New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-18

AID tiral comp elton than Dr. John L. warren. Nor
Jet II be thought Sir that in ers'tpg the satse OF
Gen. Joseph Warren and besowing the holors OF this
| dsy exclusively upon Tim, we forges the services OF
| The brave Of whatever rank. who psrtoOk, with
like courage ard patriotic devotion the perlls Of the
I ever memorable Eth Of June l175 whether with him
they gave their lves to the country, or survived for
| other fields of dsnger and other calls Of dniy To
honor without attempting 70 enumeiate or compare
their nanee-to mark to the latest generator he spot
where they stood aide by side through the liye-Ong
hours Of that anxious tosOme night and that trench
dous day-and bIayed in their most terrible form, snd
oct Of them for The first time, tie pers of the 5Gte
is the object Of the modifying work which crowns
| the hill on which stand. II commentaries 10
Individual man or State. II stands indeed the soil
Of Massachusetts,, where the battle fought but
there Il stands equally fer Connecticut, New-Hamp
hire, and Rhode Island and the younger sisters of
tie New. Ef gland family Vermont and Maine whose
troops she!ed with our the dangers ard the hOnOrs OF
The day II stancs Tor Prescott and Warren. but not
les foT Putnam, ard Stark, and Green. No name
adorns the shaft; but ages hence, though al pha
bets msy become obscure those which cover the
monuments Of Ninevah and Babylon. it, uninscribed
surface on which monRrChs might be proud 10
grave their titles will perpetuate the memory Of the
l7th OF Jure. It's tn monument Of the day, OF the
event Of the battle of Banker Hill Of all the brave
men who shared its perils-ake Of Prescott and Pat
| nam and Wgren-'Ee chiefs Of the day, end the
Cred man. Salem. who = reported To- have shot the
galsrt Pitcairn a. be mounted the pGlapet. Cod as
The Clods which Il reefs, still the silent heavens
To- which it fOaTs il is vet vocal eloquent IN their
| undivided praise. TIL the pOnderoas ard well
ccnracted blocks Of granite. which no force but
that Il earthquake viii heave from their bear
.Lgs, shall fall asunder, il viii stand to tie most
distant pOsteii,y grand impartial llustration-Na
ture'- mtssiye litbographyi-of the noble page
second other in the annals of AHerica, which
History shall write down the names aud the deeds Of
he 18th Of June l775 But while the Obellsk, unap
pIopiat.d to any individual name however brilliant
!orgetlul of no ndvc ua merit however humble, towers
| in simplicity, the one impartial monument of
the dayit seemed proper 10 the nUihceut propOser
ct liz. n H. A.
sCciatcs IN the undertaking, that beginning should
st lfu,rh be made Of separate CONNIE morati0n of
those who rendered especial service in an action
which gave u character 10 the whole succeeding con-
test: battle in which the loss OF the enemy exceeded
iwo-iod hat Of Saratoga, Monmouth OF yorktown
any ether conflict IN the war and which Disgusting
q disastrous defeat with the Of victory, was
IN he language Of General Burgoyne, who wit
Lo-seu the engagement. " the loss of the British
Empire in America No one, i am persuaded,
will think II unjust that the irst statue has been
erected to Warren; 10 one but must desire that the
example thus set should be followed by those Of Pres
colt, of Putnam, Of Gardner of McClary, and OF
whomsoeyer else grateful posterty may deem
thy to he associated with them III these posthumOus
donors not tel you, Sir, that il has long been
in contemplation 10 erect permanent lodge
portion at these Consecraied grounds, which shall
afford appropriate place Of deposit for the archives
of the Association and for the relics aud memorials Of
the battle, and there it is probable, If this design il
executed, that the statue We TINS day lnaugurae, viii
be defuvely set up, 10 be surrounded, let us hope.
with TIE busts and ae- of many others of the brave
men who stood or fell IN the of the country
that mCmentous day. In these ways and by these
works-by the majestic structure which points lts
inscribed shaft 10 the skies and by the monumental
statues which We dedicate 70 individual merit CRATE
FIJI V0stery will seek to honor those To whose wss
and brave ceunses TO whose tolls and whose blood
we are Indebted under Providence, fer this rich her
itacc Of public aud private prosperity. OF theseln
this part of the Union-here is no name 10 stand be-
fore Warens Prudent, resOute, fearless not yet
thirty five years of age, lie was IN reality, as Presi
~. 8 PROV o. Mus-aplusptts
Chairman If the Committee Of Safety, the efficient
head of the patriot in New-England. In addl-
ton to these important offices, three days before the
battle Of the 9Th of June. be was chosen Major
General Of the Mas saChusets troops. lie was himself
opposed to the occupation Of Bunker llll, but that
measure having been resolved upon By the council Of
war Warren determined to support it with his pres
cuce and, if need should be, his blood. Mr.. Gerry,
h,s associate in the Committee Of Safety in conference
with him on the 10th, strongly dis-uadrd his Jsinlng
the detachment which had been ordered on this
cyoutiul errand. 1T will be madne S., said he,
TO expose yourself where destruction vii be ell but
inevitable ." :" / am of this, said Warren,
" but ! live within the sound of the cannon: how
could bear their roaring in such cause and not
" be there Agsin Mr. Gerry demonstrated, aud
concluded with saying, AS surely as you go 10 thu
nil y.u will be slam Warrens reply was;
Duce It decoram pro patria mort"
1t /, swee, aud becoming TO die for the country"
That dav the 10TH he passed at Watertown, the
seat If the Provincial Assembly, remaining there the
greater part of the night il the dCharge OF the pub
lie business. AT CLOCK Oh the morning OF inc Il IN
he rode t. Cambridge, and suffering severely from
headache threw himself on the bed ur little repose
the last he ever took earth. When the intei-
geuoe reached Cambridge that the enemy was IN mo-
ton i, was coumur Cated TO him by Gen. Ward. lie
rose from his bed-deolared that he was @al-mounted
his horse ard rode to CharestOwn. just elected
Major he repaired TO the field a volunteer
refused the command which rendered him by Put
nam end precottinquire where the attack would BE-
most formidable and placed himself there-amons
tine foremost in the conflict, among the last In me
lingering retreat, till he was struck with bullet
in the head ana fell 70 rise more. The next morn
ing the body vas found by Dr. Jeiirles and General
Nipslow who visited the field aud who saw the spot
where il was buried The following Spring, after tue
departure Of the Royal forces, the honored remains
Identified by Indications were renterred wltn ap'
D,our;a'e funeral ceremonies In Boston. The pail was
borie by Gcaeral Ward and other distinguished as.o-
ciate in arms, and the opening words OF 0rop e Eu-
oeisf,-" lllustIous Relics what udlngS IRON me
Grayel produced u Thrill in the audience, which chung
through life 10 the memory Of those who heard IT, In the
cical account ofthe battle prepared short time after
ward AT the instance Of the Committee OF Safety
Major. General Joseph Warren is named first among
the De ad, as whose memory will be endeared
70 his country meu, AID 10 the worthy IN every
part ard age OF the word. so long "a virtue ana
valOr shall be esteemed among mankind ElShty-
two yCafs have passed away since these pro-
| ,hctit words were uttered and now behold a
pledge Of their fhmeEt 10 this great assembly gath
,ed IL do honor TO his name and IN the attendance
o. 60 many OF the mos, distinguished Of our community
and Of tie land. We are deprived, indeed, by
cause which demands all sympathy, OF the desired
presence e the ustrouS chief, the L.eutenant-Gen-
cal 81 the armies of United States, whose own
bio, has not been 'paTtd IN the service OF the eoun-
NV who nd fought her battles Vctsslossy ID every
climate from the Canadian ircbuer TO The tropics, asd
Who more favored Of Providence hiss lived to an hon
ored age 70 enter ITO that reward ~ gratitude and
ye,c aion which II was given to Wargen II teserve
but 10; Ia enjoy But aIe honored with the pes
erce If the Chief Magiaaes of several sister States
snd especially Of the Empire State Of Ney-fo-, wor-
Inv representative Of a noble Massachusetts sire.