The New York Herald Newspaper, June 19, 1843, Page 1

‘ 166. --Whols Ho. 3378 EW YORK, MONDAY MORNING, JUNE 19, 1843. ‘AN ROYAL MAIL THE ARRIVAL OF THE PRESIDENT A’ BUNKER HILL. COMMENCEMENT AND CLOS& OF THE GREAT DRAMA. MR. WEBSTER’S ORATION. (From our own Reporters.) ‘ Bosron, Saturday, 4 P. M. Dear Sir :— _T have been round this city and in the saddle ever since six o’clock this morning. And such a scene; IBER) Corte Chark ‘i. Judkine. Captan Ale BRITANNIA, AVN Gatien May Ciledorlt,” Boers pats, ‘There ships carty experienced surgeons, an} Fiances’ Petent dife Boats it paid for to No bertheseeured wat BRIGHAM IR Arent, je6r No. 3 Wail street, N. York. FOR HALIFAX AND LIVERPOOL, ‘The Reyal Marl *tram *hip ACADIA, Al-xander Ryree, Coumander, wit Jeave Boston for the absve por Friday, | Tongue cannot tell, pen cannot describe, pencil can- Dra one A 90, not paint, the splender, the magnificence, the halo per on i Halifas,. ‘SRIGHAM, 3, Fes re of glory that surrounded every movement connécted Stee No. 3 “Wali street. | with the great Bunker Hill celebration here to-day. FOx BUFFALO AND ALL PARTS OF THE WEST The here of the occasion was Mr. Webster, the intellectual giant. He seemed to know that his foot was upon hia native heath, and the President must ANSOUIATION PASSAGE OFFICE TO ALBANY. | have felt it; for the people, the masses here, took fa aa ed 5330 | every occasion to show him that such was the Oswego, 2% Up. & Lower Canadas 5¢ case. or passage apply te Indeed, throughout the whole, the principal cu wi. L. o y * “ ae SOESASY sache Now Van, tiosity has been to see John C. Spencer, then the President of the United States; and neither Mr. Legare, Mr. Porter, or Mr. Upshur have been 0. iE RN EMIGRANT | thought of, or asked about, or cared for by any body. A PASSAGE OFFICE. having completed their arrangements, are ‘ the Norhern and 3 a3 bay mois rail- siverand Erie Canal, upper is Ohio river end ‘Canal fol ing are a few of the most important But to my story. The Mayor’s speech, yesterday, on the reception of the President, which no one but the President heard, on account of the rain, has been furnished routes by the Mayor. or Utica, inffalo, Pottavitle, Galena, Sacer Glevelin, yay rah, Perea The rest of the proceedings of yesterday, up to 4 hewter, Milwaukie, ‘Bt Louis,’ St Jonna, o'clock, I sent last night. The President’s speech Aenean : Leoatrilé, Montreal eannot be given by any one, unless he furnishes it fp io, Hinoie, himself. Now for jet iper and te anata, _ Sarumpay Mornina. given such universal satisthetion in their London and A lovelier day never dawned upon earth. Having Li I lines of packets, the Lirerol Innes: of prekets, the subscribers will endenrer to equally ceserving of public fa vor, “ihe stteption of emigrants aud othersis invited to the fol- low oma rates of pissage to « fow of the Foe ‘important points, iow, ¥ Eighteen years ago, Mr. Webster, in his splen- did oration on laying the! cerner stone, said, “Let it rise till it meets the sun in his coming— fhe routs bei x ee bey. " Toluahan "gees Be Lous’ sie 00 | let the light of morning gild it, and parting day 875 Galens) aps. # | linger and play on ite summit.” His desire has 10 00 Toronto, 50 been realized. This morning | saw the earliestrays of the rising run gloriously gild it, and last evening, after the rain, I saw the beams of tke setting sun linger, reluctant to leave, as they played around its summit. As early as 5 o’clock this morning, the guns began to fire all over the city, and by 6 o’clock, the streets were crowded With young and old in their best dresses; and such order, such regularity, such a mirable behavior 1 never saw exhibited on any occasion. Is is with shame I gay it, but in this par- ticular, the Boston peopl are very superior to the mass of our people. long Tremont, Washing- 4 50 Piustur, (313 Huston, 4 550 Cincinnati, 1200 Montreal, 5 br furor partigntere apply to i WP fees Oliee Peak tent Notice This office is noi couuected with any. other a rae . NEW JERSEY RAILROAD AND TRANS PORTATION COMPANY. NEW YORK AND NEWARK. er] Sandaynct \, ¥ ton and wlan eal stages were bide: to see the eaves Newar! procession. can give you not the most remote Poa po ae ee FD | conception of the cheertulness, the delight, the pn Ww a 5% do. | glorious halo ofjoy that beamed on every face ; al- 5% do. 106 Hs do, | though hundreds laid down last night on bare rele = do. | boards; for, at the lowest calculation, there are ON SUNDAYS. 100,000 strangers in Boston. From the foot of Ceurtlandt street. iy i . i meee atte oe a vere rete he President rose five minutes after 4 o’clock and, going down stairs, walked ten minutes up ani ASW TORR MuDk Bai ewe M- | down the vestuble of the Tremont Hall ; at last he rare New York Leave Elizabeth Town asked Ormsbee if the New York Herald had ar- At 8 Mt. avg F. Ar ig 4 3x oe rived. On being told it had not, he asked for the uo ode 4% to. by ae “ io: | Boston daily papers; these were collected and Pe os Woes Phaintes 2 port ‘ ; dee a = he sat Seth lb from half past teens tor Wecdieid, Planfel., Boaadbrook, Somerville, | fon: uot nearly seven o’clock, when he sat down be =p and. 4 FM. treins trom New | ty breakfast with his suite, Postmaster Graham, Fare beiween New York and Klizabeth Town 25 cente, and a few friends. Mr. Collector Curtis breakfast- ¥are berween Ben itnd Somereilie. 73 cents. ed with the hero of the day, Mr. Webster. At half . eight the President was escorted to the State ouse, and surveyed from the Senate Cham- ber the marshalling of the various troops and societies upon the common. By this time, the city was all alive; there were at least 300,000 people in thes treets and 200,000 in houses, balco- nies, windows, platforms, siagiags, all sorts of places. The military looked remarkably well, but none of them came up to our New York Light Guard. Our New York Nanonal Guard had four nies here, and very superbly they looked; but 9)< do 9 1% do D NEW SRUNS wie reet, New York, daily. wat of Cous Mew York. Lewy AIQA.M Ata PM, jo ON Leave New York Avs AM and 4% PM ~ ALIDg A.M Ware “cachy: hu the Philadelphia trat.s between "v and Saw. Between New York and Rahway 25 cents. eirtickets at the ticket omer, Famenweis wad proc i ¢_tigket omer cee a ticket i duetor nit on the day when purchased" wl Suse ¥ OR NOGFOLK, W'CH MOND, OINT, &e, Va——Su r BO: tain Reta and sista: trips between ew every Saturday Passage 10 Focward Cassevgers do da Passave frm Nichmoud Cu Point, *¢ river steamers and per Bostos from Norte order. In the New York Light Guards, there were only 5 muskets badly dressed, aud one of the bear- ere of these was somewhat jindigposed. It’s a won- der ney were not all sick 1-day. The New England Society from New York, be- youl all odds, were the most splendid bedy of civil- lane in the procession; ne other party of men in this city this day can compare with them; #0 much doex @ flower improve by teing transplanted! ‘The Presi- dent was immenéely deiigiited with the beauty, the order of marching, the soldier-like appearance and the tout ensemble of all the troops. 1 may particu- larise to-morrow, but time is not leit ine to do so this day, About ten e’clock the military move off past the State House in the following order:— ieee Gen. Age yen ae eucort. je under Brig. Gen. Henry Dearborn. The Neleet) Lanconnecs t. Joseph Smith, u tho immediate command of the at the column. oe WM. ’ a a No. 56 Broad street. PASSAGE FROM GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND Smith, under c we ‘ajor General, ments for bringiug out Ssciverraan withtioe extensive and important rs from the old country, the sub- e wform those who may wish to set> with Bed ir eeeisiokentc ts eeartag et ares J10e8), chat they P The several corps of Artillery, consisting of the ne sf the ole oF ‘at establia ‘ont of | folilowing companies of Artillery :— plece—the ships of the first class. sriting emeskir, and the ac ‘Caneeteais commodations fitted ap expressly for the comfort and conven Columban Artilery. <"Bhoa toee settled for decline coming oat, the Charlestown Artillery. a asiced ita dndertons oe ere hen. wT Fapate sniey. Roxbury Artillery. a , trom the various ae Scodand wo Liverpodl, cam We scenred Yrracstved’ kr, Fiymouth Artillery. bay 4 8 Miiferd Artillery. 01d Bapbtahe wowgyan Artery: ir , fewburyport jery. io Pi , 5 Drats on London, Liverpoo!, the Natioual Bask-of fietesd: | ‘These all looked superbly ; then came the Northern Ranking ‘Co. snd Natioual bane of ac 0b Bitokeu: sight, aud for anyamount. Qyolyasabove. m8 imsr Anadis Mahe Oats Héelidies: Ist, 24, 8d and 4th companies of New York Nations! Guards. Albeny Burgesses Corps. NEW YORK, SCHOOLKY’S MOUNTAIN & EASTON, Leave uve oot of Courtland street, ‘daily (81 Bangor City Greys, tpled ai Boreloek, A M., by railroad f.om Jertey city to Morristown, Bangor Riflemen. freues by Post cotehes tht-agh Meadhem, heater, Bchooley's Auguste Rifle Greys. Mountain, Anderson Town, Port Colden. Harrasekett Cadets Freeport, Me, "A Wea! ‘diy Ji poste toes gen nt i Befvadare ‘Por sonts spely to 3. Hil ard Ponon's Commer RB Were farpahed cathe chortet notice by applying to Extess farnval i Ft noi y N. 6 Lave, United State fiine Nt De vil Sen 00 Portland Light Infantry. Stark Guard, Mauchester, N. H, The Albany corps isa fine company, brat they imi- SUMMER ARRIN — tate our Light Guard. Alter these cane the Kos- NEW YORMAND PEADELIMIA RAILROAD LIne, | (8 troops in the following order, under Gen Joun S. Tyuer :— Via Newark, New Browewiex’ Privcetos, Trestow bonpentown amp Sunurmaton New England, Guards. Pulaski Guards, Highland Guards, City Greys. Washin, Ht us Phoianx. TF b 3 Washington Light Infantry, and heaving New yt) om jhe opt ot Hands Boston Eight infant: , Bien DA Moning Lise proceeds t Bordesstown, irom thence by Haneenen oe ia atte I I; hea. EB ning Live proceeds direct to Camden (opponit a ety withot: change of cars. ; er rogers will precare their ucke's at the office foot of rthand serait where com wodions steamboatiwill be in ih Nae Then came the troops forming another regimeat from the suburbs ot Boston :— Standish Guards, Plymouth, Nortolk Guards, Roxbury. n races are conversed from ext viladelphia bay to city, without bring oven Hoon tit inprovtes with New Bediord Guards. sont im which ai and dressing rooms expressly for Quincy Light Infantry. the Iediew uve Washington Guards, Hingham. Reterning. the lines leave Philadelphia from the foot of Wal- Bellingham Riflemen. Bordentown ne 7 o'clock, A. M. Worcester Light Intentry, and a Bao spk Pui‘adcymant 7 A. M., and 2 Worcester Guards. ron «f the lines from New York. _jed Itis useless to say that the Boston troops looked D KING S{ON SEAM FREIGHT | Superb; next to New York they an’t to be beaten. ND PASSAG# LL. NE. at ‘ etageemese EME and Columbian Guards, Cherlesto Pe LAEMALD, Captain John Ketcham, will leave Nev ght intantry. Charlestown Light Infantry. Jone, fe Wey Street, every Monday and ¢ uur iy ate tetas te Pi age fi + anic Phalanx, Lowell. any gihlenve: See landing) every Wednesday Mechanic Riflemen, Lynn. ‘The NOLW ICH, Contain John Samuels, will leave New Salom Light Infantry. Foyks foot of W arrenatceet, every Wedaesuny ad Satay * Mechante Light Inantey, Salem. Sorel M. Lafayette Guards, Marblehead, Wil care Kingston (Rondont tending) every Cee *y a0 Marblehead Light Infantry. Priday at 3 o'clock, Pe Mi a a any Brosiord Light Intantry. punmaLd vile ee * rooks Phalanx, Medford. By ee Tercloeks csasuiey beamaryrezost over? Coneord Light Infantry. Massachusetts Guards, Cambridge, Washington Guards, Malden, co, The first six of these looked well; the others so- oat atreet. Fev or pee RSLS g ttc : SUATEN ISLAND ¥ so. Then there wae along pause’; then came the on wat Teta THEFT, Foor CIVIC PROCESSION. Treat farther movies 2 8 SAMSON | in the following order :— five hee Yok ity) % 5 oF ‘ Col. Y iuchaner, ala fe 3 keue Furs Hamilton 296 A. M., returning trom Rew For hk | A carriage drawn by 4 « hite horses, containing THREE ~F ? of the Commaitee of Arrangements, arte the last 25 men had their muskets horribly out of } FORMING OF THE PROCESSION--BOSTON COMMON. Reverend Clergy. Sergeant at Arma. Mass. Senate and House Marshal. for Representatives, clerks ¥ of both Branches. (Selectmen of Charlest’wn ij Mayor,and Aldermenjof Marshal. { Boston. Common,Council. Treasurers of Middlesex and Suffolk. KCity Clerk, City Solicitor and Chief Eagineer. Judges ot Probate Courts. Judges of Poliee Courts. Architect and Builder of Bunker Hill Monument. A Barauche, drawn by six of Niles’s beautiful black | horses, containin, THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, (nd ‘Mr. BucpixaHam, President of Bunker Hill Asso- ciation, flanked by a detachment of Lancers. Another carringe, with 4 white horses, containing {Hon. DANIEL WEBSTER, ‘The Hero of the Day, The,Cheplain, and Virst Vice-President of, the Bunker Hill Monument Association. After this came the rest of the Procession, about which no one cared a straw (except forfthe Revo- lutionary soldiers) in the following order: — i Marshal. | Marshal. Members of the Cabi ¢§ Officers of Militia Governor of the Com- Marshal! { Officers of Mil {mt 1. Marna} monwealth, and Lt. ¢ Marshal.j 2 Taixp Division Governor & Suite, Mershal. (Qi). Marshal, Marsbal. iin a barouche and four. Souncil, Secretary and Treasurer. Ex-Presidents of the United States. Governors of other States. "(United States Marshal Marsha. Marshal. { KingiSolomon’s Lodge ) Marshal. oni ‘ Marshel.¢ Auxiliary Lodges. ) Marshal. [This Lodge built the first Monument on Bunker Hill, and gave the land on which tt stood to the Bunker Hill Marshal.{ and Judges of Unit- Monument Association.) ed States Courts, M A y Senators of the United States. Macshel,,.'$ Sage RaReApIS Bectanls, As i Marshal. Representatives of the United States . (This Asauciation built with funds which they procur- Sherriff of Suffulk, Judges of Supreme J: Le Court and Court of Common jeas. ed’by subscription jforty feet of the}Monument. Marshal i New Bngiend Rociety of New } 'Marshal. Revolutionary Officers Marshal. { and Soldiers. } marshal. Eas Founra Division. Sa boas Eeueibine: Marshal. Marshal. _>Marvhal. Mérshal. Marshal. Marshal. Associations fof this Commonwealth according to, the Officers of the Army and Navy. . date of their formation. Honorable Artil- Collector, Naval Officer, Post Master. Marshol. Hae ie i Marshal. Surveyor, Navy Agent, and Capt. of Revenue Cutter. 2 ¢ lery Company, 1638. bi 7 “Boreign Conbuls. Charitable ‘rank Society. ¢ Marshal. Judges of Courts of othe ‘ prs Marshal. tates. Marshal. Marshal. { — } Marshal. President and Officers of Harvard College. 7 Tai- tis Only nece loud, flongtuproarous cheer. The procession was one hour and forty-eight i i They went round the Common, down Park to Tremont, down ‘Tremont through Elliott, Washington, State, chant’s Row, South Market, Commercial, Clark, Hanover, Blackstone and, Haverhill streeta,;to War. minutes moving past a certain point. ren Bridge. he President scarcelyjcheered at all_on the entire route; the “Godlike Daniel” was loudly cheered; but when the fourteen carriages containing about sixtyfold revelutionary soldiers, passed hy, there} was one | Benevolent Journey men iF | Marshal. § Tons! Boeteigs 100s { Marshal, Marshal. {Andover Thediogicat Meshal, Mechanic Apprentices Library Marshal, ‘Association B Marshal. Feb. 1820. Marsh 1. seeps pond of Odd Fel- } viershal Marshal, $ Roman Catholic Mutu; Relief sigrgha Catholic Temperance fSociety, Marshai. ; St. Mary’s Marshol.! February, 1841. St Mary's Mutual. Benevolent Marshal. }° Catholic Total Absti. Soo. { Mershalt March 1841, Irish Protestant Mutual) Re Marshal.§ lief Society, April, Marshal. 1s4l. Members of the Bunker Hill Marshal 4 ) Monument & staranals — ny bene Bel TL ts = =| sajomae rae. All along the route, there was a brilliant display of ladies, but no enthusiasm except tor Mr. Websier and the Revolutienary soldiers; after reaching Harrington, aged 83, and PhineasJ onnson, aged 97 Twelve of these veterans were atihe battle ot Buo- ker Hili, and they have lived to see a monuinent Charlestown they paesed under a beautiful arch | worthy of their deeds, erected to tell suc with all the States emblazoned on the columns; and | ceeding generations where they and their gal- over the semi-circie was written, ‘* Who would pos-| lant comrades so nobly battled for freedom On the plaiform there were many gentlemen who stand conspicuous in their country’s eyes, but we cannot give acomplete list of those that were pre sent. We observed amongst the rest, George Ban croft, the historion ; Abbot Lawrence, late M. C. tor Boston ; the Honorables George Evans and Kutus Choate, United States Senators; Ex-Governor King of Maine, the first Governor of that State after its settlement and the organization of its goverament | Franklin Dexter, Esq., United States Attorney Ge- neral for that district of the State of Massachusetts, Chiet Justice Shaw, Major Benjamin Russell, who was Editor of the Boston Centinel during the war, we., &e. . The President of the United States was seated be- hind the station of the orator of the day, surround- ed by his suite, the Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and his suite, &c. &c. That great interest was telt in the ceremonies of this day cannot be better evinced than by the waich- fulness and enterprise of the press—-that best of ail possible indicators of popular feeling. In addition to the countless numbers of persons in attendance, and they have been estimated variously, all, howev- sess their fathers? virtues, must imitate their fathers’ deeds.” ‘The procession then passed up through Charlestown Square, Maine street, Franklin street, and turned round along High street to MONUMENT SQUAR Here the scene beggars description. It cannot be told. All around the monunent, on the green- sward, hill-sides, in the streets, on the toys of houses, on the roofs of sheds, in every kind of wagon, on ali sorts of horses, in all manner of shapes, for positions, people were to be seen; 1t was one sea of heads for two miles square. The m mirable order was kept throughout. Directly in front of the orator’s platform, which was on North side of the monument, were placed se: sufficient to accommodate at least five thousand ladies, covered with white cloth. These were filled with the most beautiful women the sun ever shone upon. It wasa brilliant sight; here the Preswient was not cheered at all. Mark that, itis a fact! But the old Revolutionary veterans were long and loudly eheered from all sides of the monument. After some delay, all the societies got down in front of the orator’s seat, and stood there till about teu minutes to 2 0’clock. At this moment the Hero of | er, agreeing that there were not less than 100,000 the Day, the Hon. Daniel Webster, rose to make his} on that hallowe spot, there were many reporters speech, and the scene cannot better be depicted than | present, some of whoin had travelled a cousider- in the engraving. able distance: On Friday evening the President, suite, hiseab- | . Mr. R.. Sutton, Dr. James Alex. Houston—New inet council, and some private iriends, were eoter-) York Herald. tained by the Common Council of the city of Bog | Mr ad ag ered York Tribune. ton, in a style of great splendor at the Tremo! Mr. James ooaets Mr. Charies J. Hennes— House. But, although nearly a hundred gentlemen | U.S. Ghsette, F hiladelphia, 1 sat down to dinner, it was considered of a private irs. W. Weissinger--Louisville Journal nature. The comp however, we are enabled Mastin Henry Field, Mr. J. E. Weeks—Boston to say, was very distinguished. About nine o’cloc ia “ jatie eventog, the President and numerous friends, | Mr. J. 8. be Boston Daily Mail. paid short visit tothe Tremont Theatre, where he | Mr. Peabody—Boston Bulletin. received a very enthusiastic reception from one of | Mr. Nathan Hale, Jr.—Boston Daily Advertiser the best houses of the season. ‘The play was th Mr. J. M. Field (*Straws,) Mr. Thos. f ileston— Rent Day, in which Mr. Grattan made his firet ap. | Boston Courier. pearance before a Boston audience. At alate hour Mr. C. W. Ecgrey—-Boston Atl the President and suite paid a visit to Mr. Gordon, Mr. Thomas Gill-—Boston Po , the Postmaster ot Boston, who in honor of the na-| Mr. Edward E. Hale—Boston Advertiser. tion’s Chief Magistrate, held a levee, at which | One ofthe marshals of the day having announced tv there were not lexs than 1M) of the most. wealthy and | rhe President of the Bunker Hill Monument’“Asso complished wives and daughters. It was indeed a | the procession had entered within the lines. Th: brilliant affair, and was continued until a late hour. | exercises were commenced by the Chaplain—th: On Saturday morning the busy note of prepara-| Rey Mr. Brews, of Chatterto wt)" Who uBered th jollowing prayer:— tion was heard at a very early hour, but for the morning’s interesting proceedings the reader will turn to the letier of John Jones of N. Y.,who has Soverrien or THE Untvense—thou disposer of al! traced the progress of the glittering pageant to the | events—thou Cod of nations and of men, devoutly base of the monument, to celebrate whose comple- | and reverently would we invoke thy paternal bles: tion this jabilee was held. The scene from the | ing, We have come upto the mount of costly platform, as the procession marched into the large | erifice and of treasured remembrances, that w area reserved jor them, Was impoving beyond de-| may celebrate the deeds of those whom w seription, and as the aged band of surviving revoly-| venerate, and pay a gratetul tribute to their me tionary heroes were supported towards the seats pre- | rnory and to their sacrifices, We have come pared for them, their presence was hailed by affec- | from the homes of peace and plenty, and with the tionate and hearty plaudits, whilst many an eye | families which thou dost bliss: and it is our boun glistened with sympathetic teeing. | en duty to adore thee our Lord and our father. For * eoiuiers or ae revolution, 108 were present, | except the Lord had been on our side, our ene- ny of them gave ent indeation that| mies had triumphed over us. We adore thee as PUgrimage was rapidly approaching 1s termi- | ine God of our tathers—the arm ot their thought— nation, Three of these are survivors of the battle | the stay of their confidence—their triend—their of Lexington, viz, Alieus Bigelow, aged 85, Levi | protector. And we do invoke thy blessing, O God! upon this venera may return late to their reward, aud tnay gratitude which we now otler—to assure ne first gatherers of the host the tribute of respect anc ther tha’ the victory was tully won, that it was werth its cost We invoke thy blessing upon the Chief Magistrate ot this happy natio: statesmea—and upon this now weuld we solemnly —uyon his counsellors and hit hered conspany—anc wecrate this stone 0 memoria}, and would ask in prayer that thy blessiug may crown its summit. We would consecrate 1 not in remembrance of strite, nor to perpetuate ¢ scene of blood, but in memory of the great and the good—to attest a great and holy truth-—and to re mind those that are to come after us of duty—of lib nd of the tear ot God. erty—of justice: May it: foundation ever rest in a land that is at peace, anc its summit point to a heaveo of love; and when it last stones crumble into dust, may our children’ children continue to enjoy the blessings of liberty and honor their fathers who suffered that they nig Hear us, oh God! and answer ow enjoy them. prayer in the name of Christ our Redeemer! When the chaplain resumed his seat, Mr. Web ster advanced to the front of the platform, and hi appearance wus hailed by the loud and prolonge: It was a scen of singular sublimity. The tall pillar in all its im pressive solemnity—the vast congregation—the # cheering of the immense multitude. rene sky—the majestic figure of the orator, as h stood silently regarding the colosval column—th hoary headed band of patriots who occupied th front seats of the platform—a!] made up a scene or ver to be forgotten. After the demonstrations of the feelings of th vast assemblage had been given, the most unbroke silence followed, and then the great representativ of the nation thus commenced his ORATION. A duty has been performed—a work of patrio‘ ism and of gratitude is accomplished—that strvc ture having its broad foundations in a soil whic drank deeply of early revoluti length reached its destined hi summit to the clouds. nary blood, has « ight, and now lifts i: We are assembled to cele brate the accomplishment of this undertaking, an to indulge afresh the gratifying recollectiors « the events which it is designed to commemorate Eighteen years ago—mere than half the ordinar duration of a generation of mankind—the corne stone of this monument was laid The hope « those who conceived the design of raising here structure worthy of the events it was intended | commemorate, were founded in voluntary contr butions—private munificence, and general publi favor. hose hopes have not been disappointer Individual donations have been made, in som eases of large amount—small contributions b thousands; and all those who entertain an opinion « the value of the obj ct itself, and the good attaine by its snecesstal accomplishment, will cheerful) pay their homage of respect to the successive Pres dents, Boards of Directors, and Committees of th Corporation which have had the Keneral manage ment ofthe work, The architect, equally entitle Mer- THE NEW YORK HERALD. Price Two Cents, upon another, ftom the foundation to the top. Ata time when the prospects of farther progress in the work were gloomy and discouraging, the Mechanic Association, by a patriotic and vigorous effort, raised funds for carrying it on, and saw them applied with fidelity and ski tt is @ grateful dut to acknowledge on this oecasion the worth and eh cient effort of that association. The remaining ef- forts to complete the construction of this edifice had another source, Garlands of grace and elegance were destined to crown a work which had had its origin in mois. patriotism. The winning power of “the sex’, addressed itself to the publi, and all that was needed to carry this edifice to its proposed height, and to give it its finish, was promptly sup- plied: Sothat the mothers and daughters of the and have contributed largely to whatever there may be of elegance and beauty in the structure it- self, or of utility or of public. gratification in its ac- complishmegt. Of thowe with whom the plan of ereating this monument originated, many are living and are now present but alas, there + others who have themselves become subjects of mosu- mental inseription. Willum ——— (whose. sur name was not distinctly heard) a distinguished scholar, an able writer, a most amyble man <allied by birth and "sentiment to” the pat- riots of the revolution, died in public service abroad, and vow lies buried in a foreign land, William Sullivau, a name fragrant with re- volutionary service and public merit—a man who concentrated in himself, to a great degree, the cen- fidence of this whole community—one who was always most loved where best known—he, tuo, has been gathered to his fathers. And, last, George Blake, a lawyer ot learning and eloquence—a man of wit and of talent—of social qualities the most agreeable and fascinating—ot gifts which enabled him to exercise a large sway over public bodies—has closed his human career, I have, thus tar, spoken only of those who have ceased to. be among the living; but a long lite, now drawing towards its close—always characterized by acts of public mu- nificence and public spiriti—forming a character now become historical—sanctified by public regard and private affection—may confer, even on the liv- ing, the proper immunity of the dead, and be the just subject of honorable meditation and warm commendation. Among the early projectors of this structure, none more zealeus, none more efficient than Thomas H. Perkins. (Cheers.) It was be- neath his ever hospitable roof that those I have mentioned as among the dead, and those now living, have been called together for the purpose of taking the first step towards the erection of this monument. A venerable man, the friend of us all,whose charities have distilled hike the dew of heaven; he has fed the hungry and clothed the naked ; and he has given sight tothe blind. (Re- newed applause.) And for such virtue, there is a record on high, which our hurable work, and all the language ot brass and stone, can furnish only a poor and distant imitation. CAppla use.) Not amongst the immediate projectors of the work, but one of its early cients and the first President of the Corporation, was the then Goveruor of the Commonwealth, General Brookes, who had been here on the 17:h June, 1775, and afterwards distin guished by honorable services in the revoluuon- ary war, and throughout his whole Jife, a sol- dier without fear, a man without reproach. (Loud applause, and a revolutionary hero on the platform exalaimed. while tears trickled down his furrowed cheeks, ‘* He was my Colonel.”) I know well, that in thus alluding to the dead, I cause many tears to flow from recollections of bereavements too recent to be suppressed; but such honorable mention is due to their publie and private virtues, and especi ally on this occasion, for their zeal and efforts in the accomplishment of the purpose which has now reached its fulfilment. Time and nature have had their course in diminish the number of those who were here at the celebration ot laying ,the corner stone of the Monument 18 ears ago—most of the revolutionary characters have jomed the congregation of the dead— Lafayette sleeps in his native land—yet the name and the blood of Warren ,are here —the kindred of Putnam, of Starke, of ; nowlton, of MeLarie are here. And here too, be oved an respected, as universally as he is known, and now venerable himself for his yeare, isthe son of the gallant, daring, indomitable Prescott—(ioud snd en- thusiastic cheering.) Aud here too, are some—a |} email band—of those who performed military ser- vice on this field on the 17th of June, '75-—(great ap plause)—all of them now far advanced in age, who partook io the dangers and glory of that memorable nflict—(cheers.) They have outlived all the storms of the revolution—they have outlived the evils resulting from the want of a good and efficient government in this country——they have outlived the pendency of dangers threatening the publie liberty— they have outlived the most ef their contemporaries. They have not outlived, they cannet outlive, the ever-abiding gratitude of their country—(oud and enthusiastic cheering.) Heaven hae not allotted to our generation an opportunity of rendering service hike theirs and manitesting such devotion as they manifested in such @ cause as theirs; but it may well become us to praise actions that we cannot equal—to co morate what we were not born to perform. ¢ versal burst ot applause.) Pud- | hrum est, bene facere, bene dicere, haud ab secundum > | pose, est.” Yes, Bunkex Hit. Monument is completed. Here it stands. Fortunate in the natural eminence on which it ix placed, bigher infinitely in its ebject ond 18 purpcse—behold it rise over the iand aod over the sea, and visible this moment to 800,000 of the e sot Massachusetis. “There it stanae— ame f the past—a moniter to the present nnd t¢ creedings generations of men,’ T have voken of ts pury (tit had been without any other purpose thao the creation of a work of art, tne ante of wach Ui composed, would have con tinued to sleep im its oative bed. But it haw a pur- and tat purpose gives it digmity, and camses us ‘to look upon it with | awe. That purpose it is which enrobes it witha ' moral grandeur—that purpose it is which seems to | invest it with the attributes of an august, intellec- | this occasion tual personage. It is itself the great Orato of (Great cheering.) It is not from my lips, nor could it be from any human lips that that strain of eloquence 1s to flow, most competent to utter the emotions of this multitude. The potent speaker stands motionless before you. (Here the speaker paused, and with outetretched arms, looked upward to the summit of the solemn pile, and the vast assemblage joined in one loud and long shout of enthusiastic applause.) lt is a plain shafl ; 1t bears no inscription, fronting the rising sun, from whieh the future antiquanan shall beemployed to wipe away the dust ; nor does the rising sun ewaken strains of music on its sum- mit; but there it stands, and at the rising of the sun, and atthe setting of the sua, and anid the blaze of noon-day, and in the milder effulgence of lunar light, there it stands. It looke—it speake— it acts to the full comprehension of every American mind, and to the awakening of the highest enthusiasm in every true Ameri heart. (Great applause.) Its silent but awful uttet- ance—the deep pathos with which as we look upon it, it brings before us the 17th of June, 1775, and the consequences resulting trom the events of tha: day tou country, and to the world—conse- quene: must continue “to gain influence” on the destimes of mankind to the end ot tme—surpasses all that the study of the closet or even the inspiration of genius could pro- duce, To-day —to-day it speaks to us. The future audi- tors will be the successive generations of men. As they shall rise up before us and gather round its base, ite will be of courage and patrietism—ot religion and liberty of government—of the renown of those who have sacrificed themselves to the good of theircountry. Inthe older world many frabrice are still in existenoe, reared by human hand, whose object amd history are lost in the dark- ness of ages. They are now menaments of nothing, but the power and skill which constructed them. The gugh- ty pyramid itself, half buried in the sands of Africa nothing to bring down and report to us, but the power of Kings and the servitude of the Ifasked for ite de. sign, or Just ebject,or its sentiment—for its edmonition—fer its instruction to menkind—for end of its being, (ris silent—silent es the millions of human beings that lie in the dust at its basis, or the catacombs that surreund it’ Having thus no just object now known to mankind— hough it be raised against the Heavens, it excites no fecling but that of the consummation of rai with strange wonder. But if the present civilization of vankind—founded, as it is, on the solid basis of science, or great attainment in art, or in extraordinary knowledge of uature, and stimulated and pervaded as it is by moral entiment and the truths of the Christian religion—if this civilization be destaned to continue till there come a ter- vination of human being on the earth, then the purpose f this monument will continue to be on earth till that our comes. And if, in a dispensation of Providence, the ivilization of the ‘world is to be overthrown, and he traths of Christianity obscured by another deluge { barbarism, still the memory of Boxes Hw 4 the great events with which it is connected, will be arte and elements of the knowledge ot the’ last man s whom the light of civilization and christianity shall be xtended—(Load applause.) celebration is honor- Thy che presence of the Cur Maoistrare of the Na vn surrounded by the distinguished individuals who are * tutional advisers. (Three enthusiestic cheers ne cheer more.”) An occasion so national—so in~ nately connected with that revolution, out of which to our thanks and consideration, will find other r Ser eercnedtoied Rearkion ein ti nat tea Wards in Lue beauty of the obelisk itsel, and in th ew eniaene ond ts Ines o8 WA aye distinction which t cunters on him, as’a work c |’ smcitizene gnats laws of Ue cousiry. ie placed at art. Nor on this oceasio: | the omission b- |” ig with Youmrows, where the lect areat miltery made to mention the praisewos/'y services of th fort of the Revolution was |) he hae builder, who has watched the laying of one stone | jow had an opportunity of seeing the theatre of