Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1873-07-06
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could not more titly express the impress
sion their appearance made than in the
words of hardy miner, who said he
thought st. Peter had gone to sleep and
lot Of little angels had slipped down
on a rainbow to join in celebration of
the Fourth of July.
After these came cars containing the
children of the public school, about
seventy-fve in number. The horses
-four in each team-were donated, free
OF charge, for that purpose, by W. S.
Travis. The cars were beautifully and
tastefully decorated by James Clancy
and other gentlemen. The child
rem were as handsome and joyous a set
as ever human eyes gazed upon and
admired.
Following the school children were
citizens on foot, in carriages and on
horseback, to the number of 500 or 600.
At II o'clock the procession moved
along Cedar street to Meadow Valley,
down that street to Main; thence down
to the Floral Springs Water Company's
Office; thence through cross street to
Phoebe street; thence up that thorough
fare to Main street; thence up Main to
Meadow Valley street; thence up Meadow
Valley to Cedar; along Cedar to Main,
and down that street to the Grove,
where the Grafton was delivered At the
Grove floor had been laid, seats pro-
vided, speakers stand erected, all of
which had been covered over with can
vas to shut out the suns rays, and sur
rounding which were living cedar and
other trees, rendering it a very comfor-
table and attractive. A large number Of
ladies' graced the occasion by their pres
ence.
After the concourse of people had
been seated, the President of the day,
Henry Rives, Esq, called them to order;
and made a brief and telling speech,
referring to the Importance of the occa-
sion and congratulating the audience
upon the interest manifested by
them in cherishing the principles of
the Declaration of Independence.
The band then discoursed patriotic air
which touched cord in the hearts Of
every true American present. At the
suggestion of the President, Rev. Henry
L. Badger, the chaplain, offered up a
prayer of thankfulness to the Most High
for the blessings of religious and civil
liberty which, under Gods Providence,
the American people enjoyed, and invok-
ing the Divine guidance upon our rulers
and our people in preserving free insti-
buttons for our posterity. After "Hail
Columbia" by the band, the President
introduced james S. Smith, Esq, who,
in distinct tones and clear voice, read the
Declaration of Independence. After this
the President introduced Mr.. S. W. De
Lacy, who read a poem written by him
self for the occasion, which is hereto APP
pended:
Let choral praises ring in chanted prayer,
The future glory of our heritage;
Nor dream Of discord faint the sleeping air,
To mar the beauties of our brilliant page.
To-day. like Ruth among her gathered grain
Give thanks to God for every blessing sent;
Let anthems rise, again. and yet again,
Transcribed only by our sole content
When to the world our star OF Freedom rose,
In meteor brightness, from field Of gore,
Who cen matchmaking could disclose
Its growing greatness in the futures store.
Torn from the womb OF War at Lexington
Graded in agony-baptized in tears,
1t rose and grew, nursed by heroes gone,
And spreading. strengthened, with the roll
ing years.
Now as we meet beneath it's emblem here,
Rejoicing DER the need our sires gave
Forget mott that in lands beyond our mere
The hand of tyranny does yet enslave.
That freedoms work, though set. is just begun
We but the vanguard in the worlds gres
fight,
And as we feel to-day, that We are one,
So may all Europe ere decades flight
Then bless this land, this bounteous land o
ours,
Aside cast party schemes and jealous hate;
Forget-forgive the wrongs of other hours,
And ever try our sires to emulate.
Thus fresco in our hearts the lasting dead
/ Who from the crucible Of pain-brougf
peace
And while contentment smiles at freedom
J spread
Thank the Omnipotent for its increase.
. The band then played the ever-men
orable "Star Spangled Banner, md th
President introduced W. W. Bishop
! Esq, the Orator of the Day. :.
: THE GRAFTON.
6 The Grafton of Mr.. Bishop was deli'
cred in q clear and distinct voice, an
3 abounded in eloquent passages, such O
4 the speaker is known to utter whenevt
his heart is moved by some great even
7 His Grafton proved the wisdom of th
Committee OF Arrangements in the selet
5 ton OF the Orator of the Day. His r,
D marks met with frequent applause, an
3 at its close vote of thanks and thre
. hearty cheers were given with one voic
by the Large concourse of people presen
Owing to the length of the Grafton an
, the crowded state of our columns, we al
!, debarred the pleasure of giving it in full
d the reader must be content with but
brief notice, and that mostly of a hist
}, rical nature, referring to the lmportar
t events preceding the Declaration {
d independence, dating back to the earl
y est settlements on this continent by Il
% English in 1907. Then brief statemel
" of the events which led eventually to II
Is independence of the colonies - Il
e struggles of the colonists against Il
n savage tribes who swarmed about them
70 the wars between the colonists and Il
y French and Indians-the assumption
l. the British Parliament Of the right
j. tax the colonies without allowing the
It representation-the passage of the Ma,
n cation and Writ of Assistance Acts
y 1761-the Stamp Act, so odious that
d was never successfully enforced tt
le eloquence Of Patrick Henry in Virgin
), and of Adams and OTIS in Massachuset'
u which aroused patriotic afdor fro
sr New Hampshire to Georgia-the co
E tempt of the British for the repeat
~ petitions of the colonists-the despon
le encY of the colonists after the adiour