Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-07-22
From the Philadel phia North American.
Introduction of the Declaration of IndCpen
dGnCe into the House of Congress in l776.

denCe into the House of Congress in l776.
The Declaration of independence was
moved in the House OF Congress on Friday
the 7rh June, 1916, by Richard Henry
Lee, from Virginia, and seconded by John
Adams but it was agreed that neither of
the names should be entered as such on
the minutes. A variety of resolutions was
discussed on that day, and on Saturday
the Sth, and Monday the 10th.
On the 10th, Congress resolved itself
into a committee of the whole 10 take the
matter into further consideration. 1t was
then-Resolved: To appoint committee
10 prepare a Declaration of Independence,
to be ready in case that Congress should
agree thereto.
The Declaration to be in effect:
"That these United Colonies are, and
Is of right ought 10 be, tree and independ-
L" ent States--That they are to be absolv-
IS ed from all allegiance 10 the British
" crown, and that the political connexion
= between them and the state of Great
Britain is, and ought to be, totally dissol-
we'd"
illness of his wife, was called to Virginia :;
and Thomas Jefferson, Ohm Adams, Ben.
iamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, and
Philip Livingston were appointed COM
mitlee; and Congress adjourned the sub
ject to Monday, the lst day of July.
The immediate advocate of its adoption
T was Richard Henry Lee.
Thomas Jefferson drew up the Declara-
ton, which is in his hand writing. 1t is
altered in several places by John Adams
and Benjamin Franklin, as appears in
their hand writing on the original draft.
Two copies were made out of the whole,
exactly ahke-one of them was for Con
gress, the other was sent to Richard Hen
ry Lee.
On Thursday, the 4th July, the Declar-
alton of independence was carried in Con
gress, in the eastern room of the main
, building of the State House at Philadel
] phia.
Richard Henry Lee, grandson of the
. mover, gave to the American Philosophi.
cal Society, the copy of the Declaration
: of independence made for his grandfather
! which is the one now in the glass frame,
, at the Society's Hall, in Fifth street, be-
| low chesnut. It was made out simuItane-
: ousIy with the one sent to Congress-, and
d may be considered as equally original
. the handwriting both of the draft aud alter.
e atoms being made in each by the repect
n i've persons.
Y R. Sherman and Philip Livingston dc
Y not appear TO have acted more than a:
| IF ha
their handwriting does not appear on the
" instrument.
e The above account is partly taken from
d references handed to the writer BY the late
!. John Vaughan, ESQ.,, of the American
r Philosophical Society. L. G.
IS The State House at Philadelphia and In
$. dependence Hall.
IT This building, one of the ancient orna
= ments of the city, so very carefully preser
p we'd and so highly estimated, was common
r ced to be built in 1929, and completes
4. in 1884.
NJ The design of the edifce and steepl
which was first placed upon it, was furnish
E. ed by Doctor John KearsIey, Senior, VIII
At gave also the architectural character t
Mt Christ Church.
e In l774, the wood work frame at th
I'd base of the steeple was discovered to b
o. decayed, and it was deemed prudent tia
i. it should be taken down, so that sma
I'd belfry was left to cover the bell. Ii wa
ne finished with small spire in the centre
he with vane. Gn this way the brick base
o. ment for the steeple remained until 1872!
Dc when the present one was placed upon
he which is as much like the original as CT
II cumstances would permit.
wv There are some facts connected wit
n. the bell set up in the steeple, which,
" say the least of them, are very extrao
of binary.
= 1t was imported from England in IT'S:
nj but at the first trial of its sound, it wi
gr. cracked by a stroke of the clapPer:
ch was then recast by Pass & Stow, with
~. mutto, most probably chosen by lsai
ms Norris. Esq, the Speaker of the Colonl
we Assembly, follows:
: proclaim Liberty throughout the Ian
-. unto all the inhabitants thereof Lew
nv 1cUs. XIV, 10. PASS and STOW, PHILA'A
j, 1898.
es, The motto may now be regarded as