The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1843-06-22

VI thkt heur th&I r0nk. Ans xt<u q
eisll.xsiioa should be subtrusJ, aid he
irulhs Of ne Chrissisa rsiisios obssursd
By nsw dslues Of bsrbarism. ihe me.
lnory 81 Banker Hill and Ghs Ameficsn
Revolution will ssIll % slemsnts and parts
oil lhe knowledgs = hich shall be possess
ed BY the last man 70 whom the l.ghl ol
eis,lizstion and chrislianay shall Be sx
tended.
This eelsbsstios 10 honored by ID. pre-
senes Of Ihs Chisl Exseuh,s Msglslrsie
Of The Union. Aa oeeasion. 90 national
N us objeci and character. and 90 mach
connected viii llsal Resolution fron
which The Government sprans Al the head
u which he 10 pl.csd. may veil reesiss
from him this mask Of ssieniion sad res
psei. Well scqusinted silh Yorklesn.
The scene OF ihe lssl grtal military suus
gle Of lhe Revolution. his eve now sur
vsysihs Geld OF Bunker II n. the theatre
81 the 6rsi Of these iapoElsnl conflicts.
He sees where Wsuen fell. .ers Pptasm.
end PrescoIi. end Stark. and Know lion.
and Blocks fought. lie brholds ihs spot
where thousand trained soldiers -el
Englsnd were smii,en 10 The earth in tie
first effort Of revolutionary xar. BY the
arm Of bold and determined yeonanry.
commended for liberty and their sounlry
And while oil assembled here entertain
towards him sincere personal good wish
O, and the high.respset due this .levst
ell Office and station. /, - mol 10 be doubt
ed that be enters with true American
feeling into the pslfloIic enthusiasm kind
led BY the occasion which snimaiss The
millions which surfosnd him.
His exceileney the Governor Of the
Commonwealh. the governor Of Rhode
Island. and the other distinguished pub
Ito men whom we have The honor 10 re-
celse as visIlers and guests to-day, will
cordially unite In celebration connected
with the great event Of The Revolutionary
war.
No name in the history Of ITS and
l776 10 more distinguished than iha, Of
an ex President OF The United States
whom we expected 10 see here. bu,
hose i'll health prevents his attendance.
Wheneser popular right. were to be a..
serted an Adams was present; and when
the time came for The formal declaration
Of independence. i, was the voice OF an
Adams that shook the Halls Of Congress.
We wish we could have welcomed 10 us
this day tho inferior Of Revolutionary
blood. and the just and worthy represent
'a,ive Of high Revolutionary names. me.
tit, and services. .....--.s
Banners and badges, professions and
flags, announce TO Us that amidst this un
counied multitude are thousands OF va.
hves Of New England. now residents in
other Staiss. Welcome, yt kind,ed names.
with kindred blood! Fromthe biosdsasan.
nahs OF The South, !lom the ne wrr regions
oil the West, from smidsi the hundreds Of
thousand Of men Of Eastern origin who cul.
tiya.e The rich, valley Of Genssses or live
along the chain of the Lakes, from the
mountains Of Pennsylvania, and the
thronged cities Of the coast. welcome.
welcome! Wherever else you may be
strangers, here you are oil at hume.
You assemble al this shrine OF liberty,
near the family sl,ars At which your ear
hest devo,ions were paid 10 Heaven; near
to the temples Of worship first entered
by you, and near TO the schsols and col
leges in which your education was receiv.
ed. You come hllher with q glorious
ancestry Of L'berly. You bring names
which are on the rolls Of Lexington, Con-
cord and Bunker IIal. You come, some
of you, once more 10 be embraced by an
aged Revolutionary father. or to receive
another. perhaps alsst blessing. bes.owe
in love anc tears. by a mother yet sur
viving to witness and to enjoy your pros,
peri'y and happiness.
| But II family associations and The recol.
lec.ions Of The pas. bring you hilhsr ~ 18th
great alscrity. aud .mlngle with your
greeting much Of local attachment and
private affection, greeting also be given.
free and hearty gree ing. to every Ame
rican citizen who Hesds This sacred soil
with pathetic feeling, and resrires with
pleasure IN, an atmosphere fragrant vi h re-
collections Of ITS. This occasion is
respt ct.bIe-nay. FL is grand, i, n sub
lime, by the na'ionsluv Of ,ts sentiment.
10 The seventeen millions Of happy peo-
pile who firm the American community,
there is not one who has not an interest
in this monument, as there is not one that
has no. a deep and abiding interes. In that
which Il commentaries.
Wo betde the man who brings to thi
days worship feelings less than wholly
American! We betide the man v no can
stand here with the fires Of local resent
msuts burning. or the purpose Of fomeu,-
ing local jsslouslss. aud the s,rifes Of To-
cal interests fostering aud ranking in his
heart Union, founded in justice, IN pa
trio ism, aud the most plain and obvious
common in,eres; union, foanaed on The
same love OF liberty, cemented BY bioed
shed in the sane common cause; union