| Show THE TEE yourth FOURTH OF JULY while a spirit of war and contention of oe strife and animosity of anger hatred and death prevails in the states and more or less leis throughout the american continent and over t the X face tace of the whole earth with the exception of a small portion thereof in the tops of th the mountains or everlasting hills the people of utah who are enjoying peace deem it to be their duty and privilege to celebrate in an appropriate manner the approaching pro aching 0 anniversary of american independence having in consequence of their attachment to the principles of civil ciril and re liberty been considered unworthy of a dwelling or place in the states of their nativity and among their brethren and kindred professedly of the same samo political faith and being ejected from the lands of heir their for me and compelled for safety to sew bew sek refuge a in the secluded of the rocky mountains where they have been abundantly blessed by the almighty the maker maker of 0 beav heaven en and earth 11 and are now coio cojo enjoying yint a degree of liberty and peace unknown to their fathers and brothers kindred ani arid 1 former friends wha who ao are now warring with each other and seeking to shei shed each the C at ahers ers blood and to raze to the ground the heartiful temple of lib LiU liberty erty erected by their forefathers and cemented with their blood the the tho saints in the territory of utah feel like expressing their firm adherence to the principles of truth and liberty for which they have ilav ever contend edby proper demonstrations on tile the fourth of july the anniversary of the signing of the declaration of the the north american states and arrangements range t ments have been and are being made for that purpose in most if not all of the cities towns and villa villages a es in the territory in this city a meeting of some of the principal pat citizens was held at the city hall nall on thursday the auh instant when the matter was taken under consideration and ani the following were appointed a committee to make the necessary arrangements egr for a suitable and appropriate demonstration on that occasion viz hon edward hunterton Hunte rHon E F smith lion hon AO Smoot Co CoL J C G little littie capt L W hardy hon jeter clinton col RT lut Burto Burt nHon AH raleigh and hon E F sheet the committee at once entered catered upon the discharge of the duties required require dof dot of them and met on friday evening at the city hall when it was wa upon due consideration resolved as being very appropriate to the occasion to give the juvenile portion of the community an opportunity port unity of participating extensively in the demonstration and to assign to toi them a conspicuous place in the procession and also to have the agricultural mann manu fac turing mechanical mechanical and other in industrial du interests of deseret properly represented on that occasion thereby indicating in celebrating celebration the national birthday birth baythe day aay the sources from which the people expect to derive ank anu maintain anai their social independence the committee having much to do in arranging ran 11 matters and things r for the celebration tion nAnd nana and all of them being otherwise constantly en engaged aged in the discharge of various public duties the superintend ency eney of the arrangements range 0 ments for thea th procession by the farmers mechanics artisans etc has been assigned to the president and board of directors of the de deseret seret agricultural and manufacturing society and that of ax arranging rangin 01 for the juvenile display to professor william eddington ayd t d fron apor the alacrity with which each and all entered upon their hair heir respective duties it is confidently exposed t ti at t a creditable exhibit tion will be mabo roal moal althou the time inter q between hla bla this bia ani ard tho the tho the day dav of celebration is too limited to adala adult of af ma icing as ag extensive and complete arrangements 0 fos fag i the pr I 1 y or ady aily other matter canoes q wit wil with th the usual sual ani aud and nd proposed ceremonies on jurnal Ju th tho g glorio 1 cn s fourth it has not net been designed to make the display unnecessarily expensive but a proper respect foretaste for taste ornament and decoration will of course be observed when it can be done by a little exertion with the means within inthe the I 1 reach t of oe every individual and add without any outlay whatever the pro gramme of the doings and ceremonies has not been fully prepared but the procession which will have previously been formed on union square will take up the line of march through some of the principal streets to the bowery at precisely nine and it is expected that all things will be in perfect readiness at the time that no confusion will wili ensue |
