Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1875-04-27
TIE Celebration dt Concord and
Lexington.

The one hundrcdtb anniversary OF the
battle o, C0nCori and lexington took
place last Monday-.he 18Th day o.. April
Iae day W4S pleasant la, cold. being a
great contrast as compared with the 18th
day OF ApJi. 100. ca that day the seal
son was unusually early, and authentic
accounts agree 10 the statement that lie
day was very warm. and the grass Was
seen waving 10 The fields M0i,jtgies
came from al parts Of ;he United States
90 DO honor 90 the occasion. The PreSi.
den, and several members OF The Cabinet,
GOV Chamberlain o. South Caioiina and
Tie Governors OF the New England
States. Including Governor Dingley OF
Maine. took active parts iu The ceIemo-
nie> The procession was some three
miles long, and Che road from Boston 90
Lexington and CorgO.J w., a.cJ wiki
csuiage, aud people from morning I'LL
night.
ga ihe SayLa,A eyea.uz p.scsdiog ,ue
is.4. religious services we.e held Ia lac
Ola North Church IN Boston and the
Rev Dr.. Adams and other elergymeu
gave excellent discourses concerning the
religious principles and habits of thought
and motives which influenced the col
onists century ago. The religious.
from clergymen to lsymeu. were imbued
with the sentimeu, that patriotism and
Justice were allied 10 the Heavenly King
dom. and tha, they must walk hand in
hand.
Many speeches and two ogatiOns marked
the proceedings OF the 18th q, Lexington
and Concord. r. H. Dana. Jr. of Bos-
ton. delivered the Grafton al the former.
while Geo. Vim. Curtis of New York de-
livered one at The latter pace Both
were reple,e With patriotism. enthusiasm
and eloquence Each was heard and ap.
plauded via sgua, satisfaction by the
throags OF people who hung on their I'm.
FASHIONED words. and responded in their
hearts to the praises OF our liberty loving
ancestors. who challenged King, Lords
and Commons. il their laws tended TO
tyranny, injustice and oppression.
Geo. VIM. Curtis. lie author and
polished w.i,eg e native of Concord.
always eloquent. aid idi. justice to his
noble aspirations on This occasion. The
place Itself was 40 Inspiration. The
spo, where q ieW minute men quietly
waited till they had drawn The fise OF tie
roy2, ,goops-their fellow eitizens-was
holy ground. Ca one side were tie
trained instruments Of an earthly hing.
gaily uniformed and armed liAe Regulars.
CO the other were citizens in various
eolors armed with such weapons as acct
dent placed in their hands. Ga one side
was Liberty and Justice. Ga The other.
restraint and oppression.
l. would be impossible 20 serve our
readers in any way so well as TO transfer
10 these columns some OF the eloquent
sentences which fell from the lips OF this
native son OF Concord. on this hallowed
occasion. We make room ton the follow
Ing extracts:
We are fortunate that We behold this
day. The heavens bend beuignly over.
the earth blossoms with renewed life. and
our hearts 5eat ioyiuIly together with one
emotion OF flial gratitude and patriotic
exultation. Citizens Of q great, tree aud
prosperous country, who come hither TO
honor the men. our fathers. who, on this
spot and upon this day, hundred years
ago, struck The first blow in the contest
which made that country independent
Here beneath the hills they trOd, by The
peaceful river on whose shores they
dwelt, amidst the fields that they sowed
and reaped. prOud.y recalling their virtue
and their valor, We come 70 tell their
story. to try ourselves by their lofty
standard 10 know il we are their worthy
children; and. standing rever emily where
they stood and fought and died, TO swear
before God and each other, in the words
OF him upon whom in our day the spirit
Of the Revolutionary Fathers yisibly de-
scended. that government OF the People,
by the People, tor the People. shall not
perish from the earth.
This ancient town, with its neighbors
who share is glory. has never failed fifty
TO commemorate this great day OF It's has