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INAUGUEATION

OF THE

STATUE OF WARREN.

BT IHE

BUNKER HILL MONUMENT ASSOCIATION,

JUNE 17, 1857.

BOSTON:
BY AUTHORITY OF THE COMMITTEE.
1858.

EDITOR'S PREFACE.

In preparing the following pages for the presSj one design has
been to individualize the object, and to make the volume like the
occasion, a memorial of the man. The purpose was to do honor
to the fame and the memory of Warfen; to perpetuate the
remembrance of his life, his devotion and his death ; and in
cidentally to revive the record of his services and those of his
compeers, — who lived to do the deeds he foreshadowed,-^and re-
inspire the people with a sense of their obligations and the
sacredness of their gratitude. The occasion seemed to justify
this; the gushing patriotism of the people has approved it. —
The lesson it teaches is before the country : we but relate the
history of that instructions
We are aware that though frequent allusions are inads to the
life of Warren, or to particular incidents in his career, in these
pages, yet excepting in the fraternal ^ulogium of the Grand Master,
not even a partial detail df his life is presented. Warren is re
garded too exclusively as a military inahj-^but his pre=emineht fattie
rests more securely on his civil character: his civil career made
him a patriot ; his military ardor a martyr. As illustrative of
his life, however, and as indicative of the appreciative estimate

IV EDITOR S PKEFACE.
of his services by his countrymen, the addresses and letters
which follow are valuable and interesting memorials.
We have taken no liberties with the style or manner of the
writers, whose contributions we print, preferring that they should
preserve the spirit and freshness in which they were conceived
and expressed by their authors. In these and in other respects,
they bear their own responsibility.
The volume has been prepared with as much carefulness as
could be given to it consistently with other duties, and while we
cannot presume that all mistakes have been avoided, it is hoped
that few — and those unimportant — ^will be discovered. In some
cases the letters were hastily written, and though generally very
legible, have not been free from uncertainty. Some omissions
may have occurred, and as we have said elsewhere, some letters
intended for the Committee, may have miscarried. It is worthy
of mention that the letters recorded, represent "thirteen" States
of the Union — the historic number of the revolution. We will
not venture invidiously to direct the attention of the reader to
any of these, as specially worthy of perusal, as they all breathe
one spirit and unite in one purpose.
As a whole, we commend the volume to the public. It is the
record of a patriotic occasion, designed to honor the brave and
strengthen the bonds of fraternity and Union. It exhibits in all
its pages the expression of that broad nationality and patriotism,
which, amid the conflicts of opinions and the ambitions of party,
we trust, shall preserve our free institutions until the marble itself
shall have crumbled into dust.
w. w. w.

CONTENTS.

Introductory Remarks and Proceedings, 1
Committee of Arrangements, . . . . 2
Legislative Committee of Reception, ... 4
Committee of the City Council of Boston, . . 5
Appointment of Grand Marshal, .... 6
Exercises in the Pavilion, 11
Ode, by Hon. George Lunt  12
Address of Presentation by Hon. Edward Everett, . 17
" of Reception by Hon. G. Washington Warren, 37
Masonic Address, by Col. John T. Heard, . . 49
Address of Gov. Gardner, of Mass., ... 57
of Gov. Dyer, of R. 1  59
of Gov. Holley of Conn.  61
" of Hon. Robert C. Winthrop, ... 62
" of Senator Mason, of Virginia, ... 66
of Hon. Robert C. Winthrop, ... 70
of Hon. John P. Kennedy of Md., . . 72
" of Gov. King of New York, ... 75
CoNCLTJDiNO Remarks,  79
The Pavilion, ........ 80
Marshals of the Pavilion, . . , . . 82
Independent Cadets,  82

VI

contents.

Celebration, Procession, &c.
Arrival of troops, ....
Seventh Regiment, . . , .
Bunker Hill Association of New York,
Second Regiment and invited military,
Assemblage of guests at the State House.
Aids and Assistant Marshals;
The Procession,
Military Escort,
Civic Cortege,
Route and Decorations,
Decorations, .
Masonic Services,
Masonic Hymn by Rev. W. R. Alger
Ode, by John H. Sheppard, Esq.,

History of the Statue,
Subscribers to the Statue,

85
85 85 86
87
89 90
9191 04
103104 113 114
117 121
129

Correspondence, Introductory Remarks, ....
Letter to the President of the United States,
The President's Reply 
Invitation to the Legislature, .
Circular of Invitation, ....
Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury,
" " " " Navy, .
" " " " Interior,
" Attorney General, i
Lieut. Gen. Scott. .
Maj. Gen. Wool, .
Lieut. Col. Lay,
Maine — Letter from Gov. Williams,
New Hampshire — Letter from Gov. Haile,
" " Ex-President Pierce,

138133 135
136 138 139
140 142 143144144145 145 146147
148

CONTENTS.

Vll

Massachusetts— .-LetteT from Chief Justice Shaw, . 150
" Judge Sprague, . • 150
" " Sanger, . , 151
" Hon. Caleb Cushing, . 151
Hon. Rufus Choate, . 152
" Hon. Josiah Quincy, . 153
" Ex-Gov. Lincoln, . . 155
" Hon. John G. Palfrey, . 156
" William H. Prescott, Esq., 156
" George Peabody, Esq., . 157
" Hon. Arthur W. Austin, 158
'* Col. Charles G. Greene, 158
" Dr. Edward Warren, . 159
" Mr. Joseph Warren, . 159
" Edward S. Meader, Esq., 160
New York — Letter from Ex-President Van Buren, 160
" " " Fillmore, . 168
" " Senator Seward, . . . 163
" Ex-Gov. Hunt, ... 164
" " Washington Irving, Esq., . 164
" " Ex-Senator Fish, . . 165
Pennsylvania — Letter from Senator Cameron, . 165
New Jersey — Letter from Gov. Newell, . . . 166
Delaware — Letter from Gov. Causey, , . . 166
Maryland — Letter from Senator Pearce, . . 167
Virginia — Letter from Gov. Wise, • . . 168
Letter from Ex-President Tyler, . . 169
South Carolina — Letter from Gov. Allston, . . 169
Alabama — Letter from Hon. Mr. Hilliard, . . 170
Kentucky — Letter from Gov. Morehead, . . . 172
Louisiana — Letter from Gov. Wickliffe, . . . 174
District of Columbia — Letter from Jos. Warren Newcomb. 175
Letter from W. W. Corcoran, Esq., 175
" Prof. Henry, . 176
Correspondence or the State Committee. 177
Introductory Remarks  177

Vlll

CONTENTS.

Letter to the President of the United States,
Reply of the President, 
Letter from the Vice President of the United States,
Secretary Cass. .
" Cobb, ,
" Toucey,
" Brown,
" Thompson,
Lieut. Gen. Scott, .
Ex-Pres. Tyler, .
" " Fillmore, .
Hon. John C. Fremont,

Municipal Celebration,
Committee of the City Council,
Levee at City Hall,
Mayor's Address, .
Parade of the Fire Department,

Contemporary Selections,
Boston Evening Gazette; Lines by Mrs. Otis,
Bunker Hill Aurora, 
Boston Courier, 
Boston Herald 
Boston Advertiser, 
Home Journal, New York. Letter from N. P. WiUis,
Boston Journal, .......
Boston Traveller, .......
Charlestown Advertiser, • . . • .
Evening Transcript, " Tamor." ....
Boston Post, Last Days of Warren,
Concluding Proceedings,
Votes of Thanks, 
Letter of Grand Marshal to Lieut. Gen, Scott.
Reply of Lieut. Gen. Scott, 

Government of the Bunker HiU Monument Association,

178 179 179181
182 183183 184
185185
186 186
189189
192 198
196 201 201 202
204 206
208 208212 213216 216 218
221
221 222
223 224

INTRODUCTORY REMARKS AND PROCEEDINGS.

In view of what is to follow in these pages, it will be
unnecessary to give any extended account of the Warren
Statue in this place. In the remarks of Mr. Everett, in
behalf of the Committee of the Monument Association, the
origin of the work is suggested, as well as the -means by
which it has been accomplished ; and in those of the Presi
dent, in accepting the charge of the Statue, such further facts
and views are presented as were called for by the occasion.
The idea of a Statue of Gen. Warren, — inasmuch as Con
gress had delayed for eighty years to carry out its resolution
to erect a monument to his memory, — was a natural one,
and received an impulse in its very conception which has
promoted its success.
Although not falling precisely within the line of service of
the Bunker HUl Monument Association, in the accomplish
ment of its one great object, the Directors could not hesitate
to undertake the duty proposed by Col. Thomas H. Perkins,
and accept his generous subscription as the beginning of the
work. Accordingly, at the meeting of the Board of Directors,
in July, 1850, the two letters of Col. Perkins, addressed to
Dr. John C. Warren^ then submitted to the Board, were
referred to a Committee of Directors who, under the direc
tion of the Board, took the necessary steps in the matter
and have had charge of the work since that time.

i introductory REMARKS, ETC.
At the annual meeting of the Association, on the 17th of
June, 1856, the Committee were requested to make suitable
arrangements for the public Inauguration of the Statue on
the next anniversary of the battle.
At a special meeting of the Association, on the 6th of
March, 1857, (whgn it was rendered certain that the Statue
would be completed in a few weeks,) the original committee
¦was enlarged and invested with authority to make arrange
ments for its proper inauguration, and comprised the following
gentlemen, viz : ^— G. WASHINGTON WARREN, President.
EDWARD EVERETT.
WILLIAM R. LAWRENCE.
WILLIAM W. WHEILDON.
EGBERT C. WINTHROP.
PETER HUBBELL,
FREDERIC W. LINCOLN, Jb.
f imothy t. sawyer,
J. M. WIGHTMAN.
At the first meeting of this Committee, on the day of their
appointment, oij the motion of Mr. Everett, Messrs. Warren,
Wheildon, and Sawyer, were appointed a sub-committee
to report a plan of proceedings for the proposed celebration.
This Committee, under authority of a vote of the whole com
mittee, added Mr. F. W. Lincoln, Jr. to their number.
At a subsequent meeting of the whole committee, Messrs.
BENJAiyiiN T. Reed, Stephen Fairbanks, and James Law
rence, were invited to give the Committee their counsel and
assistance in carrying forward the objects of the Association,
and they have rendered the most valuable services. Mr.
Joseph H. Buckingham officiated for the Committee as
Kecprding Secretary.
The proposition to erect a Statue of Gen. Warren, com
mended itself to the Directors of the Monviment Association,

introductory remarks, etc. 3
because it seemed to fhem to be another step in the great
work of commemoration, originally contettiplated and de
manded by the public sentiment of the country, and which
was likely to keep alive the sense of obligation and grati
tude towards the early patriots of revolutionary history. It
seemed to them, while a mere matter cif justice to the great
martyr bf that day, to be a fit and proper means to rekindle
the patriotic ardor of our countrymen, and promote, in some
degree, that sentiment of national fraternity, so conspicuous
in our early history, and which the conteniplation of the
deeds of our fathers is so well calculated to inspire. The
Committee, therefore, after carefully and deliberately con
sidering the whole subject, came to the conclusion that the
occasion Was one which would not only justify, but appeared,
under the circumstances of the times, tb demand a public
celebration of the most ample and liberal character. These
views and sentiments influenced the Committee in making
their arrangements, to all of which they were desirous of
giving, as far as practicable, a national character.
The Committee immediately proceeded to the duties of
their appointment, and on the Second day of April, extended
an invitation to the President of the United States to honor
the occasion with his presence, as the highest public officer of
the country. They also extended invitations to the members
of the Cabinet, gcfvernors of the States, members of Con
gress, &c., and to many distinguished gedtlemen, including
in the number citizens of every State in^he Union.
Immediately on the announcement of the purpose of the
Association, a very general interest was manifested in the
proposed inauguration, and as necessarily connected therewith,
a proper celebration of the eighty-second anniversary of the
battle. The City Council of Charlestown took notice of the
subject at their meeting on the 16th of March, and appointed
a Joint Committee to make arrangements " to unite with the
Bunker Hill Monument Association in a proper celebration

4 introductory remarks, etc.
of the day." The doings of this Committee, in aid of the
Association and in celebration of the day, will be more par
ticularly mentioned hereafter.
It coming to be generally understood that the President of
the United States and some members of his Cabinet would
accept the invitation of the Association, and Lieut. General
WiNFiELD Scott having signified to the Committee his in
tention to be present on the occasion, the Legislature of the
State, then in session, passed the foUowdng order, and ap
pointed a Committee of the two Houses to make arrange
ments for the reception of these distinguished persons on the
part of the Commonwealth : —
Ordered, That, witli suoli as the Senate may join, be appointed a
Committee with full powers to make such arrangements as may be deemed
expedient and proper for the reception, on the part of the State, of the
Pkesident and Vice-Peesident of the United States, the members of the
Cabinet, Lieut. Gen. Scott, and other distinguished strangers who may
visit the State on the occasion of the Celebration of the 17th June next,
and the Inauguration of the Statue of General Wakren. •
The Committee consisted of the following gentlemen, viz :
Hon. CHARLES W. UPHAM, President of the Senate.
CHARLES A. PHELPS, Speaker of the Home.
VELOROUS TAFI, )
ROBERT I. BURBANK, V Of the Senate.
GIDEON HAYNES, )
JA&ES LEE, Jk., of Charlestovm,
ELIHU C. BAKER, of Medford,
THOMAS FARMER, of Roxbury, \ of the Home.
DEXTER P. PARKER, of Worcester, [
JONAS FITCH, of Boston,
With the purpose of forwarding the views of the Monu
ment Association, and giving that high official chai-acter
to the celebration which should entitle it to be regarded

introductory REMARKS, ETC.

as National, and neither partizan, sectional, or local, this
Committee immediately extended invitations, on the part of
the Commonwealth, to the President of the United States
and other civil officers, to Lieut. Gen. Scott, and others,
tendering to them the hospitalities of the State. Portions of
their correspondence will be found in the present volume.
His Excellency, Governor Gardner, on learning of the
acceptance by Lieut. Gen. Winfield Scott of the invita
tion of the Monument Association, directed two of his Aids,
Cols. Bates and French, to meet him at the line of the
State, and tendering the hospitalities of the Commonwealth,
conduct him to the Capital* The Independent Cadets were
also ordered to report at Head Quarters, and the First
Brigade First Division M. V. M., were ordered to report
for special duty on the morning of the 17th. When it was
ascertained that Lieut Gen. Scott would not be able to be
present, on account of " severe iUness in his family," some
of these orders were necessarily countermanded.
The City Council of Boston, also, manifested their interest
in the celebration and the expected presence of distinguished
guests, by the appointment of a Joint Special Committee,
composed of the following gentlemen, viz : —
Alderman, Oliver Frost, Councilman, Oliver Stevests,
" Pelham Bonnet, " Joseph Smith,
" Silas Pierce, " Sidney A. Stetson,
" Timothy A. Sdmner, " Newei.l A. Thompson,
" Joseph M. Wightman, " Benjamin Pond,
" George W. Tuxeukt,
" Henry E. Ballet.
This Committee at once opened a correspondence with some
of the invited guests of the Association, tendering to them
the hospitalities of the City of Boston, and also proposing to
hold a grand banquet on the 18th, in compliment to Lieut.
Gen. Scott. A second Committee was appointed by the

introductory remarks, ETC.

City Council, not directly connected with the proposed cele
bration, however, for the purpose of receiving and welcom
ing to the city the Seventh Regiment of New Tork,
(the National Guard, of that city,) under command of Col.
A. DuRYEE, which had announced its intention to Le present
on the seventeenth.
The City Council of RoxbUry, also addressed an invitation
to Lieut. Gen. Scott to partake of the hospitalities of that city,
on the morning of the l7th., should his convenience permit ;
and everywhere a competing disposition was manifested to
honor the expected guests of the Association, and give eclat
to the day. It was announced that Various associations and
military companies from other States would be present, in
regalia and uniform, and expect to participate in the cere
monies. In view of all these considerations, so confirmatory of
their own opinions, the Committee determined upon a Ub-
eral and appropriate celebration of the day and the occa
sion, — by a military and civic procession in the cities of
Boston and Charlestown ; by addresses on the Grounds,
adapted to the place and the purpose ; and by such cere
monies of inauguration as might be deemed suitable and im
pressive ; and freely to invite, as already intimated, the
eminent and the patriotic, all over the country, to honor the
occasion and manifest their sense of the deeds and fame of
the fathers of the Revolution by their presence. One of the
first duties of the Committee, — after providing for the neces
sary services in the delivery and reception of the Statue and
the other exercises of Inauguration, — was the appointment
of a Grand Marshal, and for this post they were fortunate in
securing the services df Col. Thomas Aspinwall, and
through his invitation, those of Gen. Tyler and his asso
ciates, as aids. A list of the gentlemen acting as aids to the
grand marshal and assistant lUarshals will he found on page
90, preceding the procession.

Other necessary arrangements, as will appear in their
actual results, were made by the Committee, whose unre
mitted labors, continued for weeks, hardly ended with the
day. On the morning of the 17th, however, the Committee
began to realize how great a task they had undertaken,
and how ready the people were to respond to the call of
patriotism to do honor to the noble anfl the brave. The cities
of Boston and Charlestown were filled with people from
every quarter of the State and from other States of the Union,
and the day was mainly given up in both cities to the details
of the celebration.
After some delay, incident to the formation of so large a
body of military, (some of whom were from distant places
and could not reach the city at an early hour in the day,)
the procession commenced its movement from the State
House in Boston, at about twelve o'clock, and reached the
Monument Grounds in Charlestown, at about four o'clock.
The procession, including one of the most brilliant dis
plays of military ever seen in this vicinity, was all that the
Committee could desire, and attracted a vast concourse of
people, besides the thousands assembled around the Monu
ment Grounds, who lined and nearly filled the streets for
three or four miles over which it passed. A detail of the
procession as finally constituted, the route, decorations, &c.,
will be found on pages succeeding the exercises in the
pavilion.

EXERCISES m THE PAYILION.

EXERCISES IN THE PAVILION.

The Grand Marshal having called the attention of
the audience, spoke as follows :
" Fellow-citizens : — It is desirable that the audience, near the
outskirts of the pavilion, should be seated and uncovered. On the
present occasion, and on this hallowed spot, coming here, as it were,
to bow before the shrine of patriotism, it will be well, perhaps, to pay
all proper outward reverence to the circumstances under which
we are placed.
" The first exercise will be music by the Germania Band, during
which the Statue will be uncovered."
UNCOVERINS OF THE STATUE.
The music having ceased, the Grand Marshal then
said: "I am desired by the President of the Monument Association
to remind the audience, that on the evening of the 16th of June,
1775, just before the detachment, under Colonel Prescott, took up
its line, of march to possess and fortify this spot, on which we stand,
it was drawn up on the College Green, and the blessing of Heaven
11

12 EXERCISES IN THE PAVILION.
on the enterprise was invoked by Eev. Dr. Langdon, President of
Harvard College.
" On this present auspicious occasion, when we are assembled to
do honor to the patriots who, under God, purchased for us, with
their own blood, the many advantages that we enjoy, an address to
the Throne of Grace, for a continuance of the Divine favor toward
us and our country, will be made by an eminently worthy successor
of that President, — a man whom we all love and honor, — the
Eeverend Dr. Walker, President of Harvard College."
An appropriate and impressive prayer, — suitable td
the occasion and its history, — was then addressed to
the Throne of Grace, by Rev. Dr^ Walker.
The following Ode, written by Hon. George Lunt^
was then sung by the Handel and Haydn Society ac •
companied by the Germania Band :
ODE.
Semi-Choeus. On the hill of battle raise
Anthems of immortal praise ;
Honor deck the hallowed ground,
Peace eternal vest it round !
Vigil here shall Freedom keep,
Airy chants perpetual sweep,
Voices from the future rolled,
Echoes of the soul of old.
Chorus. On the hill of battle raise
Anthems of immortal praise;

fexERCISEfe IN iCHE PAVILION. 13
Honor deck the hallowed ground.
Peace eternal vest it round !
On the hill of battle raise
Anthems of immortal praise !
Semi-Choeus. Solemn swell, triumphal tune,
Wafted on the breath of June,-^
Breath, that shook the hills afar;
When it bore the shout of war,
Through the veil of Age's gloom
Call the warrior from his tomb ;
His be all a hero's fame.
His the laurelled martyr's name;
Chorus. On the hill of battle raise
Anthems of immortal praise, &o.
Sbmi-Choeus. On a grateful people's eyes
Bid the imaged marble rise.
Freedom's champion, where he trbd;
Where his spirit rose to God !
Sacred as his fate sublime
Keep his fame; consenting Time,
Noble 'mid the living brave,
Nobler in his youthful grave!
Chorus. On the hill of battle raise
Anthems of immortal praise, &c.

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ADDI^SS OF PRESENTATION

HON. EDWARD EVERETT,

In behalf of the Committee on the Statue.

INTRODUCTION.
The Grand Marshal called the attention of the audi
ence, and said : An Address will now be delivered
by him, whose name is another name for eloquence,
learning and patriotism — a name '^when unadorned,
adorned the i^ost" — Edward Everett.

ADDRESS OF PRESENTATION.

Mr. President, —
On behalf of a committee of the Directors of
the Bunker Hill Monument Association, I have the
honor to surrender to you, as the President of that
body, yonder marble statue of General Joseph "War
ren, who laid down his life for his country on this
spot, eighty-two years ago this day. In this act of
grateful commemoration, we do but pay an ear
ly-promised long-deferred tribute of affection and
respect, to one of the most zealous champions and effi
cient promoters of American liberty and indepen
dence — the first distinguished victim in the cause.
As far as it is in our power, we wipe off the reproach
which has rested upon us for two generations. As
early as the Sth of April, 1777, it was ordered by
the Continental Congress, that a monument should
be erected to the memory of General Warren in the
town of Boston, and to the memory of General Mer
cer in Fredericsburg, Virginia. The marble of which
these monuments are to be erected has not yet been
quarried. In 1794, the members of King Solomon's
Lodge of Masons in Charlestown, erected on the sum-
2* 17

18 MR. Everett's address.
mit of Bunker Hill a Tuscan column, in honor of
General Warren and his brave associates in arms.
The property of the spot on which this monument
stood was, by the donation of the Hon. James Rus
seU, vested in the Lodge, and was ceded by them to
the Bunker Hill Monument Association in 1825, on
condition that some trace of their early patriotic
effort should be preserved within the more appropri
ate and permanent monument which the Association
were about to erect. This pledge was fully redeemed
in 1845, by allowing the Lodge to place within the
obelisk an exact copy in marble of the original
monument and of the inscriptions upon it.
At the celebration of the anniversary of the bat
tle, in 1850, three-quarters of a century after the
great event, it occurred to a generous and patriotic
citizen present, — whose heart and hand were ever
open to the calls of public spirit or benevolence, —
the late Thomas Handasyd Perkins, that the time had
come, when the duty of erecting some permanent
memorial of General Warren ought no longer to be
neglected, and a contribution of one thousand dol
lars was liberally offered by him for this purpose.
This offer, contained in a letter to the late lamented
Dr. John C. Warren, was referred to a committee of
the Directors of the Bunker Hill Monument Associa
tion; by whom, after due consideration, a marble
statue, to be executed by some American artist, was

MR. EVERETT'S ADDRESS. 19
Recommended as the most suitable form of the me
morial. This recommendation was adopted by the
Directors, was approved by Colonel Perkins, and has
been carried into effect by his generous subscription
and the contributions of other liberal benefactors.
The work was confided, in conformity with the ex
pressed wish of Colonel Perkins, to Mr. Henry Dex
ter, of Cambridgeport, a meritorious, self-taught Amer
ican artist, who, in its execution, has united the sym
pathetic ardor of the patriot with the conscientious
zeal of the sculptor. He has adopted the original
portrait of Warren, by Copley, a,s the basis of his
likeness, and has no doubt attained as perfect a re
semblance of the youthful hero, as it is now in the
power of the art to produce. In his presence, and that
of his work, it would be alike superfluous and indel
icate to enlarge upon its merits. There it stands, let
it speak for itself I perform the last pleasing and
honorable duty of the committee for procuring the
statue, in now transferring it to your official posses
sion, and placing it, through you, in the permanent
custody of the Bunker Hill Monument Association.
The performance of this pleasing and honorable
duty is not unattended with sadness. In the interval
of seven years, which have elapsed since the work
was proposedj its first and greatest benefactor has
passed away, and with him the other earliest and
largest contributors to the statue, our late respected

20 MR. EVERETT'S ADDRESS.
and liberal fellow-citizens, John Welles and Samuel
Appleton, and the two noble brother patrons of every
public-spirited and philanthropic undertaking, Amos
and Abbott Lawrence. One half of the cost of the
statue was defrayed by these five departed benefac
tors, — the residue is the more recent donation of
living contributors. The pedestal of beautiful Amer
ican verde antique is the contribution of the family of
the late Dr. Warren. For whatever of interest there
is in this occasion — for whatever of satisfaction we
enjoy, in seeing the first beloved and youthful victim
in the cause of American Uberty restored to us ia
enduring marble, we are indebted, in the first place,
to the large-hearted, warm-hearted men whose
names I have repeated. They have aU passed away;
and vdth them has also passed away another honored
associate, the friend of nearly half a century, who
would have enjoyed a silent but intense gratification
in this day's proceedings — the late lamented Dr.
John C. Warren, the nephew of General Joseph War
ren, whose warm and active interest in the commem
oration of the 17th of June, 1775, transcending the
limits of name and kindred, led him to consecrate
the strenuous exertions of more than thhty years,
not merely to the erection of the monument, but to
the illustration of all the memories that cluster
around Bunker Hill. And may it be permitted to
me, sir, as the only survivor of the first committee

MR. Everett's address. 21
appointed to procure subscriptions in 1825, and of
the executive committee clothed with the full powers
of the directors, in the construction of the work, to
state, that among all the zealous, persevering and
judicious friends of the Bunker Hill Monument, there
was none who from first to last contributed more effec
tively to its successful prosecution and final comple
tion than Dr. John C. Warren.
Nor let it be thought, sir, that in erecting the
statue of General Joseph Warren and bestowing the
honors of this day exclusively upon him, we forget
the services of the great men of whatever rank, who
partook, with like courage and patriotic devotion, the
perUs of the ever memorable 17th of June, 1775,
whether with him they gave their lives to the coun
try, or survived for other fields of danger and other
caUs of duty. To honor, without attempting to enu
merate or compare their names, — to mark to the
latest generation the spot where they stood side by
side through the live-long hours of that anxious, toil
some night and that tremendous day, and braved
in their most terrible form, and most of them for the
first time, the perils of the battle, — is the object of
the time-defying work which crowns the hiU on which
we stand. It commemorates no individual man or
State. It stands indeed on the soil of Massachusetts,
where the battle was fought ; but there it stands
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Island, and the younger sisters of the New England
family, Vermont and Maine, whose troops shared
with ours the dangers and honors of the day. It
stands for Prescott and Warren, but not less for Put
nam, and Stark, and Green. No name adoms the
shaft ; but ages hence, though our alphabets may be
come as obscure as those which cover the monuments
of Nineveh and Babylon, its uninscribed surface, (on
which monarchs might be proud to engrave their
titles), will perpetuate the memory of the 17th of
June. It is the monument of the day, of the event,
of the battle of Bunker HUl ; of all the brave men
who shared its perils, — alike of Prescott and Put
nam and Warren, — the chiefs of the day, and the
colored man, Salem, who is reported to have shot the
gaUant Pitcairn as he mounted the parapet. Cold as
the clods on which it rests, stiU as the sUent heavens
to which it soars, it is yet vocal, eloquent, in their
undivided praise. Till the ponderous and weU-com-
pacted blocks of granite, which no force but that of
an earthquake will heave from their bearings, shaU
fall asunder, it will stand to the most distant posterity
a grand impartial Ulustration — nature's own mas
sive lithography — of the noble page, second to no
other in the annals of America, on which History
shall write down the names and the deeds of the
17th of June, 1775.
But whUe the obelisk, unappropriated to any indi-

MR. Everett's address. 23
vidual name, however briUiant, forgetful of no indi-
vidual merit however humble, towers in serene sim
pUcity, the one impartial monument of the day, -^ it
seemed proper to the munificent proposer of the
work we now inaugurate, and to his liberal associates
in the undertaking, that a beginning should at length
be made of a separate commemoration of those, who
rendered especial service in an action which gave a
character to the whole succeeding contest ; a battle
in which the loss of the enemy exceeded two-fold
that of Saratoga, Monmouth, or Yorktown, or of any
other conflict in the war ; and which, disguising a
disastrous defeat with the name of victory, was, in
the language of General Burgoyne, who witnessed
the engagement, "the loss of the British Empire in
America." No one, I am persuaded, will think it un
just that the first statue has been erected to Warren ;
no one but must desire that the example thus set
should be followed by those of Prescott, of Putnam,
of Gardner, of McClary, and of whomsoever else a
grateful posterity may deem worthy to be associated
with them in these posthumous honors. I need not
tell you, sir, that it has long been in contemplation
to erect a permanent lodge on some portion of these
consecrated grounds, which shall afford an appropri
ate place of deposit for the archives of the Associa
tion, and for the relics and memorials of the battle,
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24 MR. EVERETT'S ADDRESS.
that the statue which we this day inaugurate, wUl
be definitively set up, to be surrounded, let us hope,
with the busts and statues of many others of the
brave men who stood or feU in the cause of the
country on that momentous day.
In these ways and by these works — by the ma
jestic structure which points its uninscribed shaft to
the skies, and by the monumental statues which we
dedicate to individual merit, a grateful posterity wUl
^eek to honor those to whose wise and brave coun
sels, to whose toUs and whose blood, we are indebted,
under Providence, for this rich heritage of pubUc and
private prosperity. Of these, — in this part of the
Union, — there is no name to stand before Warren's.
Prudent, resolute, fearless, not yet thirty-five years
of age, he was in reality, as President of the Provin
cial Congress of Massachusetts, and Chairman of the
Committee of Safety, the efficient head of the pa
triot cause in New England. In addition to these
important offices, three days before the battle of the
17th of June, he was chosen Major General of the
Massachusetts troops. He was himself opposed to
the occupation of Bunker HiU, but that measure hav
ing been resolved upon by the councU of war, War
ren determined to support it with his presence, and if
need should be, his blood. Mr. Gerry, his associate
in the Committee of Safety, in conference vsath him
on the 16th, strongly dissuaded his joining the de-

MR. ev'erett's address. 25
tachment, which had been ordered on this eventful
errand. " It will be madness," said he, " to expose
yourself, where destruction will be all but inevitable."
" I am aware of this," said Warren, " but I live within
the sound of the cannon : how could I hear their
roaring in such a cause and not be there?" Agaia
Mr. Gerry remonstrated, and concluded with saying,
" As surely as you go to the hUl, you wiU be slain."
Warren's reply was —
" Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori."
It is sweet and becoming to die for the country.
That day, the 16th, he passed at Watertown, the
seat of the Provincial Congress, remaining there the
greater part of the night, in the discharge of the
pubUc business. At five o'clock on the morning of
the 17th he rode to Cambridge, and suffering severely
from headache, threw himself on the bed for a little
repose — the last he ever took on earth. When the
intelUgence reached Cambridge that the enemy was
in motion, it was communicated to him by General
Ward. He rose from his bed, — declared that he was
well, — mounted his horse, and rode to Charlestown.
Just elected a Major-General, he repaired to the field
as a volunteer, — refused the command which was
tendered him by Putnam and Prescott, — inquired
where the attack would be most formidable, and
placed himself there, — aifiong the foremost in the

26 MR. EVERETT'S ADDRESS.
conflict, among the last in the lingering retreat ; tUl
he was struck with a buUet in the head, and fell to
rise no more. The next morning the body was
found by Dr. Jeffries and General Winslow, who vis
ited the field, and who saw the spot where it was
buried. The following spring, after the departure of
the Royal forces, the honored remains, identified by
sure indications, were re-interred with appropriate
funeral ceremonies in Boston. The pall was borne
by General Ward and other distinguished associates
in arms, and the opening words of Morton, the
Eulogist, — "IUustrious Relics! what tidings from
the Grave?" — produced a thrill in the audience,
which clung, through life, to the memory of those
who heard it. In the official account of the battle,
prepared a short time afterwards, at the instance of
the Committee of Safety, Major General Joseph
Warren is named first among the dead, as "a man
whose memory wdll be endeared to his countrymen,
and to the worthy in every part and age of the
world, so long as virtue and valor shall be esteemed
among mankind."
Eighty-two years have passed away since these
prophetic words were uttered, and we now behold a
pledge of their fulfilment, in this great assembly-
gathered to do honor to his name, and in the attend
ance of so many of the most distinguished of our
community and of the land. We are deprived, in-

MR. EVERETT'S ADDRESS. 27
deed, by a cause which demands aU our sympathy, of
the desired presence of the Ulustrious Chief, the
Lieutenant General of the armies of the United
States, whose own blood has not been spared in the
service of the country, who has fought her battles
victoriously in every climate, from the Canadian fron
tier to the tropics, and who, more favored of Provi
dence, has lived to an honored age, to enter into that
reward of gratitude and veneration, which it was
given to Warren to deserve but not to enjoy. We
are honored with the presence of the chief magis
trates of several sister States, although suddenly de
prived, to our great regret for the event and its
cause, of the attendance of the chief magistrate of
the Empire State of New York, worthy representa
tive of a noble Massachusetts sire. Governor of a
State whose population equals that of the whole
United Colonies on the day when Warren feU ; of
others who have served the RepubUc in posts of honor
and usefulness, in different parts of our common coun
try ; of these patriotic mUitary corps, and civic and
Uterary arid berievolent fraternities; in a word, of
this vast multitude of every age and either sex, as
sembled to pay homage to the marble presentment
of the youthful hero; eager to crown with this
earthly immortality of fame the first great martyr in
the cause of American Independence.
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28 MR. Everett's address.
we pay these honors to the memory of Warren, and
celebrate the anniversary of his sacrifice, that we do
it v,'ith no feeUngs of unkindness toward the land of
our Fathers. Time has long since poured its heaUng
balm into the wounds of the Revolution, and the
ancient ties of common language and kindred blood
have resumed their force. Reason and Humanity
alike forbid that the fierce collisions which unavoida
bly attend the disruption and reorganization of States
should open perennial fountains of national bitterness.
When the excitements of the struggle are past, the
great movements of pubUc policy should be as calm
and passionless as the march of the planets through
the sky. While we pay due honors to the Ulustrious
men who led the armies of the Revolution, we rejoice
to believe and to know, that the great separation
which they effected has been productive of equal
benefits to both countries, and that the enUghtened
English Statesmen of the present day, Uke the Burkes
and Chathams of Revolutionary period, acknowledge
the soundness of the principles for which our Fathers
flew to arms, and are everywhere extending their
application throughout the colonial empire of Great
Britain. Henceforth let our only contest with the
father-land be a generous emulation in the arts of
peace. While I speak, the pubUc vessels of the two
countries are bound on a joint errand to the mid
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MR. Everett's address. 29
to knit the two continents together by those mysteri
ous bonds by which modern science and art, outstrip
ping the laggard hours, annihUating the width of
oceans, and flashing Uke thought through their ray-
less depths, is bringing the whole civilized world into
the magic circle of instantaneous communication.
But, after aU, the obelisks we erect and the statues
we set up are but expressive sjnnbols. The proudest
monuments to the memory of our fathers are not
those which are carved by the skilful artist from
blocks of marble, or reared by the architect in majes
tic piles of granite. These, indeed, have their value
and their interest. They mark for the latest poster
ity the scene of some momentous conflict ; they re
deem from the power of time and decay, the features
of some noble countenance and the proportions of
some manly form, causing the poor dust to start into
life again from the molten bronze or the quarried
marble. But these are not the rewards for which
Warren and his associates braved death; not the
monuments which wiU best perpetuate their fame.
The principles of free government for which they
laid down their lives; the national independence
which, by united counsels and painful sacrifices, they
achieved on hard fought fields; this great fam
Uy of States which, with prophetic foresight, they
bound together in a fraternal confederacy ; this ad
mirable adjustment of local and federal government
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30 MR. Everett's address.
— the most exquisite contrivance of political wisdom
which the world has seen, — these shall be their en
during monument. Nor less eloquent in their praise
shall be the material prosperity which has resulted
from their wise and patriotic measures. The world-
surrounding ocean whitened with the saUs of Ameri
can commerce, which, before the Revolution, was
hemmed in by the narrow limits of colonial restric
tion ; the hundreds of cities that Une the coast and
crown the banks of noble rivers, and which have
started from the soU since the estabUshment of inde
pendence ; the vast wilderness, whose primeval for
ests are yearly bowing to the settler's axe, affording
a home to the redundance of our own population and
the hungry mUlions of Europe ; those boundless prai
ries over which the Uving wave of population is
pouring like a rushing tide, bringing with it to the
utmost verge of settlement the last results of civUi-
zation, raUroads following the line of the recent In
dian traU, electric telegraphs to convey intelUgence
where the mail-coach was a thing of yesterday, great
steamers on rivers and lakes traversed within a gen
eration by the bark canoe, — these proclaim, in lan
guage more expressive than inscriptions on monu
mental granite, — in forms more significant than the
sculptured marble, — the worth and the memory of
the great and good men who sowed in weakness the
harvest which we raise in power, who in the doubtful

MR. Everett's address. 31
elements of national greatness, which opened upon
them in a visionary future, beheld the germs of this
palmy growth, of this imperial abundance, as the
sculptor beholds in advance the muscular limbs, the
glowing features, the triumphant expression of his
marble hero, in the heart of the shapeless block.
Finally, my friends, let the recollections of a com
mon danger and a common glory, which the day and
the spot awaken, bring with them the strengthened
love of a common country. The patriotism of our
fathers, and especially of the illustrious man whom
we commemorate, was of the most comprehensive
cast. In a letter of the 21st of November,. 1774,
addressed to Josiah Quincy, another early-lost de
voted champion of American liberty. General Warren
declares that " it is the united voice of America to
preserve their freedom or lose their lives in defence
of it. I am convinced that the true spirit of liberty
was never so universally diffused through all ranks
and orders of the people in any country on the face
of the earth, as it now is through all North America."
On the day on which Warren fell, Washington was
commissioned as " Commander-in-Chief of all the con
tinental forces raised or to be raised in defence of
American Liberty." Massachusetts and Connecticut
had their armies in the field, commanded by their
favorite generals ; but John Adams took the lead in
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32 MR. Everett's address.
of the Union, where there was as yet no force embod
ied, eager to give a striking proof that no local feel
ing swayed New England, by entrusting the command
of her army, — for such it was, — to a leader from the
banks of the distant Potomac, whom he already des
ignated as the " Beloved Washington." The melan
choly tidings of the death of Warren were received
with poignant grief throughout the country, and it
may be doubted whether the most brUUant success on
Bunker HUl could have done as much to bind the
colonies together as the noble, though in its immediate
results unavaiUng, resistance ; the profuse, though at
the time unprofitable, outpouring of human blood.
A great revolution must be inaugurated with a great
sacrifice, and aU the loftier passions are ennobled by
the purification of sorrow ; nor is it certain that War
ren, had he assumed the command, and driven the
enemy back to his boats, would have done as much
to kindle a chastised and resolute enthusiasm through
out the country, and unite the colonies in the impend
ing struggle, as when he shouldered his musket and
fell in the ranks.
And, oh ! my friends, let the lesson of fraternal
affection which he taught us in his death be repeated
in the persuasive silence of those stony lips. In his
own heart-stirring language, let "the voice of our
fathers' blood cry to us from the ground " ; and upon
this sacred day, and on this immortal hiU, let it pro-

MR. Everett's address. 33
claim a truce to sectional aUenation and party strife,
as the medieval church proclaimed the " Truce of
God." Wherever else the elements of discord may
rage, let the bUlows sink down and the storm be
hushed, Uke yonder placid waves, at the foot of Bun
ker HUl. Here let the kindly feeUngs that animated
our fathers revive in the bosoms of their sons, assured
that — should "maUce domestic or foreign levy"
invade us — if Uving champions should faU, that mon
umental cheek would burn with the glow of patriot
ism, that marble sword would leap from its scabbard,
and the heaving sods of Bunker HUl give up their
sheeted regiments, to the defence of the Union !

ADDRESS OF RECEPTION

BY

HON. G. WASHINGTON WARREN,

President of the Bunker HiU Monument Association.

INTRODUCTION BT THE GRAND MARSHAL.

Col. Aspinwall said:
If it were put to a general Vote to fix on the ap-
peUation most suitable for him who should answer the
address which we have just heard, the universal senti
ment would be in favor of one who bears the united
names of Washington and Warren ; and I have now
the honor to introduce to .you for that purpose George
Washington Warren, Esq., President of the Bunker
HiU Monument Association, under whose auspices the
arrangements fot this great celebration have been made.

ADDRESS OE RECEPTION.

Mr. Everett,—^ It most becomes me, in foUowing you. Sir,
and in this distinguished presence, to respond, in the
briefest manner possible, to the suggestions you have
so eloquently made, in the formal deUvery to me, as
President of the Bunker HUl Monument Association,
of this valued treasure of art and historic interest.
We accept it gratefuUy, Sir, and here give our sacred
pledge for ourselves and our successors, that it shall
ever be cherished with reverential regard. Bunker
Hill herself — crowded as she now is with people
from every part of that nation to which her glory
equally belongs — is proud to welcome back, as it
were, to her soil that manly and heroic form which,
eighty-two years ago to-day, was seen to mingle in
the thickest of the combat, was among the last to fol
low in the retreat, and was struck down in death on
yonder spot, while lingering there as if loth to leave
the place ever after to be identified with his name.
While it was the good fortune of many of the
fathers of the Revolution to live for years after that
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38 MR. warren's address.
period in the service of the country they had helped
to make free, and to share in her new glories, it was the
pecuUar lot of Warren to be among the first to die in
her cause. On entering upon the vigor of manhood,
being in a high social position, and living upon the
most intimate terms with the Governor and magis
trates of the ProAdnce, and also with the officers of
the British army, — who were sent here to enforce
submission to laws now universaUy conceded to be
wrong, but then pertiriaciously insisted upon, — he
had to make his election betweeri a bare acqmescence
in them, which would have been accepted, or an
open opposition, and a consequent separation from
many chivalrous friends^ True to the instincts of his
native land, and true even to the inbred principles of
freedom transmitted from his British ancestors, he
chose the American side.
He soon grew in popiUar favor, and passed rapidly
into distinction. He was a close friend and adviser
with Samuel Adams. He was successor to John
Hancock as President of the Provincial Congress,
when the latter resigned that place to go to the Con
tinental Congress. At the same time being Chairman
of the Committee of Public Safety, in this united
capacity he may, in fact, be regarded as being to all
intents and purposes an illustrious predecessor of
Your Excellency, (Governor Gardner) as Governor of
the then incipient Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

MR. warren's address. 39
Thus Joseph Warren was not only the foremost man
in this most portentous movement, but he had not a
little of that power which no man living knows betr
ter than you. Sir, (Mr. Everett) how to wield, and to
wield most effectively for the grandest purposes —
the power of an orator. He knew how to move the
heart of the people ; and he knew also how to speak
unwelcome truths to the face of those in high author
ity, who had presented themselves to overawe him.
By the moral courage which he exhibited, he proved
himself to be worthy of the post of Major General,
with which title his name has been, down to this day,
most commonly connected. And in this enduring
and life-Uke statue before us we see him as he may
weU be supposed to have been at the very moment
he had in his mind determined to accept this accu
mulated honor. We behold him meditating upon
the wrongs inflicted upon his native land ; we know
by that expressive gesture that he is kindling with
those heaven-born aspirations under which he acted ;
he holds in his right hand the sword, which he
resolves to gird about him, with which he is about to
learn the — to him — new art of war, and which he
vows never to relinquish in life, until his country's
cause shall triumph.
You have. Sir, most aptly alluded to the fact, that
the order to fortify this hill was given against his
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40 MR. warren's address.
would not succeed. But notwithstanding he was
overruled by the body of which he was Chairman, he
gave to the execution of their decision his heart and
soul, aye, even his life ! A glorious example ! a type
of many patriots who have imitated him in different
periods of our country's history ; of noble men, who,
when the exigency of the time required, have sunk
their conflicting opinions, their various political prin
ciples and jealousies, and acted together for the com
mon good. To go no farther back than to our late war
with Mexico, so ably and successfully conducted by
him, our chief promised guest, — whose absence and
its lamented cause, we now most sincerely deplore,
but in relation to whom, we may now, in his absence,
with perfect propriety, speak out our mind, and say,
that he is unquestionably the greatest General of the
age — at that critical time, eminent men and sons of
eminent men, forgetting their differences and the
grounds of them, rallied and fought bravely side by
side. So may it ever be with our own America ! In
her every peril, in every period of imminent difficulty
and danger, may her true hearted sons from every
section of her vast extended domain, stand together
as one man to defend her honor, and to maintain the
entire integrity of our glorious confederated Union !
For the present reception of this statue, we have
provided an unpretending temporaiy building. And
yon. Sir, have aUuded to the plan, for many years

MR. warren's address. 41
determined upon, and postponed only for the want of
means, of providing a permanent granite structure,
which shall be so designed and placed as to be in
perfect harmony with the Monument, and which shall
at the same time serve the purposes for which it may
be required. Our Monument — which the Associa
tion holds in trust for the benefit of the whole coun
try — is visited and ascended even by tens of thou
sands annually. In the still, cold days of winter,
when from its summit in the clear, translucent atmos
phere, free from exhalations, the farthest reach of
prospect is gained, as well as in the hot summer's day,
when in those upper currents the air whistles through
those openings most luxuriously, whUe every thing is
dry and parched here below, — the patriotic pUgrim
from our own or foreign lands, at whatever season
of the year he may come, is glad at least for once
in his life to enjoy the unsurpassed view from that
elevated position. A suitable place of shelter is
therefore demanded for visitors, both before and after
the somewhat toUsome ascent.
Besides, an early pledge of the Assbciation remains
to be fulfiUed ; it is the first one given, and I beUeve,
Sir, under your own hand as the first Secretary, that
of depositing in the archives of the Association the
original subscription books for the erection of their
Monument, which was buUt almost entirely by private
effort. AU these books, with other original papers,
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42 MR. warren's address.
many of them of great interest, are in my possession,
waiting for this final disposition of them. _ When this
shall be done it may not unfrequently happen, and at
many distant periods from this, that some exploring
visitor vnll leap with joy and pride at the sudden dis
covery of the genuine autograph of his own ancestor,
who had helped to build this mighty work.
In providing for these ends, the Association may
also provide for a statue room, as you have suggested,
Sir, somewhat larger than the one before us. And
whUe the exposition of any statue standing upon
these grounds in open contrast with the simple maj
esty of the Monument would neither be agreeable nor
proper, there can be no weU-founded objection to
placing within a keeper's lodge, properly constructed
and adapted to the legitimate uses connected with
it, this statue and other appropriate works of art,
calculated to deepen the impression of aU the hal
lowed and lofty associations of the place.- As in the
contemplation of some one of the grand cathedrals
of the old world — in the buUding of which by men's
hands centuries were employed — the display upon
one of its lofty outer walls of a painting Ulustrating
some touching scene in Scripture, though even by a
Raphael or a Rubens, would be offensive from a too
violent contrast and disproportion, and yet the same
picture hung within the same cathedral, in one of its
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MR. warren's address. 43
the eye in the interior would not only be deemed to
be well placed, but its effect would be heightened in
that very position, and would tend to enchant the
beholder and to draw him, at every enraptured gaze,
nearer and nearer to his God.
In a convenient room in such a buUding, then,
which the Association have already determined to
erect, at Jeast two other statues should at no remote
intervals be placed. One should be of the gaUant,
the intrepid, the cool and resolute Colonel Prescott,
the duly appointead commander of the expedition, to
whom the great mUitary merit in the conduct of the
day we commemorate is now by common consent
conceded, and whose name is in our own time ren
dered illustrious by a distinguished descendant, in
quite another department of fame; and the other
statue should be that of the bold and brave General
Putnam, who was for a long time after the battle of
Bunker HUl, the companion in arms and friend of
Washington ; then, and here, like Warren, a noble vol
unteer, active and efficient at every point, thinking
only where he could do most service, utterly regard
less, at such a moment, of the place due to his mil
itary rank ; not caring at such a time, not he, indeed,
even though a Colonel were commander. Busts or-
paintings of other heroes of that day should be also
obtained, and thus the culture of the highest art, in
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44 MR. warren's address.
commemoration of men and deeds most worthy to be
commemorated. The Bunker HUl Monument Association is a per
manent body. One of its objects is, by an occasional
observance of this anniversary, to recall fi'om time to
time the pubUc attention to those principles and
deeds, and that cordial co-operation of our fathers
which gave us the privileges we enjoy. In this de
sign we have to aid us the Society of the Cincinnati,
the Historical Society, the Charitable Mechanic Asso
ciation, the American Academy of 'Arts and Sciences,
and last, but most of aU, our beloved Alma Mater,
Harvard College, the mother of the hero of this
celebration, and of many who have gone before and
after him ; aU these have the same great object to
carry out, each in its pecuUar way ; the promotion
of the greatest possible attachment of us all to our
civU and reUgious institutions.
This pecuUar indulgence of our own, in ancient
remiiuscences, is certainly no just occasion of offence
to other nations, and least of aU to our mother coun
try, from whom this characteristic has been trans
mitted to us. It is with nations as vdth individuals ;
those who exhibit the highest self-respect, and a just
pride of character founded upon past glorious ante
cedents, especiaUy if coupled with a generous spirit
of emulation, vnU for that very trait elicit the greatest
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MR. warren's address. 45
springing from the common glory of our past, and
looking forward to a common enjoyment of the fu
ture, is in itself a bond of union, and an incentive
to great national progress. Let the name of Bunker
Hill be ever a watch-word throughout the Union, to
arouse, when need be, the patriotism of the country ;
so that every citizen throughout our wide-spread land
may always be ready to reaffirm his aUegiance to
that happy formula of the good citizen's creed, first
promulgated by Damel Webster, in his immortal
address, at the laying of the corner-stone of yonder
monument — "Our Country, our whole Country, and
NOTHING BUT OUR CouNTRY." And as it was said in
former time,
" While stands the Coliseum, Rome shall stand,"
so let it be the fervent prayer and faith of us aU, that
as long as this, we hope, imperishable ObeUsk shall
point its grey cap-stone to the centre of the blue
etherial arch above us, so long may the blended
galaxy of the stars — stUl increasing in number and
briUiancy — of the United States of America shed
its untarnished lustre among the nations of the
world.

MASONIC ADDRESS

COLONEL JOHN T. HEARD

Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts.

introduction.

The Masonic Ceremonies of inaugurating the Statue
were now performed. They were introduced as foUows :
President Warren. Most Worshipful Grand Mas
ter of the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts :
You have been invited here, from your connection,
and that of your fraternity, with the Bunker HUl Mon
ument Association, and with the iUustrious man whom
we have assembled to honor, to perform the Masonic
ceremonies of inauguration. Thanking you, sir, and
your fraternity, for the noble maimer in which you
have responded to the call, by the fuU attendance of
the brethren of the Order, I have now to request that
you wUl perform, as far as the Umited time wiU permit,
those services, according to Masonic usage.

MR. HEARD'S ADDRESS,

Mr. President, —
The invitation which you so courteously
extended to the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts, and
through that body to the Masonic Fraternity under
its jurisdiction, to assist in the inauguration of this
Statue, has been most cordially accepted. The
large number of Brethren here assembled, manifests
the deep interest they feel in the occasion. With
pride and pleasure they unite with their feUow-
citizens in honoring the memory of the soldier and
patriot, and no other portion of this assembly
acknowledges with livelier emotion and gratitude
his gaUantry and self-sacrificing devotion to his
country. But another consideration has influenced
us to join in the impressive ceremonies of this day :
General Warren was a Brother Mason — an active,
zealous, honored member of our Order.
He was admitted to membership in 1761, —
when only about twenty-one years of age, — in St.
Andrew's Lodge in Boston. Over this Lodge he
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so highly were his efforts to promote the effi
ciency and honor of our institution appreciated,
he was promoted to the station of Provincial
Grand Master, by .the Grand Master of Scot
land — the Right Hon. George, the Earl of Dal-
housie. This office he fiUed to the time of his
death, vsdth great benefit to the Craft and honor to
himseU". The punctuality and zeal with which
he discharged its various and responsible duties
are evinced by the fact, that he presided at thirty-
seven out of the forty communications of his Grand
Lodge, held whUe he was Grand Master. It is
worthy of remark that two of the three communi
cations from which he was absent, were held in June
and September, in 1774, when, in the language of
the record, he was " engaged in consequential PubUc
Business." At this important period, the distin
guished Paul Revere was his Semor Warden, and
Colonel Joseph Webb, an officer of the revolutionary
war, his Junior Warden, both of whom were after
wards Grand Masters. Thus were these eminent
men united together by fraternal relations pecuUar
to our society, and co-operating, in elevated and
important positions, in the great movement which
resulted in the national independence of our country.
The last communication of the Grand Lodge at
which General Warren presided, was held in the
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MR. heard's address. 51
3d, 1775. The business of the meeting having been
concluded, the Lodge " was closed to the first Friday
in June." This communication did not take place.
The battle of Lexington, and the seige of Boston,
interrupted the peaceful gatherings of the Brethren,
and they were for a time suspended. The learned
biographer, (Chas. W. Moore,) of the Masonic life of
Warren, to whom I am indebted for some of the
facts which I have stated, informs us that at the
bottom of the page on which the proceedings of the
March communication are recorded, there is this
entry : —
Memo. 19th April, 1775, Hostilities commenced between the Troops
of Great Britain and America, in Lexington Battle. In consequence
of -which the Town was Blockaded, and no Lodge held until December,
1776. On the morning of the 17th June, 1775, eighty-
two years ago, our Grand Master engaged in the
conflict that has rendered this spot memorable.
Regardless of personal danger, and anxious for his
country's honor, he plunged into the thickest of the
fight, and ^by his encouraging example, stimulated
his countrymen to those deeds of valor, of which
every American is justly proud. But it was not his
privilege to survive the contest — he fell, one of the
first martyrs in that struggle, the blessed fruits of
which it is our happiness to enjoy. His death cast
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was it more keenly lamented than by the Fraternity.
To them he had been attached by ties, personal and
official, for many years ; they knew him intimately ;
they loved and honored him; and it was natural,
therefore, that the sudden and violent termination
of his life, should have been felt by them as an
irreparable loss.
The Masonic Fraternity have always been among
the foremost in rendering honor to the memory of
the brave and devoted men who sacrificed their
lives on this field in the noble cause of American
freedom. After the evacuation of Boston by the enemy,
March 17, 1776, the first care of the Brethren was
the preservation of the remains of their esteemed
chief The body having been identified, it was
conveyed to Boston and deposited in the Granary '
Burial-ground. On the occasion, impressive funeral
services were performed in King's Chapel, and a
eulogy was deUvered by R. W. Brother, Hon. Perez
Morton, afterwards Solicitor General of the State.
To King Solomon's Lodge, of Charlestown, belongs
the honor of erecting the first Monument to the
memory of Warren. A lot of land, on this hiU,
having been generously given for the purpose by
Hon. James Russell, the Lodge raised upon it, in
1794, a Tuscan Pillar, eighteen feet in height, the
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square, and fenced round to protect it from injury."
The pillar was surmounted with a gilt urn, bearing
the initials and age of the deceased, enclosed in the
square and compasses. On the pedestal was an
inscription, " In memory of Major General Joseph
Warren, and his associates," who were here slain.
This structure was dedicated in December, 1794,
when an address was pronounced by the Master of
the Lodge, Brother John Soley, Jr., who in 1826,
was Grand Master of Massachusetts.
On the eighth of March, 1825, King Solomon's
Lodge presented the Monument, with the land upon
which it stood, to the Bunker HUl Monument Asso
ciation. Under the auspices of that body the PiUar
v\ras removed, and in its place the granite Obelisk
before us was erected. The comer-stone of the
"Bunker HiU Monument" was laid with Masonic
ceremonies on the fiftieth anniversary of the battle.
They were conducted by M. W. John Abbott, assisted
by our iUustrious Br. Lafayette, and in the presence
of Daniel Webster, who was President of the Asso
ciation, of members of the national and state
governments, the mUitary, and a vast concourse of
people. Thousands of our Brethren joiued in the
procession and performances of the day.
The completion of this Monument, in 1843,
afforded another opportunity to the members of our
Order to unite with their feUow-citizens in cele-
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54 MR. heard's address.
brating the noble deeds of the soldiers and patriots
of the revolution.
Again, on the 24th of June, 1845, on the occasion
of depositing " an exact model " of the original
monument, within the Obelisk, the Fraternity assem
bled in great numbers. This monument was provided
through the Uberality of King Solomon's Lodge ;
and under its direction and patronage the ceremo
nies of inauguration were conducted. The interest
of the celebration was increased by the presence and
eloquence of the venerable R. W. Br. John Soley,
Esq., who a half century before, delivered the address
at the dedication of the original structure.
And again, at this time, Mr. President, is our
ancient and honorable institution summoned to aid
in placing here another testimonial to departed
greatness. This Statue, which so faithfuUy preserves
the features, form and expression of the renowned
person it represents, we shaU now proceed to
dedicate in accordance with ancient Masonic usage ;
and may it long endure to remind American citizens
of the virtues of him who poured out his life's blood
in contending for the great principles upon which
our institutions of government are founded.

ADDRESSES BY
His Excellency GOV. GARDNER,
GOV. DYER ofR. I.,
GOV. HOLLEY of Conn,,
Hon. ROBERT C. WINTHROP,
Introducing Senator Mason.
" JAMES M. MASON of Vhginia,
" ROBERT 0. WINTHROP,
Introducing Hon. J. F. Kennedy.
" JOHN P. KENNEDY of Maryland,
His Excellency GOV- KING of New York.

BY THE PRESIDENT.
Ladies and Gentlemen:
In the concluding part of these solemn and inter
esting exercises in commemoration of him who died for
his country, so near the spot where we are, opportunity
can only be given for a few distinguished gentlemen to
address you, some of whom will now, for the first time,
speak upon Bunker Hill. The Governor of the Com
monwealth wiU have the pleasure of introducing the
Governors of two sister States. It is a matter of gen
eral regret that Gov. John A. King, of New York,
who was with us this morning, and who would have
addressed you, was obliged to leave the procession,
upon an emergency demanding his immediate presence
at the metropolis of the Empire State.
I will ask the audience to give their attention for a
moment to a gentleman who stands in very near official
relation to him whom we now commemorate ; inasmuch
as Gen. Warren, about the time of his death, exercised
the civil and military authority of the popular party
which eventually established the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts, There is another singular incident in
this connection, and that is, that Gen. Warren was a
young man, and arrived at the highest distinction at an
early period of life ; and I shaU now have the happi
ness to present to the audience His Excellency Gov
ernor Gardner, who, if I mistake not, has arrived at that
dignity at an earlier age than any of his predecessors.

GOV. GARDNER'S ADDRESS.

Mr. President — Ladies and Gentlemen, —
Every friend of American nationality, of dem
ocratic self-government, and of republican freedom,
rejoices to approach this sacred spot, and to do
homage to the memory of those illustrious patriots
who perilled aU, even life itself, for the estabUshment
of that Uberty which is alike our boast and our
safety, and in laying the foundations of that political
structure, which has already become powerful and
Ulustrious. If Greece has her Thermopylae, and Rome her
Zama — if France can boast of Orleans, and England
of Runnymede — so we, with patriotic loyalty, haU
Bunker's HiU as the first decisive battle field of
American liberties.
Unlike Themistocles or Scipio, the hero of the
battle we this day celebrate, whose name shaU
endure when yonder granite shaft has crumbled and
perished, died not in exile or in disgrace, but was
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her cause, by offering up life itself on this hill-side,
where her destiny was settled.
And, to-day, this mighty multitude has assembled,
women and men, the statesman, the soldier, the
orator, the citizen, those placed in authority, these
various benevolent and fi-aternal associations, aU, the
old, the young, of every calling and every station,
to aid, by their presence and their sympathy, in
doing honor to the patriot and the martyr, by
dedicating the statue of Gen. Joseph Warren.
There let it remain in its simple majesty, whUe
the human heart beats responsive to patriotic im
pulses — there let it exist, with its haUowed reminis
cences, whUe the future needs the lesson of the past,
and the history of an united confederacy, at the
story of Bunker's HUl, is not closed in the blood
of anarchy or the disgrace of fratricidal war.
Without occupying your time, sir, I am proud to
be able to introduce to this audience the Chief
Magistrate of one of our New England States. The
duty which devolves upon me is an agreeable and
pleasant one; and it gives me great pleasure to
announce His Excellency Gov. Elisha Dyer, of the
State of Rhode Island.

ADDRESS OE GOV. DYER.

May it please your Excellency, —
We have come here to-day, sir, not only as
citizens of Rhode Island, but as citizens of our glorious
Republic, to pay our homage to the Statue of the
lamented and illustrious Warren, a man whose deeds
of noble daring have made him an associate in
memory's strongest recollection of those who Uved
and died in the eventful period of our nation's birth.
Massachusetts may claim him as her own, but I
protest against the claim, and place his name high
upon the record of our country's noblest sons.
Rhode Island, too, may protest against it; for in
saUing down the waters of our beautiful Narragan
sett we can show you Gaspee Point, where the
armed British schooner of that name grounded in
giving chase to a sloop bound from New York to
Providence, on the 9th of June, 1772. On that
same evening, eight boats, filled with those whose
souls were bursting with liberty, surrounded the
messenger of tyranny, and, after taking out her
crew, offered up this first burning sacrifice on the

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altar of our country's independence, and the blood
that flowed from the British officer wounded on that
occasion was the first shed in our Revolutionary
struggle. And think you, sir, that there were no
sympathetic pulsations in the breast of the lamented
Warren? Were they not proclaimed on the 17th
of June, 1775 ? Sir, we knew we had his S3anpathy;
we knew we had his exultations ; and may we not
ask for our inheritance in the whole-souled man who
felt them?
But, may it please your ExceUency, my object in
rising was simply to respond here, when the roU of
states should be caUed, on this soul-stirring occasion.
And having done that, I give way to those who can
better honor the day and the ceremonies in which
we participate.
Gov. Gardner. — Mr. President, I shaU complete
my duty in introducing to you Gov. Alexander H.
Holley, of the sister State of Connecticut.

GOV. HOLLEY'S SPEECH.

Your Excellency, Mr. President, and Fellow-Citi
zens, — Your time has already been so profitably and
so agreeably occupied, and so many hours of the day
have been consumed, that I shall not be justified in
detaining you but for a single moment.
I desire only, on the part of my own State of Con
necticut, whose representative I have the honor to
be on this occasion, to tender to the gentlemen of
the Bunker HUl Monument Association, to the
municipal authorities of the city of Charlestown, and
to the General Assembly of your State, my thanks
and the acknowledgments of my State, for the cordial
invitation which you have extended to her to be
present on this occasion.
The heart of Connecticut beats in unison with
that of Massachusetts on the occasion of the inaugu
ration of this Statue, as it did on the 17th of June,
1775, at the inauguration of the American Revolu
tion. Connecticut responds cordially to every senti
ment of respect and veneration which has been
uttered on this occasion in commemoration of the
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62 GOV. holley's speech.
event which it is designed to perpetuate, and in
commemoration of the names of those whose blood
has crimsoned the soil upon which you tread. God
grant that Massachusetts, that New England, that
this entire Union shaU forever find wUls as stout, and
hearts as warm and patriotic in defence of aU our
just rights, tUl the latest generations.

President Warren. — I have the pleasure of pre
senting to the audience one who bears a name
endeared to those living upon this spot, and one who
is himself endeared to us aU. I present to you the
Hon. Robert C. Winthrop, Vice President of the
Bunker HUl Monument Association.

MR. WINTHROP'S ADDRESS,
Introducing Bon. John M. Mason.
I rise, fellow-citizens, at the call of the President
of the Day, with no view of detaining you with any
poor words of my own, but only to prepare the way
for others of our distinguished guests, whose voices
you are all impatient to hear.

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I cannot proceed, however, to the precise duty
which has been assigned me, without renewing the
expression of a regret, which I well know pervades
this whole vast multitude.
Assembled as we are to do fresh honor to the first
great martyr of our Revolutionary struggle, we are
not unmindful of the living heroes of our land. And
I cannot forget that my first privilege was to have
been to present to you, as the pre-eminent witness
of this occasion, that veteran hero of our later
history, whose just renown is second to that of no
living captain of the world, and of whom we cannot
but gratefuUy remember at this hour, that we owe it
to the protecting providence of God, and not to any
prudent reserve of his own, that he was not long
ago himself the subject of a monument or a statue,
instead of being spared to command the armies of
our country in peace, and to lead them on to victory
in war. Absent from the holiday festival, he has
never been absent fi:om the post of duty, or from the
field of his country's glory.
WorthUy succeeding to a title, which has never
before been worn under the laws of the United
States since Washington bore it down with him to
his grave, his presence would have lent a distinction
to this occasion which nothing else could entirely
supply. Let us send him fii-om Bunker HUl, — and
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the unmistakable badge of honorable service under
him, Mdth the communication of the message, — let
us send him an assurance of our heartfelt sympathy
in the domestic anxieties and sorrows which have
kept him at home, and of our cordial wishes that his
own health ahd strength may long be spared for the
honor and defence of his native land.
And now, fellow-citizens, I turn from regrets for
the absent to a brief word of welcome to the present.
We are accustomed to designate our own beloved
commonwealth as Old Massachusetts, and I am one of
the last of her sons, perhaps, who would be willing
to forget how far back we may really date, in the
history of this Western hemisphere. But we do not
faU to remember that there is a State in our Union,
which dates farther back than either the landing at
Boston or at Salem, or even at Plymouth Rock, and
to which we cheerfuUy concede the rightfvd distinc
tion which belongs to an acknowledged priority of
settlement. We are accustomed, too, to speak of Massachusetts
as having furnished men for her own service, and for
the service of the whole country, of no inferior
grade, — patriots and statesmen, orators and scholars,
heroes and martyrs, of whom any people on earth
might well be proud. There stands one of them,
brought back this day to the scenes of his glorious
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MR. WINTHROP'S ADDRESS. 65
others, equally worthy, will in due time be grouped
around him.
But we would not forget that there is a State in
our Union, which has given birth to owe, with whom
no American heart admits that there is any compari
son; — a State of which it may be said, — as, indeed,
it has been said, — that him, whom the whole
country proudly, gratefully, affectionately calls its
Father; she can claim as her Son ; — the State which
held the cradle, and which stiU holds the grave, of
the peerless, transcendent Washington; — of that
Washington, whose commission as Commander-in-
Chief of the American Armies, — by one of those
striking and beautiful coincidences which seem Uke
the very footmarks of a special Providence along the
whole course of our history,-^ was signed on the
very day which we are now commemorating ; —
signed, not, indeed, within hearing or within sight of
Bunker HUl, but signed, as an historical fact, with
the roaring artillery of this raging conflict as its
stem salute, with the blazing roofs of this devoted
town as its awful illumination, and with the death of
Warren creating at the instant the aching void in
every New England breast, which nothing less than
a Washington could fill.
The State to which I refer, and which was once
entitled by the people of Boston, assembled in
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66 speech op SENATOR MASON.
Virginia," is represented here to-day by one of her
distinguished senators in Congress, — a gentleman
whom I have known personaUy in a sphere of com
mon duty, — whose name is associated, in more
than one generation, with eminent service in his
native state and in the national councils, and whom
I take pleasure in welcoming here, in your behalf,
on this, his first visit to New England.
I present to you, fellow-citizens, the Honorable
James Murray Mason, a Senator of the United States
from the Old Dominion.

SPEECH OE SENATOR MASON.

Mr. President, and Gentlemen of the Bunker Hill
Association, —
Honored by your gracious invitation to
vntness this grand and imposing spectacle, I had
thought that I came here as a witness only. I had
not thought that I should be called upon to become
an actor in the scene. I am, for the first time,
present at Bunker Hill, and in the presence of the

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descendants and successors of that gaUant and
devoted band who laid down their lives upon this
soU, that we might live as freemen. They have left
you, my countrymen, a heritage that has been
unknown to the world since the most palmy days
of Greece and Rome. They have left you the
heritage of an immortal name ; and more, they have
left you the heritage of their examplci Who were
they ? The country people, promiscuously assembled,
hardly yet in discipUned ranks, with arms snatched
in a hurry at home, to meet the veterans of England,
under the best generals of the age, — ^colonists in
arms against the parent state, to vindicate on Eng
lish soU, the constitutional right of aU who were
British born, — resistance to tyranny.
And that gaUant nlan, whom you in honoring
honor yourselves, — that gaUant man, who was the
most distinguished victim upon that distinguished
field, — ¦ could he have returned from it, — although
he could not have said, as his Spartan predecessor at
Thermopylae did, " Go, stranger, and tell it at Lacae-
demon that we laid down our lives in obedience to
the laws of Sparta," because, at that day, my coun
trymen, we had no law ; the empire of British rule
had ended; the empire of American rule had not
begun ; 'there was no law but the fixed, indomitable
purpose, the stern and iron wiU, and the ready hand,
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language, he might have said to Massachusetts :
" Tell it to your sons in Massachusetts, tell it to your
sister colonies, and let it be handed down from gen
eration to generation, that here upon Bunker Hill
was laid the corner stone of American independence,
and cemented with our blood."
My countrymen, you have been weU and beau
tifully told by the justly distinguished gentleman
who is the orator of the day, that at Bunker Hill,
eighty-two years ago, when the Revolution was
inaugurated, the rule of the British Empire ceased
upon this continent. Other battles were fought,
other sufferings were endured, privations that would
be incredible to those who did not witness them,
were sustained without a murmur, but the British
rule upon this continent ended on this hUl eighty-
two years ago.
I have said, Mr. President, that if that great and
gallant man could have returned from the battle
field, and told Massachusetts to hand down the
memory of that day from generation to generation,
posterity would have found his request fulfilled.
Four generations have passed by; we are here in
the fifth now. I shall tell it in old Virginia, when I
return to her hallowed land, that I found the spirit
of Massachusetts as buoyant, as patriotic, as com
pletely filled with the emotions that should govern
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when that battle was fought. I am authorized to
say so ; or, why this most inspiring assemblage ?
why that interminable procession, of which I formed,
by your kind invitation, a very humble part ? why
those streamers from every house and from every
window ? and why was all the beauty of your beau
tiful city there assembled, waving their handkerchiefs
and streaming their banners of welcome to the com-
memorators of this great day ? I shaU feel myself
authorized to say to the people of Virginia that the
spirit of Bunker HUl yet remains at Bunker HiU.
And now, my countrymen, something was said by
the very eloquent and honored gentleman who rep
resents the State of Connecticut, in deprecation of
that dishonored day which should witness this great
confederation broken into fragments. I sjmipathize
with him. I am here to-day to say to you, people of
Massachusetts, that our government is a government
whose only sanction is in the honor and in the good
faith of the States of this Union, and to proclaim
that so long as there are honor and good faith in the
States, and in the people of the States, the Union
wUl be perpetuated.
I invoke here on Bunker HUl, coming from my
ovm honored State in the far South — I invoke you
all, to require of those who represent you, that they
administer the govemment as it was formed by our
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would ask the spirit of that patriot, who has departed
from us — if he can look down again upon the earth
which he once honored — to inspire you aU vdth that
feeling which would require that the govemment
should be administered under the Constitution, in
honor and in good faith.
Mr. President, I thank you again, and the Associa
tion of which you are the worthy head, for having
given me the opportunity of witnessing this great
spectacle on Bunker HUl, and enabling me to take
back to my people, as I shaU do, the assurance that
the spirit of Bunker HUl yet Uves in Massachusetts.

MR. WINTHROP'S ADDRESS,
Introducing Hon. John P. Kennedy.
I come before you once more, feUow-citizens, and
with renewed gratification, to announce the presence
of an accompUshed gentleman, whose name is asso
ciated with the most enviable services and successes,
both in the repubUc of letters and that of laws, —
and who represents here to-day a sister State, whose
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MR. WINTHROP'S ADDRESS. 71
earlier Calverts, and its later CarroU and Chase and
WUliam Pinckney and WiUiam Wirt, but by the valor
of its Smiths and SmaUwoods, its Howards, its Tilgh-
mans, and its Otho WUIiams; — a State which,
through the inspired muse of one of its stUl more
recent sons, has contributed the " Star-Spangled Ban
ner " to our national lyrics, and which has furnished
one of the most gallant and chivalrous defenders of
that banner in its Stephen Decatur.
This honored State of Maryland, I rejoice to say, is
represented on this occasion by a gentleman whose
voice has often been eloquently raised in our national
councUs — whose pen has admirably portrayed, in a
series of historical novels, some of the most stirring
scenes in our Southern revolutionary campaigns —
and whose distinguished privUege it was, as Secretary
of the Navy of the United States, to prepare not
only the instructions under which the memorable
expedition to Japan was led out by the gallant Perry,
but those instructions also, under which that stiU
more memorable expedition to the Arctic Seas was
conducted, by the heroic and lamented Kane — that
youthful martyr in the cause of humanity and science,
who is not unworthy to be remembered here to-day
vdth yonder youthful martyr of patriotism and lib
erty. I present to you, fellow-citizens, my valued friend,
the Honorable John Pendleton Kennedy, of Baltimore.

SPEECH OE MR. KENNEDY.

Mr. President, and Citizens of Charlestown and Bos
ton, — I can assure my friend, the Vice President,
who has done me the honor to present me, that it did
not need his flattering reference to the service ren
dered in the War of Independence by the State in
which I was born, and in which I have ever held my
residence, nor his kind notice of myself, to persuade
me to make a public acknowledgment of the pro
found gratification I find in being allowed to witness,
under so many circumstances of personal advantage,
the interesting ceremonies of this day in this place ;
nor to assume upon myself the grateful duty of
expressing, on behalf of the State of Maryland, the
earnest sympathy of her people in the glory won by
Charlestown, Boston and Massachusetts, in that
momentous conflict on this Hill, in which the great
libation of patriot blood was offered, to consecrate
the first irrevocable and decisive action by which this
vast republican empire was destined to be brought
into existence. I know full weU, how fondly and

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speech of MR. KENNEDY. 73
how sensibly every man and woman of Maryland
cherishes the traditions of their fathers touching that
conflict; with what affectionate appreciation they
hand these traditions down to their children; how
they use them to refresh their own love of country,
and to instU into the youthful hearts of the rising
generation, at their own firesides, the pure element
of loyalty to our national freedom, and to that union
of the States by which it is to be preserved. And I
know also, as weU, that in every narrative of that
glorious struggle, the first and most prominent inci
dent to which they refer is the battle of Bunker HUl,
and the heroic death of Warren. With such a train
ing of the heart in the lesson of patriotism, with such
an enrichment of the memory vdth the history of
great deeds, how could it be otherwise but that Mary
land should look with the sincerest regard and most
cordial applause, upon the pious work in which Mas
sachusetts is this day engaged.
I wish. Sir, I could speak, in the few moments
which your kindness has aUotted to me in the pro
ceedings of this occasion, as earnestly and as forcibly
as I feel, my own high estimate of the generous spirit
in which your State and city have acquitted them
selves of a duty which this whole land rejoices to
contemplate. Much more do I wish that I could, in
language as eloquent as the sentiment itself convey
to the minds of this assemblage, the sympathy of the

74 SPEECH OF MR. KENNEDY.
people of my own State in the noble tribute you are
rendering to one whom Maryland claims as the friend
and asserter of her share in the common heritage of
national glory, by a title not less authentic than that
which you make on your own behalf
Between the era of the Battle of Bunker
Hill and that of the surrender of Yorktown, Ues
a long space of national trials, filled with the history
of a people laboring in the birth-throes of a grand
empire. It is a history of privation, endurance and
suffering, made illustrious by bra.ve contest and many
briUiant achievements. No actions in the whole
series of these events win more admiration than those
two which mark the beginning and the end.
Sir, in many, perhaps in the more notable of these
conflicts, Maryland was represented by her sons in
the field, who often bore her banner, on " the perilous
edge of battle," by the side of Massachusetts. That
they were not by her side on the 17th of June, 1775,
was only because your haste outran our knowledge.
If you had given us timely warning of what you
were about, we should have placed upon the muster-
roll of Bunker Hill the names of some of those wor
thies my friend has been pleased to remember to-daj',
— WUIiams, or Smith, or Howard, — as fit comrades
for a common immortaUty with yom- Warren, Pres
cott and Putnam.
The friendship cemented in those days of trial has

SPEECH OF GOV. KING. 75
been deUvered from the fathers to the sons ; and it is
but a debt of honor due to the founders of our
Republic, that the men of the present should show
their reverence to the men of the past, by a sacred
nurture of that harmony of sentiment which pre
vaUed in the beginning ; and by a united homage to
those great principles of civU liberty and constitu
tional right which the elder generation cherished,
and which it was their persistent endeavor and high
est wish to render the characteristic and permanent
distinction of the American people in aU time to
come. I trust that Maryland and Massachusetts may ever
be found true to that grand and beneficent aspira
tion of our common forefathers.

SPEECH OE GOV. KING

[Before reaching the Pavilion, on Bunker Hill, Gov. King, of
New York, received a despatch which, in his judgment, required
his presence in the city of New York ; and he accordingly, much
to the regret of all present, left his place in the procession and
departed in the three o'clock train. He has kindly furnished the
following sketch of the remarks he would have made, had he been
present in the Pavilion :]
I thank you for the opportunity of being present
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76 speech op gov. king.
at this memorable celebration. I thank you, as the
chief magistrate of New York, for the kind refer
ence you have been pleased to make to her and
her institutions. And I thank you for being invited
to this great ceremony, where full-grown nations
have come together, to do honor to the memory and
services of the fathers, who, in the early days of
struggle and peril, stood forth to assert and vindicate
the rights of freemen, and proved their devotedness,
by pouring out here, on this spot, their life's blood,
as a ransom at once, and an example, for generar
tions yet unborn. That blood has indeed borne
fruit — the soil which it fertUized and consecrated
has been gathered up, so to speak, by particles,
and scattered broad-cast over the wide extent of
this Imperial RepubUc, until everywhere, from the
Atlantic to the Pacific, from the iron bound coast of
Labrador to the glowing waters of the Rio Grande,
the name and the fame, the influence and the prin
ciples of Bunker HUl, and of its brave martjT
Warren, are as household words to stimulate to the
love of fi-eedom and love of country, of our whole
country, the thrice ten millions whom we are proud
to call friends, brothers, countrymen. It is good
for us aU to be here ; good for the aged, as renew
ing upon a common altar the pledges of earlier
days; for the young, as associating them at the
outset of their career with the memories of the

SPEECH OF GOV. KING. 77
men and days that cannot die — so long as their
descendants shall be true as now to their memories,
and to the duties and the responsibilities which
they impose.
It is sometimes uttered as a reproach, or a misfor
tune to us as a people, that we have no past, and
live only in the future. This day's gathering testi
fies how unfounded such an assertion is, for here
posterity is assembled to honor the past : no mythi
cal, no uncertain, nd fabulous past, but actualities,
real events, and very real men, and ever-living prin
ciples. Separated from that interval by no doubt
ful eras and misty distances, we know whereof we
are proud. When we affirm that the men who on
the 17th of June, 1775, stood shoulder to shoulder
on Bunker Hill, and with unequal arms, and un
trained as soldiers, but with firm resolves, resisted
the assault of a well appointed and discipUned
army, led by chiefs of renown, were our own glo
rious fathers, and that what they did they did in no
vulgar spirit of rapacious conquest, or in the impa
tient spirit of just and lawful rule, but as men, born
to the inheritance of freedom, and when that was
threatened, resolved to maintain it with their Uves.
We know that the gallant Warren, though commis
sioned as a Major General, rushed to the field as a
volunteer, claiming no command, but seeking to
share the common duty with the common danger ;

78 SPEECH OF GOV. KING.
and when we say of him, that he was the model of
the true citizen soldier, we can appeal with confi
dence to admitted and well-established facts. He
fell gloriously, on the field of battle, but he did not
fall before he had seen enough to assure his gener
ous spirit that the men for whom he died were not
unworthy of him, and that the cause which he
loved better than life could not faU.

CONCLUDING KEMARKS.
The exercises in the pavilion were listened to by one
of the largest audiences ever assembled in this vicinity,
and such were the arrangements for the accommodation
of the whole body of the procession and those who
were admitted to the grounds, that aU had an opportu
nity to hear the addresses of the several speakers and
witness the ceremonies of the occasion. The ancient
and accustomed rites of the Grand Lodge, which fol
lowed the address of the Grand Master, were both
interesting and impressive : and the pouring out of the
corn, wine and oil, accompanied by the eloquent lan
guage of the ritual, — "May the Great Ruler of the
Universe preserve the Union of the United States, and
may it be a bond of Friendship and Brotherly Love
that shall endure through all time,"£ — had a meaning
which was readily comprehended by the audience.
The Music by the Germania Band, and the Singing
by the Handel and Hadyn Society, — about one hun
dred and fifty members being present, — added much to
the interest and patriotic inspirations of the occasion.
At the conclusion of Mr. Kennedy's remarks, calls
were made by the audience for other gentlemen pre
sent among the invited guests ; but as it was then a
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80 CONCLUDING REMARKS.
late hour, the President said, in order that the distin
guished strangers present by the invitation of the Mon
ument Association, might accept the hospitality which
the City of Charlestown had tendered to them, he
thought all would agree that the proceedings in the
pavilion should then terminate.
Mr. Warren thanked the audience for the orderly
and attentive manner in which they had listened to the
proceedings, which, he thought, under the circumstan
ces of delay and fatigue which had been unavoidable,
would have done honor to any community; and in
conclusion he said that after the singing of a National
Anthem, Hail Columbia, the exercises here would ter
minate with the Benediction by Rev. Dr. Walker.
These suggestions were acquiesced in, and the
Singing and Benediction over, this great assemblage
dispersed. And thus ended the formal ceremonies of
inauguration in the paviUon.
The Pavilion, under which these exercises were
held, was probably the largest ever erected in this
Commonwealth, covering nearly one half the square
around the Monument. It was three hundred feet in
length, and one hundred and ten in width ; forty-two
in height at the centre, and thirty -two feet at the ex
tremities. Benches, fronting towards the centre and
neatly covered with cotton cloth, were arranged for

concluding remarks. 81
seating seven thousand persons, and there was standing-
room for three thousand more.
On the south side of the square, resting against High
street, a spacious platform was erected for the accommo
dation of the Officers of the Association, the Speakers,
official personages, and many distinguished gentlemen
from various States of the Union. In front of this plat
form was an open space, and in fuU view, on the oppo
site side of the pavilion, a canopy formed of national
flags, twenty feet square and twenty feet high, enclos
ing the Statue of Warren, — which when the procession
entered, was thus screened from view. On both sides
and in front of the Statue a platform was extended for
the accommodation of the Grand Lodge for the per
formance of their ceremonies, the Handel and Haydn
Society and the Germania Band. Exteriorly the pa
viUon presented a gay and beautiful appearance, being
light and airy, with American flags waving from differ
ent points along its whole length. The main entrances
to the monument square, on either side, were orna
mented with arches formed with flags and surmounted
with the spread eagle. One of these arches bore the
sentence "Welcome to Bunker Hill," with the names
of many of the revolutionary battle-fields inscribed
upon the columns. On the other arch were the em
phatic words "Our WHOLE Country," and the names
of other of our national battle-fields.
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82 concluding remarks.
The care of the paviUon, the seating of the immense
audience, and the preservation of order inside, were
entrusted to James Lawrence, Esq., one ofthe Aids of
the Grand Marshal, and twenty-five Assistant Marshals,
as foUows :
Henry A. Pierce, Leverett Saltonstall,
Charles A. Baboock, Charles W. Pierce,
Augustus Lowell, Thomas J. Lee,
Franklin W. Smith, Henry T. Deland,
W. B. S. Gay, J. Theodore Heard,
Charles 0. Gage, Charles F. Blake,
Patrick T. Jackson, Thomas H. Perkins,
Charles E. Fuller, Theodore Frothingham,
Harrison Ritchie, William G. Wheildon,
Robert 0. Winthrop, Jr., Ira Chase, Jr.,
J. D. W. Joy, Lucius H. Warren,
Frederic Hobbs, Benjamin Hurd,
Duncan Bradford.
It is just and proper to say that to the energy and
promptitude of these gentlemen, under somewhat try
ing circumstances, is due that degree of order and
propriety which marked the occasion. It is equally
proper, in this manner rather than in the form of an
official vote on the part of the Monument Association,
to express their thanks to the Independent Corps of
Cadets, Col. Thomas C. Amory, commanding, present
as the body guard of His Excellency the Governor, for
the needful and efficient services rendered by them in
preserving order on the grounds generally and around
the pavilion in particular.

CELEBRATION, PROCESSION, &c.

NOTE.
In preparing the following account of the celebration of the day by
the Monument Association, the arrival of the various companies and
associations, reception of the guests, formation of the procession,
route and decorations, we have been compelled to rely largely upon
the newspaper reports. Errors and repetitions, and perhaps omis
sions, to some extent, will be very likely to occur, notwithstanding
our efforts to avoid them.

CELEBRATION, PROCESSION, &c.

The Celebration of the Eighty-second Anniversary of the
Battle of Bunker HUl, and the Inauguration of the Statue of
Gen. Joseph Wakken, by the Bunker Hill Monument Associa
tion, took place in the two cities of Boston and Charlestown,
on Wednesday, 17th June, 1857. At early sunrise, the
two cities were astir with the inhabitants who turned out
to welcome the arriving guests, and with strangers who
came into town by every available means of conveyance.
The morning was threatening, and it was feared that the
ceremonies would be interrupted by rain, but the clouds and
cool breeze served to make the day very comfortable to those
who formed the procession, and to the thousands of spec
tators. The first arrival of an organized body was that of the
Seventh Regiment, New York National Guard, who reached
the station of the Boston and Providence Railroad at about
seven o'clock. They were met by the National Lancers, Capt.
Dearborn, and were escorted to their quarters at the Revere
House, where the whole regiment partook of breakfast. A
complimentary salute of eleven guns was given them on
their arrival by a detachment of the Light Artillery, Capt.
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86 celebration, procession, etc.
The regiment consists of eight companies and a corps
of engineers. The Colonel and his numerous staff were
mounted on horseback. The appearance of this fine body of
citizen soldiery, as they marched along in. solid phalanx, attract
ed much attention. They turned out five hundred and sixty
strong, in a neat grey uniform, and, by their precision of
drill and fine military bearing, excited remarks of high
commendation from the delighted thousands who were fa
vored with an opportunity of witnessing them. The princi
pal regimental officers were as foUows : — Col. A. Durtea,
Lieut. Col. M. Lefferts, Major Crawford, Adj. Pond.
The regiment was accompanied by the famous National
Guard Band, forty in number, with a drum corps of nine
teen ; the whole led by Messrs. Noll and Rietzel, with Mr.
KiEFER as drum-major.
After the demands of the appetite were satisfied by the
good things which the well-supphed larder of the Revere
House afforded, the regiment were off duty for about two
hours, which time gave them an opportunity of greeting
friends and acquaintances, and viewing the preparations for
the celebration. At about half-past ten, the ranks were
again formed, and, after a dress-parade in Bowdoin Square,
they marched to the State House to join the procession.
The New York Bunker Hill Association, composed
of delegates from different Chapter i of the Order of United
Americans, Mr. Charles E. Gildersleeve, President, and
Mr. Oliver Green, Marshal, arrived at the Worcester Rail
road station, at about eight o'clock. They were accompanied
by Vannemachbr's Band, a fine corps of musicians, eighteen
in number, led by Mr. George Vannemacher. The Asso
ciation had a beautiful blue silk banner, mounted upon a
frame-work, drawn upon wheels, which was embeUished
with a painting of the Battle of Bunker HUl. Above the

CELEBRATION, PROCESSION, ETC 87
painting were the initials " 0. U. A.," and " Bunker Hill
Association of New York," in gold letters, and beneath
it the motto — " They fought for Freedom and the Rights
of Man." The reverse of the flag contained a painting of
two figures, representing Liberty and Justice leaning upon
a shield, in the centre of which was a representation of the
Bunker HiU Monument. The painting was surmounted by
a scroU, upon which were the words — "Liberty, a trust to he
transmitted to Posterity," * and beneath it the date of the
organization of the Association, May 4, 1849.
The Second Regiment of the Massachusetts Volunteer
Mihtia was in attendance at the same station to receive the
Washington Greys of New York. A message, however,
was received to the effect that they had been detained in
New York, by the riot, but would arrive at five o'clock, P. M.
[The Greys were received at five o'clock and were escorted to
their quarters at the American House, but of course took no
part in the celebration.]
Most of the out of town companies which took part In the
celebration arrived at an early hour in the morning. The
Woburn Mechanic Phalanx, Capt. Winn, left Woburn in
an extra train and were received at the depot near East
Cambridge by the Charlestown City Guard. The Phalanx
were escorted to the armory of the City Guard where
they partook of a collation. They were also entertained by
the City Guard during the remainder of the day.
The Watson Light Guard, of Lowell, were also received
and entertained by the Charlestown City Guard. They were
met by the City Guard at the East Cambridge station.
The Lawrence Cadets, of Lowell, arrived at the depot In
Boston, at about eight o'clock, accompanied by the Lowell
* The motto on the Seal of the City of Charlestown.

88 CELEBRATION, PROCESSION, ETC.
Brass Band. After marching through various streets they
proceeded to Charlestown. The Band paraded with the
First Regiment during the remainder of the day.
The Concord Artillery were the guests of the Charles
town Artillery. They were met at the Fitchburg depot. In
Charlestown, by the Charlestown ArtUlery and the Portland
Mechanic Blues, and escorted to the Artillery Armory, where
a collation was served. The Blues were also entertained by
the Charlestown Artillery.
The seven companies above named, viz : The two Charles
town companies, the two Lowell companies, the Woburn
Mechanic Phalanx, Concord Artillery, and Portland Blues,
formed In Monument Square at about half-past nine o'clock,
and were conducted through the pavIUon. They were thus
enabled to obtain a fine view of the Statue. Shortly before
ten o'clock they took up their line of march for Boston.
The Manchester City Guard were escorted from South
Boston to the State House by the Pulaski Guard.
The Providence Light Infantry, commanded by Col. Wil
liam Brown, reached Boston at about nine o'clock, ac
companied by Green's American Brass Band. They came
In an extra train from Providence, and after escorting Gov.
Dyer, of Rhode Island, from the depot to the State House,
took their place in the procession. This Is one of the best
companies In New England, and during their march through
the streets they attracted much attention. The music of the
band was also much admired.
The Chelsea Light Infantry escorted the City CouncU of
that city to Boston In the morning and then joined In the
procession. About ten o'clock, the Divisionary Corps of Independent
Cadets, Lieut. Col. Thomas C. Amory, commanding, arrived
at the Revere House from the State House, (where they had
reported themselves to the Commander-in-Chief,) for the

CELEBRATION, PROCESSION, ETC. 89
purpose of escorting the distinguished guests to the State
House. The Cadets appeared In their grey overcoats, and
numbered ninety-three guns, making a very fine display.
They were preceded by the North Bridgewater Brass Band.
After a short delay In Bowdoin Square, which gave to large
numbers of citizens and strangers a fine opportunity of ad
miring their excellent appearance, they resumed their march,
with the distinguished guests and the Legislative Committee
under escort. They arrived at the State House at half-past
ten. The guests were received at the gate by the Sergeant-
at-Arms, Benjamin Stevens, Esq., and were ushered to the
Council Chamber. They were then Introduced to Governor
Gardner, by Hon. Charles W. Upham, President of the
Senate and Chairman of the Legislative Committee. Among
them were Gov. John A. King, and Suite, of New York ;
Gov. Elisha Dyer, and Staff, of Rhode Island ; Gov. Alex
ander H. Holley, of Connecticut ; and Hon. W. W. Hoppin,
late Governor of Rhode Island. Senator Mason, of Vir
ginia, accompanied by Hon. G. F. Haynes, of the Massa
chusetts Senate, also made a visit to the State House, and
passed through the various departments.
Senator Foster, of Connecticut, and many other distin
guished citizens from other States were accompanied to the
State House by different members of the Committee. A
number of our own distinguished citizens were also present,
among whom were President Walker of Harvard College,
Hon. Charles A. Phelps, Senator Wilson, Hon. Nathan
Appleton, J. W. Paige, and Representatives In Congress.
President Warren, Hon. R. C. Winthrop, Frederic W.
Lincoln, Jr., Wm. W. Wheildon, and other members of the
Committee of Arrangements of the Bunker Hill Monument
Association, were also present to receive the guests. Ample
provision was made by the Legislative Committee of Recep
tion for the refreshment of the guests iu the ante-room of
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90 CELEBRATION, PROCESSION, ETC.
the Council Chamber, while they were waiting for the mili
tary escort. There were no formal ceremonies at this place,
the guests, after their introduction, engaging In social con
versation until It was time for them to take their appro
priate places In the procession.
Soon after half-past eleven o'clock the Procession took up
Its circuitous line of march to Charlestown. The Grand
Marshal of the day was Col. Thomas Aspinwall, of Brook
line, with the following aids and assistants : —
AIDS.
Gen. John S. Tyler. Major Lewis W. Tappajj.
Col. F. W. Lincoln. Col. John C. Boyd.
Col. Thomas E. Chiokerinq. Col. N. A. Thompson.
James Lawrence, Esq.
ASSISTANTS.
Major C. H. Appleton. Ives G. Bates.
Major Joseph L. Henshaw. Otis Kimball.
Hon. William Aspinwall. E. Webster Pixe.
Dr. E. G. Tucker. George H. Chapman.
Edmund Boynton. Charles A. Barker.
Joseph H. Sawyer. J. Haskell Long.
George E. Lincoln. George A. Bacheldeb.
Capt. Robert Hooper, Jr. Charles Thompson, Jr.
N. W. CoPFiN. Hon. Frederic O. Prince.
John W. Chandler. George Greig.

THE PROCESSION.

Preceding the Escort was a body of mounted Police, headed
by Deputy Chief Ham.
MILITARY ESCORT.
Advanced Guard— A detachment of Light Dragoons, (National
Lancers,) commanded by Sergeant A. H. Stevens, Jr.

Aid.
Lt. Col. James R
Darracoit.

5 Col. CHARLES B. ROGERS, L^pt. Thomas O.
j Commanding Escort. \ Barri.

FIRST BRIGADE OP ESCORT.
Col. A. DuKTEB, commanding.
Aid — Major F. A. Heath.
First Eegiment.
Commanded by Lieut. Col. George A. Meacham, and Staff, of
Fifth Infantry, consisting of four companies, invited by the City of
Charlestown, to which were attached the five other companies
named, preceded by Gilmore's Salem Brass Band, viz : —
Charlestown City Guard, Capt. Wm. W. Pierce, seventy-five
muskets. Bay State Band.
Woburn Mechanic Phalanx, Capt. T. Winn, flfty muskets.

92 THE PROCESSION.
Concord Artillery, Capt. Richard Barrett, forty-four muskets.
Portland Brass Band.
Charlestown Artillery, Capt. Richard Lakeman, seventy muskets.
Portland Mechanic Rifles, Capt. T. A. Roberts, fifty muskets and
color guard.
Watson Light Guard, of Lowell, Capt. Blood, forty muskets.
Lawrence Guard, of Lowell, Capt. Sawtell, forty-two muskets.
Chelsea Light Infantry, Capt. Fellows, forty muskets.
Stark Guard, of Manchester, N. H., Capt. Potter.
Second Regiment.
Seventh Regiment of New Tork, (National Guard,) under
command of Lieut. Col. M. Lefferts, with the following Staff: —
Major Crawford, Adj. Pond, Quartermaster A. Kemp, Chaplain
Brainard, Surgeons Cheesman and Cameron, Paymaster Carpenter,
Assistant Paymaster Howland, Commissary W. Patten, Assistant
Quartermaster Winchester.
Engineer Corps, Sergeant Drake and fifteen men.
The Non-Commissioned Staff, ten men.
Companies, (National Guard,) preceded by the National Guard
Band, numbering fifty-six pieces.
First Company, Capt. William P. Bensell, Lieuts. L. Harway
and S. Schenck, fifty men.
Second Company, Capt. Alexander Shaler, Lieuts. James Harri
son and J. H. Liebenau, sixty-five men.
Third Company, Capt. Price, Lieuts. Wickerstead and Turnbull,
seventy-five men.
Fourth Company, Capt. W. A. Riblet, Lieuts. W. R. Harrison
and John H. Quackenbush, forty-five men.
Fifth Company, Capt. W. A. Speaight, Lieuts. F. Millai-d and J.
McGregor, forty-five men.
Sixth Company, Capt. Nevers, Lieuts. Vermilye and Mellvaine,
sixty-five men.

THE PROCESSION. 93
Seventh Company, Capt. J. Monroe, Lieut. Williams, fifty-five
men. Eighth Company, Capt. H. G. Shumway, Lieuts. G. W. Smith
and C. W. Sy, eighty men.
American Brass Band.
Providence Light Infantry, Col. William Brownj commanding,
eighty muskets.

SECOND BRIGADE OF ESCORT.
First Brigade, M. V. M., Col. W. W. Bullock, commanding.
First Regiment.
Col. Robert I. Burbank, commanding.
Lowell Brass Band.
Company A, Boston Light Infantry, Capt. Charles 0. Rogers,
forty muskets.
Company B, New England Guards, Capt. George T. Lyman,
thirty-two muskets.
Company C, Pulaski Guards, Capt. J. Jenkins, thirty musketsi
Company E, Boston City Guard, Capt. Isaac F. Shepard, thirty-
nine muskets.
Company F, Independent Boston FusUeers, Capt. Henry A.
Snow, forty-eight muskets.
Company G, Washington Light Infantry, Capt. George Clark, Jr.,
thirty-five muskets.
Company H, Mechanic Infantry, Capt. George Westj thirty-nine
muskets. Second Regiment.
Lieut. Col. T. L. D. Perkins, commanding.
Boston Comet Band.
Company A, Boston Phalanx, Capt. Russ, forty muskets.

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THE PROCESSION.

Company B, ijnion Guards, Capt. Brown, forty-three muskets
and color guard.
Company C, Washington Guards, Capt. J. N. Pennock, forty-
six muskets.
Company D, Roxbury Artillery, Lieut. Sutherland, commanding,
forty-five muskets.
, Company E, Lafayette Guard, Capt. P. D. Tripp, forty muskets.
Company F, National Guard, Capt. Harlow, forty-five muskets.
Company of Light Artillery, Major Moses G. Cobb, commanding,
with six pieces and eighty-five men. Officers of the Providence
Marine Corps, eleven in number, as guests.
Draper and Smith's Band, mounted.
Company A, First Battahon Light Dragoons, (National Lancers,)
Capt. Dearborn, one hundred and fifteen men.

CIVIC CORTEGE.

Aids,

Col. Lincoln. J Col. THOMAS ASPINWALL, f Gen. Tyler.
Maj. Tappan. j Grand Marshal. [ Col. Thompson.
Col. Chiokering. (^ J Col. Boyd.

FIRST DIVISION.

assistant marshals.

Left Flank.
Otis Kimball-
Wm. Aspinwall.
E. W. Pike.
E. Boynton.

Hight Flank.
Jos. L. Henshaw.
George Greig.
Chas. Thompson, Jr.
I. G. Bates.

Lawrence Brass Band.
The Directors of the Bunker HiU Monument Association, with
their invited guests, in carriages, in large and imposing numbers.

THE PROCESSION. 95

The first carriage, drawn by four horses, contained Hon. F. W. Lin
coln, Jr., P. Hubbell, Esq., J. M. Wightman, and J. H. Bucking
ham, of the Committee of Arrangements. The second carriage,
drawn by four horses, contained Hon. G. Washington Warren, the
President of the Association, Hon. James M. Mason, Senator of
Virgmia, and Rev. Dr. Walker, President of Harvard College,
Chaplain. In other carriages, followed many of our prominent
citizens, among whom were Hon. Robert C. Winthrop, with Hon.
J. P. Kennedy, of Baltimore ; Hon. Samuel H. Walley, Hon. Isaac
Livermore, and B. T. Reed, Esq.
Next foUowed the Independent Company of Cadets, Lieut. Col.
Thomas C. Amory, commanding, and attended by the North
Bridgewater Brass Band. The Cadets turned out in large num
bers and made a fine appearance. Under their Escort were : —
His ExceUency, Governor Gardner ; Sheriff Clark, of Suffolk ;
Sheriff Keyes, of Middlesex ; Col. George M. Thacher, Aid, in
a carriage and six.
In other carriages were seated His Honor, Lieutenant Governor
Benchley, Cols. Phelps and Pike of the Council.
Hon. Francis De Witt, Secretary of State ; Hon. C. R. Ransom,
Auditor ; Hon. Moses Tenney, Treasurer.
His Excellency, Governor King, of New York ; Inspector Gen
eral Bruce, of New York ; Hon. Velorous Taft, and James Lee, Jr.,
of the State Coinmittee.
His ExceUency, Governor Holly, of Connecticut ; Col. Day, of
the Governor's Staff; Hon. Gideon Haynes, of Massachusetts.
His ExceUency, Governor Dyer, of Rhode Island ; Hon. Thomas
Farmer, of Roxbury ; Hon. E. C. Baker, of Medford, of the State
Committee, and Col. Wolcott, of Governor Gardner's Staff.
Adjutant General Stone, M. V. M. ; Cols. Nightingale, Ormsby,
and Knight, of Governor Dyer's Staff.
Generals Mauran, Stead, and Wheaton, and Adjutant Rivers,
also of Governor Dyer's Suite.
Ex-Governor Hoppin and Son, of Rhode Island ; Dr. Arnold, of
Providence. Hon. Henry Wilson, U. S. S. ; Hon. E. P. Washburn, of IlUnois,
M. C. ; Hon. Anson Burlingame, of Massachusetts, M. C. ; Col.
Foster, of Connecticut.

96 THE PROCESSION.

Hon. Charles W. Upham, President of Senate ; Hon. Charles
A. Phelps, Speaker of House ; Benjamin Stevens, Esq., Sergeant-
at-Arms, of Massachusetts.
His Honor, T. T. Sawyer, Mayor ; Horace G. Hutchins, Presi
dent of the Common Council, and members of the City Government
of Charlestown.
George M. Brooks, Esq., Chairman, and other Selectmen of
Concord. Hon. Charles Hudson, Chairman, and Selectmen of Lexington.
His Honor, Alexander H. Rice, Mayor of Boston.
The Chief of Police and members of Boston City Government.
Members of the New York City Government, as foUows : —
Aldermen Griffiths, F. Jones, and G. Warren ; CouneUmen J.
Sickles, John Van Tyne, G. P. Bickford, A. Campbell, J. 0. Hunt,
H. Franklin, and T. J. A. Boole ; John E. Greene, Sergeant-at-
Arms ! Ex-Mayor Lambert, of Brooklyn, Long Island.
His Honor, John S. Sleeper, Mayor, and President H. P. Shed,
and members of the City Government of Roxbury.
His Honor, John Sargent, Mayor, and City Government of
Cambridge. His Honor, F. B. Fay, Mayor, and City Govemment of Chelsea.
Dr. Jacob Bigelow, President, J. H. Abbott, Rev. Dr. Frothing
ham, Charles Folsom, and others, members of the American Acade
my of Arts and Sciences.
Dr. Nathaniel B. Shurtleff, the Secretary, and other members of
the Massachusetts Historical Society.
F. H. WaUier, City Messenger of New York ; 0. H. Spurr,
City Messenger of Boston.
His Honor, Mayor Mudge and the City Government of Lynn.
Col. J. W. Sever, Recorder, and other officers and members of the
Massachusetts Society of Cincinnati.
Col. Ruggles, Capts. Prince and Wainwright, and Dr. Moore,
Lieuts. Symmes, McCarty, Freeman, and Clark, U. S. Army.
Messrs. Cowdin, Usher, Hunking, and Batchelder, of the Massa
chusetts Senate.
Members of the Government of the Bunker HiU Monument
Association, and subscribers to the Warren Statue. One or two

THE PROCESSION. 97

revolutionary veterans were present, and Mr. Joseph Warren
Newcomb, Jr., of Springfield, the great grandson of Gen. Warren.
Members of the Veteran Association of 1812, as follows: —
Gen. S. Chandler, of Lexington ; (Col. Aspinw^all, the Grand
Marshal, in his place wore also the badge of a member of this Asso
ciation,) Wm. Andrews, of Boston ; Thomas Butler, of Somerville ;
Major Wm. Bates, of Boston ; fheo. Gillis, of Boston ; George
Wilbur, Abraham Heywood, of North Attleboro' ; Peter Hayden,
B. M. Smith, of Worcester ; John Rich, W. T. Shirley, Matthew
Sprague, T. H. Scott, of Framingham ; Samuel Stinson, Jos.
Sanderson, Rufus Rewan, John Stetson, Benjamin Stevenson, W.
Newton, Hosea Sergeant, of Maine ; Hezekiah Turner, of West
Dedham; John Terrell, Ebenezer- Weeman, Tillson Williams, of
Roxbury ; William Welch, N. J. Boone, of North Chelsea ; James
L. Child, of Augusta, Me. ; Thomas C. Bryan, of Charlestown ;
Alanson Nobles, of Stoneham;* Nathaniel Bryant, Isaac Baldwin,
Cyrus Buttrick, David Bosford, of Maine ; Isaac Bowers, Jesse
Brown, of Cambridge ; Oliver Barrett, of Shirley ; Jos. Dunbar,
of Weymouth ; Joseph B. Frost, Isaac Farwell, of Waltham ; Dr.
Amos Farnsworth, of Roxbury ; John Field, of Dorchester ; John
Fowle, of Cambridge ; William Everett, of Bedford ; Jos. Grafton,
Stephen Gulliver, Wm. Haskell, of Nashua, New Hampshire ; H.
C. Hosmer, of Stowe; Robert Keith, C. Morton, Jonas Munroe,
of Lexington ; Jacob Noyes, of Abington ; Levi T. Prescott, Joshua
Cummings, and Edward J. Porter.
[In the ranks of these veterans appeared a venerable relic of the
Revolution, Mr. Benjamin Smith, of Shrewsbury. The old veteran
is now ninety-four years of age, and was a fifer for three years
during the revolutionary struggle. He was attached to the Third
Company of the Third Regiment, Third Brigade of Massachusetts
troops, under command of Gen. Heath. The old gentleman is
still hale and hearty ; says he can walk a mile as fast as any one,
and can do light work on a farm with anybody. He appeared
much pleased with the attention shown to him, and on his way to the
carriage walked down the State House steps erect and prompt as a
drum-major.] 13

98 THE PROCESSION.

The Lexington Monument Association.
Officers and members of the Boston Board of Trade ; James M.
Beebe, Esq., President.
Members of the State Legislature.
Judges Fisher of Pennsylvania, Wright of Connecticut, and
Perkins of Massachusetts.
This division was composed entirely of carriages, all of which
were beautiful vehicles, making a very fine appearance. Though
not the most showy portion of the procession, still it was one of
the most notable features of the occasion.

SECOND DIVISION.

ASSISTANT MARSHALS.
Left Flanlc. Right Flank.
E. G. Tucker. Maj. Appleton.
N. W. COPFIN. P. O. Pbincb.
Charles A. Barker. George E. Lincoln.

Masonic Display.
The Masonic display was large and briUiant ; the grand lodges
of Rhode Island, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts, twenty-four
subordinate lodges, and members of two or three encampments
taking part in the procession.
Mr. WiUiam S. Gardner, of LoweU, the chief marshal, accompa
nied by some of his aids and assistant marshals, was at the head of
the division.
The aids were Messrs. Benjamin Dean, Charles A. Davis,
Isaac C. Eastman, E. T. Wilson, E. D. Bell, and D. McBean
Thaxter, Jr.
Messrs. Robert Wood, Henry T. KimbaU, Jacob Baldwin, Jr.,
WiUiam P. Jones, John A. Goodwin, Leonard Brown, Samuel
Boyd, and Charles W. Stevens, acted as assistant marshals.

THE PROCESSION; 99
Then came the Weymouth Brdss Band, followed by an escort of
iabout two hundred and forty men, consisting of members of the
Grand Encampment of Massachusetts and Rhode Island, under
the command of Sir Knt. John McCleUan, and the Boston En
campment of Knights Templars, under the command of Sir Knt.
Winslow Lewis.
The members of the Encampments wore their peculiar regalia,
the richness and beauty of which were frequently remarked.
By the Encampments were carried three rich banners, black and
gold, green and gold, and white and gold, of the kinds known to
masons as the Templars, the Red Cross, and the Maltese banners.
Following the Templars was the Boston Brass Band, furnishing
music to the subordinate lodges.
We give the names of these Lodges, in their order in the proces
sion, with the date of their charters, their localities, the number of
their members present, and the names of their masters : —
1st. Baalbec, 1853, East Boston, 75, S. T. Bliss.
2d. Mount Tabor, 1846, East Boston, 60, L. L. Fowle;
3d. St. Paul's, 1847, South Boston, 75, T. Hill, Jr.
4th. Star of Bethlehem, 1844, Chelsea, 35, E. W. Lothrop;
Sth. Liberty, 1824, Beverly, 20, John B. HiU.
6th. Norfolk Union, 1819, Randolph, 42, J. White Belcher.
7th. Jordan, 1801, South Danvers, 35, N; P. C. Patterson.
8th. Pentucket, 1807, LoweU, 40, Isaac Hooper.
9th. Amicable, 1855, Cambridge, 40, George B. Eaton.
10th. Mount Carmel, 1805, Lynn, 20, T. A. Ingalls;
11th. Mount Lebanon, 1801, Boston, 100, F. H. Sprague*
12th. Fraternal, 1801, Bamstable, 30, R. S. Pope.
13th. Rising Star, 1799, Stoughton, 30, G. Talbot.
14th. Meridian, 1797, Natick, 60, Malachi Babcock.
15th. Hiram, 1797, West Cambridge, 60, L H. Wright.
16th. St. Paul's, 1797, Groton, 15, Ebenezer SawteU.
17th. Columbian, 1796, Boston, 100, WiUiam B. Fowle, Jr.
18th. Old Colony, 1792, Hingham, 65, Ely Whiton.
19th. King Solomon's, 1783, Charlestown, 75, Caleb Rand.
20th. Massachusetts, 1770, Boston, 50, John FeUows.

100 THE PROCESSION.

21st. Tyrian, 1770, Gloucester, 25, F; J. Babson. [The charters
of this and the preceding lodge bear the signatures of Gen. Joseph
Warren and Paul Revere.J
22d. Ashlar, 1852, Rockport, 25, Eben Blatchford.
23d. Philanthropic, 1760, Marblehead, 40, David Blaney.
24th. St. John's, 1733, Boston, 50, Solon Thomton.
Next to these lodges was the Adoniram Chapter, of Medford,
with twenty-eight member^ present. Robert C. Topham, high
priest, and D. IngersoU, tyler.
Next came the marshal's aids, Isaac C. Eastman, E. T. Wilson,
and E. D. Bell, followed by Bond's Comet Band.
The Supreme Grand Council for the Northern Jurisdiction of the
United States followed in an open barouche. The officers of the
Council are, E. A. Raymond, commander ; Rev. Paul Dean, Ueut.
commander ; S. W. Robinson, treasurer ; Rev. G. M. Randall,
secretary. The Grand Lodge of New Hampshire was represented by some
of its officers and members, viz : — Grand master, George H.
Hubbard, of Manchester ; senior grand warden, A. P. Hughes,
of Nashua ; grand lecturer, J. I. WiUiams, of Lancaster ; grand
treasurer, John KJaowlton, of Portsmouth ; grand secretary, Horace
Chase, of Hopkinton, and others.
The Grand Lodge of Massachusetts came next, escorted and
flanked by a detachment of the Boston Encampment K. T., under
the command of Sir Knt. John K. HaU. The foUowing officers
of this lodge were present, viz : John T. Heard, grand master ;
Rev. Wm. Flint, deputy grand master ; Dr. Bradford L. Wales,
senior grand warden ; John H. Sheppard, junior grand warden ;
Rev. Lucius R. Paige, grand treasurer, pro tem ; Charles W.
Moore, grand secretary ; William Makepeace, corresponding grand
secretary, p.t, ; John Low and Wm. W. Wheildon, grand stewards ;
Isaac Cary, grand standard bearer, p.t, supported by C. W.
Walker and L. L. Tarbell ; Ebenezer Case and James Perkins,
grand pursuivants, p.t. ; Rev. Dr. Osgood, of Springfield, and Rev.
N. M. Gaylord, of Boston, grand chaplains ; Eben F. Gay, grand
tyler ; and a number of others.

THE PROCESSION. 101

The rear of the division was brought up by seven carriages,
containing Father Taylor, B. T. Picknam, J. B. Hammatt, Robert
Lash, A. A. Dame, Virgil H. Hews, Royal Whiton, John Brough,
Jeremiah Hudson, Henry Lewis, Hon. John B. Wells, John Green,
Jr., Nathan Fisk, Lyman Thurston, C. R. Metcalf, S. L. Adams,
C. Tufts, G. M. Lane, L. Wheeler, James N. Smith, Isaac East
man, Peter Lyon, E. T. Wetherbee, Benjamin Wilson, Jacob C.
Hanson, and Horace Chase.
From the data given above, we estimate the number of Masons,
who, as such, took part in the exercises, at about fifteen hundred.

THIRD DIVISION.
assistant marshals.
Left Flanlc. Right Flanlc.
J. Haskell Long. Geo. H. Chapman.
Joseph H. Sawyer. Geo. A. Bachelder.
John W. Chandler. Robert Hooper, Jr.
Vannemacher's Brass Band, eighteen members, George Vanne
macher, leader, New York.
Field and staff officers of the First Battalion of Rifles.
Detachment of First Battalion of Rifles, under command of Major
Benjamin Perley Poore. [They were accompanied by a drummer
bearing the identical drum that was beaten from Newbury to
Bunker Hill, in the Revolution. As the procession halted for a
few minutes, and in its march on State street. Major Poore caused
the drummer to execute the same tune (Yankee Doodle) as was
played on that memorable morning at the Battle of Bunker Hill.
The performance called forth enthusiastic cheers from the dense
crowd that filled the sidewalks, and, in response to an imperative
encore, the drummer beat the reveiUe that awoke the patriots who
marched on that occasion to aid in defending our country's cause.

102 THE PROCESSIOlf.
This was received with prolonged and hearty cheering. The drum
is the property of Major Poore, who values it very highly.]
Warren Association, composed of members of the 0. U. A. and
U. S. of A., of Boston and vicinity. About one hundred members
were in procession. They carried the American Banner, and wore
the regalia of their respective orders, making a fine appearance ;
James Quinn, Marshal.
Bunker HUl Association, of New York ; one hundred members;
They carried in a carriage a magnificent banner which has already
been mentioned. This Association attracted considerable attention;
Members of the Bunker HUl Monument Association, in carriages.
Members of the Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association,
in carriages. C AVAL CADE.
Webster Literary Association, of Charlestown ; E. L. Weeks,
Marshal. Banner, with a fine portrait of Daniel Webster. Motto,
" We StiU Live."
Mishawum Literary Association ; Charles H. Smith, Marshal.
The rear of the procession included a large number of dtlzens
from Boston and the neighboring towns, on horseback.

ROUTE AND DECORATIONS.

As stated, the procession commenced to move at twelve
o'clock from the State House, and the route adopted lay
through Beacon, Charles, Boylston, Tremont, West, Wash
ington, and State Streets, Merchants' Row, Blackstone,
Hanover, and Prince Streets, over Charles River Bridge to
Charlestown Square, thence through Harvard, Arrow, Wash
ington, Union, and Main Streets to the Neck ; thence by
a countermarch down Main, through Franklin and High
Streets to Monument Square. It moved with great rapidity,
for so large a body, and In this particular gave evidence of
the skill and activity that characterized the excellent Grand
Marshal and his assistants. Several portions were warmly
cheered by the crowds that had gathered along the route.
The streets were thronged with people. At Haymarket
Square, the Second Regiment of Infantry, Col. Perkins, were
obliged to leave the line to prepare for receiving the Wash
ington Greys, who had been unexpectedly delayed, and were
to arrive at five o'clock, P. M. Their departure was to be
regretted, for they enhanced to no slight extent the beauty
of the military display. The National Guard, of New York,
were everywhere admired.

104 ROUTE AND DECORATIONS.

DECORATIONS.
The first thing which drew attention, on entering Charles
town, were the extensive and handsome decorations, ar
ranged and put up by the Committee of the City Govern
ment. The City Square was the place most elaborately
adorned. Across the several streets which led out of the
square, flags were stretched, on one of which, in each
case, some Inscription appeared. On Main Street, nearest
to the Charles River Bridge, was a banner, with the in
scription, "June 17, 1775." Across the same street, on
the opposite side of the square, was the name of " Pres
cott ; " across Chamber Street, was the name of " Stark ; "
across Chelsea Street, " Gridley ; " — across Warren Street,
" Pomeroy ; " across Harvard Street, " Warren ; " across
BoAv Street, " Knowlton ; " and across Warren Avenue,
"Putnam." The City Hall was profusely decorated; flags,
streamers, and festoons waving from every wdndow. Upon
the Bunker Hill Bank building, which was handsomely fes
tooned, was some showy cloth lettering, on which, appeared.
In circular form, the words, " Battle of Bunker HiU, —
Eighty-Second Anniversary — Welcome." The Mansion
House, Middlesex House, and the office of the Bunker HIU
.Aurora, all displayed numerous flags and streamers.
HARVARD STREET.
At the entrance of Harvard Street, two large flags were sus
pended across, between which was the name of " Warren,"
In large letters, upon a square piece of bunting, wliich was
surrounded with festoons.
Further up the street, from the front of the Washington
Engine House, large flags were hung across the street, be-

ROUTE AND DECORATIONS. 105
tween which, on a strip of pasteboard, were painted the
words, " Oceanus and Washington, June 17, 1857 ; Brother
Firemen of New York, we welcome you." [The "Oceanus "
was a fine company of firemen from New York, the guests
of the Washington company.]
On Bow Street, the house of Mr. George Stimpson, Jr.,
and of Mr. Benjamin G. Blanchard, were decorated In a
very handsome and tasteful manner. Strips of fine bunt
ing were fastened In the centre of the eaves, fronting the
street, and extended down on each of the swell fronts to
the ground, and from theuce were Interwoven In festoons
Into the iron fence surrounding the yard. Folds of white
bunting were placed around Mr. Stimpson's door. Imme
diately over the door was the name of " Warren," in large
gold letters, on black velvet groundwork. Nearly In the
centre of the building, on the second story, was a very fine
portrait of Washington. Beneath this was a stuffed eagle,
holding In his beak the words " Battle of Bunker Hill," and
Immediately underneath, " June 17," In gold letters. Still
lower down was a picture of the battle, representing the fall
of Warren. The word "Liberty," In large letters, was
placed over a small arch over the window of the first story
on one of" the fronts. On the other front was the word
" Justice," arranged In the same manner.
The officers of the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts made
their head-quarters at No. 30, In this street.
arrow street.
Two large flags were suspended across this street with
streamers and smaller flags on each side.
The residence of Mr. Seymour, No. 6, was finely decorated
with festoons of bunting. Interwoven In the ralHng In front,
and streamers extended from the roof to the ground.
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106 ROUTE AND DECORATIONS.

WASHINGTON STREET.
From the junction of Arrow Street, with Washington, and
dpwn the latter tp Union Street, fiags of various nations,
together with a variety of streamers, were suspended In five
different places, They presented a beautiful appearance, and
contrasted finely with the green foliage of the trees which
q,rched and shaded the street. union STREET.
Flags were hung across this street at Its junction with
Washington. Immediately beyond, on Union Street, two
large flags were hung from the residences of Mr. Ehab P.
Macklntire and Mrs. Hills. No. 24 was also decorated In a
fine manner. MAIN STREET.
On Main Street, the rooms of King Solomon's Lodge of
Freemasons made a fine display. On the street^wall, sur
rounded by drapery, was an accurate painting of the Monu
ment erected to General Warren, by King Solomon's Lodge,
with the inscription, " Erected A. L. 5794, by King Solo
mon's Lodge. First Monument to Warren." Flags were
suspended from Washington Hall, and a banner Inscribed
" To the Memory of Washington and Warren, June, 1775."
At the store of Whitney Brothers, No. 126 Main Street,
were displayed the Illustrated shields of the States of New
York and Rhode Island, with the mottos, " Hope " and
" Excelsior." Over the gate of Dr. Abram R. Thompson's front yai-d,
a fioral arch was erected, surmounted by a bronze bust
of Daniel Webster, and the quotation, " Thank God, I also
am an American ! "

ROtTTE AND DECOltATIONS. 107
A large flag was jplaced in front, on the second story of a
building occupied as a millinery store, and upon it Was the
Word " Welcome," In large letters.
At the junction of Warren Street, with Main, the house of
Mr. Ira Goodrich, No. 3, Dexter Row, was finely decorated
with flags and streamers.
No. 163, was finely decorated with flags and streamers.
The residence of Mr. Dalton, No. 202, had a wreath of
evergreen in front. In the centre of which was the follow
ing : — " The first house built after the Revolutionary War."
No. 210, the residence of Mr. Josiah F. Guild, was
decorated In front with festoons of bunting. Above the
windows on the first floor was the name of " Warren," In
large gold letters, and surmounted by a shield and a picture
representing Liberty.
The residence of Mrs. Rugg, No. 211, was beautifully
decorated with small flags, streamers, and festoons of bunting.
Immediately In front was placed a large wreath of leaves, in
the centre of which was a shield, while beneath were the
words, " June 17, 1775, should ever be remembered."
The residence of Mr. Judson Murdock, No. 219, was
decorated with streamers extending from the beak of an
eagle on the roof to the ground. In the centre of the
building was the name of " Warren," In large letters, and
above was a picture representing a family making ready for
the battle.
From No. 229, flags extended across the street to the City
Hotel. On one of the flags were the words, " Constitution
dnd the Union." The City Hotel was also gaily decorated
¦^th streamers. The house occupied by th^ Hancock Engine
Company, No. 1, was finely decorated. On the end fro|iting
the street, wreaths of evergreens were placed. In the centre
6i which were the words, " Hancock Engine Company, No.
1," " New York, No. 5," and between these Wreaths were

108 ROUTE AND DECORATIONS.
the words, " We greet you with a Fireman's welcome —
Always Ready." Across the street large flags were suspended,
on one of which were the following words : — " The names
of Hancock and Warren will live forever."
The houses of Mr. J. N. Devereux, C. H. Blanchard, Esq.,
and of Engine Company No. 2, were also decorated.
FRANKLIN STREET.
The residence of Mr. Joseph Caldwell, on this street, was
finely decorated with bunting, and fiags and streamers were
hung across the street. HIGH STREET.
Flags were suspended across this street at various points.
Nos. 41, 43, and 45, were gaily decorated with festoons of
bunting. The word "Liberty," in large gold letters, was
placed nearly In the centre of the block, and the names of
" Prescott, Warren, and Putnam," ia small gold letters,
were displayed at various points.
The residences of Mayor Sawyer, Alderman LawTence,
and others, were also gaily decorated vsdth bunting.
MONUMENT SQUARE.
The building at the southwest corner of the Monument
Grounds was decorated with hunting. In the centre, front
ing the street, were the names of " Hancock and Adams,"
surrounded with evergreen.
On the east side of the grounds, the residence of Rev.
Oliver C. Everett, No. 16, was finely decorated with bunting,
which extended from the roof to the first story. The names
of " Prescott and Warren" were also arranged among the
folds of bunting, and upon the front was an arch, over which
was the following Inscription, " Out of Death comes Life."

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The residence of Mr. N. F. Frothingham, was also hand
somely dressed with flags and bunting.
The residence of P. J. Stone, Esq., No. 25, was very
gaily decorated with streamers wreathed around the pillars
fronting the Monument Grounds.
Two large flags were suspended, one at the head of
Concord, and the other at the head of Lexington Street, on
one of which, in large letters extending the length of the
flag, was the name of " Daniel Webster," and upon the other,
the name of " Edivard Everett."
The residences of Mr. James Lee, Jr., Nathaniel Brown,
G. Washington Warren, and R. Frothingham, Jr., on the east
side of the grounds, were each decorated In a very tasteful
manner. In front of the residence of Mr. Brown, was the
following: — " Warren — a name we all delight to honor."
From the top of the Monument Itself, two American flags
were displayed.
At the western entrance to the Monument Grounds, Im
mediately at the top of the stone steps, was placed a large
arch, which was surmounted with small flags. Immediately
in the centre of the flags was a large bronze eagle, holding In
his beak a scroll, upon which was placed In gold letters, the
words, " The Day we Celebrate." Beneath this, and ex
tending entirely over the arch, were the words, " Welcome to
Bunker Hill," In large gold letters, upon red velvet ground
work. On the sides of the arch were the names. In small
gold letters, " White Plains, Trenton, Princeton, Brandy
wine, Yorktown, Concord, Lexington, Bunker Hill, Ticon
deroga, Crown Point, Flatbush."
On the opposite entrance a similar arch was erected. It
was surmounted by a large eagle, holding In his beak the
motto of the United States, and underneath, in large gold
letters, extending over the arch, the words, " Our Whole
Country," with a large star at each end. On the sides were the

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names of the other prominent battle-flelds of the Revolution '.
" Germantown, Stillwater, Stony Point, Saratoga, Monmouth,
Briar Creek, Camden, Cowpens, Hoberskill, Kingston Mount,
and Eutaw Springs." other displays.
Nos. 33 and 35, oil Monument Avenue, were finely deco
rated. On Chestnut Street, the residence of Cyrus Call, No.
13, was tastefully decorated. On Adams Street, the residence
of Mr. Edward Dana, No. 3, was decorated with streamers.
Flags were suspended from the Armory of the City Guard,
on Winthrop Street.
In Winthrop Square, a large fiag, lately procured by
the Warren Engine Company, No. 4, fioated In the breeze
from a tall flag-staff. THE POLICE.
The disposition of the Police force of Charlestown, under
Marshal Chamberlin, was most excellent ; In fact It could
not have been better, and although there was but little call
for Its services during the day, yet It was amply sufficient for
any emergency. The mounted police made an excellent
appearance, besides being a serviceable body. Deputy Sheriffs
Dearborn, Porter, and Jacobs, were of this number, and
were detailed as Captains at the Monument Grounds, where
they did very effective service In keeping open a suitable
avenue for the procession. arrival of the procession.
An eager crowd In carriages, on foot, at the windows, and
on the house tops, awaited the arrival of the procession fe-piii
Boston, for long and tedious hours. A slight shower of rain
fell about one o'clock, and those who were resolute in their

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determination to see the "Se'S'enth," and the rest of the
military, hoped that such a thinning out would take place
as to allow plenty of room for the procession to pass.
But the rain stopped, and the crowd continued to grow till
about two o'clock when the waving plumes of advancing
horsemen told of the approach of the long looked-for pro
cession. All along the route, — from Union Street to Frank
lin, up Franklin and High Streets, to Monument Square, —
great masses of people were congregated, who cheered loudly,
and vigorously waved their handkerchiefs. A very beau
tiful and impressive display was made at this point by the
masonic part of the procession, which, as usual with all
masonic processions, moved left in front. On reaching the
entrance of the grounds, therefore, the whole body halted
and opened to the right and left, when the Grand Master of
the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts, preceded by the Grand
Marshal and Aids, marched through the entire length of the
body, followed by the other grand officers and all the masonic
bodies, and entered the grounds and pavilion right In front.
This movement, peculiar to the Order, was one of the most
attractive and impressive Incidents of the day.
The entrance to the Monument Grounds was reached at
about three o'clock, when the escort was dismissed, and the
guests of the association took seats In the pavilion, which was
crowded In every part, and the appearance of the assembly,
eager with curiosity and enthusiasm, was extremely exciting.
the pavilion.
One platform was erected near the Monument for the ac
commodation of the Statue, the Masonic Lodges, Handel and
Haydn Society, and the Germania Band — the latter of which
furnished exceUent music previous to the commencement of
the ceremonies.

112 ROUTE AND DECORATIONS.
The Statue was within an enclosure composed of Ameri
can flags, previous to Its Inauguration, but the transparent
nature of the drapery did not prevent a view of Its outlines.
¦ On the platform, occupied by the officers and guests of the
Association, In addition to those whose names have been
given as forming the First Division of the procession, were
Geo. Peabody, Esq., of London ; Hon. N. P. Banks, Peter
Cooper, Esq., of New York ; Dr. Hayes, (the Arctic Ex
plorer,) Hon. Josiah Quincy, Jr., Hon. Anson Burlingame,
and Major Benham, of the Army. Benjamin Smith, of
Wayland, a Revolutionary soldier, also occupied a seat on
the platform.
Joseph Warren Newcomb, Jr., and Miss Sarah A. New
comb, great-grand children and the only surviving descend-
ants'of Gen. Joseph Warren, were present. Miss Newcomb
wore a bracelet woven by the wife of Gen. Warren fi-om his
hair. Nathaniel P. WIUIs, Esq., the distinguished poet and author,
was seated among the audience, near the Speakers' platform.
Professors C. C. Felton and Joseph Lovering, and other
Professors of Harvard University, and many other gentle
men distinguished for learning, literature, and science, were
also present.
The assemblage of ladles in the pavilion was large and
brilliant, and added beauty, grace, and Interest to the occasion.
At four o'clock, being about the hour at which the battle
commenced eighty-two years before on the same spot, the
great audience had become seated and the exercises were
opened with music and ptoceeded to their final conclusion, as
already related.

MASONIC SERVICES.

After the Address of Hon. John T. Heard, Grand Master
of the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts, as given on preceding
pages, the services then proceeded as follows : —
Grand Master. R. W. Senior Grand Warden: In ac
cordance with the vote of the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts,
passed at the communication of that body, held in Boston,
In March last, we are assembled here to assist In the Inau
guration of this Statue of Major General Joseph Warren,
which has been sculptured by a skilful artist, under the
patronage of a number of pubhc spirited citizens, in honor
of him whose devotion to his country's cause. In Its struggle
for National Independence, terminated his hfe. This Illus
trious Individual, at the time of his death, occupied the
highest station In our Order, which he had, for a series of
years, filled with distinguished ability : It Is my order,
therefore, that the Brethren and all others present, maintain
silence, that our solemn services may be duly observed.
Senior Grand Warden, (Bradford L. Wales.) — R. W.
Junior Grand Warden : As the solemn rites of Freemasonry,
appropriate to the Inauguration of a Statue erected to the
memory of General Warren, — a pasit Grand Master, — are
now to take place, you will enjoin upon the Brethren, and all
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114 MASONIC SERVICES.
others who are present, to observe the decorum befitting
the place and the occasion.
Junior Grand Warden, (J. H. Sheppard.) — Brethren, and
all others who are present : You will take notice that the
M. W. Grand Master will now perform the ceremonies
adapted to the Inauguration of a Statue. Let order and
silence prevail.
The following lljmn, written by Rev. Wm. R. Alger,
was sung by the Handel and Haydn Society, (tune — Old
Hundred,) the audience uniting : —
When once of old, in Israel,
Our early brethren wrought -with toil,
Jehovah's blessing on them fell
In showers of Corn, and Wine, and On,.
When there a shrine to Him, alone.
They buUt, with worship sin to foil,
On threshold and on corner stone
They poured out Corn, and Wine, and On..
When once our noble Warren, moved
Athwart the battle's dread turmoU,
And shed his martyr blood, it proved
Our country's Corn, and Wine, and Oil.
And we have come, fraternal bands,
With joy, and pride, and prosperous spoil,
To honor him by votive hands,
With streams of Corn, and Wine, and Oil.
The Statue of our Master Grand,
We plant upon this hallowed soU —
Hark, to the shoutings of the land !
Pour on it Corn, and Wine, and On..
Here where he fell, stand it for aye ;
Nor serpent round it ever coil,
But to the latest ages say —
'T was placed 'midst Corn, and Winb, and On. !

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Grand Master. — - R. W. Deputy Grand Master : What Is
the proper Jewel of your office.
Deputy Grand Master. — (Rev. William Flint.) The
Square. Grand Master. , — ' Have you applied the Square to those
parts of the Foundatlon-Stone that should be square ?
Deputy Grand Master. — I have. Most Worshipful, and
the Craftsmen have done their duty.
Grand Master. — R. W. Senior Grand Warden : What Is
the proper Jewel of your office ?
Senior Grand Warden. — The Level.
Grand Master.— ^Ha.ve you applied the Level to the
Foundatlon-Stone. Senior Grand Warden. — I have. Most Worshipful, and
the Craftsmen have done their duty.
Grand Master. — ^ R. W. Junior Grand Warden : What is
the proper Jewel of your office ?
Junior Grand Warden. — The Plumb.
Grand Master. —^ Have you applied the Plumb to the sev
eral edges of the Foundatlon-Stone ?
Junior Grand Warden. — I have. Most Worshipful, and
the Craftsmen have done their duty.
Grand Master. — ^ The Craftsmen having skilfully and
faithfully performed their duty, I declare the Foundatlon-
Stone of this Statue " well formedj true, and trusty."
Rev. Noah M. Gaylord, one of the Grand Chaplains, then
read the following selections from the Bible : —
" Therefore God give thee of the dew Of Heaven, and the fatness of
the earth, and plenty of corn, and wine.'' [Genesis xxvii. 28.
" And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he
had put for his pillows, and set it up for a pillar, and poured oil upon the
tdp of it." [Genesis Xxviii. 18.

116 MASONIC SERVICES.

" Then shalt thou take the anointing oil, and pour it upon his head, and
anoint him.'' [Exodus xxix. 7.
" And thou shalt take the anointing oil, and anoint the tabernacle, and
all that is therein, and shalt hallow it, and all the vessels thereof ; and
it shall be holy." [Exodus xl. 9.
" That I will give you the rain of j'our land in his due season, the first
rain, and the latter rain, that thou mayest gather in thy com, and thy wine,
and thine oil." [Deuteronomy xi. 14.
" Thou mayest not eat within thy gates the tithe of thy com, or of thy
wine, or of thy oil." [Deuteronomy xii. 17.
" Now, therefore, the wheat, and the barley, the oil, and the wine, which
my Lord hath spoken of, let him send unto his servants." [2 Chronicles ii. 15.
"I have found David, my servant; with my holy oil have I anointed
him." [Psalms Ixxxix. 20.
" And wine that maketh glad thd heart of man, and oil to make his face
to shine, and bread -which strengtheneth man's heart." [Psalms civ. 15.
" And the earth shall bear the corn, and the -wine, and the oil ; and they
shall hear Jezreel." [Hosea ii. 22.
" They that d-well under his shadow shall return ; they shall re-vive
as the corn, and grow as the vine ; the scent thereof shall be as the wine
of Lebanon." [Hosea xiv. 7-
" The field is wasted, the land mourneth ; for the corn is -wasted ; the new
wine is dried up, the oil languisheth." [Joel i. 10.
" Yea, the Lord will answer and say unto his people, Behold, I will send
you corn, and wine, and oil, and ye shall be satisfied there-nith." [Joel ii. 19.
The Grand Master took the cup containing the Com, and
delivered It to the Deputy Grand Master, (Rev. WiUiam
Flint,) who poured It upon the ground, saying : —
" May the Supreme Architect of the Universe strengthen
and sustain the Craftsmen to finish the work founded by thefr
fathers as shall best redound to His honor, and the welfare
of this nation."
[The corn used was taken from a parcel of wheat, part of
which was used at the laying of the corner-stone of the
Bunker HIU Monument, In 1825. The Grand Master Is In
debted for It to the kindness of Mrs. Appleton, the widow
of Brother Benjamin B. Appleton, who was at that time a
Deacon of the Grand Lodge.]

MASONIC SERVICES. 117
The cup containing the Wine, having In like manner been
delivered to the Senior Grand Warden, (Hon. Bradford L.
Wales,) he poured It upon the ground, saying : - —
" May the Giver of All Things bestow His blessing upon
all patriotic and benevolent undertakings, and plenteously
bestow upon this people that virtue, and wisdom, which shall
enable them to preserve and transmit to succeeding genera
tions the privileges they enjoy."
The cup containing the Oil, having been delivered to the
Junior Grand Warden, (John H. Sheppard, Esq.,) he poured
it upon the ground, saying : —
" May the Great Ruler of the Universe preserve the Union
of the United States, and may It be a bond of Friendship and
Brotherly Love that shall endure through all time."
The Junior Grand Warden then repeated In an eloquent
manner, an Ode written by himself, as foUows : —
Spots there are, forgotten never,
Spots where freemen died, or won ;
Glory shines on them forever,
As it shone on Marathon.
Mark yon granite column towering,
Looming up o'er land and sea ;
There the storm of war, first lowering,
Burst on our Thermopylae.
There the dresldful onset braving,
Our Grand Master fought and fell,
Like dying Knight with Red Cross waving.
While the trumpet sounds his knell.
Pioneer to peace and glory,
Nobly was his life-blood spent ;
He needs no stone to tell his story.
Bunker Hill — his Monument.

118 MASONIC SERVICES.
Hark ! responding to each other,
Spirits on this hill-top wait.
While the Statue of our Brother,
Solemnly we consecrate.
Corn, Wine, and OH, were symbols given,
In primeval Palestine,
When brethren sought a boon from Heaven,
Upon temple, church, or shrine.
Wine — from th' rich grape's blushing fountain,
Corn — which grew in field, or glen,
Oil — from the Olive's sunny mountain.
Were the pure oblations then.
Shade of Warren ! From thy dwelling
View thy happy native land ; —
From sea to sea, our Union swelling —
Oh ! forever may it stand.
The Grand Master in an Impressive manner then said : ^-^
" May Corn, Wine, and OU, which the Craftsmen employ
as symbols of ' Health, Plenty, and Peace,' abound among
men throughout the world ; and may this Statue long con
tinue to stand upon this eminence as a memorial of affection
ate gratitude to one who sacrificed his life for the benefit of
mankind." The Benediction was then pronounced by Rev. Dr. Os
good, of Springfield, Grand Chaplain, as foUows : —
"May the blessing of Almighty God, the Ruler of the
Universe, In whom we all live, move, and have our being,
the Being who has bestowed upon us so many Individual
blessings, and so many national blessings, who has brought
us together on this occasion, to render honor to the memory
of one to whom honor is due — may the blessing of that
God be upon us, and continue to bless us, until time shall be
no longer. For Christ's sake, amen ! "
Response by the Brethren — " So mote it be ! "

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HISTORY .OF THE STATUE-

HISTORY OF THE STATUE.

The Committee of Arrangements are happy In being
able to present to their readers. In connection 'with these
pages, a likeness of Colonel Thomas Handasyd Perkins,
who alone has the great honor of being the originator of the
Statue of General Warren. On the day of the battle of
Bunker Hill, he was In the eleventh year of his age, and
though then a mere boy, he was old enough to be deeply
impressed by the striking occurrences of that day, as they
were related to him at the time, and especially by the heroic
death of the first great martyr of the American Revolution.
After the lapse of three-quarters of a century, and upon the
anniversary on which the glorious event was so appro
priately commemorated by Hon. Edward Everett — the
orator of that occasion also — Col. Perkins chose a fitting
opportunity to make known to the Association his proposi
tion that, should the question of a Monument to the memory
of Gen. Warren come before them, he would subscribe one
thousand dollars In aid of the object.
At an adjourned meeting of the Bunker HIU Monument
Association, held July 1st, 1850, this munificent offer was
communicated, and was, by vote of the meeting, referred to a
Committee consisting of the President, Hon. G. Washing
ton Warren, Hon. Edward Everett, and Hon. Franklin
Dexter, who were instructed to report therpon at the next
meeting.

122 HISTORY OF THE STATUE.
On motion of Hon. William Appleton, It was also
Voted, That the Secretary be requested to communicate to Hon. Thomas
H- Perkins, that the members of this Association will ever remember with
gratitude the interest he has taken in the Association, — having been one
of its founders. They thank him for his liberal offer, trusting that he may
long enjoy the fruits of a well-spent life of munificence to all patriotic and
benevolent institutions.
This Committee had several meetings for consultation, and
were at last brought to the conclusion that the most appro
priate Monument to General Warren would be a Statue of
him of heroic size. They therefore reported to the Asso
ciation that a subscription be opened for a Statue, and that
a memorial be addressed to Congress praying that an ap
propriation in aid of It be made by way of executing the
Resolve of the Continental Congress, passed AprU 8, 1777.
As this resolve contemplated the erection of " a Monument
to Gen. Warren, In the town of Boston," It was thought
advisable, in order to secure the appropriation from Congress,
to propose that the Statue be placed In FaneuU Hall, should
the City Government of Boston consent to receive it.
This report was unanimously accepted, and the same Com
mittee were clothed with full powers to act in. the premises.
A subscription was opened for the Statue ; Col. Perkins
heartily adopted the recommendation of the Committee, and
subscribed the generous sum he first named. Two other
liberal subscriptions were also Immediately obtained ; those of
Hon. John Welles and Samuel Appleton, Esq.
Hon. Amos Lawrence subscribed his name, leaving the
sum to be determined thereafter. A memorial was also ad
dressed to Congress. It was presented to the Senate of
the United States, In 1850, and referred to one of the
Standing Committees ; but no report was made thereon.
The matter was called up in the thirty-second and also in

HISTORY OF THE STATUE. 123
the thirty-third Congress, but no report or bill was made
upon the subject.
In the year 1854, the Committee of the Association gave
up all hope of receiving any aid from Congress, and de
cided that the work should be carried on by private effort.
The four subscribers above-named had deceased; but their
executors Were ready to pay the subscriptions should the
work go on. The sum left blank by Amos Lawrence was
carried out by his sons, Amos A. and William R. Law
rence ; and a like sum was subscribed by his brother, Hon.
Abbott Lawrence. A sufficient amount was thus sub'
scribed to authorize the commencement of the work, and
satisfactory assurances were then given to the Committee
that the deficiency would be made up by the time of Its
completion. The Committee therefore determined to give
the order to some American sculptor for the execution of
the Statue.*
Col. Perkins had. In one of his letters to the Committee}
recommended to their consideration Mr. Henry Dexter^
of Cambridgeport, as a Sculptor fully competent to under
take the work. This letter referred to certain works exe"
cuted by him as being evidences of great merit, and as
proof that he could execute the order fisr the Statue — ¦
should It be given to him -^ to the satisfaction of the As
sociation and of the community. Col. Perkins had deceased
in the early part of this year ^ (January 11th, 1854;)
and the Committee thought that his recommendation should
be respectfuUy considered. Upon examination and inquiry,
they were satisfied that the recommendation should b'6
adopted. They unanimously voted to give the order to
* Col. Perkins in one of his letters observes, " I should prefer that such
an emblem of the Patriotism Of the. General should be by an American
Artist, and made upon American ground ; the expense of importing a block
would probably be less than that Of the Statue when finished." * » » «

124 HISTORY OP THE STATUE.
Mr. Dexter, who required two years in which to fulfil
It, after a design to be by him prepared should be sub
mitted to and approved by them.
At the annual meeting of the Association, In 1855, Hon.
Mr. Everett, on behalf of the Committee, reported that
they had made an agreement with Mr. Dexter; and that
he had then completed his design of the Statue, which the
Committee had approved. He also reported that Hon.
Franklin Dexter desired to withdraw from the Commit
tee, " in consequence of his pressing engagements, and his
absence from the city and Its neighborhood." He was con
sequently excused, and Dr. William R. Lawrence was
placed on the Committee In his stead.
The Committee took occasion to make several visits to
the studio of the Sculptor, In Cambridgeport, whUe he was
modelling from his design. At the annual meeting, in 1856,
they reported the work to be In a satisfactory state of
progress ; and they were then Instructed to use thefr exer
tions to have the Statue ready for deUvery, so that It might
be inaugurated on the ensuing anniversary, June 17, 1857.
The Committee did everything In thefr power to carry out
the proposed arrangement, while Mr. Dexter, on his part,
made the most sedulous and unremitting exertions to ac
compUsh his task in season.
As the Dfrectors were disappointed In their expectation
of receiving an appropriation from the National Congress,
in discharge of the honorary obligation imposed upon them
by the resolve of the Continental Congress, before referred
to. It was no longer deemed expedient to request the City
Government of Boston to accept the Statue, and to provide
for Its reception In FaneuU Hall. On the contrary, as the
work had been commenced and carried on under the auspices
of the Association, there was no reason why it should not
be kept under their cai-e, and be placed on thefr own

HISTORY OF THE STATUE. 125
grounds. The Committee were desirous that Bunker HIU
should be the place of destination for the Statue ; and the
Sculptor concurred in the opinion, alleging, among other
reasons, that Fanuell HaU was not suitably adapted for the
exposition of Statuary. Accordingly,, at a meeting of the
Dfrectors, held March 6, 1857, on motion of Hon. Mr.
Everett, it was unanimously decided that a temporary
building be Immediately erected by the Committee, near the
Monument, for the reception of the Statue, until the means
could be obtained for the erection of a Granite Lodge, in
which should be a room, properly arranged as a fit and per
manent depository of this Statue, and " of such other appro
priate works of art as the Directors may hereafter determine
to place therein."
As soon as It was decided that the Statue should be placed
on Bunker HIU, and there Inaugurated upon the ensuing
anniversary, the Committee applied themselves to obtaining
additional subscriptions to provide for Its payment. To thefr
appeal a hearty response was given by this community. The
amount necessary to defray the cost of the Statue was readily
obtained. After this had been done, the hefrs of Dr. John C.
Warren, desfrous of testifying their respect to the memory
of the iUustrious hero, to whom they were so nearly related,
signified to the Committee thefr willingness to contribute a
suitable pedestal for the Statue. Their offer was cordially
accepted. The splendid pedestal which now supports the
Statue, — made of a block of Verd Antique, provided by the
Roxbury Verd Antique Marble Company, from Roxbury,
Vermont, and prepared and finished by A. Wentworth &
Company, of Boston, from a design given by Mr. Dex
ter, — is the result of this liberal contribution. It rests
upon a solid foundation of granite, laid deep In the ground,
and cemented firmly together. There may it forever rest.

126 HISTORY OP THE STATUE.
supporting this noble work of art, itself a beautiful speci
men of American production, both in material and work*
manship, and a permanent memorial of the patriotism of the
generous donors.
In providing a temporary building for the Statue, and also
for an office to the Monument, the Committee were fortunate
to secure the gratuitous and valuable services of George A.
Parker, Esq., Consulting Railroad Engineer and Architect,
who planned It and superintended Its erection. It Is a
monumental budding, twenty-eight and a half feet square,
and twenty feet high to the top of the pediment. Con
sidering the difficulty of the task — ^the planning of an ap
propriate budding to be placed near the ObeUsk, and adapted
to the different purposes desfred — and considering, also,
the present limited means of the Association, the design may
be deemed very successful, and will be of great assistance
In the designing of a permanent structure which Is des
tined at some future time to take Its place. The unwonted
exertions of the various mechanics employed In erecting this
building, and doing the other work connected with It, in
season for the celebration, have been duly acknowledged.
On the day of the celebration, the Statue was placed upon
a platform within the PaviUon. During the evening, ar
rangements having been previously made. It was Ulumlnated
by gas-light, and was visited by several thousands. The
effect of it upon the beholders was peculiarly grand. In the
glare of the brilliant and waving flames of light, the
features of the hero seemed to beam with deep and Uving
expression, and his whole figure to be endowed with intelli
gence and power.
On the day after the celebration, the Statue was temporarily
encased In a wooden box, and then removed and securely
placed upon its pedestal. This has been so arranged that
the permanent edifice, to be hereafter erected, may be buUt

HISTORY OF THE STATUE. 127
around and may enclose the present building, which can then
be taken away. There Is reason, therefore, to hope that.
Inasmuch as the Statue of Gen. Warren has been Inaugu
rated on Bunker Hill with such imposing ceremonies, In the
view of so vast an assemblage, and to the joy of the whole
nation. Its foundation may never be moved.
From the different notices of the Statue which appeared In
the journals of the day, the following extract from an article
published In one of the local papers * of the date of June
6, 1857, Is here Inserted : —
" One of the most interesting of recent events In the
world of art — If we may be permitted to judge — is the
completion of the Statue of General Warren, by our fellow
citizen, Henry Dexter. When erected upon Its pedestal, on
the consecrated spot to which Its merits are to add a new
attraction. It will tell to the crowds, dally visiting that place,
henceforth that Art as well as Heroism Is native to the soil.
While, on the one hand, the visitor to Bunker HIU checks
his steps to read with reverence upon a tablet at his feet,
" Here Warren fell," — an American hero, — on the other,
the form of the Illustrious martyr of liberty will present
itself to his admiring eye, raised by American art. In this
we may be excused If we feel some local pride. The Statue
of Warren, which. In the judgment of those who have seen
it, has been so successfully completed, was wrought In our
own city, by one of our neighbors. In his studio at home.
No journey to Italy and residence among the monuments of
Grecian art was deemed necessary to the achievement of the
work. The sculptor had a modern hero to deUneate, and
drew his inspiration from the times in which he lived, and
the character which In his deathless words and deeds he left
to posterity.
" The Statue Is seven feet high, of the best Italian marble,
and weighed In the block about seven tons. It Is draped in
* Cambridge Chronicle.

128 HISTORY OF THE STATUE.

the costume of the revolutionary period, — the model of the
artist, as we have understood, being a veritable citizen's suit
of Governor Hancock, which has come down to our gene
ration. The attitude of the figure Is highly dignified and
Imposing. The right hand rests upon a sword, the left being
raised as in the act of giving emphasis to his utterance. The
chest Is thrown out, the head, which is uncovered. Is eleva
ted, and, upon the broad brow, and the firm, manly features
of the face, thought and soul are unmistakably stamped. As
we gaze on this noble figure, we Imagine that we see the
original at the moment when the Imminent perU of his coun
try engrossed his thought, and the great idea of the time
thrilled his soul with Its inspiration. There Is a spfrit in the
marble ; and the old days come vividly up as you stand iu
the grand Ideal presence. You seem to see the gleam of the
British bayonets ; you hear the footsteps and the loud words
of the hurrying and excited crowds In the streets. Thus we
believe the scenes of those days will be brought up to
thousands of minds when It shall be visited in Its place
upon the grounds with which the hero's name Is forever
associated." The names of the Subscribers to the Statue are here ap
pended. Let it be hoped that this successful effort wIU be
followed by others of a like character, as suggested in the
preceding addresses ; — and that. In the language of the Com
mittee in thefr first report, made In 1850, " the artistic talent
of the country may be employed In the worthy and appro
priate office of transmitting the memory of its great men and
its meritorious deeds to after times."

SUBSCRIBERS TO THE STATUE.

ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS.
* Thomas H. Perkins, Boston.

PrVE HUNDRED DOLLARS.
* John Welles, Boston.
* Samuel Appleton, Boston.
TWO HUNDRED DOIfLABS.
* Amos Lawrence, Boston.
* Abbott Lawrence, Boston.
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS.
G. Washington Warren, Charlestown.
Peter Hubbell, Charlestown.
James Lee, Jr., Charlestown.
James Hunnewell & Son, Charlestown.
J. Wiley Edmands, Newton.
Jacob Foss, Charlestown.
William Carleton, Charlestown.
Luther V. Bell, Charlestown.
James Dana, Charlestown.
James W. Paige & Co., Boston.
John W. TruU, Boston.
Josiah Bradlee & Co., Boston.
Charles H. Mills & Co., Boston.
Lawrence, Stone, & Co., Boston.
Eead, Chadwick, & Dexter, Boston.
James M. Beebe & Co., Boston.
Nathan Appleton, Boston.

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SUBSCRIBERS TO THE STATUE,

FIFTY DOLLARS.

Stephen Fairbanks,

Boston.

Johnson, Sewall, & Co.,

Boston,

P. J. Stone,

Charlestown,

William H. Prescott,

Boston.

F. Skinner & Co.,

Boston.

TWENTY-ilVE DOLLARS.

Robert C. Winthrop,

Boston.

William E. Lawrence,

Boston.

Isaac Kendall,

Charlestown.

Walter Hastings,

Charlestown.

Henry A. Pierce,

Boston.

Artemas Tirrell,

Charlestown.

Lynde A. Huntington,

Charlestown.

Andrew T. Hall,

Boston.

Edward Lawrence,

Charlestown.

James Adams,

Charlestown.

Timothy T. Sawyer,

Charlestown.

Eichard Frothingham, Jr.,

Charlestown.

George B. Neal,

Charlestown.

Josiah F. Guild,

Charlestown.

John Hurd,

Charlestown.

George Howe,

Roxbury.

Edward Everett,

Boston.

Nathan Matthews,

Boston.

Thomas B. Curtis,

Boston.

Sampson & Tappan,

Boston.

Isaac Livermore,

Cambridge.

Samuel Hooper,

Boston.

Albert Fearing,

Boston.

Edward S. Band,

Boston.

Benjamin Loring,

Boston.

George W. Lyman,

Boston.

George 0. Hovey,

Boston.

F. W. Lincoln, Jr.,

Boston.

John P. Eice,

Boston.

Wm. W. Wheildon,

Charlestown,

COERES ONDEKCE

COREESPONDENCE.

The Committee at an early day extended their invi
tations to be present on this interesting occasion, to the
President and Vice President of the United States,
members of the Cabinet, Ex-Presidents and others con
nected with the present and past administrations ; to
Senators in Congress and Governors of all the States ;
to distinguished officers of the Army and Navy ; to the
Governor and Lieut. Governor and Council of the
Commonwealth, and other officers of the Executive
Government ; to the members of Congress from Mas
sachusetts, and to past members in the districts of
Middlesex and Suffolk; to the Judiciary of the Com
monwealth; to the Faculty of Harvard College and
Presidents and Professors of other seats of learning ;
to various associations and other bodies ; to the several
city governments of the State, and to various distin
guished persons in literary, political and civil life.
Many of those to whom these invitations were ad-

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dressed, responded to them by theii' presence on the
occasion; from many others letters were received,
some of which follow in these pages, and from others
no response whatever has yet reached the Committee.
No doubt some of their invitations were misdirected
or miscarried, and failed to reach the parties for whom
they were intended ; and with respect to others, their
replies may have met with a similar fate.
It would have been extremely gratifying to the Com
mittee if they could have obtained the attendance of
the Chief Magistrate of the country and of distinguished
and patriotic citizens from every State in the Union,
in order more emphatically to make the occasion one
of national interest and feeling, and thereby re-kindle
the ardor and warm into living acts the gratitude
we owe to our daring and patriotic ancestors, for
the liberty and glory we now enjoy as a nation. The
next thing to the presence of such representatives was
the expression of their interest in the occasion, and this
many of them have given to us in the letters which
follow.

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Letter to the President of the United States.
Charlestown, April 2d, 1857.
Sir; Desirous of commemorating the noble deeds of our Fathers,
and of contributing to the patriotic feeling of the country, and thereby
promoting national harmony and union,— the Bunker Hill Monument
Association will inaugurate on the 17th of June next — the 82d Anni
versary of the Battle of Bunker Hill-^a Statue of G-en. Joseph
Warren, near the spot where he fell, the first great martyr in the
cause of American Independence. Addresses will be delivered on
the occasion by Hon, Edward Everett and other distinguished citi
zens, and arrangements are to be made for a celebration of more than
ordinary interest.
In compliance with the wishes of the Association and the general
desire of our citizens, the undersigned, a Committee for that purpose,
most respectfully invite you to honor the occasion with your presence.
The Battle of Bunker Hill, the great early contest of the Kevolu
tion, and the conflagration of Charlestown, the great early sacrifice
in the cause of our country's rights, have rendered the scene of these
events memorable, and this spot so celebrated in the history of our
country, has been visited by nearly all your predecessors, and is
regarded, we feel assured, with equal interest by yourself. And cer
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Hill could be more appropriate or timely than the one now proposed.
We need not add how gratifying it would be to us personally, as
well as to the Association we have the honor to represent, and the
people of this Commonwealth, if you should be pleased to accept
this invitation. We are, sir, respectfully.
Your obedient servants,
G. WASHINGTON WARREN,
WM. W. WHEILDON,
TIMO. T. SAWYER,
FREDERIC W. LINCOLN, Jr.
James Buchanan,
President of the United States.

The President's Reply.
Washington, May 13, 1857.
Gentlemen :
I have had the honor to receive your kind invitation, on
behalf of the Bunker Hill Monument Association, to be present
on their approaching anniversary at the Inauguration of "a Statue
of General Joseph Warren near the spot where he fell." I regret
that public duties of grave and pressing importance will prevent
me from enjoying this privilege.
The erection of a Statue to General Warren is a tribute of
gratitude eminently due to the memory of the first great martyr
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it cannot fail to have a happy effect in recalling the memory of
the present generation from topics of dangerous political excite
ment to the heroic age of the Republic, — " to the times which
tried men's souls." General Warren no more belongs to Massa
chusetts than the Father of his Country belongs to Virginia. —
The name and the fame of the heroes and the statesmen of the
Revolution belong to the United States of America as a common
property, — as a glorious bond of Union between the several
States. May the day never arrive when this bond shall be
severed, and when the people, with sacreligious hands, shall tear
down the temple erected and dedicated by their great forefathers
to the Constitution, to the Union, and to civil and religious
liberty !
Repeating my regrets that I cannot be with you on this inter
esting occasion, I remain. Yours very truly, JAMES BUCHANAN.
Messrs. G. Washington Warren,
WUliam W. Wheildon,
Timothy T. Sawyer,
Frederic W. Lincoln, Jr.,

The Chairman of the Committee received a private
letter from the Vice President, Mr. Breckinridge, in
reply to their invitation, and were referred to his letter
to the State Committee, which has since been placed
in their hands, and will be found in the correspondence
with that Committee.

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Invitation to the Legislature.

[A letter similar to the following was at the same
time addressed to the House of Representatives, both
branches being then in session.]
To the HonoraMe the Senate
of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts :
The Bunker-Hill Monument Association propose on the 17th of
June, to Inaugurate with public ceremonies a marble Statue of Gen
eral Joseph Warren, the first distinguished martyr in the cause which
he so early and so ardently espoused.
Gen. Warren, at the time of his death and for some time previ
ously, held the important position under the first Provincial Con
gress, of Chairman of the Committee of Public Safety, — a purely
patriotic body exercising both civil and military authority in the
Colony, — and was elected Major General only three days before the
battle of Bunker Hill.
It has been thought fitting that his patriotic and important servi
ces in our country's trials, — when the rights of man were in danger by
the design to subject our fathers to unjust legislation and tyrannical
rule, — should be commemorated and his fame made enduring by an
imperishable Statue of his person, to be erected near the spot where
he fell.
In this grateful and patriotic service, — alike honorable to its pro
jectors and worthy of the noble spirit of the man, — the undersigned.

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a Committee of the Association, respectfully invite the members of
your Honorable body to participate.
The ceremonies will take place in the presence of the Association
and its distinguished guests, under a pavilion on the Monument
Grounds in Charlestown.
We are respectfully.
Your obedient servants,
G. WASHINGTON WAERBN,
WM. W. WHEILDON,
TIMOTHY T. SAWYER,
FREDERIC W. LINCOLN, Je.
Charlestown, May 20, 1857.

Circular of Invitation.*
[This Circular was addressed by the Committee to
the Officers of the General and State Governments, to
Senators and Members of the House of Representatives,
to Ex-Presidents and other past Officers of the United
States, Officers of the Army and Navy, and to various
distinguished political, literary and scientific gentlemen
in different parts of the country.]
Charlestown, Mass., April 7th, 1857.
Sik: The Bunker -Hill Monument Association propose to celebrate
the 82d Anniversary of the Battle of Bunker-Hill, on the 17th of
June next, by the Inauguration of a Statue of General Warren,

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which will then be placed upon the Battle Ground ; by Addresses
from Hon. Edward Everett and other distinguished Gentlemen, and
by other appropriate ceremonies.
The Committee of Arrangements have deemed that this wiU be a
celebration of no ordinary interest and importance, and they there
fore respectfully request that you will be pleased to honor them with
your attendance on the occasion.
On behalf of the Committee of Arrangements.
G. WASHINGTON WARREN,
WM. W. WHEILDON,
TIMO. T. SAWYER,
FREDERIC W. LINCOLN, Jk.

S^-unt the Secretary of the Treasury.
Washington City, June 1st,
Gentlemen :
1 have received your invitation to attend the celebration of
the 82nd Anniversary of the Battle of Btmker Hill, at which
time it is proposed to place a Statue of Geuj Warren upon the
Battle Ground.
I concur most heartily with the Committee of Arrangements in
regarding the occasion as one of no ordinary interest, and regret
that my oflicial duties compel me to decline their invitation to be
present, I trust the scene will draw citizens from every State and Terri
tory, of every religious creed and political faith, and that they
may be enabled to gather a new inspiration from the memories
which the time and place are so well calculated to revive. When

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our Fathers stood upon that spot eighty-two years ago, they were
animated with a patriotism which knew no latitu,de, and pandered to
no prejudice. It was worthy of the men and the age, and it is not
strange that with each successive year we should feel an increasing
veneration for the memory of the great and good men, who have
rendered not only Bunker Hill, but all the scenes of Revolutionary
times, objects of reverential regard. The purpose of your celebra
tion affords to our countrymen, in every clime, whether present or
absent, at home or abroad, the opportunity of discharging two im
portant obligations — the one to the illustrious dead in honoring their
memory — the other to the restless, active living, in exciting in their
hearts the same broad national patriotism which has stamped the
virtues of our Revolutionary Fathers with immortality.
In the mutations to which places, individuals, and nations, have
been subjected in man's history, no locality, except one, is so distin
guished for the influences which have resulted not only to our own
land, but the general interests of mankind, as the spot " where the
first great battle of the American Revolution was fought." The
ground upon which you stand is almost holy, and the associations
which Bunker Hill inspire have already exerted, and will continue
to exert, a power upon the destiny of our race which will be felt
through all coming time.
The duty which you have on this occasion singled out as due to
" Him — the first great martyr in this great cause ! to him — the pre
mature victim of his own self-devoting spirit !" will be but half per
formed, if you suffer the opportunity to pass without re-kindling iu
your own bosoms those sentiments of devotion to every section,
which animated him while living, and no doubt cheered him in the
beamless gloom of death.
The day, the association, and the tribute you are offering to an
elevated patriotisms unparalleled in history, combine to make this a

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fit and proper time to renew the vows which our ancestors pledged,
and though comparatively few may have the happy privilege of wit
nessing the ceremonies which will add new lustre to the day, I trust
that a nation's heart will throb and beat through you, and its recol
lections will inspire in every patriot a new zeal to "form a more per
fect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquillity, provide for
the common defence, promote the general welfare, and secure the
blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity forever."
I am, very respectfully, yours,
HOWELL COBB.
Messrs. G. Washington Warren,
William W. Wheildon,
Timothy T. Sawyer,
Frederic W. Lincoln, Jr.

From the Secretary of the Navy.
Navt Depaetment, May 22d, 1857.
Deae Sir :
I have received through yourself, the polite invitation of
the Committee of the Bunker Hill Monument Association, to be
present at the 82d anniversary of the battle of Bunker Hill, on the
17th of June next, when the inauguration of a Statue of Gen, War
ren will take place. The occasion is one of the highest interest, and
I should participate in the ceremonies in honor of the memory of
Gen. Warren with much satisfaction, did not official engagements
forbid my absence at the time designated.
Be pleased to express to the Committee my regrets, that I am
unable to accept their invitation, and to believe me to be.
Your obedient servant, I. TOUCEY.
Hon. G. Washington Warren.

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From the Secretary of the Interior.
Washington, D. C, May 14, 1857.
Gentlemen :
I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your commu
nication of the 17th ultimo, transmitting the invitation of the Bunker
Hill Monument Association to be present at an extraordinary cele
bration of the eighty-second anniversary of the Battle of Bunker
Hill, by the inauguration of a Statue of General Warren.
The fame of Warren is peculiarly dear to the American people ;
with our admiration for his genius, patriotism and self-devotion, there
mingles a sentiment of personal affection and regret at the remem
brance of his private virtues and untimely doom.
No nobler record of the orator, the patriot, the hero, the martyr
of freedom, could grace the pedestal on which his image shall stand,
than his own immortal words : "Our liberty, it must be preserved —
it is far dearer than life."
To take part in the grateful tribute you design to his memory
would be an eminent gratification to me, did not the engrossing
nature of my official duties deny me the privilege.
With respect, I am, gentlemen,
Your most obedient servant, J. THOMPSON.
Messrs. G. Washington Warren,
William W. Wheildon,
Timothy T. Sawyer,
Frederic W. Lincoln, Jr.

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From the Attorney General, Hon. J. S. Black.
Washington, April 13, 1857.
Sir: A press of public duties prevents the Attorney General from
acknowledging with his own hand your kind invitation to participate
in the celebration on Bunker Hill on the 17th of June next.
It is not probable that his duties will suffer him to be present with
you on that glad occasion. But he has directed me to thank you
and through you the Committee, for the honor you have done him
in bidding him come in person to a gathering where all America will
be present in spirit.
I am, sir, with high respect, yours,
JAMES F. SHUNK.
Hon. G. Washington Warren.

From Lieut. General Scott.
Headquarters of the Army, )
New York, April 21, 1857. J
Gentlemen :
I accept, with great pleasure, the invitation you have
done me the honor to send me, to witness the inauguration of a
Statue of General Warren, at Bunker Hill, on the approaching anni
versary of the battle that inaugurated our glorious Revolution.
With high respect, Gentlemen,
I remain your obedient servant,
WINFIELD SCOTT.
G. Washington Warren,
William W. Wheildon,
Timothy T. Sawyer,
Frederic W. Lincoln, Jr., Esquires.
Note. In a aubgcquent note, as ta ah-eady well known, Gen. Soott felt obliged to cancel
his acceptance and was not present.

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From Major General Wool.
Teoy, New York, May 25th, 1857.
Gentlemen ;
I had the honor to receive your invitation to participate in
celebrating the anniversary of the battle of Bunker Hill, the 17th
June next, by the inauguration of the Statue of General Warren.
I regret to say that my official duties will not allow me the grati
fication of being with you on so interesting and ever memorable day,
the 17th June, to do honor to the memory of one who sacrificed him
self for his country and his country's good.
I have the honor to be.
Very respectfully. Your obedient servant,
JOHN E. WOOL.
Messrs. G. Washington Warren,
William W. Wheildon,
Timothy T. Sawyer,
Frederic W. Lincoln, Jr.
^rom Lieut. Colonel Lay.
Headquaeters of tub Aemy, )
' New York, June 11, 1857. \
Gentlemen :
In the name of the officers of the staff of Lieut. General
Scott — myself being the only one present — I have to acknowledge
the invitation for the 17th of June, with which the Bunker Hil'
Monument Association, through you, has honored us.
The other officers thus honored will, I am sure, feel the same
regret as myself, at being unable to accept it.
Lieut. Col. Scott has gone to Europe, Major McDowell is en route

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from Texas for this city, and Lieut. Colonel Thomas is absent as a
member of Court Martial, at Old Point Comfort. Under these cir
cumstances, public duties will not permit me to leave the office here.
I need not add that, by us, though absent, as by every American
soldier, will be paid the same tribute of reverential sympathy in that
occasion which will be felt throughout our land.
May I not add the expression of a hope, which will be felt by
many, that in reviving the associations of a common glory, this
touching celebration may tend to re-knit the bonds of a common
cause. I have the honor to remain. Gentlemen,
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
GEORGE W. LAY.
Lieut. Colonel, Acting Ass't. Adj't. General,
Messrs, G, Washington Warren,
William W. Wheildon,
Timothy T. Sawyer,
Frederic W. Lincoln, Jr.

MAINE— Letter from Gov. Williams.
Augusta, Me., June 10, 1857.
Gentlemen :
Your note of the 12th May ultimo, containing an invi
tation, by which I presume you intended to honor the State in the
person of the Executive, has been received.
Happening, somewhat out of the usual course of affairs, to occupy
the Executive chair of the State, it devolves upon me to acknowledge
the honor of the invitation, although it is not in my power to em
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ceremonies to which you refer, I am interested, nevertheless, in
every measure calculated to perpetuate the historic renown of the
martyrs to liberty, and especially of him who so early in the memo
rable struggle became a victim at the shrine of patriotism.
Trusting that your brightest anticipations of success in celebrating
the approaching anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill may be
fulfilled, and that a stirring impulse may be given by the varied
influences of the day in the direction of that all-comprehensive liberty
which was the inspiration of the revolutionary era, and faithfully
cherished by the Fathers as the consummation of their hopes,
I remain, very truly, your obedient servant,
JOSEPH H, WILLIAMSi
G. Washington Warreuj
William W. Wheildon,
Timothy T. Sawyer,
Frederic W. Lincoln, Jr,, Esquires.

NEW HAMPSHIRE— Letter from Gov. Haile.
Council Chamber, Concord^ June 13, 1857,
Deae Sib :
I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your com
munication of the 6th instant, inviting me to be present with my
staff, at the celebration of the Anniversary of the Battle of Bunker
HiU, on the 17th of June, for which you will please accept my sin
cere thanks.
It would give me great pleasure to be in attendance on that occa
sion, and I have delayed replying to your letter until this moment,-
fbr I had hoped that I should be able to accept your invitation

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and be present. But the Legislature now in session has voted to
adjourn at an early day, and the many public duties devolving upon
me in my official capacity renders it impossible for me to be absent
for any length of time.
Rest assured, however, that you have my best wishes for the suc
cess of the contemplated patriotic celebration and inauguration of a
Statue of General Warren, for I believe that it was owing in a great
measure to the indomitable spirit of those heroes who fought at Bun
ker Hill, and who were guided and animated by such men as the
noble-hearted Warren, that first implanted in the hearts of the men
of this country the desire to assert our absolute independence from
the mother country.
Respectfully, your obedient servant, WILLIAM HAILE.
Messrs. G. Washington Warren,
William W. WheUdon,
Timothy T. Sawyer,
Frederic W. Lincoln, Jr.,

Letter from Ex.'President Franklin Pierce.

Hillsborough, N. H., June 15, 1857.
Gentlemen :
Engagements which cannot well be deferred, forbid my
acceptance of your invitation to be present at the inauguration
ofthe Statue of General Warren, on the 17th iust.
It gratifies me to know that the eighty-second anniversary of the
Battle of Bunker Ilill is to be signalized by ceremonies so appropri-

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ate and interesting ; and you will have my sympathies on the occa
sion, and my best wishes for all that can make the day pleasant and
memorable. The regret which I feel in not being able to participate with you,
is enhanced by recollections which are revived with peculiar fresh
ness in this locality, when, during the earlier years of my life, I
enjoyed, to so large an extent, intercourse with officers and soldiers
of the Revolution, who settled in this region after the close of the war.
It occurs to me, as a glorious reminiscence, that forty-nine years
after General Warren fell, it was my privilege to be present when
fourteen of the survivors of the battle, the anniversary of which you
are to commemorate — all at that time residents of this town — were
assembled under the hospitable roof of one of their number.
They have passed away with the generation of the revolutionary
epoch. There is no survivor now.
Rejecting all sentiments and opinions calculated to lower our esti
mate of what the valor and wisdom of the fathers of the Republic
achieved, let us manifest our reverence for their memory, not only
by the erection of suitable monuments, but by taking the more
earnest heed to their example and precepts.
Accept, gentlemen, my thanks for your kind consideration, and
believe me, very truly, Your friend and servant,
FRANKLIN PIERCE.
Messrs. G. Washington Warren,
William W. WheUdon,
Timothy T. Sawyer,
Frederic W. Lincoln, Jr.

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MASSACHUSETTS— Letter from Chief Justice Sha-w-.
Gentlemen :
I am much obliged by the kind invitation of the Bun
ker Hill Monument Association, to attend the interesting services at
Charlestown on the 17th of June, instant, and very much regret that
it will not be in my power to accept this gratifying invitation, and
that of the citizens of Charlestown, to attend the levee at the City
Hall, on the same occasion.
With an earnest Jiope that the celebration will be an agreeable
and successful one,
I am, gentlemen, with the highest respect.
Your obedient servant,
LEMUEL SHAW.
To the Committee, &c.Letter from Judge Sprague. Boston, May 28, 1857,

It would afford me very high gratification to unite with
you in the celebration of the 17th of June, and it is with great re
gret that I feel compelled to say that the state of my health is such
that it is not in my power to accept the the invitation which you
have done me the honor to extend to me.
With great respect, your obedient servant, P. SPRAGUE.
To Messrs. G. Washington Warren,
William W, Wheildon,
Timothy T. Sawyer,
Frederic W; Lincoln, Jr<

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Letter from Judge Sanger. Boston, June 8, 1857.
Gentlemen :
I have the honor to be in the receipt of your invitation
Ln behalf of the Committee of Arrangements of the Bunker Hill
Monument Association, to be present at the inauguration of the
Statue of General Warren, on the 17th inst. It will give me great
pleasure to be in attendance on that occasion, if I can get relieved
from official engagements whieh I have next week in Worcester
County. I am, very truly, your obedient servant,
GEO, P, SANGER.
To the Committee, &c.
Letter from Hon. Caleb Cushing.
Newburyport, 16th June, 1857.
Mx Dear Sir:
I cannot express to you how much regret I feel on ac
count of not being able to attend the celebration to-morrow. The
interest of the occasion, the brilliancy of the spectacle, and the
opportunity of meeting at once so many gentlemen whom it would
give me pleasure to see, — ^had caused me to look forward to it with
much pleasurable anticipation. But a severe contusion in the leg
by the kick of a horse constrains me to shun all exertion.
I beg you to accept my grateful acknowledgments for your
attention in this matter, and I am Very truly yours,
C. CUSHING.
Hon. G. Washington Warren.

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Letter from Hon. Rufus Choate.
Boston, June 16, 1857.
Gentlemen :
I had expected until quite recently that I should be able to
witness, if not to take part in, the ceremonies to which you have been
so kind as to invite me, and had communicated this expectation to a
gentleman of the Committee. I now discover that this will be im
possible, and am compelled therefore to thank you more formally
for your courtesy, and to express my regret at my own disappoint
ment. The service you are to perform is oue which no American would
willingly fail to witness. A conspicuous day of our history is to be
observed ; a noble life and a splendid death to be rehearsed ; and
the eloquent memories which make that hill grand and sacred, the
Monument and Statue and the voices of genius and patriotism will
concur to move those feelings and revive those public virtue's by
which nations are created and preserved and borne onward and up
ward in their courses — -sentiments and lessons eminently seasonable
here and now.
Yet whoever speaks there, and however worthily, the "true orator
of the day" will be that beaming face, and heroic form and attitude
in which the fortunate and gifted artist has called to life the beauty,
fire and patriotism of Warren himself under the whole inspiration of
the hour.
I hope that every State will be represented there, and that the
influence of the ceremony will be diffused as widely as the good and
the glory of the great transaction which it commemorates.
I am, gentlemen, Your obedient servant,
RUFUS CHOATE.
To the Committee, &c.

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j:.etter from Hon. Josiah Quincy.
Quincy, July 22d, 1857.
Deae Sie :
Your invitation to the celebration of the 17th ult. was
not received until the day preceding, and circumstances prevented
my accepting it. Many considerations would have rendered my
presence at the ceremony to me peculiarly interesting, in addition
to the gratification of witnessing so just and appropriate a tribute
paid to the memory of this earliest martyr to the liberties of our
country. It was fitting that the inhabitants of Charlestown should
be instrumental in raising a Statue to one, who fell among the
charred ruins and flaming dwellings of their ancestors. I remember
Charlestown, not many years after its conflagration, when its walls
were black, crumbling, falling, — its chimneys standing in groups
amid the ashes of its perishing mansions. The contrast is great be
tween what I remember and what I now witness ; — ^between a town
dilapidated and prostrate, and a city rising like a phoenix, rejoicing
in wealth, strength, and in every evidence of a present and long-
continued prosperity.
Personal feelings would have given me a vivid and peculiar inter
est in the occasion. Joseph Warren was the intimate friend of my
father, his family physician, inseparably united to each other by
common feelings of indignation at the wrongs done and the suffer
ings inflicted on their country. Their correspondence, in views and
principles, is shown in a memoir of my father, published by me, in
1825. A letter from Warren is there inserted, of which a/ac simile
is given, which, being then supposed to be his only existing auto
graph, occasioned the whole volume to be placed, by the late J. C,
Warren, in the corner stone of the Bunker Hill Monumeijt.

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These friends and correspondents were associated, in life and in
death, by like feelings and spirit. In 1774, my father, then in full
professional business and high standing at the bar, left his prospects
and his family, at the earnest solicitation of Joseph Warren, Samuel
Adams, and others of kindred patriotic zeal, and embarked for Lon
don for the purpose of confidentially communicating their wishes and
views to the friends of America in England. His mission was care
fully concealed from the public, lest the enemies of the American
cause should devise means to counteract his influence. After fulfill
ing its object with an intensity of interest and assiduity to which his
health became a victim, against the express will of his physician, at
the request of Dr. Franklin and other friends of the colonies, he
embarked for Boston, bearing with him confidential communications
to the American patriots, which they dared not entrust to letters.
The voyage terminated his existence. On the 26th of April, 1775,
when dying, within sight of his native shore, in the harbour of Cape
Ann, he declared "Ae had but one desire, hut one prayer, which was
that he might live long enough to have an interview with Samuel
Adams and Joseph Warren; that granted he would die content." —
Thus departed the friend and copatriot of Joseph Warren ; not as
he did "on a field ever memorable and ever glorious, but in solitude ;
amidst suffering, without associate and without witness, yet breathing
forth a dying wish for his country ; desiring to live only to perform
towards her, a last and sigual service." The time, mode and cir
cumstances of his death, drew from the earliest historian of Ameri
can Independence, (Dr. Gordon) who knew him personally, and was
well acquainted with all the facts and feelings connected with the
occasion, the following tribute at the time of his death.* "My friend

*Qor. Ion's History ofthe Independence of the United States, Vol.1, p. "491.

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Quincy, has sacrificed his life, for the service of Ids country. Let
him be remembered among the patriot heroes, who fell in the cause
of liberty and his memory be dear to posterity."
You will easily believe, that in connectiori with such recollections,
I deeply regret my absence from the celebration of the 17th of June,
and that I should have joined with heartfelt cordiality in this just
tribute to the memory of this earliest and most distinguished martyr
to the cause of American Independence.
I am, sir, with great respect.
Yours, &c.,
JOSIAH QUINCY.
Hon. G. Washington Warren.
Letter from Ex-Qoternor Levi Lincoln.
WoECBSTEE, June 13, 1857.
Gentlemen :
I am greatly obliged and ' honored by the invitation with
which you have been pleased to favor me, to attend the cele
bration of the 82d anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill, and
Inauguration of a Statue of General Warren, on the battle ground,
on the 17th inst.
It was my good fortune to witness the laying of the corner stone
ofthe Bunker Hill Monument, and years after, my happiness to par
ticipate in the celebration of the accomplishment of that noble work.
As inseparably connected with the event which it commemorates, the
narne, the services, and the memory of Warren have ever claimed
the deepest homage of the heart, and my sympathies are with all
who do them reverence. It would, indeed, afford me the truest
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appropriate place, on the very spot of his patriotic martyrdom, but
the state of my health, I have to fear, wUl not permit an exposure,
with impunity, to the crowd, the excitement, and the fatigue neces
sarily attendant upon such an occasion, and I feel constrained, for
this reason, to beg of you to hold me excused.
With sentiments of the highest respect, I am, gentlemen, most
gratefully, your obliged servant,
LEVI LINCOLN.
To the Committee, &cj
Letter frora Hon. John Q. Palfrey.
Cambridge, June 15, 1857.
Gentlemen :
On returning yesterday from an absence from the Com
monwealth, I find your obliging note of the 12th instant. I am
very grateful for the honor Of your invitation, which I should be
happy to avaU myself of, should circumstances permit. But it is
probable that the departure of a friend for Europe on the day to
which your note relates, will so employ me as to deprive me of the
gratification. I have the honor to be, gentlemen, very respectftdly,
Your obedient servant,
JOHN G. PALFREY.
To the Committee, &c.
Letter from William H. Prescott, Esq.
Boston, June 8th, 1857.
Gentlemen :
I have had the pleasure of receiving the invitation vrith
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the inauguration of the Statue of General Warren on the battle
ground of Bunker Hill : and I regret that my absence from town
must prevent my availing myself of it. But I assure you there will
be no one present who will feel a livelier sympathy in the interesting '
ceremony of that day and in the well-merited tribute of respect to
the memory of the first great martyr of our Revolution.
With high respect,
I remain, gentlemen, Your obedient servant,
WILLIAM H. PRESCOTT.
Messrs. G. Washington Warren,
William W. Wheildon,
Timothy T. Sawyer,
Frederick W. Lincoln, Jr.

From George Peabody, Esq.

Georgetown, May 25th, 1857.
Gentlemen :
It will afford me great pleasure to be pteent at the inaugu
ration of the Statue of General Warren on Bunker Hill, on the 17th
June, being the anniversary of the battle which .took place on that
ground in 1775, I feel highly honored by the invitation to be pres
ent on this occasion, which you have given me.
Very respectfully and truly,
GEORGE PEABODY.
To the Committee, &c.

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From Hon. Arthur W. Austin.
West Eoxbuey, June 15, 1857.
Gentlemen :
I acknowledge your politeness with much pleasure,
I regret to say, that I am so much indisposed, that I shall not be
able to avail myself of the kind and courteous attention of the Bun
ker Hill Monument Association.
Very faithfully, yours, &c.,
ARTHUR W. AUSTIN.
P. S. If sentiments are in fashion, I subjoin the following : —
The " True American Heart." The native home of the principles
contended for by our fathers.
To the Committee, &c.
Letter from Charles G. Greene, Esq.
Boston, 16th June, 1857.
Gentlemen :
I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your kind
note of invitation in behalf of the Committee of Arrangements of the
Bunker Hill Monument Association, to unite with the Association
in their celebration of the memorable 17th. I beg leave to retmm
my sincere thanks for this unexpected and unmerited courtesy, and
to say in reply that it will afford me the highest gratification to par
ticipate in the peculiarly interesting ceremonies of that occasion,
under the direction of that patriotic body of citizens who have done
so much to render immortal those great deeds of our fathers which
won freedom for America.
With great respect.
Your obedient servant,
CHARLES G. GREENE.
To the Committee, &e.

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Letter from Dr. Edward Warren. Newton Lower Falls.
Gentlemen :
I am much gratified by your invitation to attend the ceremo
nies on the 17th.
It wiU give me great pleasure to be present at the inauguration of
the Statue of my uncle upon that day.
Respectfully yours,
EDWARD WARREN.
To the Committee, &c.
Letter from Mr. Joseph Warren.
FoxBOEo', June 16, 1857.
Dear Sir :
Tift honor conferred by your kind invitation to celebrate the
82d anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill is duly appreciated ;
but I regret that bodily indisposition will prevent my attendance.
It would give me great satisfaction to meet you there, and gratefully
witness the erection of a Statue of my beloved uncle, where he sealed
his principles with his blood.
I here offer you the following sentiments : —
1. Bunkee Hill: May the contemplation of our infant valor dis
played on Bunker Hill forever fan the flame of patriotism and kindle
it in the hearts of future generations.
2. Oua Great Country : May it always be as peaceful as it is
powerful: vigUant and prompt to discern and correct its own faults ;
ever respecting the rights of others while guarding its own.
3. The Military : —
When in the pride of martial bloom,
May justice keep our armor bright ;
Let honesty our eagle plume.
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Tendering, dear sir, to yourself and brethren of the Oommittee
my thanks and respectful regards,
I remain, yours, &c.,
JOSEPH WARREN,
Hon. G. Washington Warren.
Letter from Edward S. Meader, Esq.
Westfoed, Mass., June 12, 1857.
Gentlemen :
Your invitation to be present and participate in the celebra
tion of the 82d anniversary of the Battle of Bunker EliU, and the
inauguration of a Statue of General Warren on the 17th of June,
instant, is received. I accept your invitation, and shall be present.
My father fought at the Battle of Bunker Hill, and for that rea-:
son, together with many others, I have always regarded the anniverT
saries of it with more than ordinary interest.
Thanking you for your kind invitation, I have the honor to remain.
Your obedient servant,
EDWARD S. MEADER.
To the Committee, &c.

NEW YORK— Letter from Ex-President Van Buren.
LiNDENWOLD, June 5th, 1857.
GBNTLESlESr :
I have delayed my answer to your polite invitation, in the
hope of being able to make it an exception to the course I have for
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regret that I am constrained to throw myself on the indulgence of
your Association, in declining the request with which they have
• honored me.
I trust that they will not attribute this decision to indifference to
the object they have in view, as such a conclusion would do me great
injustice. The high standing of General Warren, among the earliest friends
of the Revolution— his exemplary patriotism — his good conduct on
all occasions, and especially on that day when he and many of his
brave associates sealed their devotion to the public cause with their
blood, excited an impulse in its favor, and gave to his example an
influence which were of vital importance to the successful prosecu
tion of that momentous contest. These considerations will forever
keep Gen. Warren's name and fame on the roll of Revolutionary
merit at the point assigned to them by a grateful country, and call
for the step which your Association have decided upon.
I know that I do but justice to the patriotic views of the Bunker
Hill Monument Association, when I assume that in this act of honor
to the memory of a distinguished fellow-citizen, they are actuated by
a desire to accomplish another, and I may say without disparage
ment, a still higher object — that of strengthening and perpetuating
the great principle of self-government which lies at the foundation of
our political institutions, of which the Revolution itself was born,
and in the defence of which that illustrious citizen freely laid down
his life.
The soil of Massachusetts drank the first American blood that was
shed in support of that principle : a proud legacy, left to her by the
Revolution, imposing upon her sons the obligation of eternal vigi
lance m maintaining it. They have so regarded it, and, although at
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points, there has never been a moment when a blow aimed at its
safety would not have rallied to its defence every strong arm and
honest heart in the State. They have appreciated this obligation as •
well in its difficulties as in its magnitude. Too shrewd not to fore
see, they have never been unmindful of the dangers from within as
well as from without, which beset the maintenance of a rule of ac
tion, which when faithfully adhered to, is so severely just and
impartial in the distribution of political power, and the successful
working of which is so liable to be regarded with apprehension by
governments differently organized. The strong passions of personal
ambition, pride of state and lust of power, will always make their
votaries more or less restive under such a system. There is reason
to hope that some at least of our cotemporaries in the great famUy
of nations, whilst we leave them to choose the form of govemment
they like best, will be disposed to reciprocate the privilege to us,
perhaps without ever cherishing a desire to interfere adversely with
our free institutions ; bu t we can never be certain that such wUl be
the disposition of all, and may not hope that many of them will ever
regard with eordial favor the permanent success of our system. —
Fortunately, the power we have already acquired under its influence,
and by the blessing of Providence, is sufficient to make us safe
against the machinations or assaults of the most powerful ; yet these
are considerations which, without unreasonable jealousies on our
part, may be regarded as furnishing good grounds for constant
watchfulness. Your patriotic Association has wisely judged that the safest anti
dote against every political evU to which our beloved institutions
may at any time be exposed, is to keep alive the spirit of the Revo
lution, and that this can in no way be more successfully done than
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Bunker Hill Monument was a great movement towards the accom
plishment of that object, and the erection of a Statue in memory of
Warren will be another most fitting step in the same direction.
In all measures of the same stamp, you have my cordial approval
and best wishes.
I am, gentlemen, Respectfiilly, your friend and servant,
M. VAN BUREN.
To the Committee, &c.
Letter firom Ex-President Fillmore.
Buffalo, N. Y., May 5, 1857.
My Deae Sie :
I beg of you to accept my thanks for your polite note enclos
ing an invitation to attend the 82d anniversary of the Battle of
Bunker Hill, on the 17th of June next.
I cannot at this time say whether I shall be able to accept it or
not, but I can assure you that nothing could give me more pleasure
than to do so, and if possible I shall endeavor to be present on that
interesting occasion. Respectfully yours,
MILLARD FILLMORE.
Hon. G. Washington Warren.
Letter from Senator Seward. AuBUEN, May 27, 1857.
Gentlemen :
Sincerely agreeing with you in your appreciation of the im
portance of the event that has invested Bunker Hill with an undying
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your invitation to the solemnities appointed for that place on the
17th of June next. But indispensable engagements forbid.
With many thanks for your kind consideration, I remain, very
respectfully. Your humble servant,
WILLIAM H. SEWARD.
To Messrs. G, Washington Warren,
WiUiam W. WheUdon,
Timothy T, Sawyer,
Frederic W^ Lincoln, Jr,
Letter from Bx-Go7emor Hunt.
LocKPOET, N. Y., June 15, 1857.
Gentlemen :
It would afford me sincere pleasure to accept your invitation
to attend the celebration of the 82d Anniversary of the Battle of
Bunker Hill ; and I had hoped that circumstances might allow of
my coming. But some unexpected engagements which cannot be
postponed, compel me to remain at home. Assuring you of my
warm and friendly interest in your proceedings,
I remain, very respectfully and truly yours,
WASHINGTON HUNT.
To the Committee, &c.
Letter from Washington Irving, Esq.
SuNNYSiDE, May 29, 1857,
Deae Sie :
I feel greatly obliged to the Bunker Hill Monument Associa
tion for the honor they have done me in inviting me to attend the
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my engagements are such as to prevent my having the pleasure of
being present on that interesting occasion.
With great respect, I have the honor to be.
Your obedient servant,
WASHINGTON IRVING.
Hon. G. Washington Warren.
Letter from Ex-Senator Fish.
New Yoek, June. 1, 1857.
Gentlemen :
Upon my return home after an absence of several days, I
find your invitation to attend the inauguration of the Statue of Gen.
Warren, on 17th June, on the Battle Ground of Bunker Hill.
The place, the anniversary, the occasion, combine to increase my
regret that pressing engagements wUl not allow me to be absent from
home at that time.
With thanks for your remembrance of me on this interesting
occasion, I have the honor to be, gentlemen,
Your very obedient servant,
HAMILTON FISH.
To the Committee, &c.

PENNSYLVANIA— Letter from Senator Cameron.
Haeeisbueg, May 29, 1857.
My Deae Sie:
I thank you for the kind remembrance which prompted the
invitation to the annual celebration in June, and if business does not
prevent, I will be with you.
Very truly yours,
SIMON CAMERON.
Wm. W. Wheildon, Esq.

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NEW JERSEY— Letter from Governor Newell.
Trenton, 1 June, 1857.
Gentlemen :
I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your kind
invitation to be present on the celebration of the 82d anniversary
of Bunker Hill. I accept the proffered kindness, and shall esteem it
a high privilege to witness the inauguration of a Statue to the me
mory of that patriotic soldier and statesman who was amongst the
first of our Revolutionary Fathers to answer his country's caU when
her rights were invaded, and the first to offer up his life in their
defence. * I have the honor, gentlemen, to he.
Most respectfully yours,
WILLIAM A. NEWELL.
Messrs. G. Washington Warren,
WUliam W. WheUdon,
Timothy T. Sawyer,
Frederic W. Lincoln, Jr.
NoTi. In a subsequent letter from Gov. Newell to the Committee he says, "uaexpected
and pressing ofdcial duties will oblige me to remain at home."

DELAWARE- Letter from Governor Causey.
MiLFORD, Del., June 11, 1857.
Dear Sie: Your complimentary favor of the 21st ult. has been received,
and in reply I regret to inform you that pressing business engage
ments will prevent my participating in the celebration of the 82d
anniversary (?f the "Battle of Bunker Hill," and sharing the hospi
talities of your citizens on the occasion.
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this vast Republic, as they shall assemble from their homes far and
near, hovering over the spot where the principles and rights now
honored as the basis of American strength and nationality, were so
long and nobly contested by the heroes of the Revolution, But
especially to the men of Massachusetts must the occasion be one of
stirring emotions, as they view the pedestal rearing its lofty head,
attesting, in m*iumental grandeur, the spirit, purity, and heroic
valor of her gallant son and the nation's defender — Gen. Warren.
And in conclusion, allow me, as the humble representative of a
State, small in area but full of patriotic devotion to the American
Union, to tender in her behalf an expression of warm and sacred
regard for the memories of our Revolutionary chieftains, foremost
among whom she is proud to honor and cherish the name of Warren.
I have the honor to be, with great respect,
Your obedient servant,
P. F. CAUSEY.
Hon. G. Washington Warren.

MARYLAND — Letter from Senator Pearce.
Chesteetown, Md., June 11, 1857.
Gentlemen :
If my engagements would permit, I should have great plea
sure in accepting your invitation to attend the 82d anniversary of
the Battle of Bunker HUl. That event was so illustrative of the
manly and independent spirit which animated Massachusetts, so glo
rious to the patriotic yeomen who with native but undisciplined valor
breasted the British bayonet, and to the gallant hero who sealed his
devotion to the country's cause with his blood, that I consider no
incident in our history more worthy of commemoration. If not the

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first, it was the greatest blow struck in the cause of American Inde
pendence. It diffused throughout the thirteen colonies the uncon
querable spirit which bore us through our seven year's war of
principle, and in its cause and consequences was more glorious than
rebellion at Runnymede or victory at Plataea. The invitation to your
celebration would not be declined if it were possible for me to attend.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant, *
J. A. PEARCE.
To the Committee, &c.

VIRGINIA— Letter from Governor Wise.
Richmond, Va., May 25, 1857.
Sie: I beg to thank the Committee for their invitation to me to
attend their celebration of the eighty-second anniversary of the battle
of Bunker Hill, on the I7th June next, and to express my inability
to attend. Public duties at that time especially to be discharged,
will prevent my leaving I'irginia. Coming through you, sir, — a
Warren — this invitation is very acceptable to me ; for though this
Union may be torn, if it must be, by some madness or other, and
though the sun of our destiny as a nation may set in gloom and a
night of darkness, and though fratricidal blood may flow by the hand
of folly and stain the hearths' of our homes hereafter, I can never
forget old Massachusetts — ^her Bunker HUl, her Warrens, her Ad
amses, her Hancock, her hail — her sister hail — once to Virginia — in
"times which tried men's souls." No, never, never, never ! May
God revive our Revolutionary feelings !
Very gratefully yours,
HENRY A. WISE.
To the Committee, &c.

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Letter from Ex-President Tyler.
To THE Committee of Aeeangements :
Your esteemed favor, inviting me to be present at the
inauguration of the Statue of General Warren, on the 17th June, was
duly received, and has remained thus long unacknowledged in the
sincere hope that no impediment might arise in the way of its ac
ceptance. A sad and most unexpected bereavement has, however,
occurred, which has plunged my family into the deepest aflliction,
and places it out of my power to become a witness of the august and
patriotic ceremonies of the occasion referred to. I should otherwise
have united most cordially with you in paying our devotions at the
shrine of the first great martyr in the cause of civil liberty, and re
newing our pledges in support of the principles of self-government,
cemented and eternized as they were by the blood shed at Bunker
HUl. I am, gentlemen, with assurances of high esteem and respectful
consideration, Truly and faithfully,
JOHN TYLER.

SOUTH CAROLINA— Letter from Governor Allston.
Executive Department, )
Charleston, June 3, 1857. )
Sie: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your commu
nication of May 20, forwarding the kind invitation of the Bunker
Hill Monument Association to attend the celebratiou pf the 82d
anniversary of the Battle of Bunker HUl.

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I must express regret at my inability to be present at this inter
esting occasion. I am not at liberty to leave the limits of the State;
otherwise I should feel proud to attend, and would take pleasure in
assisting at the inauguration of a Statue to General Warren, and of
paying a tribute of respect to those other brave spirits to whom we
owe our present independence.
The occasion will be one full of interest, that cannot fail to be
heightened by the able manner in which the history of the times will
be set forth by the Hon. Mr. Everett and others.
Allow me to be indebted to you for the communication of this my
answer to the Committee of Arrangements, to thank you for your
kind attentions, and with my best wishes to subscribe myself with
great respect.
Your very obedient servant,
R. J. W. ALLSTON.
Hon. G. Washington Warren.

ALABAMA— Letter from Hon. Mr. HilUard.
MoNTQOMEEY, Ala. June 5, 1857.
Gentlemen :
I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your invita
tion to be present at the celebration of the eighty-second anniversary
of the Battle of Bunker Hill. It would afford me great pleasure to
be with you on that occasion ; it will be one of extraordinary inter
est ; appealing to the heart of the whole country, for though the
Statue which you propose to inaugurate will rest upon the soil of
Massachusetts, we of the South claim our share in the glory which
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where it is to stand. It would be refreshing to meet you upon such
a spot as Bunker Hill at this time ; now in the midst of sectional
jealousies, and heart-burnings, it would be delightful to stand with
you at the base of that granite column which lifts its sublime head
to greet the morning light ; to recall the past ; to rekindle our patri
otism at the altar where the flame first shot up into the heavens ;
and to renew our vows to be faithful to the Constitution which
spreads its protecting ssgis over the millions who have come up to
the inheritance of liberty won by the martyrs and heroes of the
Revolution. I cannot be with you, gentlemen, but I greet you with all my
heart ; as our countrymen will, on the day when you assemble for
patriotic purposes, everywhere from the St. Lawrence to the distant
Pacific. I greet you-— I stretch out my hand to your Everett, your Choate,
your Winthrop, your Hillard-,^and to the true and patriotic men;
to be counted by thousands, who will meet on Bunker Hill on the
17th of June ; I sympathise with your wish to perpetuate the mem
ory of a Hero, and I trust that you will make this too a heroic age
by your exploits in protecting the liberty which he died to inaugurate;
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
HENRY W. HILLIARD.
Messrs. G. Washington Warren,
WUliam W. WheUdon,
Timothy T. Sawyer,
Frederick W. Lincoln, Jr.

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Kentucky- Letter from Governor Morehead.
Frankfoet, June let, 1857.
Dear Sie :
I have had the honor to receive your invitation to par
ticipate in the ceremonies; on the anniversary of the battle of
Bunker Hill, of erecting a Statue to the memory of him, whose
name is indissolubly blended with that great event, and I deeply
regret that my official engagements will not permit me to be
present on that interesting occasion. We can scarcely estimate
the debt of gratitude we owe to the good and great men, who
with an utter contempt of peril, engaged in a cool, deliberate,
resolute and manly resistance to oppression, under circumstances
apparently so hopeless, but which has resulted so gloriously to
posterity ; and amid all the glowing incidents of our revolution
ary struggle, the Seventeenth of June, 1775, is perhaps that
which exerted the most profound sensation in the popular heart,
sanctified as it was by the blood of its first great martyr. It is
eminently fit and proper that a Statue of him, who sealed with
his blood, his devotion to the great cause of American liberty,
should be erected on the spot made immortal by his valor and
that of his brave compatriots.
The Pilgrim Fathers ha,d fled from the persecuting tyranny of
the old world to find a refuge and an asylum in the new, but
they brought with them the solemn charter of the crown, the
constitutional birthright of freemen. At the expense of their
blood, at the hazard of their fortunes, without charge to the
country from which they removed, with unceasing labor and an
unconquerable spirit, they effected the settlement of an intermi
nable wilderness. They established a government suited to their
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the fruits of their system, and the rights of life, liberty and
property were, safely protected. But Parliament undertook to
exercise the power of unlimited taxation without representation —
to deprive them of the right of trial by jury — -to suspend the
operation of legislative assemblies— to interdict their colonial com
merce — to quarter armed soldiers upon them in time of peace,
and to alter fundamentally the form of government which had
been established by compact, and solemnly and repeatedly con
firmed by the crown. Neither the uninterrupted tenor of their
loyal and peaceful deportment from the origin of their coloniza
tion, nor their zealous and useful services, nor the respectful but
firm tone of their complaints, nor their inflexible resolution to
preserve inviolate the rights of freemen, could avert the storm
which was fast gathering over their heads.
But there was not a patriotic heart in the land that did not
feel, as did the great Virginia orator, when he exclaimed, "let it
come; I repeat it, sir, let it come;" and it did come, and we are
now in the full fruition of all its mighty results. Who would
fail to feel an additional throb of patriotism in participating in
doing honor to the memory of the gallant young hero who shed
his blood in this great cause !
The news of the conflict at Lexington, borne not as now upon
the lightning's wing, slowly reached a party of hunters, seated
around a cool and shady spring in the midst of a dense prime
val forest bf Kentucky, and by a common patriotic impulse, the
name of Lexington was given to the spot, where now stands that
beautiful and flourishing city ; and one of our most beautiful,
fertile and wealthy counties, bears the honored name oT Warren.
I need scarcely add that Kentucky cherishes an honest and
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perpetuate the memory of Warren. She feels that his glory is a
common patrimony, and that the blood which he shed in a com
mon cause is a tie to bind us together in a brotherhood of Union.
May that Union be forever preserved unimpaired, with all the
feelings of the patriot's heart clustering around jt.
I am with sentiments of great respect.
Your obedient servant,
C. S. MOREHEAD.
Hon. G. Washington Warren.

LOUISIANA— Letter from Governor Wickliffe.
Baton Rouge, La., June 8, 1857.
Gentlemen :
I have received your invitation to attend the celebration of
the 82d anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill.
It is with pleasure I hear that you have selected such an appro
priate occasion to inaugurate a Statue of the great Warren, who
there fell in defence of the liberty which we now enjoy.
I truly regret that I am unable to accept your kind invitation.
I am with sentiments of the highest respect for the patriotic Asso
ciation which you represent,
Your most obedient servant,
ROBERT C. WICKLIFFE.
Messrs. G. Washington Warren,
Vuiiam W. Wheildon,
Timothy T. Sawyer,
Frederic W. Lincoln, Jr,

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DISTEICT of COLUMBIA— Letter from Joseph Warren Newcomb, Esq.
Washington, June 12, 1857.
Gentlemen :
I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your invita
tion to be present at the celebration "of the 82d anniversary of the
Battle of Bunker Hill, on the 17th of June, by the inauguration of
a statue of General Warren."
The occasion addresses itself to every friend of his country, and to
me with peculiar interest.
I regret extremely that I cannot be present to witness the inter
esting ceremony of the day, but the inexorable force of circumstances
forbids it. I hope my children will be there.
Be pleased to accept my thanks for this mark of attention.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
JOSEPH WARREN NEWCOMB.
Letter from William W. Corcoran, Esq.
Washington, May 80, 1857,
Dear Sir :
I beg to thank the Committee through you for the honor done
me, in the kind invitation to attend the inauguration of the Statue of
Gen. Warren, on the 17th of June. It would have afforded me much
pleasure to be present on that interesting occasion, but absence in the
far west will prevent my having the honor of participating.
I am with great regard.
Your friend and obedient servant,
WM. W. CORCORAN.
Hon. G. Washington Warren,

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Letter from Professor Henry.
Smithsonian Institution,
• Washington, May 7th, 1857.
Deae Sir :
Please accept my thanks for your kind invitation to attend
the inauguration of a Statue of General Warren, on the 17th of June.
It would give me pleasure to be present at so interesting a cere
mony and to profit by an intercourse with the distinguished men
which the important occasion will call together, but I regret that my
engagements will be such as to prevent my attendance.
I am pleased that the custom is becoming more general, as our
country is increasing in wealth and prosperity, of erecting statues to
our benefactors. I prefer these to mere architectural monuments,
since they not only tend to improve the public taste for the fine arts,
but also to produce a more indelible impression of the character of a
distinguished individual by the association of ideas connected with
his personal appearance.I have the honor to be
Very respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
JOSEPH HENRY.
Wm. W. Wheildon, Esq.,
for the Committee, Charlestown, Mass.

CORRESPONDENCE OF STATE COMMITTEE.

The Legislative Committee, whose appointment we have
already mentioned, have kindly furnished their correspondence
for insertion in this volume. The first letter below was
addressed by them to the President of the United States,
and letters of similar import were forwarded to the distin
guished gentlemen whose replies follow. Without any desire
to forestall the reader's interest in these letters, we may be
permitted to say that they unitedly express that appreciation
of the occasion and those sentiments of patriotic feeling
which it was so well calculated to call forth. So long as
the high officers of government, on one hand, and the
prominent men of the whole country, on the other, cherish
g,nd inculcate such principles, and such feeling, it cannot be
doubted that our glorious Union will be perpetuated and
its unfathomed blessings transmitted to posterity. The Com
mittee of the Bunker Hill Monument Association esteem it
a fortunate privilege, on theu" part, in some degree to have
given occasion for so full an outpouring of fraternal and
national feehng as they have been at liberty to record in the
pages of this volume.

178 CORRESPONDENCE.
Letter to the President of the United States.
State House, Senate Chambee,
Boston, May 16, 1857,
Sie:
By a joint order of the two branches of the Legislature of
Massachusetts, pf the fourteenth day of May current, a Committee
was appointed for the reception of the President and Vice Presi
dent of the United States, the members of the Cabinet, Lieutenant-
General Scott, or other distinguished strangers that may visit this
State, on the occasion of the celebration of the Seventeenth of June
next, and the Inauguration of the Statue of General Warren,
The undersigned were appointed to this honorable and grateful
service ; and we hereby, in the name and in the behalf of the
Legislature of Massachusetts, beg leave to express our earnest hope
that it may be found compatible with your public duties and perr
sonal convenience to be present.
We should rejoice, in expression of the sentiments of our con
stituents, to welcome the Chief Magistrate of the Union, on a spot
and a day consecrated in the history and in the hearts of the Ameri
can people.
With the highest consideration for yourself, personally, and for
the great office to which you have been called,
We are yours, most respectfully,
Charles W. Upham,
President of the Senate.
Chaeles a. Phelps,
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Velqeous Taft,
ROBEET I. BUEBANK,
Gideon Haynes,
Of the Senate.
James Lee, Jr.,
E. C. Bakee,
Dextee F. Paekee,
Thomas Faemee,
Jonas Fitch,
Of the House of Representatives.
Hon. Jaues BnOEAHAH, President of the United States.

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From the President of the United States.
Washington, May 25, 1857.
Gentlemen :
I have received your kind favor of the 16th inst., in
viting me, on behalf of the Legislature of Massachusetts, to be
present " on the occasion of the celebration of the 17th of June next,
and the Inauguration of the Statue of General Warren." I should
be much gratified were it in my power to accept this distinguished
honor, for which I feel truly grateful ; and therefore deeply regret
that the pressure of important public business will render this
impossible. No spectacle could afford me greater satisfaction than
to be present at the Inauguration of a Statue dedicated to the
memory of the first great martyr in the cause of American
Independence. Please to accept my cordial thanks for the courteous and accepta
ble manner towards myself, personally, in which you have executed
the trust confided to you, and believe me to be,
Yours, very respectfully, James Buchajtan.
Hon. Charles W. Upham, and others. Committee of the Senate ;
and Hon. Charles A. Phelps, and others, Committee of the
House, &c., &c., &c.

From the Vice-President of the United States.
Lexington, Ky., May 22, 1857.
Gentlemen :
In answer to the invitation, in the name of the Legislature
bf Massachusetts, contained in your letter of the 1 6th inst., I have
to express my deep regret that engagements which cannot be post
poned will deny me the pleasure of participating in the interesting
ceremonies at Bunker HUl on the 17th of June.

180 CORRESPONDENCE,
It would, indeed, be most grateful to my feelings, to visit New
England for the first time to bear some part in rendering appro
priate honors to the memory of Gen, Warren, Not Massachusetts
only — ^the whole Union also cherishes with affectionate gratitude
the recollection of his character and services. To place his Statue
on the battle-field of Bunker HUl wUl be a fit testimonial from
the present generation ; for, although, with a disinterested patriotism
of which a mind less noble would have been mcapable, he de
clined, at that memorable battle, the chief command to which his
rank entitled him, and sought the post of danger with the musket
of a private soldier —^ this very fact, joined to his courage and his
great example, made him the hero of the day,
Massachusetts contributed to the struggle for freedom her full
share of patriotism and courage ' — yet I confess that, to me, Warren
has always appeared the most attractive and heroic character that
she gave to the Revolution, In him, boundless faith and intrepidity,
perfect rectitude, great abihties, enthusiasm, and fervent love of
liberty, were so united and developed as to lift him above most of
his eminent cotemporaries, and entitle him to a place In that par
ticular galaxy composed of the selectest spirits of revolutionary
times. No man saw more clearly the consequences of submission
to the pretensions of the British crown ; no man saw more clearly
the dangers Involved in resistance; and yet no man was more
determined or effective in awakening and organizing the spirit that
led to our emancipation, I persuade myself that, from the begin
ning, he looked far beyond the special Issues that seemed to ex
haust the questions of difference, and fixed his thoughts on absolute
Independence. And although cut down in the morning of his
glorious life, he did not live to see the united Colonies acknowledged
among the Independent powers of the world ; it well becomes us
gratefully to remember how much his life and death contributed
to hasten that auspicious day.
I am quite sure that the people of the South would no more
admit that the fame of Warren belongs to Massachusetts alone,
than they would claim the renown of Washington exclusively for
the country South of the Potomac — and this is doubtless the
feeling of Massachusetts, Whatever may be in store for the
future, the past at least is common property. Is there not good

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reason to hope that these treasures of the country shall never be
divided — that the political and social brotherhood our fathers
formed shall be perpetuated through all generations, and that the
Constitution they bequeathed to us shall be revered and maintained
as the only sure bond of union and progress ?
I am gentlemen, very truly,
Your friend and obedient servant,
John C. Beeckineidge.
Hon. Chaeles W. Upham,
Hon. Chaeles A. Phelps, and others. Committee.

From Hon. Lewis Cass, Secretary of State.
Washington City, May 21, 1857.
Gentlemen :
I am much obliged to you for the invitation to attend
the Celebration of the 17th of June next, and the Inaugura
tion of the Statue of General Warren. Other arrangements will
deprive me of the pleasure of accepting it, and of making part of
the vast assemblage of American citizens, who will come up, In this
the time of their country's power, to the scene of one of her most
glorious deeds done in the time of her weakness, and recall, upon
Bunker's HIU, the memorable events which have made the day and
the place immortal. And who wIU come up also to bear their tribute
of respect and gratitude to the memory of the patriot soldiers,
who fought the first great battle for freedom in our land, and many
of whom mingled their blood with that of their leader, the Illus
trious Warren, who has built for himself a prouder monument In
the history of his country than he will have even in the marble
statue you propose to inaugurate under such imposing circum
stances. I am, gentlemen, very respectfully, Your ob't servant, Lewis Cass.
To the Committee, &c.

182 CORRESPONDENCE;
From Hon. Howell Cobb, Secretary of the Treasury.
Washington City, June 1, 1857,
Gentlemen :
I have to-day addressed a letter to the Committee of Ar
rangements of the Bunker Hill Monument Association expressive
of my regret in being unable to attend the proposed Celebration of
the 17th of this month. It would have been to me a source of
sincere pleasure to have participated in the ceremonies of an occa
sion so full of grateful reminiscences, and so Instructive of future
duties and obligations ; I must submit, however, to the require
ments of official duty and forego the pleasure.
I request that you will communicate to the Legislature my ap
preciation of the honor which you have tendered to me In their
name, with the reason that compels me to decline it.
I am, very respectfully, Yours, &c.,
Howell Cobb.
Hon. C. W. Upham, President of the Senate, and others,
Hon. C. A. Phelps, Speaker of the House, and others.

From Hon. Isaac Toucey, Secretary of the Navy.
Navy Department, May 22, 1857.
Gentlemen :
I have the honOr to acknowledge the receipt of the invitation of the
Joint Committee of the Legislature of Massachusetts to visit that
State on the occasion of the celebration of the 17th of June next,
and the Inauguration of the Statue of General AYarren. It would
afford me great pleasure to participate In the ceremonies of this
Interesting occasion, and to unite with the citizens of Massachusetts
In doing honor to the memory of this hero of Revolutionary times,
but official engagements will prevent.

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Be pleased to convey to the Committee my acknowledgments of
its attention, and to accept, for yourselves, the assurances of my
high respect, Very respectfuUy, Your obedient servant,

I. TOUCET.

Hon. Chaeles W. Upham, President of the Senate.
Hon. Chaeles A. Phelps, Speaker of the House.

From Hon. Aaron V. Brown, Postmaster General.
Post Office Depaetment, May 20, 1857.
Gentlemen :
I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your note
of 16th inst,, informing me that, with your associates, you had
been appointed, by joint order of the two branches of the Legisla
ture of Massachusetts, Committees for the reception of the Presi
dent and Vice-President of the United States, the members of the
Cabinet, Lieutenant-General Scott, and other distinguished strangers
who may visit your State, on the occasion of the Celebration of the
17th June next, and the Inauguration of the Statue of General
Warren, — . and expressing, In behalf of the Legislature of Massa
chusetts, the hope that It may be compatible with my public duties
and personal convenience to be present.
Allow me, gentlemen, to make my acknowledgments, through
your Committee to the Legislature of Massachusetts, for the honor
thus conferred upon me, as a member of the Cabinet, and my
regrets that public duties here forbid the gratification of a strong
desire to unite with the Legislature and people of Massachusetts In
doing honor to the great event and occasion which you propose to
celebrate. I am, very respectfully. Your obedient servant,
Aaeon V. Beown,
To the Coinmittee, &c.

184 CORRESPONDENCE.

From Hod. John Thompson, Secretary of the Interior.
Depaetment of the Lstteeioe,
Washington, May 21, 1857.
Gentlemen :
I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your invita
tion, as the Joint Committee of the Honorable the Legislature of the
Commonwealth of Massachusetts, to be present on the occasion of
the Celebration of the Battle of Bunker HUl, on the 17th of June
next, and the Inauguration of the Statue of General Warren.
In reply, I have to express my deep regret, that the exigences of
official business will necessarily deny me the privUege of partaking
in a ceremonial of such surpassing Interest.
With the highest consideration,
I am, gentlemen, your most ob't servant, J. Thompson.
Hon. Chaeles W. Uphajh, President of the Senate.
Hon. Chaeles A. Phelps, Speaker of the House.
Hon. Veloeous Taft, and others. Committee of the Senate.
Hon. James Lee, Jr., and others. Committee of the House.

From Lieutenant-General Scott.
New York, June 11, 1857.
Gentlemen :
I had the honor to receive. In due time, your note, inform
ing me that you were a Committee on the part of the Massachusetts
Legislature, appointed to receive certain high public functionaries
and myself, previously Invited by the Bunker Hill Monument Asso
ciation to be present on the occasion of " the Inauguration of the
Statue of General Warren."
Your flattering communication I delayed answering, in the hope
(as I have explained to your Sub-Committee) that some favorable

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change In the health of one of my family might permit me to visit
Bunker Hill, the neighboring cities and towns, on the approaching
occasion of high national interest ; but the critical illness that has
caused me so much uneasiness having, in the meantime, rather
increased than diminished, I am compelled, at the last moment, to
decline the many flattering inducements before me to visit your
noble Commonwealth. With the highest respect, gentlemen,
I have the honor to remain.
Your most ob't servant, Winfield Scott.
To the Committee, &c.

From Ex-President John Tyler.
Sherwood Forest, Va., -June 5, 1857.
To the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Com
monwealth of Massachusetts.
Gentlemen :
I have felt myself highly flattered by your kind letter of the
25th of May, written on behalf of the Joint Committee of the two
branches of the Legislature, and expressing the earnest hope that
1 would be present in Boston, on the 17th inst., at the Inauguration
of the Statue of General Warren ; and I pray you to be assured
that few things would afford me more true pleasure than a com
pliance with youi; wishes. A heavy family bereavement, which has
plunged into deep affliction all who surround me, precludes the pos
sibility of my doing so. There is no one who, had he been per
mitted to do so, would have witnessed the august ceremonies of the
17th, in memory of the first great martyr to the cause of Freedom
and Independence, with deeper emotion than myself
Be pleased to make acceptable to the Committee you represent,
my cordial salutations, and accept for yourselves, individually,
assurances of my high consideration. Truly and faithfuUy,
John Tyler.
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186 CORRESPONDENCE.
From Ex-President Millard Fillmore.
Buffalo, N. Y., June 8, 1857.
Hon. Charles W. Upham, —
Sir: I am honored by the receipt of your letters of the 2d inst.,
public and private, inviting me to be present at the Bunker HiU
Celebration of the 17th, when a Statue wiU be Inaugurated to
the memory of General Warren, and I can assure you it wtU'
give me great pleasure to accept the Invitation, If it be in my
power, but some business which calls me from home this week
may prevent.' I am, with the highest respect. Yours, &c.,
MiLLAED Fillmore.

From Hon. John 0. Fremont.
New York, 56 West Ninth Street, June 6, 1857.
Gentlemen :
I had the honor yesterday to receive an invitation, which
you tender me in behalf of the Legislature of Massachusetts and
its Committee of Reception, to visit your State at the Inauguration
of the Statue of General Warren.
It would give me pleasure to witness an event of such unusual
and general interest, but the departure of my family for an indefi
nite absence on the 20th of this month, and my desire to be with
them during the interval, will necessarily deprive me of the gratifi
cation I should have had in accepting your invitation.
I am, gentlemen. With high consideration and regard.
Your obedient servant,
J. C. Fremont.
Hon, Charles W, Upham, President of the Senate.
Hon. Charles A. Phelvs, Speaker of the House.

MUNICIPAL CELEBRATION,

MUNICIPAL CELEBRATION.

Within a few days after the appointment ofthe Committee ofthe
Bunker Hill Momiment Association, the Common Council of
Charlestown, took notice of the subject, and adopted the following
order, at their meeting on the 16th of March : —
Ordered, That, inasmuch as the approaching anniversary of the
Battle of Bunker Hill is to be commemorated by the Bunker Hill
Monument Association, by the inauguration of the Statue of War
ren ; and as the occasion will be one of more than usual interest to
the citizens of Charlestown and vicinity, on account of this event
and the general interest felt by our citizens in a proper notice of the
anniversary, that a Committee consisting of the President and three
members of this Board be appointed, with such as the Mayor and
Aldermen may join, to make suitable arrangements for the city to
unite with the Bunker Hill Monument Association In a proper cele
bration of the anniversary, and in the appropriate ceremonies pro
posed by that Association on the occasion.
The same order was adopted at a meeting of the Board of Mayor
and Aldermen, and the following joint committee was appointed
thereon : — Timothy T. Sawyee, Mayor of the City.
JhoIas^M See. \ "f '^ ^'^'^ "/ ^^^^-
Horace G. Hutchins, President,
W. W. Pierce, I ^^ ^ ^^ ^^^^
Oscar Murdock, ' ''
Paul Willard.
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190 MUNICIPAL CELEBRATION,
At the first meeting of this Committee, a sub-committee, consist
ing of the Mayor, Messrs. Fletcher, Pierce, and Willard, was ap
pointed to confer with the sub-committee of the Monument Associa
tion. At a conference of these two committees, a line of action was
suggested and adopted by the Committee of the City Government,
which resulted in the following communication : —
City of Charlestown, )
Mayor's Office, May 9th, 1857- J
The Common Council of Charlestown, wishing to contribute to
the occasion of the Inauguration of the Statue of General Warren,
on the 17th of June next, respectfully tender to the Bunker Hill
Monument Association, a reception and escort.
General James Dana has been appointed Chief Marshal, and he
wUl make all necessary arrangements, if it shaU please the Associa
tion to accept the proposition. In behalf of the City CouncU,
TIMOTHY T. SAWYER, May(rr.
This proposition on the part of the City Council of Charlestown,
was accepted by the Committee, with much satisfaction.
The order of the City Council, already quoted, not only contem
plated giving the aid of the city to the arrangements and ceremonies
of the Monument Association, but also a fittiug celebration of the day
and a fitting tribute of respect to the distinguished gentlemen expec
ted to be present. The just pride which the citizens of Charlestown
feel in their local history ; the responsibility which that history im
poses upon them, as the guardians of the first great battle-field of
the revolution ; the debt of gratitude which they in common with all
their countrymen, owe to the patriotic fathers — not easily to be for
gotten in this presence — are considerations which induce the prompti
tude and liberality which they have always manifested on occasions of
patriotic displays. The City CouncU, in their action in this matter,
did not fail to meet the approval of their constituents, and received
their earnest co-operation.

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General Dana, Chief Marshal of the City CouneU of Charles
town, having been duly authorized by the Committee of that body,
invited the military companies of Charlestown, Concord, and Wo
burn, to perform escort duty on the occasion; by receiving the Monu
ment Association and its guests at the line of the city, and these.
invitations were severally accepted ; but it appearing that a large
body of troops, other than those specially invited, would be present
on the occasion, it was thought best that they should be united in
one body, and the following general notice, signed by the Grand
Marshal on the part of the Association, and by General Dana, as
Chief Marshal, on behalf of the City of Charlestown, was published
in the papers of the day.
CELEBRATION 17th OF JUNE.
The undersigned invite all the Military bodies who intend to be
present at the above Celebration, to assemble on the morning of that
day on High street, in front of Monument Square, in the city of
Charlestown, and join in the escort. And they are requested to
report themselves on or before the 13th inst., to Col. Charles B.
Rogers of Charlestown, commander of the escort, who will assign to
them a proper position.
THOMAS ASPINWALL,
Grand Marshal B. H. M. Association.
JAMES DANA,
Chief Marshal City of Charlestown.
In accordance with previous arrangements, the day was ushered in
by the ringing of the bells, the firing of national salutes, and the
waving of the national ensign from the various flag staffs of the city.
At an early hour in the morning, the mUitary companies of the city
and the neighboring towns, and the various Engine and Hose Com
panies of the Fire Department, were passing through the streets in
various directions to receive their guests and prepare for the duties
of the day.
An invitation was extended to aU the MUitary Companies and
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view the Statue in the morning, and as many as found it convenient
to do so, were properly received and accommodated.
Agreeably to the above notice, the military companies present, in
cluding all which had arrived in season to comply with the request,
assembled on High street, and were formed in column, whence they
proceeded to Boston, and on their way to the State House were
joined by other portions of the grand military column which finally
composed the splendid escort of the occasion.
The subsequent proceedings of the day ; the admirable decora
tion of the city, both by the committee and the citizens ; the enthu
siasm which pervaded the whole people, and the decorum and good
order which prevaUed during the day, have been elsewhere sufficient
ly enlarged upon. They were all alike creditable to the city and
honorable to the people.
At the conclusion of the ceremonies on the Monument Grounds,
a procession was formed under Gen. Dana, escorted by the military
companies present, and proceeded with the guests of the association
and others, who had been invited by the Committee of the City
Council, to the City Hall. His Excellency Gov. Gardner and suite,
proceeded to the same place, under escort of the Independent
Cadets. The Hall was beautifully dressed and brilliantly lighted
for the occasion, under the direction of the committee. Tables
were laid around the hall, and were loaded with tempting edibles,
not only of the substantial but ofthe lighter descriptions. Strawberries
were provided in profusion. Numerous vases of fine cut flowers
decked the tables, and two baskets of beautiful flowers were sus
pended from the ceiling.
On the platform, at the head of the Hall, were assembled nearly
all the distinguished gentlemen, from various parts of the country
and our own Commonwealth, who had honored the day with their
presence. After the welcoming remarks of 31ayor Sawyer, the
company needed no further invitation to partake of the feast so
generously placed before them.

MUNICIPAL CELEBRATION. 193

Mayor's Address.

In behalf of the City Council of Charlestown, I thank
you, gentlemen, for the honor you confer upon it by
your presence on this occasion. You have been at
tracted hither by the ceremonies which have taken
place on the hallowed soil within our limits, and you
have aided in paying another grateful tribute to the
memories of the noble men, who, on the 17th of June,
1775, by the soundness of their hearts, and the energy
of their wills, transformed what, until then, had been
but a simple pasture-field, into the very sanctuary of
Hope and Freedom.
Amid the conflicts and changes which must be con
tinually occurring in this now extended land, a sacred
feeling of patriotism and faith exists, like a steady
ray of light, to guide and control us. And this feel
ing must be traced back for its origin to Bunker Hill :
while these gatherings upon its soil may be looked
upon as rekindlings of a flame to be forever kept bright
and burning. And on these occasions, when the gen
eral interest is turned to the old battle-field, and the
steps of the honored, from all parts of the country, are
directed towards it, those of us who are domiciled
about it and who have our every day interests per
manently fixed within its shadow, will be pardoned, I
know, for an unusual glow of pride and a feeling of
importance which otherwise might be unbecoming in
us. We feel as if some precious trust had been com
mitted to our charge, as if a special interest in this
heritage from the Fathers had been bequeathed to us ;
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and, while in common with you all, we stand by this
shrine of freedom, to present our offerings of gratitude,
to be reanimated by the noble example of manliness
and valor, and to pledge eternal faithfulness to " the
trust, the sacred trust attaching to the rich inheritance
from our Fathers," you will, we are assured, at the
same time allow us the pleasant satisfaction of wel
coming you to our homes and our hearts. In behalf
of the people whom I represent, I offer you words of
welcome and of thanks. To you, gentlemen, repre
sentatives of States that have grown up and grown
great under the influence of the good sentiment pro
claimed, defended, and fixed upon the attention of the
world by the men whose memories we this day com
memorate, may I offer the assurance that you are here
greeted with a heartiness and a regard commensurate
with a just appreciation of your positions and your
characters. While to you, gentlemen, whose talents and
whose genius have been so frequently and so gen
erously lent and applied for the public advantage and
honor, I tender the thanks of an obliged and grate
ful community. To all of you, statesmen, soldiers,
sailors, scholars, magistrates, citizens, I bid a cordial
welcome. If, when the excitement of this day shall
be over, we can feel that in any degree we have
added to the comfort, the harmony, the joy of the
occasion, our purpose and plan will have been fully
accomplished ; and if the result of this celebration shall
be to deepen among our people their reverence for the
Fathers, and to increase their charity and love for the
children of our Country, we may all of us, I am sure,
thank God that we aided in it.

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Owing to the lateness of the hour, and other engagements of
gentlemen present, no further formality was observed, and the ad
dresses, which were expected from some of the distinguished gentle
men, for which time was not allowed in the J'avilion, were
so far dispensed with as to allow a more free interchange of con
gratulations and sentiments. Each breast was filled with patriotic
feeling, and for the time, enjoyed its own communion upon the
purposes and events of the day, and the associations that the scenes
and ceremonies had inspired.
During the day, many of the citizens of Charlestown kept " open
house " for the accommodation of their friends and strangers, and
many pleasant meetings were enjoyed. Among those who thus man
ifested their patriotism and their hospitality, we may mention more
particularly the President of the Association, Hon. Mr. Warren,
Mayor Sawyer, Ex-Mayor Frothingham, General James Dana,
Dr. A. R. Thompson, Peter Hubbell, James Lee, Jr., Horace G.
Hutchins, P. J. Stone, L. A. Huntington, Joseph F. Hovey, Edward
Riddle, Wm. W. WheUdon, Edw. Lawrence, John K. Fuller, R. G.
Lockwood, Paul Willard, Dr. Henry Lyon, Oscar Murdock, Isaac
Kendall, 2d, Col. Rogers, Ira Goodrich, Francis Thompson, N. F.
Frothingham, Geo. E. Lincoln, Benj. G. Blanchard, and many
others. In the evening, the Statue in the PavUion was brilliantly lighted
with gas, by the active efforts of Mr. Geo. B. Neal, agent of the
Gas Company, and was visited by thousands of persons. Two
Bands of Musicians, provided by the City Committee, were stationed
on the ground, and discoursed delightful music, while the air was
filled with fireworks. The city throughout was gorgeous with light
and brilliancy.

It is proper here to say that the interest which the City Council
of Charlestown and the citizens generally took in the occasion; the
liberal manner in which they contributed to the celebration, during
the day and evening, and the elegant and hospitable entertainment

196 FIRE DEPARTMENT.
which the Committee provided for the guests of the Association, de
mand the grateful acknowledgments of the Committee of Arrange
ments. They were appreciated and will be remembered.
In conclusion, we may bestow one word of consideration, at least,
upon the Ladies of Charlestown, who were so ready to render their
assistance and encouragement in aid of the celebration, and in the
duties of hospitality. They are ever ready to answer all demands
upon their patriotism and their gratitude as upon their benevolence.
Without their kind interest, their ready approval and their tasteful
labors, our celebration and its ornaments, would have been incom
plete. We owe them many thanks for their efforts, and cheerfully
acknowledge a new claim on their part to our respectful regards.

PARADE OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
The Firemen of Charlestown and their guests, assembled on
Austin street, at about ten o'clock, and in a few. moments moved in
the following order : —
Chief Engineer James C. Poor.
shelton's brass band.
Oceanus Engine Co., No. 11, New York, Capt. John Wildey.
_ Uniform— drab coat and pants, fire hats. Their beautiful double
decked engine attracted great attention.
WASHINGTON brass BAND.
New York Hose Co., No. 5, Capt. Frank M. Raymond. Uni
form—red shirts, black pants and fire hats. The hose carriage of
this company was greatly admired.
NASHUA BRASS band.
La Fayette Hose Co., No. 3, Nashua, N. H., Capt. Jackson
• WiUard. Uniform — red shirts, grey pants and fire hats.
Constitution Engine Co., No. 9, of Salem, Capt. A. A. Wiggin.
Uniform — blue shirts, black pants aud fire hats.

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flagg's cornet band.
Warren Engine Co., No. 1, Roxbury, Captain John A. Foley.
Uniform — red shirts, black pants and fire hats. The officers of
Torrent, No. 6, of Roxbury, were guests of the Warren.
Hancock Engine Co., No. 1, Capt. Samuel Brintnall. Uniform —
red shirts, black pants and fire hats.
CHELSEA BRASS BAND.
Bunker Hill Engine Company, No. 2, Capt, Swan, Uniform —
red shirts, black pants and fire hats.
Howard Engine Co., No. 3, Capt. Copps. Uniform — red shirts,
black pants and glazed caps.
Red Jacket Hose Co., No. 1, Capt. Barstow. Uniform — red
shirts, black pants and drab caps.
BOSTON BEIGADE BAND.
Warren Engine Co., No. 4, Capt. Prescott. Uniform — blue
shirts, black pants and fire hats.
Washington Engine Co., No. 5, Capt. Rogers. Uniform — red
shirts, black pants and fire hats.
Franklin Engine Co., No, 7, Capt. Thomas Brintnall. Uniform
— ^black pants, white shirts and black hats.
The various companies drew their apparatus, which showed to
great advantage. Warren No. 4's engine had just been repainted,
and looked exceedingly neat and elegant.
The procession passed through the following streets : — Main, •
Bunker Hill, Elm, High, Concord, Chelsea, Adams, Common, Win
throp and Harvard ; passing all the engine houses in the city.
The companies all mustered with full ranks, and each made a
very creditable appearance. This parade of the Fire Department,
with their guests, was one of the attractive features of the day.
In the afternoon Oceanus Company, of New York, partook of the
hospitalities of Washington, No. 5, of Charlestown. Both com
panies afterwards proceeded to Spy Pond to finish their celebration
of the 17th.
In the evening. Hose Company, No. 5, of New York, dined with
Hancock Engine Co., of Charlestown, at Washington Hall.

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NOTE.
The following contemporary accounts and selections are made
from the newspapers of the day, and are here inserted as con
tributing to the iUustration of this last great Celebration of the
Monument Association. They will be perused with interest, now
and hereafter, as affording vivid descriptions of the incidents and
ceremonies ; as giving a more lively history of the events and
scenes, — showing, as It were, the " very age and body of the
time, his form and pressure," more clearly than any formal account
can do, — and as indicating the general success of the occasion.

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[From the Evening Gazette.]
BUNKER HILL. — SEVENTEENTH JUNE.

No Eleusinian mysteries demand our care
On this eventful morn, no tales of Greece, or Rome,
Will fill the soul, but shouts that rend the air
Recall a strife for Liberty, and home.
A strife now dwelling in the mighty past,
And summoned to the mind, its bold appeal
Cleaves with heart-stirring power, the last
And least, in sympathy must feel.
It tells of deeds of stern and high emprise,
The patriot soldier on his native soil,
Defending rights, the brave, the good, the wise.
Pull eager for the fight, its carnage, and its toil.
It heralds one — most honored be the name
Of Waiiken, in his prime, he fell, a son
Of Massachusetts — all his youthful fame
Now lives, enshrined, his earthly work well do^e.
And with his comrades, on that blest of days,
When men uprose, and sped them to this height.
He won a nation's love, a nation's praise,
And proved, iu truth, that right is ever might.
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Nor to these men must boundless thanka be given,
Whose deeds this hour we solemnly recount,
But unto Him, eternal of high Heaven,
Shall incense rise from this immortal mount.
And grateful hearts imbued with God above,
Recalling blessings, scattered o'er the land
All crowning Freedom, symbol of His love,
Profoundly humble, laud the Giver's hand. One op the Babclats.

[From the Bunker HiU Aurora.]
It seems to be universally admitted, that the Celebration and
Inauguration, in this city, were splendidly successful and satisfac
tory. The weather was cloudy, and in many respects favorable to
the proceedings of the day. The military and masonic displays on
the occasion have rarely been equalled. It Is the third great cele
bration under the auspices of the Monument Association, besides
the Masonic celebration of 1845, and the union celebration of the
Anniversary in 1850 ; and it is believed to have been equal to any
that have preceded It, and superior, in some respects, to either of
them. The Committee of Arrangements had to regret the absence
of a number of guests, who had been Invited by them, and were
expected to be present; but they are pleaded to know that those
who honored the day with their presence, expressed themselves
highly gratified with the occasion, and the proceedings and cere
monies which characterized it. Great credit is due. In the planning
and carrying out the arrangements for the celebratiou, to the Presi
dent of the Association, Mr. Warren, whose exertions have been
various and arduous for several weeks, and who has devoted himself
to the labor with great earnestness and energy. In addition to the
duties and service required of him, in regard to the celebration
itself, it Is just to say, that It is by his exertions that the cost of the
Statue, (flve thousand dollars,) has been completed witliiu a few
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labor of the artist. The result Is extremely creditable to him and
to others who have promptly, and we may add patriotically, seconded •
his efforts In this behalf.
The Committee of Arrangements, on the part of the Association,
are largely indebted to the City Council of Charlestown, and the
Mayor, for the prompt and unsolicited assistance rendered in the
celebration of the day ; in providing the splendid mUitary escort
of the occasion, in the entertainment of the guests of the Associa
tion, In the decoration of the city, in music, and fireworks, aud in
various other respects adding to the interest and brilliancy of the
celebration. The splendid work of art, which the Association have now placed
upon their grounds In this city —~ an enduring monument of pa
triotic gratitude — '¦ may be regarded as some compensation for the
equally patriotic Interest manifested by the City Government on
the occasion.
The escort was tendered to the Association by the City of
Charlestown. Four companies of the Fifth Regiment were in
vited by the City Government, and the appearance of the rest of
the military was entirely voluntary on their part. The mUitary
force must have comprised about two thousand men. The propo
sition on the part of the City Government to provide this escort,
was malSe in the most liberal and honorable manner, and was car
ried out with remarkable success. Col. Rogers, the commander,
we are informed by military men, discharged his duty in a soldierly
and satisfactory manner.
The. whole arrangement, notwithstanding the delay which oc
curred, was eminently successful and briUiant, and as the occasion
was strictly military, the display was worthy of the day, and the
purpose. It will long be remembered, we think, as one of the
finest mUitary displays ever seen on any similar occasion in the
State. The number of people in Charlestown, on the occasion of this cele
bration, can hardly be estimated. During more than half the day,
from early morning untU afternoon, there was a continual stream of
people over the two bridges from Boston, besides large numbers
who came In from other directions. Along the entire route of the
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people, and the houses and stores, and, in some cases, the house-tops,
• filled with spectators.
The Masonic portion of the procession was one of its greatest
and most marked features. The fraternity was out in great num
bers, and made a display of their order and regalia never before
exceeded In this part of the country. The Boston Encampment of
Knights Templars, under command of Dr. Winslow Lewis, num
bering one hundred and twenty-five members, dressed In their rich
regalia, and carrying swords, made a fine display. The Grand
Lodge of Massachusetts, which brought up the rear of the Masonic
procession, (moving left in front,) also made a very fine appearance
with their rich " blue and gold " regalia. A detachment of Knights
Templars, under command of J. K. Hall, Esq., acted as body guard
to the Grand Lodge:
Mr. Warren's Levee. -^^ AitQi ihe ceremonies In the pavilion, on
Wednesday, the house of Mr. Warren, President of the Monument
Association, was thrown open to its officers and guests, marshals,
subscribers to the Statue, and a brilliant party of ladles and gen
tlemen assembled. Messrs. Everett and Winthrop, Senator Mason,
Mr. Peabody, N. P. Willis, and other distinguished guests, were
present during the evening, and were entertained by Mr. and Mrs,
Warren, in a most courteous and hospitable manner. The Ger
mania Band was present and discoursed most agreeable irfusic on
the occasion.

[From the Boston Courier.]
The third occasion of celebration on Bunker Hill was equal to
those which had marked the laying of the corner-stone and the
completion of the Monument ; and although there was no Web
ster present, there were others with a love of country as strong,
and a patriotism as large, Everett, and Winthrop, of Massachu
setts, Mason, of Virginia, and Kennedy, of Maryland, — the Gov
ernors of the old States of Connecticut and Rhode Island, and our
own chief magistrate, — all as brothers and citizens of a common
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can only urge our readers this morning to read the addresses, and
to reflect on the patriotic sentiments contained in them.
The celebration of yesterday was abundantly successful. The
day proved most propitious, at least for those who took an active
part In the services. A sHght rain on the preceding day had laid
the dust, and though the morning was somewhat lowering, and the
clouds let fall a few occasional drojDS, yet the absence of summer
sun and the moderately cool atmosphere made the march of the
procession less fatiguing, and the whole affair perhaps none the less
agreeable to the spectators. Boston was thronged with a multitude
not often surpassed, though on some former occasions we have seen
more present. We can truly say we never saw a more decent and
orderly crowd. On the Common, especially, and In all the avenues
leading to the State House, and In the immediate vicinity of that
edifice, the packed mass of human beings was a sight to behold.
At this season, the Common itself presents a spectacle of glorious
beauty ; and crowded as It was yesterday with the living and
moving multitude, it afforded a scene of extraordinary animation
and interest. Whatever may be our deficiencies in other particu
lars, In certain practical respects our population certainly shows, at
such times, a strong religious sense. For surely it must be either
a sublime, if unconscious, trust in Providence, which emboldens so
many of the fairer sex to throw themselves unhesitatingly among
the crowd. This courage may in part be owing to their marked
confidence in the courtesy of the rougher sex, which in this country
almost always gives way at once to a woman, but the thing is no
less a marvel, how they sometimes escape injury by accident, if not
rude usage by design. We do not speak of coarser females to
whom a jostle or a jam would be of little moment; but we saw
thousands of women yesterday, many apparently delicate, some of
them aged and feeble, and often accompanied by very tender shoots
from the parental tree, making their way with the most evident con
sciousness of security, through the very thickest of the throng.
The procession itself was singularly complete and imposing. We
doubt whether the mUItary ever appeared to better advantage. Our
own handsome and well-appointed companies will take it as«no dis
paragement, when we say, that the noble New York regiment was
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Nothing superior to it, in everything becoming citizen-soldiers,
could be exhibited In this country, and those who are familiar with
the appearance of the best regular troops in Europe declared they had
seen nothing so nearly resembling them elsewhere in America. It
is a subject of sincere congratulation, that this fine body of men, so
complete in array and discipline, and commanded by officers so ap
parently worthy of them, attended the celebration. Certainly, here
after, we shall feel less apprehension, when we hear of civic troubles,
or of popular outbreaks, in the city of New York. At more than
one period, we have had occasion to appeal successfully to this strong
arm of defence, in our own city, ordinarily so peaceable, and no one
could observe the general aspect, and firm, measured tread of the
noble " Seventh " yesterday, without feeling assured confidence In
the eventual maintenance of law, order, and peace. In the great
commercial emporium. We were happy to hear spontaneous
cheers greet them, as they passed between the crowds which
thronged the sidewalks In the various streets.
In another place, we have given a more minute account of aU
which took place in this city and at Bunker Hill. We furnish our
readers with a very full and accurate report of these Interesting
ceremonies and public performances. They were in all respects
highly honorable to those who participated in them. If they can
add no new lustre to the venerated name of Bunker HUl, and to
the beloved one of Warren, forever associated with It, they at
least served to renew, as they will help to perpetuate, the gathering
glory both of the battle-field and the hero.

[From the Boston Herald.]
Yesterday was a holiday long to be remembered iu Boston and
Charlestown. The 'morning opened dark and cloudy, with indica
tions of rain, but as the day advanced the weather became more
and more favorable. Clouds still obscured the sun, and, in conse
quence, the weather was cool and pleasant. Never did a procession
march under more favorable circumstances. The mUitary were not
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of the year, and bore their arms and equipments with ease and
grace. The civil bodies taking part in the procession were espe
cially thankful that this, to them, unusual exercise was so pleasant,
and that neither dust nor mud were in the streets to plague them.
We believe there has not been so large and so fine a display of
mUitary in Boston within the last twenty years. Large numbers
were present from other States, and our own citizen soldiers showed,
on this occasion, their wonted spirit and patriotism by turning out
with fuU ranks. The National Guard, of New York, received the
admiration of the assembled multitudes, and added much to the at
tractions of the day. It was regretted by aU that the Eighth Regi
ment were delayed so as to be unable to join in the procession. We
trust the warmth of their reception, and the attentions which are
being bestowed upon them by the Second Regiment of this city,
wIU fully repay them for their disappointment,
A pleasing feature of the day was the turn-out of that noble body
of citizens, the firemen, who are always on hand, whether to answer
to the call of duty, or by their presence to add to the pleasures and
the beauty of a holiday show. It is to be regretted that circum
stances occurred which prevented them from taking part in the great
procession of the day. That they highly enjoyed themselves In their
Independent celebration, no one can doubt.
The Masons and other public societies helped to swell the pro
cession, by their large numbers, and added to its beauty by their
magnificent banners, rich regalias, and noble appearance.
There were present a large number of distinguished persons from
other States — more than is usual upon occasions like this. The
long line of carriages in the procession contained many men whose
names have become historical.
The proceedings at the pavilion on Bunker Hill were of an ex
ceedingly Interesting character. The speeches were especially per
tinent, brilliant, and eloquent.
The Levee given by the city authorities of Charlestown, at their
City Hall, was weU attended, and was a pleasant and agreeable affair.
The military and firemen, of Charlestown, the military of this
city, the authorities of the two cities, and citizens generaUy, have
paid becoming attention to guests from abroad, thus proving that the
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[From the Boston Advertiser.]
The length of our report in the Advertiser, of the proceedings
in celebration of the late Anniversary, and in the public dedica
tion of the testimonial now erected on the spot where the first battle
for American Independence was fought, to the memory of the
political leader who lost his life as a volunteer in that battle, left us
no space for comment upon those proceedings. The report itself,
perhaps, rendered comment unnecessary. We wish, however, to
give an expression to the gratification which Is felt by the people of
this community at the cordial cooperation in this celebration of so
many persons, not only from aU parts of our own Commonwealth,
and from the neighboring States, but from distant States. We wish,
also, to call attention to the remarks of the distinguished Senator
from Virginia, and of ihe eminent author and orator from Mary
land, who addressed the vast assembly at the pavilion on the occa
sion, expressive of the hearty sympathy of the people of their
respective States In the feelings which animated the people of
Massachusetts in the days of the Revolution, and which stUl ani
mate their descendants.

[From the Home Journal, New ybrA.]
.Idlewiid, July 1, 1857.
Bear Morris, — - My last letter told you of Mr. Everett's elo
quence on the seventeenth ; and you will easily conceive that it was
like a sea-bird's toss upon the waves, after a storm, " vrith the swell
on," to sit and realize the spot and its associations after such
stirring of patriotic memories. The military band had preceded it
with a solemn march, while the Statue was unveiled — the heroic
marble telling its own story to the multitude as the superb canopy
of flags was slowly drawn aside — and I remember to have seen
nothing in my life more dramatically eft'ecfive. It warms a statue
wonderfully into expression to have ten thousand eager admirers
gazing at It with the same feeling, at the same Instant; and I
must own to a thrill of emotion very sti-ange under tliat multi-

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tudinous magnetism. I tried to say something to the friend at my
side, but could not — for there is a gate somewhere between heart
and brain that proves too small, somehow, for the passing of a
thought ten thousand strong ! Why should these best throbs of our
whole existence so choke off the most emotional gift, human utter
ance ? Tell us, oh Agassiz !
While thus powerfully Impressed, by eloquent speech and elo
quent marble, with a representation of the men we have had, It was
both apt and gratifying to see, upon the stage before us, in the
eloquence of life and reality, a representation of the men we have
got. Fifty of the most distinguished gentlemen of our country
occupied the seats of honor upon the platform, and I studied their
physiognomies, and speculated on the Bunker-Hillibillty of each,
with very great interest. Of what Physiology calls the five tem
peraments, " the bilious, the choleric, the phlegmatic, the sanguine,
the melancholy and nervous," there was apparently the usual
distributive proportion, or that which Nature and Elections think
necessary to harmony In the national punch-bowl — only that It is a
pity, (I could not but think,) that, by some such " muddle-stick,"
as the present occasion, these opposing ingredients should not oft
ener be stirred up. Two drops out of any two of their hearts, at
the close of Everett's Oration, would have tasted like one of the
same good liquor, I am very sure.
For fine studies, artistically speaking, the sculptor would haye
chosen the two heads nearest to the speaker — Mr. Mason's, of
Virginia, and Mr. George Peabody's — both men of large stature
and full person, but alike remarkable also for that massive noble
ness of feature that " cuts well in marble." Busts of the two, in
the niches of the Athenasum, would tell well for the keeping up of
the stock of Fairfax and Winthrop. On opposite sides again, and
next to these gentlemen, were two younger men, whom it was im
possible not to classify as you saw them within reach of each
other — a pair of intellectually model heads, of indomitable firm
ness — Governor Gardner and Speaker Banks. Then there was
the embodiment of the PUgrim ideal, in the apostolic and scholarly
features of the President of Harvard ; and there was the large-
hearted humility of a Howard in the marked lineaments and self-
forgetful air of the munificent Cooper; and there was Robert
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C. Winthrop, with his Inheritance of the air gubernatorial, and
healthy Burlingame, the well-woven triplicate of fun, fluency, and
fire, and Colonel Aspinwall, the Wellington-looking veteran who
was the chief-marshal of the day, and the straight-forward and
prompt President of the Bunker Hill Association, ex-mayor Warren,
who, as the descendant of the same stock with the hero In marble,
was the occasion's proper spokesman and host.
Upon these, and the forty or fifty other eminent men upon the
raised platform, I looked with the natural Interest of comparison, as
the orator called up for us, once more, the shadows of the heroes of
'76, and. In the vivid array of the two periods, I could feel no
disparagement of our time. With cause for another Revolution,
there would be plenty of mind for It, as well as plenty of strong
will, courage, and patriotism — no spectator of that scene could
have a doubt.
Of the day's main procession of events, the newspapers have
given faithful account ; but there were two Incidental features of
very dramatic Interest to me — two Instances of persqnal look, man
ner, and bearing, (or, as the French define it In a word, main-
tien) — which the reporters have but alluded to very slightly. Both
were unforeseen In the programme — the appearance of a Virginian
Senator upon the platform, and of a young lady of seventeen among
the audience below ; the latter a lineal descendant of the hero
whose Statue was to be Inaugurated — and, of these, let me say a
word In passing.
Mr. Mason's fine head had interested me as he sat upon the
stage, though I had faUed to discover who he was by enquiries of
those around me. When Mr. Winthrop, with his usual parliamen
tary felicity, Introduced him at last as the well-known Senator
from Virginia, my curiosity was naturaUy increased — his position,
before that audience of seven thousand, (very nearly at an odds,
political and sectional, of one to six thousand nine hundred and
ninety-nine,) being one of rather formidable embarrassment. He
arose and stepped forward to the table, and I In vain scrutinized
his features, sitting very near to him as I did, for any trace either
of discomposure or defimice. His calm eye made the circuit of the
pavilion, while he collected his thoughts for reply to a summons
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ing, very unconsciously to himself, the Southern Instinct beneath it
all. The broad-brimmed slouch hat which he wore, as a traveller,
was not laid on the table. It was, just perceptibly, and with the
least possible propulsion of the arm, tossed there !
Of his speech. In giving the substance, the reports make an Im
perfect representation. The fluency, the deliberateness of accent,
the dignity and we]J-balanced measures of epithet and rhythm, —
admirable, under any circumstances in an extempore speech, were,
here, even curious in their perfection. But it was In the air and
bearing of the man, that his conscious quality of soul — his in
stinctive will, character, and purpose — were most eloquently ex
pressed. , Of Intellectual repose, and of the calm courtesy of man
liness kept habituaUy In training, his whole presence was the type
undeniable. Dignity so absolutely faultless, both of mien and
tone — fine as it would be with the most elaborate study and prepa
ration — was, in this critical impromptu of the Virginia Senator,
very remarkable.
And, of the young lady of seventeen, who sat within a few feet
of Mr. Mason, (If I may be permitted to say so, of apparently the
same stock and breeding,) let me venture to record also my im
pression. By accidental detention of her father, a grandson of General
Warren, Miss Newcomb, whose residence was in the interior of
the State, had arrived late In Boston, accompanied only by a
youthful brother, to attend the presentation of the Statue. The
Committee of Arrangements, hearing, at the last moment, of her
presence, called upon the lady weU known as the Queen of Boston
hospitality to strangers, requesting her to act as chaperon to the
interesting guest, as she could not be included regularly in the pro
cession. Promptly acceded to by Mrs. Otis, the duties of convoy
and introduction were most cordiaUy and kindly performed ; nearly
every person of distinction, during the day's ceremonies or the
evening's festivities at the Mayor's, being formerly presented to hen
Dressed with exceeding lady-likeness and elegance, tall for her age,
and, though not strictly beautiful in feature, of very fine form and very
marked superiority of expression and personal bearing, she played
her conspicuous part In that celebration, as her heroic ancestor,
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proud to see. She was but a school-girl, remember, yet, by the
great number and great variety of strangers who in turn addressed
her, she was in no way disconcerted. Her replies, her smiles, her
aptnesses of civility and conversation, were of a tact and well-bred
ease which a Princess Royal might have taken for a model. It is
evidently superior blood, in good perpetuation thus far ; and to see
Miss Newcomb playing her part in this scene, could but strengthen
the conviction of the day — that America is not yet upon the
wane. Our evening at Mayor Warren's was a very briUiant one — aU
the celebrities there, with the lovely women whose sweet words are
the " cash down " of immortality. Senator Mason was hooped
round with a very bright and admiring circle — evidently in the
full tide of a successful launch upon Northern sympathy. With a
gay supper and a dance, the famous day was carried on to the
edge of the small hours, and so ended our renewal of Bunker HIU.
Of some other points in connection with Its surroundings, the
Statue, etc., I may write hereafter, but my letter Is long enough at
present. Trusting that your Invalid eyes may avaU you to read even thus
far, my dear Morris, I remain, yours, on the other side of the Storm-
King. N, P, w.

[From the Boston Journal.]
The Celebration of the Seventeenth, — The weather was very fa
vorable yesterday for the Celebration of the Anniversary of the
Battle of Bunker Hill, and the Inauguration of the Statue of
Warren, and the whole affair was veiy successful. The procession
was attractive and imposing, and the ceremonies of Inauguration,
the speeches, etc., were felicitous and appropriate. The day was
very generally observed as a holiday, and the streets were thronged
with people, and were gay with flags and streamers.
Reception ofthe New Tork Washington Greys. — A battalion of
the Washington Greys, numbering one hundred and twenty-six men,
from the Eighth New York Regiment, arrived in this city yester
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Worcester depot by the Second Regiment, Colonel Perkins. The
Greys left New York yesterday morning at eight o'clock, by the
.land route, and although too late to take part In the celebration,
their arrival was none the less welcome, as the numerous cheers
which greeted them as they marched through the streets testified.
They are a fine looking body of men, with a martial bearing that
regular troops might envy. Their drill appears to be perfect, and
the manner in which they carry their muskets, and their firm,
soldier-like step, was yesterday the theme of universal admiration.
Their grey uniform Is not only serviceable but brilliant, and their
coats and pants look as though made fbr their owners, and not
selected at random. New York may justly feel proud of such citi
zen soldiers, but we think she has sent on her best specimens.
The Greys are accompanied by Dodworth's celebrated Band,
numbering about thirty pieces. The battalion is under the com
mand of Major Leander Burt. The Adjutant is Charles Harrison,
and the Surgeon is Dr. John Atkin.
The Second Regiment escorted their guests through a number of
the principal streets to the American House, where, no doubt, their
wants will be well attended to during their short stay in the city.
Dodworth's Band gave a Concert last evening, at Faneuil Hall,
complimentary to the Second Regiment of this city. At an early
hour, the hall was crowded, and hundreds were unable to gain ad
mittance. A few of the Greys were present, but most of them were
feasted at the houses of our principal citizens.

[From the Boston Traveller.]
The Military Review of Thursday^ The New Tork Seventh
Regiment. — Had the weather been pleasant on Thursday, June
18th, this long expected review would have been an era In the ex
perience and observation of our military. The city generally would
have taken a great interest in it. The whole western side of the
Common had been enclosed, and the parade ground thus created
was quite equal to most of the celebrated parade grounds of Europe.
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parades. Ours, however, has this advantage, that the rising slopes
on two sides command the whole view of It, and thus enclose it like
an amphitheatre. Upon this fine field the most celebrated regiment-
in the North appeared In full numbers. They were escorted by the
Lancers, In their scarlet uniforms, with fluttering pennons, and by
the First Regiment of Massachusetts Infantry. When formed in
. line for review, they presented an appearance which might have
relaxed the bronzed features of Bonaparte even with satisfaction.
In front of their centre of position, the Governor, with an unusually
large and varied staff, all well mounted and equipped, sat before
them. As they presented arms to the State of Massachusetts, In
the person of her first magistrate, and he removed his chapeau in
response, while the drums beat and the colors saluted, the whole
scene, despite the rain, was beautiful and impressive. The broad,
level field, stretching from mall to mall, was cleared and open, sur
rounded on aU sides but one by the overhanging elms ; and on that
side the rising ground, sloping upwards, was completely covered
with enthusiastic spectators, among whora were many ladies ; whUe
a little In the back-ground, high over the heads of aU, Uke a pro
tecting genius, towered and floated the flag of our Union.
We need not describe In detail the technical " movements " of the
regiments reviewed. But we can say with great confidence, that
Governor Gardner and the spectators saw the best mUitary review
ever made on that ground. The marchings, wheeUngs, and turn
ings of column, breaking into column and forming again in Une,
and the manual, were aU exhibited with a precision and beauty to
satisfy entirely the highest " School of the Soldier." It must have
tended to soften the tone of animadversion upon the mUItarv, some
times, nor always unjustly. Indulged in by civilians, to see this spec
tacle of soldierly drill and bearing. No wonder that the rioters at
New York were overawed and Intimidated by the mere presence
of this body of men near the Park, on their way hither. Even the
refractory Mayor himself seems to have lowered his lordly tone,
from the moment he caught sight of > their bayonets bristling In such
perfect lines. The value In enforcement of law, of such a thoroughly
drilled body of men, eight hundred In full, all animated by an ardent
regimental feeling, .all habitually obedient to the proper command,
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To attain such a superb driU, it is evident that they must make
their regimental duties the pleasure and the business of nearly all
.their leisure time. They drill by companies every week, and all the
men are obliged to be present. They have, besides, many squad
drills for recruits. These recruits are thoroughly trained before
they are suffered to appear in the ranks. The election to theSr
membership is often quite difficult. Great ardor is manifested In
New York, by the young and middle-aged men, to belong to them.
The question of size Is one of great importance with them, in
admitting a man. A very small number of black baUs keep out.
The fame of the regiment is of long standing. Many of its offi
cers have belonged to It from ten to twenty years. Colonel Duryee
himself rose gradually from the ranks. He served originally as a
private soldier, some ten or fifteen years ago. He has been Colonel
several years, and Is extremely popular. One of their Captains
has been so for nearly twenty years. From the perfect good hu
mor, self-command, and readiness of Col. Duryee, on every occasion
during this visit, he appears to have great executive ability. His
strictness of discipline may be inferred from the single fact that,
two of his men, on Wednesday, petitioned to be excused from duty,
one day, for sickness. He told them if they were sick enough to
heep their rooms they could be excused, otherwise not. They must
not, he said, be seen on the sidewalk. They refused this conditional
excuse, shouldered their arms, and before night the violence of their
sickness showed itself so as to prostrate them.
Probably, the assembling and drilling, and the esprit de corps of
their regiment, are to those men of ths famous " Seventh " the
amusement, the variety, and the poetry of their lives. They are
generaUy business men — merchants and clerks. This Is true to
such a degree that the regiment has been called the New York
merchants' graduating class. In this entirely different fleld from
their business occupations, they find an agreeable companionship
and a manly training. The Influence, also, Is enhanced by the
smack of real danger which attends their proficiency, since they,
most of all the soldiery, are reUed on by the law. On them, and on
their compeers, the State leans.
We regret that our First Regiment did not turn out with fuller
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very severe duty, and did It well. The " Tigers," though, were out
in full complement, and marched on to the field of assembly In
gallant style.

[From the Charlestown Advertiser.]
Travel between Charlestown and Boston on the Seventeenth. — The
sum taken for tolls on the Charles River and A\'arren Bridges, on
the Seventeenth, as we are informed, amounted to §1,002.56, the
largest sum ever taken. About $200 of the amount was taken for
carriages, and the remainder, upwards of $800, for cent tolls, which
gives a total of foot passengers who crossed the bridges of eighty
thousand two hundred and fifty-six. Seventeen thousand coppers
were taken, which includes six of the new coin, aU that were
received. The Horse Railroad and Bunker Hill line of coaches also did
a great business, transporting twenty-foe thousand persons between
the two cities without a single accident. This number, added to
those who crossed the bridges in the procession and in private car
riages, must have swelled up the number to rising of one hundred
and fifty thousai^d people !

[Fro.m tlie Fvening Transcript.] New York, June 9, 1857.
General Warren. To the Editor of the Transcript : — Ainong
the numerous odes, acrostics, aud other poetical tributes to the
character of General Joseph Warren, that have appeared since his
death, no one is more characteristic of the period in which it was
produced than the following, which was written by the celebrated
Arthur Lee, while he occupied the position as agent for the Colony
of Virginia, at London ; and, as the approaching Inauguration of the
Warren Statue renders anything connected with the Immortal hero
of Bunker HiU of peculiar interest, I send it to you for publication.

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The ode first appeared In the London Morning Chronlde, of August
3d, 1775, and. In October of the same year, was copied Into the
Pennsylvania Packet, a newspaper printed at PhUadelphla. Sub
sequently it was issued in a ballad sheet, with a short biographical
notice of General Warren. The title was thus : —
"ODE
To the memtyry of Dr. Warren, the celebrated orator, who was slain upon the Heights of Charles
town, fighting for the Liberties of America, on the seventeenth day of June, 1775."
O great reverse of Tully's coward heart !
Immortal Wakren ! you suffice to teach
That orators may fill the warrior's part,
And active souls be joined with fluent Speech.
ShaU not the speaker, who alone can give
Immortal reviviscence to the dead,
Chang'd to a hero now forever live
In Pame's eternal roUs, with those he led ?
Let North and Sandwich take the meaner shame
Of blust'ring words unknown to hardy deeds ;
Let callous G  e superior merit claim
In grinning laughter, whilst his country bleeds.
Boston's first sons in prostrate numbers lay,
And Freedom tottered on destruction's brink ;
Warren stept forth to solemnize the day,
And dared to speak what some scarce dare to think.*
Yet glorious Union ! more than one man's share !
He in his latest as his earliest breath,
In camp or forum equally could dare,
And seal his broad Philippics with his death. Tamob.
* This is an allusion to the two orations commemorative of the Boston
Massacre, delivered by General Warren, on the fifth of March, of the years
1772 and 1775.

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[From the Boston Post.]
Last Days of General Warren.
He spent the sixteenth of June, 1775, at Watertown, attending
the session of the provincial congress, of which body Elbridge Gerry
was a member. Warren and Gerry were intimate friends; and to
the latter Warren made known his intention to be on the field of
battle. In reply to the admonition of his friend, who urged that
his ardor might prove fatal, Warren's reply was, '•' Dulce et decorum
est pro patria mari." This conversation took place on the evening
before the battle.
On the morning of the seventeenth he repaired to Cambridge ;
and in the forenoon he attended a meeting of the Committee of
Safety. The morning guns of the " Lively" spoke the impending
momentous event.
About noon, horsemen rode furiously into Cambridge spreading
the news : " The regulars are landing at Charlestown ; " when the
bells rung and the drums beat to arms. A short time after this
alarm, as James Swan and Judge Winthrop were proceeding on foot
to Charlestown, and were a little beyond the college, \. arren on
horseback overtook them, exchanged the usual passing compliments
and proceeded on his way. He is next seen, on foot, at the base of
Bunker Hill, where Knowlton had begun the rude rail-fence breast
work. Geueral Putnam was then there, who offered to reseive
Warren's orders. Gen. Warren declined to give any ; but asked
where he could be most useful. The old veteran directed him to
the redoubt, six hundred yards distant, on Breed's Hill, with the
remark, " There you will be covered." " Don't think," said Warren.
" I come to seek a place of safety ; but tell me where the onset
will be most furious." Putnam still pointed to the redoubt. " That
ia the enemy's object; and if that can be defended the day
is ours." Warren then passed on to the redoubt, which he entered with a
musket in his hand. Here he was recognized by the men. He was
received with the most enthusiastic cheering ! Col. Prescott pro
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the command. " I shall take no command here," was Warren's
reply. " I have not yet received my commission ; I come as a
volunteer with my musket to serve under you, and shall be happy to
learn from a soldier of your experience." Warren then said to
those near him, that he eame to encourage a good cause ; and gave
them a cheering and welcome assurance that a reinforcement of two
thousand men was on the way to their aid. This is the last
authentic special notice there is of Joseph Warren.
The intelligence of Warren's death spread gloom over the country;
and the many Independent eulogies on him, contained in private
letters that are continually coming to light, show how strong a hold
he had on the affections of his countrymen. "Here fell," — James
Warren, his successor as president of the provincial congress, writes
June 20, 1775, — " our worthy and much lamented friend Dr.
Warren, with as much glory as Wolfe on the plains of Abraham,
after performing many feats of bravery, and exhibiting a coolness
and conduct which did honor to the judgment of his country in
appointing him a few days before one of their major generals; at
once admired and lamented in such a manner as to make It difficult
to determine whether regret or envy predominates." " The loss of
Dr. Warren," WUliam Tudor, June 28, 1775, writes, " is irreparable
— his death is generally and greatly lamented. But
' Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori.'
This is a day of heroes. The fall of one wUl inspire the surviving
glorious band to emulate his virtues and revenge his death on the
foes of liberty and our country." " We yet have about sixty or
seventy killed or missing;" writes J. Palmer, June 19, 1775, " but
—-among these, is— what shall I say ? How shall I write the name
of our worthy friend, the great and good Dr. W  -."
" Not all the havoo and devastation they have made,'" — Mrs.
Adams writes to John Adams, July 5, 1775 — " has wounded me
like the death of Warren. We want him in the senate ; we want
him in the field. We mourn for the citizen, the senator, the
physician and the warrior."
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stature. The ladies pronounced him handsome.'' " He was valued
in private life for his engaging manners, and as a physician for his
professional abilities."
Deacon Lawrence, who recollected perfectly well when Prescott
tendered Warren the command, stated that in the redoubt he had
on " a blue coat and white waistcoat." Among other honors,
Warren was grand master of the masonic fraternity in North
America ; and this body paid to his remains the first rites of burial ;
raised to his honor the first monument ; and ¦ have ever faithfully
revered his memory.
Indeed, from the gloomy hour of his death, have eloquence and
song, the great and good, united in eulogy on the illustrious patriot
and early martyr to the cause of freedom in America. Among the
tributes is the apostrophe of Webster, in his 1825 Bunker HIU
Address : —
" But ah ! Him ! the first great martyr in this great cause.
Him ! the premature victim of his own self-devoting heart ! Him !
the head of our civil councUs, and the destined leader of our military
bands, whom nothing brought hither but the unquenchable fire of his
own spirit ! Him ! out off by Providence in the hour of overwhelm
ing anxiety and thick gloom ; falling ere he saw the star of his
country rise ; pouring out his generous blood, like water, before he
knew whether it would fertilize a land of freedom or of bondage ! —
how shall I struggle with the emotions that stifle the utterance of
thy name ! Our poor work may perish ; but thine shall endure !
This monument may moulder away, the solid ground it rests upon
may sink down to a level with the sea ; but thy memory shall not
fail ! Wheresoever among men a heart shall be found that beats to
the transports of patriotism and liberty, its aspirations shall be to
claim kindred with thy spirit ! "

CONCLUDING PROCEEDINGS.

At the final meeting of the Committee of Arrangements, a few
days subsequent to the celebration, on motion of the Hon. Robert
C. Winthrop, it was voted, that the thanks of the Bunker HUl
Monument Association be tendered and recorded — to the City Coun
cil of Charlestown ; the Legislative Committee ; to the Hon. George
Lunt; to the Grand Lodge of Mass; to the Handel and Haydn Society;
to Col. Aspinwall, his Aids and assistant Marshals ; to Mr. James
Lawrence and his asssistant marshals at the Pavilion; to Col.
Rogers, Commander of the Escort, and his associates in command ;
to Col. Duryee and his staff and the members of the Seventh Reg
iment ; to the various societies, associations, military companies,
and all other bodies and persons to whom thanks are due, for
their services in contributing to the success of the great demonstra
tion on the 17th of June.
It was also Voted, that Wm. W. Wheildon, Esq., one of the
Committee of Arrangements, be requested to prepare and superintend
the publication of a full account of the Inauguration, and of such
incidents connected therewith as may be deemed of present and
future interest.
It was further Voted, that a copy of this memorial be presented
to such parties as the Committee may direct, in order to testify the
appreciation by the Association of their services.

The following interesting correspondence between Col. Aspinwall,
the Grand Marshal, and Lieut. Gen. Scott, having been presented

222 LETTER TO GEN, SCOTT,
to the Committee, was by them ordered to be published in connec
tion with its final proceedings.

Letter from Col. Aspinwall to Lieut. Gen. Scott,
Boston, 19 June, 1857.
My Dear General Scott,
At the inauguration of the Statue of Gen. Warren on the
17th, it was suggested by the Hon. Robert C. Winthrop, Vice-Presi
dent of the Bunker Hill Monument Association, and one of the dis
tinguished orators of the day, that, in my capacity of Grand Mar
shal, I should convey to you an assurance of the heart-felt sym
pathy of the assembled thousands and our whole community, in the
domestic anxieties and sorrow, which had kept you at home, and
likewise of our cordial wishes that your health and strength may
long be spared for the honor and defence of your native land.
In performing this honorable and welcome duty, I must assure
you, my dear General, on the faith of an old comrade and
friend, that the foregoing are not idle words of mere compliment.
The disappointment, occasioned by your absence, was universal and
extreme. There are few other living men, whose presence was so
ardently hoped for, or whose absence could have excited so profound
a regret throughout this community, as that " of the Ulustrious
Chief," — -to use the language of the Hon. Edward Everett — " whose
blood has not been spared in the service of his country, and who has
fought her battles victoriously, from the Canadian frontier to the
tropics." The Hon. II. C . Winthrop only gave utterance to the general
sentiment, when, adverting to " the privilege " that had been
awarded him " of presenting you, as the pre-eminent witness of this
occasion," he spoke of you, as,," that veteran hero of our later his
tory, whose just renown is second to that of no living Captain in
the world,'' and " whose presence," he added, " would have lent a
distinction to the occasion, which nothing else would entirely
supply." In conclusion, I cannot refrain from saying, that I feel deeply

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grieved for aU your domestic afflictions, and great personal disap
pointment, in being deprived by your absence, of the opportunity of
joining in a universal manifestation of welcome and honor, that
awaited you in my native State.
I have the honor to remain.
My dear General, with highest respect,
Your old friend and comrade,
THOMAS ASPINWALL
Lieut. Gen. Soott, Head Quarters, New York.

Reply of Lieut. Gen. Scott.

New York, July 1st, 1857.
My Dear Colonel,
There is scarcely a document among my public papers more
flattering to the heart than the contents of your letter to me of the
19th ul imo, and its interest is much enhanced coming from the pen
of a dear friend and distinguished brother in arms of the war of
1812—15, and sorry am I that the same official relation has not been
continued between us, as, in that case, we should now stand to each
other next in rank, as next in mutual esteem and confidence.
I feel very painfully, my dear Colonel,.how much I lost in not
being with you at the recent Bunker Hill Celebration — the most
splendid American Pageant of the century — when two of our most
accomplished orators rose to the height of the great occasion, and in
doing honor to the Ulustrious dead, kindly glanced a distinction
upon a living soldier, which only genius stimulated by partiality
would bestow.
Truly grateful for those brUliant compliments,
I remain your friend, WINFIELD SCOTT.
Col. Thomas Aspinwall.

GO VEBNMENT

BlIMER nill MONUMENT

1857-8.

I=E,BSII3EKrT,
G, WASHINGTON WARREN.
"VICE - FRBSIUEISTTS,
The President or the Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association,
Joseph M. Wightman, Ex- Officio.
Charles Wells. Edward Everett.
Joseph T. Buokinqham. Robert C. Winthrop.

23 I E. E

Amory, James S.
Appleton, Nathan
Appleton, William
Aspinwall, Thomas
Baker, Daniel C.
Barker, Eben
BeU, Luther y.
Blake, William
Brooks, Edward
Clark, James
Crocker, Uriel
Curtis, Thomas B.
Darracott, George
Dexter, Franklin
Fairbanks, Stephen
Fearing, Albert
Frothingham, J. K.
Frothingham, Richard, Jr.
Hale, Nathan
Hammond, Nathaniel
Harris, Isaac
Hubbell, Peter
Huntington, Lynde A.
Lawrence, Amos A.
Lawrence, James

c T o H. s ,
Lawrence, William R.
Lee, James, Jr.
Leighton, Charles
Lincoln, F. W., Jr.
Livermore, Isaac
Loring, Benjamin
Lyman, Charles
Marvin, Theophilus R.
Moore, Charles W.
Otis, George W.
Paige, James W.
Peirce, Henry A.
* Perkins, Thomas H.
Reed, Benjamin T.
Sawyer, T. T.
Shaw, G. Howland
Shurtleff, N. B.
Swallow, Asa
Thompson, Abram R.
Thorndike, J. H.
Thorndike, John P.
AValley, Samuel H.
Warren, J. Mason
Wheildon, Wm. W.
Wolcott, J. Huntington

TE.B.A.SXJH.BE,,
S. HAMMONP RtrSSELL.
SBaE.HT.A.E.^sr,
JOSEPH H, BtlClCINGHAM.

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