The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1857-11-19
From the Golden Prize.
GENERAL WARREN'S ORATION.

There were some OF tnOSe VINO teli early IN
the revolutionary struggle, who, had they been
permitted ts have borne their parts in the after
battles, would have been of service to the cause,
and have invested their names with a still
brighter halo Among these too-eary dead, we
me ntion with heartfelt regret the brave War
rem. The world has given him honor for deeds,
eclipsng in their greatness the vaunted bravery
of eastern heroes but il was not only upon the
field that Warren evinced an. undaunted cour-
ege.
Our re .ders are aware that the execrabe butch
cry, known bs the Boston Massacre" was per-
pe,rated on the 9th of March, l770. So deep
was the feeling of horror that pervade all clas-
ses of the community that for some years after,
an Grafton had been delivered on each annivrr-
sary, condemnatory OF the act. In the year IT'S
some of the most promnen among the British
officers residing in Boston, determined 10 oppose
the delivery OF future orations on this subject,
and were loud in their threats against any
one who should dare to convene meeting for
that purpose. Warren heard of the contempla-
ted prohibita ton and although he had officated
the year before, requested and urged permission
TO resume the responsibility. This was gladly
granted, aud public notice given OF the meeting
TO be held. Whatever of unxety or fear were
felt by his friends, none entertained by The
orator. The whispered warnings or open re-
monslrances were aiike unheeded. while with
stern determination h. prepared himself for the
occasion.
The day arrived All Boston was agog The
"0ld South was crammed to its utmost ca.
pacity Conspicuous among the assembled mui-
titude were seen the uniforms of the English Of
fcers They were stationed on the steps Of the
pulpit nay, in the pulpit itself. Had Warren
entered hy the doors, he would doubtless have
been stopped by these insolent myrmihons Of an
oppressive rule The crowd fortuna ately blocked
up the entrances, and The orator OF the day was
Ill.,, Il ,l,. Il
pit. When the audience saw the brave man en-
tering in this manner they raised loud and
prolyaced cheering that must have been any
thing but welcome 10 their enemies. Warren
dives,ed himself of his hat and wrapper, and
stood proudly forth amid the crowd OF interlo-
pers who had determined to eject him from the
sacred desk They were, however, inrimdated
by his boldness and gradually fell back, leaving
him the sole occupant of the pulpit.
In tones of thunder, and with the eloquent
fire of genius, he spoke of the dark deeds of the
past. Amid silence that might almost be felt
he proceeded To pour forth the righteous wrath Of
pa riot and a man, and denounced the perpe-
traitors of the massacer as miscreants, fends
villains!" while over his noble countenance there
was spread the palor of an intense feeling, yet
there was no quiver in his lip, no trembling in
his vore. He had proceeded for an hour in his
terrible denunciations, uninterrupted, when an
official more daring than the rest, t,-rose from his
seal and declared that
The sentiments uttered by the speaker were
treasonable, and subversive of the best interests
of the country and its king"
Warren turned his genius-ligh.ed eye upon
him, and continued
The sentiments utter. are the sentiments
of all who have hearts to feel and souls to dare
The expressions We complain of-the deeds we
depreCate, were not only unworthy OF men
wearing the image of their divine MASTER but
might be shuddered at by fiends. even though
they wore that badge OF servitude,a British uni
form"
The officer sank back in his seat amid the
cheers of the audience. Warren continued
The threats of personal violence, in which
some gentlemen here present have INDUCED are
perhaps too insignificant to be referred to here.
Nor would do so, were il not that desire to
give them publicly notice that am prepared at
any and all times, and in any and all ways, to
meet them or their agen's for good or ill. Nor
shall ! cease to denounce them or their acts as
base, cowardly, and atrocious."
Then. with prophetic tone, he concluded.
"The day is not far distant when these deeds
Of blood shall be expiated by the hearts blood
of those who enacted them. When the mourn
ing genius of our country now yelling the bright
ness Of her face in deepening Woe shall cast
aside the mantle that envelops her, and stand
forth in the light of the day, the representative
of Liberty in our Western land. Then shall the
horles that have oppressed her shrink back to
their native nothingness, and the efete represen-
tatives of an iron rule be scourged from her
Shores
A few short months thereafter saw him a vol
unteer, where he might have been General in
the ranks of his country, He threw aside his
commission, and stood side by side with the
privates at the breast works of Breeds Hill or
the 18th of June, l775. The opposing forces
could not and did not drive them from their po-
sition. With Ia bravery unparalleled in the his
tory Of any country but our own, he fought long
and well, and there within few feet of the spot
where the first shot was fired, he fell, covered
with immortality.
where his blood was spilled monument that
shall speak to the coming ages of the great ones
dead.
WHY should physicians have greater horror
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