, 1881-04-13
REVOLUTION LITERATURE.
The Pamphlets. HonEE. und SattFeR OF
&ilc American Revolution.


The Pamphlets. songs, und satlres OF
the American 1Sevo1utlon.
f1o.soa Adrertstr.
rrof. Tyler gave tfla sceond Of his Lowell
institute lectures last lfght Un the PAM
lllptecrs and song-wr!ters of tho iievelutlon.
III this lecture, he said, we begin to Inspect
tia evidence showing that every passing fnso
OF the Revolutionary struggle was caught up
n1a retiectctl Iii the contemporary literature
Of the Americans, particularly III their pa'1-
piilets, SONGS, and satires. In those writings
we lind ula tracts Of three great slAges Of i'll
tellectual progress. The first staRe repre-
eeuts stncera effort 10 reconcile colonial
rights viii, co1untni dependence, aud extends
from 17G5 to the day Ut the Lexington mid
Concord i'ghtst t175. Tic secontl stage rep
rcscnts n rapIlly; spreading doubt Of tic pos-
siuility 0i dolng this. alul extends from, the
tlay OF those fights tn .fuly, l111. Tl,e third
stngc represents 4 flnal conviction bti the
part OF tin minority Of Amerltaus that It wns
impossible 10 do this, accompanied by n de-
Termination to preserve cotontal rights
thr,ugll 4 struggle for Independence. This
pcrtod extends FROM July, l77G. to tho end.
Each Ut these stages III oil Its detalls Of mr.
gutnent. hcrolst1l, SUFFERING. and lmlrth, is
photographed In tic writings Of the time.
The very first paues OF nnr Revolutionary
literature were written BY james 0lls, who Is
remembered Ms tho first great orator ut that
struggle, but was alsD the tfrst great pa,&.-
ph!utger. He WIS unon wllose aptitude for
eloauence, oral and writtelt, !'ad bect trained
by khu n,ust enreful technical Study nf Dc.
iaiit s =, "Ma,'s th ;taa, r na! r. nracs III
exhibits minute rlHsHlcAf scholarship. 43rt
tho iu,phts!0fteu popular prlt0F OF the 'rsf
s.a4C Ut the Rev1l1titH was a!sf' lta severe ~
*sIs Sxs I q r. tns Bf;ls Woosss sxsS'ss tie
prelude tU ule entire moyclncnt OF Hevnia-
t.onnry reasoning, by wlitet tl.o eu!onists l
were 70 present y !eRal JnS;iacatton y tHelr
eIs5ty yt M xo4sa ssaf,ff vsty a paMee Il
batants drew their,1es weapons. l. l!ud
chief part IN bringing on ihe American r.
peal Of tho stan.p net In l1e1 was soon Inst ~
anXlpty and stlai,,cI.'n epi1eern,g tt!r further
dosiRi's OF EnEaa'ld ai!a ttlls lroanot a, Ya!ty
III ..E!rglnta, entitled . EIrvinia Henrt Of
Nssegtte!iafy sEs tH! y[s i; ,99laf @ a{tsfF
Mrtcs sor ynife Fl ina nts Gt nf
Of tint ysaf Hta ~ tne year !n,il!nWaag naiGa
is;s ts Fsfs S ss:s sssisss Msts ss.pa5shs t
10 ,l,ost of, tlle coIo1as ~ EnKla'1d a,l ln
France, G'at .prqAHcetl ~ Il'tn'si,ss elect ~.
public 0plnio1 rht,y 'Ts 9'ltt,iragt hpkil n
sa sSsIsss s aIa ts ts"vpsi piff!@sS as x H sena sf
literary gtfts aud: t!onsl! extremely cnu. n
.tfals, WRs, n'ao very praso Wheneycr l!|s
juaglneDtnld ennseisncp w4ro satised. l|}s
letters arp prrfat!cd ny tone q Ertet noDl!;
ge1tle'nnnlike; and they exactly EXPRESS y !le
loyal al9l conservative effort t9 coub!!!o aie
Gollal rlEIls Witn Gto'4at ssl.o1sissloil, n. y
tlus,t to tlle:e reyersnt and atrectl0nate let
ters was the setld lng over the commissioners
Vt Custhns ~ l!tH, atl l!le slillllllol'fhg OF
ls os' thp M M!n'lswGite III d1GHIIsI Y, ,I.. Mahsst