North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1839-10-30

thhl WA desired AT Baltimore, inoepep
dcnce having been proclaimed in Ihe pre-
scnee 81 ~cannouiers and militia. the people
could not contain their enthusiasm. Th'
air rrsounded with salu,es Of artillery. anC
the shouts that hailed the FREEDOM anc
happiness Of the United States Of America.
The efigy Of the King became the sport 81
the populace, and was afterwards burnt in
the public square.
Bot. according To description, and The
concurrent testimony OF DR.. Thatcher,
who was there az the time, the rejoicings
at Boston were the greatest Of all. lnde-
pendence was there proclaimed from The
balcony o! the state house, in the presence
OF all the authorities, civil and military,
and OF an immense concourse o. people, as
well from the city itself, as from the coun-
try. The garrison was drawn up in order
OF battle in King-street, which from that
moment took the name OF Staie-streei; the
troops formed in thirteen deiachments, 10
denote the thirteen United States. At a
given signal, a salute OF thirteen cannon
was fired upon Fort Hill, which was i'm
mediately answered by an equal number
from the batteries OF The Castle, of the
Neck, Of Nanlasket, and of Point Alder
ton. The garrison, in their turn, fired IS
salutes II musketry, each detachment firing
in succession. The authorities and most
considerable inhabitants then convened al
a banquet prepared in the council chamber,
where they drank toasis TO the perpetuity
and prosperity OF the United States, to the
American Congress, 10 General Washing
ton, 10 the success of the srms of the con-
tederacy, In the destruction Of t~vrants, TO
the propagation Of civil and religious liber-
ty, and to the friends OF the United States
in all parts Of the world. All the bells
rung 10 token Of felicitation; the Joy was
universal, and its demonstrations were in.
cessanty renewed. In the evening, all the
ensigns Of royalty, lions, sceptres or
crowns, whether sculptured or painted,
were torn in pieces. and burnt in State
street.
Butin Virginia, according 10 a celebrated
author, it would be impossible to describe
The exultation that was manifested.
The Virginia Convention decreed that
The name of the King should be suppressed
n all the public prayers. They ordained
the great seal OF the commonwealth Oh
Virginia should represent Virtue as the tu-
genius Of the province, robed in the
OF an amazon, resting one hand
ipon her lance, and holding with the other
sword, trampling upon tyranny, under |
he figure Of a PROSTATE man, having near j
lin a crown fallen from his head, and
in one hand a broken chain, and :
n the other a scourge. At the foot was |
aharactered the word Virginia. and
ound the efigy Of Virtue was inscribed, c
Sic semper tyrannis." The reverse re-
resented a group OF figures; in the middle {
TODD Liberty, with her wand and cap ; q
u the one side was Ceres, with the horn q
{ plenty in the right hand, and a sheaf of j
,heat in the left; upon the other appeared n
with the globe and the phoenix. f
i the foot were found these words, "Deus C
o6is haze otia fecit." Ii
In the midst Of these transports, nothing Y
'as forgotten that might tend 10 inspire It
ne people with affection for the new order q
{ things, and a violent hatred not only x
awards tyranny, but also against monar- Il
ny /; the former being considered as the P
atural result from the latter. h
Thus, or the one hand. the American :,
a%triots, by their secret combinations, and y
len by a daring resolution and on the !"
Their, the British ministers, at first by on y
ressive laws, and afterwards by hesitating ~
gave origin TO a crisis which =
'sntually produced the ACKNOWLEDGMENT p
a splendid and powerful empire. So y
'nsiant are men in the pursuits OF liberty, "
I'd so obstinate in ambition. a'
Paul Allen, in his History OF the Revo- a
ton, remarks: "The declaration of in s.
'~pendence, once published TO the world
such solemnity, gave a new character
: the contest, NOT only in the Colonies. Z
II in Europe. Before this decisive step, te
e American people were regarded by tr
any able and good men as well as sound le
'liticians, on both sides OF the Atlantic. hi
as children struggling for doubtful NJ
iviieges with a parent, than as men con- Be
ndinQ with men for their mutual and in n
spuiable rights. e.
But this deliberate appeal to the nations Y
the earth, 10 posierity, and tn the God 81
battles, gave a new political character. q
immediate dignity and manhood. n W
cause. II was no longer the unholy
'uggle oil subjects agsinst their monarch- be
children against their paren,-of rash oe
dl turbulent men who never weipalit
consequences OF their deeds: il was no ,h
a contest for mere matters or opin;. in
I, bHt for a national existence-for life ar IA,
II hacamn nnday - 80 !,