The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-06-21
The Great Bunker Hill Herald.

superb edition Of the WEEKLY HERALD which, from the
j, will contain, will be called the Bunker Hill
Herald. A full account Of the celebration OF Bunker
Hill will he its principal feature consisting OF the de.
scriptons, and MIR. webslers orston; accompanied
with four or I'VE splendid sngravlngs, comprising
lst view OF the procession forming on Boston Com
mon
and. view of the procession crossing Warren
Bridge.
Sd. A view of Bunker Hill Monument from the north,
as looked the day the celebration with the hags
above and crowds below. . -,
4th view of Bunker Hill Monument from the south
ern bay, as it looked on the quiet sabbath morning
And 5.h rare and original OF the Battle of Bun
kcr Hill which took place the nth June, l775 taken
from print published few weeks after that great event!
and in possession Of citizen OF New YORK; exhi-
biting the array of the American army engaged in
deadly conflict with the British troops, their ships and
This will be one of the most curious and interesting
WEEKLY HsRALDs ever published. Agents and nswsmen
will pesse transmit their orders early possible
We snail probably publish hundred thousand copies
TO supply all demands
The BUNKER HILL CELEBRAuoN-THE SPIRIT
AND THE ORATOR OF TIE DAy.-The celebration on
Bunker Hill, last Saturday, was indeed one in
which every patriotic heart might well rejoice. In
moral grandeur and sublimity, that scene has no
parallel in the history OF nations The great free
nation OF modern times, offered up there, on that
consecrated spot, the homage Of lis mighty and
laborng heart to those pure principles OF truth and
liberty, for which armies OF martyrs in many land
have died and which, in the virgin soil OF this
new world, are already ripening to an harvest OF
happiness and peace, of which the whole race Of
man are destined one day to partake.
The sentiments and feelings which such occa-
sion excited, happily found appropriate utterance.-
1t was a task OF no common order OF magnitude and
difficulty to give permanent embodiment TO the spi-
rit of that Let the tears, and the struggling
emotion, and the heart-born homage OF that vast
multitude, answer whether he who spoke tor them,
discharged his duty. The Grafton delivered on that
day is one to weep over-to hope over-to rejoice
over-to pray over. There is no veneraton, howe
yer Deep of the mighty dead-no faith, however ar
dent, in the cause for which they poured ou their
souls on the battle-feld-no hope, howeves eyul,-
ing, in the ultimate universal reign Of liberty, which
may not find in this discourse new sources of sup
port, sustenance, and triumph.
What patriot is there who heard-what patriot is
there who has read this discourse, whose soul has
not burned within him, and taken fresh courage
What foe to liberty and to man is there whose
heart can fail to be stricken with the solemn utter
ance of that great vindication of human rights
and human freedom? Il is in every way effort
worthy of the author-worthy of the occasion.
The matter of this Grafton so nelliglble-its
view and sentiments so enlightened and so ration
al-its words of warning and advice address them
selves SO earnestly and affectionetey TO all hearts,
that we might well be excused from making one
syllable of comment. But one or two points
we would ain offer word. The manner in which
Mr. Webster traced that spirit of liberty which ami
mates our Tree institutions to its place, appear
ed TO US sngularly forcible and happy. TWAS in
deed in the soil of England that those seeds were
first cast and terminated, which afterwards found
more congenial home in this Western world 1t
was the Reformation which ushered In the advent
of those principles of civil and religious liberty
which, amid many bitter storms, forced themselves
afterwards in Britain, to superiority which came
very near overturning the last vestige of monarch
al institutions, and which result only the violent ia
naticsm OF Cromwell'a followers prevented. Then
reaction took pace, and after passing through Sc
veral phases, the monarchy still maintains Its SUI
premacy But il was in that revolutionary republic
can eTa-that period when the Anglo-Saxon mind
became Underlined with just notions OF genuine IL
berty-that those principles to which we are indeot-
ed for our present free Institutions transplant
ed TO this continent.
We cannot refrain from abiding to Mr.. Web
sters pointed denunciaton OF party spirit and fac
tious feeling His Grafton is altogether an impress
sive admonon. In it, like the Monument itself,
he lifts himself far above the petty contests and the
dust and turmoil OF political warfare-Invitng all to
seek that serene atmosphere of fraternal union and
peace TO which it points Not without necessity is
that montion. On the very day in which that
great discourse was uttered, we find one Judge
Conrad, at Clay meeting in Philadelphia, de-
nouncng Mr.. Webster in terms of pitIeble violence
and political hate.
We have good ground TO hope, however, that the
Impressive lessons which this Grafton conveys will
not be altogether lost. The hearts of very many
are open TO receive them. The people are anxious
for quiet and repose. They are sick and weared OF
the fierce quarrels of political spectators. Let us
trust then, that purified refreshed and invgsrated
by Its visit to the "Mount of Sacr6cia," the nation
will universally return with renewed ardor to Its
first love, and go on adding new strength and
trumphs TO that glorious cause for which the patriots
of rs suffered even unto the death
MOVEMENTS Postmaster Montgomery of Phila-
delphia returned from Boston yesterday, stopped a
few hours at Towards, and proceeded directly for
Philadelphia. Mr. Montgomery says that the Presi-
dent is remarkably we'll
Hon. Judge Doe of Saratoga, the Hon. T. j. Pat
terson OF Rochester, the Hon. G. Ellis of Water
ford, Judge Ogden of Elmira, all arrived at How
ards yesterday, where they are now stopping.
RIOTS AT BEAUHARNoIs.-AI was quiet on the
10Th inst The relnforcements from the list and
74th regiments had arrived
The bodies had all been buried
Dnring the height of the excitement, and direct
ly after the mob had attacked the house of Mr.
Mcdonnell, three cheers were giren TOR O'ConneH.
THEATRICAL MOVEMENTS, &c.-The Ravels were
at Providence on the 18th, performing short en-
gagement.
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