New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-04-20

ts6shed as surely on the 10th OF April I776 as 1t s
pp Sa 's' Of that ss wes
TO die fc,; when the humbest among them, who
ss'd aiT' sae, on aaa "f ots s' ss9 s's
life, were willing instead, for, for a prin9 me-,
dscharec to take heir lives in their hands and them
yon people whose ndependcpcS was secured, whose
future was certain Ins i 11S 81 a ApI
could talk for week aPpause i started out But B,na
every y one Of You es through and spirit
OF the Revolution propose the first regular sentiment
the io Of April I'LL sce; day for Lexington and
Mts # s. s Sa siSsd Ss a III
m %na L1pplaSsc nn,,.
in the kindred ceremonies o. lexington but have the
Sas whom shan may Fs say t %Sf sss
undertaken to pay back the debt Which shc OWES to New
who has a national fane, and right to speak for
the people OF the United States and he needs intro
d,ieiion and no comment from me-Jancs q. Blame.
[Loug applause.l
Mr. Blaine, rising TO respond, greeted with three
rousing cheers He began by refusal To accept Judge
Hoar's reason for calling him out. He had recently
served in the House OF Representatives where he learned
that on the call for states Maine always has the FIRST call
anghter land owing to that habit" he said, have
the great honor OF being presented to you"
In listening to the machless eulogy OF the natcless
vs1S IN history wac sE ny %e af dr Mne3 3o e
ailudmg 10. They have been searching around ms
sf nr% ' s Io df haSs Ss S at coDco
ard INK they have neglected tue real anT primal tr,b
that the people Of Concord, from the early
ismsnt Of the town, had S, neen for to 1 ssbt
Thcy had the Apostle Elliott among 70 train them,
Sn they relied great deal more upon , t sr p rId
Andres, IL company from Concord that backed them
up When King Philip attempted rayages II was concord
II inevitable that the first conflict should come
At Concord as it was hs, King Gyo G tS oi snSs
to resistance have always, therefore no trouble N &c
termning IN my own mind the dEhting QUALITIES OF tIe
Here was he precise place and yOu will readthe annaiso
You viii ind that one Of the first thug. the people Of
Concord did was TO refuse to allow the Royal aI
%nS% sd f To 81, nd o nnd LORD " py as 3
Iaughterl Ibeevc the name OF single Tory thai was
BUNDLED by the Concord people has never been recorded
In history Yon never can lind out wheIe they AZ
terward. fIauSht.rI
In conclusion, Mr. Blaine compared our country to-day
with our country in 1878. He said
Why, gentlemen, three millions Of people
then. The House Of Representatives. today has more
than birds OF ITS members taken from beyond the
country where the foot OF TO that day had never
trOdden. except those Of adventures. More than
Of The rnt,rc House % Tb c" d"y
that fired the bridge theedid not exist on
rim Of people sirrtcbing from Maine to Louisiana
and the people had not penetrated tho continent az all
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cause, from the blow that was struck that day
In the small fight at Concord Bridge All
that remains 70 us. all that can remain
to u.s. IA that hundred years hence may he re
celebrate might possibly have been matter Of doubt
with 49, but for the late terrible experience OF this cou
Try whether had this heroic people that they
had; bur- happily, OF the great grievance aud tho
great misery and suffering OF own time we know that
their dfsccndats have not less strong in arm or
less dauntles In heart than those who fought for
then lAppause L. remains for Us then to q ansmit 10
those who after record in the nne or ciVl
duty the line OF preserving that for which that gen
Grafton aud our have both fought. that was be-
the blessings which nothing but pabc fidelity aud per
senai courage sccurc To apy people. lAppanse.l
10 concluding Mr. Blaine gave "A sentiment, Paiil
Reyeres Ride" and called upon his grandson, Mr. John
Revere TO stand Up which the latter did amid great APP
plause Sentiments then proposed to the martyrs
of Lexington CO nOn and Judge IIoar read this mes
sage which he had sent to the sister town:
Concord greeting 10 Lexington on the one humid
reaih anniversary of the glorious morning, by the nas
Of the Presideh: Of the United States. Applause Tue
great Republic whose 81 States span the continent from
ocean to ocean IL the harvest OF which the seed
Gown the 10th Of April, 1875. lApplause.l
United States Senator Boutwell, responded pleasantly
and appropriately the town of Acton. and the
Rev. Mr. Wood OF that town spoke TO the same
sentiment The other speakers were Gov Peek OF YER
mont, Gov. Diuglcy OF Maine, Mr.. George william
Curtis and Gen. Iawley and Gov Ingerso OF Conneet-
cut The latter made particularly pleasing speech III
the course Of which he incidentally sustained Gen Haw-
leys claims for Connecticut and emphasized the plea
that Israel Bisscn and Paul Revere onght to have the
same place the roll Of carly Revolutionary heroes