Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1826-08-01
WORCESTER, July 10.

year OF theli age, 10 VII, the Doth year.
WORCESTER, July 10.
Declaration Of Independence. 1t has frequent
~ been stated in the public prints that the lale We
nerabie President Adams expired at the same hour
OF the day, on which, half century BEFORE be had
affixed his name 10 the grca, charter of Freedom
In relation TO this fact, it should SEEM tina, mis-
take had prevailed. and that the Declaration was
not IN reality signed by any of the members of the
Continental Congress, on the 18th of July, I776
from the Journal OF that year appears that on
me "h OF June, " certain resolutions respecting
independently being moved, the consideration was
re'erred to the succeeding day. On the sth, the
resolutions were taken up and debated in commit
tee OF the whole, to whom the subject was refer
re1i MIR. Harrison, the chairman, reported when
the President resumed his place, that the Commit
mitee mad net come TO any resolution on the sub
Ject' asked leave 10 sit again. Agreeably TO the
oFcer passed, on Monday the 10Th, Congress a
gain resolved itself into committee of the whole,
TO take into further consideration the matters refer
red 10 them, and alter time spent in delbera-
ton, the President resumed the chair and Mr.
harrison reported a resolution which was read
and passed. Ii in these words:
hcS0Ired, That Tie consideration of the first re-
solution be postponed to Monday the frs, OF July
next, and IN the mean while, that no time be lost,
IN case the Congress agree thereto, that commit
Tee De appointed 10 prepare declaration 10 the ef
iect OF tie SAID first resolution, which is in these
words " that those United States are and of ripb,
ought, to be, free and independent, STATES: that they
are aosolved from all allegiance 10 the British
crown; that all political connection between them
and The state OF oil Great Britain is and ou.h, to
be. totally dissolved"
cn the It'll OF June, the committee of five for
preparing Tue declaration, was chosen. II conss>
!ed OF ihona. Jefferson, John Adams, BENJAMIN
rfankiin' Roger Sherman and r. r. Livingston
| on the ls' ut July, the well known declaration,
with the accompanying resolution of Independenre
! was reported, and the consideration of the .ubiec
taken up, in committee Of the whole The vote
on us acceptance, taken by states as was tho
! manner OF proceeding, under the confederation
Inc vote OF PennsJ tania was in the negative and
mar OF delaware was divided. On the request of
d colony, the determination en- the subject was
posi- ronet 10 the next day; the arrival of Mr. Rod
hey had decided the wavering opinion of Della
/ ware. and by reason OF the absence of Tho ,r.,,
oe's from the Pennsylvania delegation, who con-
s'uereu the declaration, at that time, premature The
majority OF the members OF that colony were in
| favour OF the measure. The resolution was Yn-
ported iEom the committee of the whole 10 the
congress- and agreed to on the ID of July: not ha
wing Time TO 60 through the whole Declaration
the further, consideration of that instrumen, ,va
postponed 10 the Sd. On that dsv the subject ,v.
again debated, and for The same reason further rc
ie'fei 10 'he same committee. On the 18th the
committee reported that they had agreed 10 tina,
declaration, whose authorship is well know,
"h'ch was by order OF Congress passed, 10 be en-
grosseds and signed by the members of that bo.Is
no signatures were affixed 10 the ns,rurnen, on
the 9Th OF July. Indeed The late hour at which !,
passed, and the length of time which wouId bs
consumed ~ the Clerk In preparing copy so fair
as IS that original, still preserved in the ayyana
80; .n u.on: "ouiu render the signing, at tha,
PERIOD very improbable. I, is well known tina, il
was s'ahea oy many at different times, long sub
sequent to the period of its adoption Nj, ~.
roll, now the only survivor of the fiftv.fra ,h
ScrlneTs' was absent on a mission TO the Ca,boI;.
OF Lower Canada, who i, was hoped. mich, hs
brought over to the cause of revoIu,io, H.
turned twenty-one days after The promulea,ion
anu 'heh placed his name among those of his fellow
pdtTlO'S' Messrs. Rush, Clymer, Smith, TayIo,
and Ross of Pennsylvania, and Mr.. Tbo,,,oD "
- III. were not members at the time The fve
hIS' took their seats on the Goth of ,Julv anil A.
thornton presented his credentials on The t.b ns
| November OF the same year. Mr. Read of Do,a
ware was opposed TO the declaration at the rim.
of its ADOPTION " VIC 'ih'e
=, IN the printed public Journal of Congress. w,
- pa6e 90 TIE names OF the gentlemen above
mentioned are Inserted while tIoe Of IT,,
n ", oil Delaware, and Henry Wisner of Neu
forK' are omitted as subscribers, al,houoh ho,t,
were present IN Congress on the 4,h of .JnIv and
gave their votes for the declaration I'll. - a"-
gentleman, Mr.. Mexican, was ac,;v.Iv ,nd .,oe
iousiy engaged in The contest and on the o,..aio-
we nave mentioned, sent, at his own exoense an
y" WI i'odney, residing AZ The distance of
G"ty miles, wno arrived in the morning of the
i'h' ~ season TO give the Unanimous votss ~ ,hs
colonies, by deciding in the ALTERNATIVE ~ a. we ~
VISION IN the delegation of Delaware 80
ing explanation of the incorrect aJniss;on, an,
omissions above mentioned, is given by McKo.n
nhseii' IN an interesting letter 10 the Io,s D.;
ueh' Adams, bearing date January 1871 nm ,ybich
anu on the Journal we have relied "a ,u,ho.;.;",
TOT 'he facts we have stated After the Jsc,ara
,ho' "nS 'o'eu' IL was enGro,sed and signed bv
,iose 'ie" present few days after, Resolutions
nai, ~. OH the secret an yet unpublished Jour
,,ra., ,,''I no person should have seat in Com
s'e"s curing inst year, until bis name YEA, ,sc;
ped Mr.. Mexican, after the ttb Jnlv tnf ph;iI
ue. Ia and marched In the command rs -, ,"ni
IW eHI OF volunteers, to The supper, of Genep,l
~, as'i"S'on, Returning AT the expiration of seve-
80 -IOI'"s' MS name was signed 10 the ORIGINAL
p'Si'iien'' and has been transcribed in the enor.
'eI copies, since made, of this Document,
~ naS Oeen recently stated that The final vo,e
vas tdSen IN Congress, on the declaration be,,ser
Oh Twelve and one, and that il was pnb
s,y p'TI,Amesl at hve O'Clock on the same after
IToL ~ 'eherson' therefore, it is asserted had
IEeu haIt century, from the adoption. and ,bs
years OF Mr. Adams were fifty after the Dror,,J-
bauoh OF the document which pledged life for,,,no
anu nohor, on the altar Of liberty. III.
mann DepTcddfions.--The vagabond Indians
OF this Territory, have INDUCED in ss,ies 80 .i
chief which has at last resulted in The null. -
hsn Dreed Creek, who was under the Protection NJ
and IN the employment of Major Josenb w.
run at his plantation, about 10 miles from Mi. ci-
~, on Lake George. VIE -
Within tho la, ,,,o ..o-,l- Al.