Show LOCAL CORRES correspondence I 1 parowan carowan celebration on the 2 ith of I 1 july still better late than never PARO WAy IRON IBON COUNTY July 25 1851 DEAR SIR 1 I send you of the proceedings ce of the of july the anni anniversary versa ry of the entrance of the pioneers into the in mountains 0 the day was welcomed by the thundering of our artillery waving of flags rattling of drums and shouts of the inhabitants I 1 at 7 12 1 2 the iron battalion bat formed performing many evolutions passing in review and for a new settlement it made an imposing i appearance and gave promise of being hard to beat in ou our r future campaigns it was dismissed for one hour when the signal was given for the procession to form at parowan carowan hall to maren march to the council house the procession was headed by the mayor and city council with their ladies preceded by the band followed by the commissioned officers of battion battalion as escort to the president oleo geo A smith then the choir followed with four bishops carrying 4 sheaves of grain orators of the day judges of the court ac followed by the citizens carr carrying Ting implements of husbandry tools of their various callings the day was fine and nature in her loveliness rejoiced around us I 1 the procession proceeded to the council house and was seated accordine accordi according to order by the committee of arrangement nj the J he choir then su sung g the mountain standard P baoy yov uy by tho tb M chaplain pl sin wm C mitchell Mit cheU the choir then sung joseph the seer judge whipple je then read the constitution of the state of deseret followed by song twelve and pioneers by richard benson oration by james lewis a synopsis I 1 send you song song old adam was a gentleman by henry aunt lunt james Me mcguffie Guffie addressed the people upon the persecutions of the church of its present position among the mountains and th the le promises made by the prophets to israel in le the last days allowed hll owed by a 8 song 0 n when shall the children of judah sing dy H R harrison an address from geo BI ich if very vary a spirited p upon various is subjects well suited salted to the occasion song star spangled 41 banner by richard benson followed b by y comic song F T whitney T toasts boasts were ivere then called for and read by jas lewis as follows the pa day y we celebrate the glor glorious i ious anni anniversary of our deliverance from the re reign e 1 U of and oppression may we ever h hold oid it as the watchword of liberty JAMBS H the govermor of deseret the tb man who is fearless in the discharge of his duties as the head of ft a great and mighty people long may he live a terror to evil men of of all nations jaxes JAMES ue the citizens citizen of parowan carowan hail haal to the citizens of parowan carowan have received ived praise and honor for their noble deeds may their good works still continue even unto unco the end may they increase in wisdom knowledge ana and virtue even as their brethren in the aft sister cit eaon es 0 fb deseret aseret may our rulers be mett men of wisdom oi h honor onor virtue and true int integrity of beart r ti r r D I 1 I 1 the nohew of th the united firta I 1 11 1 1 chief magi magistrate 10 tate who hu hag regarded the X mor lw motis mons as belonging t to 9 the human lantiny abd aad favored us as as far as his popularity krit awo 5 d aa mit of JAS 45 anns I 1 I 1 ahe olae WW in 1 0 4 t X may I 1 te yet live liTe to howl over the tae glaira oi 0 the tha hut t ino bitor of de century i i 1 WV WM r true patriotism with baiata d oell 1 while bobbera and theia ill sink to 0 o I 1 bell freedo and ana liberty will 11 b aff iw aur chief ie do 1 while taranta ants sink to tori dark ligett do despair i r and ap T I 1 aeo geo A smith the entablature of brath long may he live to teach the children of pea the way of salvat salvation ion and in impress upon I 1 weir r I 1 I 1 hearts the fetn e principles of truth beings tw tar to evil doers and a joy N v an and rejoicing to a all those who love to do well the start stars ofte san woe to ten him that tears them aalund asunder lifts his bis baady u ton tongue me ue or of moves bio 1 pon pen to destroy troy the union foro fereva vw 1 oro 11 A 8 SMITH comic song by it 11 an address from james littia the 0 an of the old veterans veteran 4 0 of tte the pt the hw mormonism Monnon ism ac the president geo asmith chev and gaye gave us as as ose one of the pioneers of the mountains an account nt of their travels as aloi eera from the rise of the church to the resent time interlarding inter larding his address addres with baoy T anecdotes dotes of the straits they were placed in sue giving us ns an aa account of bf all the windings iud and difficulties encountered to find a rd 0 t wa this the great arest basin of worm north america or H m 68 e of this government and aad d or our codr doty to observe its laws ind and obey ae a counsels of if rulers ae T the h ef heart of every good than tn I 1 andic dict r while our president portrayed and the prospects of the future to those who wh weye wee willing H to keep the of god gad and aad obey tho the counsels of our oar rulers benediction by chaplain when tho the procession then formed as before and marod marched bacs be to J parowan carowan hall aud and was by the committee of arrangements who do deserve server great praise and acted well their port part the performances were well planned gyon person seemed to enjoy themselves and rejoice together like a band of brothers dinner parties in different parts of the th ute were got up and the day closed rejoicing in the song and the dance with the young men mea and maidens with the old men together each vie ing to produce merriment for ono one ano another the day will long be remembered by the pi onders of iron county respectfully I 1 remain your our servit ser vt I 1 I 1 JAMES LEWIS reporter i |