An Address Delivered at Lexington
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Excerpt from An Address Delivered at Lexington: On the 19th (20th) Of April, 1835 Fellow Citizens: - At the close of sixty years, we are assembled to commemorate the eventful scenes of the opening revolution. We have come together, to celebrate the affecting; incidents, which have placed the name of this beautiful village, on the first page of the History of our Independence. The citizens of a free, prosperous, and powerful Republic, we come to pay the last honors to the memory of those, who offered themselves up, on this spot, the first costly sacrifice in the cause of American Liberty. In the day of our peace and safety, in the enjoyment of the richest abundance of public and private blessings, we have met together to summon up in greatful recollection the images of that night of trial - of fearful anticipation, of high and stern resolve, - and of that morning of blood, which to the end of time, will render the name of Lexington, sacred to the heart of the American Freeman. Sixty years have passed, away: - two full returns of the period, as signed by the common consent of mankind, to one of our transitory generations. I behold around me a few, - alas! how few, - of those who heard the dismal voice of the alarm bell, on the 19th of April, 1775, and the sharp angry hiss of the death vollies from the British lines. Venerable men! we gaze upon you with respectful emotion. You have reached an age allotted to the smallest portion of our race, and your grey heirs, under any circumstances, would be entitled to our homage. As the survivors of the militia of Lexington, who, on the 19th of April, 1775, were enrolled in defence of the rights of America, and obeyed the alarm, which called you to defend them, we regard you as objects at once of admiration and gratitude. But when we reflect that you, a small and venerable remnant of those, who first took the field in the dawn of that Revolution which wrought out the liberty of the country, have been spared, not merely to see that revolution brought to a triumphant close, but to witness the growth of that country to its present palmy height of prosperity and power, we feel that you are marked out by a peculiar Providence, above all the rest of your fellow citizens. Hut where, oh, where are your brave associates? Sever of them, who, full of hie, and vigor, and patriotic daring, stood side by side with you, sixty years ago, on this ever memorable spot, are gathered, - what is mortal of them, - in that mournful receptacle. Others laid down their lives for their country, in the hard fought and honorable fields of the revolutionary war. The greater part have stolen away, one by one, and in silence, and lie beneath the scattered hillocks of yonder graveyard. Twelve only survive, ten alone are present, - to unite with us ill the touching rites of this honored anniversary. May the happy contrast in your own existence on the great day we commemorate, and on this its sixtieth return, and in the position and fortunes of our beloved and common country, prove an ample compensation for your anxieties and perils, and fill the close of your days with peace and joy. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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