The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-06-18


pendancy OF dangers tire atening the public liberty
they have outved the most OF their contemporaries
| They have rot outlived, they cannot outlive, the
eyer-ablding gratitude of their counry-(oud and
enthusiastic cheerlng.) Heaven has not allotted
TO our generation an opportunity OF rendering service
| like theirs and manesting such devotion as they
manifested in such cause as theirs; but it may
! well become Us TO praise actions that we cannot
eeual-to commemorate what we were not born to
| perform. CA universal burst OF applause.) "Pul-
ch'Mmes bene fdcere, bene deere band alb sccundum
est" Yes, BUNKER HILL MONUMENT is COMPLETED.
Here it stands. Fortunate in the natural emlnence
on which it ID raced, higher infinitely in its object
| and its purpose-behold it rise over the land
and over the sea- and visible this moment to SO0,O 600
of the citizens OF Massachusetts. There it stands
| a memorial of the pasta monitor to the present
| and to all succeedngs generations of men. have
| spoken of IL purpose. fit had been without any
other purpose than the creator OF work of art, the
| granite OF which 1t Is composed, would have con
nued to sleep on IFS native bed. But it has pur-
pose, and that purpose gives 1t dignity
and causes us to look upon it with
awe. That purpose it is hch eDrobes it with a
moral grandeur that purpose it is which seems to
invest it with the attributes of an august, intelec-
tua parsonage. 1t is itself the great ORATOR of
this occasion (Great cheering) 1t is not from
my lips, could II be from any human lips that
that strain ofseloquence is to flow, most competent
to utter the emotions of thismuIitude. The potent
speaker STANDS motloness before you. (1ere
arms, looked upward to the. summit of
the solemn pile and the vast assemblage Joined in
one loud and long shout Of enthusiastic applause }
1t is plain shaft 1t bears no inscription fronting
the rising sun, from which the future antiquarian
shall be employed to wipe away the dust nor does
the rising awaken strains of music on its sum-
nit; but there it stands, and at the rising of the sum-
and at the setting of the sun, and amid the blaze of
| light, there it stands. 1t looks-t speaks
it acts to the full comprehension of every
American mind, and TO the awakening of the
highest enthusiasm in every true American
heart. (Great aiplauss) lts silent but awful utter
ance-the deep pathos with which as we look upon
IT, 1t brings before us the l7h OF June, ITO, and the
consequences resulting from the events of thai day
| to US, 10 our country, and to the world-conse-
quences which must continue 10 gain influence
| on the destlnies OF mankind TO the end
of tme-surpasses all that the study
duce Today-to.day it speaks to us. The future audi
tors will be the successive generations Of As they
will bs of cornage and religion and liberty
ofgood Cover nment-o the renown of those who have
sacrificed themselves TO the good their country In the
older world many Fabrics still in existence reared by
human hand whose object history lost In the dark
ness OF ages They are now monuments OF nothing, but
the power and skill which constructed them The NIGH
ty pyramid ITSELF half buried in the sands of Africa has
nothing to bring down and report but the power Of
Kings the servitude of the people ask cd for its de-
sign, object its sentiment for its admonition
its instruction to mannafor great end of ts being
1t is slentsent as the millions OF human besgs that
lie in the dust at its basis the catacombs that surround
it. Having thus Just object now known to mankind
though it be raised against the Heavens, it excit,s no
|
with strrnge wonder. But if the present civz alton of
mankind-founded it is the solid basis OF science,
of nature and stimulated and pervaded by moral
sentiment and the truths of the Christian region-f this
civilization be destined to continue till there ter
mnaon OF human being on the earh then the purpose
of this monument will continue TO be on earth till that
hour comes And it, in dispehsaion of Providence the
civilization Of the world is to be overthrown and
the truths Of Christianity obscurcd by another deIuge
! OF barbarsm, still the memory Of BUrKER HILL
and great events with which il is connected will be
i elements knowledge ma
to whom the light Of civilization and christianity shall
exended-Qoud applause) This celeba alton is honor.
ed by the presence of the CHEF MAGISTRATE of the Ma
ton surrounded by the distinguished ndiv duss who are
his constitutional advisers Three enthusiastic cheers
and zone cheer more'o An occasion SO nationa-so in
timately connected with that revolution Of which
the government grew surely worthy of this mark Of
respect and admir- alton from him. who ny the voice of his
fellow citizens and the laws oil the country is placed at
the heat Of thad government Familiarly acquainted
he is with YoRKrowN, where the last great military
effort OF the Revolution was performed, he has
now had an opportunity OF seeing the theatre of
the first Of these great struggles. He has where
WARRsN fell-where SrARKE, KNowLToN, Putnam, and
Mo Larry and their associates, fought He has the
field which thousand chosen regular troops Of Eng
land smiten down in the first great CO test for
berty, by the arm of the yeomanry Of New England
applause)and with heart tull Of American feeling
he comes here to day am to participate in feel
degree any individual present in all the cnthus
esn-in all the grateful recollectionsw hch this day
end occasion calculated to create. enewed cheer
| ing) His EXcellency the Governor of the Common
wealth also present is il to be doubted that he too
enters with glow OF enthusiastic feeling into
SION INTENDED 10 so ElKhly honorable
10 the people of that Commonwealth which il is his
good 10 be called TO preside Cheers Banners
and flags professions and badges, announce to that
with this multitude have up Thousands OF the natives
Of New England resident in other States. Welcome wei
come, ye Of kindred name and kindred blood (Grea.
cheerng) From the broad savannahs of the south
from the fair regions OF the wcst--irom the
| thousands OF eastern origin who cultivate the
rich and fertile valley OF the Gencsee and live along
tho margin OF ocesn-lakes from the mountains OF
Pennsy the ,hrongcd and crowded cities OF
the observation-disclosures! Wherever else you may
IN OF hnrnn
tic choers-the ladies the gacis waved their hand
kcrchies) Yau have glorious ancestry OF liberty
you bring with you names such found the rolls
Of king ton and Concord, and Bunker Hill. You
her this shrine of liberty the family affairs where
your young lips first taught to lisp the of Coz
the temples OF public worship where you received
the first lessons OF devooDnear the halls and colleges
whers you received your education. You come here,
some OF you to be embraced once more by Revolution
airy atherio ,evc perhaps, another and last bles-
sing bestowed in love end teers OF en- eyed mother who
has survived thus long to behold and enjoy prope
ry and happiness. II those femily recolecons- IL
hofc tender associations OF early life have brought you
here with something Of extraordinary alacrty and w.
' Oh from % something of