Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1876-07-12
PHILADELPHIA Letter.
rom our regular correspondent

celebration that has been anticipated 70
years took place with appropriate for1
md ceremony, under the eayes OF the oil
independence building in which the sigr
prs made their names immortal by nth kin
hem to that remarkable Declaration. Ih
ime-worn, original Declaration itself wa
there, and the Mayor Of the city held it II
TO the gaze of shouting multitudes, an
Richard Henry Lee, a grandson and name
sake of one of the signerS, read it wit
earnest. unaffected elocution. Bayar
ravlor read a poem which | think wi
lone survive the occasion and the century
md Hon. VIM. NJ Evarts delivered al
,ration which, but for its great length
would serve as Il perfect model for all ora
tors of the future. AS for the music, cho
raj and orchestral. presume it was wor
nv of the Great occasion. Oliver Wendell
| IolmcS had written 4 hymn of welcome
to all nations,anh his majesty, Dom Pedro
If Brazil. presented u hymn" Greeting
| rom Brazil. '-composcd ut his request b.
\. Carlos Comes, court musician of Bra
III; bit music on an occasion of this char
,ctcr should not be of :, high, classic. o.
lficult order Musical sounds, unlike
| poems and ora,innS, die in the atmosphere
Win It's Nll)IitlOuS -Iliu~IS - NV P''N "
| or po~teritv, hence the musical selection:
or large. popular assemblies should be o
| IN easy. familiar character that will give
| The grea'e>t pleasure to the greatest mum
Der. When they are not of this character
It has been proved again and again
hat they will not be heard; the buIz OF
.lamor of ten thousand voices will ncu-
-ralizn or down the finest strains. During
"a, frnn
Brazil" the Emperor came to the front
If the stand, held his head to one side
md with his hand to his ear, in vain effort
20 hear distinctly the music. Among the
DISTINGUISHED ptrsonawes on the stand
were the Vice President, Gen. Banks.
General, Sherman and Sheridan. Governor
lIavcs, the Republican candidate for Pres
dent, Sir f lwarl Thornton. the minister
from England, rs we'll Is many other dis
jingui>hed foreigners
We were celebrating our escape from
British BONDAGE, rs the saying Is, (not such
| biz bondage. after alb and the British
emla-sador was on the stand, but no SEN
timrnt in Blyard Taylor's noble poem eN-
.itcd - much enthusiasm as that in which
he poet referred to our English origin,
English tongue and traits.
1t i useless to attempt description OF
he civic torchliyht procession on the
evening Of the third or of the grand MIL
itarv parade on the fourth Of July. Great
professions and parade>, like great battles.
AN be seen on V At points and IN sections.
md can scarcely be seen IN tins way
when the pageant is in the narrow streets
# Il great city. Ear more interesting
han the half organized bands OF citizens,
bearing torches, burners and devices. or
than he perfectly organized and DISCIPLINE
II military. is the dense mass of specta-
tors that till the windows, trees and side
walks, and surge back and forth, encroach
tIpOn llle streets and ob>truct the passage
Of the ears There is something fearful
md sublime in an immense crowd, IN this
luNtHlO-ltiun and condensation OF human
ltV. heterogeneous in condition. age, sex,
morals lite, aspiration and degradation !;
and Vet most Of them live through it, and
,.lncrr" u, individuals; Il few men lose
their l"chclbpuks and a few women lose
thcir virtue SAW the military parade,
- it passed, from the top of an Ice-wagon.
\ column of ten thousand >uperblv uni
formed and Disciplined troops marched,
tlmu>t every company headed by :, band
IF muse. lhc Southern military organi-
k.,tion> attracted much attention and won
plAudit, by the perfection Of their disci
plnr and hV tie ardor with which they
coined III every patriotic demonstration.
The weather WAS excessively warm. many
WrIc entirely overcome by the heat, and
some of The companies We're followed bv
servants carving buckets of water from
which the soldiers drank 1t every halt.
On the evening of the fourth there was
grand dl>PilN Oh Hitworh> from Lemon
iii4I IN l. - t'uTih"uh' LARK clTht :
clock IN lhe evening there was 4 general
Illumination VITA tolorcd tires which
c"ujd hr seen for \ great distance. Next
,hrfr WIS Il grand ascension OF fire bal
ICONS cropping Ut intervals IN Their aerial
'I'55"l o':''' Ii", IRE bouquets Vi many cor
'f'H H-ht. ;.h'i then 'Ie heavens clouded
~ an approaching rIln were made res
PI'h'i'ht "I'A si-nd rockets he next
''>p"'l VS. an :'I"S"rE representing The
'illh ana @ro"ll oi the nlted States. IN
"A.rh III" NAMES Of the thirteen colonies
were written Ill letters of tire. y grand
tNpo~l"A HAr d N"It'nr trupuon. OF
"''"n> ""I sung hlEh IN ar ana falling
u every ''iI"lN "l co! Yea slus. a night
81 meteor ana maroon rockets. 4 beautiful
ngurr OF red, White and blue lights. rep
'''''',' ~ '''',o, "'oll''"- ,"oy' purple
ri't'i ~ >'l' i'"I', Io'' an" SILVER stars
''' Vt '"'''"' ' anu .'i''i came me Pyrlt
I''. i''c''''II 'S''.iiStoh >"tro"n"ed
'''' -\''I' 'N''n II All ui''>t ulSplaNs
were tnIpNtt hN The tens OF thousands
Who We're IN the park, but it had com
tnrncrd t. rain. and this had A dampeninu
tlttt upon Tine fireworks and upon the