Year: 1875

way At one OF the points likely TO be passed by the
tugtives, Church had stationed an Englishman and
friendly Indian, named Alderman, who presently saw
Philip approaching them, half dressed and running at
full speed The Englishman's gun missed hre The In
dams took effect bullet passing through the heart
or the chief and another lodging in his shoulder. He
fell upon his face IN the mud and water with his gun
under him." Philips war was ended


The war left the colonies Of Plymouth and Massa-
chusets Bay in sad and stricken condition At least
thirteen towns were wholly destroyed; than 600
stawart and brave men Of the coonsts fell the bat
tie held many OF the survivors disabled by
wounds received in the desperate and bloody
ters; almost every family had sufferer; more than
600 buildings were consumed by fire, and the feeble
and exhausted colonies indeed before the but
poverty stricken after it, were left with burdensome
war debt When, on the 18th OF August. 1876, Philip
fell and the ended, land bowed down with grief
and hung everywhere with the drapery of woe turned
prayerfully to God, and entered more upon the
work Of peace and progress.


WHAT THIS SONS or BRAVE MEN CAN


While we turn with pride to the high and honorable
record OF these border towns which met the fury Of the
Indian wars in their early heroic days and performed
faithfully their part in the Revolutionary struggle
are hed with the tenderes emotions rehearse the
gallant deeds performed by and brothers in
defence Of the flag during the trials and hardships Of
the civil for freedom, and into which they brought
the and energy Of old The events Of this mpos-
ing chapter in national history have passed before
our very eyes We have seen in our own day the con-
summation OF that heroism whose career commenced
in these forest campaigns 200 years ago. and as we
ponder upon the names of the "Flower of Essex who
fell here on that fatal morning reminded that
the honorable career OF Pickering and Nudge and
TUFTS and Stevens all distinguished some immortazed,
in our late wars began in the very morning hours Of
our existence as people And so OF these towns
which they defended. indeed congratulate them
the part they performed in the great drama Of this
Continent-perhaps of this age Deerheld and Hadey,
Northampton Springfield and Hatfield the four that
survived the destruction of the ancient border
fare-what an admirable and instructive story they
can tell Of their services in tho late war
How devoutly they stood for that country which was
secured for them at such cost How true were they
to the valor of the fathers You who sit here cannot
have forgotten the prompt and ready response from
those who enrolled themselves for active service, al
most before the which the first day of the
conflict reached md heaven; those who started forth
without counting the cost obedent to proud sense Of
patriotic duty those who first taught foreign and do
mesc foes that the Union had its defenders and who
saved the capital of our country until the great
armies of the could be brought into the field Year
after year the call made and year after year the
same response was given. Three thousand nine hun
dred and twenty nine men enrolled from these
towns, Deerneld furnishing $40, Hadey 224, Hatfield
146, Northampton 739 and Springfield 2, 2,500-nearly
four times as many men as could be called from the
three most important New England colonies at the
breaking out OF Philips Large
pended in bounties to the soldiers, partly contributed
by private liberality and partly drawn from the
treasury of the towns Individual and
associated effort unremitting in smoothing the
rugged pathway of the soldier in providing for those
whom he had left behind, and in alleviatng his toll on
the field and his suerings in hospital and camp From
your fresides to every battle field was stretched the
silver cord Of affection and socitude bringing home
close TO your hearts the great events OF the war,
and binding your familiar and household names TO
every far-of spot in land which the war clothed
with immortal renown; for your sons were ON every


field your blood was spilled in almost every conflict


OF this long chapter Of heroism here what AN awful
and impressive beginning have placed before you;
what a radiant close | see them now those earnest
and manly of Puritan warriors and teachers, who
had filed the pupts and town houses and armies of our
land during century of protest ana trial and self sacr


flee and defiance, rising higher and higher in their in
dgnant of duty as the fierce periods OF our pop
ular declarations were launched forth upon
a approving American mind. And can you not feel
with them the hot blood coursng through their veins
the ardent appeals went on The memory Of long
and weary trials in the cause Of civilization hero In the
Wilderness.
gone OF the bloody through which they had
been brought their great assertions of the wrongs of
the past this and their glowing understanding Of the
promise of the present hour and Of the
future, all inspired their minds with wis
dom and their hearts with courage for the
occasion. From their humble houses they had
stepped forth follow but to lead, not TO listen
but 10 speak, not only to be taught but TO teach man.
kind be true to the highest demands Of free and in
dependent spirit 1t TO the voice of public assem-
bes like these that our fathers Of the Revolution
listened it the wisdom Of such assemblies that
guided their councils and gave the American people
their greatness 1t this spirit that made these
towns heroic when the first shot was fired at Lexng
tonand true and patriotic when the rSt gun WAS aimed
at Sumter.


To us my friends and to those who after US it
remains that the blessings created by the stern purpose
OF the fathers and secured at such cost OF blood and
treasure, should be preserved in all their purity and
strength If the characteristics which distinguish the
carly days Of nations existence preserved until the
close and shape and mould its varied career what con-
hdence and assurance can we draw from our ownr II
intellectual ambition, high moral purpose, earnest
devotion, honesty and fidelity In public service and
patriotic resolution virtues which, taking early
root endure, We have reason TO rejoice In
what lies before and to be unceasing in our en-
deavor The who planted these towns and de-
Tended them with their lives the heroes not Of the
alone, but Of all the culture and refinement OF
peace. They believed in courage but they believed
those mental and moral attributes which elevate
people above the most brilliant conquests and all the
requirement OF wealth and power. / cannot then,
despair and, pointing TO the example OF those whose
memories rise before this OCCASION call upon
you who assembled here to initiate their virtues,
keep their faith and to preserve their institutions
SO shall they not have lived and toed and suffered
and died in vain


After Mr.. Lorings oratlon collation. was served the
band the while discoursIng patriotic music.


The first event after the gastronomic exercises
the poem read by Professor William Everett, Of Cam
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