Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-09-14
sass BunEsr.s Ma tjom deseera,ion !!

Who is surprise at the produced the other
dav in Boston, by an attempt To cut down the Battle
ground Of the l7ih June, l1I5: The "MOnumcnt AS
ISOLATION had iatd 10 carry out their noble designs
An indcnlure executed in Oct 1854, hy which all
the land Except square OF 400 feet by 1iI feet, adJnn
inc the monument and certain streets leading teIctu)
conveyed to three Trustees selected BY said subscr
bcIs-;he trusts oil the lndeu!ure being lst. 10 permit
the ssncIalon occupy Tree OF rent TILL June L. 1857;
3D. payment o.! the 21 900 and interest on OF brtor
Juae H. 1887 Ia rcconvcy the same to said association
-"bu said deed shall contain condition tha Tie said
granted premises aud also the said square and
the said several reserved Fifty feet streets shall br forever
hereafter kept and preserved open and unincunbered
Aud 3dy. in case said and interest should be
paid said Junr H. 1857, it made The duly of The
Trustees fchn ilh enter upon said land lay such
streets and avenues they thought advisable, and pio
coed sell the land in lots to reimburse the sutscT5cs
The H"s;on Courier SAYS THE money not paid at
the time appointed The Trustees on their
sponsbiIy, waited entire year longer ard on the last
18th Of June communicated 10 the Association the
cess,y they un:rr Of proceeding 10 lay gu, and
settle the lands in question: and desiring The appoint
ment Of committee upon The subject A committee
accordingly appointed, and me, the Trustees the
ground and examined the plans which he'd been pre-
pared-and e.. suggestion has ever been made by any
one that there the slightest chance Of the Assoca
ton being able TO repay said sum The mortgage
uicrloSsd by the crcdCTs and they were about 10 cut
down he surrounding ground for the purpose OF carry.
inc ont building lots Bat the Press took and sounded
the alarm. Among others Tie Boston Transcript "' the
9th published appeal 10 ".l,n IF noSsach0ssHS!
9mcrtchRS tD Tie !tsscae from which sc clip the oI
lowing extract:
Tile spade las been already applied the remains
of the brcastwurk. which that day protected The
disciplined American troops against twice their Number
Of British Reg uIrs In few days, II The work proceed,
The destruction ui the old redoub will be cOmpI e, and
only few square feet Of land left for The unfinished mo-
numcn monument OF diShOnor 10 Tie city Of Boston,
the county of Mddlcscx, and the rich State Of Msssa-
chu.eIts ard not mUnun ut OF honor to ke brave and
noble fellows who h,rc commended with self sacrificing
Tie bic ard riches -
The land about 10 lie removed, once belonged 10 Tie
Bunker Hill Monument Association, but is passing
away under mur'g2ge for few thousand doais and The
Monument, # Grtr FniShcd, wilt not mark the battle
ground, bat The PLACE only where c battle ground vas
hlust THIS land be 50 sacsicsd IL gratitude dead: Is
our boast patriotism fable las grown lcthargc
ard allen into tie sleep Of the grave Is there no aP.
PLUNGE that can il into action: Let lis hope there
is Let cnc .gort De made. Let US al! up 10 The
rescue.
No sooner was the locsin sounded, than The Citizens
few TO The rescue. "a meeting of the Directors vi tie
BuHKEE llnL MC.UMEST ASSOCIATIONS was called, and
was fully attended last Saturday morning, and IN
excellent and most poplous spirit prevailed i'll all their
discussions which may be briefly described as acca
native declaration that the Battle Ground must be pre-
served and the Monument finished without another
wears delay Patriotic citizens who have already con
tribuied hundreds aud thousands up again freely
and voluntarily to The rescue. Every hand seemed
DIV and very purse open-A number Of communications
(adds The b. Transcript were made Offering assistance,
if needed. Among them was one from the noble heart.
ed manager Of the fremont Theatre, Thomas Barry,
who has offered the entire rece pts OF his house. any
nyhl that may be selected, in aid Cf The We
mention this offer, in praise of MIR Barry % The
manager of popular THEATRE bat and 10y birth
and education Engiistman Of generously liberal prn-
ciples" -,
now be sacred and consecraed 10 the highest feelings
which belong TO the American People.-Bunker I'M
should be holy ground.