The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-06-18

1000 performers, all the bells in the CITY
and battery of 100 ffteen-inch cannon.
This will unquestionably be the most i'm
pressive prayer ever addressed to m
American audience.
Then the national parody on the
British nations anthem will be sung.
This parody, entitled America" is a
great favorite with the New England
Yankees, who firmly believe that the
English stole the tune from them, and
called it "God save the Queen" The
Bostonians have added new verse to it,
for this particular occasion, which ad-
mirably expresses the patriotic senti-
ments of the 5000 New Englanders, who
applied to Gen. Grant to DO appointed
to consulates in those favored regions of
europe, whero Democracy is pleasant
theory, aud not, as in Boston and New
York, particularly dirty reality. Here
is the verse:
"My country, it's of thee,
Sweet land of the Palidee
And whiskey rings
Land whore our fathers 'it,'
Land where their children spit,
Land whence I long to git
Of thee 1 sing"
After the national anthem. there will
be grand terpsichorean interlude-as
the minstrels say-consisting of war
dance by Messrs. Chandler and Sumner:
the former of whom has kindly consented
to keep sober for this occasion only,
and the latter Of whom has been politely
loaned by the Peace Society, of which he
has long been Appointment member. The
rumor that Mr.. Sumner was the original
protector and manager of the Peace Fes-
tyal' is, know to certainty, totally in
correct. He has never had any connec-
tion with this enterprise, or indeed with
any else of festive nature, and his ser.
vices as dancer were only secured dny
or two since.
Next there is to be a comic song by
Mr.. Greeley, setting forth the Beauties of
Protection and the Enormities of Free
Trade. Ii this song should provo to be
half as comic as his articles on the same
subject, now in course of publication in
the Tribune, it can hardly fail to be n
tremendous success.
Minister Daniel e. Sickles will then
reclte an original ode in praise of peace
and forgiveness accompanied by the
whole musical strength of the orchestra,
with the exception of tho cannon. the
sound of which makes the General rather
nervous, owing to the shock received by
him on the field of Gettysburg, whereby.
the cruel inhuman;ty of the Federal
commander, he was exposed to the fire
of the enemy. The ode has been set 10
music in Key particularly pleasing to
Sickles, and ono with which he has many
happy associations. In this ode he will
exhort his hearers to shoot their mnscu-
line enemies, and to forgive the women
VINO mayo wronged them. providing they
Will make n confession in writing The
m oral effect of this ode will, it is thought,
be exceedingly beneficial to the audi
ence.
A splendid symphony, entitled "rhe
Murder OF the lnnOcents," composed by
Boston physician Of rare musical abili-
ties, and dedicated TO the women OF Mas
sacbusetts, will next be performed by the
orchestra, and oven if ii should prove 10
be tho w"rs5 mnsicai abortion of the ace,
will beyond question, nn !Iulcd 10 thc
skies By the fellow uwDsnciio o! HE .ol,-
poser.
After illo aymphony, Nn1nmc Paropn
Rosa viii stag tho ballad, My Loves
like the Rcd, Red Rose" She VIII J..
dressed IS flower g:ri. aud will c;r.y
her husband, Gar! Rosa, in . littlo hand
basket by her side. The original pro-
grnmmn included IL dance by Madame
Rosn, bat it was afterwards found that
no architect would undertake 20 con
struct stage strong enough to endure
the Strain 20 which such performance
wonld subject it.
limo would fail me were 1 to attempt
to tell OF all the varied delights in Which
tho Bostonians will indulge at this festi-
val. Therefore, will not mention tho
temperance address which is to bo mado
by Con. Hooker, nor the COMIC song en-
titled "Only Sixty Days" to be sung by
Mr.. Seward, OF the beautiful Sunday
School anthem. sung by 5000 infnut
Bostonians, Tho first lines OF which are--
81 want to oe a stale nlnn,
Ard wuA TO da:k;.i lla;I;
A carpc;.b,.. Lr.i.!" :ne,
And greentsc.a IA my b md"