoted positions. Squat
OF military wtth rnnahlinr cennen and c.snklE
color ornamen'affont, dsseed through lie stree
sttha nast bfeakneek psee-''t the admired
The procession consisted OF slx divl.lpn
xbich f0rm.d respectively uncn Lake, Stat
Dearborn. Clark, Lassile and Wells etrceta. Il
nrzt marching from Lake and the Others tallit
into posttDn in or9e, pntsu ns the fol,oEtt ~
On MsYk-l touth to Warrington. On Rash1nctt
estt TO Clark, on Clark souln 10 Van Bnren, {
yan hnren esst to Michigan aveaue, thence NOR
ii shout eleven O'Clock the various dists,o
fel INTO Line, and pursued their order Of march
Tusi rode rounted patrol OF police, eonasl
log nf the GeptsiDs ssd tetReants OF l5t varo
stations. They we're we'll mounted and app.
pItssely aeekea with VI tfs.eoIor b:ases. md sppe'
Then followed \ guard Ut MtJ policemen,
solid ptAlsnx Of our city's prfaefvesd and de!cr
ae1 - tie
NEXT rode Colonel John L. Hareock, CHI
hsh. .aa 6 g. g. g.; So, ses I'D; Id Gss % '2as a
Esq, Superintendent OF Fo ice.
r1nsT DIyIs1ok.
Al the tead Of the F.rst Division appear
CoaonelJ n. Loonis. Marshal, snd the dtviE
Major j. B. Hpgun1n, Leutenant e. Rahop, Cs
...a Ed, B,ehop. M.ior L Bridges, Major Jo
"a saa q
Tic repttsertauve ct our ci!y's Entlitsry p1
tectors. The ot1cers apptsrsd in ful, rniios
az ys q fss s
union Band. followed BY several gentle neu
the Governors etsn.
Follextnr tns asoye %M r. appeared e. sE1 Or eisht e
General nn1!but bnEaaisr Generals Tar;h'
White. Bradley. s;olbr.ud: Solomon aud l.
AtkiDe aleo = plumber Of of1eers Of tho srny q
navy, tn service, and hnnoEa3ly discharged.
Next narchcd the GLORIOUS 8zt lutn0ls volt
teer Infantry, coz msnted ~ C.plstn E: T.
Becker. In solid 1anEe the vci1r1ne pro1dly c It
color1 hit 20 long have s.bfaved the b.stle a
Tho breeze" u The heroes lared their nreat
and ruthed pobiy upon rcbtlhoo. crushing iu
loved country. The e2f ws% ttr only regime
IN nn'to1m which appeared IN tas proefsslc
The Co. m1tHe. hui not in he processlou.
After tie Gid, came about one hundred ulenb.
OF ChicaEo's own proud reg.nent-the Old -
Tie vtterans were uealy attlred IN black. vi
white Rlovee ard military espe. In their mi
were cirf!eA In glorious beauty, the feztnaen
co1ora, those bsDuers whose every stain Ii glor,
mark, whose every rent II lumort1llty.
The division VIE clos.d By twenty crprs
wagons, Of the A1ef1eau Company, n!led "
disabled soldiers, xnrn who have e7cd1ced hct
md bodily ronfnrt for The preservation Of I
glo9ions Union. Il wAt fitting that on The C
brahm Of the Nat,onsl Independence the her
yeketaus. who have esvet the county from
greatest pcrils, should occupy a conspicuous
e1nou In the exercises Of the d4Y. On scvel
portions Of the route The woanaed soldiers We
loudly cheeted. ludctd, the sight OF Their wa
ecs1ed faces, ard poog, shattered ,,nbe. could !
hut cal! forth the greatest enthusiasm. So
ho k1f S1cfaEE and aafatH