Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-05-04
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FROM TIC Boston AL dpsIlir
HE LEXINGTON CEIEBEATloN

HE LEXINGTON CELEBRATION.
1t Is now sixty years since the frs, blond of H.,
revolution was shcd Mt Lexington anl " her, m
oe alse oil ages have more wonderful event. been
crowded into less than the h.lf ofn century Thoso
events may bo traced and not With any undue re-
hhthfht 10 tn first Struggle IN IA liule ,llAre Of
Nc" England The resistance ola handful Of stub
BON hnsbanamen nihc disciplined forces of,ovnl
authority Wei may such n struggle be common
Grated We'll Is it that the chil hon should Lavc
ga'heied, when the ISSUES ofihul event hnye breo
party revealed 10 them TO pny due honors to ,hc
hoo'defng remains of the first martyrs IN the erent
cause OF liberty.
The ceremonies of Lexington, yesterday, were
VI 'he most simple and affecting chnrncter At
ABOUT hun past eleven procession of c,izens mud
oil the civil and military officers of the State in The
customary order OF precedence, VIVA formed under
| amnary escort mud proceeded 10 the village burr.
! al ground Hefe had been inferred the remains of
| ihose who had flllen ON the memorable dnv whose
! anniversary was now celebrated These rcllcs
| h'u eech deposited IN single coffin about which
were placed urns, bearing tho names of the first
victims On leaving the burial gtound the com.
panles marched with reversed arms IN advance oC
the hearse which bore the halowrd sshea of ,bc
immortal sacrifice. Behind it, With lettering sleps
followed the surviving soldiers of the ha,tlglen old
men, who had fought IN Cnpt Parkcr's comm.
ny and who had been spared 10 see then country
PoSs through Tie gloom OF war end emerge INTO
prosperity, peace and honor
On reaching the meeting honsc, erected ON The
battle held the coffin was placed IN the middle aislc
in front OF the pulpit
Tie address of EDWARD EVERETT WASH wor.
thy eommem6rallon Of tic day md the scere !,
was intended 10 cclcbfnc. II was full of affecting
incidents that thrilled TO the hearts of the audience
ana CT patriotic appeals that animotcd and ,leetr.
ned thcm. Composed in the sly lie of Classic Gle
gance mat marks every thing he touches IT was
sun peculiarly familiar, and free from every thing
thai could be mistaken for display II WIS heur
speaking to heart We were carried back Ia th,
dawn Of the revolution 10 the preparatory scfnc,
OF colonial warfare, aud Indian massacre. Here
was the school OF the first soldier Of liberty Here
they had ben INJURED - peIll, nnd accustomed to
scenes oil carnage On the Canadian froutrtB-
in the seventies Of the forest winters Of the North
on the shores Of Lake Champlaln-undel III.
walls ofQ1cbec they had been taught under IA
gentle IN stcrs the hmpshps Of war, and the lisid
discipline OF the camp Aud when the day came
that called upon them to take up arms IN defence OF
their own rghis-wos IT srange thot i, found ihosc
ready-who Ind shed their blood for their sove
reign on tie plains OF Abfaham-ro pour ! out like
water for their frosidcs and families on the greer
Of Lexington
VIC would not be so IN us 10 the orator, as 10 al
temp, rccapiIulallon Of the topics of his discourse
Two or three incidents he mentioned of SC
touchinga character as TO draw tears that indcot
seemed from eyes unused TO weep Ofthe NOR
shot by the second discharge of the British mus
quctry, one lived in house fronting on the scene
OF battle When the tout took place he turned tt
his home, and advanced towards it with lotlerina
steps. His wife stood in breathcss anxiety ut ia,
window Stretching his arms towards her Tor aIc
IN his dying moments, he Tell at his length III tn,
dust. Unable again to rise, he crawlcd or HI,
hands md feet 10 the door step oi the house unt
was reached by his wife in time TO Iour his las
breath in her arms.
Another story of inlomirablc valor, worthy 0
an immortal renown and unsurpassed by my Incl
dent in history, is that Of the brave Parker VIII,
had sworn that come what cone might, he woult
never turn his back on the British HIS spirit hat
been reused 10y long meditation on the wrongs o
his couattymen, and ncryed 10 degree Of resout'
daring, that made him wing-ayc, an cage
sacrifice 10 the great cause that he knew to he IN
pending. lie had made noble VOW AMI II WA
oobly redeemed. When it appeared certain that
, a struggle would occur he placed his hal contain
ing his ammunition at his feet, and resolved to
Await the issue on the spot, On receiving Sc
: we're wound he fell upon lbs knee, md haylns
discharged his plece was preparing 10 reond
when he transfxcd by the bayonct of sol
dcr, who rushed upon him and despatched hlm nj
a blow.
In the course Of the ndd5css, Mr. Everett gay,
beautiful sketches Of Hancock and n dams. Tn,
grandfather Of Hancock was for mnny ycnrs th'
pastor ofthc congregation in Lexington, that wor
shipped on the spot where the meeting house II
which the orator was speaking, now s'huds. liz
fahcr was n native Of Lexington, and IIancocI
himself had passed mnny ycafs OF his youth am
childhood in that vii ,ge.-Adams md fIahcoci
resemblcd each o.ber Only IN their patriotism. Thu
one might have bern only the spoiled child OF for
tune, If Providence ia OF destined him for the nc
compIshmcnt of a mighty purpose. AS he was
useful from his gercrous ntuencc, the other wo'
useful from his Incouuplbe poyerty.-Thc cha
racer which was drawn Of these Distinguished
men often as their characters have been drawn
both in pqrald ond contras,-was full Of Vi or
beauty and cloquencc.
To the other topics of the orptlon we have nc
time to allude butihey were selected and man
nged with great skill md felicity. The children Of
the first actors IN mighty revolution bad assem-
btd, after the lapse Of moro thfn half Il century,
to d. honor 10 the memory Of their fathers. Before
them reposcd the ashes Of the first martyrs Of u Clio
rious cause ashes from whose embcrs had been
kindl,d he flame, tbo; blazsd through Our CONT
nent and has buraed perpetual beacon 10 nil the
nations. Surrounding the coffin that contained the
dust Of thelr companions in arms-snt The sorvl.
wing soldiers Of that memorable day bent with
years, grey haired and decrepId, but sustained by
The impressive contrast Of their present condition,
and that Of their beloved counry-with thelr vivid
memory of the d,tkness and peril that biooded over
them On the eve Of sanc.
On the conclusion ofthe church services the pro-