The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-07-05

chaplain, delivered an eloquent and
impressive prayer. rhe selection Of
I Dr. Smith tor the duty was parIic'
ularly appropriate, and he discharged
his duty with great dignity aud solem'
nifty.
lllE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
The reading of this immortal docu.
mont was couhdtd 10 Judge II, Banks
dale, who is justly considered at the
head OF the Dallas bar, who read
the declaration vita an admira'
BILE clearness and effect that was
warmly appIauded, and won golden
opinions from all sorts OF people.
TIE GRAFTON,
Oliu Wellboru, Esq, one of the
foremost and ablest members of our
bar, and Il speaker Of distinguished
ability delivered the Grafton. Mr.
Weborn, yesterday at one step took
rank among the first orators of the
state. Ills effort was 4 masterpiece,
| did in eloquence, sound IN It's cOnclu-
sions, patriotic and honorable in tone
to high degree, and fair criterion
and exponent Of the feeling OF the peo-
pie of the Sou h to-day lie quite dis-
carded the hackneyed patl hitherto
tread 10y the orator Of the day, with
striking originality Of thought, and an
imprisoned rhetoric, he painted the
| history of constitutional liberty and
the means OF Perpeluatng 1t with mar
vellous viyidncss and graphic power
| He paid glowing tribute to the hero
ism cvinced by the north and the
south, ana claimed their deeds OF note
As the common property of American
citlzens, proud OF American honors
and glory. lie called upon the men
| ofthc north, and the men Of the south
| to meet rs brothers to honor each
other dead, and each others consci-
entious past
For an hour the eloquent gentleman
held his audiance cnranccd 10y the
charms OF his imagery the beauties
of metaphor and the flashes o!passion-
ate eluudence The Grafton was char
acteriled 10y the Iottlest patriotism ana
conceived ina spirit Of broad liberal
fraternity and good will and II proper
recognition OF the dignity and impor-
lance Of the occasion.
He impressed upon the people tile
necessity Of maintaining, in all their
original purity, the principles of Re
publican government rs handed down
to us by the men of l7fG, and of never
falling to honor the day upon which
| liberty proclaimed as alike the histori-
cal heritage of all Americans. II
would be impossible for any pen but
the stenographer's to give an adequate
idea of this admirable effort, the finest
yet heard here on any subject. MIR
Welborn carrie oil the hOnors Of the
day.
THE MARsElLLES HYMN.
one of the most interesting incl
| dents Of the day was the singing Of this
famous French National mir 10y II num-
Der of our French fellow citizens
headed 10y Mr.. Wilcmet. The effect
was electrical and thrilling IN the eX-
treme. Among the singers we noticed
that polished gentleman OF the old
school, Mr.. Guilliu and that bOA gar.
can and accomplished architect, Mr..
| Mauber. II stirred ones blood to hear
the Mnrseiles sung 10y trenchmen,
and when at the last verse, they all
kuerlcd with the trl.cOlor held al"fi
by Mr.. Wiliemet, the people even
caught the inspiration Of the moment'
"srA1HTwAL'
Honorable A. Is. Norton was under
LINED To deliver uaddrcss on the sto-
tistics Of DelMs Instead ofoouliuiog
himseIftolhcasy dotajIsoitLruistory
lot tbe country from it settlement IN
1870. be- mycayary amusing aui iu.
telesting review of che social history
of the city and county, full OF Local
color and garnished by some Of his
MANIFEST humorous hits at the piO-
neers of the past aud the people OF the
present. The Judges speech wound
up with many generous and liberal
sentiments towards the South, and
urged the cultivation of n better feeling
of brotherhood with the North, and u
general determination; oblivion OF
past differences and common aim,
the perpetuity of liberty, law and
order He was frequently applauded.
"YANKHE DOODLE AND DIXIE"
At the conclusion Of Judge Norton =
speech the bands played first, Yankee
Doodle, A few remembered the air
4 and applauded, the majority seem to
never to have heard 1t before, and lis
! tened with the silent curiosity of PEG
q pie hearing something new for the
first time. Some asked one another
. what ii was being played, It was sim
4 information to many. But whel
q. "Dixier was played, there was vel
went up that II AIDE the oaks tremble
Il was noticeable fact that in the va
rims speeches, all illusions to IA com
', mon country" "the Blue and tn
- Crew. the men ORG, were enthusiasts
tically applauded. The whole cur
=, rent of public feeling seemed to he set
ting towards u better feeling, tn