Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-07-11
The Fourth at Montpelier.

We do not propose 10 speak at any great length
Of the celebration here last Tuesday, for mot OF
our readers aud nearly "all the rest OF man
kind" we're present in person, aud 10 them any de-
scrpion OF ouls on paper would fail 81 far short Of
their actual realization that we fear We should re-
ceIve bit sorry credit as descriptive writer. The
day wssa lovely one, pleasant and yet cool, and no
accident occurred 10 mar the festivities Of the &C.
oaslon. The crowd in attendance was smp,
i"'m,nse, and was varously estimated all the Wa,
from twenty thousand to forty Thousand Much
credit lie due the COMMITTEES of Arrangements tor
their welEarrapgtd programme Of exercises, a.
well as to the chief marshal Dnd bis assistants iot
the admissible manner IN which they earned gu,
their part Of that progrsmme. The Veteran Re.
.rye Corps made beautiful aud soldtr-hke aI.
pesrahcri the military unoer command ol Col.
Wilson acquitted themselves admirably, the re
turned heroes Of the batlI,.htlds, many Of them
in carriages aud minus an arm Or lex, awakened
gratltUde md admir- ton in the heart OF every
beholderi The youog ladies' Representing the sp-
terhOod OF States, tasteluily aua,ed in The a." Red
White and Blu" aud drawn IN carriage elab.
orat.ly and beautifully ieslooned with ever rren,
and hJsers, attracted universal attention aud ap-
plsuse.
The prayer by Rev. A. Webster was an appro.
prAe aud impressive one, aud was 70 clear,
snuncl1ed as to be distinctly heard By the wsr
aaembage, who with bowed heads aud in rtyei.
ent attitude silently joined IN the ChapIAn's sup
plicatons and honksgvnss
The Grafton b, DR., Merw,n wa. well received
by The vast assemblsge. 1t was not what critic,
Won call flushed production, aud in its con
eepion and is delivery he orator put under hlr
feet most Of the rues Of the schools, instead @
putting them into his Grafton OF his gestures
d.. Mtrwin aoounds in word, his voice is NJ til
eienIy ,onorous to be head at some distance
anu no one can complain that be fails in the guam
uy OF his ges,ieualons lie spoke earnest,
and With much spirit, aud We think the crost
highly rellshed The entertainment with which b,
favored them.
10 The afternoon Hon. Addison Peck va,
called upon 10 preside at the stand during "toas
time" aud di,ebaiged the duties Of that posiuoi
With great credit to himself and the tnure Eat
isiectcn Of ell concerned The toasls, br wheel
We have not room, were " done brown" and a,
various happy aud spI'lt,d responses 10 them wtft
to ps tue best part Of he day exercises
The 6rt-wofk. in the eveliug sete quite t1ten
ave in variety and good IN quality. some Of III,
pieces we're really besutu and magnificent III,
moon kindly yelled her fee for bri,i hour. an,
tha contributed her share toward. making IA,
olose Of The day acceptable aud agreeable 30 th
vast eoneouf'e Of people who bad assembled her
to do honor 10 he "day VT cels bta,e."
Never before have We seen 80 vast crowd /,
which such good order vas maintain,d, and sucl
geoIlemauly behavior manifested. All thanks Il
the people Tor it There was no drunkenness. b,
riO,ing no disturbance. Everything We. dom
dscsu,y aud in order. The people honott,
Themselves, aud thereby doubly honureJ toe da,
wbch ' the pfOOd bsIal da,. bow more than eve
bsfOrt, Of the land Of the ire and the home o
tbs brave.