Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1826-09-08
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From the Worcester Egis.
DECLARATION OF INDEPEN-
DENCE.

l. has frequently been stated 10 the
public prluls, that the late venerable
President Adams expired at the SANG
hoar of The day, Oh Which, nall centn-
nv before, he had affixed his tame 10 The
great charter OF Freedom. In relation
10 this fact, it should seem, that dis
take had prevailed, ami thai the Decla-
ration was not 10 reahty signed by any
oil the members OF the Continental Cen
gress, on the fourth 0 JAY, i716 From
the Journal OF that year Il appFstS, that
on the IA Of June, - Ger AN resolutions
respecting independently being moved,
the consideration was referred TO the
succeeding day. On ,Ae S,h The reso-
10 IONS were taken up and deoa'ed IN
committee Of the whole, 10 whom the
subject was referred Mr. Harrison,
the chairman, reported, when the Presi
dent resumed bis place, that the COM
miuee had not come 70 any resolution
on the subject, and asked leave to sit
again. AgseeabIy 10 the order passed,
OIL Monday the 10th, Congress again re-
solved ITSELF into committee OF he whole,
TO take mo further consideration the
matters referred 10 them, and alter some
lime spen, in detiberauon, the President
assumed the chair, and Mr. Harrison
reported resolution which was read
aud passed Ii was in these words:
i" RESOLVED. That Ihe consideration OF
abe resolution be postponed to Monday,
,he first OF July next; and in the mean
while, shat no tire be lost, in case the
Congress agree thereto, that commit
tee be appo:atedlo prepare declaration
% the etFec, OF the said first resolution,
witch is in these words, that these
Unlted States are, and OF right ought 10
be, tree aud independent states: that
they arc ahsolved from al allegiance to
the British crown: that all the political
connection between them and the state Of
Grca, Britain is, aud ought to be totally
dissolved
On The llth of June, a committee OF
FIVE for preparing the declaration, was
chosen, 1t consisted 81 THOMAS JET
rERsoN. JOHN ADAMS BENJAMIN FRANK
lin, ROGER SHERMAN and K. j. LIv
lNGsToN
O.lue first Of Jaly, the we'll known
dec laration with The accompanying rec
solution OF Independence, was reported,
and the consideration ofthe subject TAX en-
up in committee of the whole. The
vote on is acceptance, was taken by
sta es, as was the manner of proceeding
under the confederation. TIE voe OF
Pennsylvania was in the negative. and
thai of Delaware was divided. On the
request OF a colony, the determination on
the subject was postponed 10 the next
day the arrival OF Mr.. Rodney had de-
cided the wavering opinion of Delaware,
and by reason of the absence OF the mem
bers from Pennsylvania delegation, who
considered the declaration, at that time,
premature, the majority of the members
from that colony we're in favor OF the
measure. The resolution was report
ed from the Commitlee OF the whole to
the Congress, and agreed to on the I'd
Of Jolly not having time to go through
the whole Declaration, the further con-
sideraion oil thai ils rument was post.
poned to the Sd On that day the sub
ject was again debated, and for the same
reason further referred to the same com.
nittee. On the An, the committee re-
ported that they had agreed 10 that de-
cIaration, whose authorship is we'll
kDowD. which vas by order OF Congress
rs,sed, 10 be en- crossed, and signed by
tbs members Of thar body. No sigma