Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-09-04

children--and when the throngs closts
cred round the summit and stood IN
silence round the tomb. OF Warren, the
sparks of war that kindled in theireyes,
showedx they had not forgotten the
place. How they csstth locks abous
them! There was the old breast work
--Tbers was the rail fence filled with
new hay-There stood my brother;
wonder is my fathers grave. With
trenulous hands they uncovered their
beads: and their silver locks lay upon
their shoulders-the Venerable orna-
ment of many distant village the pa
triarchal crown Of many New Eng land
parish. Their feeble feet were placed
again where their youthful steps had
stood in tracks of blood.
The graves of their enemies were be
fore them; and around them their SOUS,
their grandchildren, and their people,
calling them the defenders and he pre-
servers OF their country, la Fayette
had como home again to talk OF o!d
times, and the tale had never been told
SO we ! before. Some ofthem seemed
to have never visited the spot since
they came with The sword of their youth,
anu looked around as 1t were dlthcult
to realize what they saw. Standards
waved on many veil known height
thew all heard martial music and
the sound of a,ms; but they were not
signals for bioodshed. They sought
in vain for the hostile shipln the beau
,iIal bay on their lett; where they had
looked from the entreDchments across
their gun barrels into the eyes OF their
enemies, they were now invited by the
shout of friends. rne en'Ds OF Charles
town had been rebuilt, AMI .here was
10 enemy's standard on Beacon Hill.
On the other side, fertile fields lay
smiling In peacej and the last objects
their aged eyes could descry were cal.
culated to make them reflect deeply on
the changes time had~produced.
The young men, fancled. wore
glow ID The eye and flueh in the cheek
which Bunker Hill had seen before in
their fathers; for they recalled again
and again the tales they had heard at
the family fre.side, and rejoiceo that
their sirss had been with Warren and
with Putnam.
l was pointed to many among the as.
sembly and heard names familiar to
the histories of both state and war
Eustis, the Governor, was there, Brooks
is an officer of the Revolution; Dear.
born was at Bunker's Hill. Others |
saw in imagination-here were the
steps of Putnam as he led the van. The
same generous but lion hearted hero
that Trumhull paints him on his can.
vass-who would rush like torrent
where men would stop to shudder, who
David-like would beard wild beast in
his den, and then risk bIs life to save
the blood of friend who had taken up
arms against him-on this spot it was
that he called out to his soldiers: Spare
that man! love him like BROTHER
Yours, sc.
POSTSCRIPT.
Preparations are making to pay still
further honors to La Fayette, not only
IN the towns further sass, whittier he
has at length determined 10 proceed. but
10 Boston, also. For on Monday IS TO
be grand and splendid parade on the
common of FIVE regiments of militia,
and the artillery companies of Salem,
Lynn, Dapsers, Charlestown. Lexing.
ton and Watertown, called out by the
Governor to be reviewed by Gen. La
Faye.te A salute is to be fredaat II
o'clock, and a COLLATION. for the commits
stoned officers to be prepared at the
Governors msrque, to which many
public officers. and otherpersons Of dis.
tinction are TO be eGm ted.