The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1920-06-25

Oration of Independence day. The enthusiasm of
our people for their country and fiagscan usually
be measured by the beat of the national pulse
typical celebration of the day is that of 1880 in
Buffalo. \. Y. which is described at some length
IN the Buffalo Journal. That newspaper says:
THE return of national jubilee was cele-
brated in this village with more than ordinary
splendour and the day duly honoured. not in
the breach but the observance -
The procession formed at the Eagle-a famous
tavern located on Main street between Court and
Eagle streets-and consisted of veterans of the
Revolution citizens and strangers escorted by the
Washington and Frontier guard and the cadets of
the Western Literary and Scientific academy. 1.-The
whole enlivened by musck from the Buffalo band"
The Grafton was pronounced by Sheldon Smith
Esq. at the Baptist church and religious services
were conducted by Rev. Mr. Shelton of St. Paul's
From the church the procession marched to the
Buffalo House in Seneca street and there an EEK
cehent dinner was partaken of" DR.. Powell was
landlord of the house at that time and the papers
recorded as something worthy of special mention
that there We're no liquors on the table. But the
good lesson this statement was intended to convey
loses its moral in the very next line. of the narra
tive: After the cloth was removed wine was
served with the toasts which were drank with the
utmost regularity" 1t is hardly necessary to draw
on the imagination 10 any extent to picture the
iiIial state of many in that noble company of 100
v.
But that was before the days of temperance soc
cites and aduerated liquors
The marshal of the day Colonel, afterward
General, Sylvester Mathews, veteran of the war
of 1912 hero of the Battle of Chippewa.
Apart from these proceedings was discourse by
Rev Mr. Eaton of the Presbyterian church on civil
and religious liberty. The festivities closed ac
cording TO time honored custom with ball in the
evening. No mention is made of any fireworks.
The celebrations OF several succeeding wears
seem TO have been much like this one according
TO the Journals files In 1S49 however-pre-
sumably because of the Mexican war-the celebra
ton was regarded by the Journal as noteworthy
The SiXty-hfth regiment made its first appear
ance on this occasion. AT o'clock in the morning
detachment marched to the Fillmore House and
hred some small arms in honor of the vice pres-
dent. The line of march included Revolutionary
soldiers. Think how old they must have been
siSty-eight years after the surrender of Yorktown
and seventy-twO years after the battle of LeXing-
ton There were also soldiers of the War of 1912
in the line, officers and soldiers of the army and of
the Mexican war. The Friendly Sons of St Pat
rick. the Sons of Erin and the German Young
Mems association-a sure sign that the city was
beginning to take on cosmopolitan form--were in
the line of march The exercises were held at
Johnson's park, the orator of the day being H. X.
Smith. Vice president Fillmore attended the ex-
ercises and was Justify cheered.
The Sons of Temperance had charge of the
celebration in 1850 which was held "at the grove
near the workhouse." John B. Cough, the leading
temperance" speaker Of the day. was orator.
With the breaking our of the Civil war Buffalo
broke loose on Its celebration of 1861. The parade