The New York herald., 1876-03-18
Brilliant Celebration Of the One Hun
dredth Anniversary.
ILLUMINATION AND CANNON-BOOMING.
aistsric Memories Recalled by Inscriptions
and Decorations
GRAFTON OF THE DAY.

here to-day aud Allis evening. Inv "o"''N' -
most anpropous Of The season, the whole day being
characterized BY storms OF alternate ram nA" anu
mo-, aud sadly interfering with the grandeur anu
ssee. II the consem plai ed outdoor displays.
rn.,. -,as tfs cilste mary booming OF cannon and
to.ss,n, ringing ~ d. lis morning, noon and evening,
and many. OF thc usliic buildings and points Of
revoutlonay v lniores, we're proiusely decorated
h.,,c, uron N Wishingion street front Of
,bc old ssnh Churca said, OCCUPIED as
riding seboal b, ihe British troops l776"
The inside Of tAe Old edGce was plainly decorated
-,,th nags and npntir stretched along the front OF
the galleries and arased about the speakers desk
behind when wsa hangn map OF the town OF Boston
4. N y,ay ,n l7aa Ra.euii iIall had over the mann
entss. the motto "O1cupied by British troops,
1ss6 The old State nouse bore mottoes indicat-
inc that The site Vl8 onco occupied by barracks for
z,,,sh .roops ar other ia vs. IN various sections of
Az r,v ,,er. ,ov IN t..tt se rntions bearing revolu
tionary information
IA ne evening tbf sag sr' orally illuminated.
.sx. AZ A. $40 HALL
Thn o,,.s,I everett ite were held in Music
H.g f. ~, ,n.r,,2. acious edidce being
rrng<.d n ts h1,I ~ tris a interior bcauti-
f,j,v daeorated ana fta m was occupied by
vsr,ous l,s.tnauisned aa lily officials. Mayor
Cobb presided ald an, sff p in a few preliminary
and nafr,otic reroark he ttrQi ced the Rev. George
r. Ellis as tie orator -As
Rkv. ~ or ATOM
p.v M Et,i~ ~ N ereety.Hig us Grafton returned
vrrtefnl hanks for ~ h9At Whch had been conferred
n selccti,,r hlrn Ia intt3 Tvs lcilow eli izens on hs
xollsn octaTion eicrr,ns then briefly to th~I Iyrst
hongross IL Phils f,pot IN tiNosss..s 70 si'v d. q
,rs,,ic and h,sln tl agccui au& description OF Bos-
u ~ ~, o.sa 'i Shcswa, Inc Chief mart OF the
N..s.ch.s.,ssr 10 lnce II, sAlt which numbered
-,.' a'n ~. III New York iai 2JS 900. The iE-
SsT,s,ns Sss iS ~ tovu vure tlou 1000 There
s.,,,,. > NO ftuiuIF iOnr being Of stone, OF which
4 - sh,,,.i Atom rclsiaz Aefgfen Beacon and the
gno. part sres1 fto.s The Wlrkhsse the Poorhonse
,,J ~ "a s writ f iaals tis Common. On The site
~ IN, fAik sLrtetl lftrrch stUpt c srar1ry; opposite
,r., IA ,3ubicl0rA s;Narf ifla ~ IL british a
hns,Stl fbN Ja.t Naupll lc AZ g OF the present
cours Hegss knL ~ iaeea son State and Court
Ess-tts v,esV<she Ikts- comp stiy rlyered and lined
BY taveTrs Seiiinka mar's sNt ces of exchange.
zhc hous alnsiduV hy the lrpviace lor the Btlt-
lsn Governor Was efpose lie OlG South, standing
far back, gtatcly, cormodots, with trees and lawn
up Washington street, The Old S,4le House, with
dignity whici u has not now, held he halls of the
EoGnc and the RspFeaenati wth royal portraits
anu adornings How is.ue Is there here which
Gbc patriots and citizens a The ola eas II they came
bees. would recognizci M clcqsent and elaborate
3cGodnt OF the size OF Bostse then given by the
oEsspr. byS he added, dprlrs The siege OF boston
ihc rens OF sagacAis anG Rce men we're engaged IN
lonsaes Of some ardcni orators They were provd-
lng ior ilai most urgent of an social securities,
whether ln lines 0t peace or OF war The supremacy
oi Inc civil over The MILITARY poAar The royal man
date riding tSs charter oi Massachusclts, had
destroys cd one branch oi s legsa.us and subvered
ts Judicial courls Cen raj cage by his proclamaton
81 june IL doclarng tic Province in rebel
You, and establishing marital law, with Inc
gioscrplon Of patrgt leaders, was held 10 have ave
vacated his civil authority over tho provinces that
W might hold m taTy swav over Boston, The
Province, ihefelcrS, vas without legislature and an
Exccuts o, without s&gstrAcy aod Judiciary Gov
cfna,ent under mincd and uied The old royal
kancilon and me lhOd co.it revived, ana it
Was ics The people 10 decide whether hey would dis
ense With goyefpiuent OF aver anarchy by constitut
ing a. The Provincial Congress oD May 5, accepted
$40 sauge which the rrsoned Gorernor had thrown
roNA put Their own intcrpfetatoa upon II, and re-
soYcu That General Cage bad disqualified himself for
serving he colony 10 any apacuf shas obedlence
was future due 10 him; that e ought 10 be guarded
against rs unnatural and bvciafale cnemy." With
90 instant provision Tor the emergency, the
rosncia Congress had lho raaay resources of revert
IN their old and h0a0rcd lVl0F 3l sc.tadministra-
ton bui wisely waited, as dld other provinces Tor adj
vice from the Continental Congress, aoout '.taSng up
and exercising the powers of civil government" The
Provincial Congress at Waterlown had occasion, on
May Is, 1775 10 say that they "were determined to
preserve their dignity and power over the military"
their own military.
II was sublime triumph of the traditions princi-
pies and spirit which had trained the people of Massa
chusetts tnat al temporary and alarming Crisis when
the powers OF magistrates and the functions OF judges
were suspended there should have been the least
OF them in outbursts Of local disorder or even in
controversies OF man with man. such was the work
which the civilians OF province and continent
doing discreety and with fidelity, they cautiously
felt their way on to the construction OF nation dur
ing those eleven months through which old Boston
was British garrison and patriot host environed it,
away. Referring to~Washngton as the patriot com
mandcr the orator Said that the great lesson which
be had to teach individual, officer private, IN his
command TO learn 10 abate his personal inde
pcndence, that he might the independence Of
his country. There TOO, he learned how ~ deal with
men, with friends as well as with encmes-with human
nature in all lis workings OF impulse and motive, its
lohlcncss and meanness And, his order book gives
lbundant and impressive evidence lie thoughtful
yet upon health and virtue He counsolled cleanliness
high and pure morality and the devouness and
crisis OF the situation was near, while forbdding cards
In the camp he advised serious preparation OF mind
As security against cowardlce.
lhe elaborate and thrilling account OF the pro-
traccd siege OF Boston which the gave was fol-
lowed in turn by eloquent description OF the
alton oi Boston, event which to-day being SO
appropriately celebrated. But the patriots were not
compelled TO dcsolaIe their own capital, he sad,
and neither did the enemy within It wish that IT'S
should include themselves Washing
ton would not harm the town IL the enemy would
leave IT, but he did not mean that they should get
OF II aud then burn behind them. lie still ply
Ing the enemy with vigorous blows, and his elaborate
plans maturcd aud threatening that the Brit
lsh forces would have suffered some extreme disaster
had not COMPROMISE been avacd OF which was nc
scpiable to both parties though deeply mortIfyng
Inc enemy Through the ala OF the sclectmen Bos.
ton IN conference with British cfliccrs an implied
without signature seal TO ratify
Twas elected at the koxbury lines, by the
tacit asscnt-unpIedged. however, OF Washing
ton-that II the British could bc allowed, un-
a reasonable time for packing aud
barking they would leave the town unharmed.
The informal pledge was accepted and substantially
sompied with The provInclals might reasonably
have demonstrated and demanded remuneration Tor
.he amount OF punder OF every KIND iurni-
lure and goods taken from the houses and stores,
which were broken into anu pIIlagcd by some OF the
troops and sailors and the mcanest class OF the tories
These ourages continued Tor week, In spite oil the
Of the General threatening instant death
upon any detected in plundering or firing build
Ing. But on the last day OF HIS stay he himself or
hcrcd all wooon and linen goods be seized Tor the
use OF his army The packing up was hurried and
critical opcraen, The last day Of the siege wash
ingOn had succeeded in planting effective works on
NOOk's Hih the nearest elevation TO Boston, from
which he could rake Boston Neck inside and distress
The enemy and their shipping IL At this moment
That the British General made TO realize what an
lncumhrance and nuisance he hal 10 dispose OF IN
the tories, who hung dcsparingly on his
hands Almost dcmcntcd with dismay and right
they implorcd To be put into the vessels nrst, with
all thcir household goods aud property. Washington
wrote TO his brother Augustine that OF these had
confessed that, III they thought tho most abcct SUB
mission would have procured them peace they never
would have stirred from the town. BY all accounts
ihce never existed more miserable set OF BEN than
these wrelchcd creatures Thcy choose 10 commit
themselves 10 the mercy the waves az tcmpcst1Ous