, 1875-04-20
MR.. DANA'S GRAFTON.
coNsEcnA1Ep nr TIE BLOOD Of 1lEn sosa


substance Of tho uratpu delivered srD to-day by the
Hon. Richard II. Damn, 1r. Ms. Dana began With this
sentence: "now mysterious IL TINT touch OF fate,
which gives Immortality to aro @! earsh-to natnc'
Tho speaker sui1 it WAS the Felicity Of Lexington that
aho consccrased 10 tho worlds by tito blood Of
her MONS. II is ono Of the prsofs OF Tho thAnto
superiority Of spirit ever msstsr that this !lnn,or-
tally Of mana Il not tho accidental dropping Of
material fnrco It II the coilsrunce, tie will nf mai,
tliat clothes with endless life tho spot Of Garth, md
forms It's syablcs into Immortal speech. That SPOT ID
couseeraso To fame ia!aa,y IN Which the human
spirit has done great act for good or ev and.
of Ill e good deels that ncn may 10 For thclr raeo.
there ia that SPEAKS to tho heart lIha voluntary
sacrifice. It Is ,lot ilo bluol Of warriors, hut
THE MOOD or MAllrYna,
that Is tAe serA of the Church. It Il written In tho
very const Tuition Of iuan naurc, tnat without tbs
shedding Of blood thcro IL no remission Of tho bombs
Rn penalties which tho rridc nr tho lusa OF mon have
laid upon even the mast innocent. II "a not 40 mI1cA
tho Held Of ever just hattie, Is Tho block, lAo
4eaffol tho burning fasote, tho CROSS OF voluntary
intelligent sacrifice, which speak most effectively to
tho heart, OF NIL the voices tat cali to NEtl,
Hti1s tie soul tho voico Of tho bloud Of nRrtyra CALI
ing from tho ground. And, Of all martyrs. 30 It Is,
that, wlethor always Justly or not, 1t is tho arst
luartyrs who longeat known. and most Widely hon.
orcd Tho men Of Lexington that morning wcrc
n,arlyra--inscntlona!1y aud tnelllgeutly mast5rr.
Tho.o sixty minute not at Lcxfngton by nc
cIdcnt. THY mt surprised there by
visit from Tho regulars. On tha contrary,
they assembled because tho regulars wnre
co,sug They dspcractl when sle alarm was thought
falsc knt tor ether agu ECON as II was known
that Tho troops wyro ciosu at hand. Were they ors
to obsract or resist tito march of tho Drisls7 They
threw up no tfenBtwGFAs, however, simple. They were
not posted beiinl stone wala Or houses. Or III tho
alone, in lne, the oIeu common. foreo twctsp
times their number mhrchlnE upon them. They werb
oiicor who was entitled 70 tllsarm anl iaperso them,
under The now osasf Ct uxs II they wsFo a,, armed M ID
xation n ar.ns. Our refused 10 surrender ihels
arms, aud refused to dlapcrss. Must they M. have
.er 81 tat lit e Iand iei e as Soune fncy
foil where they stoo1 teir arms 1T their haI9a Tloy
2 Ell na t. f : sy g ss ssads not 40. 9' L
act.
A FREE PEOPLE.
Continuing, atr. Dana said 1t wA& mlstake common
a,loug European writer's, which in uEas may atIs,t
new 9tncsations l,atu. TO suppose tnat the 1soplo
Il u IT'S xss a s1 ost Ss Gf sls
so1Ses @ 's sntiie M Ssahing q tho su Is trae We
broke no bontis. We waro ncycr bonnd. We vcro
si .aaiast I'D dreas Jai.. bus q. among ourselves Va
grew up Territorial democracy Of mnaters, lawyars
If Oh II s II
lanl Ito wera educated to tho rcsponaibtl!s!es dit
tea, and burdens Of ssk.governnlent. and .s knew
In te towu government aud i tho provincial Eoyeru-
nsett We wete freo. In short, va lad busn Tor fyo
generations tho frceat, nost sefgoyernang pcorle tue
world hal over known.
rAxATloa WITHOUT REPRESENTATION.
In ovil hour Tug pride. 1ea'o,ny aud greed Of tho
ait ps9a a1staa = dsns % 4 1s WOULD
not argua the ahs!ract Question 81 Et4ht hus on
., 5 s %5a s % @
1nlyt,3 pasla,nent nns tlo Stamp ae! tAs tsa tag,
hs huston Fort ol anl tue I!cstFntans acts follow"
TIE FATAL nLow At oua L1BEnTtRA.
nsd a. ware the Sell-known measures sna danger. .
9g + na , 9 I Se1ds rhs
really proceeded fru tho sets pf l7 generat5 known
20 tue Regulation Acss which wore radical anu reyo
10 syste a sought to reconstruct It from tho base
theory Of nsEliamantary oInnipotenca mud klagy
sovereignty. What were theso
RECONSTRUCTION ACTS or 1774?
arouHa tl.sir representatives. py The now law lhoy
aS es.2s ek ~ ss. roIe @ "a
xll, Of the King, and to be dependent upon hls vii!
s M IN u g nsoys5s h
Kings yiii Tls sHssas vera p r .ppoirtsa " tlo
ha;t Gfsa selooed BY Tho inh4haata Of tl!e tosna
thsy weFo now to 1s scscstl y slo new SHERIFF..
our people, had been tried hero by our co.arI. aud
% IT. 9u s Sass Mssss m sss ~ @ % ~ nsos sss a
ths nsx sst Rst.sas Charged! w ssp!'al stlass{ {
s Viii SSfa osp.ss p il se s.eeo 10 Hasssl
aws Warrants, could be tran4eEEea for trial to En-
a Y e sss sa ssss Ct o IT, IT, . asss S ' esi
p.rs,nsn,s Il fsessn "a a4sass asttsss q rahio
e es s ,%o sus ssns
oss eaa e. Be @ s ~ t
tho Royal doverno. and no maters gould 10 coAsla"
s.s sst :s a .ns
be enforced, aud at oucs, aud Abaolutely. Tho mill
.ary se!s proyiad for auare,na the traos upon tho
ssa' ssns ass1s1sa sse1qa ' ss1s"a % .a
II; r .ss .s1as e i t. I.
tloa of war.
VIZ WE'RE NOT THE nEyoLur,os]S1s.
Tho KIng aud 4arl!smeas xeEe tne 1oyola!loas y.
seryators Of e1iatiug institutions Yhsy wcse seeking
10 overthrow. snl Ieeon!truc! op ttooEy ct parlis,
Asr
cseence aud without which w could not be Tug fsse
snd aclf-goyeFnsns people we had alxays been. Wo
hand that might sttempt 10 lay one upon us. .TAesa
wa4 not one Institution. aw or custom. nollca! o.
~ csfe Il easuao. III su1s sa '1 sossat Ia q c
parts of the prtt!sh Elnprr holding that .iack and
ss*y svxlauee we Aaa .!Y4ys le!d, o4 tho oa teFm1
that, AnAing tile Two thugs iopeysly 1ncouvsheat
w tecla.ea qnr dyna4tla iudplynlsnes aud in t4at
senss and for tAat pusposa o!y, became seva'usoa'
tst1.
Agajpss ,hese suhysraye revolutionary msasuFes.
| TIE cOL0H1aEa PREPARED 70 AgH1aT w f0IuE.
for to that $hoy kuaw It must co,s. Meetings. can
Guxey r congresses Of tuwnv G1untlos, pf tha IFnY
inca aaa ot u hs proyaee ls orss 81 snt
r. hsl1 liam u OUT I1fl'. thu Fos!ucal GongEss'
collsctsa military ttota. ea ~ y. 'oyIs T. osgan r.
| Army o( A44Aae1lsotb TAa ud usflltia, reenan!1st
by tLe lsoysl 0oyesnoF la M|ssptoaEea anA taa nGs
militia ras iaat foriuK, Sill tnchL1as hAt wa y
sgt| unus ths nsx s1ss ena ws !S,Ys \ y an ~
raw militia, 10 dustsuy tho military stosss, ona: Y
aIps., u Lid nattmouta suggs.tea T. encs5 w sh
co4ssnoa q A'AaIt.os 1s.oy% :; to,low, so,
tstsscu eath, Vi ~ yes unsuuted. seu.ip!a that
eau nsYer ate TOO .oon sho last 4oxa hla w. u sap
3ugton wrote 10 Bosta,l, ''Ro trust u po1. th?i
should Tho state Of OUT ans!rs require II 70 sbal
| Ut, is', eaa m' tts'ft IN support Of saP s'ps4s