Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-06-19
FROM THE WEST.
The following reports have been furnished nv
The Bunker Hill Celebration-Hon. Edward
Everetts Grafton.

Inc procession in Boston, on Wednesday, the
anniversary of the battle of Bunker Hill, on the
occasion Of the Inauguration Of the Warren statue
occupied about an hour in passing given poirt
among the notables present were George Pea
body, Esq, Of London, N. p. Willis, N. p.
Banks, DIR; Hayes of the Kane expedition. Peter
cooper OF New York, Major Benham, L. s. A.,
hon. j. r. Kennedy, Gov. Dyer of Rhode Island
Gov. Kelly of Conn, Judge Breese of Illinois.
Henry Wilson, Miss Newcomb and Geo Warren
NeWcomb, grand children of Gen. Warren
The military display was very brilliant and
the Masons paraded about 500 Every available
spot along the line was occupied by Spectators
n ine procession reached the Monument about
O'Clock, when the exercises were commenced by
the delivery OF the Grafton by the Hon. Edward
Everett, OF which the following is a synopsis:
" Metin this act of grateful commemoration we
Dut pay an early promised and long deferred trib-
ute OF aifecton and respect to of the most zeal
Gus champions and efficient promoters of Amerjcan
Liberty and lndePendence-thefrs first distinguished
victim In the cause. Nor let il be thought that i'm
erecting this statue to General Warren and be-
slowing the honors of the day exclusively upon
MIN, we forget the services of brave men, of what.
ever rank, who partook with like courage and
patriotic devotion, Of the perils of the ever mem
orable 18th of June, 1775. TO honor them is the
OBJECT OF the time defying work which crowns
the hill on which we stand No one am ner
suaded, Will think il unjust. that the first statue
has been erected to Warren, no one but must de.
sire that the example thus set should be followed
ny tHoSe Oh freScou, Putnam, Gardiner. McClary,
and whomsoever else a grateful posterity NAV
deem worthy to be associated with them in these
pOsthumous honors
he regretted the absence Of General Scott and
'ouched In eloquent terms upon the free prnci.
pies OF our government, with the material pros-
Perity which has resulted theIefrom, as express
ing the worth and meaning of the great and good
men, who sOwed in weakness the harvest We
their descendants. reap in power.
MT: Everett concluded as follows: A nd OH nv
Ilends, let the lesson of paernal affection which
ne taught US in his death be repeated i'm the per-
suaslve silence of these strong lips; i'm his own
heartstiring language let the voice of our fathers
blood cry to us from the ground, and upon this
sacred day. and on this immortal hill let II pro-
claim truce to sectional alienation and party
strife, as the Medieval Church proclailns the
''vOice of Cod,
Wherever else The element of disco-d NAV
rage, let the pillows sink down and the storm be
hushed like yonder placid waves at the foot of
Bunker Hill. Here let the kindly feelings that
animated our fathers remain in the bosous of their
sons, assured that should - malice domestic or
foreign enemy invade us. if living champions
snoulu Iall; that monumental cheek would burn
with the glow OF patriotism, that marble sword
would leap from its scabbard. and the heavng
sods of Bunker Hill give up their shielcd repi,
ments to the defence of the Union.''
He alluded with kindness to England, and
spoke OF the Ocean Telegraph.
The orator was frequently interrupted by the
applause Of the surrounding crowd
MIR. Warren, the President of the Monument
Association, responded
Numerous brief speeches were made by Cover
nor Gardner, of Massachusetts; Governor Over
OF Rhode Island; Governor Kelly, of Connecticut:
n Z. winthrop, Senator Mason, of Virginia, and
John p. Kennedy.
The Masonic ceremonies then took place. and
" Hail Columbia being sung by the audience.
the assemblage dispersed.