New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-06-19
The Thinker Hill Celebration.

The festivities at Boston and CharlestOWn, Mass.
on Monday which was the anniversary Of the Bat
tie Of Bunker Hill, are described as having been
enthusiastic and numerously attended. The chief
event Of the day was the Grafton by Edward Ev-
erett which is reported in full in the Boston papers
Of TUESDAY. AS is usual with the productions of
its author, it is remarkable for a severely chaste
and elegant dicton, and for polished evenness of
thought 1t begins by saying that the ruler and
the deed they commemorated had their best monu
ment in the prosperity and greatness Of the Re
public then the orator reviews the battle and its
Incidents the Revolution, the establishment Of the
State and Federal Governments, and the impera-
tive duty of not letting go the Union, whose es-
Enlistment necessity dictated and wisdom brought
about. He concludes by stating that Europe now
has its eyes anxiously turned upon America, look.
ing for lessons Of practical freedom and that it is
for this country to meet such expectations. We
quote his concluding paragraph
But chiefly let US trust that the principles Of
fathers may more and more prevail throughout our
beloved country We have erected noble monu-
ment to their memory; but we shall not have per-
formed all our duty, unless we catch ourselves
some portion Of their spirit. Oh that the contem-
pation Of their bright example and pure fame
might elevate our minds above the selfish passions,
the fierce contentious and the dark forebodings of
the day. We need the spirit of rs to guide US
safely amid the dizzy activities of the times.
While our own numbers are increasingly an unex-
ampled ratio, Europe is pouring in upon US her
hundreds of thousands annually, and new regions
are added TO our domain which we are obliged to
count bv degrees Of latitude and longitude. In
the meantime the most wonderful discoveries Of
Art and the most mysterious powers Of Nature
combine TO give almost fearful increase to the in.
tensitv If cur existence. Machines Of uaexam.
rled complication aId ingenuity have been applied
b. the whole range Of human industry We rush
across the land and the sea by steam; We cor.
respond by magr etlsm we paint by the solar ray;
we count the beats OF the electric clock at the dis
lance OF thousand miles We snnihilate time and
distance and, amid all the new agencies OF com.
nunication aud action, the Omnpotent Pfess-
the great engine a. Modern Piogress-nOs s11er.
seeded or impaired, but gathering new power from
all the arts. IS daily clothing Itself with lou Ter
thunders. While We Contemplate 9ith adqirs
ton almost with aWc-;he mighty iaGaeuc-s
which surround us, and which demand our co6o.ra.
ton and our guidance, let our tesrs Overflow, with
gratitude 70 the patriots who haze handed down
10 Us this great Inheritance. Let US strive 70 fur
nsh ourselves, from the s.urenO1se OF their exam.
pie, with the principles aud virtues which VIII
strengthen us Tor the performance of an honored
part on this illustrious stage. Let pure patriotism
add its bond to tie bars Of iron which are b.,6,Dg
the continent together aud as intelligence shoots
with the electric spark from ocean 70 ocean. let
public spirit and love OF country catch from heart
to he art.