City, and the Rev Dr Lowell. The || Newport, R. I.
Pillars on which are inscribed the by the Rev Mr
names of Military and Naval He- highly spoken of.
roes of the Country, were covered
with crape. Portraits of Mr Adams
and Mr Jefferson were at the right
at left of the Orator.

The shops were closed, and business suspended; bells tolled, and flags were at half-mast; and in fact all things were done to manifest the gratitude and respect due from this people to the departed Patriots, "decently and in order."

In reference to the proceedings of the young men, much credit is due, for the patriotic spirit manifested to honor the memories of their fathers.

And it is with satisfaction we per-
ceived, in the character of the Young
Men of Boston, that of their grand-
fathers most conspicuously exhibit-
ed.
Sixty years ago, the Bos-
ton Young Men were noted for so-
briety, enterprize, patriotism, and
union of sentiment,-and so they are

now.

The discourse was
GAMMELL, and is

At Albany, 31st July, a very large Funeral Procession was formed.

At Bridgewater on Wednesday, Aug. 2, at the Rev Mr Hodges' Meeting House. Eulogy, by John A. Shaw, Esq.

In Braintree, on Thursday, Aug. 3, an Eulogy was pronounced at Mr Perkins' Meeting House by Rev

Mr Storrs. The President of the
United States was present.

CHARLES CARROLL.
The editor of the National Jour-

nal, speaking of the venerable CAR-
ROLL, says "We have now lying
before us a letter of this patriarch of

our land, dated in September last, every letter of which indicates advanced age. 'On the 20th of this month, (says the venerated writer,) I entered into my eighty-ninth year. This, in any country, would be In Charlestown, the solemn serdeemed a long life, yet, as you obvices in honor of Mr ADAMS and serve, if it has not been directed to Mr JEFFERSON, were performed on the only end for which man was creTuesday last. Prayers were ofated, it is a mere nothing, an empty fered by the Rev Mr Fay and phantoin, an indivisible point, comWalker, and a discourse was pro-pared with eternity. Too much of nounced by the Hon Edward Everett. The occasion was honored by the attendance of the President of the United States, the Governor of the Commonwealth, and a large concourse of citizens.

At Newburyport, the Hon Caleb Cushing delivered a Eulogy on the lives of John Adams and Thomas Jefferson, on the 14th July.

On Sunday afternoon, July 23d, funeral solemnities were attended at

my time and attention have been misapplied on matters to which an impartial judge, penetrating the secrets of hearts, before whom I shall soon appear, will ascribe merit deserving recompence. On the mercy of my Redeemer I rely for salvation, and on his merits; not on the works I have done in obedience to his precepts, for even these, I fear a mixture of alloy will render unavailing, and cause to be rejected.'

Every expression-every fragment | her patrons: 3d. She endures the

of a phrase from such a man, is now of inestimable value; it is like the voice of a departed age-an echo still lingering among the ruins of antiquity."

STAMP ACT.

conflict for a short season: and 4th. Has her Liberty restored by the royal hand of George the Third."The plate is "humbly dedicated to every lover of liberty, by her true born sons in Boston, New-England." The curious may be pleased to know that the size of the engraving was 10 inches by 14.

SIGN OF THE TIMES.

It grieved me sorely this morning, as I took my usual ramble through the city to discover what changes twenty-four hours might have made, to miss a sign which it had frequentgiven me much pleasure to read. It was the sign of a Commission Store;' the agent's name I forget, but his motto ought never to be forgotten: 'Let us all have a living.' If misfortune has made this sign-board of no use to the owner, I would recommend his giving it to some more fortunate man, whose name would

A friend has loaned us a copy of
an engraving on copper, executed
by the late Col. Paul Revere, in
1766, which represents one of the
decorations of Liberty Tree, when
the town of Boston celebrated the
repeal of the Stamp Act. The en-
graving is entitled, "A view of the
Obelisk erected under Liberty Tree in
Boston, on the rejoicings for the repeally
of the Stamp Act." On each side of
the Obelisk, near the top, there are
four heads of Lords or members of
Parliament, who were considered
favorable to America: beneath these
are ten lines of patriotic verse.*
the base there are various grotesque
figures, strongly emblematic of the
feelings which prevailed in that day;
the first represents "America in dis-
tress apprehending the total loss of
Liberty: 2d. She implores the aid of

"O thou whom next to heav'n we most revere,
Fair Liberty! thou lovely goddess hear:
Have we not woo'd thee, won thee, held thee long,
Laid in thy lap, and melted on thy tongue,
Thro' deaths and dangers rugged paths pursu❜d,
And led thee smiling to this solitude;
Hid thee within our hearts most golden cell,

And brav'd the powers of earth and powers of hell.
GODDESS: we cannot part, thou must not fly-
Be slaves: we dare to scorn it-dare to die."
On the 2d side.

At

have some influence in the city, on condition of his placing it over his own door, as a memento of their duty, to one or two at least in every cal

Third Side.

"Boast foul oppression! boast thy transient reign,
While honest Freedom struggles with her chain,
But know the sons of virtue, hardy, brave,
Disdain to lose thro' mean despair to save.
Arous'd in thunder, awful they appear
With proud deliverance stalking in their rear,
While tyrant foes their pallid fears betray,

Shrink from their arms, and give their vengeance way.
See in th' unequal war oppressors fall,

The hate, contempt, and endless curse of all."

Fourth Side

"Our faith approv'd, our Liberty restor❜d,
Our hearts bend grateinly to our sov'r'ga Lord;
Hail darling Monarch! by this act endear'd,
Our firm affections are thy best reward.
Sh'd Britain's self, against herself divide
And hostile armies frown on either side.-

Sh'd hosts rebellious, shake our Brunswick's throne
And as they dar'd thy parent, dare the son.

To this Asylum stretch thine happy wing

And we'll contend, who best shall love our king:"

ing. If Mr

I hope you will offer to insert his
advertisement of the fact, gratis,
that the public may have an oppor-
tunity to learn more of the man who ||
has dared to propose so reasonable
a demand in Boston.

has removed, || opinion, that there are other situations in the City, which would be more eligible,, declining from delicacy to express any more decisive opinion, which might influence the decision of the Trustees, but at the same time offering their aid in the selection of a suitable place. From this candour, and liberal suggestion, the Committee are encouraged to hope, that the City Council will concur with them in a judgment which

WEDNESDAY.

FOR THE CITY RECORD.

Washington Monument Association.
Ar a meeting of the WASHINGTON

they have deliberately formed after

much reflection. The reasons, which induced the Committee to prefer the site of the Old Stato House, had reference, as much to the honor and interests of the City, to its ornament, and convenience, as to the peculiar fitness of this spot for the permanent location of a mon

zen.

MONUMENT ASSOCIATION, holden by adjournment at the Academy's Room, in the Boston Athenæum, on Wednesday, July 19, 1826,-the Committee on the Monument made the following report. The committee appointed by the Trustees of the WASHINGTON MONUMENT ASSOCIATION, to consider, and report their opinion, as to the most eligible sit-ument, in honor of our First Citiuation for the erection of the expected Statue, beg leave to report: That among the various places suggested, they are unanimously of opinion,|| that the site of the Old State-House, at the junction of Washington street and State street, is in every respect, the most suitable; and they therefore recommend, that the Trustees should agree to place the Statue in an edifice to be erected on that

This place was selected, in the infancy of our State, as the seat of Legislation and Jurisprudence.-In the edifice there erected, a succession of firm, enlightened, and vigorous measures of resistance to the usurpations of the British ministry were devised and adopted; which must be considered as the more imcauses of our National In

mediate spot,

provided the authorities of the City of Boston should consent thereto, and a building adapted to the purpose should be thereon erected. It is true, that the City Government have not, as yet, signified their consent, to grant the same for this purpose; but they have, with great liberality, agreed to permit the Trus

tees to place the Statue in the Hall over the New Market House, at the same time frankly expressing their

dependence-and it seems to be difficult to reconcile the comparatively degraded uses, to which that edifice has since been condemned, with the uniform patriotism, and veneration for the founders of our Republic, for which the City of Boston has been at all periods of its history so distinguished.

The original cost of that edifice to the town (as its contribution was only one fourth of the expense of the

erection,) was very trifling, and the sum, which was afterwards paid to the State, was also insignificant, when compared with the benefit, which the inhabitants would have enjoyed, or would now enjoy, by the removal of such an incumbrance on the most thronged street in the metropolis.

one, or indeed, it may be to many Benefactors, whose images may bẹ here preserved.

There are other considerations, which render this location peculiarly appropriate for the Statue of Washington. It was, it is believed, in this House, that he first met the Authorities of the State, and Town, on his triumphal entry after a successful siege of a well appointed, haughty, and confident British force. It was in this house, he was received in a most splendid manner, by the authorities of the Town on his visit, in 1789. It is situated on the street, bearing his name, and it will seem to future generations a good reason for its enjoying that special honor, that his likeness in the poetry of sculpture, and with the perfection of modern art, is there deposited.— For the foregoing and many other reasons, the Committee respectfully recommend that the Trustees should adopt the following votes:

If no Statue of Washington had been procured, the Committee thought, that the City could do no act more worthy of its reputation, or more conducive to its best interests, than to raze the present edifice, and to erect a column, or obelisk, as a memorial of the important uses, to which that spot had been devoted, and by which, it had been consecrated; of the eventful scene of 1770 near that site, and on which column, the names of those illustrious men, of whom Boston has reason to be proud, might be inscribed. In consenting, then, to permit the Statue of Washington to be erected on this spot, the City make no sacrifice:— They give up no property, but they confer a glory, and an imperishable value on a part of their own estate. This permission or appropriation must not be confounded with a grant to another corporation. The Washington Monument Society are not incorporated. As soon as the Statue is erected, they cease to exist. If individuals erect an edifice, at private expense on this spot, under the auspices and subject to the directions of the City Authorities, that edifice will be at once the property, and a most precious one, of the City-pre- Lloyd, John Davis, John C. Warren, Wil

cious in the recollections which it will forever excite; as well as for the solemn expression of gratitude to

Voted, That in the opinion of the Trustees of the Washington Monument Association, the best situation for the Statue of Washington is the ground on which the Old State House now stands, and that in case the City Government will permit, the Trustees will engage to raise by subscription the sum of thirty thousand dollars, and to erect on the ground on which the Old State House now stands, an edifice to

be approved of by the City Council, for and will present the said edifice completthe reception of the Statue of Washington, ed, together with said Statue, to the City

of Boston.

Voted, That the foregoing vote be transmitted to the Mayor of the City of Boston, and that John Lowell, James

liam Sullivan, and Edward Everett, be a committee on the part of the Trustees to confer with any committee of the City