The daily gazette., 1875-04-28

um est pro patria naori." There was
great attraction to the second division
on account of the presence of thePresi-
dent and hisCabinet. The procession
arrived at the grafton tent about noon.
Upon the platform the President and
other dignitaries were seated. The
stolid face of the nations chief was
for the most part of the time devoid OF
expression, but once q burst of impas-
stoned eloquence from the lips of sill
yer tongued Curtis caused the immo-
bile features Of the 'silent man" to
relax. Mr.. Il. w, Emerson being In
troduced first, read an address It reing
the first thing of the exercises, occu-
pyiny about of an hour. The MD
dlesex County poet, the poet OF Cam
bridge and Concord and Prof. IN Har-
ward University was next introduced,
this being James Russell Lowell, who
delivered quite lengthy poem being
frequently interrupted with applause.
Then came to view the orator of the
day George William Curtis, a native
of Rhode Island, former resident of
Concord, but for the last fifteen years
editor of Harpsr's Monthly, Weekly,
etc. His oration was remarkable for
its brilliant but chaste rhetoric, Its
glowing and magnetic earnestness,a and
the vivid colors with which he por-
trayed the scenes of our fathers OF
those days, it shows how magical Is
the power of language, to give an old
story the freshnesf of living and pre-
sent reality. The results of the great
struggle the use that has been made OF
them, and the lesson to the present
generation, were dwelt upon with i'm
pressive force. These were his closing
remarks, viz: "That a closer and more
perfect union for the establishment
end the security of the blessings OF
liberty" is the "lofty. task which thi;
hallowed day and this sacred spot i'm
poses upon us" and that the enemies
which we have to fight and the party
spirit that "shall strain the ancient
guarantees of freedom" bigotry and ig
norance that "shall lay their fata
hands upon education" arrogance o
caste that "shall strike at equal rights
and corruption that "shall poison thu
very springs of national life"
The President and party left at on'
in its celebration. Judge Hoar presi
ded at the banquet served in the nam
moth pavilion in which the Judge
Hon. James G. Blaine, Senator Bout
well, Governor Ingersoll and othe
dignitaries delivered addresses. Th
days exercises closed at 8 o'clock, bu
Concord was in a whirl of excitemer
until late hour over the grand cel
tennial, militray and civic ball. Th
music for this was furnished by til
United States Marine Band. Tw
hundren couple were upon the tlot
continually from eve till 1890 o'clocl
The ladies were exquisitely dressed
some of whose toilets were brilliant
the extreme. Powder was LIBERAL
used on the hair, and when worn
connection with the quaint but beaut
full continental costumes in which (
many of the ladies appeared, the effe
was charming.
Many very handsome dresses an
diamonds and other jewels of gre
value decked the persons of the ff
ones who needed no such adornmen
Thus closed the centennial anniversa
at Concord.
LEXINGTON.
Suffice it to say that Lexington
patriotic demonstrations were of
same nature as those of Concord. D.
ing the whole day guns were sendi
fourth their doleful sounds. Inside
the large pavilion banners bearing t
names of the seven men killed Ap
10Th, 1875, were displayed.
The President of the day was
Stetson, by whom the first speaker "
introduced, Hon. Charles Hudson.
rehearsed at some length the patriot
of the two distinguished statesn
Samuel Adams and John Hancock.
The cratic n properwas M xt delive
by Il. II. Dana, Jr., who gave mi
attention to the great principles of C
stitutional liberty for which the col
lists fought, and great stress was
on the attitude OF oppression and '
lation of those principles assun ed
the British Government. The forb
ance of the people and their endeay
to avoid the conflict while prepar
for the inevitable received his att
tion.
The centennial anniversary of
birth of American Independence 4
not have received the attention of
awareans to very great degree,
1t should, for it was accidental G
that the spark was first kindled
fame in Massachusetts, for the wi
nation at that time from one end to
other was heated and ready to fl
up at the slightest spark, and upon
beloved soil of little Delaware mi
as we'll have been the scene of the
''shot fired heard reund the worl
And under these circumstances
would have rejoiced to have had ct
tutors and sympathizers, like,
Massachusetts being thus claims rigl
the same from other States.
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