The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1879-07-12
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BArlaoRE, Mn, July Z, 1879.
MessRs. EpiroRs My ambition Is salts.
fed. | have witnessed Fourth OF July cell
ebration, and am now prepared 70 shake the
dust from my feet, and depart hence. l had
some idea. at one time, that there were things
in the United States that fellow ought 10
do before he voutured TO write anything
loud about the country and its people. But
experience comes Of age, and wisdom comes
OF experience, aud have seen enough. II a
man can't find out all that is worth knowing
about America aud Americans 10 six weeks,
that man amt worth much. He Amt no
pumpkins, TO use your own expressive idi0m;
and that have mastered your idiom may be
taken as a strong and conclusive proof that /
have also mastered all your hab,is and Gus
toms, your virtues and your vices, your short
comings and your oyerreachings, your sue
eesses and your failures, your future prospects
and your past triuinphs; in fact, | have
ssdoner America. Once or twice, probably,
it has done me. nm still smarting under
tho wrong inflicted upon me by an emaneipa-
led one, who, the bidekguard, shined the
boots of an elongated native for cents, and
then charged me, for similar act OF condo
scension, 3 dime, and when paid HIM ac,u
ally laughed fallgrown Niger laugh in my
face. All! Mrs. Stowe, am sadly afraid
that your picture of the down-trodden and
guileless son Of Ham is as false, in some re.
.speets, as your pnny effort to detaee the
memory Of byron. But am DEPRESSING, when
really meant only 70 talk about the Fourth
the glorious Fourth. Well, am free to con
fess that you have right to be proud of the
Fourth, and IL ever | had any misgiying on
the point, it is now completely removed,
Moderation in victory is an acknowledged
virtue but | was not Prepared write 1t de-
liberately, il not adyisedly-for the quiet, dig
nilied, and truly creditable mode of eelebm.
ting the Fourth, so far as had opportunity
Of witnessing IT, In my own dear native
land
Lives there the man with soul 70 dead,
Who never To himself hath said;
This ismy own, my native landf'--
We have celebrations celebrations. For
instance, we have our Guy Fawkes Dayi and
| had expected your Fourth of July TO be
something like our Fifth Of November
Remember, remember the Finh OF November
tunpowder treason and plots
should ever be forgot
Guy Fawkes, Guy FawkeSl Twas his inieu,
10 blow up the King and the Parliament
With threcseore barrels OF powder below
Poor old England TO overthrow.
WITH dark lantern and lighted match,
But BY Gods hOvidence he was catch.
Hoer, boysi boiler, boys
Ring boysi ring:
IIoler boys h0lier bays
God save the King
IL had expected "guys'' in the streets, aud
squibs, and crackers, aud roman candles, and
blue fire, and every kind Of fireworks in every
kind Of unsuitable plaee-if had expected
noise, riot, fire, rowdyism, aud everything
that is coarse and vulgar, just as we have it
on our Fifth, was doomed to disappoint.
ment, that is all. have told you before that
have learned great deal in short time
aud how much OF the customs OF people
may be learned in q very brief space, let
General Schenck's experiences in England
testify-and in that short time have learned
that America is great country, and the
American people a great people. When |
tirst landed on these shores, l was Inclined to
find fault with everything that was not fash
toned on old English lines but | am wiser
now. | have had some OF my corners rubbed
off, aud the quiet, transformations way OF eel
ebraiing the Fourth did not little toward
dwelling down the knotty protaberanees Of
my unjust prejudiees. Every American that
have met seems to have an inner conscious
ness of his country's position among nations,
and bis ciYility without servility is apparent
in his every movement. lie knows that he is
a living pillar Of the State, that he has a stake
in the country, and that to be free Ameri
can citizen is to be, socially, politically, NOR
ally, and religioasly, the equal OF peer or
prince in any OF the venerable land possibly
toltering) dynasties of the old world. All
hail America! are the last words Of a
GRUMBlING BRiTOS.