Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1875-04-15

Battle OF the ReyOIufiOn-An Tn
seemIy SquabbIe.
Boston Correspondence Of the Hartford Cou-
rant.
The approaching centennial celebra-
tons Of the opening conflict at arms Of
the American Revolution are excitinga
great deal Of interest IN this vicinity.
Boston Is preparing to pour It's pOpula-
ton into Lexington and Concord on
the 18th OF April, and the whole re-
gion Of the eastern part Of the State is
excited upon the subject. Several
scores Of thousands Of people are ex-
pected 10 attend. and It is not unlikely
that the two professions viii be the
largest ever seen IN Massachusetts,.
IheprODleu now Of most concern Is how
y convey the multitudes, who mean to
attend, u these spots. 1t is doubtful
if the railroads viii be equal to the
emergency. The anniversary occurs
on Monday, and almost everybody must
60 on that morning. There are two
railroads the Lowell and Fitchbure1
connecting with Concord, and but one
(the lowell to afford conveyance to
Lexington. The towns are about eight
miles apart. There has for years been
a jealousy between them. Lexington
thinks tba5 Concord assumes airs from
her literary and other pre- emiEence,
and the impression prevails that IN this
case she has not Eeen fair toward hers
neighbor. There ought to have beent
union celebration. IN which bOthf
towns should have participated
IN all its features. This was
made impossible because OF the
rivalry. The next point was, 10 see
that the one did not clash with the
other; IN other words to give all who
desired the opportunity to attend both.
In such an arrangement, the morning
Obsettances would have naturally been
at Lexington. The British troops first
reacbed here on their march out from
BOstBn, and thetirst blood split was on
LeXiAgt0n common. Then the British
wentto Concord, as everybody knows,
and destroyed the military stores Of
the elonists, and ho running fight
began, which ended in their escape
into Boston. But Concord claims to
dictate the programme. 1t has pos
session Of the President, through
Judge Hoar, who has secured him
as his guest in Concord over
Sunday, and assumes that he has
him at hls disposal on Monday
morning. He, as chairman Of the
Concord committee, says the celebra-
ton must begin there, and that Lex
ington can only have the Washington
party alter the more interesting cere-
monies IN Concord are over. This has
upset all the Lexington arrangements. /
There has been so much lashing be-
tween the committees Of the two towns
that it has been reported that the Pres /
ident is disguised, and has declared
that he viii 20 to neither unless it Is
settled amicahly, but my impression is
that Judge HOar has the whole thing
in his hands, and that Lexington viii |
be compelled to assent to whatever he l
may stipulate. There are materials for !
a most interesting observance IN both /
places. Concord has the advantage IN /
her classic reputation, IN the active IN
terest displayed by Ralph Waldo Emer-
son, who viii be marked figure of the |
day. He has engaged Mr.. George /
William Curtis to deliver the Grafton.
Perhaps it may not be necessary to re-
mind the most Of your readers that Mr.. |
Curtis Was once aresident Of this town.
He was there with Hawthorne afterhis |
experience With the cOmmunistic peo-
PIE at West Roxbury. Mr., Curtis viii |
doubtless deliver q most eloquent and
Grafton. No man ever had
better opportunity. I shall be mis-
taken, however, If that Of Mr.. Richard
B. Dana, j., Of Lexington, does not
fully equal it. Mr.. Dana is not near
as familiar to our people in this style Of /
composition as he ought to be, and we
know so little Of him, outside of his
profession, Of late, that We are prone 20
forget his very ware mental gifts. OF
the other features Of the day, Won Se
likely 5O'be fully informed IN the in
teligence that will be published here
after. They include the unveiling Of
and statues, and dedica-
tons appropriate to the period.