BBOCE CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION
relied apon mainly; these chieflj were the men «»f the STork, Glengarry, Norfolk and other militia regiments; everj loyal man capable of bearing arms in the Province turned «>ut to fight, or i<> help those win) fought The York and Glengarry militia served with great distinction, and I may perhaps i>«- permitted to refer to the tact thai forty-three gentlemen of my own name and family connection held commissions In the rations regiments In thai war. in connection with thi^ I mighl further men- tiini ■ somewhal curious Incident. My own grand* father, Colonel Alexander nfacdonell, was taken prisoner by the Americans at the r.attle of Niagara, and was confined as a prisoner at l.an-
caster, Pennsylvania, In the very same prison In which his own father, Captain Allan nfacdonell, had been confined by the Revolutionary States as a prisoner of war during the Revolutionary War, 1776-88.
Now. happily, all is peace; we have enjoyed one hundred yean of peace and we thank Divine Provi- dence for if. Wr have had preserved bo us by
Brock and those who fought and fell with him a
rich kingdom; we possess it In peace and happiness and great prosperity. This is an age of peace, and in (his age and generation it is tit that we Should advance all the works and arts of peace; ■ very great trust In this respect has been handed down
DO ns and confided to our safe keeping. In these
davs of our prosperity we must protect and defend and develop this great country, this rich heritage which the heroism of our forefathers has preserved to ns. We 111 usi not only conserve it. but we must
better it and develop it. and make useful to man all these possessions which have Keen udven ns. <>nr Ideals and amlutions must always l.e high, and
if we find ourselves faltering let ns look upon this
splendid monument and think of the hero in honour of whom it w:is raised; and let us at all times remember that now as in 1812 in unity ire
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