Owyhee bullion. [volume] (Silver City, I.T. [Idaho]) 1866-1867, 1867-07-04
Fourth of July.

this our national birthday. A day held
in sacred remembrance by every true
American citizen is not to be lightly es-
teemed, even in Owyhee mountain bound
Is she is. Patriotism is the same every
where throughout the United States,
wherever "A American citizen may be
found. He halls the day with feelings of
gladness, and rejoices that America can
boast of day rendered SO glorious by
transactions, ninety one years ago. He
halls it as day which gave birth to a
great nation. He halls it as the nation
! al reminder Of tho continued blessings
and privileges of to day. Every nation
of sarth has their great and notable &C.
cs,ions which they commemorate with all
poup aud circumstance. I Germany re-
members the 18th of May, year after
year, as the anniversary of the battle Of
Leipsic, fought within her borders, where
the thunder of Napoleons cannon was
heard, and answered with dehanne by the
Germans. The Autocrat of Russia sets
apart apartieular day which bis subjects
(. celebrate with great splendor and eclat.
Greece looks upon the day that Marco
Bozraris defeated the hordes of the Sui
tan of Turkey, and drove them as invad-
,ers from their soil with degree of vener-
alton akin to idolatry. And St. Patrick's
2 day is ever remembered by true Irish
man, with feelings Of devotion for tho
pleasing "reminiscences connected With it,
(, The introduction of christianity and the
disenthrallmsnt Of the Irish from idola-
trous customs and usages by this patron
saints will be remembered and celebrated
50 long as the sons aud daughters Of Erin
retain memory of the past, and are not
lost to every sense of gratitude and hon.
or, So IL is in America. None so low
as to withhold his thanksgiving upon the
recurrence of the day that gave him lib
srty and raised him from subject to a
sovereign. He rejoices for himself. He
rejoices for bis country He rejoices for
posterity. 1t is with the patriot day of
retrospection. He is lead to contemplate
the past He sees the hopeless condi.
lion of the feeble colonies denied the
right of representation, but accorded the
subjects privileges Of taxation and op-
preston. He sees with what scorn and
contempt the humble petitions to the
crown for favors were treated by the
naughty oppressor. He sees the bold
and fearless stand made by the patriots
.sfthat day against tyranny and wrong.
He seems to live over the dark and
threatening days, when our fathers re-
solved they would be free frem monarch
zeal domination and aIistocratical rule.
He follows the gray locks of the veteran
40 be approaches, muskes in hand, with
stern determination in his eye, the blood
stained field of Lexington, where first the
scion ofliberty was committed to the
soil. With breathless anxiety, he awaits
the issue. The deed is done. The act
of severance has been performed. The
assertion of freedom has been made in the
hearing of the nations Of the world, to be
sustained by the nerve and energy ofthe
generation Of the new world, in hardship,
toll and tears and blood. He follows
the little band of patriots throughout
their toilsoms marches, pursued by con-
fdent foe. Hsis with them in the hour
Of battle, and rejoices over their success,
snd mourns over their defeats. He sheds
she synpsthizipg tear over the privations
10 which they are subjected, and when
! the sua of peace gilds our national heav-