Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1825-07-26
VARIETY.
Extracts from Mr.. Hebster's Grafton at Bun
Eer's HILL

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A rapid but singulary comprehensive glance at
the progress OF our country since the revou-
ton, the events and conflicts in Europe during the
same period, and the present condition OF both, is
succeeded by the following noble apostrophe TO the
"agents in the scenes of l775."
81 Yet, notwithstanding that this is but faint alb
stract OF the things which have happened since the
day of the battle of Bunker Ill., we are but ff;
years removed from il; and we now stand here 10
eajoy all the blessings of our own condition. and to
look abroad on the frightened prospects ofthe world
while we hold sill among some of those, who
wee active agents in the scenes of 775 and who
are now here from every quarter OF New England,
TO visit, more, and under circumstances so
affecting, had almost said so overwhelming, this
renowned theatre of their courage and patriotism.
VENERABLE MEN! you have come down 10
us from former generation Heaven has boun,e-
ously heightened out your lives, that you might
behold this joyous day. You are now, where YOU
stood, fifty years ago, this very hour, with your
brothers, and your neghbors, shoulder to shoulder,
in the strife tor your country. Behold, how alter
ed The same heavens indeed over YOUR heads:
the ocean rolls at your feet but all else how
changed! You hear now of hostile cannon,
you soc mixed volumes of smoke and flame
rising from burning Charestown The ground
strewed with the dead and The dying; the mpetuous
charge; the steady and successful repulse the loud
call to repeated ASSAULT the sunmoning Of all that
is manly torepeated resistance; thousand bosoms
freely and fearlessy barred in an instant to what
Of terror there may be in war and death all
these you have witnessed, but you witness them no
more. All is peace. The heights Of yonder me-
tropos, its towers androofs, which you then saw
filled with wives and children and country1nen in
distress and terror, and looking with unutterable
emotions Tor the issue OF the combat, have present.
ed you to-day with the sight of its whole happy DO
pulatlon, come ont 10 welcome and greet you with
universal jubilee. Yonder proud ships, by a
felicity of position appropriately lying at the foot
OF this mount, aud seeming iondly to cling around
II, are not means OF annoyance to you, but your
ceuntry's own means of distinction and defence
An is peace and God has granted you this sight OF
your cOunry's happiness, ere you slumber in the
grave forever. He has allowed you TO behold and
to partakc the reward Of your patriotic tolls; and
he has allowed US, your sons and countrymen, to
meet you here, and in the of the present gene
ration, ia the name OF your country, in the name OF
liberty, to thank youl
But, alas! you are not all herei Time and the
sword have thiIGed your ranks. Prescott. Putnam.
Stark, Brooks, Read, Porneroy Bridge! our eve.
seek Tor you In vain amidst this broken band You
gathered to your fathers, and live only 10 YOU,
country in her grateful remembrance, and your own
bright example. But LEI US not too much prieve
that you met the common fate Of men. You lived
at least, long enough TO know that your work ba(
pceh hoOIy ana successfully accomplished. You
lived to see your country independence establish
ed, and to sheatbe your swords from war. On tn,
light Of Liberty you saw arise the light OF Peace like
another morn,
Risen nnd-noon;
and the sky, on which you closed your eyes, wa
cloudess.
=" But--ah Him = the first great MARTYR in IN,
great cause Him The premature victim Of his owl
self deyoting heart Him the head Of our ciyi
councils, and The destined leader Of our infjtar,
bands; whom nothing brought hither, but the IN
quenchsble FIRE Of his own spirit; Him cut of b,
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