| Show FOURTH OF JULY 1855 91 celebration OF THE anniversary OF AMERICAN independence CE AT GREAT SALT LAKE 1 CITY olty UTAH TERRITORY COMMITTEE OF arrangements 11 S eldredge S wa W richardg richards 11 B clawson L NY hardy hards J C little HALF PAST FOUR foun AM ahr ere ete the morning star had tad I 1 een able abie to announce the presence of the king kins of day to the inhabitants of this peaceful vale vales the serenity and quietude of the morning at this early hour bourl gave way to the simultaneous music of the bands ringing of bells bell ss firing of cannon cannons and hoisting of colors dolors captain D ballots ballog band was stationed satio stationed ned on the observatory of the governors governor I 1 S mansions mansion where was unfurled the be territorial flag file of utah the nauvoo brass band on the balcony of major gener general a grants house houses with their unique hanners banner and the martial band on the observatory of the council house cannon stationed on the temple block where a mammoth 11 S flag was hoisted from T S williams and gos cols new flagstaff was wag unfurled the stars stare and stripes 2 and abd a ad from each window of the two upper stories hun bun hung out beautiful and appropriate mottoes first firsts UNITY represented by a bundle of sticks we are oney oneo one ed edged ed with blue second seconds UTAH COURAGE fa A lion on the alert the spirit of 76 bordered with red third peace reigns here llon uon and Lamb edged with pinki fourth the mormons cormons defend the rockla rock mock a rock in the ocean and the constitution lying on it nho who can prevail against it edged with green ereen fifth a hand reaching from the clouds giving a scroll bearing the words constitution of the U S saoe woe to its violators edged in purple sixth the clerks own toun tour quarters to the friends of the union no quarter to its enemies edged in blue velvet on the windows were displayed three transparencies butah tah policy to white and red the policy of love iove aa A nut to cracks cladies ladies or no homestead the othe ladles the trude truce with cLi liberty berty of conscience science of the press and our present governor this ahli firm had also a cannon stationed in front of their house near their flag which belched forth volumes of fire aare and blocke in honor of this national day lvingston kinkead cos co coy s at their flagstaff displayed the stars and stripes and hung bung around and unfurled on the iop top of their store beautiful mot mottoes toes farge barge large red flag in front fronts with white letters july 4 1770 1776 hall nail the birthday of Atner american ican ioan freedom blue flags flap on the top of the house one large larg white ewhite star in the centre STATE or OF DEsEi DESEE iet ETt white nag bag on each fron front window with motto tha the constitution 1783 esto perpetua 2 the decla ration of independence 1776 small red fed flags with mottoes liberty or death industry the means and plenty the result i the stores of howard goddard Goddar dj townsend nixon stewart ste wart jarvis and hockaday hoisted our national colors color which also floated from the observatory of col i C littles residence at the front of mr God dards were hung several elegant banners also at thomas and pughs and at mr 61 was executed in massive ilver liver silver encircled with stars the morning was beautiful and wb when en the king of day emerged from behind our snow enow mountains undimmed by a single cloudy cloud the scene was lovely lo 10 behold the eye and the ear were charmed and the heart was made sensibly to feel feet that our heavenly hea nea venly father had poured out upon the inhabitants of utah a large portion of his spirit spirits with which he be endowed our ow fathers by th the e influence of which they tiley had declared their independence cej and scorned to submit to injustice and oppression thid thin teen rounds of cannon fired bells rang one hour and bands continued playing until six am EIGHT AM adi the nauvoo legion began to form concentrating cent rating near the com cou council ell ril house the escort of the Feast governor and suite torme formed east of th the e council house HALF PAST NINE nike the legion under the respective commandants of regiments marched to the parade ground and were stationed under andr the thie command of brigadier general horace S eldredge in order for tor review ORDER OF ESCORT I 1 battalion of lire lite guards under command of major E R T burton 2 captain D callos bandi band in a carriage drawn by six bay horses mounted by six boys in uniform of white pants fancy tunics and turbans in char charge e of mr chas decker 3 committee of arrangement arrangements si 4 the escorted party viz governor brigham toung young lion secretary almon W babbitt babbitts hon non chief justice john F kinney lion ilon john M bernhisel major garland hurt indian agent agents hon non heber reber C kimball major general jedediah M grant grants hon non orson pratt lion ilon wilford woodruff fr hon edward hunter colonel albert carrin barring tun A car was wai fitted up expressly for the occasion occasions 16 feet feel by 7 12 1 2 inside 6 feet high to ceiling above the ceiling was a beautiful blue silky canopy glittering with stars studded all round F from irom rom rum the centre of the canopy on the top a flag staff was put up about 10 feet high tro fro from in which the stars and stripes floated in the breeze the sides eldes of the car were open from a few inches above the back of tha seats to the ceiling below the sides were ornamentally fitta up with green blue and red rel rei damask the floor richly carpten carp ted inside a bar was erected and mr william C staines waited on the party to ice fee cream an im ire water in the escort lieutenant general daniel ir wells and elfr v air were in unit orail mounted on horse the tile car wa wat dr n v n by eight matched grey horses in trappings led by eight right grooms in beautiful eastern livery in charge of mr andrew moffatt 5 captain L W rifle copany company 6 captain iless liess company of mounted rangers the whole under command of colonel J C little uttie ni irshal of the day after atter the reception of the escorted party the procession proceeded p to the parade ground the life guards hess iless ard nardia taking their appropriate positions in n the line the bands also being stationed at the head of tho abo regiments nere here the governor and suite passed the legion in standing re review slew clew and inspected the legion legions passing review which after having passed formed on the rear of the escort and marched through the city by south templo temple second west third south and east temple street to the governors residence this division of the nauvoo legion mare male made a ne turn out on the occasion and in consequences therm theair displayed by several of the regiment regiments lo 10 forming in such han handsome diome style styles tb the review presented 1 a ga grand r 4 and and imposing display display 7 A national salute HALF PAST TWELVE ax P M escort legion delion and procession dismissed AFTERNOON EXERCISES HALF PAST two phi the inhabitants ot of the city J gathered in the new bowery erected immediately north of the taber tabernacle naclet which Is estimated to seat the board root roof not being willows were substituted to shade the congregation meeting called to order by the marshal ot of the day music by captain hallos band the star stat spangled banner the following prayer was then offered by the chaplain or of the legion PRAYE et ny BY COL EZRA T deason SEASON 0 thou great and et anal god in the name of jesus christ we present ourselves before thee this afternoon may this meeting prove edif edifying ying and streng thing to us all we feel grateful before thee for the many privileges and blessings we enjoy j oy in the vallies rallies of the mountains and for tre trl the privilege we have enjoyed this day in celebrating the anniversary of american independence pen dence we realize this blessing to flow from thy great and bountiful hand that we can make our demonstrations of joy jov forthe for the blessings of liberty thou hast bequeathed to us through our fa ibers fliers and for the favor of worshiping thee the god of our salvation where none dare molest or make us afraid let thy holy spirit dwell in our hearts and enlighten our understandings that we may appreciate preci ate our blessings and rejoice this daiy diy in the liberty thou hast guaranteed unto us in these peaceful vales we thank thee for food for raiment and for the enjoyment of the society of each other from day to day and we pray that the blessings r of thy holy spirit may be extensively poured upon each one of us that thy people may be blessed and rejoice continually and continue in the things of thy spirit and the blessings orthy of thy holy gospel delivered to us in these last days we ask thee to bless thy servant brigham whom thou hast appointed to tobe lobe be the president of thy church and the governor 0 of this territory may thy peace rest upon him and his heart be filled with thy good spirit to enlighten his mind and heal all the infirmities of his body that his days may be lengthened L out and that he may continue to tobe lobe be a blessing to his breth ern ernand and to thy church and kingdom on the earth endow his counselors with the pure spirit of counsel to counsel with him bim upon the things which pertain to thy holy kingdom that it may prosper exceedingly under their administration that all things may be consummated which have been spoken en by the mouths of thy servants the prophets since the world began we pray thee to bless their families their wives wives and their children and all that has been committed to their charge bless thy servants the twelve apostles with every other quorum oathy of thy kingdom may they be knit together and move as one man to fulwil fulfil thy will and bring to pass thy purposes remember the institutions of zion upon all the earth upon the islands of the sea and upon the continents bless all who shall put forth their hands to favor zion and bestow upon them favor according to their works and the amount of or good they may do in rolling forth thy kingdon in every land we pray thee to bless the military department in this Territory we feel grateful for what our eves eyes have beheld this day and fr fir the joy and gladness which our hearts have felt that we can meet in peace under the tiie banner tanner of liberty which thou hast permitted to be unfurled in cur day I 1 we ask thee to bless all the authorities of this territory both military ecclesiastical and judicial bless the judges the general government has haa sent to us u that they may act like men of god awarding evenhanded even handed justice to all men that they may do asgood us good and have no power to do u us harm we ask thee to hear bear our prayers 0 lord and do us all the good we need confound the enemies of thy people amons among all nations that they may have no power to bricf bring anything against them to injure them and retard the progress of thy work and the gathering of thy poor saints from the nations afar off remember the sick the poor and the destitute among thy people and incline our hearts to administer to their wants that we w may be prospered in the land thou hast given unto us bless us 0 lord as a people bless our babita babeta tion lions our wives and our children our flocks and our herds and every thing over which thou hast bast made us stewards we dedicate and devote ourselves unto thee and all WP we possess praying that thy spirit may be with us to keep us as thy servants and hanu maidens from this time henceforth and forever that we may live unspotted before thee and before beford each other that we may our reward glory honor and exaltation in thy KinLy kingdom dom which blessings we ask hsk in the name of jesus christ our redeemer amen chall hall columbia by nancoo brass band general daniel dwells n wells read the following resolutions adopting the spirit of the declaration of independence and constitution of the united states resolutions RESOLVED that in the declaration of american independence ren pen dence and the constitution of the tho united iri idi tal les leg eve ive thoe thos great principles of fr freedom edom and liberty infirmly maintained tanned and efficiently carried out with the liblit ila lia lit oft revelation will disenthrall tiie tide the tha inhabit inhabitants ants of the earth from oppression and tyranny airiest and bigot bigotry rys superstition aad and ignorance they form the bulwarks bulwa of our liberty and the protection of the poor the downtrodden down trodden and the meek of the earth we commend the spirit thereof to the patriotism of the great and tiie the good of the nation notion and spurn with contempt all who withhold its benefits or seek by disunion or otherwise to destroy that sacred legacy of our fathers RESOLVED that we celebrate tbt thi dav in commemoration of the fourth day of july 1770 as the anniversary oft of that hat d day ay upon which our honored and patriotic fathers threw off the shackles of myrann t ranny y and oppression and sought the wayfare of themselves and posterity by an independent appeal to the world and with a firm reliance apon the lord of hosts to sustain them in the cause of right and justice and the rectitude of their intentions tent ions aleso RESOLVED VED that while we extol their fame and ard commend their patriotism we will seek to emulate their virtue virtues profit by and follow their example and faithfully maintain and transmit to our latest posterity those principles of liberty and independence pen dence which cost them so great a struggle fraught with so much consequence to us and we deplore the prevalence of that spirit of insubordination and disunion which threatens to destroy our free institutions and plunge the nation into the most inextricable scenes of anarchy and confusion RESOLVED that the he same spirit which actuated our forefathers in the day which 11 tried mens souls 5 actuates us and that we are as sensitive to oppression and tyranny as they were and that while we live we will claim the extension uno unto us of free institutions liberal policy and free mens rights regardless alike of the cool indifference of pretended pret ende 1 1 friends the malignant hatred and bitterness ef enemies or corruption and arid influence of timeserving time serving politicians those institutions were ours are our ours we received them hem as a sacred legacy and rich inheritance from our fathers and we intend to secure the he blessings n s blessi thereof to ourselves and our children regard regardless begs of the consequences or aspersions of any sect or party wilis which en on motion motton ct cf general grant were adopted unanimously bythe by the congi congregation and greeted by iby the roaring ot of artille artillery rye ryo overture overtures cil 11 II redl by the orchestral band colonel george A smith delivered the following tollow ine lne SPEECH BY GEORGE A SMITH lue rue ItE PORTED REPORTED BY G d 1 D WATT my friends I 1 arise on the present occasion to address aldress you yon with my hean bean fille filled d with emotions that are not easly easily described apart flom fe feelings elins 11 which my mind resulting from the present celebration of the anniversary of our countries coun nies ries independence it is with a high degree of pleasure that I 1 witness such an im immense immerge merie assembly and compare it with celebrations of this ever nem rem memorable 0 iii iel rab lei adly day which I 1 have attended in my native state in my my early life the anniversary of the lay day on chic which h our fathers declared the in independence of the american states I 1 have ever felt a disposition to celebrate ce lebrat whenever circumstances and situation would possibly admit of it as 13 the day on which our fathers 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