, 1875-04-19
The Battle OF Lexington
and Concord.
Events that Happened One
Hundred Years Ago
To-Day.
Glorious Deeds that Led to
Glorious Results.
1 Story That will Never Do Forgot
ten by Americans.


ft'D f"'k 7ft0ans'
Dr. Frhnh'in w'ft'nE to b1s fr1end rs!ost'sr
m Nm 1;t, al Mar, 1775, eays With that easy
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pan'e' "i',.o WIS H.. 49,. ..,, =,
You "1ll hase 1eafo oe!o1o sn1 lfa-hcd fon W
tho mhrch stolen 6v regulars snto Tue country by
night, and Of sl1ti1 expedition back again. Thoy
ro,rcntcd 20 mlrs III tix hours" Tho unsuc-
'r.I s,;, ,,a sor;o. ~ .brmi.I,ou +1,u. i,rhlfv
ccas."t tN'o ", 'S ~ "N,...@ 1,s'n" s. -
alluded TO- haa moro se1'ous elsh'ueanco III
England.
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rr o-,ot m. tin, ~ .rn,,s nj M, ,nounnt ~
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this 'homosap'o efeae may 10 no osoAs a'aseo. tno
town Of boston MAS IN military poshereion OF
Gage, Tho massachusetts ConGresB-Jnhn ffnu-
cock. President and BENJAMIN Lincoln, after.
~.rJ Ma, .rcn.r.1 s.crctorv-,,,d Al, a,onc
"a'" = ~ !',,, w .,,'.1.s,.s 49,. n...t..i
protested ''heif A.taehn'ens 10 dsoas os1s'ah'
their loyntv to tue King. and tllcir lore Of peaea
sud ottlor." It was Of acts o. Fa.liamrns that
ttcr comn,ajued-of tho military occunatinn Of
y "a ~ ,i,o Io.ro,,, ro1t,, -, ". s,,r..
boHtoh' e"o u .ne aeeto.is p'''5 VI 'na "i"e
mas the head. had be:n appointed with ''power
to cali out tile militia" Tlero uaa
,,,, committo, r1I,od to TAX.
a'ao r.. ,na ''.rsa. =, .hs pror;aoo a",
another TO procure military as,tcs, toward
which tho sum Of acG, ,tGo {f2o. .ooo] was votad.
Threo 0suo, aIs l,sa been commissioned -rrcbto
~ T,1nont,, va. ,n Mi miItia officer. ward
wbo bud tcon 1naRo' and tomotoy' WHO h.d
commanded regiment 1T tho hattlo Of Lake
George. Tho Province was roally In state Of
,nsur,ection, in sri,e Of lis ayowed loyal.y. Its
san,.aI Ind boop OCCUPIED b. fureisp tro,r. tts
military sIoscs had bocn seized; md all its pto-
tcataliona had becn met br tia7o with noiil ng
mora satisfactory than pr,clatnstions deuunei.- +
tcrv of tbo nr. .,ccolinrs of tl,o reon,o. A,rc,dv
h,.,1o 1ssa han IN, ",,,a,t ana ,rss ,,rovan,a1
oat.'o IA" ooe' '.su''ner1' ~ A'o mAs p'o'suse"
only by tia Inactivity OF dngo. Tue powder OF
tho Province. sept at point of land within the
limits OF C,a: lestorn was seized bv Royat sorce
.nI 25o l,alt .ba,roIs we're transferred to ths
49, NV 1.,' os,, as,.. ,r.rs ais,' .a.s,.a t.sst
caate. 4"o aelu'p eeea "ete a1o cats'oo lofe1'
by a"aY from Ca'hof!dee.t -Four thousand pco-
po in very short tiue we're Ca:hesei III that
town.--an ordc.lv mob, "armcl out, ai;1
st,c,;. Int viii ,ro,rm, IN ,o,crvo sl,ont,, tt,v
ss'eA' oa' ".su Al14.n" :" "4oo'' ou'uo .a'S
be ncedeo. hass wisely doleFmlhca TO soad no
troops to d,sposso thom. If l'c had dono 80, tue
affair Of Lexington might bare toen by a,a'o
sensitive thau tno MUD o: iho pooplo. Tna
novs Of tho rouanyal Of tho powder sta tod tAe
militia Of Worcester County upon a march TO
bsston. Tile volunteers of Hampshire County
we're foiosing. ..Uu sl,e smallest oou,,,t,-
>ion," ~, Bat.croft. "e0, 100 noro IN motian."
Wien tia news reached IsrAoi Putnam u Con-
nccticut, lo summoned ths nc1ghbosiag mi lis
10 arms anil tlei, march waH pieyoutoi only bT
al express ANNOUNCING tuat ut present uu,hipg
was to be attempted.
II viii DO seen, therefore, thas Tho fae, Of
military Resistance 10 tho powar At tAo Csowtl
was nlteady familiar to tho inAabtantn OF Now
England. Alwaya they had boon accustomed 10
boar arms, anil every generation hau hoe, IA.
m!Iar with war, and some.i.nos with war upon
4 cops[derabla scajo, Nor must it b forgotten
Parliament al declared Massachusetts ii rs.
bolton. and tho Whole io1oe oi Grent Drla,n had
boon pladgea to ts rcduollon, wbla Chancellor,
h1.altor, majority OF tho Lotd. and l. ,n,sn ,.,s.
lad procccded In = body to t4o Palace to ASSURE
Gauge tho Thlrl OF tacir sytnpatllv with his
ororts to opsn the eyes Of bis do!uIod Auert-
eaus," '''
rAu1. nrvruE'a r1nE-TnE A1Anx,
Tho Iroy,ucal Couel ess of Mpssaclusctts
had .djou!nod, but tic COMMITTEES d safsty
tho nro,o Lal ocen dspos tod a. fons ri am. VI
ii ni.los from tlo tow, of Iosson. 10 DESTROY %
0sso dispatched forcs Of not lcssM III s'n $50, SO,
rronndtrs aud LIGHT Iufnnlrv-h,a whnin .1,nv
:. Tins t;n,o mini, aim t. 4 s5n mon arrs m,s5
mar'nr ra,,r' ind r. :o,t'. Gil smtS ' a, ~ ;nn
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