The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1875-04-29
The Centennial.
A Letter from MIR. Gladstone Rcnd al tho
Lexington Celebration.

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Lexington" >'''"'"'" '',r,
In reference to the toast, 'Ilie oom'
monwealthof Massachusetts, governor
CASTOR said he believed that on tne
10Th of April, and on the illsloric
grounds of Concord and Lexington,
Massachusetts needed none 10 spGah
for England and the United States. NO
regular response was gwen TO thls
toast, but in lieu letter was read rom
the ex.premier of England, MR. tlao'
stone, as follows:
LoNnoN, H., MGLSn h',,o,, D, 20 to'1, 70.
6ENrhEMhN--l nave 'iio ''onol 'i,,,,o,, w 70
ceiVe the let'er' Ill wn'cn So" u"H,,$ w.
me very warm ANU ,',o4 ooui'oIGo ,,J,ioh " u ia
ton 10 a.'enu C,io ',"I''iu,v "' - oom.
proposed 10 h2iu "C iIeAins'om' 1is'. ~ - '4 tho
memoratloh Oh the "Cta.iiliJnS iqaI G,otos VI Wv, ~,
independence OIL tho ohi.ou tl,'a'. ",IS' ns tha l
America. Inc cirG"Iia,aHooS !i'sa ,,oa,lt " tho
war, Which yleluc'. Vpao .La roo',% ,o%,,,orI,
principles IL iillStruloo "ns' r ,,tV un I' ,,';m
aDie powers anu c'lNtuo.o," t st - rhntbnr oe
clpai men VINO tooh p'iI, H. ",t mtrrcaIo
soldiers or ciVillahs' ~ h ;uo 'va ,'ooni;a, st1
nave Always invested ~ VIII " pII It'll,
interest IN my eyes qun'o ~ 'II thi i 'mT nonntry
OF the lhtlhlaIe couooth VI w" n,, oooannt
III tile events Iiicinsoi'us, mat ,. ond ;ts ac,
OF these lea.areS' S WHY W. wa" ma aD " consti.
cohpaniplCnts ~ Seunot aaot ;notrnctiye y, chm.
tute one VI DuT ;nto1', ntoS' 'p nmd r hovn re-.
ters oi II niouoin ni"oJI ,JrII tLnn, ham to ynuugrr
Pe"'culy lo.oitilnui',u,' '1 a"noo;Dj atnjv
men @ ns Suploo'e W. oIi, : i"a,,J nnt sov how
Wl'h Vl'eSe S Sipwa MooI the no' onnyoach. my
lar am from resaluiiS ~ sIo "fp ~ t.
ing celebration "i'h lnolnotoiiou' ,,,a - tho ,o
entirely beyond my power " Gioa9 Iho 10
sea, even WIN 'Ro PLeSonU .,,aau "nnnri ~ "D ot
communicatl0hs' % lor .ne pul lo11 Ia,,aMs ~ w
tendance Inc present .iho ,"pf'Sn' r. p,'
to be Tor me, even ihoopeiloon'Ay y. nJ
attendance III parliamehS' Que VI ot ~ :,
urgent occupatlohs' winch : "nl ,.i'l,. noU 4, H.
liberty TO put astue' paI !. IIi li'a lio,,I' ooIc
hope ana cannot uoup' th yli"' oooo.;n Ymo sEl
Dratlon VIII DO worthy WY w. oeUntJ oU",ttn
In retrospective vie" vi Vho oNonVl.'
period my countrynen gan no" w Tpl'
template ITS incidents VIII lnlP'r'i"ll'}
! | do not thlnK they sho"io Se'oioi
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blame Their ancestors, whose sGpuH8l
to MAINTAIN the uhlty Oh tne DrlSts St
empire is one that must, thlhh; "l.e w
the late great war oi lLe nGtIn ,;t,, ,on, "n
south, be viewed III America WIZ TI noil
} sympathy and indulgence. o,,, We L ,Li II
hardly be expecteu 10 iaOe very i,,o, IL, mis 5rh Il,
the motives OF those o'ler pomois p.hon soaia "a
threw their welgnt lhIo llio o'lel 1~ orJ
and VINO so sensioly co,l,p".ou idan5 towarIs de
acceleratlng, II s,a nos anooeI os the eo war. va
terin,nils, ,no e,oot oopu truIy w. sov tbat what
ior one cnl ,i,os iros' on5 o,y however o noinfu
eyer rneo9a sno n'otI, th"v while " seeking to dc
tnc liooes'' '',s 'oomS9or,r"d omo, " nnon no a prea
nast an aslury ny reIansin9 p rs from Efforts til,
DcltnV ~ ni;du ro' oF Witch wonld have beel
oon.,n ,,,a;.nd "r,' eu;l Asrecords tbe father
an aHIn Inia,n h,aor;con % constitution themselves
. 1i naIiorn .nG inv% we % can and do now oontem
believe we c"li' anu AZ. uo nU"i nnJ och;ova