Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-07-01
Another astempt 20 Abolish the
Ath of u uly.


been perpetual.
Another a aitemPt 10 Abolish the
Ath of July.
One week ago, dating from last Saturday,
we published and commented upon an ar
ticle which appeared as editorial in the
Cleveland Leader, repudiating the 4th of
July, and branding Its celebration as
hunabug, nuisance and an e1travaga'ce. A
writer In Saturdays Journal over the false
n me of "a Soldier" takes exception to
the proposed celebration of the 4th in this
city by the Sherman Guards.
Since the Ohio Legislature in February
last, by the vote of its majority, refused to
recognize the 22d of February as Nation
al holiday, by adjourning its session for
few hours, and on the same day Its ablest
leader in his speech at Delaware attacked
WASHINGTON and deposed him from his
proud position of first in the affections OF
the people, by insisting that JOHN Brown,
of horse stealing memory, should take his
place, we have no National holiday except
the 4th OF July. That day the Sherman
Guards propose to celebrate at Stewards
Grove, by reading the Declaration of In
dependence and by an Grafton. The city
authorities, we are glad to see, have re-
solved to attend. In the selection of Ora
tor of the Day and Reader of the Declara-
tion of Independence, those having the
celebration in charge, without consulting
the Journal or those who hang round that
establishment, have invited two gentlemen
of Columbus, one OF whom the Journal
dislikes politically, the other personally, to
perform these duties. .-A
Judge THURMAN, without the least re-
gard to his politics, but because he is the
friend and neighbor of the members of
the Sherman Guards, and for the still
better reason that none could do up the
matter in better style or in better taste, was
selected as the Orator, and LUTHER DONALD
SON, long the President of the City Coun-
Gil, because he Is an able and respected citi-
zen, fine reader, and is able to make himself
distinctly heard, no matter how large the
crowd, is invited to read the Declarations
and both have accepted. Because it is not
political-TRURMAN being leading DEM
ocrat and DONALDSON leading Republic
can, of the clique the Journal Upposes-the
celebration is branded as a "Democratic'
one in order to keep the Negro Suffrage
ties from participating therein.
Why the 4th of July has SO excited the
wrath of the Journal we cannot tell. True,
that sheet follows the Cleueland Leader as
the spaniel follows its master; but, in de-
fense of the birthday of American lnde-
pendence might be an exception to the rule
that general rule that the Journal has no
mind of its own. II is possible. nay prob
aole, that the reading of the Declaration
may bring up unhappy memories, and
might show that history. as made by Lord
NORTH in the British Parliament in 1855
and '76, is but repeating itself in THADDE
US STEVENS and the Rump American Con-
gress in 1867. The Declaration charges
that the people of the Thirteen American
Colonies were governed by military rulers
and that they were taxed without repre-
sentation in the British Parliament. So are
ten States OF the American Republic gov
erned by Mr.. STEVENS and his Congress.
The Declaration charges on England and
her members in Parliament, the enactment
of odious stamp laws and of duty on Tea.
Such laws are enacted and enforced by Mr..
STEVENS and his Congress.
England appointed Governors who set
aside the civil law, and tried and condemned
citizens for pretended crimes and punished
5nem. Mr.. STEVENS and his Congress DO the
same thing with ten States of the American
Republic.
These and similar acts, which show that
history is but repeating itself, as acts of
tyranny and of usurpation always do, will
form bad reading for the more honest of the |
party of which the Journal is an organ, and |
hence the effort to prevent future celebra-
tions of the 4th of July.
The article in the Journal purports to be |
q communication, and is signed "a Sol |
dier." This we think is mere dodge. No
soldier would be guilty of writing such
stuff. We will wager "real Havana"
that if ever in soldiers clothes, the writer had
straps on his shoulders, and that he never
carried musket. For ought we know, he
he may be Brevet Brigadier General,
and, as did others of that class, kept his
precious carcass out of danger, but 'a SOL
dier' in the real and rightful accepta-
tion of the term, he never was. A bull
frog armed with rush could put legion
OF such soldiers to flight, and with single
croak of his blood-an-ouns" battle cry,
scare them into convulsions, if not beyond
the next 4th of July.