| Show the great inaugural and celebration in salt lake city saturday march 1865 our want of space heretofore las has pre eluded from gioe finup marc thau a notice of the celebration on saturday hist As the aali day of march larch 1865 was the occasion of events destined long to hive an im important influence in utah affairs ye we desire to give a more detailed account of the celebration which reflected d so PO lauch imich ci cicitt edit on all concerned in chii view in addition to the account already I 1 r ady given in our columns we propose to present to our readers the initiatory steps as well irell as tho the subsequent cenemo tiles in pursuance pu of a cill call in the on tuesday morning feb a largo large and enthusiastic meeting of citi ans assembled at the th hall dilall of the ahe Y M literary A association at 2 r M of that d tv iv the iol following lowing co cominiti minitte comi a were ap pointed or OF ann win gilbert lt col milo george fred fard walker capt 11 G leahi baul 1 1 kalin kahn john meck meeks s ON frank gilbert chas B greene ed pennington gion COMMUTER 03 0 capt G II 11 hempstead col 0 M irish d A keys these cammi committees immediately set to work determined to make ahe cercen avs worthy of the occasion the committee on oa fin nee speedily raised by subscription several thousand dollars am pie for tho the expenses the committee on oil exercises etc selected chief justice titus as orator ant and rev norman mcleod as chaplain of the day the fol I 1 I 1 io lowing whig correspondence also ps passed td Q G SALT LAKE CITY U V T I 1 11 r february 1665 1865 5 J C ditty ESQ city 31 marshal arshal sir birthe the chairman of committee to erect cistand for orator of the day appointed at a msisie meeting of citizens held this day b bags gs leave to request permission to erect a stand in the yard of the council G salt lake city in common colimon with our fellow citizens throughout the loyal part of the R Kc te public east dot and west et we prop proviso pro piso sc on saturday next march ath 1865 5 to celebrate the lite late signal victories of tho arias anus af the union as v eidl ell ud as the inauguration of president arnt lincoln Lii icola I 1 am informed eliat you have charge of tho the council Hons ennd and premises premise but if such should not be the cae aill il you please lay this note of request before the proper authorities from whom sin nu early reply is solicited I 1 have the honor bunor to bo veri very respectfully your abt iter erat vt CHAS 11 II HEMPSTEAD GREAT CITY T 1st ast 1865 j CHAS 11 HEMPSTEAD I 1 SQ dear sir I 1 lave haac the honor to reply to your favor of yesterday da addressed to the city marshal is nuit now 1 I lit in lallich w hichi 3 you on request tle the privilege of i erecting a stand on the council house lot fur for the orator of the day on tho the ath instant when it is proposed to unito unite with the other loyal portions of our great lle Re publio publia in celebrating our lato late great victories and aliv th second inauguration of our esteemed Pies president ident permit permit me to say say that the very limited space within thit that enclosure renders the locality quite wi unsuitable suitable for a gathering so ox extensive but the alic ca city abl hall 1 l I 1 lot much arger and better adapted lm has been freely of cred ferett fur for the purpose aud and perhaps more suitable still as the weather is very rough and snoie and mad must inevitably be uncomfortably ablo to all the tabernacle nacle in this city has been placed at my disposal iho citizens cilena here gener generally ally will then be abl alili i ti to participate i ft the general rejoicing on the occasion which I 1 wider understand stand it it i their intention to do 1 I will rail call upon you today to day and lim ha 0 the lie plea idilo or 01 accompanying you on to r ee aich f I 1 hobe places you bod will IV ill to select nad imd ha lialo c the lionor to 6 rei remain nain your obedient bedient servant f i deputy marshal 1 0 S L city tais cas the day was one line it was dt determined committee for the tion of the vast that the exert fr 0 claes ciach should bo be held in the open a air ir aai and the stan aland was erected opposite the mark market at the of arrangements se sc as wal walkkr ker eq to act its as grand marshal aho acho chose the following named gentlemen to act as his aids richa I 1 A keyes G W carleton Carlet clias kin king 91 thoa hs Stai ncr samuel Sir raino and john PAU i aliese tu ese gentlemen immediately pro liro cee deato to take the necessary i essary steps for tiia e formation of the line of march and tak th 0 selection n of the route P of f procession bivas decided dici ded to havo hava a grand arand civi civie cand and military procession in which the citizens and U S forces at camp in he dpn timo time the authorities were not idle the mayor called the city council together and they determined in in a series of patriotic resolutions to unite in in the celebration A or 0 f the council was appointed to confer bonfe r with the grand graild Mar marshal shit this committee consisted of john sharp enoch reese and theodore mckean colonel it robert button was appointed marshal on learning 1 of this action the following correspondence was had bad awo SALT LAKE CITY TT tl T alarca IQ 1865 john sharp enoch reese beeso and T M mckenn mckean E esq corn com of the common council gentlemen the undersigner undersigned under signed chairman 0 or r committee of exercise on the ath inot in appointed a P p nt mass of citizens cavit lia viii selected the lion ion john titus chief justice of utah to MIN er an oration orr the occasion of f the proposed national celebration begs I 1 leave ede to bay the exer exercise cige will be bri brief ct the committee would be pleased to tender the stand and the occasion to some ire to be PC lecca by to address the concourse at the close of the arati oration n I 1 have the honor to fo remain gentlemen very your olit ser int fl HEMPSTEAD ch Chi irman committee on exercises SALT T march ad ima f ron hon chas IT 11 hempstead chairman committee on exercises ir sir your communication of today to day has been received the committee tender their thanks and accept the proposition and be leve leive le ve to name ron hon wm it II hooper to deliver tt tic e closing addreal ad dreas very respectfully JOHN SHARP chairman corn com of arrangements etwas it was arranged battle by ahn grand marshal that the band escort and head bead of procession should form on main street march out nut of the city about a mile and meet the military from camp caknip while the sub division under col burton should form at tb the e b head ea d of I 1 ast 1st S t eat a t temple street t and fall into line as aa tb the procession passed along south temple street khz th morning of saturday march ath came dark cloudy and threatening but soon the sun stin phone forth in oni city decked irl in holiday attire and brilliant with hags flags and streamers ierg fina floating ting in the breeze by 10 A M the streets were alive and all aglow tito the procession formed on main street took up lip the governor gen connor and staff orator and chaplain Clia plain and marched to the rende fouz where the military awaited thorn them the junction being effected the colding col dmn marched gaily forward amid cheers and shouts at the appointed place the mayor council citizens military dra loons artillery and infantry distinguished citizens in car carriages and 11 all the the world on foot united with the inabin fenain pro and marched arched in through the principal prin cipar streets of afie city to the stand erected on oil main street in front of the market from our hasty notes taking while the column countermarched counter marched wo we can only light lightly ly note somo isonio of the more salient points of splendid demonstration First came the escort provost guard commanded by capt kittridge Kit Nit trige than the grand gran al and uis ilis effective aids also albo galloped hither and thither directing and car conducting the abie of march then ftH owed prof thomas city briss brass blind band governor duly doly and igen gen connor in a carriage orator of 4 ae day dagand Da yand chaplain nde federal ral officers in iii sleighs I 1 the vehicles and horses gaily decked with flags ribbons and astrea streamers then followed the overland overlaid stage line with ciglio splendid horses and conch trimmed with red white and blue I 1 next the overland mail co coach drawn bysie by six daellen dashing g steeds arrayed in all the he colors colori of the rainbow the coach t wits was hands oraly trimmed with wall flags a an nd I 1 d ba banners nera among the latter hitter we intire marked the fol following owing ion overland mail do co faithful to td the government li serves serve 4 s I 1 I 1 thank god for our bui union 11 victories 11 to the union binler calof a free people E cb c b i A t god blessi Abr 5 siut lu another represented a gallows beside in an opan grave and underneath the wolds the last ditoh here we should not omit to mention flie freight wagon of howard livingston esq drawn by ten stalwart mules with silver bells and cov covered pred with ribbons while the wagon was wrapped in american flags this wagon was waa tendered to and used by the city band while a similar one was freighted with a myriad of boys who made the welkin ring with shouts and hanzas as to the enterprise enter prie and liberali liberal ty of the same a gentlemen the Y M literary association were indebted for th their ir splendid turn lurn nut consisting of a larga wagon appropriately trimmed dand and drawn by it a fine six mule team in this thi latier latter were members of the association with their babner b flags and the eman ci pation proclamation these theme three wagons and teams were quite a feature in in the procession process iou after these followed the ho gle sleighs imbs 0 carriages etc of t the be federal city and county officers and private citizens eizens each vying with the other as to who K ho should make the creati greatest st display the column was nearly a mile mil long and the military from camp douglas led by col george and stuff staff mounted presented a soldierly and splendid appearance ind and the two pieces of artiller in charge of honeyman gave a martial air to the whole another of the novel features was nn an immense sleigh filled with miners from froin Bing bingham liam canon with such inscriptions as uncle sam S am s right hand pocket bingham Bing hain Ca canon noil gold silver and copper united give us the he railroad rail ruil road fill ami we will pay the national debt in ill tun tell years I 1 alc etc our space rippee precludes further details on monday we gave a detailed account of the ceremonies at the stand and the grand w ind up jollification at tit th city hall thus end ended e d a day long to be remembered in utah |
