Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1910-03-12

what was known as the Massachusott.
state train. His son Paul. who was rs
years old, was a lieutenant In one of
the letters he wrote at the time Revere
beWails the fact that few Of the Sons
OF Liberty were in the army. Most OF
the men who did the talking before the
war were careful 10 let others do the
fighting when the conflict began. Re
we're was one OF the few who both
talked and fought.
He was In command Of the force IN
Fort William in Boston harbor and In
August. l111 went with his regimant
70 Worcester 20 receive the prisoners
captured IN the battle OF Bennington.
Following this came the one thing in
Revere's life that laid him open 20
criticism He was In the wretched
Penobscot expedition sent out from
Boston I'm which Commodore Salton-
stall behaved so badly Nothing I'm
the Revolutionary war was worse than
this affair. The American force was
ample, but through bad management
and worse the undertaking ended In
disaster. Most Of the blame rested on
Saltonstall. for whose conduct there
seems 20 be no excuse. but charges OF
characterization and cowardice were
made against Revere. II took him
three years 10 get an acquittal, and
then it was not given heartily. Out
side Of Gen. Lowell. few men came out
OF the Penobscot campaign with credit.
BUSINESS.
with the close Of the Revolutionary
war Revere resumed business with all
his wOnted energy He was a goldsmith
and hardware dealer a dentist. and
an optician. But that did not suffice. He
had a desire for a government billet
There were a lot more with the Same
inclination. Revere applied for a place
In tho mint. Failing TO got that no
sought a place In the excise. When he
did not get IL he was just as clipper as
ever. There was money in copper, no
believed. SO ne established a foundry
for making church bells. spikes, bolts.
nuts. etc. Incidentally he made a seal
for the provincial government and did
fair amount Of engraving work for
the public
He was a staunch Federalist and
when tho Federal Constitution was
submitted 10 the Massachusetts assem-
bly, he was one Of its most ardent ad-
vocatcs II may seem strange at this
Time but Massachusetts, I'm the early
days OF the Union was intense i'm It's
contention FOR state rights Hat IL not
been for Samuel Adams, AIassachu-
sets probably would have refused 20
ratify the Constitution. Adams held
back That he finally was swayed by
the action Of Revere and the mechan-
ics Of Boston there is no doubt. Re
we're and his associates held a big
meeting In the famous Green Dragon.
Boston and declared for tho Federal
Constitution. When the resolutions
adopted at the meeting were handed
20 Adams by Revere this Is the report
OF their conversation:
How many mechanics" asked
Adams. "wore az tho Green Dragon?"
More sir, than the Green Dragon
could hold Revere replied.
"And where were the rest, Mr.. Re-
vcre2"
I'm the streets. SIR"
"And how many were I'm the streetsg''
"Moro sir than there are stars In this
sky"
A bit oxtravagant, but forcefll
Tho Constitution was adopted 1877 20
1853 Adams and his friends voted for
IT, without their aid il would have
been rejected.
COPPER KING.
The foundry Revere established
thrivcd amazingly. lie was the first
man in America 10 refine copper. lie
did a lot of work for the government
All the bolts. spikes, pumps etc that
went into the most famous Of American
vessels. the friEJte Constitution. Old
Ironsides, were made by him. The cop
per that lined her bottom was OF
Revcres make He proudly declared
that "copporsmiths believed no one I'm
America could make copper so NAL
lcable as To hammer II hot. n was "a
secret that lay IN very few breasts I'm
England. I determined N possible 90
find the secret After a great many
trials and considerable expense I gain
cd IT,"
Revere was the copper king Of Amer
ica--the first OF the line. His business
grew SO fast that he bought IN" pow
der min az Canton, the one In which
he made powder for the Revolutionary
army enlarged IL and prepared 10 an
all the orders that came 20 HIM In
SOB the federal government owed SIS
900 10 him, and he had orders that
would bring the amount up 20 nenrly
s25, 900 In one OF his letters 20 the
secretary OF the navy he suggests that
government vessels IN the Medlter-
ranean he ordered to stop at Smyrna
and bring copper home In ballast lie 4