The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1843-06-27
MIR. WEBSTER'S ADDRESS,

| Your duty has been performed the great work is
structure, from its broad founda-
ton has reached its destined height and now lifts its
summit TO the clouds ".
We are assembled, my brethren, at the conclusion
of this undertaking to indulge afresh in the crafty ing
recolec of the event which it is designed to COM
nemorate EighteenFyeurs ago, more than half the
duration of the ordinary term of mans life, the cor
ner-stone Of this monument was laid The hope of
those who conceived the design Of raising here n
structure worthy of the memory Of WARREN, was
founded upon the expectation Of the voluntary con-
trbutions of those who had desire for profit, but
for the general public fame.
Those hopes have not been disappointed, donations
have been mad e in to a large amount, and
money has been contributed by thousands Of ndivid
uas; and all those who entertain opinion of the
the object and the great good that from its sue
cessfA accomplishment, will cheerfuly pay the hom-
age of respect TO the Board of Directors, and the com
mtee of the corporation, who were entrusted with
the general management.
The architect is equally entitled to your thanks,
but he has other rewards for the duties of his office
in the distinction which it coniers upon him.
At the time when the prospect of its future progress
truly discouragng, the Mechanic Association by
a patriotic and vigorous effort raised the funds for
carrying it on, and we have the grateful duty of ac-
knowledgng our obligation to them The last effort
TO complete the construction of this edce, and
the work which had been thus far prosecuted, had its
origin in the manly patriotism, and winning power of
the gentler sex; they addressed themselves TO this
work and raised most the funds which were neces-
sary to carry this work to the proposed height.
or those who present at the laying Of the
stone, many are living about us and some
are present. but alas! there are others who have
completed their term of life. William Tudor dis
tnguished scholar, able writer and most amiable
man. allied by his birth and sentiments to the patriots
Of the revolution, and by his public services, now
hes buried beneath that monumental stone VIM.
Sullivan a fragrant with revolutionary services,
always best loved, where most known. He, too, is
gathered to the fathers. And last, George Blake, a
orcarnng and eloquence, with social qualities of
the most agreeable and facnating kind, and distin-
gushed for those gifts, which enable their possessor
to exert large sway over public bodies.
have thus far spoken OF those who have ceased
TO be of the living. Others living Of those
who were called together for the purpose Of taking
the first steps in the erection of this monument.
Thomas H. Perkins whose long life is drawing
to close; he always characterized by acts OF
public spirit which have now become matter of his
tory. His life is sanctied by public and private
cellences He is n venerable man, a friend of us
ALL his charities are distilled like the dew-he has
fed the hungry and clothed the naked and given sight
to the blind. (Applause.) To express such virtues,
all the language which use, is poor and pitt
full
Not one of the projectors of this work, but Of
4. Al. G.. ,xor,
ration was the late governor of this commonwealth
General John Brooks who had been here in l775; he
was distinguished honoraby in the revolutionary
as a soldier and without reproach. The recol-
lection Of such men is due 10 public and private viz
tue, especially on occasions like this. Many o. them
have had their course, and the number Of those who
were here at the laying fthe corner stone of this
monument eighteen years ago, is diminishing; most
of the revolutionary characters have joined the great
congregation Of the dead Some few remain They
have out-ived all the storms Of the revoluton-they
have outlived the evils of the of good and ef
cient government-they have outved the tendency of
danger to Il public liberty; they have ou,lived most
of their contemporaries, but they have not outved,
they cannot oulvethe abiding gratitude of their
country.
Heaven has not allotted to our generation the op.
p0rtunlty oil rendering service
iresting the devotion which they manifested in such
theirs. But it may well become us, in great
actions that cannot equal, to commemorate what
we were not born to perform.
Yes the Bunker Hill monument is completed, and
here it stands. Higher infinitely in It's objects and
purposes we heheld it rise the land and
the sea- and visible this moment TO 800 900 Of the
citizens of Massachusetts, memorial ofthe past and
a memento to the present and all succeeding genera
tons Of men.
have spoken of its purpose. III it had been with
out other purpose than in character work of art,
the granite of which it is composed would continue to
sleep in its native bed But it has purpose, and
that purpose gives it dignity and causes to look
upon it with awe; and that purpose it is which en-
robes it with moral grandure, that purpose it is
which seems to invest it with the attributes Of an
gust intellectual parsonage 1t itself the great orator
of this occasion. (Appause) 1t is not from my
"a. Iinsfh hiatt tho