Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1843-06-30

mixed with strange wonder But if the civilization of
the present race of men, founded as is n) solid
science, the true knowlede of nature and vast dis;
coveries in art, and which is stimulated and purified
by moral sentiment, and by the truths of Christianity,
be not destined to destruction before the final terml-
)n OF human existence on earth, the object and pur
pose Of this edlice will be known till that hour shall
come. And even if civilization should be subverted,
and the truths of the Christian religion obscucd by
new deuge of barbarism, the memory of Bunker Hill
and the American revolution will still be clements and
parts of the knowledge which shall be possessed by
the last man to whom the light of civilization and
Christianity shall be extended.
This celebration is honored by the presence of the
chief executive magistrate of the Union An occasion
so national in its obec and character, and SO much
connected with that revolution from which the gov
eminent sprang, at the head of which he is placed,
may well receive from him this mark of attention
and respect. Well acquainted with Yorktown, the
scene thelast great military struggle Of the reyou-
ton, his eye now surveys the field of Bunker Hill the
theatre of the first of these important conflicts He
sees where Warren ell where Putnam and Prescott,
and Stark, and Knowllon, and Brooks fought. He
heho's the spot where thousand trained soldiers of
England were smten TO the EARTH in the first effort
of revolutionary war, by the arm of bold and deter
mined yeomanry contending for liberty and their
country. And while all assembled here entertain to-.
wards him sincere personal good wishes, and the
high respect due to his elevated office and station it
is not to be doubted that he enters with true Ameri-
can feeling into the patriotic enthusiasm, kndled by
the OCCASION which unmates the millions which sur
| round him.
His Excellency the Governor of the commonwealth,
the Governor of Rhode Island, and the other dis
tlngulshcd public men whom we have the honor TO
receive as visitors and guests to-day, will cordially
unite in celebration connected with the great event
Of the revolutionary war.
No name in the history of l775 and l776 is more
distinguished than that of an ex.President of the
United States, whom we expected to see here, but
whose i'll health prevents his attendance. Whenever
popular rights were to be asserted, an Adams was
present; and when the time came, for the formal De-
caraticn of independence it was the voice Of an Ad.
ans, that shook the halls of Congress We wish we
could have welcomed 10 us, this day. the nhertor Of
Revolutionary blood and the Just and worthy Repre.
sentative of high Revolutionary Names merit and
services.
Banners and badges, professions and flags, an
nounce to us, that amidst this uncount,d multitude
are thousands of natives Of New England, now resi-
dents in other States. Welcome We kindred names
with kindred blood From the broad s1vannas Of
the South, from the newer regions of the West from
amidst the hundreds of thousands Of men Of Eastern
origin who cultivate the rich valley of the Genesee 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 s,ran-
shrine Of liberty, the family affairs, a, which your
earliest devoons were paid to Heaven near to the
temples of worship first entered by you, and near TO
the schools and colleges in which your education was
received. You come hither with glorious ancestry
Of liberty. You bring names which are on the rolls
Of Lexington, Concord, and Bunker Hill. You come.
some of YOU once more TO be embraced by an aged
revolutionary father or 10 receive another, perhaps
last blessing, bestowed in love and tears, by mo.
ther yet surviving to witness, and to enjoy, your
prosperity and happiness.
But if family associations and the recoilectons OF
the past bring you hither with greater alacrty, and
minge with your greeting much Of local attachment
and private Affection greeting also he gwen free and
hearty greeting, to every American citizen, who
teads this sacred soil with patriotic feeling, and re.
spires with pleasure IN an atmosphere fragrant with
I'm ptnnfI ncnftg
be-nny it is grand, it is sublime by the nationality
OF its sentiment. In the seventeen millions of happy
people, who form the American community, there is
not one that has not deep and abiding interest in
| that which II commentaries.
| Woo hetde the man who brings to this DAYS wor-
| ship feeling less than wholly American! Woe betde
the man who can stand here with the fires of oca
resentments burning or the purpose of fomentinp To-
cal ealousies and the srfes of local interests tester
ing and ranking IN his heart. Union, founded in
justice, in PATRIOTISM and the most plain and obvious
common interest; union, founded on the same love
OF liberty, cemented by hlood shed in the same com.
mon cause; union has been the of all our go-
and greatness thus far and is the ground of all our
highest hopes. This column stands on Union.
know not that it might not keep its position if the
American Unlon IN the mad conflict of human pas
SONS, and IN the strife of parties and factions should
be broken up and destroyed, ! know not that i,
would lo,ter and fall to the EARTH and minge its frng.
ments with the fragments of liberty and the con ,ti,i.
ton, when state should be separated from state and
homes Of the founders of or yennI liz @ al. ne
bertance Of their CHI Iron II m;oh, saw "e S,ea.
from beneath the WEIGHT Of o, a.. Iu VINO
that would oppress him coJ lonL M 20 LIZZIE ~
For nv mart should live IN snch ~ rn NJ eh
avert NV ewes from il forevor ' '''''' s"ou''
| Ills not ASA mere mili,,rv e,coun,.r rs hos,;, ..
mics that the battle of Rnnkcr iii fnmnd m al
claim TO attention. Yet even no mere ha,o ~
were circumstances ATTENDING il eY,roordn,r ,,'' IL
character, and emitting il To- necniiar d;s,nn,;ary II
was fought on this emi',ence! in ,e neohhornod ~
wonder city in the presence If more "
were combatants in The conflict Men ,o,na ', u
children. from every COMMANDING nos;,;on ,or amu
Zinc at The battle and looking far Its resnl, VIII ga
the eaoerness natural TO those who tne,y ,h, WIZ
sue was frnupht with the deenest cnnSo 1,a, no =,
them YET on the 10th of lime INK ,hora ,,. ~ ~
thina orornd tb;s h;Il but w.rd' :, ..Ic "as no
wns indeed the note Of owfnl nren,ra,;nn IT,
There was the proyincni nrmv nj C,mhrdro ,,,
lis right flank resting on Dorcbes,er ond - e WIZ
Chelsea I'm, here nh was naaco unu ms 'ei. w
ed around. -'a"i'"''y 'e'."
On the I7tb every thing was cb,no.d IN ron,o,
be;ght had arisen IN The n;ab, ~ 49,, ~ yohuel
Prescott commanded perce;ved hv 10 -, :" ','.
dawn il was immediately cnnnonadsd from The a.. :.
inc batteries in the river and ,be onnos;,o
And then ensned The hurry Of nren.ropn y; .,
and soon he troons ~ Ry;,app W BOSTON
temn, N d,sIodoe tbs coon;s,a S'0'"eu III '''' ~
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