Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1868-07-31


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PHr.. july 9TH. I.Gs.
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] tEIyou ia uy h-- that the american. IN
P.rf- were alaut 0. ,.,9r.,etae Fourth Of July,
in American style, ami with due honors, and
tles have done il. IN ,ry,. never Surpassed
here.
There are. / suppose. between two thousand
ami tir,e th.u-aul Yankee 'u Paris. and il any
ta, thousand ql..Ie ia the tuiteI States cele-
br4tei Independence Day in hand-omer style.
or with more lavish outlay, ! shall be glad t'
hear where II wa-. and Aow they iii IT,
Starting from the Tuierie-, and driving three
miles -trl-t, forward through the Champ,
Egea. past the ire tr T09nptf anil down
the famous B1is d. BaHIeHf, yon come 20
splendid garden. Ihies trees surrounding it,
shut ont the outside world, AMI within touu-
tiiu-, ami ulr'erIe-. little lake., winding walk,
and abundant -hrubdery AMI flowers, surround
r
in the midst IF a grove This is the Pre- Cr'r-
La.-sui here. with regular grafton; with
grand dinner, with base ball and grand bali
with music and Fireworks We celebrated
The morning OF saturday Wis unfortunately
rainy and di-,greeable and many ielrei that
the weather WIS going 20 veto the fete The
hour for the gathering was D. m.. and it WAS
still cloudy and lowering: but by three O'Clock
If had Hch,enei. and the company assembled.
There wa, big crowd of Americana don't
know how uanv-not less than two thousand
and with them mixture II John Bulls and any
quantity Of Psri,iar.. As spectators of the pro
reelin-s. The admissions were by ticket. (fye
dollar, apiece. children Free and it was worth
that TO see So many Americans together in the
land OF Plrle.-vops
For an hour the company Uttered round ex-
changing greetings, all free and easy, from every
State and section of the Union discussing Poll
tics; wondering how friends at home were cele-
brating querying how soon the news of the
Democratic nomination would be received and
that if the Democrats wanted To succeed tn ey
could not do better than to nominate General
Dix, though we should hate 90 lose him-as our
couutrys representative here, and many wish
ing that they could drop in ou the dear ones at
home for day.
At four o'clock the sun looked out between the
clouds fine French military band struck up
''Ihe star Spansled Banner, and the crowd
collected around "a stand which hat been erect
ell III the grove
ten. DIX looking fresh ami vigorous, took
the stand' and was received with three hearty
cheers Tor the man who would shoot ON the
spot the rebel that haulS down the American
colors. Gen. Dix addressed his countrymen,
briefly expressing ms pleasure at meeting them,
The Declaration OF Independence was then read
by Rev Mr. Robinson, after VIII ch Cen Dix IN
troducei As the orator OF the day, Rev. l. H.
'mpn, OF New YORK.
Ar. ihapn sstnrdy ro'und form and % chunk
Ell proportions, did not very well represent the
traditional Brother Jom'tln'n' and the English
"''" Pie'e"' 'H'uE"' SUM- "''s''Ne "'' "een
made ana that 1t must be one oil their own
conntrymen' who stood square ~ ms shoes I'M
Per'unaple as a statue while tle cheers from
many to whom his face was famiiiar, gave HIM
hearty greeting. But he had mt talked long be-
fore all discovered that it was full-bloolel
Yankee that was speaking
Mr.. Chaplin expressed his love for his country
and his countrymen and women, and his de
light at meeting so many gathered to celebrate
/ the National Anniversary, from east and west
and north and south, in this land across the sea.
/ 1t was genuine out-cropping of American Ma
tionality. The Declaration Of Independence was
/ now a mighty power among the nations The
American was everywhere, and American
ideas, leading the cause Of reform and human