The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-28
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TINHONOR OF WASHINGTON
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character Was master o. RS e-s~y
Hoo1 modest man ~ auis. tastes. =.
Aee1sd but AS occasion 20 r~veSoD go
- ls~ energy ard faculty % command
lhAt transformed t5s rA-ysctafxe eour-
- gentlsszs2n into that colossal crurs n
ns.1 ana cabinet. whom ws delight 10 too
or az first "a war, FIRST IN peace ard s.,
~ tas hearts % bis country-nsa." re
fstsarks OF Mr.. Bzrlstxh were inte-sv~-ssS.
NttA many gems OF r5o2xnr worxay OF
Preservation
r. n. AIhertson
ar. Robert p. AfS-ertscn n~x, paid nis
respects to TIE snaass OF thu s.rnsnat.
man In tribute that provoked rnuea ap-
pause He said In part:
Tnss "a not the occasion 20 recount the
varied causes Of the Revolution ro- 10
.ra~ ing1dlons distinctions an awarding
t5e NEED CT praise 20 the heroes Ia thzr
saorao0s strife. But s@s Il rot - forgot
Yen t1af Il was the daunslass minute man
wno first drew the flashing saade OF free
Com sn stern defiance 90 q tyrant King
Be II remembered 10 his un6yfng gerry
Tor who exclaimed arsr OF all.
have set my life upon a cast
And VII stand the hazard az a &c 90
co not need 70 recall the proud his
soEy o. the organization which he Grim
soasd with his fame The world knows
sIi1ee1 that an trrspresssh.a Tartar was
caught by Gov; Gage when. after the
closing Of the Boston port, he called =
general court OF the province 10 meet al
Salem ne attempted to Dissolve g. TO be
sure, before the appointed date Ia sar6y
sse35sn.,lon OF the Dressing storm. but =
srsat work WAS TOW 20 oe done The
times were ozuigoussy out Of Joint. and
the minute man Was now 20 appear on
the ntfui and fatefu scene as the man
Of the hour. a militia force was created
u Lne provincial congress thus naanfuIiy
convened, to be held m readiness for mus
ter at the shortest notice, under the 6lrec-
ton OF a committee Of safety. A second
provincial congress in February, i775. au-
fhoTizcd and directed the committee OF
whenever tho execution Of two recent and
most outrageous acts % the British par
haMeut should be forcsbIy attempts ed.
The one OF these famous. or rather infa-
znouf acts IN effect repealed the old pro-
yineiaI chatter and virtually took from
the people the last remnants OF ssf-g0v-
eminent The other ruthIessiy provided
that offenders agasus; the laws might be
transported to other colonies or 70 Eng
land. for trial. Following In the wake OK
a long lne OF oeSpotic revenue measures.
khese eliminating assaults on the ifoer-
lies OF the province operated as the last
straw on the back Of the loug-suffering
provincial camel. The gage OF battle
thrown down BY foreign despot was
boldly accepted in the lofty sentiment OF
that resolution declaring that when the
liberties OF the people are invaded by
oppression "res.s lance becomes the Chris
tian and social duty OF each individual"
II was Ia this kindl!ng atmosphere that
the minute man mounted his watehfnl
guard. But Ii was not as a red-handei
rebel that ne took his post The blood
OF the Puritan pulsed IN his sober veins.
Reverence for the law was cardinal
article OF his creed. The symbols OF con-
sfstutsd authority were haIiowed In his
sight. The very name OF treason was
odious 70 his ear. But as the courage OF
Luther WIS put 20 the crucial test in the
struggle with his own superstition. so che
only wavorinE Of the Revolutionary pa
triot was In the high court OF his con-
science. His oath OF allegiance TO the
sovereign beyond the seas was ever before
him, and the righteous wrath OF the free
man was long stayed by the sticking
scruple OF the subject.
But with a clear brain ard conscience
he now read the justice OF his cause IN
the grand charter OF human rights
framed by natural law, and confirmed as
his own heritage on the sacred sol OF
Runnymede. Knowing his Just rights. he
dared pledge IN their defense his life. his
fortune and his most sacred honor. And
so, from the marts OF trade, the shop. the
farm. from the ranks OF every calling
thu coming strife. The chronicle even
relates that the church Itself was militant
in that dark hour that tried mems souls,
for We read that IN the parish OF DAN
vsrs the deacon was elected captain OF
the minute men. and the minister his leu
tenant These were the men. the hign-
II. a
fred in sef-3sfsns. al Lexington that
glorious shot heard round the world
IL Was 20 the minute man thus standing
on his rights az jealous guard that came
the dying message Of Paul Revere on that
thrilling night 81 April is. LIS. sounding
the toostn OF alarm that the British red
coats were marching from Boston.
through Lexington. 70 seize the proFin-
cial stores AZ Concord.
How the minute man OF the Revolution
responded TO the call OF his country mas
rforv OF Lexington. OF Concord. % Bum
ker lIill. II part and parcel OF us OWE
fadefess fame. To our keeping has been
committed the grand inheritance % con
sf4tutgousl freedom fought for and won BY
osr fathers OF blessed memory. 1t Is Tor
rs the minute men or today. 20 gnAru
with Jealous care the heritage Or our re.
INSTITUTIONS remegn heriu- always that
eternal vigilance Is the price OF heerty "
Il 4 FOR Us 70 remember likewise that en-
llrhtened freedom q not uHoriaied license,
Sut uberty regulated by law, and that The
blessed trinity OF cur ciya eats -
lcaga4 IN that sacred guaranty OF me con-
rtituffon that no man shall o- depriEea
81 his life liberty or property without due
nreeess q. law" IT Va. in defense Of
these glorious principles thAt Sne 90
S>ontfoentats in their faRged regime lals
fearing not. shed their martyr ntooo. s .s
demonstrate ny the practice OF shelr pre-
cents ana the emnistion % their virtues
that the fair land 81 Washington has not
lost the breed OF noble hoods.
Dr. r.. weldon Young.
DR. = Weldon Young uext responded
20 the toast OF The Army and Navy.
and gave expression 10 the fono~ins
sentiments:
:. ~rhe Army aud Nsvy'-the very words
strike the chords OF memory vita rnasi'
cal and a mystical touch JhrcHEh re
chambers cf TIRE mind there casn WILT
rneteoric 1cctness raentai IletnFss So
tales % var q vaiorous deeds, o. splen'
aid achievement. heroic seif-sz cyssics
sterling devotion and kniEhtly cnfValFy
.ls.ickIv thA mind runs down TIE calendar
81 historical time 20 the Revolutionary
~, j. The issA Of April. ITS. and ".
are riding that midnight ride with Pau
Revere. Il Is tire 18th ~ April, sud Ne
stand with brave Parker ard rs Sa,lsn,
svssrs: II Is ere ieth % Nav. I9ss ans the
Saes-a Continental congress - voting .
,Asta h1Eva an army - fa.Na men % oef@ne
shs llAerties OF the country-tsls y ".
Sirtss3ax - tse American army. On ne
same aay sns date. away up on the greer
higls ~ Vermont. Ethan Allen is thunder
Ing In tones that brook 10 contradiction
demand for fhs surrender o. Fer
sT4~,rsssrr~a in The name % ne farsa
s,hn.ah sws TIE Continental Congress
y IS Tune - and ire Nrttors sre STORM
ing the rsfriots On Bunker hil. oewr
th0e. serrsed lines each man ErHsptH,
hte lowea rirt-leck passes 80 whisperst
Ure~S cf caution: save vuuT are -.
49, stss.s until yoe car sc TIE nttes e.
their eyes A. ~. close - thst event,
- saw - r1ornnntuos n tfs history snc
sve,ftt~- a. ~@s - gallant Usrren. ~
ifs~-s1oos staining ire grounf maze eos
So 80 sacrifice - human re. 0EAtIHA
cor freedom ara th@ lise - = nations =
( T. wells rom : hesrt whose every -
,s-~s srr,@ =, ire cause % Hhe~tv - RAJ
sr4s ID, country + - fhe F0urtn - July
i--s ara ne 80 liberty Helr :. rtaeins