The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1869-07-10
FROM HARLvILLn.
THE FOURTH.

THE FOURTH.
The 4th Of July comes ON the 9Th Of July with
US in Earlville this year. We are now oelebra-
ting the glories Of this natal day. About three
thousand people, old and young, male and fe-
male, are present in Stilson's beautiful grove.
Rev. W. Ralph is president Of the day, and G.
Smith, Esq, assisted BY G. s. Munson, Esq,
Capt. Freeman and Q. G. Warren, Esq, marshAls
of the hosts. Prof. Freeman reads tho declaration
of independence with clear and well modu.
lated voice, and with very good effect upon the
audience Capt. Mills, assisted by ladies', sings
the Star spangled Banner. The Captain is feel
ing in fne feather, and his deep, rich voice rolls
of among the surrounding trees very like the
folds Of the red banner itself given to the breeze
amid the smoke of battle.
The Rev. Dr.. Forester, of Aurora, is the ora
tor Of the day. The FREE TRADER could not
spare even tho space for an epitome Of this ora
ton. The rock on which he planted himself il
the rock on which the fathers founded our re-
public. he denies the right of even majorities
to overstep, under any circumstances, the written
constitution Of the land. He says whenever they
do it, their acts ere simply revolutionary. He
denies the right Of any party to abhdge in any
case the full right Of speech and the complete
freedom Of the press. He says perfect freedom
Of spesch and freedom Of the press can only exist
in perfect republic, such as our fathers formed
and designed we should perpetuate Any attempt
to abridgs either, in peace or war, is simply
usurpation and will end in dsspotism. He now
deals in terrible inysctives against the present
corrupt congress, the whiskey ring. cotton ring,
and of6cs-seekiag ring. He finally implores his
hearers to give their votes under no pretext
whatever in support Of protested politicians
He says they are rotten from head to foet and
from belly TO backbone, and even the marrow Of
their bones is putrid. He finally closes with
borrowed, but grand perorstion, likening Ameri.
ca among other nations, to the majestic noun
tain among other lesser mountains, which stands
amid the storms and sunshine, casting its grand.
eur, beauty, shadows and sunshine over all the
surrounding country, to inspire, instruct, beauti
fy and bless. The Doctor is Q man of some
thought but he possesses the faculty of making
fine use Of any idea he chances 70 capture. He
does not spare the Flora McF limsy costume when
child Of his brain 10 going forth among men,
the Doctor knows perfectly well the advantage
of application before an audience. He never
leaves his stupid hearers to crack the shell of an
idea of his in order to:get at the meat The DIR.
understands that pair Of boots with red tops
and Boston" printed in big letters thereon takes
the eye Of the Puritan at once, land the boots are
sold at once. Occasionally the DR.. indulges in
a little of the divindaHistus," and talks Of
"whisperings Of the infinite !" but on the whole
his Grafton is solid production. 1t is entirely
free from the usual clap trap and whang doodle
slang and 20 attention to the war or to the ADOLF
ton OF slavery, or to reconstruction is made. 1t
1t is old fashioned, patriotic, paternal in tone
and spirit. 1t is precisely such speech a. has
been delivered thousand times by democrats
during and since the late revolution. 1t is hoped
that DR.. Forester will now render the rest
OF his life consistent by voting against that pro-
fessed and imbecile politician in Kane county
for congress, whenever he may have an opportu.
nifty. Let him prove his faith, as uttered here
in Earlville on 9Th July 1869, by his good deeds
and votes hereafter. The fireworks in the even.
ing were fine. Whisky suffered on the 9th in
Eariville. One drunken fellow told me that the
fathers ruined more whisky, and a better article,
and burnt more powder and had more fun than
We do. Ths day is fne No accident to mar
the occasion. William II. Robinson, acting
policeman, just drew his arm away from fellow
citizen and said fellow citizen quietly fell down.
He is in no hurry about getting up. Some fun
ny fellow has just given US a sentiment: "U.
S. Grant-let US have peace. Two soap-locked
fellows attempted to cheer, but the ghosts of
their fathers appeared, and these two long hair
ed fellows dried up. So the 4th has come and
went and gone Amen.