The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-04-20
SA M UEL ADA M S.
trur STATUE UNVEILED At LEXINGTON rzs7EaDA1l

teress In thu history OF the raid, erected many
years ago o nagstan on hts land, and never
neglected 10 hoist she stars and Stripes on tho
i9th or Apru and the 4th or July. IL grleyed aim
deeply that youder monument, erected by the
iowa In 1885, should be built on tie ground on
which the enemy stood instead q on that watch
the Americans occupied ia ConeoFdis 1ght, and he
pequsatneG "a his wal sum VI A, ney ~ tne town
Of Concord on eOnoItiou mat monument should
be erected on tue Identical grOund occupied 81
our miaute men and militia on that day, ana
aLol nsr ,um VI money on tue ecndIhon InAt the
town should buiu fOOtDri0Re across tie RIVER
where tie Oid oudge stood Ia 1873.
Ine Town accepted ths legacy built the bridge,
and employed Daniel French 10 prepare status
10 be erected on Tue speclned spot. Meanwhile
Congress Al Washington gave 0 tae town several
bronze cannon 20 lurnlsn .he arus1 Win material
10 complete Wis Work HIS statue IL before you.
IL was approved Of ~ tae town, and to-day ~
Ine Sculptor eonveyed the PROPER emblems OF
tue batrlot farmer. whO AZ tne morning alarm leis
DIS niough 10 grasp MS Run, Ht las built no dome
over MS WORK, 0eileyng that blue Ky makes The
best background. Tue statue Is the nrst serious
WORK OF Our young OwuSman, VINO Is now IN Italy
we nad ma ~ enemies aud many friends in Eng.
land, out our Que Deueactor WAS King George Ill.
Tne time had arrived Tor lie political severance
81 America, tnat II might play rs part ia tue MS
tory o tue globe, and the way d Divine Proydence
VAS 10 give AN insane King 70 England. In tne
resistance Of Inc colonies ~ alone was immoyaole
on tile question Of force. Engianu vas 80 GEAR 70
us hat tue colonies could ouy pc ABSOLUTELY united
ny violence from England and only one man could
compei tne tesokt y violence.
50 rifE EIN0 BECAME INSANE,
Parliament wayered, all me ministers wayered,
LOia Noftn waveTed, bat the King nad the Iusan-
ty ol one idea lie was uunOVaDie, he Insisted
on tnc impossible. So the army was sent. America
was instantly united ana thc nauon OOrn. On me
lstn Ut April 500 soldiers, win hostile lnteut
were sent hithcr IRON Boston. Nature Itself Iut
on a new face that day.
You see tue rude relds OF THIS morning, but ON
the same day 0l the year 1875 rare lOrwardness
VI me spring Is recorded. IL appears that tue
patriotism Of the people was so NOT that II melted
me snow ana the rye waved tie lgth Vi April.
We see gtEdy around Us TO day representatives VI
Acton, Bedford. Lincoln ara carlisle, once in-
csuoeu IA our town limits, and who were mindful
o. their mother ana flSked tHelr ltyes on
the memorable uay we celebrate.
lsaa paws, OF Aeon, was tne first ma tyr In
our noble action. We say, ''Tis only the nrsG step
WAT COSTS lie VINO viii carry uut The rule OF
rght must often tvke his lie ia MS Eand. we
nave worked 10 magnify the facts. only three uf
our mea We're Afued ut bridge and lew
o, he. s wounded, nut here the British army Was
nrst lrOBted ana d4Won Daes, aud II onf three
men or Onty Que man Rad Ocen slaiu ~ was the
FIRST victory
THE THCNpERBoLT FALLS
on an lncn 81 ground. Out tn1 .ght OF II nlls the
ho lzon. The Brush instantly fetrcated. We
had no eleclre Telegraph out the news Or this
uIumph 81 lAs tanners over tao kimss troOns