The New York herald., 1872-07-04
MDEPENDEICE DAY.
How the Glorious Fourth Is 10 Be
Celebrated In the City.
TAt Military, the Fireworks the Music and
the Clubs TO Turn Out in Force.
A DAY OF GENERAL REJOICING.
Where, When and How the Public Gel.
ebration Is to Take Place.

Where, When and How the Public Gel
ebration Is to Take Place.
The ninetysixth anniversary Of American Inde.
pendence, judging from the preparations that are
being made ON all sides, will be celebrated to-day
throughout the Union in q manner benttlng the
greatness Of the national occasion. In this city
especially the celebration, military and civic will
be on grand scale.
Before the late war of the rebellion the glorious
Fourth was sacred day with every man, woman
and child who had any claims TO the name of Amer
lean. The great cities wed with one another In
their cnorts to do honor TO the anniversary, and
even between the various States there existed
RIVALRY OF PATRIOTISM,
each endeavOring to show the greatest respect for
the day and to give the greatest possible ecat to
the occasion. Although the Fourth was celebf ated
IN all the loyal States with ervor the actualites OF
the war itself made the people somewhat neglect
ful OF the customs Of the past that were supposed
to be irreffagably linked with the proper observ.
ance OF the day. As the war wore on from year to
year not few Of the partisan news
papers OF the day, in the heat Of
their one-sided patriotism deemed It their
bounden duty to "warn" the people
that they were fast losing their respect for things
that were once their pride and their gory that
the name OF Washington and the great anniversary
OF their day OF deliverance from bondage were
being fast f0rgotten the name Of the Father OF his
Country no longer calling forth the enthusiasm Of
the olden time the glorious Fourth" being cee
hrated with want Of fervor that betokened IAN
alarming change in the popular heart" But there
never was any occasion for any such warning. The
great popular heart was too much occupied In
DEFENDING THE UNION
against her enemies In strengthening the hands OF
the peoples leaders In prosecuting the war uninch
ingly 10 the end, IN giving OF It's strength and fe
blood for the salvation Of the country, to occupy
itself with the same fire a. OF old In celebrating
even the glorious Fourth. The day never came
round, however, during the war that 1t was not
done honor to, II not with the same outward show,
the same noise and fuss Of other years, at least
with as much true popular love Of the great event
II commemorated as ever. Indeed, its yearly re-
Currence filed the people with q new courage q
new determination to overcome those who would
iain have destroyed the national fabric OF the
foundation OF which the day Is
A MONUMENT AND MEMORIAL
The war once brought to successful issue the
patriotism OF the people that had been extended In
ways more substantial than In the explosion of
harmless crackers and the discharging of rockets,
burst out afresh when the day came about and for
The past seven years each recurrence OF the anni-
\ u
than ever OF patriotic enthusiasm and Of
popular love for the memories which its
celebration revivcs. Ana thus viii 1t
ever be. The Fourth of July Is too
full OF glorious remembrances for the people ever to
let il pass by unsung and unhonored. It Is to every
native American and TO every adopted citizen
day OF thanksgiving and rejoicing, the commemora-
tton OF period In the history OF the country which
no true patriot can look back to with other than
feelings OF
OF love for the great pen who won for Us the frce-
dom we now enjoy, Of devotion to the welfare and
tnterests OF the nation brought 10 life and the
ioyment Of liberty by their tolls and battles with
THE CITY CELEBRATION.
New York city Is prOverbial for the way she does
everything she undertakes to do on grand scale,
and the Fourth OF July celebration has always been
one OF her great weaknesses No city in the
Union, not even excepting pretentiOus little Phila-
delphia-whch claims to possess so much OF the
epirit OF the Fathers as well as so many OF their
relics-outdoes her In the way she makes the event
bg with Importance. She throws about IT every
thing that can tend TO arouse the patriotism
cner into the sport Of the annual occasion with
ench q Zest aud real that patriots from afar away
on the FOURTH, il not to get aroused into sonnet thing
like o patriotic glow themselves, at least TO
lotn in the general h1rrah for patriotic eompany's
sake This years celebration will be no exception
~ the general rule, and our country cousins who
ennually make pilgrimage to the Gotham shrine on
Independence Day will not be disappointed i they
come to be pleased and patriotic at the same time.
And all who wish to be patriotic can be so with very
little expense to themselves for the city authorities
have done all that they possibly could do TO give the
people
RICH TREAT,
meet for enthusiasm, In the way Of fireworks, mill
tary parades and music. Indeed, the fireworks
this year TO be on grander scale than for
many years past, and the upn-the-ar display will
be such that people who have no particular liking for
Q crush in the crowds which will be certain to
thrOng the parks and squares may he able to en-
Joy the sight from their housc-tOps. Heretofore
the managers OF the fireworks on the Fourth have
always made q great mistake In making the display
CONSIST chiefly OF fixed pieces-that is o. stationary
tabicaux, which compelled one to trust himself to
crowd TO witness the fireworks ut all To be sure
rockets were discharged from various points In the
city, but not to any great extent. The Change OF
tactics this year, making the display consist chiefly
otup-iU- -thc-aif works, will therefore be exceedingly
gratifying TO those who cannot or will not leave
hcir own homes on the night of the Fourth II the
plru OF the gentlemen who have arranged all the
prclminarles do not "gang a-gleyn the display will
be magnificent one. In order that everybody
may know Just what he or she can expect In the
way OF patriotic celebration, the following pro-
grammc is herewith appended.
Trinity Chimes.
Mr. Jatnes Aylne will perform the following ma
tcnal ond other melodies on the Trinity church
bes, commencing at hacpast seven 4. n and
twelve nOon:-
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