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This text message is used to keep the image from rotating in ocr process. Be sure to crop the top .25" off after the ocr process. 17 .AmerlClo oo)ool.t.. Ht.. tot.tl (Jlg' l r.prd (or all ch'U rlahtl-, and hla , 1I&IIOW-lIlIndtdneu, ~ llln g to b 1! : asmytry me. ot the Ame type at IVtmelf, thutormlJlg a ~overutlleDt tM IMturaJ tIlQ~1 et whiob was to allf'Date t.ba heart. at th.oolOnlMl j alJu' him ud hla k1ocdozn. lJie ~pOtlC .way ~ JIIen trona.l bim raUlar ~ dr... tIIem tohfm. 1 Apln, the C"OloAJata had QW'ltMd/ tmWderabJe ~ Ira- ~ wan with tb# iWnob ADd tbelndl-l II ~ B wblch roY';Hy feada It~ rav. I ;nou.lu appetite (ur 1'0 ~· er, gratll1es ~ i t:J latla le tUlrst (or POlDp aUli l II~UIY, wbUe tl.le people dwell lu ! , thti I:I");oe$8 of Iguorauce and jleldUUon, the avenUeR ot .progress . U:l./tIUJ ~a1oat th6tn, and thull (or- I bidden ta enjoy the bJesalng8 ot tlfe, , UberQ-, aOQ . the pureult of hllppi- oouaoieooo. alJowlil, the God ot • free world ~!> ahape ADd (orm thaC ooll.lclenoe lJllOUgb th. COD &act at tbeliufiuUlCM Into wblch be had led them. They teemedjto PUtah at the natare of the 'fery elements tbllt encircled them. The iOtUld of tbo rainloi watere amid theN." England htu_", seemed to lind 10 t'clIO 10 their, heart. and send a and th air th~y in~ad but wadt\ more \iealthy aod strong, and 811('4il, vigorous th,! bone, aJoew .ud IIlUI!CJe of I h~ whp WeI'\! ~Oorn to be (ree \ . e,m YOllj '!olldtlr that they had · the '",,,lIh"'fI to (Iollure the ~trug. Anothtlr ('~Iltt\ lid v alJ('OI I by the , 11I"lorlall wall the Incitement or; ! !Fr_Jll'Cl. I t Is hellJ, anti I thInk ! IUIIUy BO,·Ulllt Franoe would ucyer : }llIve ap ...'(1 h tlt(> trf'l."ty hy which : Cauadll Wll~ ' : (, J~UHlalld, hs(1 not FrSIlC(l u l; t'rtaiuetl th~ Idfll that by "0 ,Iohll( th~ EnglliL colon 1M ,,"ouhl th!'rt'l.y 11t>('Om(1 110 !!trollg III the l/tIrth ! r; . t "t!ttly woullt re. : 1l01l1J(·lIlhe\ l . t: ; ~ 111'0 to England." I Thh! Ophlloll I~ ("I'rtaluly rorrobora.. : ted hy tht1 ~ t'd" ~ "I' !lt of a French ttaternllll 1111{ I" "",," after tlie , et>ulon or 1i'; t. "Thul'. now! wid . he W~ have nrll&llj(f't' llIatterR for lin : AmerlCJln r'l.'llfllllon, In which Eng. : Wid will ],>< •. , I;I'l rm 1,1ft! III the : WflSt.'·' H(t\~· lnopllf'tl('. i .Hut the· t • ,;, ,J d Irt'<'t ('au~ Wa.0 l "UwrlRht of Illt)ltllry government," j that the ELI I!'III1 h go~ ...rnmeut , !cWmed ag-ahlit ' ihe cojon~. The 'oolonlell'deQk>d thlll rlgbtjaIld u.J~ (\}rupoe~ 0{ the materIa ot wh I Lav~ liipokeu, they bo.ldly 'tHert.<! UI~r poe1tlon and rHlited. For 8OtUo lhnt! the English gOY' ernnltmt merely olalmed th18 rlght but made no eUort to en(orce their ;clalm' it was only in the .'tempt , to t.'nr~roe It that We find the ~ !llIoo or the colonitl.l MC:I~etl ; oJlpoaltion comm~ncetl_ Illwut ~_~~ lime or the trenty of 1 4~ , IIIIlJ · • (~nl\oDed up to the lime of (lie h·:e til\~16lI Ont.' ot I he ,.nsltlOUII tllitten I R' l·y the • ('OIOUklf was,Y-i. b a t i 11 U 'i'on guulsm to tbe doctrine of "tl\1l:~V:th wltbout repfeRt'ntiltton .' ~ th ' Indetallguble labor, a~s (; cJRlt!d wi I hrave-y and en/1ar&llCfI, they Il~ed ' C8eded In their etrorls, and ert'(l ~e ; the nob)~t . ~ype of repreFentB t ,i I !. i up 88 the ter.~ · t;. Mlldl i. I ln l General Gage made preparatiOllR to PIltlI.J out of. .Boston aud dl~\"I\!llatc thf! lIorroundlng ooontry. The Americans to m~t this moVe lDt' nt, sehed, and (ortiRed Bunker HIli, It height .. blch commandl'd UlO rofln Ill.ii~r,tlud Roeton RII also dId Hr~loI Bin, wh!~ ft~d Q little further OIl . Tht" Amt>rlclUl~ numbered Rhout 1500 .mdr: were worn out with (a. t1guf' Ind 'hung()r. ImagIne th"t little army, tired ~u(j exhausk!d, ~J:~~~_~~~H~le ~.'~~uD1Uon. (aclnu I . . . ThiM .p1r1t .nd tbe ~ .Ywu and ezpande(j ~tlJ II ruched III the ~ot Iudependanoe, a @ell' ! ~nn trom iPe mother country, ala r-WliOa ot the colonies efiected. .ad. uatoD alAted their strength; In ~ ,..~ t.ber galn(,11 t!rat (or U1rou.~ 100gb t. !w~~ 'Q. lartller into detail! ;;"'\he,frN. We all know and teel .", . ~t reewt9. I have made ,ibe 1Ioii~~ events nBrrat.t.d a" ' ~ ' - i-proprlate to th.~IoD~e, : ~on'e, The doings of :ClOb1 -1 '- 1775, COtXIe down to us on .Jooe_!!..a._ ..... d the IOTe fur tlJat I tb 18 UOOIIBI(JI),,-- ! tr.t>d~/qr Wqioh they aacrlficed 'u.etr\JW., DU• •our be&rti!, and WG :....-nnnrt ·to:Ul. cry UlR& oome.8 to UI ' ''~.ibalttlong 107 yll&l'8. YM, . ~"'ei w. hold in hoool'&b1e~ yoar Bacre<! namet, · ~d to-dllyYe renew our determlnB' fonlS 10 . perpiatliate the prln~1 pi (.!I _tt.; U,;,.rnbrance y ~{O~h'~DobIY to _tJlblilh. We _~.to uniteoor eaorts with fh-a.eot .U JoVtlfli! Q( our couetrl to ~~Io and ·.upport UJ~ gKmOQi dOOUfueot, the Conatltatlon of tlJe : UoiCed State. or America, presented ! I to. Uil a9 a Jegaoy (or Ufl and (or ollr l !Chlldren. I Under thlJl ru.g1a we are tWlt!l!ll!Ied , bere to-day, Joyous. witb tbe happy. ; ; tyIng .urroundlngl; our ht'arts tllle1 (0 oTerftowl~ with lo'l't! for, sDd , I~ratlta.de to the ber~ ot 'i5 antI ; I'76. We Invoke tbegut\lal1~ of thO j Irlta of ibM!) granll oJd tlaH'P , . ;!fay thf!fr Int1ue"~. OJ' tlJt' 0.... :1 : 'h,t lut'lueneed t~t!DllC8t On ~ H .l!oJ , " our nation, that .~ . AmerJl!Sn ~~, ene we may ne\"er ylt-Id or Lr. (.I Z .. ~ rfghtJ they hRVt\ If'to us- · MAo), ef'll! ' l" ! " ! Q be a rree and .. ulllI~1 ItXli ·1c, t'\"H .olive 4u u•• • ot tbe'Vallt ,..-ourot"1 tit llJ i o t1 Itnd ot i II1al'LJaJ6\J power ot Ute I euemy frowned upon them. They ! were not diacJpJlned 801dlertl either. ' Up to the very hour ot action they Were punulog theIr "\"ocaUOUB 10 the ' fteJda and workshops, but the tru.ty DllUlket was ever c.ioseat hand. This was the condlUon of thIngs, When about 5 o'clock 011 tile mornlog or April 191 1775, the tlcat tIring o( t1lat long ana llevere ..ar of the I'8VO)U. tlon, broke upon the plabu. fit ConI cord. Sixteen ot the colonl8ta tell, there being only ~veuty In the ao. tlon. The reet 000; their provlRionll Bud lltores havlDg been remoVt'd p",,,louI!Jy to a place o( "(ety. 'l'h(ll eohoee ot the IIhots aroused the min. , u&e men, aod they came pouring In . from all parts o( the colUltry, ' men the enellly at Lexingtou, ftlld I·had It not been (or tbe heavy reln. forcemeots Mod the lIuperlor dl!'lcl. ; pline of Lha HriUsh trool18, the total ' route anti rulu o( the JrlUer lit (hilt / pIR('(l, would have been li'rel'(lTde,1 I tact of h 18 tory t.o-day. The IeeQlt of thlll 118ttJu I" Jlr"'lld I Jlke nr. through the IlUid. 'I'llf' . \1rhoJe country WIiR thOr()II~11 h' aroU/lt'd. The.tlret .-llot for de !IIO(:- 1 I racy had been ~de. Th~l (. i lhful : devo , tee8 of f~om gaUlernJ ftround Boston, uotH, BOon, till MJIly of 20,000 had al'6emliled. Tiltl Englllh all;() received lArge te(,It' 1 toroelll6llts; Bnd, with tb6arroglill('(I ! of a d6lipot the commander II!iUl'd fI proclamatIon denouncIng the 0010. nlat.a and brandlngllJell.l &8 re h(IJR and traltora, a title they would have JU8tly earaed.had UM>y tailed. ,!e war;'. ~~ .erl1y alive .. tJbiJItfu rapidly I IA7 upon tbelr llbertJu; an enemy WAIl preparing to riVet the ,. chaloa ot bondage upop the .Jl6Ople. AU the while the I1reB o( re~~l&n('t' . : 1~1Jy burnIng within the La' OIllI! ot the W09ld-ba-tree. 'rhere was uo . lanatio1.8m DlAolfeated, They had Klyen the ent1re subject tbought, ' &OOOmpanJed with prayertuJ ('Qosid: watlon. Th ...y had made a full and : oomplete calculatloo ot tbe 006t, and ' had arrIved at tbe cooelu810d tilf1t pouJbly H would ('08t.tb8m ~helr all. eVen li/tJ itself. HliJI they het!l~t('1l not. 1'hey Were uudaunt6\J. ~o I JdJe 1ll1~lv1n&s entered 'heir heart!!. INot d thougb, u( yielding or glviil R nleB Into wb h they went to erect thtllr h()mMl~d their aHano, rever, berll.t~ with be sapgl or Inc:lepend. "1l"U("le~. .~~~. .. to a.he oauee lipreld 81m North'and tbe 8outll . Jh aa the cry trom every qusr. . t i ....4o tllrlll of Ilhert$d freedom through tlJoru. The ery ruollntalru IUld ; and &i DlOre repUJln&nt to the (eel- ! lop dou U beCome in a republican ' i goVerruDe.nt, any ey.tem or policy ;' i tba& dealea &.he people the prlvllt>ge ,' 0(. proper repl'eMQ1atlon. He who , whu advocates such a doctrine now I hae llveU bis We In vain; has not i kept pace with the growth of DlJill 1 nor the 8lI:p&IUion ot xuan'" power to . th1nk; II dccJdedly behInd the 81 Irl( ; at t4e 1Ige, aod has C6rtalnly fal) · LI ' tolnbaJeSbe pore allUo~phere or our ! IDI$Uut1cmA; ! OLDercanaee o( gr~at magultude : oould be enumerated, but let Iht'A d i tomeo. Those advanl'ed were l!ull\. ICleot to &roUq our Watchful fortl,lathers to acUvJty; Indefd. they had . nq~ bien .lumbering, but were (ully wIde awall::e, watch.tng with eagl'r eye. the adv&nclug tread o( the tone. : bot had dJl8ented trem the -tat>- , ,1Iahed Charcll, and eouib t to wor. ! .ahlp God acoord1Dx to the dictate. r1 IDogo LKrk to tll(! Ihraldom o( mon. ! IArohlll! InlititutlollR. 1'rtl~ they hne ' irl'trogaded, hilt UlIlIer 'flllRtlng III· I! . n~. I : "Ie'! 1 Th e"" life; til" tIlt'D of whom ' rranklln wnHl! lo IkJlUe of LJiB .ij:ogn.h rrlf'lltlil, :eV6J1 a t this early dall': "Aln!'r!OIUI~ will tlgLt. l<:lIglaud . h~ ioHt hflr ~lonlN (orever." Wbo. , ' e\"er hear,1 of f\ ~(l'e who Thill. lI\"eJ IllIlIer the lieulgn Inftut'nee of ' "'),llhlleftll go"\"ernment conselltillg , . . lea were not fuvin clble. i 'tbelr.wlt!d tried BrlLJ.ijh sUI_J alld ' l~.1 · now weul (orlli Han'po,rCfertL;Uheobleot lor which they tr.'~,06pld'be. obtained In 'be 8U'1 a (Quftllance fa . tbfr 01rp IblUty to deteDd tbelDleln. ana their 0000117 apIJl1& &D7enaroacb. m~.nt upon their r"btl (,OID an)' j ; power t'8peo1alJy that they had I l )e&med to deleet. . j i In relliJon they WUe not orthodox s• 0)('11 . ~ ! -upoQ ana' antI ~b tbem bIId ·eit&b- , Illh~ -- !!I-':IQ~? I ! (~;!fi:ed ~od W~ i","fllop~Dellt Mri!'". ~. ~-I;~g~&.. i JeUle~, i w ieh to oall ;'M,r thoughtful attentloo to II oomp:trisop of our II1tullUon to ,day. ' Iti tJ .1 at "the people and tfmt18 ot ~~ tlo<l of - which [ haTe been ~n ~ MIt you to look upon : ~~l CIty, and wltb It t11e i clUes and towns of onr Tt'rrltoty. , &hold 01,1r fair d4ug,bters and IUfUI· I . . reared tn homes beautlrul ' ~-::~N; homee made 40ubly Qt, : t ACt.We .oil aoooDn t; of the united ' energl_ r to bonett IXl&b ~f JOT ~ hearts ard of tb.m.~ rew 8 taU Stand andadmtre ~rtelllr~. ;our' oM!Chtite I Oaat : streams .. ~d . our sclJodla. _"f' 9"" our fitIl~8 ,,"~dsh i ot pure Y()W w:..t~ r, l.ll!!. ! down from theee mounLal1l f:orKf~ I b_ with almoet irresillti hie fort'!', Bud . withIn and beyood the limits of) Wh08e margins are (01111<1 110{'ki! fond herds In gr~t numll('r. Gazl' WltlJ ! wonller and ilGmlratloll U p ,' 11 follr , lIIountaiot', gTlul<l.lloh!(' OlH! III ighl y ill tileir maJeA tk fl\~tllt'l.<. t'~-f\m· ' IIlellltl or tilt) ch!\rRcti'r ef the IDtl: Ih(.y erJclroJe !:llld the tlrmllfl~~ o. tlw women whoae v Irtll(1 arlli I'llfi!l' Ill y ill retll~~ntf\d hy th e purity 01 Il snow that l'rowm the I I'Ullllllils 01 Ulf'se Jorty llt'ak ,... 'I (Ill with me lAud ciimu thOf~I: tile vlrg mounthln IIld8B, there we find tim her 8ullI>ly II , tlUftlclt'ut (or tLe l chllrches ~1Il1 t<chOO~ medIums tliroug whIch mlUl 18 redeemed from tbe condition of fgnorance, lupenU'l: i Ilnd I't'lliglouIJ bllrotrv. Enter etectlo n 0( hOU8ef"t-th08ti