Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-06-26
THE NATIONAL HOLIDAY.

We remark that over the country there
are many celebrations coming off, almost
weekly, in commemoration of some
event or other connected with our
colonial or revolutionary history; such as
Washington's celebrated crossing of the Del
aware, the first settlement of white people
at the falls of the Ohio, and other occasions.
Tomorrow week is the celebration of an
event in which the whole Union has an inter
est, and ourselves at Memphis among the
rest-the birthday of our national existence.
No patriotic spirit can be insensible to the
memories connected with that event, and to
the influences that it has had upon the world
Through sunshine and through storm these
United States have endured and hourished,
aud it has been their proud destiny to demon
strate to an incredulous world that a people
can prosper and advance in commerce and
the arts, and possess the refnements of life,
and remarkable share of inventive and lit
crary genius, without a monarchy, and with
out an aristocracy. With all the difficulties
and trials that have of late surrounded us,
and from which we are only now on the
eve of emerging, we have great reason
at Memphis to join, and Join heartily, in
the rejoicings that are in preparation. The
large and respectable body of ladies and
gentlemen that have enrolled themselves
under the pure and gentle banner of temper
ance are preparing for grand procession,
with flags flying and music lending its charm
to the breeze. They will be proud and graf
fled to see Masons, Odd-Fellows and all as
sociations and clubs, the splendid militia
regiments that are so popular among US, and
all other organizations of citizens JOIN with
them on the glad occasion. Our fire depart
ment will grace the streets with their pres
ence in full regalla, and will exhibit to the
thousands of visitors that will throug our
streets on the happy festival the whole dis
play of fre-extnRulshmen by the power of
steam-propelled engines. At night, on the
military parade ground on the bluff, will be
exhibited display of fireworks whose equal
has never been witnessed in any southern
city on any occasion. We all know what
Mr.. Jacksons fireworks are, as we have
seen them on our grand Mardi- Gras exhibit
tons, and we know how superior they are to
any similar display known before his aston
never seen such an extent and variety, and
such a range Of glowing and magnificent
pieces, as those that will fill with admiration
the whole city and its crowds of visitors on
the night of the Glorious Fourth. The mere
descriptive list of the whole occupies three
fourths of one of the long columns of the
APPEAL. The fame of the grand Memph
Fourth-of-July display has gone forth to the
surrounding country, and, knowing from our
Mardi-Gras solemnities what Memphis is ca
pable in the preparation of public spectacles,
thousands of visitors, aided by excursion rates
on the various railways, will crowd our streets
and seek our hospitality. Our Mardi Gras
festivals have been an immense advertisement
to Memphis, making it known everywhere
and winning for it unbounded popularity.
We can make the Glorious Fourth equally at
tractive, and it will prove equally beneficial.
OF course, with a programme so magnificent,
there are expenses to be met; many of our
citizens have contributed their share,
but some who should never be behind
in public object have not yet met the obli-
CATION that rests upon them as citizens Of
Memphis. We say obligation, because q
large concourse of people will be attracted tc
the city who must not be allowed to leave il
with any other impression than that of de.
light and qualification. Our patriotism, oul
pride in our city, our hospitable feelings to.
ward those who will be our visitors, consti
tute claim that cannot be disregarded
The occasion is one in which the ladies tax,
an especial interest; the gorgeous beauty anc
magnificent spectacle of the evenings displa,
is one in which their taste for whatever is ex
quisite in coioring, graceful in form and bril-
liant in display. will be eminently RratiHed
Let every citizen who is called upon, there
fore, do his share to make this occasion al