The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1869-06-18
THE GREAT wINp-up IN BOSTON

Boston is about to give out the hymn
let the rest of mankind handle their
psalm books. Boston is about to raise the
tune let ''frcgpond" clap its hands, and
Bunkerhill be joyful altogether, Boston
is about to lead in prayer; let the gentiles
draw near, pull off their hats, ard listen
to tho most eloquent petition that was
ever addressed to human AUDIENCE
Boston has proclaimed grant National
Peace Jubilee, "to DO held in the city of
Boston, June 18th, 10th aud 18th" ofthc
present .faao, Dom'Ri, to commemorate
tho restoration Of peace throughout the
land. Boston is arranging n grand orr
chcstra of ono thousand musicians, the
first to sing national airs and hymns of
peace, and tho last to swell the aforesaid
national airs and hymns to cosmical d.
mansions. Boston is erecting an immense
coliseum, capable of accommodating over
fifty thousand persons, for the occasion,
to be magniiicently decorated with en-
blems expressive of Boston notions, SON
timcnts, ideas and emotions. Boston in
yites the rost of mankind to attend and
participate in its cnjsymcnts, at the ruin
ousIy low figure Of one hundred dollars
the season ticket, admitting three persons
or thirty three dollars, thirty-throe cents
and vulgar fraction fer each individual
Boston is about to do tho thing in style !;
bat like the thrifty consort Of the re-
nowncd Gilpio, while she is bent on
pleasure, she retains her frugal disposi-
ton, and intends to realize a profit on
her anthems and thanksgivings.
Boston rcioiccd greatly over the war.
She led the timbrclS, and headed the
dance which circled around the caldron
when the poisonous mixture which made
men bloodthirsty was preparing. Ofall
the noxioas ingredients that entered into
the compound, hers was tho most deadly.
Although she did not manifest superior
alacrty in sending her sons to the con-
aict, she sang the war song, danced tho
war dance, and screamed the war whoop
with yigor and pcrsistency that left
nothing to be desired. Her clergy
breathcd forth threatenings and slaugh-
ter from the pulpit. Her learned pun
dts porambulated the land, blowing the
war trampet from the platforms Of Ice
ture halls; making merchandise of their
belligerent scntincls, at the price of fifty
conts for the admission. Her senators
and representatives took the lead in every
measure which served to make war in
evitable, and to foster and intensity tho
evil passions and cruel hatreds which war
i; calculated to awaken.
Boston has attained her ends, and Bos-
ton is satisfied. She did nothing to pro-
mote the return Of peace; she is doing
what lies in her power to make the peace
only formal. Tho country is only for
maIly at peace, not actually. 1t is the
peace of exhaustion, not Of consent, the
badges of which arc the privations of
right, political constraint and military
dcspotism. But it is peace that is after
the heart Of Boston, and therefore Boston
proposes to celebrate it with songs and
thanksgiyings with the "grcatest feast
of sublime and inspiring harmony that
has ever been heard in any part OF the
world" As Boston was inspired with
ma ardent love of the beauties OF war, so
now Boston is inspired with an ardent
love of the beauties Of peace. She dis
covers that all mankind are brcthror.--
She wonders how they could have done
otherwise than love each other. She IS
willing to embrace the survivors OF those
whom she sent forth her bands TO destroy,
to admit to share in her rejoicings--pro-
yidcd they pay the regular fees for adj
nissicn-thosc whom she labored to I'M
noyorish; and to show the whole world
how little malice she has against those
whose destruction she sought to accom-
plish. Magnanirnous Boston, who takes
The lead in celebrating the closing OF the
temple Of Janus when it was no longer
in her power to keep it open, and who,
finding war times no longer marketable
sets her organ to peace melody, grinds
away with tho air Of a composer, and
passes around the hat with the confidence
Of bencfactor
There is no objection to the musicians
Of Boston assembling together and max
inc all the harmonious uproar Of which
they and all the machinery they are able
to press into tho service arc capable
There is no objection to their putting as
high price as they please upon thclr
performances, and making out OF them
all the profit Of which the thing is Sus-
ceptible. But a celebration such as is
contemplated, upon the predicate adoP-
ted-a grand national festival on the res
toration of peace Throughout the land
and that, of all the places in the world,
in Boston, is, beyond measure, impudcnt
and insolent.--St Louis i'epabt'cd".
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