Arizona citizen., 1871-07-08
THE FOURTH IN TUCSON.

American Independence was cred1ta-
 bly, celebrated in Tucson. On Mon- day afternoon, Judge John Anderson and some others started out, made a
 little stir, procured the services of Reader and Orator and some music, and as will be seen, much to the pleas ure of the public.
 The morning was ushered in by the usual number of guns by order of Colonel Thomas $. Dunn, command ing Camp Lowell. Subsequently in the day, considerable powder was burnt by the citizens, in pocket can- non which has loud voice for its size.
 At 10 o'clock A. M. the Court House was properly adorned with flags, and soon after 1t was we'll filled with citi- zens, military and the public gener- ally. Bishop pSalpointe and the Fath- CTS of the Church were present, also General George Crook and other dis tinguished gentlemen.
 Judge Anderson called tho assem- blaze to order by nominating Dr. F. H. Goodwin, Chairman, who took his position and stated the brief pro- pramme of exercises. After very excellent reading of the Declaration of Independence, Chef Justice John Titus was introduced as Orator. Hav- ing been pressed into the service the previous evening, the Judge attempted no studied address, yet it was the con- mon expression of all we heard re- mark about it, that in the whole course of their lives, they never gave audience to one of greater interest. If it were possible to give that address verbatim, we would willingly surren- der all the space of one CITIZEN issue for it. We shall not do it injustice by attempting Q summary. The Judges expressed contempt for the spread eagle style, prefaced an address of greater originality, more replete with written and even unwritten historical facts which were the vital points lead ing to the revolutionary struggle, and which marked, controlled and ended it, than we ever heard crowded into one, or ever expected to hear. The Judge is rare human repository of European and American history, and has remarkable knowledge of the public, and much of the private, history of all the prominent men whose acts led to and managed the Revolution on both sides; also, of nearly every signer of the Declara- ton, and of those who composed the Congress of the Revolution and framed and put in motion the Govern ment which followed it. The British kings, statesmen and generals, as well as our own great leaders, were spoken of ill a manner at once interesting, in structive and, we believe, without the least prejudice. The Judges minute historical requirements coupled with his never failing supply of the choicest words, made his address, as we have said above, one of rare inter est. Devoid of the spread eagle style, it did not lack eloquence; and many of the noble sentiments met with hearty applause. At the close, vote of thanks was unanimously rendered to the honored orator.
 A brass and string band then exe- cuted Yankee Doodle in familiar style, after which & resolution of welcome 1 to General George Crook was read by | Judge Anderson, and adopted with a right good will.
 Rounds of cheers were got of for the accustomed circumstances, and at about noon, the assemblage dispersed, feeling that it was good to have been there, and better still to be an Ameri- can Citizen-a fact which cur large liberty and rennrons o1,nortrnitins iol