Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1886-10-26
,ARIs. MAINE, TUESDAY. OCTOBER 2e 1856.

the ion1rcucit U'tI' aui 'i'set 'N"y
10 Cansds.'
The historian Kiiisf says thai no
even, from that tine TO the Revolution
took $50 strong a hold Of the feelias' OF
the p,ople, ani he truly adds iha,iis story
"wlll b. read with iaiefes, s lons /.
the contests Of Thefmopylr and Bunker
Hill coaiinus on the pages OF history
jus, after the battle ballad Of eish-
teen .,,nE. descriptive OF Il appeared,
and IL bscams a. oaee. and throughout
clloai.l time, eoa,iansd to be ",hs most
beloved song in al New Ensland.
The New Eaglsnd colonies Always
acted together a, ns,ion by themselves,
they c1nfedta,ei IA i6i5 for mutual
defence. aad IN their trouble. With the
lnii.n, and often ~i,h the Freneh they
fought their osn fights. asking nothing
OF the mother e)uairy except 20 be let
alone. Their aehieveme n,s ough, TO be
srefally trra,lrei. ani this grand name
Of PeqI,lk'i ought TO b, borne by ,h'
m)ani.ia overlooking the 'ceas OF the
f.mla, battle Of l6i years ago. The
mountain should also BEAR this Mans Ia
honor Of the brave Peqa,uksi Indians.
though they fjagh, . the allies OF
France. The battle a. fyeburg va
foash, by Massachusetts .olaiefs. In de-
fsne. Of Ne~ Hampshire. and on the
.ol Of Maine. secirins the latter STATE
to New Enslaai. sni tbs people q
these three State are thus peculiarly in
tsrcs,ei IN having the beautiful noun
tain overlooking the battlefield kno.n
a. Muai P,7aiaksi. this being title
under which 1, will dily eommsmora,e
the terrible encounter near it. base IN
l72j. hi, Old Indian mans OF Psqiiu-
set .hoali be preserved a. the title OF
some mountain. aud what one can more
appropriately bear |, than the Carroll
County Kearlrss. which. +" | have
.aii. has 70 sons exien, been knosn by
the name Of peqaauka, fo' 30 year. !
The people Of the Pequaake, reg'oa hold
the mountain Ia trust for al. New Eis.
land. and appeal TO them no, TO let
local prjcdiee stand IN the way Of poetic
i,iice. The Msuimaes County kesr.
.Arse ,s grand peak, unnvAllsd IN u.
vicini,y. overlooking grea, extent Of
country. a landmark fof four States. and
Is thu. peculiarly fitted TO stand a. a
monument of a National rici0ry. while
the Carroll CJuaiy peak. which. though
trias higher Ia absolute altitude. Is but
a mere ouiPo,, of,hs great White Noun
tain srosp lioIen. u whose sun mii' ate
ar hishsr). will. under i,' spproPrisis
name Of PeqaAukei, serve asa grand
memorial OF the most tragic aud
romantic battle Il the New Englsnd
colonies. Some may .Ay ,hA, mount.
ala. name i. u merely local concern.
bat mountain and ia name. II no,
pablie property. A. lea', eoaesrn all 10
shom the moaniain is landmark, and
think tha, one who !, familiar with
mo., Of our mouniaia.. Who, living IN
another State, "a. studied the pro.Peci.
from both the K-ar.arses. who h.. ife.
qasn,ly aud from mAny dlh'ren. points
observed bo;h a, oae view. and who Il
interested in all oar history. eln speak
more implr,illly concerning the ,~o
mountain, than eaa tbs resident. near
either
While the KeAr,arge. .PeqaAuse, dls.
pa,e wi. rising few years ago the
Cou, Survey. having no time - invesii'
gate local history. dropped the nams Of
"Pequauket' and substituted " North.
ern kearurse They have. however.
recently resumed the use Of Psqaauks,.
"becAuse IL i. convenient, % have names
properly distinguishing the two mount
aims"
II is an interesting fact that the first
posm Published by Lonsfellow ,anony'
moa,lyD, Ia 1920. and the hrs, pcbli.h'
ed over hi, signature. In 1928. were
both oa the subject Of the Psqiaakei
light. The latter poem. which was
~n,isn for Fpebarss centennial eele-
br.,ion Of the battle, was lost. was org
and vAinly sought BY 4. author, aud
oaly four year. ago came TO light.
will quote. in elo,ins, the lA'; .,lnl,
Of a poem read a. the festival, held in
B,,,on 10 lsi0. Of the sons Of New
Hampshire. IL. sa,her wa, Dr. Jerome
V. G. Smith. a native Of Conway. who
was mayor Of Bo,,oa. some 80 year. ago
"Peqaaaket, Peqaanksi. the lani OF my birth.
Ihers'. bat One rcqlaukct upOn tha ~hoio
eaub
while dyiag In battle .. thoaght - be glory
shsl ths deed, of ny hcrocs % Olax1nci In
story"