, 1874-07-06
Judge Wilcox responded eloqucntly to tia toaas,
"Thn Slate Of Illinois,"
Tho day was observed ss d holiday by all tho
citizenB.

fat,orB called ii IntlcpcHlctct-Day think decline
md We arc now ssisicJ in designating ii "a the
Fourth Of July. When wo celebrato IT. arc not "pt
loving 1t to tass into nero occason Of tiio mort
frivolous a,n,semcns, or bonbastlc swell Which we
az % isn 5
10 NOT arrnKotArE THE p4r,
tho osfnon of \ he Es5s f. e u %
wsilo We uoe decline an, departure from funslainenal
things ail abot 1T, thn wo Bio,ld expoct Indepond-
Eycu liz blessed Taa,ksHying.ba has lost It's aro1
ltcal,iiot In III Ibis land IL gon,ino sy1c except
IN n reo e. Of Hs% rsr
ai1I ontgrosa ali caatos. hopo It win nut progress
lcyol.i lilo rcsons Of dcseney. We do not loyc or
tnra frstyas, tl..t would be good for III peo
rle II Ii suu that we do not royero sacred things;
e.asna sD Ht @ p9 s'ssa' s Of tho p''' mako but slight
Old John Adams who t'ad as much to do as any ono
ccleraie Il in tc,nu Eow thu children 81 tic isovo-
1onary PATRIOTS would do 1t. "Thoy will conts,en-
oratn It ia ta tny Of tleir dattveranco from bondage
ns@ sa ~ sssn s o e sss aana he c b san tn
nrtl, rosoans tho ieeas of their patriotic tatssIs,
10 perpcnatc tho remembrance Of this day for tie
seS %hst Ct , fs s s o, pprap. lesson to oo
's4iD'N 'ip'a gax 's v11uK sses O. rAr rsnrnranon
T rS must IT, done ', witou n tho onsensa Il to per.
lar Touching, or tho shafn Of The spread-eagio.
SO when, IN my early Hfe. thls dny e9n1c rouna. ne
the cock Enyo out its Ahri summon OF tue dawn, ttfo
came the crash aud 'onig Gcln Of te ca1not when
shook every hoss IN tho vl}oge. ratified the crnckory
then, 10 up beforu TIN su. and oYnry child to pv ont
anu 10 h'!upY, for 1ndorendoneo Day had con,o Anu
charge Of ariiiery; the ifo aud drum played their
mrt tho boss lMrIlea tho areets IN mimic nFray,
win PAPER cups anu wooden a"oEB. drHGRth8 tno lto
cannon OH wteth bsii1ud when restonasu III turn 10
lta bigger nae a the child ccoeA the lathcf ana he
proGeaseA of grewsui ratots 's the speaker 70 shs
public stanu wlcn IN orntiol was delivered, worthy o.
selectca beca1ao ho was nati who could discourse
fo"1M toetrine On human rights, nnd wuh htnseN .
nonsoso, Or l'on6uat, Or sresisage ~ ail this; il
wins 81 Profitable as rrcach,ng On tia Sabbath.
fHhiciats. 1or nnholy Ptlrpoaes, seized npon tne
Our religious institutions In tho nunao Of thu Church,
attempted TO-
and SO they IL tlo n.un Of sabbath schoof eelobra
aona to keep tho children nwuy FROM TUG ael1ui gun,
Iow.scr and from t&o noise of ihe atflotic an anu
FROM temptation In Gcncra took them into thu woods,
fct! thom OIL BIongc-cnke aud g1uRor1readt while
sedate young men from the scininary talked to them
Aaomt iio liD'y LalA whoro tic Je"a ohco llFcu:
While they afe the gingerbread, they donbtoaa onKed
lu5 A1e-c'aeners' L thln1 tue3o '"o taouea1
1n n,I,. e o. roa,m , o, ts htn ,So ,,n,.t
te eanis tne i rsler , ine Old H Way VI to cannon tic
tn ~ 49, ~" ~ H. Hae ,n ALI ~ w, ;,,"n,,outs @ ~. i
ratn 10 sy q e 1us
t, us 1he Np.a & - ~ uas s ~ ~ uueH,a r.
@ pea @ 10 saan mpo.', ~ & 'on n,f paTh ~ IN. to
ana n Sar I'm :" f,mr a'5 Tn In no nnrmcrs m ao
5, n ~ ~ .stc. , LINZ .u hoo ;. .t ~ ht,i
wig. "le 'aaay goes @ o!. ~ .,t't " IT, a, y
70 s' s s aa o @ ts eye o. aIs suh y, II" !"
sir so We turn or objocs-sass 10 the heaVena ILLS
a"y ~ ,,r,, n< r,.,,,,,, !. v,-,,v
hnn M ~, oon rostraoS M o,, 1s t ~ .ot
apart py 10y .s u ~ 'ue "sn stro MI ~ r.,
n9s scn a ha oas1s asson 90 'a' ia
Nha as nee ts reamit ot ms peeasaton 't nna
accomplishment o. ~ 'epenGoe, anu M Wnat .s ohes.s
a}vo,, u1m ts ns So r red vesrs no3ry TO- nsioa
!aat naa @ 9 1rt snt ~ I ,va1s .n to toa ,h
,o ~ @ ir t,iu Inv pcvsr c", tiovaio,c5 m nnr rnn
smnriro II wo,,d huvr ent ii ia sure Ma wnurn Of
IN Srnr,,3,a nrcus c.s rnrkwnrfs
Kin from ths atannoInt. eyerv Amaricsn cttzon
c,ht Mi - ss,!mata tho yslUn to hn,saY md liz
Ros'er Of st s. w4isa s sf9ssd H. m by x
aEcs ons Mpon iii brow, il lis moaus, IT, vane and
,nttr IN ,rint II svnhozps. aid fI,at l., authority
~ anr5rn ~ INIT H. ,~.s savsrIan viii ic,r,, II s
arst duty and thcre vii be no tfsAng with It. 1
s x,s as M nft ,na s asav ssoa
ho feit by lid Amer,cau ciizsu. who Is styled
" t''' - 'A' ",a'I n,srn, ,o.~ sn' .nvrnr1o, ~
tie halot III place Of Prlnee wearing erown; anta
the ballot a1onc sustained y the wetth,aess :. tns
cit1zen to wica t4o na!lq "1n luz o!
.s ~ ne IT, aa e IN so rsu. ts co.,a
to riis VIII tue Haers'lness oi tno ballot
It wsi b my purpose for the time occupy fo',t
attention, to impress upon al higher sense Of the
dulles OF American ctl1cnsnip Ials subject Waa
and frien1s who havs urged me 10 appear IN sGo
a,s Tine could nst 20 Otter slent il ssleSss.!.e