Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1872-07-11
8utland 1ailg serald.
TIE RUTLAND HERALD.
The Fot,rth at gEutIand.

The Fourtf, at Rutland.
The only public celebration of the
Fourth of July, in Rutland, was grand
mass picnic, under the auspices of the
Hibernian Literary and Benevolent soci-
ETY. yet our streets were filled, during
the day and evening, with mass Of cit
izens and strangers. The rain which
was so grateful to suffering humanity in
cooling and rendering endurable the
heated and almost scorching atmosphere,
sally interfercd with the comfort of the
pleasure seeker, the details of the pro-
cession and the general programme of
arrangements at the picnic grove.
At II, a. M. the hour appointed for
forming the procession, the rain tell in
torrents, and delay Of some time was
necessitated before even convenience or
propriety would admit Of the attempt.
Soon after noon. however a procession
was formed, headed by the Rutland
Brass Band, composed Of The military
companies, the. IIiberniau Literary and
Benevolent societies of Wallingford,
West Rutland and Rutland and a large
concourse of our citizens, both native
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col. JOYCE ; GRAFTON.
rol. Jovcethep pronounced an oration.
occunying something over an hour in it's
delivery, which was one of his ablcst
and most masfcrlv efforts. He held the
att ntion of his audience cnchaincd du-
ring the entire period of its delivery,
beingI frequently interrupted with the
most hearty and vociferous applause. and
at the close receiving the widest and
mos enthusiastic reception from the
Irisbmen of Rutland. it was ever cur
nriyilere to witness accorded to any rub
lie sneaker. We regret that the pressure
on onr columns. to-day. prevent us pub
fishing the Grafton in full. and that we
must content ourselves with a few brief
extracts, referring to Rutland men, and
the peraration. After alluding to the
day. what it commemorated, the objects
Of its celebration and the peculiar ap-
propriateness of its Observance, he an
nounced his subject to be ssOur Coun-
try What she has received and what is
still due to her from her adopted sons.
He then detailed, at length, the services
Of our foreign born citizens, and their
sons, especially Irishmen, in the settle
ment of the country, in the army in all
our wars, in the Cabinet, the various de-
partments of government, in Congress, in
the Executive chair. in commerce and
mercantile pursuits and the various in
dustries and avocations of our country.
In alluding to the gallant conduct of the
Irishmen at Savage Station, he said
When our lines were hard pressed, when
fearful gaps were made in our ranks hy
every discharge of the enemys guns, the
brave sons of Erin led by the lamented
Meagher, and the gallant Brooks at the
head of his Green Mountain Boys, join
ed hands, and ere the sun went down on
the ensanguined field. the Shamrock of
old Ireland and the Evergreen of Yer |
mont, were twining in loving embrace
around the national flagstaff, from
which floated in victory the starry ban
ner of our Republic. The shadowy |
forms Of those brave men are lowering
around us to-day, and although we cam
not hear the response, they answer in
the spirit land. as we call over the roll |
hearinr tbn familiar ond bonorod ponoaC |
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Haley, TIMOTHY Sheridan, William |
Ward, John Nooman, Edward McGinnis |
Martin McMannus, John Riley, and I
host Of others no less brave no less
,ror.hv stord;ro IL tbio bal1o,yod mo
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