The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-04-20

ing convinced Golden OF the impossibllity OF en-
forcing me obnoxious act, the stamps ne re-
sentatives or The Common Council, John CTuger
being then Mayor TINS episode, Dloodless pop
Of me TINS deserves TO be placed on record side
by side with the immortal Tea Party OF Boston.
THE REPEAL or THE STAMP ACT
sarly in the following year caused universal jov,
and me popular Ieeling found expression IN the
erection Dy acs o. me legislature o. ,,I
the Bowling Green. Jew years alter
ward this statue was turned to purpose the
founders mad not dreamed OF. In the Revision or
ieeiing winch followed the imposition OF duty
on tea, upon The reception IN New York OF the
Declaration 81 Independence, the horse and rider
were dragged from the PEDESTAL, broken in pieces
and sent 30 Lltch1ed, the residence OF Oliver
MolcoIt, the patriot Governor OF Connecticut, by
whose vile and daughters they were run INTO
thousands OF bullets, which were distributed
With THESE bullets hundreds OF British soldiers
were shot during the subsequent invasion OF Con-
nectlcut.
speaking for the merchants OF New York
might iurther remind you that u was New York
merchant. Alexander McDougan, who, abandon
Ing his counting house, took command OF a regi-
ment aad IN tue disastrous bat lie OF Long Island
DISTINGUISHED himself by his Yalor In the felu ana
mastery retreat across the East River N tue lace
OF a VICTORIOUS enemy OF overwhelming numbers.
ana served throughout the var, winning unlver-
sal confidence ana respect, ne returned 10 his
Der Of the Chamber OF Commerce and the first
President oil the Bank OF New York. Sharing
win HiH III patTlotc duFy anu uefollou were
sucn merchants as Elbrldge Gerry. Of ldassachu-
sets; William Whipple, OF New Hampshire;
Beor@e Clymer, OF PENNSYLVANIA; Joseph Hews OF
North Carolina; Burton Gwlnnett, Of Georgia;
PnnIp Livingston and Francis Lewis, OF New York,
ana host OF Others all over the land IL Is pleas
ant to remember that the heart OF the English
peos lie was with us; and II natural that the
assertion by the cOlonistS OF the hOme-oorn rights
OF every Engllshman should find sympathy III the
motner country; aud so IL was tnat the utterances
OF Hancock, Adams and Otis were eloquenty
echoed by such statesmen as Chatham, Burke ana
Barre. Chatham "reJoiced that America had re-
sisted;' Burke saw the glory OF England In the
establishment OF the BritlSn colonies ION prlncl'
Piles OF llbeTty,n and Barre went TO daring length
In the declaration Of MS sympathies with the loun-
ners oil this Republic
PARDON me, Mr.. President, for OBTAINING this dis.
tlnguIshed audience so long. with sucn q record
before me, bearing directly on the early commerce
and general business OF the country--2 subject
which, in advance, your committee kindly assigned
me to speak upon to-day-now could say less
would not oYeres Innate the services or the mer-
chants; but pOsterW Will never forget their zeal
ana ndetty, tRelr deeds and trials In the peIllouS
struggle Tor personal liberty ana national inde-
pendence. century has passed. since That COLL
April day when these pains were stained with
the FIRST blood or a conflict which ultlmat ey
gave the Declaration oil independence
and the constitution OF the United States. WHAT a
memorable epoch IN the worlds history nave oeen
these one hundred years How grand, benehcent
and cheering the progress ~ AFFAIRS In our own
country | slnll not open tins most instructive
volume IN thehnn1s oil manklud. Let US indulge
the ervenc nope mat wnen our chlldren's chill
dren shall assemble 10 celeofate the second GEN.
lennia OF the suspicious event which has drawn
us hitner they VIII nnd tlls Republic occupying q
foremost p sltion among tne nations OF TIE earth,
and containing wltnin its borders myrlads OF peo-
pie, united, prosperous, yirtuouS ana free. Then,
indeed. shall the patriotic blood which flowed at
Lexington and Concord not have been shed IN
vain.