Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1857-06-25

The ia.urur.ison Of The mOuunsn, to lbe

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The inauguraiiOn of the moHunspt 10 The
memory Of Cen wARREs, o. the l7th inst
vas an occasion Of unu.uL interest The
Grafton BY the iioa. EDwAED EyEsErr 10
spoken Of as a brilliaB, effort IL will soon
be presented in . corrected form, sud will
be universally read There were spcsehss
also BY the Hon Jons p. KEssKDr and
Hon JAHr. NJ MASON, both Of which are
appropriate and happy efasions The Ma
,ionat Iu.eliigeueer publishe, The latter, With
seansadalisn, and promises tAs s;Asrs hess-
ansr. Itis veil that eur prominent public
nsa should iptsrehsngs views upon spot
so sacred as Bunker Hill.
After the address by the Hoo EDwAaD
EvEREIT, Mr.. wmrHRsr, in very felicitous
manner introduced the Hon j. NJ. Mason
to the assembly
SPEECH or SENATOR MASON.
Mr.. Prssixeai sai Gsaileu-ea sftkS Isu.hrr mn
Ass~eSsii,ss .HOaofed BY yosr grseisas isyits,.On
~ winsss ibis grand aud Imposing spec tscie had
lhough thai fcame here a. siihess only. had
not thought that should Be eailei upon 70 become
m ACTOR IN ne NcfBf. ] am fuf The nfst Tine Pre-
seat al Bunker Hil. AAi 10 iss prssencs Of The de-
esndAnI= === tnecsssors 81 IAsi gan sbt and dsvo-
ted band no laid down tseir lives upon ihiS soil
that ue might live as ifeepen. They have left
you my eooaTymsn heritage that has besn On
known 10 The void siAce The mOsi painy days q
Greece ana Rome. They hare lsft yOn ihr hcgi-
tage OF an ion ynefial name and more they have len
yoa the hcfitsee Of their example. Wac wers
they The cOuHiIJ people assemelet IA a hurry.
And " meet whom The veterans u Cd Eng Land.
Ahd Shrrei UPoa The soil % an Enelish Coighy
And Whyi That they might eJHviace the Eor.t
~ ihey convinced their Zoe thai they Possessed The
spiIi, OF English resistance q tyranny itUm any
QaaFrf (App.aase) AHd thai gallant maa Eh0m
you 10 hoo SSips honor yoatssvss that gaiiAui man
who was .he.nho-t disun guished VieliH up0n ihai
Distinguish Aksid could he have rrlaTnei from H.
although eS.ulc not have said a. bic Spartan
predecessor aHfheraoPy igr oid, Go Stranger and
tell Il a. LAeSdt moa thai aid down cur lives Ia
oeedience 10 the laws OF Sparta" because AZ thai
day, ny eo0ntrymen, We hac 40 lav-the Empire
u nriish fule had ehtcd the Empire OF American
rale had oct oegan-thcfe no laU buI the lxed
ipdomiiAeie pufpJse-thf stern and iron rule-snd
the ready hand " achieve what vas there achieved
Although be could not have used the Spartan Lao
guage, he might have said 10 MasSaehuseiis Tell
II 10 your sons in MassAchusetts, tell AZ by Voar
sister colonies, aud lei IL be ha1ted down from zen
sraiion 10 generation, that here upJn Bunkrr Hill
was laid the eornet-sione OF American InIsoen-
dense. eemented With Cur bleed lapplausSO Nv
cCuntrymen have been well AMI beautifuIly io!d b1
orator u the day, that AZ B1nksr Hin eishsy Ia
years ago, when The revolution vas inaaguTatsu
the rule Of The British Empire eeaisi upon n s.
eoatinenL. OIhsT baules were fought, other suffer
ings we're endured PTivaIiOns that would be n
credible 10 those Who did not wines. thcm were
susiaiued without q murmuT, but the British rule
upon ihis continent eoded eighty-iwo year. ago
(sppiauke) have said. Nc. PresideaL that N
that lust and gallant man eoud have returned froua
the battle field and told Massaeksseus 10 had
down the memory VI that day from generat,on TO
generation, he would have fOusd bis request fuI-
filled. Four generations have passed bV and ne
are here 10 the 9Th now. shall tell Il 10 O,d Viz
ginia when feiaTn TO her blessed hills that loo
the spirit OF Massachusetts a. baoyanI as paIriot
&c, a. completely hI!ed with the emasAiions thai
should govern patriotism when visited Bunker
Hiil, AZ u vas when 'hAthsile vas fought. loud
Hpplause) am Authorized 10 say EhV this most
Inspiring sssemblAse-Uhy that iBtsTminahle pro-
cessiOn Of which formed by your kind invitation
q very humble psrt-Usy taJss s;reSnsss fruE= e..
cry house and Gom every Nird0U-Aad Why vas
eli The b. auty u your Tea uiu city assembled waT.
ing their bAndsefckicis and stream their hanpers
OF ueicOme 10 n. cummemoralOa of his cay.
shalt feel myself a0bcTZei 10 say O. the People u
NITsiaia that tae spirit II BaUkef Hiu yea remains
a. Bunker Bilt tappiause) AMI nos nv counffy-
men, something Was saiI b. the VERY si6queEt nsd
h, nOTed gentleman, h0 FepteseaisIhe STATE OF Con.
neciicu 10 depGeeasioa 81 that day bach
should UtSess this great CVuieferatieB bTpken into
fragments. ympalhtSe With hin. 4 aE here
day ~ say o. you, people OF 5Asssrhu.~tis TN,
OUT GogrTn meat - Government SHOE oai. sSne.
iioa IS n the honor and good sih 81 the States 81
this UnloD. (ApPlaase,) ADD " proclaim that 20
long as there are honor Snt good fsih 10 the SAc,
aud IN the people OF the S'aes she Uuian "a III H.
Pcrpeiuaied. lRsneWed appiausc) invoke you
sSTs, % BsakSI Hal, cCEiEg iran ny eva hon.
oFed Stale 10 The lar South woke Of you ALI N
you shall Tequire of these who represent you thai
hey AdmianNr the Government q, u usfs formed
BY oar faIhsp under the Constitution (appiaussl
and BOT Otherwise. ! would ask the spirii Of thai
patriot Who has departed from a. Hf he can loos
down ngaip upon the esrIh which be once huncryd
10 inspire yen all With that feeling which WoaId
require tha The Government should Be admins
tered under the CossiiiatiCn IN honor and IN good
Ailh. hi. President, thank you again ana the
ANsgiation Of which yen are The worthy head ipi
having given me the opportunity q witnessing thi'
| great spectacle On Booker Hiil ard sBAblipE ms
10 lake back 70 my people as I shah Do, The a.
saranee thai the spirit u Bunker Hin vet liVe-
10 Msssaeku'tus. (Loud and loug coutinusd Or.
Pisuse)
In our next We viii give the speech o.
the Hen. JonN Z. KrSxEpT.
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