--- title: Times and Seasons description: Issues of 1840 to 1841. authors: - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints editors: - Ebenezer Robinson - Don Carlos Smith - Smith, Joseph, Jr. - Taylor, John collections: - periodicals tags: - newspaper - times-and-seasons - nauvoo - nineteenth-century periodical: Times and Seasons volume: 2 number: 18 published: 1841-07-15 publisher: E. Robinson and D. C. Smith; later John Taylor publisher_place: Commerce and Nauvoo, Illinois language: en type: article reference: "“Celebration of Independence,” *Times and Seasons* 2, no. 18 (July 15, 1841): 479." printed_title: Celebration of Independence. source: url: https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_times-and-seasons_1841-07-15_2_18 transcription: Text from the Centerplace.org transcription (https://www.centerplace.org/history/ts/v2n18.htm), with its page breaks; this Internet Archive scan is the reference copy (its OCR was used only as a witness for OCR repair) identifier: per_utah-and-the-mormons_times-and-seasons_1841-07-15_2_18 start_page: 479 end_page: 479 curator_note: A Mormon newspaper published by the church in Nauvoo; included for historical study. Inclusion does not imply endorsement. rights: status: public-domain basis: US publication 1841 (Nauvoo, Illinois); published before 1931, so public domain in the United States source: https://archive.org/details/per_utah-and-the-mormons_times-and-seasons_1841-07-15_2_18 publication_year: 1841 --- # Celebration of Independence The anniversary of our National Independence was celebrated with due honors on the 3rd inst. in this city. We never attended one where so much good feeling; unanimity, and pleasure was manifested by all parties. We feel inadequate to do justice to the subject, and as it is expected that the proceedings will be given entire in the "Nauvoo Ensign," we shall, therefore, content ourselves by saying but little on the subject. Several distinguished citizens from different parts of the State were present, who expressed their great pleasure at the proceedings. The Nauvoo Legion, appeared in its glory and presented a beautiful appearance, and will soon compare with the best military organization in the union. The day was warm but clear, the assembly of the fair sex, whose smiling countenances gave beauty to the scene, was delightful. We felt proud of our citizens and the Legion; they did themselves honor, and every one who witnessed the proceedings must award them the praise which is their due. We question whether such an assembly can be got together in any other part of the Union where the same sobriety, behavior and good feeling would prevail. We think that the proceedings were calculated to remove any predjudice [prejudice] that might have been imbibed by any of our visitors, who were present on the occasion.