The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-11-08

hE thej- ssperAtsd Davis oSelAimsd ~ haven't
a man that ID Afsld 70 co." and immediately
marched hIs Company from fhs len 70 lhc
right Of the line, ARd led ia ihls hrst oraaniI,
cd attack upon tbs tFvopf of 0sorge I'll, IN
THAI memorable war which ny the help ofCloa
made fhs thirteen colonies independent Of
Great Britain, and eAse political being 10 the
United States Of Amerlea. Acton, April 10,
1917
Tho monument was designed by Afr y. G..
Parker, hEohiteei, Boston, and boil, by Messs
Eastman & Hutchinson, Of Manchester, " II,
:, A most Interesting CuAsure ln the proccs-
sioa ~ss No rveseAee q t~o Of the rcyoiu-
tionAry soldiers Qi i775. Dr AmAriAh Preston
Of Lexington, aged %, and Benjamin sndlh
Of waylAhd. both Appoarad In bsa,arkAble
ge.ii health, considering their advanced Agsa.
The citizens Of Lexington carried han
ner inscribed, Lexington, 9th April, i77b"
with the Mor,la .nh ahAL a allEinns dr. for
America ?" On the othdr vida was the motto
"Frecdom's first offering" the names Of
die heroes who lost their lives at the LeSing.
,on slaughter In other So,TEcts, buyond
what We have stated, the proecssion was not
remarkable for It's decorative Accompani
menis.
Slowly, and marching to the sounds Of sol
enin music, the head Of the procession reach
cd the monument, on the western side Of which
IL halted, where the chest containing the re-
mains Of tho departed patriots was placed on
a covered form, and the I'D opened. Through
the kindness of che Chief Marshal, the meu,-
bers Of the press present were allowed to have
an uninterrupted yiaw Of the bones. The re-
ccptAclc in which they lay was of black wal
nut polished. The internal part was divided
into thrcc compartments, ono at the haAd,and
two parallel with each other on the sides. In
the former lay the bones OF Captain Isaac
Davis, on the right those Of llosmer, while
Hayward's lay on the lcfl- Outside, ON the
top of the lid, were siver plates. on which the
names Of the patriots wero engraved, each
above the compartment in which the bones
lay.
The body of tho procersion filed past in
view OF the remains after which the citizens
at large took glance at the relics. Nearly
an hour was employed in this coremoniou'
leAve-tAking. after which the pAll-boarvrs
closed tho lid Of tho sarcophAgns, and Il and
its contents -rer,. borne te, et,A deposited iF7
the aperture assigned to them in the base Of
the monument The procession then left for
ithe large tent, which was pitched in n field To
the west OF the monument, and only few
rods distant from it.
During the period employed in removing
and drPositing the remains, minutc-guns were
fired by a detachment Of the Concord Artil-
. lerY.
| 4 Hymn composed for The occasion, by
Rev. II. DurAnt, native of Acton, OF which
che following is copy ;--.
! God, We give the praise 10 Thee
The honor Of our Nations births
! ltwNs thy power that made us free
The power that guides the rolling earth.
As planets feel thy wise control
A. ifin love together bound;
And the successive seasons roll
- In harmnnx aud heanil ruIna F.
Empires in NIL their changes show
The Law Of thine unerTing VIII,
They rise and fall. decline and grow,
A perfect order 10 fulfl.
And higher this, than Natures plan,
Perfection of our social Good
Enthronement Of the rights ofman--
universal brotherhood.
ies-order here shall rise At last;
| And wars and party striles be donei
few more revolutions past,
| And all mankind ahnll be rs one. -
I IA ON this pile, beneath dase skies,
The peaeefuliight OF Heaven shalt play,
} SO the Heroic. Past shall rise,
And fs4AaS the glories OF that day.
! o God, we give the pfGi-Sto Thoe,
The honor Of our Nations birth;
II wns Thy power that made ui free,
The Power that yet shall free the earth.
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