The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-06-21
The Bunker Hill Centennial.

cordial light than AT auy ou4e f
49, war There Is more ardor and suashine
in It. We have read the proceedings ".o
s.,isf,c,ion. They show the feelings OF the
r.onle. So much has not before oeen dooe
.,nne Tho war to restore harmony aud bro
tbcrhood between the portions Of the on'oh
rch,ch were lately SO embittered against ono
another.
poston my be considered the head aud
front Of the alienation Of the North-toc
ho,.hed of those opinions and sentiments
that were at war with southern notions ana
feelings; and the renewable brotheriy feeling
and the syowal of reciprocal, pledges between
her people and ours have significance ana
noteucv which like demonstrations anywhere
else could not have conveyed. The repre-
sentat,yes of those who were lately two peo'
renewed the plighted
faith CT their ancestors Of 1775 aud &c TO
stand shoulder to shoulder and to share each
others fortunes in success and adversely.
Aud these mutual pledges imply the p'eoge
TO be fsir to one another and to respect eaen
others rights. That is what we understand
and II IA what all sincere and intelligent per-
sons must mean.
ALI this is precisely opposite to the lament
able policy of the Federal Government-tne
policy that 1t has pursued too long ana 70
the great injury Of both North and Soutn.
This policy has uuquestiouably been repudl-
ated by the people of America. The Gov
eminent knows this. and has plainly shown
by its own acts that it kuows it. The Gov
eminent has changed the play, and the dresses,
and decorations, and stage machinery Wh!cn
were employed in the odious drama at Wash
inetop: for the intermediate years OF sadness
have been almost entirely laid aside rs "cast-
otf"-never, we hope, to be donned again.
We are happy now that the people OF
BOSTON and the Bay State have appeared IN
hold relief amongst the noble American citl.
Gems whose hearts beat with the feeling OF
brotherhood as well as that of love of
country. and whose minds embrace the broad
principles of lberality and mutually which
are at the root of our system Of govern
ment. We take pleasure in presenting them
in our columns in that beautiful and deli.
cious light. We are pleased with the pic
lures of the scenes in Boston that are brought
10 us. A very animated letter from that city
contains the following:
GA RESTORATION OF COOP FEELISG.--This
might be thought simply the feeling OF some
enthusiasts. Il il not. It is the fact OF the
hour. In conversations, public and private;
in the signs; in store-windowS; in the en-
bems on the flags IN the notices upon de-
corations, the sen.i nent of Boston is clearly
revealed, The cheers and the donors that
have been given in such pTofuslon TO south
ern military regiments attending the ceIIte-
nary. all tell tue same tale. Boston invited
the southern chvary, remembering their
sympathy and assistance one hundred years
ago. and they, tuil Of the same memories,
heartily accepted.
"That the great and noble thought OF
making this an opportunity for showing re-
gard and ELECTION 10 our esuauged southern
brothers was uppermost in the minds OF those
who organized the celebration cannot De
doubted. Their invitations and proceedings
prove it. 1t was so understood generally,
and the city itself proved it too. But of tn"
hundreds of thousands who blocked the
streets to-day, aud swarmed like ants upon
the Common, and along Commonwealth ave.
nue., and at Dartmouth street, the majority
came from the environs of BoSton-from all
the beautiful villlses and towns that serve as
setting to the centennial jewel.
81 took up INV quarters ut the Hotel VEN
DOME the bul's-eye Of the whole thing,
where the Cincionati men and the members
of tie Bunker Hill Association were sem.
bled. 1t Is situated on Commonwealth ave-
nue.. at the corner Of Dartmouth street, and
from its upper windows commands fuIl
view Of the Providence and Old Colony
railways. | watched the trains coming in.
and / believe, without eXaggeratlon, that
from 6 O'Clock in the plorning long train
of many cars arrived every tive minutes, and
I presume it WAS SO ut the other del o!s.
"Like All of July in some aSptcts, like
Christmas in others, everybody who had a
house invited bis brotherS aud cousins,
maiden aunts and married sisters, to come
and keep the day. Men who had little mis-.
understandings settled them 10 kind spirit,
not wishing TO be at odds with any one. The
feeling OF peace and goodwill to all men was
as strong as on the great day of our religion.
1t was also day OF ieastlng and OF beautify-
ing. Boston trimmed herself like. q bride.
Gangs of extra men were put on by the city
TO repair side walks, 10 trim the flower walks,
to water the streets, 10 NOW the grass in the
various spaces where the city or the Com
monwealth Of Massachusetts had given turf" |
a grand, sublime feature of the scenes in
Boston was the outburst of admiration for
the name Of LEE. General FITzaUGK LEE
was the fortunate representative of that
name. Brave add honored wearer of it, he
stood as the representative, tie sponsor, upon
whom were showered the .Diaudits Of Beo-
pie. Well he demeaned himself, and hap
PLY did he recall the national deve-
lions of other days when the great \
Virginau-the Father of bis coun-l
try-appeared in Boston to organize |
the national defence. aud repel sde enemy
from the soil OF the Bay State. 'Under him
her sous Assem- baed, and be was as ready to
lead them and his own Nirginians to de-
fend their State as he was to lead the aay to
the defence Of his own Virginia. ghe re-
minder aroused responsive outburst from
the very hearts Of the people, and it was
even more deep when the speaker stated that
his grandfather ''LlGAr HozsE HARRY"
had given him the tile which the world had
approved: First in war, first ia peace, fret
IN the hearts OF bis ecuntrymen."
This scene, so fraught with the noblest
emotions-se full of that grandest earthly
alteration love Of country. was q glorious
one for pouring out the national heart. 1t
combined two noble sentiments of the day,
and the hearts of the people bounded with
spirits and motives that might be called d.