The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1853-08-16

The CITY or THE DECLARATION or INDEPENDENCE
When the President christencd Baltimore he city Of
the star spanged banner" il did not probably occur to
him that kindred compliment would be due TO Phila-
delpha The city OF The Declaration of Independence
is her Christian name and other town in this Union
can ever dispute her right This is known The world
over and If our honoed Chief did forget to
It, We can afford to forget the Inadyerence in consdera
loh OF the many other good things he said while among
US. We are bound 10 Teasser this now OF our noble
city. and also to enlarge little further les, the inflated
idea which sister city really has of herself should be so
lar rubbed into he visters Of her Crystal Palace as 10
make them forget that there is such place as The city
of the Declaration of Independence.
Philadelphia, them il may be well to saw stands not
at the junction OF the Delaware and Schuylk but be-
tween the two rivers just about where body would
suppose they ought TO unite Below The city some four
FIVE miles there sort OF disputed territory the pos
session of which factuates between reedbirds and
Schuykll rangers, and The constant fire kept up by the
latter precludes survey, that we are still, in the dark
as to The injecting OF the waieTs." The city, however
stands between, running from river TO river, and from
Vine 10 South streets. The city though, in this sense
forms only the nucleus of the great city of the Declare
ton OF independence Extending from this nucleus at
every point OF the compass, boroughs bughs towns
villages but in reality paris and parcels OF The gea, city
Over the Schuy!kill are Hamilonvie, West Philadel-
phs, Mantua, and Powellon Nor does the broad Della
n,
South Camden Kaighn's Point and Gloucester all -four
shing towns but in sober fact only suburbs OF the city
OF The Declaration Of Independence Camden proper, so
lar from being nconsderabe, would doubt obec, to
playing the suburb 10 any city, she is DID, and old
enough TO be called ,he and possesses considerable ind
viduali,y
Geographers say OF New Holland tina, all her produc-
tons, whether animal vegetable peculiar 10 her
sell, and so decidedly that the order OF Nature seems
10 be reversed in everything Her swans are black her
crows white, her moles lay eggs and suckle their
young her cherries grow with the on the outside
and, we think, her pigs their brains on the OUTER
and the hair the inner aide OF their sculs Camden
is little after the same fashion her pigs live on the
outside OF their pens, and muzzles her dogs 70
everywhere, and In paving her Streets abe
puts the down first, and then the sand on top
her cutters laid higher than the centre OF the Streets
and the upon The top OF all Blu, nothing for
this Camden is OF varieties, and Germantow n,
Frankfort and Manyunk ell up the picture. Then there
colleges, workshops fine stores our navy
yard. and our .unrivaed icecreameries Besides, we
have the prees, ladies in the world, except those in
Pinsb~rg.
Now. il. after all this The strangers in New York
should neglect be opportunity OF paying visit il will
be their loss The city of the Declaration OF lndepend
ence pull up sticks and march away in search OF
Authorizations yoanisn. s.sa