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Tim Thlril nt 1 Vaslil apt uii,'rh« celebration of ilia birtli of oar No-tion was ushorcd la on last Saturday tnoro- « log wit k llio booming of cm nous, thobang T (ng of pistols, Ilia poppiag of sliot ffnng and 0 other booming noica. Tbonretigo tJIrly snmfl boy, fcelfiig VthriiJ of patriotic iri— H nmpli rj ho heard tfjiTbooming proclaiming ll the freedoirt Of his forefathers made ft ecu- 0 tury ogo, spent his lost penny for ammtrl- lt;• tion,nnu', troo to hli nature, whined for more, ’-'lags «« iirctck:il ncroaq the ol streets in various places, waving proudly h in woo.mbrnnco of the trials of the gallant m n :d d..riidlerJ i. .1 i, ibj £blnody battle field, fell and wallowed la its c: gore, and made us a nation 11 rat among all w others or. earth, {loupes were bedecked rli with cTLTgruen, Ibivera end Hugs, .In Inct or lh;,o-v.ja. i.e.thing, hot. what Indicated.;s in g’-jrloos celebration. from early lit the pi morning pcoptu begun gathering in town, at llio different ccmpiiiitcfi from various pbcci g: being met by the Oxford and WasMn'.’tou CJ Ureas JJumis mid I lenity Veteran Guards G Not to mention every I iilog. that occurred lt;lt during the forenoon, the lino’of innrcli ,wns or formed at 2 o’clock, composed of tins fol- it lowing militia, fire companies, etc. £ ■ I’irst re 111vipion—Field 0Ulcer,: ColoncI Haines ; ttiWashington.. Opr not. Kami; Jlegtmcntal lu Colursf I’orllaad Killo: Company, ' under commard of CiipLJ.F.: lLaub; 13catty m Veteran Onnnls, nnder command ipf Copt, ti 0,. r, :Skates. Second IHvisioii—Oxford jit Cornet Hand; ItcgimenluI Colors; liiislah olt; Cadets, under couminnd’orCapl.D/Rush Pi old;' Uuckclbatown Scdgnlclr I'cit, un— Ol lt;1er command of Id. 1!, Butko; Taylor I^ost kIj of Jmictjon, under uoiiiiikuid ofGikirgo W. |d Tnyl or; I* I ilIHpsbu rg Conte rm ial Ifim C o ni - * t putty, IJ.lL Stvcjsy, Ifcronmtt; Washing- oi inglon Firemen, itiider command of 11.11. oi Moore ; .Mayor nml Speakcra [Common Ml Conn oil and Cftrgy. Iligfit rested on *j ! I on j Its her slrec L nmi Wu shinglob urea u c. * The procession moved up W nidi inglon av- fo cimo Lp Jackaon nvc n uc,-111rough Jackwti diavenue to Church street, .through Cliurch srsireot to. 1 telvitlc-ia avenue, up Uolvidcre avenue lt;o Van Liow Btrect, coiinierinarrii-cd down He I vide re'ti venire to Broad street,and up. Uroml street to Ihtrlte’s Grow*,I fere Lho cruivd assembled urouiul tlib plat. ^ form, mid listened to n prayer by the lEcv. ^ Jlicliaril Van Uorji,- and music by lho j( . Washington Urnss Band. Mnyor 1 fealty, |j. Master of Ceremonies, mado a few introy ;ducLprv.: remarks fttul. [niiodueed ..Gopwal n( KilpaCiiiik, whosci words sc a t a thrill of do- j,| light tlirough tho crowd of attend vo I5s- ^ toners. As lie arose, about hvo IhonBand persons worried nrouod the riant1.*and at-trioicd tlic cloEcat nt ten Lion until lie Look hU scat. Major Curl I,onla (followed with . a masterly rilort, renewing one's memories of I ho late civil vvnrmid its conflicts. Last ir.it n nl 1 eust .0 f a 11, came iii. A. Stryker, • J wIiuso t-ITiirt wiis a gL'in iii its wuy,' mddu up :'• ■ ol well sclecied laiigunge.' Wo glre briow ru synopsis oT Cen. ICilputrick's sp-f cell; , ^. hbtifH awl (iVjiMfiflfiiLet me ask why you have assembled hero to-day 'I.. Why ?, Iiiira yoiJ coiiK1 licrtju 3ftrii;vis3t numbers ? 'Hiis. in our national eelebi ittipn uppii wliirh ■ our brave iniii pruriuimcd thiii. to savo ilie Cl couttirv and cnahe ii freo.they would either ]u livo or die. We are Hying in hopeful times; iimiil scenes of the most exciting nature, 'fhc sol dims, whn.fonglit on llio field of but* 01 tie Wen) hopeful;“theylooked for the Lest, tt Thbyjbught bravely and well and trussed tn in the divine-proyidenw; In this manner ■ ilnjjirava miilj daring soldiers, oreir. one hundred yeara ugo secured this go verb- oi iiient for tlimuselva and for .It is hut tl» few jcursnyo ssinu f'vjn tiigLiyBu in lift; bloody: conflict to restore pence between 0j North and Sonth, rcjiily, if God so willed it, to die.' Dangerous yon may say, bojr r ilcu r to me arc the 11 bun o f' tl i pse day a. 1 oi lovo to speak 'of them j 1 tore: to rcnow H their old memories anil tril them in.: storied ^ to un American and liberty.loving pcople-Tho incident a of the old Itevojution 1 cnn'l w refrain (o mention;. tho manner in which ,® cur people (ought agniiiat Eirittnnim's nme. : tiecU fcwlcW. -They(ivyro ovnmphw Ol SOI- ; dicfn,'aivl briivi'c ones hi that. '. if I had the Si power I.would, pi nee their names first on ■ the Hit of ilia ting ii iri i cd men.: r Let'mi* 'ask j . is it hot right and . proper that I should c speak na I hnvo of our glbtleus itbetly and d iudu pen ilence ? IS landing undej* our. own r; vitrt.1- and fig • trei;;-ac1i a-milion -by cur- t iHflycs, who ha9 ti better tight f The .. Fourth of duly is memurulde. To the he- lI roes who faced tho ehumy tlie rocking pIncs n of the forest roared (hitl this wna theEr glo- E Tioin dny. The bnildbg up of the Stntca ] mudu jlmin brnve,.and .they, are Iflenr.to us, , Washington, I* ii inn in, Montgomery and others uniat, hot he forgotten—they, Mho. c noble nnd tmc. No danger for Democratic i principles to speak! 1 nm no. nlurmist 1 I ^ itouht nht diuv a cloud - over. the aupcri-ority titn! the great future oMlila Niuion. Now let ttw n«k you. wliat has become of t tlic graud old landmarks e f the past.? Let . us linn I them, up ? lAit us mnko.i Vourlh of July all llmt it should tw. It fa Sneered c at by some of a rebellious disposition in the West,-hut' what iiccd wo enro' for tmtv. Why the beautiful story of William Tell r tlioy.would .wIsIijcl ridicule, . l am proud t to say I believe In the is lory ofWiiliam s Tell mid its bcautifi]] lorsons. ■. 1 believe in | tlic Btory.'or-WithlngLun and his liltlo ■ hnlclietj tali';!it me by mydnir and pen do I mother. AliJ 1 hate.lliEssuoering. There lt;■ limy be mothers in this crowd who consider ,i these stories wnrthtess, but it lb sv'sbnincfol [ mistake. s^Teueli your ■ liabcsltlio lessons , which they contain; tench Llicm tilO story of the.KbvoIutioa—youc little bates, teach lho j], Wohavu just recovered from the \ horroro ofn tcrrililc war. Not many years i ago oiir Nui.vn’s flag could n ot be ...seen iu j the; South. FtmrLh ot Jalys wore not . Isnoviu, but jo-day J hey., send bu ti invi lit-' ! lions to the people to mmo and help cale-bratc, .Through nil the yean to.-.conio lot pis atiiml by. the Nntioii. ... Wo mny differ In polllica, but we hold, lovo for ..the Nation unitedly, A’ J'.' '•' ■'As to -the jiromineecc of New Jersey, tho i histijfy ofthe world eoilld.^'Vl.Jm^wrltluii \ : without i n e a iibiij u g i U iiaiiie;- Lot us ntei id ' by the little Stuto. Lot us lift up the old i bsiuncrof Now Jersey niid /pliuio it nsido s tho iK'inicr nf. tho Ni'ulnri^ Let us bb:Jur- tjikliL;d'ificii7witlviliollor 11 foulltlcFo’f life. T . Al ien ho; boncdlnlioH t wa n p conbu oco il, the tibia Golnnid Ilalnos foiined tlib ctmi-pfluics ietollnG agfiin, niidfwitr.rinid' bitck -to: Ihe'b’ciroujjlf'bii ■■ AVashingt.oiK._ave 11 uc, t irhoron rariuir.orthc.troops.took plncq,..-. J . The Knston Cftdbtsi conBi8l.ing uf yon up ^ and |nmsly youlh.i froin l: to —“0 yenra of ^ .age,-2gavoiaTilrill:rii»ivt ' vvoii them Icnid 1 uheers, Tlioy are without doiibt . a lmi:’- .somoly triiEned eoinpauyj’’of'rwhoui .t!io citL _Mtis ef llnsLon may wriVrec! proiid. *- Tim Centennial Fira dompatiy,wlth tlicir ( bcontifnl cnfjhio:mid corps of dnrlng fire- ■ men; mnflD.a line il ’spl ay^.in .tlio. p roue ssioft. (
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Washington, New Jersey, US
Fri, Jul 09, 1880
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