Vandalia Whig and Illinois intelligencer. [volume] (Vandalia, Ill.) 1832-183?, 1833-07-24


the ashes of men, who died for liberty, WI
can speak no language but that of free
men. In an address to the chief magls
Itrate of the United States, there is nj
room for one word of compliment or Hat
terry, but with grateful remembrance
your services to the country-wlth becom
ling respect for your station; the most ex
allied on earth; -and with UNANIMOUS ap
probation of the firm, resolute and patriot
Iic stand which you assumed, in the late
alarming crisis OF affairs, IN order to pre-
serve that happy Union under one consti
Itutional head,-for the establishment O.
which, those streets were wrapped in fire
and this hill was drenched in blood witt
one heart and one voice; we bid you wei
come to BUNKER HILL.
To the foregoing address, the President
made the following reply
SIR: For the kind reception you have
given me, in behalf of the citizens OF
Charestown, and for the friendly senti
ments expressed on this occasion, return
you my sincere thanks. 1t is enc of the
most gratifying incidents of my life, to
meet my fellow citizens upon Bunker Hill
at the base of that monument, which their
patriotism is erecting; and upon the sacred
spot hallowed by SO many interesting rec.
objections. A pot rich in the various ma
tional objects which it presents to view
and richer still in the associations, moral
and historical, which belong to it.
! The earlier incidents of the revolutions
the high toned patriotic declarations; the
stern determination to meet the coming
events, and the vigorous preparations tc
resist them successfully; the great battle
which opened the revolutionary contest
whose full results upon human institution:
are yet to be disclosed, and in which,
your sacred mount was lost, and if youl
devoted town was consumed, -impersha
bic glory was acquired the services, the
sacrifices, and the sufferings Of this enlight
ened state, and the memory of the renown
ed men she has furnished for the field and
the cabinet; all these recollections crowd
upon the mind, and render this one of the
high places, where the American citizen
will ever repair to contemplate the past and
indulge in the anticipation of the future.
: And when to these are added your NOR
al, social, literary, and religious institutions
your happy equality of condition, your
charitable establishments, your foundation:
for charlottesville general diffusion Of
Neutrality-suspicious. industry and enterprise
and when we reflect that most of this is
common to the New England States, you
may we'll be proud of your native land, and
our country may well be proud of New
England.
| have seen much to admire and emu
late-nothing to excite regret; and if my
Journey be attended with no other result
to myself, / shall feel amply repaid, by
witnessing this fair prospect of human
comfort; and by finding that however high
l had rated the moral and intellectual
character of the eastern portion of our
Union, had yet to learn that l had not
done it Justice. lido not speak of the per
sonal kindness l have met with: cannot.
But the impression is on my heart: it will
only leave me when life departs.
l accept with gratitude the interesting
relics you have presented to me. l am
sure speak the sentiments of my fellow
soldiers upon the plains of New Orleans.
WlCu Sd tltt W pC e'ocoSi''S' =" IN ',iN
memory ofthat band ofpatriots, who fought
with Warren when he sealed his principles
with his life, is the highest need of praise
which our country could bestow. l am
sensible that we owe it to a too partial es-
innate CT our services. 1t was my good
fortune, on that eventful day, to lead an ar
my composed of American citizens, appre,
ciating the value of the prize they conten-
ded for, and determined upon exertions
proportional to its magnitude and it was
theirs to expel superior force, and to pre-
serve an important section of the Union.
Accept, sir, for yourself, my acknowl
Judgements for your personal kindness.
The following inscription was engraved
on silver plate on the box containing the
cannon balls, presented to President Jack
son, at Bunker Hill, on Wednesday:
"These now harmless memorials of the
18th June, ITS, and the Sth of January.
1915, were presented to General Andrew
jackson, President of the United States
by the citizens of Charlestown, on the 9th
June, 1888, on his visit to Bunker Hill"
JOHN RANDOLPH OF ROANOKE.
sGreat wits to madness nearly are allied.'
| | remember some years since, to have
seen John Randolph in Baltimore. ] had