Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-07-13

Independence Day in North Lancaster.
9a This day was observed on the 9th
Lday of July, the 4sa coming on the
Sabbath. Many, say five hundred
persons were there to witness the
ceremonies and nenjoy the festivities
of the occasion. A beautiful grove
andniarge spring of living waters
added much to the comfort OF the
Assem- blage. Tables grooming under
the weight Of every delicacy and
substantial that the inner man could
wish flushed the requirements to
make the whole affair success o. Is
f. Daniel Proudfit, ESQ., was Presi-
dent and Thos. Wier, ESQ.,, Secretary.
Rev. Valentine Borah opened the
ceremonies by q fervont prayer to
the Giver of all good aud Ruiop, of the
iuniveI Sc. After which the audience
were delighted with beea tiful vocal
music by Miss Rice, accompanied by
the Misses Wier and others, Is After
which Thomas Wier, Esq, road the
the declaration Of Independence.
And next the orator of the day, Gen.
Jno. b. Calls, of Lancaster, delivered
a brief but telling address, Singing
by same as before. Next, dinner. :
Then Regular toast read by Mr..
Proudfit, - follows: The day we
celebrate, may it never be forgotten
while we bear the name of q nation.
lga BY Gen. Calls: Gen. Grant, our
noble President, and bulwark of our
national safety. aal1a31d9 ii 4a9i3 glib
2ai BY VIM. A. Croft Gen. Sherman
This brave comrades, he saved us
by swinging round the circle. guo.8
BY Joshua Clifton, colored: The
Emancipation Proclamation nolJs9a
Isis BY Gen. Calls Abraham Lincoln,
martyr to the cause of freedom. -
"His failings leaned to virtues side.n
by Geo. Luce.ao General G Gorge
Washington, the father of our counr
try Civil and Religious LIBERTY
Columbus the discoveror of A merica..
Adopted Citizeng, our country for
them and they for our country
America regards as citizens the men
of all races and oTeeds and colore.-
May John Cinnamon soon raise bis
tea this side of the Rocky Noun.
tains. North Lancaster, I.ittleGrant.
Liberty and Fennimore, their tables
and fields groan alike with plenty
The Union Soldiers who fell in the
late war, we pledge them cur menu
DRY, and the regards of our descend.
ents forever. AsaA a3l 10 Aeaaao3 81
By A.SDyerf American Manufae.
lures, theysea compete and can't be
beat. oalea 8al e 5sfa.!9 laaal a
By ]. N. Borah u: The surviving
Union Soldiers, they have made their
swords into pillow shares and spears
into pruning hoeks-so may it ever
be with American patriots. II "a Q
pa By ID. Proudfit: n Gen. Grant,
man of more work than words like
Cesar of old, he can say vens, vidi,
uici. g ~. 10 basaaoif98 IS ~ -.
ia By volunteer: Jeff Davis, the
day he dies may there be a traitor
hanged. iA ai.ta al l4naa4a
By A. Walker: Our great Amer
lean staples, Corn and Cotton, one
for the inward, the other for the out
ward man. No other kings for us. 2
BY VIM. Walker: John b. Calls,
our war worn townsman, his name
is higher upon the roll of fame than
we can reach. J.. @. Cover, whether
be halls from Lancaster or Fayal,
his is the Herald for as. The Fair
Sex of Grant, may they ever as to.
day bestow upon US such smiles as
angels wear at the return of sinners.
The N. Y. Tribune, may it reach ev-
cry home and hamlet, from Maine to
Georgia, and from San Francisco to
the frozen. shores of Alaska. i Ma
poleon the third Poor Carlottal !.
The following was the Grafton
by Gen. j. b. Calls .5gaoa sn4 la
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN oaaotaJ
| Some "a hours since 1 was requests
ed to address you on this occasion,
and having no time to prepare an ad ;
dress suitable for such an occasion as
this, it is with great reluctance that
attempt it. But seeing before me
old friends, with whom / have been
associated, i may say from my child,
hood, and feeling assured that my
effort to-day will be viewed with
charitable eyes, and the circumstan-
ces under which 1 meet you kindly
eonsiderered, / make the effort with
as much freedom as would feel in
speaking to q member of my own
household. = pa. = = y 'a4's's'l = Z
This day the banner of our fathers
of the Revolution floats undisturbed
from the Lakes to tho Gulf. and
from the Atlantic to the Pacific. The
once proud and defiant walls of Fort
Sumpter attest the folly OF resistance
to the legally constituted power and
authority of a great nation like the
one in which we live; and the pos
session of our fertile fields and COM
Portable homes this day, and the en-
joyment Of our liberty attest the pow
er and strength of government like
ours and, my friends, the the privi-
leges and liberties enjoyed this day
| by our Southern brethren attest the
magnanimity of a government that
had the power to punish treason,
Who is there that does not. rejoice
that the authority Of the Union il
, established and recognized every,
by the Civil Rights Bill an N iirnhab-
4 liant Of the city of Charleston is de-
clared to be citizen IF the United
States, with the priv 60 Of appeal
ing to the Fedora courts, if the
State Courts fail to i've him justice
And the Amendment, known as the
Fourteenth Article OF the Amendm men,
to the Constitution, makes each one
| citizen of the United States and o,
the State wherein he resides. Ane
Ino State shall deprive or deny any
4 person, within its jurisdiction, ths
/ equal protection Of the laws, no mat
ter whether be comes from the icy
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