Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1840-06-06
Biographies of Distinguished Penn
SyIVaniams.


ter was born in MARYLAND, in December, 1892
and educated in Delaware, to which his parent:
removed soon after his birth. He read law ir
PHILADELPHIA, and resided three years in the
Temple, London. After his return to America
he practised law with success in Philadelphia
He was soon elected 10 the Assembly, in which
his superior qualifications as speaker and a
man OF business gave him considerable indu-
Ience The attempts ofAhe mother country up
on the Liberties OF the colonies early. wakened
his attention. His first elaborate publication
Oh the policy OF the British Cebinet was print
ed at Philadelphia, in 1865, and entitled ''TAe
lqfe regulations respecting tie British Co!onirs
on the Continent of America considered"
In that year he was deputed by Pennsvlva-
MIA, to attend the first Cnngress, held at New
York, ard prepared the draft of The bold reso-
Iuiions Of that Congress. In &c, he published
spirited address, on the same questions TO a
committee of correspondence IN Barbados. He
next issued III '67, his celebrated Farmers lei
ters 10 the inhabitants of the British colonies :;
production which had great iniiuence'in en-
tightening the American people on the subject
Of their rights, and preparing them for resist
ance They were reprinted in London, with
preface by DR.. Franklin, and published in
French at Paris In ~, Mr. Dickinson wrote
the resolves OF the Committee of Pennsylvania,
and their instructions TO their representatives.
These instructions formed profound and ex-
tensiye essay on the constutianal power of
Great Britain o<er the Colonies Of America, and
in ,hat shape they wrrc published by the com,
miitee. While in Congress, he wrote the adj
dress to the inhaStan,s of Quebec; the first
petition TO the King; the address TO the armies;
The second petition to tbssK Gg.s and the ad.
dress to the several States; all among the ablest
State papers of the time. As all orator he
had few superiors in that body. He penned
the famous Declaration OF the United Colonies
of North America July c, l775; but he oFpo-
sed the Declaration Of Independence, believing
that compromise was still practicable, and thai
that his comiirymen were not vet ripe for a
complete separation from Grea, Britain. This
rendered him for astime so unpopular, that he
withdrew from the public councils, and did not
recover his seat in Congress, until about two
years afterwards He then returned earnest in
the cause Of independence. His zeal was
shown in the ardent address OF Congress to the
several States of May, 10, which he wrote and
reported. He was afterwards President Of the
States of Pennsylvania and Delaware success
lVelv; and in the beginning of II, being alar-
med bv the hesitation OF some States to ra,ify
the Constitution proposed by the Federal Con-
venton the year before, he published for the
purpose of promoting its adoption, nine very
able letters, under the signature Of Fabus-
This signature he again used in 97, the object
of which was 10 produce fa' orable feeling TO.
wards France, whose revolution he believed to
be then al an end Before this he had retired
TO private life at Wilmington, Delaware. where
he died February IA, 1903. His retremen,
was spent in literary studies, charitable offices.
and the exercise of an elegant hospitality. His
and manners were very attractive:
his conntenance and person uncommoDly fine.
His public services were eminent; his writings
have been justly described as copious, forcbe
and correct, sometimes eloquenllv, rhetorical
and vehement, and generally rich in historical
references and classical quotations Dicken-
son College al Carlisle was named in his hon
our.
john CADwALLADER, was born in Philadel-
phIa in l743 and at the commencement of The
evolution, commanded volunteer corps, of
which almost all The members received com
missions in the line Of the army. He was az
erwards appointed Colonel Of one Of the city
}: ttallons, from which, rank he rose TO that OF
3ngadier General, and was inlrusied with the {
of the Pennsylvania troops in the !
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