The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-04-07


I'VE are gathered from different por-
tons OF our state. once part OF the fair
eat Of E:ngiand'a pruvinceS' 70 agRihNic-
ktlun ledge Uut pfuios1d scnfe ct me
racrlnees, prlvations aud val0r OF the
iYnmOrtals or our war for indepande
Their foe, as written by wordsworth
on Rob Roy's grave, were wont 90
treat them According
g To the good Old plan,
That they should take who have the power,
And they should keep who can
.'England Of to-day Views this imper-
ial republic with different eyes, and rs
Statesmen are more than willing 70 ex-
tend the right hand OF fellowship TO the
descendants Of the men who burst
aSuader the bonds which bound them
10 their mother country Arbitration o.
national differences Is NOW sought, and
tbe idea OF war between people with a
common tongue and iRFReiy with a
common history. " regarded with a
sentiment Of rcpnlsion BY our tradition
any toemgn. The greatest, faircst aad
most courteous TO this country OF truly
great Englishnen. Lord Chlet Justice
Russell, OF KilloWen, has Naid upon the
subject OF International arbitration:
.''The sanctions which restrain the
Vrrong-doer--th breaker or public faith
The disturber OF che peace OF the
world. are not weak. and, year BY year,
they wax stronger. They are the dread
Of war and the reprobation OF mankind
Public opinion Is z force when makes
itself felt In every corner and Granny OF
the world. and IL most powerful N tue
communities most civilized.
ais CONCLUDING sentiment IS 10 Eng
Iard aud the United States will meet
your approval;
III us pray that they, always self
respecting, each In honor upholding It's
own nag, safeguarding rs own heritage
OF right and respecting the Fights or
Others. each IN its own way fulnllinB
~ high national destiny. shall yet work
10 harmony for the progress ana the
peace Of the world
.'Such feeling must commend Itself 60
the descendants OF our ancestors and
meet with a responsive throb IN every
heart In this asyeuhllse.
The paper on Lexington At the Open
Ing OF tie RevolutiOb.' was enjoyed by
oil who heard AR. William Turner NC
olrs paper. He Snids
SIr. NteoIi on Lexington.
II is interesting to notice what Ii Of
ten referred to in Lexington annals as
the Pledge and its redemption" In
response to the appeal OF the people OF
Boston in December. ITTS, Tor aid and
assistance. we find these words: I'VE
trust in God, that, should the state OF
our Affairs require It. we shan be READY
to sacrifice our estates and everything
dear in life. sea. and life itself, IN sup
port 0f the common cause. ana the re-
demptIon OF that pledge made LeXing-
ton a household word throughout the
EnRlish-sDeaking world.
The men who are the actors IN TINS
event which Is OF such tremendous Inn
portance. are characters well worth
studying: Clarke. Hancock. Adams: lie"
we're, Parker, are names which Will en-
dure with American history. The words
of that famous pledge were no DOUBT
from the pen OF Rev. Jonas Clarke, who
YVES the political as well AZ the spiritual
head OF the community; NJ has been
said OF him BY an irreverent l.cxtnto-
nIan, he was the Mark Hanna OF Ham
cock and Adams he married into
branch Of John HAncoek's family ana
was the trusted conhdaut ana adviser
OF all the leading patriots OF that time
and an account OF Lexington NJ ths
breaking out OF the Revolution would
be Incomplete without mention Of Par
The oid home. or parsonage, where he
lived, Etill stands. and here Hancock
Samuel Adams, Quincy, Revere, war
rem and others, held many secret
meeting. and II Is a significant tact that
All the mention Of the battle OF Lexing-
ton contained In his diary. which In 9th
er matters OF local history was remark
able for its detail. was. That Skin
rnish occurred here, and some OF our
men were killed" and then goes on TO
say, planted corn In the garden pateh.
The reason for this Is now obvious;
fearing that at any time his diary Tnisht
be seized by the British, as evidence OF
his connection with the coiontsts, ne
makes only this casual reference TO an
event which was the elimination OF
years OF British oppression ana which
AZ one blow cut down ten OF his little
flock besides woundinE many.
To this old Clarke house, sometimes
called the Hancock Clarke house, Han
cOck and Adams found Il advisable 10
20 after the dissolution Of the colonial
session OF lI74. Boston was too hot to
hold them; her so-called best citizens
were not IA sympathy with their views.
and as General Gage wrote to Lord
North, in regard TO the Boston tea
party, ''at = town meeting all OF the
best citizens favored re-tmburslng the
crown for the loss OF the tea, but the
Tabbie. headed by one Samuel Adams,
voted them down" Later these same
sbest citizens" hurTiedly sailed with
Lord Howe for Halifax, and as they
sailed out OF Boston harbor. to quote
the emphatic language OF Senator
Lodge OF Massachusetts, George
Wilmington rode in at the other end
Of the city and founded q nation"
All OF Hancock's wealth. training aud
s0cIaI position naturally inclined him
10 the English or Tory side OF the struE-
Gle, but the influence OF "ParBon
Clarke" always steadily exefted, gave
10 the coIonists an open purse ana
staunch leader, and to that leaaer'
John Hancock, a name OF undyln8
fame.
events. We learn that the expedition
from Boston on the night OF April Is.
1915, was to capture Hancock and Ad-
ans at the Clark house In Lexington.
twelve miles away, and TO seize and de-
stroy military stores at Concord, Ave
miles further on. Local history US
handed down and corrOborated By de-
position. brings to light interesting
facts. Late in the afternoon OF the
18th, Solomon Brown was riding home
from Boston when ne overlook Ilne
borsemen riding lelsurely toward Lex
ington. In those days when everybody
knew everybody else, all strangers were
carefully observed. and Brown, on look
ing al them, noticed one Of their over
cOatE blow aside and saw underneath a
red coat. Knowing them by this to be
british soldiers, he passed on and went
10 the lieutenant OF the minute men
and caused him 10 station guard
around the Clarke house, so that when
paul Revere arrived there at midnight
he was confronted by this guard, the
officer OF which. Sergeant William Mum
roo. ordered him not to make so
much noise" "Nolse?' said Revere.
you viii have enough noise before
morning, the regulars are coming"