The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-04-28
Richard II. Daua, Jr., at Lexington.

ana the name OF lHCfmOnNlb u a liCeh |
after 1000 years a. IN the glory's prime OF
Greece, and the world over l., and ever
will be, among all races and IN all climes,
watchwOrd for heroic self-tlcvOtion. au
electric shock To create "A soul of patriot |
valor under the ribs OF death There are |
thick studded villages over the plains Oi |
Belgium unknown TO fame, and none less |
known than Waterloo, whose maine ON
the morning of the 18th June, 1915, had
not been heard beyond the sound Of it,
village chimes. By the setting sun OI
that day, IL was 10 stand forever an APP
peal OF pride and glory 70 one great race,
while THE mere uttcraucc of it, sNllablcs
stirs to the very depths the resentment
and chagrin of another, so that IL place
i'm human speech j. a standing menace to
the peace oi Europe. There were many
hamlets of New England through which
British troops passed and repas-cd In
l715-hamlcts. whose people were no less
patriotic than your own: but the lot of
glory fell 10 Lexington. \ few minutes
of the dawn OF a spring morning, and
your name was sealed with the blood of
martyrs IL was 10 be cherished forever
IN the atlectiouate memories OF the people
of "A continent to be borne on banners
above the smoke of battle: inscribed
upon the war ships of u great nation, aud
proudly carried into every sea, to he
adopted in grateful remembrance by hun
dreds of towns in all parts OF this empire
- name which will every cry
Freedom 8 battle once begun,
Bequethed by bleeding sire To son,
Though banicl Oft l. ever won. 90
But ThcrnopylH and Waterloo. like
many other names, owed their immortal
itv to strangers. The three hundred
Spartans marched many weary leagues
from the center of Iaconia 10 defend
against the myriads OF Asiaiic invaders
those deiiles for which the natives had
no thought of Contendng. Ii was hy ne
cident that the two great war-cloud.,
charged iull with Gallo and British thun-
dcrs, broke just there, which gave Water
loo what it, own nation could never have
given it. II wa foreign flint and foreign
steel that struck for ii the vital spark
How little have the people of Gettysburg
TO do with the conservation OF tho soil
rHE FREE DEMOCRACY or NEW ENGLAND.
Ii Is mistake common among Europ-
can writers which in time may affect new
generations here. to suppose that the pco-
pie of Ma, sachuscttS in 1913 were striking
out for new liberties and privileges to
which they thought thcmselv entitled:
that they bravcly rose together. ana broke
the bonds OF oppression, and set them
selves free. Not at all Nothing Of the
hlud. Nothing can DC more unlIGC THAN
The American struggle OF 1913, and the
social and political revolutions attempted
on the continent of Europe for liberties,
the rcyolutionists do moi recognize when
they sec them, and cannot Keep when
they have got them. We broke no bonds.
We were never bound. We were free
born. 4 homogeneous community. En-
~. 4. 80 4.
possession OF n new land, the people OF
Massachusetts, had been leit for live gen-
cniions. by what Burke called 1.-THE wise
neglect OF Great Britain, 10 scli.goveru-
mcnt and home rule We had grown up
IN Home rule not only a, against Great
Britain, but a. among ourselves. We
called upon Great Britain for no counsel
or pecuulary aids. for no assistance in our
government, and Tor no soldiers to gar
rlson our towns or frontier forts. We
had never had on our soil an hereditary
title or hereditary institutions. We had
never had the relation of baron and vas
sal, landlord and tenant. or any OF the
relies or shadows of feulal,m. Our
small properties were equally disiribu-
ieu and no law or custom tended 20 build
up families or privileges, or great accu-
INFLATED wealth, but all the USAGE and
laws worked directly the other way. We
were not theorlzers or cNperimcntalist> on
speculative notions in civil affairs. We
lid the work In hand in the way we
Iouud most convenient at the time
always keeping in view what all aSscntcd
to. the substantial political equality of
men. We grew up a terrible Democracy
Of ministers. lawyer, doctors. merchants.
Neomcn, traders, mechanics aud ,camru
an or nearly all being small proprietor.
Oh ianu. We were educated 10 The re-
sponslOiliues, duties, and burden, OF set.
government aud knew TINT there was no
liberty without burdens and sacrifice.
The people Of the town, exercised many
sovereign powers. by the acluiu.rrucc of
the people of the province, because il wa,
convenient, and found 10 De safe. No
scientific line OF division wa, drawn bat
me was practically settled as the nat
urdI lcsllil OF conflicting or cooperating
necessities, reasons. principles and con-
Nehlthct'' ne people In their town
meeting provided for public wor-hip
bullt the churchcs, called and paid tGr
clef.ymcn, auu ,OcNcrcl-rd rccl,,ia.llr.lI
p0Wer'. They built the school house.
appointed and paid the teacher. deter
mined What should Dee taught. and 80 cX-
l,l,ru educational functions. They or
SsiIHeu the Town militia. appointed a.,
Z
Tue training field, provided arm. and
equipments, and exercised the military
functions Of Government. The tout.
ofneIeu The local police. drew tho Juror
ior tne co lrls, and 30 took their Mir I'm
Judlclal andlT,. They semi r,.nr,.,u,..
tivcs 10 the General Cont of ihc De
vince, and 50 took part I'm tLc Li,La.,
legislative functions. They a..o..sj NJ
heir discretion, and collected take, for
hl these purposes, aud 80 exercised .ny-
Grelgh powers over property But chief
ho9e 'oNh MEETINGS were parliament.
lVI lhe irec disCu., Ion Of an ans.
ions touching the interest. of tho
people and organs Of popular copmuni
cation WIN the Legislature ana Exo',,'
1--WE. The records OF thee lou N 80
lags are the wonder and adn,ira,tt
students Of political philos0nly 49,, VI
where. They were q new thiug i'm a.
worlds history. II has been SAID ,I,st !,
every other record should perish HE ,rn -
character and full history of HE AN
struggle, from l7G0 10 l775. could ~
written from the records OF the tow
nhtIeuhgs, Including the resolution,
apuopNl anu the instructions sent 10 tbeu
!pishehtatlyes in the General Court II
c s Pi1iSwlhclal Government, too, we wer
,n,.,s d .noose Representatives b,
Council. The Judges were anuoint ~
and paid by ourselves. W. ord dppo1t o,'
own militia system, established sp,
persons charged viii Grimm an
were. tried In the province, nv In
fies drawn By lots in the towns, ",