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Seth Barker, 4
J. M. Smith, and G. P. Clapp, South Scituate,
1
Isaac H. Harding,
2
Warren Wright, Hanover,
1
Abner Stetson,
1
Jos. B. Fobes,
1
Thomas Waterman, 66
1
Edmund Q. Sylvester, Hanover, Robert E. Dwelley, 66
1
Dorcas Society of St. Andrews
Church, Hanover, by the Rec. 2
Samuel Cutler, Hanover, 1
Alfred C. Garratt,
1
Miss Frances Baldwin, Hanover, 1
Abel G. Duncan,
1
Melzar Hatch,
1
Gustavus Percival, 66
1 1 2
Stephen Josselynn,
110
Cost of Academy.
Total amount for land,build-
ing, and fixtures, $3,488 52
Levi Sturtevant, Jr., Pembroke, 1
The expense was defrayed by proceeds of 110 shares at
Adams Billings,
1
$25 per share, $2,750 00
Luther Howland, Hanson,
Donation of a Bell, 138 03
Martin W. Stetson,
1
Hannah Stetson,
1
John P. Eells, 66
1 Subscription of Sundry per-
Benjamin Whitwell John Sylvester, 66
2 1
Balance provided for by-sub- scription, 123 74
Benj. F. Burgess,
M. P. McLauthlin, 66
1 2
Michael Sylvester,
2
$3,488 52
3
Young Ladies Society of St. An- drews Church, Hanover, by the William Church, Rector, 2 Nathan Dwelley,
1
John B. Barstow, 2
Thos. H. C. Barstow, 1
Alexander Wood,
Thos. B. Donnell, 1
Haviland Torrey, Pembroke,
3
Hannah Barstow, Hanover,
1
Charles Dyer, Hanover,
1 1 Sale of Old Academy, 375 00
Robert Hersey, Hanover,
1
Donation from Young La- dies Societies, 51 75
1 sons, 50 00
Nathaniel Barstow, 66
1
Elijah Barstow, South Scituate,
3
George Curtis, Hanover, 1
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LAWYERS.
the quarterly fee paid by the pupils, and the number of scholars of both sexes in attendance, averages about 50.
LAWYERS.
TOB
Previous to the Revolution, and for some years afterwards, there was no regularly educated lawyer settled in Hanover; the business usually transacted by the members of this profession, be- ing attended to by Elijah Cushing, Esq., Joseph Cushing, Esq., David Stockbridge, Esq., and a few other enterprising and edu- cated Justices of the Peace, and by the Selectmen of the Town.
The first lawyer who settled in the town, so far as our records show, was Benjamin Whitman, Esq., son of Zachariah Whitman, of South Bridgwater, who was born in 1768, graduated at Brown University, in 1788, and resided in Pembroke, and then in Hano- ver, to which town he moved about the year 1792. He lived on Broadway, for a season, in the house now occupied by Samuel Eells, but afterwards purchased the Nathaniel Sylvester house, near North River Bridge, which is now occupied by Rufus Far- num. In 1799, he built the house in which Seth Barker, Esq., resides, - on a spot of elevated ground, commanding a fine view of the river, and of the ship-yards, which were then in active operation. His office, was on the opposite side of the road, and is still standing, near the house of Mr. Sylvanus Percival. He was Post Master for several years. He left the town about the year 1806, moving to Boston, of which city he was subsequently one of the Representatives, and of whose Police Court he was for many years Chief Justice. He was an able lawyer ; a man of great business enterprise ; an active politician ; and his services were of great value to the town during the period of his residence in it. John Holmes, of Kingston, was one of his students while in Hanover, who subsequently settled in Maine, while that State was part of Massachusetts, and from which he was a Representa- tive to the General Court of Massachusetts, and afterwards a Member of Congress. Barker Curtis, a native of Hanover, and a son of Simeon Curtis, Esq., was also one of his students, and had an office, for a time, in the North Easterly part of the town, where Hiram Curtis resides, but finally settled in Maine. Wm.
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G. Curtis, a native of Hanover, was also a student with Mr. Whitman, but died before entering upon his professional career.
The next lawyer settled in Hanover, was John Winslow, Esq., only son of Dr. Isaac Winslow, of Marshfield, grandson of Gen. John Winslow, of Marshfield, and great grandson of Col. Isaac, who was the only surviving son of Governor Josiah Winslow. John, son of Dr. Isaac, graduated at Brown University, in 1795, and settled in Hanover about the year 1810. He lived first in the house now occupied by Stephen Josselynn, but soon after built the house recently occupied by Capt. John Cushing, near St. An- drew's Church, at the Four Corners. He was a thorough lawyer ; gentlemanly in his manners ; and one whose professional practice was very extensive. He died at Natchez, Mississippi, about the year 1830, and his widow and children moved to Hingham, where she died. He has sons in Boston.
Isaiah Wing, a native of Hanover, was, it is said, a pupil at the Academy of Mr. Chaddock, after he was a married man ; and he subsequently studied law with Mr. Winslow, and practiced for a time in Hanover ; but finally moved to Cincinnati, Ohio, where he died.
Jotham Cushman, Esq., was in Hanover, about the same time as Mr. Winslow, and built and occupied the long house at the Four Corners, now owned by the widow of Thomas Turner. Jabez Crooker was one of his students, and went into the Army during the war of 1812.
Aaron Hobart, Esq., son of Aaron, Esq .; and grandson of Col. Aaron, of Abington, graduated at Brown University, in 1805, and settled in Hanover about the year 1812, residing at the Four Corners. Whilst in Hanover, he was chosen to the Senate of Massachusetts, from Plymouth County, in 1820, and was a member of Congress in 1826-7. He moved to East Bridgewater, and was soon after appointed Judge of Probate for Plymouth County, which office he now holds. His public services have at all times been of great value to the community ; upon his judg- ment great reliance is placed ; and his demeanor as a citizen, and in the walks of private life, have gained for him the confi- dence and esteem of all who have the pleasure of his personal acquaintance.
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PIIYSICIANS.
Alexander Wood, Esq., of Middleboro', studied law with Judge Wood, of Middleboro', and practiced in Hanover for a short time ; but afterwards relinquished the duties of his profession, and for some years past has been engaged in trade, at the Four Cor- ners, with Capt. Haviland Torrey.
Perez Simmons, Esq., a native of Hanover, graduated at Brown University, in 1833, and settled first in Providence, Rhode Island, but came to Hanover, in 1843, and has since resided in the town, in the practice of his profession. He has been for some years past a member of the board of Selectmen, and was chosen to represent the town in the State Legislature, in 1851-2.
PHYSICIANS.
For about twenty years after the incorporation of the town, no physician resided within its limits ; but Drs. Joseph Jacobs, and Charles Stockbridge, who were both of Scituate, extended their practice into Hanover, and the former resided quite near the Northerly bounds of the town.
Dr. Jeremiah Hall, settled in Hanover, about the year 1749, married Keziah Bailey, and remained until 1764, when he moved to Pembroke, of which town he was chosen delegate to the Pro- vincial Congresses of 1774-5. He was a valuable citizen ; a man well qualified for the duties of his calling; and he left behind him the memorials of a life of usefulness and virtue.
Dr. Lemuel Cushing, was a resident of Hanover, about the time of the Revolution, and was appointed by the Provincial Congress, a surgeon in the army. The precise time when he came to town is unknown, as also the date of his leaving.
Dr. Peter Hobart, of Hingham, came to Hanover in 1783, and here resided until his death, in 1793. His house was on Main Street, not far from the residence of the late Gideon Studley. His widow moved to New York State, and there died.
Dr. Marsh, of Hingham, was in Hanover for a few years, about the same time as Dr. Hobart.
Dr. Melzar Dwelley, previously of Ashburnham, came to Hano- ver, about the year 1798, and resided here, until his death, in 1828. He lived on Hanover Street, in the house now occupied by Norman Chamberlin. As a Physician, his abilities were highly
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respectable, and his professional services were in great demand. His descendants are in South Boston, and in Ashburnham.
Dr. Cartier, a Frenchman, from the island of Martinique, came to Plymouth, where he remained for a period ; and about the time of the last war, he settled in Hanover, remained seven years, and boarded at the house of Mr. Reuben Curtis. He was subsequently of Hanson, and finally, it is said, returned to Martinique, where he died. He was a man thoroughly educated, but eccentric in his manners.
Dr. Joshua Studley, a native of Hanover, practiced medicine from 1808, until 1848.
Dr. Ezekiel D. Cushing, was in Hanover from 1827 to 1828, when he deceased. He lived at the Four Corners. He was a man of eminent abilities ; had practiced in the best hospitals in France ; and was every way qualified to prosecute with distin- guished success the brilliant career which opened before him. His early death was a melancholy event to his friends ; and in him, the public lost one who, had he lived, would doubtless have made himself conspicuous, and have ranked among the greatest and best physicians and surgeons of the age.
Dr. Henry Wade, was in Hanover, in 1829, and died in 1830.
Dr. Jacob Richards, now of Braintree, practiced in Hanover from 1834 to 1836. An account of his family will be found in our genealogical sketches.
Dr. Calvin B. Pratt, now of Bridgewater, was in Hanover, from 1836 to 1838.
Dr. Joseph B. Fobes, his successor, remained in the town until 1851. His practice was very extensive, and very successful.
Drs. Benjamin Whitwell, and Alfred C. Garratt, are at present settled in Hanover, and both reside at the Four Corners.
GRADUATES.
The town of Hanover has not furnished a large number of stu- dents to our colleges ; nor can we present so long a list of grad- uates, as many other towns in the State. The following are all whose names we have learned :-
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GRADUATES.
Joseph Cushimg,
Harvard College, 1752.
Joseph Stockbridge
66
1755.
Prentiss Mellen,
66
1784.
Henry Mellen,
66
1784.
William Simmons,
1804.
Nathaniel Jacobs,
66
1806.
Zachariah G. Whitman,
66
1807.
Benjamin Whitman,
Brown University,
1815.
Albert Smith,
Dartmouth
1825.
Perez Simmons,
Brown University,
1833.
Frederick O. Barstow,
1852.
William P. Duncan,
At Amherst.
Horatio Stockbridge, was at Harvard College, two years.
Joseph B. Damon, and Franklin Damon, graduated at the Newton Theological Institute.
There have been many graduates in families that have moved from Hanover ; but these do not properly come within our scope.
BOSTON FUBLIC
LIBR
CHAPTER VII.
MILITARY HISTORY.
" After years the tale shall tell, In words of light revealed, Who bravely fought, who nobly fell."
Mrs. E. T. DANIELS.
Military training of our ancestors-Town's stock of powder, &c .- Expedition to the Spanish West Indies-Expedition to Cape Breton-French Neutrals-French War, with extracts from the Muster Rolls.
The circumstances in which the early settlers of New England were placed, rather than their inclination, or natural desire, led them to engage, more or less, in military pursuits, and the study of the art of war. Not only were they exposed, from the outset, to deadly encounters with the Indians who surrounded them ; but after these foes were vanquished and subdued, others sprung up, in the neighboring provinces, of their own color, though not of their own nation; and the French and S anish wars, called into active service the able-bodied citizens of Massachusetts, and per- haps contributed, in a measure, to prepare the way for that suc cessful resistance to the encroachments of the mother country, which led to the establishment of our National Independence. Had it not been for these wars, and for the discipline which our troops received in them, and the military experience gained by our officers, it is doubtful if the war of the Revolution would have been so successfully prosecuted, had our fathers dared even to engage in it. We do not, however, appear as the advocate of war. It is a great calamity ;- a frightful evil ;- and under the influence of Christian truth, we hope the time may soon arrive, when swords shall be beaten into ploughshares, and spears into pruning hooks, and PEACE shall reign over all the earth.
But, as a faithful historian, it becomes our duty briefly to chroni- cle those events, which, when transpiring, were of so much conse-
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quence to the welfare of the people, and to their national existence. We give, therefore, not an extended account, but the simple inci- dents, alluded to on the records of the town, and contemporary papers, in the Archives of the State, and the possession of indi- viduals.
1734, Sep. 9. £35 were voted for a " town stock of ammuni- tion." Such a stock, every town was required by law to keep on hand.
1740, Mar. 2. It was voted that the Town's stock of powder and shot, should be kept " in the meeting-house chamber ;"-a small room, over the womens', gallery ;- and the Treasurer of the Town was authorised " to take out of the lease of the flats as much money as will purchase said stock, agreeable to the Law, with what Thomas Josselynn already has."
It was during this, and the following year, that the expedition to the Spanish West Indies, to which we have alluded on p. 20, was undertaken ; but the only references to this expedition, which we find on the Town records, are the following under date of Dec. 28, 1741 .- " Voted Dea. Thos. Josselynn, £13 16s. 4d. for mens rates gone to Cuba and elsewhere." Six other similar votes occur under the same date. The names of those who went from Hanover, are not given, nor are the tax bills in existence, from which to learn whose rates were remitted ; but, from scattered hints, we think we may venture to name, besides Samuel Eells, who was an Ensign, and who died in the service, John Stoddard, Joshua Turner, John Whitcomb, and Ezekiel Ladd, alluded to on Town records as having had their taxes remitted ; and perhaps Robert Young, whose widow Margaret received aid from the town this year. There must have been quite a number from Hanover, the whole sum remitted in taxes, being about £50, and not less than seven allusions being made to those " gone to Cuba."
The manuscript in the possession of Rev. Benj. Kent, of Roxbury, gives the names of only the 55, who survived in May, 1741. Over 400 men died in the expedition.
1744, Oct. 30. Capt. Elijah Cushing was instructed " to in- form his Excellency concerning Dea. Thos. Josselynn's making way with the Town stock of gunpowder ;" and Nov. 5, Capt. Cushing was appointed " to take care of the Town's powder and 'bullets."
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In 1745, the expedition to Cape Breton, was undertaken, at the instance of Gov. Shirley ; the forces from Massachusetts, con- sisting of upwards of 3,200 men, aided by 500 from Connecticut, and 300 from New Hampshire.1 This may be considered as the commencement of the French war, which with various fortune, was carried on until the peace of 1763, and the reduction of the provinces to the dominion of Great Britain.
We have been at some pains to examine the huge folios of Muster Rolls, relating to this war, which are deposited in the State House, at Boston ; and though our gleanings from this source are not very extensive, and may not embrace the names of all who en- listed from Hanover, yet such as they are, we present them as an attempt towards collecting facts, which, owing to the want of more thorough information, can only be regarded as an approximation to the truth.
In 1755, preparations were made for dislodging the French from Nova Scotia ; and the Massachusetts forces, formed into a regiment of two battalions, of which Gov. Shirley was the Colonel, were commanded by Lt. Col. John Winslow, of Marshfield, who raised 2000 men, forone year, or longer, if required.2 The French Neutrals were taken prisoners in this expedition, and torn from their country, and sent into banishment, being scattered over Massachusetts, and other provinces. In all, 1923 suffered this fate ; viz : 483 men, and 337 women, heads of families, and their sons and daughters, 527 of the former, and 576 of the latter. Their stock was upwards of 5000 horned cattle, 493 horses, and 12,887 sheep and swine.3
The history of this unfortunate race, is one of melancholy inter- est, but we cannot pursue it to any extent. In Abington, there were a few settled, and in other towns of Plymouth county. We have heard of one or more in Hanover, who settled somewhere on Broadway, but cannot give their names.
The following notices of enlistments from Hanover, during the progress of this war, are all we have been able to find. A few of the names given, were residents of Scituate, referred to in other places of this work.
In 1755, Col Ezekiel Turner served in the expedition to Crown
1 Minot's History of Mass. Vol. 1, p. 75.
2 Minot's Hist. Mass. Vol. 1, p. 217. Minot's Hist. Mass., Vol. 1, p. 225.
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Point ; and in Capt. Samuel Clarke's Co. (of Braintree,) for 13 weeks, from Dec. 16, 1755, were Barnabas Perry, of Scituate, and Richard Bowker, Stephen Hatch, Joseph Palmer, Gideon Stetson, and Theophilus Witherell, of the same town.
Reuben Bates, set down as of Scituate, was a corporal in Elisha Hersey's Co. (of Abington) ; and Nehemiah Silvester was ser- geant, and Thomas Stetson, sentinel.
James House, of Hanover, was Captain of a Company in the expedition to Crown Point, from Mar. 29, to Sep. 8. 1756. On the back of the instrument, he is called Major James House. Cooms House, Seth Witherell, and. Daniel Garnett, of Hanover, were in his Company.
In the same expedition, Joseph Nowit, 1 born in Pembroke, but living in Hanover, was in Capt. Loring's Co .; and John B. Wor- rin, a native of England, enlisted from Hanover in Capt. Abel Keen's Co.
James House was Major of a Company at Fort William Henry, from Nov. 27, 1755, to Mar. 24, 1756.
In the muster roll of Capt. John Loring's company, encamped at Fort Edward, July 25, 1756, occur the names of Lawrence Ekins, a native of Ireland, but a resident of Hanover ; Jeremiah Rogers, of Hanover ; and Bezaleel Palmer, Thomas Cook, Samuel With- erell, and Nathaniel Palmer, the latter of whom was a shipwright by trade.
In the Roll of Capt. Abel Keen's Company, in Col. Joseph Thach- er's Regiment, occur the names of Luke Bowker, blacksmith, and John B. Worrin.
In the return of Thomas Clapp's Regiment, (of Scituate,) July 20, 1756, in the expedition to Crown Point, occur the names of Peter B. Warren, Samuel Witherell, Joseph Turner, Joshua Dwelley, John Perry, Thomas Barstow, Jeremiah Dillingham, Nathaniel Stetson, William Gray, Thomas Cornish, John Hanmer, Joseph Stetson, Jr., John Ramsdell, Bezaleel Palmer, Thomas Cook, Elisha Palmer, and Benjamin Estes, all of whom are set down as of Hanover.
James House was Captain in Thomas Clapp's Regiment, which marched for the relief of Fort William Henry, in August, 1757 ;
1 An Indian.
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and Job Crooker, and Henry Perry, of Pembroke, were in his Company.
Dr. Jeremiah Hall, of Hanover, was Surgeon in Joseph Thacher's Company, in 1757.
Elisha House, of Hanover, was in the expedition to Canada, in 1759 ; and Seth Joyce, and David House, also of Hanover, served in the same campaign.
Nathaniel Josselynn, æ. 37, went to Canada in 1758, in Thomas Clapp's regiment ; also Edward Peters, æ. 19, who was in the employ of Joseph Curtis ; Seth Woodworth, æ. 22; James Silvester, æ. 39; John Hunt, æ. 17, in the employ of Peleg Curtis ; and Joshua Remington, æ. 37.
April 12, 1759. There were mustered in Cart. Abel Keen's Company, for the invasion of Canada, by Lt. Col. Elijah Cushing, Henry, son of John Bray, æ. 18 ; Lemuel, son of Joseph Bates, æ. 18 ; and Mark, son of Jeremiah Rogers, æ. 18.
At the same date, in Col. Thomas Clapp's Regiment, for Canada, were Elisha Palmer, æ. 41; Prince Osgood, æ. 18, in the employ of Joseph Josselynn ; and Mark, son of Jeremiah Rogers, æ. 18.
In Abel Keen's Company, of which Thomas Doty was Colonel, for Canada, in 1759, were Jeremiah Rogers ; Abraham Cato, who was discharged ; Abner French ; Nathaniel Josselynn, who was discharged ; Amos Love ; Dennis Morrison ; Prince Osgood, in the employ of Joseph Josselynn, discharged ; Jonathan Pratt ; Jonathan Peters, who died in the service; Edward Peters ; Thomas Rogers ; Aaron Rowell, employed by Jeremiah Rogers; Joshua Staples ; Jesse, Abner, and Jonathan Torrey; and Zephaniah and Samuel Witherell. All these are named as of Hanover.
In Abel Keen's Company, at Lunenburg, from March 31, to November 1, 1759, were Jeremiah Rogers ; Henry, son of John Bray ; Lemuel, son of Joseph Bates; Samuel Bowker ; Leonard, son of Richard Hill ; Prince Osgood ; Elisha Palmer ; and Mark, son of Jeremiah Rogers.
Isaac Nowett, was in Col. John Thomas' Company, for Canada in 1760.
In Daniel Ree pany, which was at Ticonderago in 1760,
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were Gideon Studley, who was out 46 weeks ; Timothy Church, out 40 weeks; Isaac Nowett, in the employ of Col. Thomas ; Edward Peters, in the employ of Thomas Wilkes ; and Thomas Rogers.
In 1762, the town was divided into two districts, and a military company was raised in each district. Of the North Company, David Stockbridge, was Captain ; Joseph Cushing, 1 st Lieuten- ant ; John Bailey, Jr., 2nd Lieutenant; and David Jacobs, En- sign. Of the South Company, Joseph Josselynn, was Captain ; Simeon Curtis, 1st Lieutenant ; Joseph House, 2d Lieutenant ; and John Josselynn, Ensign. Of the Division to which these companies belonged, David Stockbridge, was Lieutenant Colonel, and Joseph Josselynn, was Major. Robert L. Eells was second Quarter Master in the Troop of Horse.
In the same year, 1761-2, Edward Peters, of Hanover, was in Capt. Lemuel Dunbar's Company, from April 18, 1761, to January 4, 1762. Stephen Curtis was out in 1762. Benjamin, son of Daniel Teague, was in Abel Keen's Company ; also John Bates, and Henry Dillingham. In Job Williams' Company, from November 18, 1761, to July 29, 1762, were John Bates, William Bradley, and Stephen Curtis, in the employ of Benjamin Curtis.
Elisha Barrell, who died in Hanover, in 1829, æ. 96, was out in the French War ; also Samuel Brooks, who died in Hanover, in 1830, æ. 95, and Jedediah Dwelley, William Perry, and Oliver Winslow, - the latter of whom died near Crown Point, in 1759. These men were of Scituate, though their names occur on the Hanover Records; and at a subsequent date, or after the close of the war, some of them resided in the town.
1768, November 7. "Voted to Samuel Barstow 6s. for making a door to the powder room, and for moving the powder."
1771, March 11. " Crps. John Briley, and Capt. Simeon Cur- tis chosen to take care of the Town's Gun Powder in the best way and manner they can."
1774, November 21. Paid Capt. John Bailey for four quarter barrels of Powder, £9 8s.
These are all the minutes which occur previous to the Revo- lution. Of the incidents of this war, we shall make a separate Chapter ; as also of the War of 1812, in which we shall include a sketch of the Hanover Artillery Company.
CHAPTER VIII.
INCIDENTS OF THE REVOLUTION.
" By their pious shades we swear, By their toils and perils here, We will guard with jealous care, Law and Liberty." LUNT.
Causes of the Revolution-Stamp Act-Convention in Boston-Plymouth County Convention-Provincial Congresses-Preparations for defence-Minute men- Provincial Treasurer chosen-Committees of Safety-Boston Port Bill-Tories, and the Ruggles Covenant-Balfour's troops-Commencement of hostilities- Sea coast guards-General Washington assumes the command of the Army- Station of the army-Operations for 1776-Entrenchment on Dorchester heights -Evacuation of Boston-Alarm at Cohasset-Declaration of Independence- Operations around Boston-Men for Ticonderoga, and for Rhode Island-Opera- tions for 1777-Committee of Safety-Prices for labor-Town's quota-Expedi- tion to Rhode Island-Other military movements-Operations for 1778-Quota of Shirts, &c.,-State Constitution rejected-Enlistments for this year-Extracts from the Pay Rolls-Operations for 1779-Committee of Safety &c.,-Enlistments -Committee of Safety for 1780-Military movements for the year-Depreciation of Currency-The dark hour-Movements for 1781-Incidents subsequent to the War.
The story of the Revolution, will ever be read with interest by the citizens of this growing republic. The simple recital of our father's wrongs ; of their peaceful remonstrance against those wrongs, until forbearance ceased longer to be a virtue ; of their calm deliberation upon the course next to be pursued; of their reluctant, but firm conviction, that an appeal to arms was their only alternative ; of their solemn consecration of their lives, and fortunes, and sacred honor, upon the altar of liberty ; and of their accompanying deeds of heroism, until their INDEPENDENCE was acknowledged ; if these events, which, viewed in their broadest light, are calculated to make every heart glow, ever become to us as a " thrice told tale," or cease to arouse us to emulate their virtues, then may we be assured that the day of our downfall is approaching, and that we are becoming unworthy of the continued
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