The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1876-07-09
THE CENTENNIAL FOURTH IN NEW
ORLEANS.

The one hundredth anniversary of the De
clarstion of Independence was celebrated with
unparalleled enthusiasm throughout the Unior
Last Tuesday, July 4th. From all quarters w
i hear of grand PROFESSIONS, meetings, etc.
| In this city, in accordance with the instruc
tions Of the Very Rev. Vicar General, High
| Mass was celebrated In all our churches, which
were crowded with devont worshippsrs, In.
| cluding the members Of our different Total Alb
atirence, Hibernisn and other Societies.
At $3.50 o'clock the civil procession, number
| ing three or four Thousand persona, and repre-.
| senting all the military and benevolent asso-
| Citations and many of the religious organize
tions, commenced its march through the prin-
cipAl streets Of the city. To the thousands that
| lined the sidewalks and galleries ON the route
the great feature of the pageant was the fret
division, consisting of the following military
organisations:
United States Infantry Captain Waterbury command.
United States Navy. Lieussnant j. W. araydon, CON-
Trio el Bersaglio.
Company A, Triah Riaes a, q. "a, Capt John FitE
u,.eh.,, ,S SssriSS SS%S sooSig
centinsSti Guards 1ss sssros oosa.na
Washington ARTILLERY, coI Ss william N. owen oom
manding. and Star
COMPANY g as nfansTy: ospssia oSsTason ooa%ans:
Company B. as light arsilis:y. Captain Nay command
When the procession reached 81. Patriok's
Hall it was dismissed and all who could crowd
themselves into the immense edifioe, which
was already more than three-fourths filed
with ladies, sought places from which they
could witness the exercises within the hall.
These consisted Of n prayer by the Rev. Mr..
Markham, the reading of the Declaration of In
dependence by Mr. Pickles, an address by the
Rev. Mr.. Thompson, and finally, Benedictiou
by the Very Rev. G.. Raymond, We.
At i2 o'clock all the church bells were rung
apd hundred guns were fred by the Washing-
ton Artillery.
In the evening, at 1880 O'Clock, there was
large and enthusiastic meeting In Lafayette
Square. It was called for the purpose Of rati-
flying the nominations of Tildeu and Hendricks,
which nominations, however, both speakers
and audience seemed to think were intimately
with the Declaration Of Independ-
snce.
As far more than an Offset to the brevity of
this report, we publish in full the splendid ad-
dress of the Very Rev. G. Moypihan, delivered |
at High Mas in the Church of So. Peter and |
PAul, TO q numerous congregation, including |
Branch No. 2. Hiberpian Association, and 81. |
Peters Total Abstinence Society, which At |
tended in large numbers.
CENTENNIAL ADDRESS OF THE VERY REV. G.
MOUNTAIN.
We are assembled hero to-day, my frieuds. to
celebrate the grand Centenary of American
and to raise our voices in uni
son with those of all our felIo W-citEens in COM
Of the hundredth anniversary of
las hal Paw tact,
Of our forefAthers in Congress assembled, de-
3lared these Colonies free and independents"
and affixed their names TO the bighly-priEed
Of our political liberty. If the Ro-
nan youth were Eager to join In the national
anthem of their ooUnSry's glory and to unite |
heir voices in that joyous strain which does
What enthusiasm should NOT We, on this festive
Ind glorious anniveeaaRy, commOmorate the
signing Of that Immortal document, the De-
,iaration OF lndependence,n which gave birth
linked into one Republio the American Colo
lies, crushed, FOE year, under she heel Of 80
AErant desPot. The United States have long
vince proven to the world that 3 genuine and
stable Republic is NOT the idls dream OF fans-
,icism. The Colonies over which the iron yoke
II tyranny bad been thrown, Whoso hands, Wig
,avage cruelty Of Great Britain, aEoss in all
heir might and snRpped asunder the chain
which bound them to the throne Of she Saxon
The Genius Of Liberty stood forth
q the field against the panopIied Goliah of
,oyalty-Sho conquered and BUNDLED her ono-
ny TO the dust. The enemies Of freedom be-
leld the angular event wish RnrpFiSe and APP
Srehension. They sounded the soc8in Of war,
md sWoEe vengeance on the Rebels. Bnt to no
purpose The domination Of England ever the
American Colonies was already . thing OF the
DaSs. On every plain Liberty erected an altar, \
IN every hill, . fortresa. The wild sons Of
he foressp rushed 20 ayne; the children Of tke
srnAries eonveEted their plona hsharea .in3o Fl
I@ofds, she nnresd ahEine e u t1str SraB npT-