Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1825-07-30

Celebration Of the haFsecular .4nniyey.
8ary Of Bunker HiH Batiie.

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The arransen ents tor commemorat
Ing The return OF the glorious seventeenth
oil June and for laying the corner stone
OK monument, were carried into effec
On FRIDAY last.
he weather was unusually fine. Il
ras fair, and cool, and the rain of the
preceding day, by laying the dust had
prevented the greatest Inconvenience
which Is usually experienced by large
professions at this season OF the year.
The Grand Lodge OF Massachusetts,
having been invited to o!ficate IN laying
the corner stone, assembled al an early
hour in the morning. They were then
visited by General Lafayette, by G Gorge
Washing on Fayeue, and Mr.. Ii Vas.
seur.--General Lafayette after the cere.
monies oil his reception had passed, ex-
pressed the great pleasure he expert
enced at meeting bis Masonic Brethren
IL Boston on the anniversary OF Bunker
Hill Battle, aud alluded to the patrio ic
sslfdeyotion OF Gen. Warren in a very
appropriate and delicate manner. The
humber OF masons, that the occasion
brough, together was very eat he
Grand Lodges of Maine, New amp.
shire, Rhode Isl nd, Connecticut, Yer
wont anu NewJ isey were represented
by their Grand Masters or other dis,in-
guished members The Grand Royal
Arch Chapters we're also represented by
their Grand High Priests and other off
TIL. n:rrbte r'n,r,r To-, clJaJ
much to the splendor Of the procession.
General Lafayette was conducted, from
his residence at Mr. Lloyd's and back
again, b. deputalion composed of Pas,
Grand Masters and Deputies.
THE PROCESSION
was formed a, the designated hour. The
Survivors of the Battle assem- bled a, the
Subscription House, corner Of Park and
Beacen.slree S. The members oil the
Bunker Hill Association formed in the
upper Wall. The surviving otficers OF
the Revolutionary Army and Navy as
sambled a, the A ju,anl Generals Office
in ,ae Sale House. HIS Excelency the
Governor, his Honor he Lieut.. Cover.
nor, the Senate, and House of Repre-
sentatiyes were in their respective ham.
bers. In The centre Hall on the lower
floor of the State House, were assembled
the principal civil officers OF the State,
officers of the militia and of the army and
navy, distinguished strangers and Socis.
ties.
The procession moved through Park,
Common and hoo-strcc,s, old Corn
hill (now Washing,on-s,reet,) Dock
square, Union, Hanover, and Prince
streets, over Charles River Bridge, the
Name, Green and Hgh-s,reets, in
Charlestown, to the site of the Monu-
ment.
The whole number of persons in the
procession is estimated at $500, OF whloh
1000 were masons.
The windows and in many places the
roofs of the buildings on the streets,
through which the procession passed,
were crowded with pleased spectators,
who manifested their feelings by cheers
end the waving Of handkerchiefs, cspe-
cially on the approach OF Genera! La
fayette. The procession extended from
the Common almost 10 Charlestown
Bridge.
After the whole had arrived upon the
Battle ground the M. w. G M. proceed
ed in due form to lay the Corner Stone
after applying to i, the square, he by the
Grand Marshal requested the President
Of the B. II. Nj. A. and also General La
faye,te to perform the same ceremony.
This being done, and the corner stone
being declared true and proper, it was
laid according to ancien, usage. A cas-.
ket was deposited in a cavity OF the
Stone which contained coins and silver
plate with the following inscription:
"On the XVII dayof June, MDCCC-
XIV. a, the reques, Of the Bunker Hill
Z Monument Association, the Mos, Wor-
shipful JOHN ABBOT, Grand Master
OF Masons in Massac husetts, did, in the
presence Of Gen. LAFAYETTE, lay
this Corner Stone OF MONUMENT
10 testify the gratitude Of the present &C.
neration to their Fathers, who on the l7th
June. i775, here fought in the cause Of
their country, and of free institutions, the
memorable BATTLE OF BUNKER
HILL, and with their blood vindl ated
for their posteri.y the privileges and hap
piness this land has since enjoyed. Off.
cers Of the Bunker Hill, Monumcn, As
sooia.ion: Presiden,, DANIEL WEB
STER; viss Psssidsas, Thumss n.