Sacramento Daily Union, Volume 29, Number 4458, 6 July 1865 — FOURTH OF JULY, 1865. [ARTICLE]

FOURTH OF JULY, 1865.

[coxtiscep m r tost pace.] r of Fortress Monroe and called upon to appear at the bar of the highest tribunals in our country, charged not only with the great crime of treason, but the still more abhorrent crime of being an accessory before the fact to the murder of our beloved President. Well may he say : " My hour is almost come, when I to sulphurous and tormenting flames must render up myself." Well, gentlemen, we can rejoice to-day with a will; the war is virtually over. " Old Glory," in all its beauty, undlinmed by the loss of a single star, Main waves on Sutnter's turrets; and from the pine-clad forests of Mains to the turbid waters of the Rio Grande, and from tli - Atlantic sbore3 to our own Golden Gate, that beautiful banner floats over a free people ; and we cannot too highly honor those heroic an i patriotic men, soldiers and sailors, who hare achieved for us this great and happy result. While we are rejoicing, to-day, over a Union restored, and the bright futu?S before U3, let us never forget the brave men who have sacrificed their lives on the altar of their country's glory. One-third of our people are now wearing the weeds of mourning for fathers, husbn Is, brothers and sons, who have fallen in this fearful struggle, that. the nation might live. Let their memories be enshrined in our hearts; let our tears mingle with those at 'the Boomers, and let u.i offer to them our sincere, heartfelt condolence and sympathy in their great afflictions. In conclusion, gentlemen, I beg of you to accept my warmest thanks for your kind invitation to meet you here to-day, and to a3»ure you that the only regret I have is that I am not myself ■ Forty-niner.

3. " The California Volunteers in the service of the United States." General Evans was announced to respond, but being absent Captain W. L. fJstlck stated that lie had been authorised to present General Evans' regrets on account of his unavoidable absence. Colonel BlcGarry was called upon. That oilier returned thanks for the invitation, but would say to those present ai"he had Just said to General Wright, that he would rather be called upon at any time to light than to make speech. He would, therefore, give way to others. 4. '• The Judiciary." Attorney General McCullough was announced to respond, lie was unable to see why he should be called upon to respond, while the judiciary was represented by Judge Sanderson. He would certainty not be able to compliment the judiciary as he otherwise might on account of the presence of one of their number. The speaker referred to the early days of our country's hi.--tory when the cause of republicanism had received such strength and aid from the judiciary. Such names a3 those of Jay, Marshall and Story shed luster on our national history ; and might he not name as illustrious among the living a Chase, a Field and a Sanderson ? By the unbiased, the unintimidatcd and truthful judiciary, law and justice had ever been preserved, and might they ever in the future, as generally in the past, remain faithful among the faithless. 5. " The Bar."

Chief Justice Sanderson was called upon to respond. The Judge stated that he had been profoundly impressed with the striking contrast between Colonel Me(Jarry and himself. That officer had said he would rather bs called upon at any time t.i fight than to make a speech. With the speaker the case was exactly the reverse ; he would rather at any time be called upon to make a speech than to fight. The speaker had always suffered greatly from extreme modesty. Through excess of this amiable quality he felt that he was unsble to do the judiciary justice; he had therefore desired Attorney General McCullou;;h to speak on that subject, He had, however, expected the speaker to handle the Judges ait Colonel McGarry would the rebels if be had a chance, without glcvci. lie had been called upon to respond to. "The Bar," but whether the bar of the Orleans or the bar of public opinion had not been stated. Taking Attorney General McCullough as a type of the liar referred to, he mast say that gallantry was one of its prominent.attributes. In walking iuto either the northeastern or the southeastern portion of the city he was sure to discover the Attorney General tapping gently at some door which was sure to admit him, when opened, to the company of some young lady of attractive presence and cultivated mind, Lawjers were, however, indispensable in all the affairs of life. Thomas Jefferson, the author of the Declaration of Independence, was a lawyer, and he was sorry to say that Jeff. Davis was a member of the same profession.

6. " Our Common Schools." George Oulton bein? called upon to respond, stated thai he was unlike either Col. IfcOarry or Jud^e Sanderson, tv he should prefer to neither fij;ht or make ". speech. All h3 askeJ wan to be let alone in the capacity in which he had ssrred during the forenoon, ?ervinjr as the Marshal of thirty-six yoans ladles whom lie bad had the agreeable pleasure of collecting together from ninonf* the publle schools. Hereafter he thought he should leave fight iu;^ and spacclMßaldag to those who enjoyed them, and make the Common .Schools his speciality. 7. "The Union — A constellation of sovereign St;ite:' revolving around a controlling center, brighter than erer a* she emerges from her late Ben ordeal? ever dear to the Pioneers, we welcome all to share it.-; munificent blessings." J. w. Goflroth was called upon to respond, and said that were it not for the Union hid hearers would not be there to celebrate the nation's birthday. It had been established through the patriotism ami sacrifice of the revolutionary father?, and now stands, preserved and strong, the nuwl powerful Government on the face of the globe. To Calif ornla belonged the glory of baring furnished to the country, iv tho person of General Hooker, the hero who had In the war for the preservation of the I'ni'i.i fought the battle above the clouds. The speaker claimed to he a worshiper at the shrine of ths Union, mil would dose with the language of the poet : " The union of lake?, the lyiion of lands, The Uni ':i of States nouj c UB sevei 1 ; The union of hearts, the union of hands, And the ting of our Union forever."

3. "The pioneer ladies of California." Rev. J. E. Benton v.-.is called upon to respond. The speaker was not here in those early days in which his hearers had danced in joy around an old bonnet which they found lying on the ground, or when there was a probability of half Of them going crazy on the arrival of the first girl who, chock full of alkali, arrived at Gutter's Fort. The speaker had desired to if possiblecover up his weakness, but from the fact that he had been called upon to respond to this toast, he believed that they must have found him out. The Pioneers were entitled to great credit for their fortitude and enterprise in settling up a new country, but all the claims of the men pile before those of the pioneer ladles. Without their presence there was always a tendency to degeneracy. He remembered the time when up at Shasta there were but few there, and he recollected that the state of morals prevailing was terrible, lie did not know what would have become of tin; young men had not the pioneer ladies arrived. Hi.-! friend Oulton especially would have been a wanderer around the base of Mount Shasta until this day except for their arrival, <;. Oulton desired, to inform his friend Benton that the morals of Shasta, had greatly improved sine* his (Benton's) departure from that locality. 9. " The memory of Abraham Lincoln." Drank in silence. Several volunteer toasts were given and appropriately responded to. To one expressing a wish for the " prosperity of the State Agricultural Society," Isaac Davis, an ex-President of the society, responded. He spoke of his former connection with the association as one of its officers, He was happy to say that after surmounting many difficulties and trials it was now '.a a comparatively prosperous condition. The affairs of the society were now conducted with discrete and energy, and much praise was due to the Secretary and Board of Managers for their zealous efforts to promote the best interests of agriculture. He regretted that the last Legislature did not make the annual State appropriation, but citizens of Sacramento, among whom he ■was proud to rank many Pioneers, had nobly come forward and supplied the deficiency. " The Sacramento Light Artillery ". was toasted, and < Captain Edgar Mills made a response. He alluded to the period when he came to California, comparatively speaking, a mere boy, and pitched his tent In Sacramento. He had resided here ever sine ■, with the exception of a brief visit to bil former home. He felt proud of being a pioneer of Sacramento, and had ever felt solicitous of the interests of the city and of what contributed to the prosperity of its people. In speaking of the organization of the Sacramento Light Artillery, which numbered among its members some fifteen Pioneers, he referred to the seeming necessity for such a company and the good service it might be called upon to render. When elected to the position he now held lie was entirely Ignorant of its duties, and was not much versed in military tactics now, but he was determined to learn and thus make up for present deficiency. So far as the company was concerned, it would always be found doing its duty and standing by the Union and the country. Dr. Crandall responded to the toast of "Pioneer Miners." He had been one of the first settlers of Auburn, aud with his pick and rocker had taken the precious ore from its native bed ; and now that his old claims had failed, he had laid down the shovel and the pick and turned his attention to the cultivation of fruit and the vine. The rolling foothills were the place to grow the grape with the greatest success, both as to quantity and quality. He was aware that one great Item of expense for the Pioneers was the procuring this liberal supply of champagne, and hoped the time was not far distant when California would supply her own wine. Perhaps at the next meeting of the Society he would be able to assist in that respect and produce some of the native article from the hills of Auburn, lie had been a member of this organization for many years, but it was not until after the completion of the 'Central Pacific Railroad to Auburn that he could participate in its pleasant gatherings. Now, he could mount the rail after breakfast and be in time to take his brother Pioneers in Sacramento by the hand on a glorious Fourth of July and join in the festivities of the day. To a toast In honor of " The Pioneers of California," Major E. A. Sherman, who had just returned from the East, responded, and spoke of his absence for awhile from the Pacific coast and his visit to the battle fields. He was well acquainted with the Generals who had once been residents of California, and their virtues and valor. Grant, Sherman and Sheridan had all been on our soil and gathered from their associations here some of the elements of that spirit which had been nobly Illustrate -1 M many a bloody field of battle. He was proud of his connection with the blood of Sherman, and to his knowledge there was not in the whole Sherman family a single traitor. He had been present, lately, at the presentation of the sword from California to General Hooker, and felt proud of the State in which he hfc! so long resided. It was his fortune, also, to be presßt in New York at the funeral of the late President Lincoln, and to represent hi* former State by actIng as Marshal of the Californians there taking part in those solemn exercises. During the late war in behalf of the Union he had watched closely the heroes who had left the Pacific shores, and no braver men among the officers and soldiers of the Union had died or shed their blood on the consecrated soil of freedom. To a volunteer toast In honor of the Pioneers, Trustee Swift rose and said he was now, as always, ready to speak, but at the present time he was too full for utterance. . ' , Several other toasts were given and sentiments offered, which we are obliged to omit. The toasts and responses were accompanied by music from. the Folsom Brass Band, and the applause was hearty and fervid. - A resolution of thanks was passed in recognition of the services of the band, and the members of the So-. ciety soon retired to their several places of abode or other congenial scenes of enjoyment. . Firemen's Procession. In consequence of an invitation having been extended to the colored residents of the city to participate in the citizens' procession, and • the same having been accepted, the members of the Fire Department generally determined upon a procession and celebration of their own. It was announced that they would fora their procession at one o'clock on M street, and

after marching through the principal streets of the city, repair to tbe Metropolitan Theater to listen to the reading of the Declaration of Independence and the Proclamation at Liuuiuitjation and tbe delivery of an ■ratios. Eureka Hose Company No. 4 had arrived from San Vrandaoo by tiia morning boat, and its •irv?n.bers were received as the guests of Eureka Enjiine Company of this city. Soon after one o'clock in "the afternoon the procession formed in M atroet, BB 'er command of Chief Engineer Wilson. The engines and hose eaotagai were finely decorated. The ropes were well filled, the firemen all I theosnal tn, 'it respective c-Jii'.pa-■Jefc Protection Engine No. 'I was manned by fifty men, the hOM e.tirin,:e by sixteen and the tender by ten. Sacramento Easrine No. 8, Foreman— W. Hadwick, w.is manned by forty-eis;ht men and the tender by tweuty-four. Next came Eureka Hose, of San Francisco, John Hart Foreman, manned by thirty-3vc men. fine representatives of the Fire Department, among whom were several former residents of Sacramento. Eureka Endue No. 4, C. C. Allen Foreman, was drawn by sixty men au<i the tender by twelve men. Knickerbocker Engine No. 5, C. C. Ilayden Foreman, was drawn by sixty men :ind the hose carriage by twenty-two. On the engine role two young representatives of the Knickerbocker race, whose names, when not in character, are Jas. Holmes and Mary E. White. Young America En^niie Company No. 6, H. Cronkite Foreman, was drawn by sixty men and the hose carriaro by nineteen. Neptune Hose wus drawn by twenty-eight m^n. The roar of tbe procession was brought up by the wasron of the Washington Bakery and about a dozen wagons and Tlie Hremen were preceded by Alper's brass band of Baa Francisco. Afttr moving through the principal fctrsets the procession halted in front of the Metropolitan Theater, which building was soon filled by them. John Oreman, of Neptune Hose Company, was callcl to The chair. On takian the chair, after music by the band, the President stated that the Rev. Mr. McAllister, whom they had expected to be present, w;is compelled to go to San Francisco. A prayer would, however, be offered by a member of the Sacramento Fiiv Department. 0. C. Ilayden, of Knickerbocker No. 5, then offered up a prayer. After a lecitation by Master John McCormick andmtutoby the band, the Declaration of Independence was read by B. Blake, a member of Eu reka Hose Company of Baa Francisco, formerly at Sacramento. A sonc: was tiieu sun^ by the Knickerbocker Glee Club. C. H. Marvin, of Young America Engine Company No. 6, read the Proclamation of Emancipation. After music by the band Miss Emma Parker san ;, M O'ir Flag: at Half-mast ;" Master McCormick delivered an address to the American Flag. The Chairman announced that the orator who had i.?en expected to deliver the address had not arrived from San Francisco. A short address was delivered by Daniel Bigley, of San Francisco. Several additional songs were sung by the Glee Club, and the meeting adjourned.

The Regatta.

The prevalence of a strong, cold, gusty wind from the ?outh caused the Sacramento to be too rough for a thoroughly delightful regatta. A pull down the river was necessarily through a " chopping sea " and in the teeth of an angry gale. The lusty, undaunted boatmen were on hand, however, eager for the fray, and the levee was thronged by citizeus anxious to witness the sport. The judges, Captain J. R. Rodgers, of the Navigation Company ; E. N. Robinson, of the Sacramento Vallsy Railroad Company, and Thomas Is. Merry, of the Bee, were stationed in the pilot-house of the barge C. B. Grant. John Arnold acted as timer. The yacht Pride of the Capital was moored off V street, as the stake-boat. The first race was for Whitehall boats, to pull two pairs of scull', the prize being $10(1 — the second boat to receive entrance money. The boats vrere to start from SI street, go around the lower stake-boat, pass up the river to the stake-boat above the bridge, and return to the starting-point. The distance was about three miles — a long and severe pull In such weather. The boats entered were the Ada Hunter, colors solferino ; Victor, colors blue ; California, color* white; pud the Comet, colors yellow. The Comet was the favorite in the betting. The mass of tho spectators only knew them by their col'ir.-*, and as soon as the boat* got a fair start tnere was an excited chorus of "Go it, Red 1" " The IHue's ahead !" " The Yellow's gaining !" etc. The struggle for the lead around the lower stake-boat was close and exciting, but the solferino shirts got the advantage Hurt and never lost it during the remainder of the rue?, though the blue shirts in the Victor made a close and fierce push for the first place when opposite L street. The Ada Hunter, with her red shirts, came home victorious ; the Victor was second ; tbe Comet, the favorite, third ; the California last. The Victor received fifteen dollars entrance money, and the Comet had the entrance reftmded. The second race, for which the skiffs Union, Nonesuch and Pigeon were entered, caused much excitement, a.-: these frail boats were nearly swamped by the waves. The chief contest was between the iJnion and the Nonesuch, the Union winning by about six feet. The Pigeon wa* a hundred yards behind. The prize was nfty dollars. The last race was for skeletons, pulling one pair of sculls. The Marian and the S. W. Crofton were entered, and the former won the prize of fifty dollars. Had the weather been more favorable the regatta would have furntshe 1 better sport. Much courage was display,' I in carrying out the programme in such a state of the usuully peaceful Sarramento.

The Fireworks.

The final feature of the celebration was an exhibition of fireworks. The arrangements were tastefully conceived and the display was highly satisfactory. The sole drawback was the chilly wind- which blew with unpleasant keenness throughout the evening. The locality selected for the brilliant show was the deck of the barge American Eagle, moored on the Yolo shore of tlie Sacramento, opposite L street. The ciUens began to seek favorable positions on the levee, the hulks and the wharves, before the farewell fires of the sun hid burnt out in the west] and by the time the moou began to shed a dreamy radiance over the scene, the eager spectator^ might hare been counted by thousands. Many were in carriages. The band of tue Second Cavalry, stationed on one of the hulk 3 belouging to the Steam Navigation Company, performed national iiud other air-", at intervals, the music echoing delightfully over the water. The exhibition opened with a flight of rocket?, whizzing lines of golden lire far up into the night, and shedding constellations of variegated stars that de.-cended upon the turbid bosom of the river or floated over the city. Wicked looking mortar shells were also sent up, to burst into golden showers. This shell is a beautiful substitute for the rocket, and one of the finest devices of the pyrotechnic art. Itockets and shells liilcd up the intervals of the display, the prominent strategic position on the Pacific Railroad pier being bombarded with a persistance that eventually demoralized and scattered the garrison. The larger pieces were fired as per programme, and without an accident or the occurrence of any iuishap to mar their effect, which was charmingly enhanced by the reflection of the brilliant lights on the river, between the barge and the spectators. Occasionally a shower of stars would fall upon the wa^cr and manifest the capacity of the artists "to set the rivtr on fire." The " Cenotaph "in memory of tbe martyr President, was of exquisite <!e---s^'n, and shown forth with pure light and clear outline, like the character of him we loved and lost — a beautiful, chaste, but too transient memorial of one whose fame will brighten in the slow lapse of ages, The dignity of labor was symbolized by the " Mechanic's Arm and Wreath," the arm of white and the wreath of green fires. " Our Army and Navy " were remembered in a briliant motto in front of a battery of floral shells. A column of tasteful design an'! white lance-work was dedicated to Grant, with the inscription : " Honor to the Brave." The great piece of the evening — a triumphal arch formed by double Roman columns, bound with preen as emblematic of strength, surmounted by an oval of thirteen stars, a red. white and blue shield and two eagles, ami bearing the inscriptions "July 4th, ISCS," and " Union, Liberty and Peace" — was exhibited with splendid effect, and then this successful pyrotechnic display concluded with a grand flight of t-hells. serpents, candles and colored rockets, which illuminated the night, suggesting either a Confederate doomsday or a patriotic translation to glory.

Incidents of Che Day.

The morning salute (thirteen guns) wa3 fired at sunrise, at the foot of M street, by the first detachment of the Sacramento Light Artillery, under Lieutenant Earle, P. Robinson Chief of Piece. At noon a salute of thirty-six guns was fired on the Plaza by the entire company, under command of Captain Mills. At sunset a salute of thirteen guns was fired at the foot of M street by the second detachment of the company, under ISeutenant Montrigne, J. 11. Carroll Chief of Piece. The only serious accident which occurred during the day occurred during thj firing of the morning salute. Private Leonard, by the premature explosion of the primer, had his left hand severely burnt and lacerated. No bones were broken, but the palm of the hand near the little finger was badly burnt. More than on any previous occasion of a similar character collations were the order of the day, or at least of the afternoon. The members of Eureka Hose Company of San Francisco were sumptuously entertained at the house of Eureka Engine Company. Each of the Engine Companies repaired to well filled table? after the procession. The Odd Fellows enjoyed an excellent repast at Hamilton Hall ; the Tolo Cavalry were entertained at Brewery by the Sacramento Hussars, and the National Ward enjoyed a meal at the Fashion Restaurant. Among the public buildings which were appropriately draped and decorated were the State Capitol, office of Adjutant General, office of Wells, Fargo & Co., and the telegraph office. The hotels, bonding houses and private dwellings and stores of the same category were too numerous to be enumerated. A number of wreaths and bouquets were presented ti the various officers and others in the procession, the most noticeable of which was a magnilioent wreath presented on Second street to Chief Marshal Evans. Among the colored men who turned out in the procession was a man named Claib Hubbard, who is said in his early days to have driven coach for General J.ickson. He is about sixty years of age, and was, being slightly lame, compelled to leave the procession before the close for want of physical strength. In the car which contained the colored children, Liberty and Justice were also represented, by Mary Whittaker and Anna Hyer. 0 The large numbers of visitors in the city from Auburn, Newcastle and Clipper Gap, Folsorn, Latrobe and Shingle Spring-, returned to their homes by trains which left tho city at eleven o'clock at night — immediately after the -close of the pyrotechnic exhibition.