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8 <br />several of them had returned the fire. Thus did Lexington, <br />unaided and alone, confront a British force more than <br />fifteen times as numerous as her own. Nor did her gallantry <br />cease with her morning sacrifice. With eight of her citizens <br />dyad upon the field, these patriots sallied and under lead of <br />their brave commander, marched forth and met the British <br />on their retreat, and added two more victiins to their morn -. <br />She had no neighboring troops from the right <br />hand -or the Left to take the fore front of the battle in the <br />morning, and thus guard and protect her from danger. And <br />so she suffered largely hi her killed, while some towns twice <br />as populous escaped without the loss of a ui;ln. <br />'!`hese facts were fully appreciated at the time, .and hence <br />-Lexington has passed into history as the first battle -field of <br />the Revolution, and the Firth place of our freedom. So <br />anxious have the people of the country been; to do honor to <br />our village, that more than half of the States of the Union <br />have given our name to a portion of their territory. We <br />have arrived at an epoch in our history, when we are called <br />• upon to view the events of the past, and decide whether we <br />will assert our manhood, and sustain the reputation which <br />the. country has awarded us. We have resolved to do it <br />to prove ourselves worthy of our sires. One of their shining <br />virtues was that of self-sacrifice. They would offer their <br />lives and fortunes. We have no occasion to inaice such a sac- <br />rifice. Thank God our Iives are not at this day, required. <br />And shall we grudge a small pittance of our fureunes tp sus- <br />tain the character wl-iich our fathers have acquired for our <br />beloved .town We .trust not. The expense of our cele- <br />bration will be considerable, but there is no need or pro- <br />priety of paying it all at once. It is a gift for a century, <br />and when it is apportioned to one half of a hundred years, <br />all, that will be required now, would he but a pittance too <br />'small to be considered. <br />CHARLES HUDSON, Selectmen <br />L. S. PIERCE, of <br />B. C. WHITCHER, Lexing ton. <br />1. <br />1-4 <br />9 <br />228`g+na43.W8E8gA p''8 ^gd aW.:88$e'i 2$bN-.ISN2$541. <br />urciiikinpu4wangm <br />w .+++ d• C3.+ M7 W P'j Za GY <br />. <br />if • <br />❑LD% 12, <br />rig+ a1”:;4 g ,A $ 1 m <br />Oaz <br />Km% kI lama F° <br />e <br />E;ria A•- Y 2 y'- uaFw 7-ntc mf ai nay <br />F" <br />tieJ'aw675.F8QW"r- 4a <br />Y <br />24,1„5 mli❑s° °! <br />.F ]i•M ti <br />2 <br />4.0 <br />