The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-04-19
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in building barracks for the sodery leit oil
work at tie barracks british 70 could not
buy Boston labor. New England holds out
wonderfully, i letter il September SAYS, not
withstanding hundreds are already ruined ana
thousands half starved Loyalsts from abroad
were astonished At such obstinacy. Gage was
disappointed and perplexed BY the refusal II
was one Of the disappointments that met him at
every turn. j was prenuture,' he writes Lord
Dartmouth, October 3 l77I, in telling Your
Lordship that the Boston artifcers would work
for us. This refusal has thrown us into difficult
ties III sent to New York for workmen. The
Boston mechanics through their committee
sent letter. expressing their confidence that
the tradtsmen OF New York would treat the APP
phcation as il deserved The Governor was at
length successful in getting mechanics from New
York and other places to work for him. The
patriotic mechanics OF Boston were doomed to
long season OF trial and suffering" The officials
OF che town were energetic the people.
Clubs abounded throughout the place. Caucuses
were in frequent session, and at
tended BY all the powerful and leading
Paul Revere writes, 'that meetings
should be Kept secret, that every time met
every person swore upon the Bible that he would
not discover any OF our transactions but to
Messls. Hancock, Adams, Drs. Warren,
Church and two more" The Boston
press expressed ID every variety Of way the pop
uar sentiment which was thus cultivated by
pulpit and rustrum and cherished III the club
and caucus. The town was tor years the theatre
OF Intense popular Ieellng and untinng popular
action. Singled out special object OF royal
wrath, It's business withdrawn, its port
closed, it's numerous shlpyards silent, its
people were rapidly reduced 10 poverty and
want. And yet while bowed down with all this
suffering and sorrow, her people kept watch
Ia
forgot not the exposure OF those who re-
moved from the immediate scene OF the conflict.
The spre or Christ Church, where we now
assembled famed forth i'll the beginning, and
the worshlppers OF Christ Church, inspired with
spirit OF patriotism as time went on. erected
within these Walls tine hrst monument dedicated
to INN whose faith and courage delivered his
county from the oppiessor, and whose wisdom
guided her Ia her infancy
WHILE CONTEMPLATING WITH ADMIRATION
this proud and revolutionary spirit OF Boston
hundred years ago, we should not forget the
circumstances by which the people OF that day
were surrounded. Then not ireemans foot
pressed the soil on which we now tread. They
were subjects OF tue crown, who wrested from
tyrants grasp those weapons which to be
used tor a tyrantis purpose. And not by acct
dent, not by impulse, but taught and impeled
by the events OF years, did our citizens OF that
day oppose by force every attempt at violent
subJugation. From the earnest settlement OF
the country there spontaneous growth OF
representative governments. The colonial legis-
action the part Of the colonies, without special
grant, but as it were from a popular instinct,
which lay at the foundation OF thai constItu-
tiona freedom which our fathers sought on this
Continent. "a House Of Burgesses broke out
III Virginia il 1920, says Hutchinson; and ''al-
though there no color Tor it in the charter
appeared suddenly i'll 1854" All attempts
to check tins failed. Lord Say tempted
the principal men Of Massachusetts to make
themselves and their heirs MOBILES and absolute
~ paV aDl Int (aft bta MIA
they could find no people to follow them" The
colonists were not to be led away from that
principle OF government, which was the great
prize i'll the world, and tor the possession OF
which they braved the dangers OF the sea, and
welcomed the gloom and horrors of q savage
wilderness. For nothing came from Europe but
q free people-a people determined TO leave be-
hind them all those social and political dis
tinctlons which ages Lad fixed there and 10
bring with them new charter OF freedom,
new gospel Tor the healing OF the nations.
Under the benlgnant influences OF free govern.
ment thus tounued, without ostentatlon and dis
play, an intelligent, frugal and industrious peo-
pie rose 10 state OF general prosperity and
elevation unknown before. FOR nearly one hum
dred and fifty years the work went on, silently
and impercepubk, until there appeared be-
fore the statesuLen OF the old world Wig
orous, defiant, untameable young nation, whose
political philosophy was expounded by Jeffer-
son and tranBlin. whose orators and warriors
were Warren and Hancock anu Washington, and
Patrick Henry, and Putnam and Greene, and
the two Adamscs, before whose flaming words
the orators OF england grew dumb, and before
whose flaming swords the warriors OF England
laid DOWN their arms.
The attempt of Great Britain to deprive the
colonies Of that representative system OF which
i have spoken FASTENED on tine Regoluton. The
passage Of the Stamp Act and the Port Bill fell
upon the minds OF SPIRITED and jealous peop.e
like a decree Of bondage. The presence OF
bodies oil armed men, instead Of producing that
Intimidation which Was expected, served ouly
to cement the colonies IN a common bond tor
mutual support and protection.
History presents no parallel 10 the devotion
exhI 1ited by the various colonies then compos-
ing our country, scattered they were over
large extent OF territory and bound together,
not by common interest, but BY common and
all-Deryading sentiment OF freedom.
In Boston the opposition 70 the oppressive acts
OF the mother country had been most vigorous;
to Boston the torture which should produce sub
mission was apphed and around Boston the
cities and towns and colonies clustered with
hearts full OF sympathy and hands full OF aid.
On the 10Th of May, LIZA 4 the act closing the
port OF Boston, transferring the Board OF Gus
toms to MarDlehead, and the seat or government
- Salem, reached the devoted town" From
that hour the work began. The counsel and
advice OF the surrounding towns were asked by
Boston, and given; the poor we're provided for
in view OF the coming trial; and the inhabitants,
by the hand Vt Samuel Adams, made their
touching appeal " to ali sister colonies promis-
ing to suner iOr America with becoming torti-
tude, coniessing tnat singly they might find
their trial too severe, and entreatlng not to be
lett 70 struggle alone, Wnen the very being OF
every colony, considered as free people, de-
pended OH the event"
Tho cause II Boston became common cause
for the other important towns oil the colony.
The merchants OF Newburyport were the first
who agreed 70 suspend all commerce with Britain
and Ireland. Salem, also, the place marked cut
as the new seat Of government, ia q very iul
town meeting, aud after some mpassioned de.
bates, decided almost unanimously 70 stop trade
not with Britain only, but even with the West
Indies and the colonies Of Great Britain.
hundred and twenty-five Of the merchants Of
Salem protested against turning the trade OF
Boston into their own harbor, saying, 'We must
be lost TO all feelings OF humanity could we in
dulge one thought to seize on wealth and raise
our fortunes
TIE RUINS or OUR SUFFERING NErGHBoRs.S
The historian OF the United States tells "a that
as soon as the true character OF act osing The
port OF Boston became known IN America, every
t,aaft tyVfla