New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-10-19

Bat though the fires of peoples gratitude and venera
Ron for the founders and preservers OF nation should
occur epochs for the excitement and display Of these
5elags which viii brighten their flame aud III the whole
famous characters of our civil and military his
s SaSt civil war 1t animated the whole
gc mind with love Of the great country and devotion
r. tae sttutOns, which fathers wisdom
and aa1 as 9osTa on aPf e
Young aud old the rich and the poor the and the
Women the scholar and the ploughman the soldier and
tao stttesmtn vie with the tolls AMI hardships in
wcl tae OulaOns OF the great structure were ld by
heroic ,tors AM by equal lab9rs and saeng%
iority unnuulled territory. and uncOTHPled con,
sddon Tne examples the preeeRts of the aler
whole OF patriotism and power W aich re- e.
brave an mi hisent strenuous people pi'cer St
they aDiOrred. Let later generations; III AZ dh,te
sIred enjoyment of the great hent5se r,ti1Ide
how the OF their admiration or T En ,a
shall be distributed between the founders ana Iie FH
servers o! their constituted liberties rOr % cfi
content 20 say and to feel that inc gGt o. oF
drn their !lthers" ana TO lay the mighty nerr 90
OIrown day as gift upon the Htr , 0 I of the Re-
enrich the name and the fame oil the loulu'iS % 'o "
public .o aud og,,,ior for
the founders OF their Nation may Justly be connectci
with the revolution OF tIht tnl 80 IL, W 90
m.lsurc Of M nan af,rs: such perIo IN TIE common
uInont d mankind 4 noted oy ine eNp l,.p nj
:, irs ir elf gves significance TO an event, ana When
the event Is one in its essential character Of moment
il, memory AMI nwlkens public attention.
THE BEGiNVING AND END OF TIE WAR.
The dr,t outbreak of armed resistance to British au-
tlory in the Colonies, occurred on the l9th Of April
l7-5 at Concord in " ssachusetts where fred "ne
.1,, heard rom tle World" On the 18th APRIL 1888
r,yrtnr ,pOJ where stand rcla 70 the armies
o. lie United states, by the order OF General WaShny On,
trrir CJnnIudtrin-CIirf proclaim tion OF Congress
directing On Of hOsitieS between Great Britain
all the Ul,t'i States Within this spec o, precisely
Tod Ill ne mill
t-tnss,ols ., tue evolutionary W T The correspond
Ing Centennial p'.Dl has witnessed the celebration Of
u, prinpd INCIDENTS Of the glOi)Is AMI successful
colla't OF rns, m their fin triumph These cole
h-ttions have ro)T,I the OF military operations
over the whole thnlsrn 'thr SON times they have
engaged tIs AZ ltOn OF loo pride and interest only,
AMI in Vi Ter instances they have enlisted the general vt
ot the Government In ALL spirit and
purpose have shaped the popular demon 'tratonS
and inspired che commemorative addresses lhS SpFlI
and this purpose have been, not OF rivalry or OF dlseOd,
Int Of unison an unhIoaen sympathy ana enthusiasm III
free, udspcn lent and united peope-wch established
Government adequate for the maintenance 81 our con
sitrt"t Liberties AGAINST domestic dancer aAl OrelGn
lueutreul which justified to the general judgment
mankind, the iteSt transaction % recorded his
tory aud e most beuanrent fabric OF human Institution
wHirh the world has witnessed -,
Concord and Lexington and Bunker Hi, embracing
Bennington and ,ratoEa, and en- ling with the siege hi
C3>l0n Of spirited nd impressive celebrations The Ndor
le sold rs tlrr untnnhing endurance OF hunger and
cold and every form mi lereh Of suffering md hardship:
their progress in discipline TIL they could face aud
Oyefcoe ta regular troops OF the great military Powrr
vita which were engaged the bravery the skill the
genius OF their commanders: the patience and pnr trncc
Of their cmpign and their strategy their fortune, and
her tot.thee al were recalled by tue chosen ora
tp these al received the pl2ntS 81 the gathered crowds,
all touched their he rs moved TO tine tenderness, Of
tears. and again nhLmed and aroused at the sound Of
a trumpet.
In the midst of these festive pomps and proud eratua
tOns OF people at the trump an issue o. oar arms
IN the War OF the Revolution the sobrety OF their uds
ucnt and their Instructive on3ordnaiion OF military glory
70 civic greatness were exhibited In the pt-cnm. nee
given to the conmemoration Of the great central deher
alive transaction IN tue service OF winch al tIc he"lsa
and of tine had their motive aud
?e @ mean to Civic be I2T S P Of To
history mas no parallel, and whch must stand
ever to the ainlring esteem of states n'n aud
philosophers a. Il does IN tue un1ueStong alth OF our
whole people, the cOnsummat" work 81 the most pro
p Si G SssSmbT has rH even a cThbe& Fit indeed wan it,
that upon centennial Of that transaction he nation to
which II birth should invite the other ulOns OF the
world to generous COMPARISON OF the arts, the power
te victories OF Pace. Inc cohgonISe OF o., ON nP
Of the globe, witnessed and formed part OF the grand
htl thus been born in a day. aud OF the benign in
huenrcS upon which it relied TO make go0dits claims upon
the attention and respect OF the world.
DELAY IN SETTLING THE TERM, OF PEACE.
This continuous and manifold presentation to the
homage and applause of coIntryn"n, OF
the course of that marvellous succession OF
events Of which the centennial dates had REQUIRED,
hal left Irked stage aud act Of the
great drama, that stage and act which this vast
interval between the surrender Of the British army to the
combined forces OF the United states AMI OF France at
Yorktown and the dchnityc treaty Of peace by which
In" results OF the establishing our independence
were recognized by Great Britain, armies were
cncampe1 upon these ueghbong fields Upon this very
spot Washington had his headquarters The other great
this the central position. The disaster the British
arms in Virginia was regarded as the lat battc OF le
This victory in the field was counted by rs as the
complete and nnI triumph Of our ciuse france our
In the opinion t!at tue military operations OF tae wal
closed al Yorktown. Tne suddenness and the com
pleteness OF the discontinue of the British arms
made the approaches 10 the setueneht OF lhe
terms Of peace the more uncertain ana the more
told by the messenger who conveyed TO him the int NJ
gcncc OF the surrender of Conwais.rmI the news
through the rinncss OF the friendship u France waited
upon the completion Of our independence IN IL treaty
recognition by the mother country. But grave tran.
ga ;IIl 90 tFe fTnprr Of her kin Involves Inc
questions OF boundaries 20 the sovereignty Of extra
which were inr3nahle Of partition MrmgIiIc the
American armies must await Inactive the slow result o.
those complex negotiations. They must DC held ~
readiness for the renewal OF hOsIcs If the expectations
peace and independence should DE disappointed The
eNigcncies OF the public service must conupl,
and for an indefinite period. the couduct OF
ence but the cOmtry's need Of IFS service in
de cnsve war and must maintain the hold Tor that
aHny' support upon the voluntary aids the states, when
both army and people believed the war was oyer AMI rs
ends secured This ordeal OF the virtue OF these citizen
soldiers OF the seadfastness and authority OF these re
publican officers tins tTia Of the great qualities of
Washington this test OF the unbalanced scheme or lnc
Revolutionary Government, were all passed through in
disposed In it, cauiunmrnts these surrounding fields,
and its COmmandcrn-Chcf occupied these headquarters
at ScwhuTg
The occurrences which would mark this peculiar sua
ton Of war without hOstltcs Of peace without security
would necessarily he ntcrcsting-thcY proved 10 he
mOmcntOus In moral and political sequence, as well as
IN time. they closed the heroic period o. our history.
Their celebration here and to-day, completes the pOuS
duty with which this OF power and prosperity CRATE
fully commentaries the days 10 which II traces their
growth
THE TRANSITION FROM WAR TO PEACE.
The intrinsic interest OF the which followed
one another during The the transition OF the people and
OF the army from 10 peace, has attracted great at
tentOn to this chapter Of Revolutionary history.
II is no wonder then that the pOpuous communities that
have grown up around and upon the Of these raus
actions that have been brought MP upon the traditions
the ae.nntinns sniinna OF The nlunn shnnld