The guardian., 1952-03-08


with us. Three cheers for the
veteran Lewis Hayden were then
given with a will
Mr.. John J. Smith, the next
speaker, said: It has been said
that this occasion was a brill
liant one. The procession was
carried on without a hitch, as
were also the exercises at Fam
euil Hall, and the only thing
necessary TO make this part OF
the exercises agree with the
other Is the presenc Of Lewis
Hayden. There is no man ira
Massachusetts who has lahored
longer and harder to accom-
plish the erection of the monu-
ment than Lewis Hayden. All
honor to his name. In 1851 he
headed a petition presented to
the Legislature asking, not for
a monument, but for simple
stone to mark the spot where
these heroes fell. The stone
was refused, and so the matt
ter rested until about a year
ago, when Lewis Hayden, not at
all discouraged with the result
of his former petition, set earn
estly to work to procure another.
He secured the signatures Of all
the eX-GovernorS and leading
men of the state, and presented
to the Legislature the strongest
petition that was ever submitted
to that body, He went to the
Governor, and by his efforts in
terested him in the petition, so
that, when the bill passed the
two Houses, it was signed by our
noble Governor. (Applause.)
There is not a man who ever
graced City Hall with a bigger
heart than Mayor O'Brien,
(Cheers.) The results which you
have witnessed were brought
about by the aid of a Republi-
can Governor, who is always
ready to do what is right, and
a Democratic mayor, who is Sec
ond to none. But remember
what our race owes TO the vet
eran Lewis Hayden for the eree-
ton of this monument. He can
now say, like the Simeon servant
of old: "Thy servant hath be-
held thy salvation, and now let
him depart in peace" (Applause
and three cheers for Lewis Hay
den.)
Gov. Pinchback of Louisiana
spoke as follows: 1t is hardly
necessary for me to say any,
thing on this occasion. LouiSi-
ana spoke for herself in the
magnificence of the day; it was
her mascot that brought you
this fine day. Laughter) l Wit
messed with much pleasure and
qualification the success of your
enterprise, the unveiling of this
testimonial to the courage and
heroism of the men who fell on
that 5th of March. witnessed
the parade and the other exer-
ciSeS, but none of those sights
are dearer to me than the one
I see before me now. For Is 1t
not a pleasure to see opposite a
Governor of Saxon lineage, and
sitting between them at the
head table a black man? Here
we see a sight that I shall re-
member all my life. When the
people of Massachusetts, fought
on the streets of Boston to free
themselves from slave hunters
and gain their liberty, and when
the grandest Roman of them
ALL" Lewis Hayden, fought for
the erection of this memorial,
he, like his brethren of old,
fought for a principle.
Mr.. Thomas J. Gargan was
then introduced, and after con-
graduating the committee I
look around this festive board
and see so many familiar faces.
u feel perfectly at home, for I
have fought for and with you,
I remember when lived in an
old-fashioned house at the foot
Of what was known as Mig
ger Hill, that came home one
night, and as I entered the house
I saw a black man. I was about
to run away, but a kind voice
called me back, and, taking me
upon his knees, his eyes filled
wit htears as he pstted me on
the head. That man gentle
men, was Lewis HAYDEN. z furi-
tive slave. on his way to Cam
ada. (Applause.)
Secretary Wilson. Chairman
Dupree, Councilman Teevens,
Or. Ray, W. H. Pryor and J. H.
Smythe addressed the company.
The latter gentleman paid a
beautiful tribute to the work Of
Sculptor Krause.
After giving three cheers for
the monument and everybody
who had worked for its erection,
the company disband.