The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1873-12-19

tive manner. Reg. Chittendon then offered
No a uraver, after which the choir sang "one
of the Songs our Fathers Sang" At the con-
clusion Of the song, Rev. Bushnell called upon
Governor Hayes for short address.
The Governor came forward and ADDRESSING
the audience said they ought 70 be specially
thankful for the opportunity they enjoyed, OF
ioining in the celebration tonight of the great
tea party held in Boston harbor one hundred
year, ago. He was chosen to tell the history
of the event we were celebrating. The clergy
might discourse upon the theology of the
event. but he would conhne himself to its
history. Almost every one was familiar with
it but still it was well TO tell it over again.
The King of Great Britain had laid a tax
upon glass, and paper and tea, and our fathers
having no representation in Parliament re-
Rarded the measure as unjust, and the result
was that q band of Mohawk warriors, whom
nobody knew, one hundred years ago did a
deed which We now celebrate. In answer to
the question why did Great Britain lay tax
on tea? he would relate circumstance in the
life of BENZ. West. He had been spending
some time in England, and on one occasion
met John Adams and asked him if he had
ever seen the cause Of the Revolutionary war.
He replied be had not. Then said West come
with me and see it. They proceeded to the
bank of the Thames, near Hyde Park, where
be pointed to a palace and said there stands
the cause Of the trouble. King George was
one day walking with the royal architect, who
discoursed upon the miserable condition Of
tie royal palace, that it was inferior to any
other in Europe, and pointed out the spot
where a royal palace should stand. The King
was impressed with the idea and ordered plans
to be made. They required 100000 and
as the country was deeply in debt, Parlia-
ment refused to grant the money. The only
alternative Tas to tax the Colonies. The
work was begun hat never finished because Of
the Boston Tea Party. When the first cargoas
OF the taxed articles arrived in America, the
men and women OF those days denied them
selves, and would not purchase, the result was
that the tax was repealed, except on tea; but
our fathers and mothers would not yield; 3ll
married women signed a pledge that they
would not drink any taxed tea, and the nexi
day l26 young ladies signed similar agree
ment. They did more than that. When the
English officers organized their dancing parties
the young ladies refused to dance till the
tax was repealed. The particular event which
led to the tea party was the arriyalof cargOes oi
tea which the people demanded the consignees
should send back without paying duty. The
consignees held oubsnd on the 10th of Decem.
bsr 1873 an immense meeting was held in
Faneuil Hall, and adjourned to the Old South
Church. 1t lasted all day, and the consigneel
did not yield. Excited speaches were made
and st about q quarter to SIX a band Of Mo
hawk warriors appeared in the galleries and
gave war whoop, in which the audience join
ed. They then rushed to the barber, boarded
the ships, and began throwing overheard the
chests and half chests of tea, all the while en-
couraged by the populacs, until the work was
finished and the last chests Of tea fell into the
waters Of the harbor. There was no distur-
bance, no quarreIing, but everything was done
with quiet determination to get nd Of the
article which was a shaskls upon their inde-
pendence. a half chest of the tea was picked
up by some men who attempted to sell it, but
they were sent for by the Committee, and the
tes burned on Boston Commons. Some of the
tea was, however, picked up and saved, and is
still preserved by the Historical Society. Some
years ago, when the Prince of Wales was tray
cling in this country he visited the Historical
Society, and examined ITS collection of curios-
itieE. Among other thing parcel of that tea
was shown him, and its history explained. He
considered the matter seriously aud has never
liked the beverage since. The Governor no.
ped this celebration would have the effect CT
causing the formation of historical society in
our place. The large number of old relic on
exhibition was an argument in favor of it. In
deed he had not thought it possible 50 many
could have been collected. He thanked tie
ladies for developing the fact, and hoped their
efforts would result benefcially'
At the conclusion of the Governors re-
marks, quartetto sang "The Pilgrim Faith
ers," acceptably, and Rev Bushnell introduced
Mrs. 1. NJ. Keeler who read the following
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