The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-07-06


 | historical deeds.
 While Milford was establishing it's little republic in the wilderness, most of it's members having emigrated from England to escape from the arbitrary | government of Charles l., that tyranni1 cal monarch and foe to freedom was as- sembling the Long Parliament, one of the most memorable legislatures in the history of England.
 In 1649 he was beheaded, and Eng | land became republic, under the pro | teCtorate of Cromwell, a man of sincere l patriotism, whom Macaulay pro nounced "the greatest man that ever ruled England"
 About a dozen years later, the king dom having been restored and Charles IL, of immoral and prohigate memory, wreaking vengeance upon the judges who had condemned his father to death, Milford improved the opportuni- ty to manifest sympathy towards those who had resisted the expressions of tyranny by affording protection ta two of the regicides.
 The spirit of independence and the love of liberty were abiding qualities of these early settlers, a noble heritage of
 their descendants.
 In 1887 the royal governor, commits
 stoned by James II. to assume the
 charge of all New England, undertook to abrogate the charters of the colonies.
 One of Milford's most patriotic citi
 zens, Governor Robert Treat, who
 served the colony with fidelity for a great many years, was one of the prin- l Ioi,, onfp iy, af To
 during which the precious charter of
 this colony so mysteriously disap- peared, and which has given rise to the
 tradition concerning the Charter Oak"
 Through the prudence of the Connect
 icut colonists their charter, unlike that
 of Massachusetts, was never surren-
 dered and, in due time 1t came forth
 from its hiding place, to the discomfi-
 ture of royalty and the perpetuity of
 self government.
 About the beginning of the eighteenth century there was established what
 had been projected almost at the first [ settlement of the colony, collegiate
 institution, of which the second presi-
 dent was the Rev. Samuel Andrew, who served in that capacity for about a ] dozen years; and this First church of Milford is very closely connected with
 the early days of the school which has, for nearly two hundred years, been sending forth it's students as graduates : of Yale, for the Rev. Samuel Andrew ] served as it's pastor for more than fifty years.
 When the oppressive measures of the British ministry could no longer be , borne, and the suffering colonies were ready for revolution. Milford was fore most in espousing the patriot cause in : the struggle for independence. l The town was not only imbued with a
 spirit of intense patriotism, but also was noted for practical generosity by } opening a subscription for the relief of the poor inhabitants of Boston who = were the victims of the obnoxious Port
 bill.
 5 Long before the Declaration of Inde- {, pendence was put forth, Milford had g voted to get the great guns ready for s use, and had thrown up earthworks and I equipped them for the defense of the
 place.
 l The town furnished its full quota oi soldiers for the war, and voted to equiI ; and care for those who went forth 1T r defence of the liberty of America.
 The soldiers monument in the ceme. e tery commentaries the heroic dead 0 and the charitable disposition of the in- I habitants towards the two hundred sol ' ders released from the British prisor l ships, by which we are again reminded e that Republics are not ungrateful."
 Milford seems not to have taken very s much interest in the war of 1872, nor ir - the Mexican war; but when the civ j. war threatened the life of the nation its - sons rallied to her defence, and gave - strong proof of their loyalty at Por' Q Hudson, Fort Fisher, Gettysburg ant
 Appamattox, and the soldiers monu = ment in the public green bears testimo /: ny to the bravery of those who were l willing to die that the notion might en n dure.
 = In view of the historical events 1e a called, it is very appropriate that we, a!
 American citizens, whether by birth oI d by adoption. should, from time to time - engage in services calculated to in l, crease our patriotism.
 = Shakespeare said: q do love my :, country's good with respect more ten . der, more holy and profound than mint 1 own life"
 h Patriotism is love of country. tha n motive which caused an individual tt f do service for his country, either by e way of defending it against invasiom = from alien enemies or in protecting it = rights and upholdng it's institutions !, By an instinct of nature, the love O s ones birthplace is almost universal . and if the native of the highlands O g Scotland, the rocky fastnesses of SWif
 zerland, the drear, cheerless land o = perpetual snow, or the almost unknown 8 regions of Patagonia longs for the hom - of his birth, it is highly becoming in us e the citizens of the American republic = to be proud of our inheritance and t
 render it our hearty allegiance. l, True patriotism begets a spirit of un g selfishness, willingness to devote one - talents and time to the welfare of tn v general public, a degree of self-sacri It flee and broad liberality. n As Americans, we have reason to b l. patriotic because of the situation an
 capabilities of the land which we cal s our own.
 - Our extent of territory, reaching fror
 the Atlantic to the Pacific and iron t the Great Lakes to the Gulf, trans n versed by magnificent mountain