Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-07-08
4 REMINDER OF THE FIGHT AT
PEQJAJ kET.

communicated by D. D.. Pratt. NJ D.. chelsea.
Massachusetts
~ M, No.. Seaai, 1ni hs Hous n
Representatives ~ ~, Commonwealth
~ Hl"lcim,m m Gea,ral Cont
I,srmllri.
The Subscriber. respectfully represen,
that In the year Il our lord 1875 the
Inhabitants of Massachusetts, ~ New
Hampshire were frequently harassed 4
constantly terrified by the MAssacres n
nyage, committed by the Indians. The
conaAgra,ions Of dwelling. often illami-
ned the ffoaiicr. the screams of tor.
,ured prisoners N the groan' q dyiag
victims Of every age s. sex, resounded
through the county A, this period Of
alarm s suffering ihs brave Capt. Low
n. who bad before rendered eminen,
service, % hi. fellow citizens, With a
Company Of Tiiry.tour aea. whom re-
ligion a. well a. patriotism recruited in
o. his service. engaged in the hazardous
enterprise q carrying the war TO the
home. of the enemy They marched
from Gfo.on into the territory Of the Pc
Qaauke,i Indians. through A~ildsrness
which civilized man had never dared 10
explore rsm la hmo II pace, near the
place of their encampmeni, the Chief
,ains Paugus q WahwA. with a superior
force, rose upon them from an amoos-
cade. = At the Commencement q the
Conflict Cap, Ioyll ~ eigh, of bis sol
dier were laid dead upon the field. The
Others 20 avoid being surrounded retreat
cd % a ,0ri u natural fortress. tongue
Of lsnd upon the border. Of a Pond. A.
tackled in that situation by numbers much
superior 20 their own. without a mouth
ful Of food y having no prospect Of es'
cape. they constantly refused % surren-
der. Amids, The wArcfies Of the saw
ages, the blood of their Comrades stream.
ing from their frequen, wounds, they
maintained the Conflict for nearly day
The force Of the enemy having been
much diminished by the number Of their
killed. they a, last abandoned the ground
n lef, the wre,ched remnants Of the
whites to escape under the cover Of the
night. The bodies Of thirteen Of their
unfortunate companions were lcs un-
buried, n the simple rites of sePal,afe,
afisrward. performed, was only to
cover them with earth X carved their
names upon the trees which spread above
them. By this fierce y obstinate battle
Indian power was crippled. n savage
feroci,y made iis fnAl re,rea, from New
EnglAnl. In honor Of an Achisvmeni
% bold, OF service % arduous, y Of sue
cess 50 impor,An, we ask Of the munih-
cence Of the Legislature some token of
grea'fm ren,emjrdHcs We ask mou-
men, 10 cover the ashes Of those. who
Tough, 4 died for the safety Of their
County. The spo, where they rePose
is beautiful, X suitable for the purpose
h Is ne memorail, ground Of the battle
upon the borders OF "Lovels Pond on
one side. X public road on the other,
in the Town Of Fryeburg. surrounded by
Pine trees ~ retired from the scenes Of
business. The curiosity Of travellers Il
Antiquanans still leads them 10 visi, the
sea, Of al even, ia is day perhaps {"
important as the more recent battle a,
Bankers hill. The proprietor Of the
land offers il 10 the public for the use
contemplated Il private exer,ions will be
made 10 second the munifcence Of the
Government. We therefore pray iha,
you Will make provision for the erection
Of a nonumen, in honor Of our forefath-
ers, who fell ia "I.ovls fght"-It will be
the only monument ye, erected within the
United States. consecrAted TO the yalor,
for,i.ule & triumph, Of those who laid
the first stones in the foundation Of our
National existenee-A monumen, TO
~hieh private ambition 4 personal avar-
ice can have no claim, but which will BE-
long exclusively to the fame Of the Com
monweal,h & the memory Of i,s depart.
ed heroes. Signed
Amos J. Cook judah Dana
Enoch Lincoln James NJ. Ripley
Philip Eastman
Robert Bradley
stephen Chase