The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1825-07-14
Mr.. WEBsTER's ADDRESS.

address to the survivors of the battle in the late
commemoration at Bunker.bili We should have
been nigh the Orator, and listened TO the deep and
impasstoned tones. with which the address as ut.
tered-and witnessed its heart stirring effect the
worn.out veterans and that countless multitude,
which had assembled to do honor 70 their deeds--lo
form any adequate conception VI its true merits
MISERABLE MEs! You have como down
to US from TO- mer genefslion.--H Heaven has
bountsously leDgthsned cui your lives, that
you mign, behold tbis joyous day. You s'e
now, wnere you STOOD, fifty years ago, thi,
ve'y hour, With your bfcrher,, snd your neigh
bors, shoulder To shoulder, in Tho strife for
you' county. Behold, how altered The
same heavens sfe indeed over your heads
tho same ocean rolls AT your ieot but all el,e,
how changed! You hear now no roar of hos
tilc cannon, you SEQ no mixed volumes Of
smoke and name rising from bur ming Charles.
town. The g'ouod suswsd with the dead and
the dying; the impstu,u, charge the steady
and successful repulss the loud call 10 re.
.pea'ed assault; tho summoning Of all that is
manly TO repeated resis,sncs a thousand DO.
SONS freely and fearles,ly barred in an instant
TO whatever terror the,e may be in war end
death; all these you have Witnessed, bot you
witness them no more. All is peace. The
heights OF yondes metropolis, It's towers and
roofs, which you then ssw filled with wives
and children and coun,rymen, in disue., end
terror, and locking with uuuterebe emotion.
for Tie issue Of the combat, have presented
you to-day with tho sight of its whole heppy
population, come out 10 welcome srd greet
you With sn universal jubilee. Yondsr proud
ships, by q felicity oi position opprop ia,ely
lying al Tho foot Of this mount, and eming
ioudy TO cling around It, are not means OF Oh.
noyance 10 you, but your countty's own means
OF distinction and defence. All 10 peace and
God has granted you this sight oi your eoun'
Hy's happiness, ore you slumbeI in the gave
forever. He has allowed you TO behold and
to parske the reward Of your patriotic tolls |;
aod be hos allowed usyour sons and county.
men, 10 NEE, you here, and IN the name OF
the present gensss,ion, in the name o! ycu'
county, in the nsme OF Liberty, TO ,hsnk you
But, alas you arc no, ell heie Time and
tho swo'd have thinned your ranks Pres.
cott, PUinsm, Stark, Brooke, Read, Pomefoy,
Bridge Ou' eyes seek 70, you in vain, smij,,
this broken band. You ste galheted 20 your
fathers, and live only 10 your county in her
grateful remembrance end your own bright
example. But 10, US not 100 much grese,
that you have mot the common late Of me0.
You lived at least, long enough to know hat
your work had been nobly and successfully dc,
compHhed. You lived 10 eco your county,
independence established, and to shesIbe your
sword, from war. On the light Of Liberty
you saw arise the ligh, Of Peace, like
tnoiher morn
Risen on aId noon,
and the sky on which you closed your eyes,
was cloudiess.
But-ah.-H;m the Era. great Marry in
this great caO.e! HIM The premature VIC
tim OF his own sell devo',ng heart Him the
head OF our civil councils, and the de,ined
lesder OF our military bends whom nothing
brought hither. but tho unquenchsble 6re Of
his own spult! Him cut off by Providence,
in the hour Of wheln,ng snxiety and
thick gloom; falling, ere he saw The star oi
his county r'ss: pouring out his generous
blood. like wster, before he knew whether il
would tet,ilIze q land Of freedom or OF bond.
oge How sho'l struggle with the emotions,
that snhs the ,uueranca Of thy name Our
poor work moy perish; but thine shall endure
Tins mon ume OF msy mou'dcr away {; The soi
I'd ground II ress upon may sink down 10
level with 'he sea; bot thy msDory shall no,
tail! Whs'esoever among men heart shan
be found, that beats TO the ttsnsports OF paul.
oI'sm and liberty, its aspirations shall be to
claim kindred with thy spirit.
But the scene amidst which VIC stand does
DOT permit US to confue our thoughts or ou'
'fmpa,hies 10 those fearless spiti,s. who hez
aided or lost theit ,ives on this con,ecIs,ed
spot. We have the heppiness 10 re oice here
IN the presence OF roos, worthy rePIesen,s.
tion oi the survivors oi The whole Revolution.
sy Amy.
VETERANS You are Tho remnant Of many
Q we'll fought field. You b. inc with you
marks OF honor f ION Trenton, and Monmouth,
from York,owo, Camden, Bennington and
Saratoga. VETERANS OF HALF A CENTURY
When IN your youthful days, you PUT every
thing at hszara IN your eoun,ry's cause, good
ss hat cause wss, and sanguins as youth is,
still your fonden hope, did not stretch onward
to en- hour like this AZ period to which
you could not reasonably have expected to az.
rive at moment of National osperi,y, such
"A ynu could never hnys fnrs...o 49,,