The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1935-06-13

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of portraits OF Washington anu o'nei Ae'o1
tionary notabes
When the news came that Major Andre, the
british adjntantg general In America had oeen
arrested and executed as SPY. the cloNn ."
thorties were furious. Looking arouhu III
vietim 10 he used In reprisa they decided that
Colonel Trumbull, who had been a renei aer
ufy adiutnnt general. WIS the man. lie Nas
arrested and confined In Tnthill RrldeWeli "heie
he calmly went on with his painting even Wnii.
his fate was undecided After seven months
Imprisonment he gained his freedom through eie
influence OF Benjamin West who went 20 tue
1.;n,, himsalf and secured Trumbnll's release
Returnjne to America. the young painter
aqnin entered the army but the surrender OF
CORVALLIS gave him chance 10 20 baeh "
England Again he entered the sthuio 81 Nes'
md received steady encouragement from Tue
master and high praise from the great 81
Joshua REYNOLDS Al this time Irumohi con
ceivpd the idea of concentrating III series u
paintings the principal events OF fhee iseVo'a'ioi
The first one which he did was based upon his
remembrance OF the scene he as young heu-
tenant. had viewed from Roxbury heights one
d,.v Sir Joshua Reynolds visiting Vests sfndo,
emu small nainting resting IN easel Struck
hv fts dramatic qualities and believing that y
was the work of West, he started 70 cohGrasu-
1ote his fellow British artist Bnt west lHiilieu''
ately told him that 1t was the work OF the young
American John Trnmbnl.
Thus Trumbulls painting Of "Ihe Ba'l'e -
Bunker Hill' became the first OF those spehuiu
canyases which are such priceless RECORDS OF lne
American Revolution and when lncinde no
equally If not more famous sSignlns OF tue LEY
laration of Independence" Death OF Montgo',
3.r aft 1r
cry at Quebec, surrender OF butsosne a"'
ssurrender of CORVALLIS.
Trumbulrs Bunker Hill painting figured IN
thrilling incident few years later ne was ~
paris during the French Revolution and, SICK
anad nv the horrors of the Reign OF Terror, NJ
determined to return to America But When ns
ATTEMPTED to leave France he found thae nc ~ q
on the suspect list with the strong possipii,s
tbat rhe arch Terrorist Robesperre would sent
him TO the guillotine.
Trumbu decided to appeal to his painter
friend Louis David, who was an any OF isooea
njerre. When David found that the Americh
haa his Bunker Hill painting with him. he sal
..Thof pcture Is worth many passports .
Trumbull with the canvas (Which was sma
40, under his arm accompanied David TO th
NJ n0ssee prefecture There the French painle
wellAknown as good republican gained que
aamltfance He showed the picture 70 the chie
and explained that the American win nun.
though a notorious suspect, had been at me "a
ia ~ Bunker HILL HE Is as good heVon
tonisf AS any of u.s." he declared AS resu
Trnmhu was allowed to depart from france
his passport, the painting OF the ba''ie
Bunker HilL (Reproduced aboye).
Fiftv wears after the British regulars march'
to their deaths up Breeds Hill, great 'nro'
rathorad m its slopes to lay the cornerstone
nh NV
tbe crowd was small group Of Reyolntiona
,rar vaterans Also present was distinguish
,,si+or from across the Atlantic, Frenchm
wha had fought for American llber1y
3,rt rho ewes of the crowd were not center
60 much upon the Marquis de La faselte
they we're upon young lawyer VINO hau DC
chosen orator Of the day turning 10 lhe
arans he began: venerable mens YOU ia
come down to us from former geherall
Heaven has bounteonsiy iehstheheu ou' =
,iyas thnt YOU might behold this joyous d
.a NOW where you stood so years ago I
,ary honr with your brothers and your mel
49, chandler TO shoulder In the strife for u
country ,,- 49,, ~,
with the magic of his voice-in the Worus WI
no addressed directly to La Fayette ana 10
anosfrophe to the monument. we WISH nh'
that the last object to the sight OF nun '
leaves his native shore ana Tue his' " h'au
him who revlsts 1t, may be something WI
shall remind him of the liberty anu glory OF
country. Let 1t rsei Let II rise I'll II m'
~ snn IN his coming Let the earliest i
- ~ mnrnIng gild 1t, and parting day iiT
and MAY on Its summit
TIA sneech which the orator delivered U
nm dav has been called one OF the TWO
tinns which alone enttle INN TO place IN
sela,, circle of the mmortals' The orator
Daniel Webster
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