Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1857-05-01
From the Boston Journal
The Glorious Nineteenth.

day ought always 10 De ceieoFa'eot O~'
we do not learn that il is observed any
where, the prerent year. except in New
York city. This is not just as it should
be, and we trust that another year Will
not witness a similar delinquency in the
immediate vicinity of those glorious
events which initiated the American
Revolution.
We give below some revolutionary
"reminiscences, furnished us by Mr.. b.
Harrington, a grandson of one of the
sergeants of Capt. Parker's Lexington
minute men. These have never before
been published in any newspaper, we be-
Iieve. The Lexington town records
abound in interesting "reminiscences of
this description. Hon. Charles Hudson
is now engaged in preparing history of
the town, which, we are happy to learn,
will embody and preserve many of those
not heretofore published.
"Nov. 8, IVA Upon the request of
number of inhabitants to see if the
town will erect pole to the cause OF lib
erty, and cut the same off the town land,
with the timber necessary for setting up
the same; voted to have no liberty pole.
Upon a request to see if the town will
fetch two small pieces of cannon from
WATERFOWL, offered by said town for the
use of the company in this town; voted
to bring them"
!
"Dec. 10, IVA. Voted to see what
: method the town will take in making a
collection for their suffering brethren in
the towns of Boston and Charlestown."
At the same meeting the following
resolution, probably written by the Rev,
Jonas Clark, was passed:
, sc. Resolred, That with gratitude to
our brethren in Boston and other towns
2 we do express our satisfaction in the mea-
/ sures they have taken, and the struggles
D they have made, upon this as well as
many other occasions, for the Liberties
of their Country and America. We are
ready and resolved to concur with them
Y in every national measure that may be
!, necessary for the preservation or recov-
:. cry of our rights and Liberties as Eng
j., lishmen and Christians and we trust IN
= God, that should the state of our affairs
e require, we shall be ready to sacrifice our
/, estates and everything dear to Life, yea
and Life itself, in support of the common
cause
1t was also voted that if any head o.
} family in this town, or any person, shall
$ from this time forward, and until the duty
i be taken off. purchase any tea, or use oil
: consume any tea in their families, such
person shall be looked upon as an enemy
to this town and to this country, and shall
II by this town be treated with neglect anC
y contempt"
% 1t was also voted to transmit copy o
the above votes TO the Corresponding
Committee at Boston.
:. The writer of the first of the subjoineC
statements, was old Mr.. Jonathan Har
rington, the last of the Lexington minute
men, who was buried with military hon
ors in the spring of 1858. He was tn,
= fifer of Capt. Parker's company, it vii
be recollected. The second statemen
was given by Mr.. AbJah Harrington il
1852. He has since deceased. AT tn
time of the fight he was only fourteel
'' years of age-not old enough to belon
c to Capt. Parker's company-but his nar
IL rative of what he then saw and heard, j
not the less thrillingly interesting:
To all americans and friends of america:
God having spared my life, am adj,
to write and say to you that ! am the la:
survivor of Capt Parker's company, tha
met on the green at Lexington, April {
I775, to assert our rights and the caus
IS of human Liberty. Our people suffere
n great hardships during the war. W
25 achieved great victory considering tn
IL limited means we had to defend ourselve:
l. and we hand down to you the great Der
> efts and privileges we secured to you an
d future generations.
or earnestly ask you to remember th
ed Patriots, and guard and protect the prir
an ciples they handed down to you.
(Signed by) JONATHAN HARRINGTON.
SC Lexington, April Is, 1852.
ng l have done my duty in protecting tn
lat Constitution by going to the Town NEE
in ings every year, and voting for it up
1851.
To all True Friends Of Liberty and the ConstitsaO
n God having spared my life, 1 am alb
to say have lived to enjoy many yea
Ell under the protection and liberties secure
in to you and me by the long and distres
M ing trials of our heroic sires during IL
d. war with England.
- ! heard the guns and shouts on Il
" 18th of April, 1775. I was IA yea
NJ old. My mother told me to go into ii
tth village and see who was killed. / a
ed rived at the meeting house about hal
60 past seven o'clock in the morning. II
only person / saw was Prince Easte
brook, "a black belonging to Mr.. Ea
terbrook) His arm was pierced wi
TT two balls; he told me the men that we
IS killed were in the meeting house.
oil looked throughthe window and saw ther
All the men In the VILLAGE had oona ,