Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1843-06-29


lh. advancing single pst Quarter of mile !; wh,lc
On the other hand the Blush loinl ii rsarnsf 10 dis
lodge the American troops. they had II In hoir powcr
At nneNnense 81 lie. By moving up heit ships aud bat
teries they could have enmpetel, oh all cnnuuni
cation with the nam land over The neck and the trccs
III The rrdoubl would have been reduced state u lam
Inc IN forty eight hours.
But thai was not the day for any such eert4lfeati
on either side. Both pauIcs an,ous To Try the
sirea.t Of their arms. The pride Of Eng land would
not permit the rebels she termed them. defy her
IT, the teeth. and without for calculating the
cnsi the British General determined destroy the ftt
immediately On the other side. Prescott and hIs gal
Ian, followers longed aud hlrsed Tor conflict They
wished H. and wished II AT once. Aud tins IL the
secret ni the movements on this hill
] will not attempt To describe the battle The can
nonadngiho landing OF th- british their Advance
the ,lncss with which the charge met-he rrpnsr
the second aliack-,he second fcpnlsc-'he burning
ol Chafesiown and finally the closing assault aud the
slow retreat Of The Amorcansc HISTORY oi all these
familiar,
Bu, the consequences of the battle ol Bunker Hill are
greater than those # ANY conflict uctwern the hostile ar
mics of European Powers. II the first great bat.
Ito ol the Revolution and mol only the first blow, bul
the blow which determined the contest. II did not, IN
deed. put end Ia the war. but in tho then existing
hostile state Of feeling. the difficulties could ouly be-
iefed 10 The arbitration Of the sword. And hing
IL certain. that after the New England rops had shown
themselves able 10 face and tcpulsc the regulars.
decided that peace could be established bui upon the ha
sis Of the independence OF the Colonies. Nhcn the
al thai day went down the event Of Independence
certain When w ashinpun heard oi The hattie. he IN
qued If the militia had stood the fire 81 the rcgulasl
And when told that they not only stood Thai fire hu
served their own MI the encmy was within eight
rods. aud then poured II IN Wlh tremendous effect.
ihen, exclaimed he 'hc liberties oi the co1nty are
SAIL"
The consequences of this battle were rs, of the sanc
importance thu Revolution ,setf
lfthctc nothing of value in the principles II the
American Revolution. then there nothing valuable IL
the battle o Bunker Hill and its Consequences But If
the Revolution Maa an era IN Tho history If man iavota
bic 10 human harpness--,f II wasnn rScih whlth
marked the progress 81 man sill over The world. itm
despotsm 10 iibetty-then ths monument ~ mol raised
without cause. Then the battle VI Banker Hall Is not
event nndcseIving celebrations, somLcmoa,ions and
ttjulcinpa,
What. then. is the ttLc and peculiar principle oftlc
Amrrraa Royaniion and oi the III government
which II has confirmed and csiahshodl Nov the Truth
Il. that the American Revolution not caused by tho
instantaneous discovery Of principles OF government be
fore unhcard Of ,hc practicable adoption Ut political
IDEAS such had before entered into the MINDS OF
men 1t was but the full development Of principles Of
government, irms Of saciety, and political sentiments
the origin Of all which lay back centuries in In
sh aud American HISTORY
The digcoyery Of America, its colonization by the IN
ions Of Europe, the history aud progress, o the connr,
from their establishment Ia thu time when the principal
. u them threw oil ihFiI allegiance 10 The
i've States which hid planted ih-n aud f,um,ol
governments oil their oNn, constitute om Of the nu,t
interesting. uslnr IT events IN hum,n ,nnals These
events occupied ihfce hundred years. dufn. which p
rod civilization and know rdgr nadt snady progress 10
the Old World: that Europe. at the commencement
oi the nineteenth century bad bcoomc greatly changed
from that Europe which began the colonzation o AMIR
fea at the comncn, cmcnt Of the fifteenth. Aud what
u most material 10 my present purpose is, that. IN tho
progress OF the first oi these centuries, tha, IL 10 say
from the discovery ol Amrrlc, " tho settlements VI Nf
g,na and MASSACHUSETTS, political and religions
tonk place which most materially affected the state ut
sol 'ty aud tan SCnlnnnls vi mankind, especially IL,
England and ia paris ui continental Europe. After few
! feeble and unsuccessful Efforts by Ergh,d under
Henry The Seventh, 10 plant COLONIES IN Amrrira. M
designs oi that kind were prosecuted for hing pcroi.
ellhrt by the English Government any III ,ts subccis
Without nlurlng into he Of this bong delay liz
60 sequences suliici'n lyecar. aud sirkn Eng
land III tins lapse ol century, unknown Ia herself bnt
under tit" pro, doncc Of God aud The Influence events
WAS fttlrg herself ,of illr work II colnl7ng North
mrries On sdrh principles ana hg cue. men rs should
spread thc Fhgllsh maine and English blood IN time u
yer great portion of the Western hemisphere. The
|, commercial spirit was greatly encouraged by several
laws passed IN Henry the Stsens rsyn; and in the
reign encouragement was given To arts and manu-
lectures in the Eastern countries and some IN r
iaut notifications OF the tcudsl system by allowing
n The breaking of entails hesc and other measure, ano
olief occurrences Ncte making way for \ class u
# society emerge and show itself milar, aud euda
G asc A middle class, neither barnus nor great lanl
+. holders the side the Trtancrs NJ the
crown, nor bafons. nor ncrn agricultural lnhera or
he other. With the rise aud gtow,h Of this new elias
ufsucoiy only did commerce and the arts bu
better cducaon greater degree a. know ledgc. Juslc
nutloEs OF the ends III goyernnm0n and sentiments
favorable 10 cir liberty began Ia spread a'Taad and be
p come more and more common. But thr plant. sptins
in1 from these seeds were fslow " with The char
acicr Of English society had indeed begun tr undc;p"
change bat changes Of national caractcra o'd nirly thu
w,fh If time. Operative were, nyCyer, csiGe4
y noSstence and sure produce nltn7 "l ihc prop"
II effect From tho accession Of Henry the seventh It
i thr breaking ont IF the civil was, EnganA cn1, 70
much more exemption from war, tttl.n and doncs
tic, than for long period bcirr md during thu conifo
7 vnrsy between the houses Of ork and laucastor-
These years oi peace were favorable 10
the ar;s. Commerce and the ants augmented gene
raj md individual know ecd.c: and kunW ledge is the
Is ,l fountain both Of the love and tc principles Of bu
. nan liberty Other powerful causes So, cane into &c
1--we play. The reformation Of Luther Lr9hc Out hin
dim up the minds Of men aIresh radln. II ucN lab
Of thought and ah"ning IN individuals cn 'rIies bciot
unknown crcn 10 themselves The religious r0dfo
of tins period changed society we'll as ltghi
S indeed it would be easy prove, this occasHn
proper for II that they changed sorciy t" n,ld"r ab
oxicn Nhce they did moi change the religion u ih'
5 State. The spr, o comnrrcal and llr'iah Adventure
c therefore, the one hand, hch Ind gained 50 mucl
hpnrth and influence the tine Of the discovery
Of IN, rlca. aud. the other. the assertion ana main
,enance ~ ,'glous lhohyhaving their source indeed
q in the Reform. lion but continued diversified anj con
tunay c,h.nrd by tho subsequent divisions oi SET
,imcut and opinion aniong the reormcrs themselves ah
i this love Of religious liberty drawing aiirr them q