, 1877-07-07
Local Items.

GOV. FERRYs ADDRESS The crown.
ing feature of our Fourth OF July cec.
hration, was intended 10y It's managers.
to he Gov. Fcrry's tsdrcSs. The balance
'"t the programme was intended, not
'hly to commemorate thn "day OF
days" but likewise to show OUT appre.
.intion Of the institutions OF the fathers,
N> represented hy OR Territorial EXecu.
1--WE and "r appreciation Of t Z man.
'rne address WIS everything that could
hr desired. 1t was more than could
iavr been asked or expected, and the
large number who assembled tn listen to
1T, VIII always remember it, MS the prin-
cple thing that caused July Fourth 1877
~ be numbered as Snohomish Counties
brightest red letter day.
None vino have the pleasure Of an ac.
Dlnamtance with Gov. Ferry need be told
,nnt he isa gentleman OF commanding
appearance ard uncSccptiOnable adj
dress. AS Il speaker, his manner is torCi.
NIe, language concise, his illustrations
brief and pointed aud his allnsions, elias.
steal or otherwise tasteEuly uppro.
pirate happy combination, which
when based upon natural talent, cduca-
lion and knowledge o! human nature,
gives to n public speaker the happy fac.
lhy OF becoming really eloquent when
making the phmest of statements In
tact, simplicity, phinncss and chaste
language is eloquence, Slch was the
address OF Gov. Ferry last Fourth of
July. The speaker WA. quite brief in
his illusions to prominent events of an
cient history, de wing marked par"llels
between it and the struggle for our na.
IiOnal independence and u free govern.
inemts. He likewise briefly reviewed our
national history from the date Of our
national birth 20 our own time and
while he accorded dye merit to all who
contributed to establish, maintain and
perfect our present governmental system;
lie plainly showed where the fathers
committed many erroSS some OF which
Aave been already recliiicd, while nany
still remain to DC corrected. His BELIEF
AZ past progress WAS plainly evident as
~ MI Ms present and future Improvement,
Un questions of the day his position was
that Of Il progressive liberal, tree from
;he entangling issues Of the period and
the petty iealousies Of the times. At the
very commencement of his address il was
evident that his audience were in full
sympathy with him, Many fine passages
elected frequent applause E.nd his clos
ing remarks were greeted with unbound.
ed evidence ot appreciation. Although
~ great deal was NEST conciscly express.
. ed in his adtksss, all seemed to regret
that It's close 'ooue so quickly 50 deep
ly were'bis hearers interested that the
address really seemed short, when in
really 1t was AS long as such efforts usu.
ally are on similar occasions.
The Governor and his lady who ac'
companied him in his visit, attended the
ball in the evening, and instead Of seek
ing to become the centre of attraction
and the recipient Of all the attentions of
the residents and guests present, had
they been among our oldest residents,
they could not have exerted themselves
more an they did to contribute to tAe
,pleasuers of the evening
On the morning Of the fifth, both he
and his lady returned to Olympia, on the
Zephyr, carrying with him the gratitude
and best wishes of all our pitiFens
VOLUNTEERS RFoR THE INDIAN WAR;