The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1885-09-24

Tha sculptor has portra7,l tn. moment
fan!l A. To al r"a1sg5 colvtrsa1C With
American ht tor, .IeI hav.lE b3cn driven
from his fagshr. tne l. ;Wr"n"o, AMI car.
rving It's signal H. inscribed With thh
dyin2 words Of Liwrenre. "Don'v give u"
tie ,hip IN q small burt hrOu"h hot
cananna te from The III -Iuy's EaIs, til he
reached ,no dec; OF III y aGlya. when he
ordcr.i tAa v!5.e.'s ecu '~e CHANGED to re.
new he ac.ion and his hag hoLte1 to her
InaSthead.
Among the numerous orators OF the Oc-
cas;on was S,nato: Sle.H3.d, who sail i'll
the course Of his address:
"Le no yanIal hauI deface this monu-
ma..ial Drol2a. LII il s,ani defyIur ths
wastes It m. a4d the power CI the els-
neate, keeping pace vi,h history III lis
nlarcn through coming a"eS H. recalling 10
eaCI SucCeeiln- generation the man and ne
cvens wnIch tins statue d4s4ynel to cCm
mnmorat@, ever in,rit. Z tn Young 10
PATRIOTISM AMI so.acin, ne agal with tue
+ Fiction tGat gis-e'u people properly
appree ate AMI apr ! r.Gt.l| reward their
bene actors Let tlc ileu Ferry shallow
the pa,serby. aAd from its hiGI !el2sta.
appareu, cast 4 2 dIc5 AZ easn beIO.1e
which slall Ienelra q mi parmsaJe
mlnl and heart and Po & ann comr let :
witu The noble aud generous pu. P,se auI
lott soul which animated Perry On the
occa ion winch tie art.5o has un IorLalan -
represent him
Mr.. George Bancroft, in bis magnificent
address said:
1t is to the honor Of John A iams tIe
in h;S a iminlstruClOn, Ssrl4o with + a -
was GU et1 by ria own @!,o il !g;ue au.
pe,, onai resolution BG F & iud was NOR
stuLl orn4y unr, a,Cnutls and not on
sa4rcEeI our vessel, Oh the IlgA s4as for h
property OF ,hOSe WITH VhOr she did nC
ch o,c to be a peace auC an 3. ,G.su M -
q VIZ, wherever hc mo- a. s,H one Of vur
Leau iiu- ,.lp-, Inal - il 4 g AZ pat ..
tie son, OF New EuS e i lree4ot.'r, woU4t
sa4Id 4 young lieu.eaalt o. u.dSh.pmaa 20
q L4u is l;ec,i and re INTO The Lritiah I.
wee such Amer cans as Ae sEClud see fl -
"a Bri ism Cl..Z-n5.
'Iug'and WrUngai us in our ship. on
whic,i Gu. haS C;ve no pro Lct'Cn again
y.u.elc4. IT vas right t.Iat kngtani siCa Il
BE- me- alik on tAe OCEAN AMI ii or owl
nndncrrs moan sa-S. 1000 Il & 81. work
tae YOU hfu. Per-, IN he w!lt.r 0. 1915,
epaiIei 10 tie stores Ct Lac ErIn. .ro.u
tie trees Of tie iCIest hui, q sQnli" Il,
ie red the tal CT lie I-aI Dlr win IAls Lee
hun.ed on the laGa lor his adVoc.acF,
brodght the BriGI>h SQUADRON TO batue,
and. after u series OF lncli nts th15 coIc n.
tt, tei on him tue eyes Of the TWO h5eCi, On
Sept 10 he made the mastery mGvaIuen
which enabled him Gefore the sun could =
down TO wri.s 70 his government: We
have net the enemy and th9y are ours.
Perry's vc,o.'y had its share in turning a
scoinful enemy into Thoughtful lover ol
reace with the United States. Ii was one
If the nObiest acts OF the war which Edward
Everett Ell TO call our s.cOnd war OF IN
uerend9nce This is the reason why the
victory of Perry claims TO be remembered
in the annals OF InaukinI. We shal. repeat
the story TO cur children, AMI loo years
h,nce Lb,5e vino come after u VIII racal.
the even which we th.s day Commemorate"
4he names OF the Perrys have adoraeI
our nava. annals since the formation of tie
goveramsnG The father of Oliver Perry
was privateersman IN che revolution. he
was. tw.ce capturei the last Iim1, being
carried TO Ire and he met his fuOur9 wife
whom he Marcel in Phi lei hia after he
war Their first child was Oliver, born in
l7SS. in New port. Al the age OF ll he re-
ceivel Lis warrant as md shiPman and be-
can his naval training un Ter his fa,aer, who
vas ccmlnander of tn, friglJe the Gsn.
Greene ! he war OF 1872 found Ohvsr
Perry ona OF the most promising young Off
GERS in ths navy, pan5ils for cnance TO en-
gaze the enemy. Abou a year after th3 open
i q O. hoss silit O. he was ordered to lake en- re
O. a squadron ,hsa bein cous rue ed from
lns VIRGIN fores. on the shores o. LAKE Z. ie
Alter lncreliiole toll, through whicI the
young c1maIander's IN lomItatle energy
never relaxed, he ga -here1 force of nine
yess.s anu $40 moi, attacked the EaSdsh
suua Iron, ami for the first tins in British
history she lost naval battle, AMI tha5 at
tue hands of a - young American naval OIL
Ger OF bus q years, who had never be ore
even seen the Avoiu,ions of a nava. sqI..l-
ron No wonder little Rhnde Island is proud
OF ats hero, an1 Newp-rt, in erecting TINS
heauSitul monument opposite the former
home Of its most Distinguished citizen, has
but performed mos agreeable duty.
NAx ELTON.