The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-02-23
THEY DINED.
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gratitude due to the Senate of the United
States for taking time to consider. to de.
bate, and TO question the propriety of rsti-
flying Immediately and without considera-
tion, st the command practically of a set
OF people who apparently think that
there Is nothing to be done except TO
ratify a treaty of arbitration between this
country amt England without adequately
considering any Of Its provisions. Gap
plsuse.) ISope q treaty of arbitration
will be ratified with England. 1 should
prefer that q treaty of arbitration might
be ratIued between this country, this
great repu bile, and the great republic OF
France, showing to the world, that the
two great republics of modern times we're
willing TO act in the direction of doing
all that was possible to dispense with the
decision of national questions by force of
arms.
II is not to be forgotten that the natural
enemy Of this country is England. Eng
land is the only country with whom this
nation has been in a serious foreign war.
More American citizens have been killed,
more American citizens have suffered un.
told damage In consequence OF the acts OF
England than In consequence OF the acts
Of any other nation on the face of the
earth.
The Civil War would have unquestion-
ably heen shortened by at least year, IL
II had not been for the efforts OF Great
Britain to support In every way she
could the attempts Of those who were en-
deavoring to destroy the nation.
While arbitration Is something to be
desired for its own sake, Ii Is we'll that
the provisions OF an attempt to form
treaty OF such importance should be care
fully considered by those whose DUTY 1t
is TO look after the interests of the Amer
icsn people.
Speaking to such a meeting as this, to
the descendants of those who secured by
force of armsifrom Great Britain the liber-
ties that we now enjoy, 4: seems to me
eminently proper that We should for
moment, Notwithstanding the clamor
being raised by some people who see m to
think that peace at any price is prefera-
bic TO anything else, at least admit tnat
consiGers tion should be given to that
dsliberative body who are taking time 10
carefully consider whether il would be
best for America TO ratify the present
tresty of arbitration with Great Britaia
in it's present form.
The following telegram was received at
tho dinner and read by Secretary Rhooes:
$40 the sons of the American Revo-
luton in Providence in honor assembled
In honor Of Washington, the father of
Americanipstriotic societies, greeting, the
Sons in Newport Assem- bled this day
bring their block to the structure the
society is building. To the memory of
the fathers may Ii stand forever a monu-
ment to American spirit.
W. Watts sherman, president. +"
Hon. Edwin d. McGuinness. mayor of
Proyicence said that there Ia NJ prouder
record in the annals of the Revolutionary
war than that of the City OF Providence.
lhe first overt act was committed with
IN its precincts and when the General
Ass en- bly, adjourned the year before the
save the king" but with "God save the
Unite; Colonies"
Rev. Carleton A.Staples, of Lexington,
at one time pastor of the First Unitarian
church OF this city, told the story Of Lex
ington and Concord on the night of April
10. 1878. He interspersed many deligh :
fuI anecdotes of personal nature and
suggested by his manner OF telling the
story, an interesting way OF studying his
tory.
Mr.. Robert Perkins Brown, registrar of
the society, set q good example last
night by selecting a Revolutionary hero
whom the historians have neglected.
Colonel Israel Angel, he said, seems to
have rem1iuei unwritten and unsung.
lie was a desc IN dant in the fifth gener-
alton from Thomas Aagell, VINO came
over with Roger Williams.
Colonel Israel was born In Johnston In
1740. He had a good education for that
time. When tie war began be was 35
yrars old. lie was among the first to
enter the fight and for six years rendered
brave service in the cause of freedom.
lie started with but little prestige but
soon won the friendship of Washington,
Lafayette and Greene, receiving from
each of the first two a medal for bravery
on the field. Colonel Angel died In 1892
and nothing but a bro<en tonbsto
marks his grave. The ensign OF his reg
iment is preserved at the state home and
Mr. Bro WI concluded with the suggestion
that IL the state did not see tit to psrpet-
uste the memory Of its peerless colonel 1t
would be worthy service for the society
to render.
Professor winfred II. Munro, the re-
tiring historian of the society read q
scholarly paper on "Concurrent Opinion
Of the American Revolution" In which
he cited many cases to show how erro-
neous modern opinion often IL In rela-
tion to the prominent soldiers and states
Der OF the Revolution.
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