The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-07-10
i'roeesaiags In Ne Congress ofshs Uni.
TED celssics respeeting "A Declare.
sion - anAePsaAssec, ~ the Repre-.
ssssastves 81 shs .. ssases OF America,
~ COagreGs oobicA."


IL TnE ooxoRsss OF ras UNITED COLONIES.
SIrrRp.y. june a. Resolved Tn.
the resolu,ions rcsocctiny ;naenandsncx -. :.
erred 10 a commj,tec o1 9be ~tole Con~,,s.
The Congress then resolved X eli into ? com
,nittee nj Inc whole ard .r,., .or,. In. ~
President remn,ed fbe char .nj ~ H.r,;so,
rpported thai the COMMITTEES h.ye ,.Lsn ;n,
cousidera,ion the matter To- ,be. resrred bu
not having come 70 sny r-olut;on tbcreo. a;
rccted Mn, 10 naYc ior lesve to Il, .ys;r a, n
Monday. y
R,so1r.f That mi. Con~r,.ss will ou Mon
day next at 10 oclock. re.elye ;isslf into ,
committee Of The whole 10 tale into THAR I,r
,ber consideration the re.olp,ions rsC.r,a,j !,
them.
, MoxpA,. lime N. o.l--s-A,,...bls N n,
dor the Conoress re.olyed ;,s.lf, into con,u;,, .,
of Inc whole 70 iake ,n,o ths;r s,r,har cons;S
eratjon the resolutions 10 them rr6,rr.s, anJ
af,er somc time snecf tbereon The pr,.s;,i.n,
resumed the chair. and NJ Usrr;sor renor,eJ
,ha, the commitiee have had onS.r cons;J,rs
tion the mst,ers v,ferr.a N them ,nd b. :.
coma IN . resol,,;on ,beroo wh;,.h they d;r.c,
ed him to rcport ''''>'
The resolution sgc,,l to IN committee os IN,
vholc being read.
R.,oIped That the consideration Of the ,;rs,
resolution be nos,non,J to Mord.y ,he s,s,
day oi .Tutv next and In the me,nwh;,c tha,
no ,;me l.. lo., in cass tho Cong,,s. .rr,.,
thereto that a comm;,,.e M |. .rro;p,a,, % rrs
mare a declaration 10 IN. cfIec, af ,he s.;d krs,
r,solution WINCH ia in these vords " Ths,
,hese J'r;,sa S,a,.S arc AMI or r;.h, ,,rh, -
he free and ;pdencna.r, state IA, ,hs. .rs
absolyed from al sileo;.oce 70 the Rr;,;sb
crown and ,bs, ali nol;,;ra, connev;on hc.
tween ,bcm and tho Stat. of t:r.., RITA, =
and ourh, 10 no totally d;ssolvrd ''''" '
Trrsn,v .Jurr IL I--S R.soj,.,, yhs,
the Committee G,r nre,.r;no the n.cl.r.,;or
consis, ~ 6ve.-Tbe members chosen NJ .Jsf
tsr.on. Mr. John AJams Mr. Prsnti;n NJ
sherman and Mr. r r L;yinps,on
TvK.pAy June 25. I776 A declaration n,
,hs denn,;., of pen,sv,v.,;. mo, h, pror;r,
cial Coferr.nce was l..I befo,e Conoress s,.,
r..d .xn,s,;r, ,Lo;, -,;,l,o,us o, 1000. \,
/. vote of C,.or..ss DECLARING the r,;,s1 Oh
n.s free and ioaeneolrot St.,es
FeIn,y June ~ i776 :. Pr.nc;s Hon
k;ns one Of the delecstes from New .yersey
attended and produced the credentials ot their
an,oin,ment CONTAINING the following ;ns,ruc.
tions -" II vou sh.lI ;u3ce i, necrss.5v or or
nc,,ieut for this rurrose ,e a,rnowe, von 20
,o;n in aeclar;np the Iyr;teJ Co,one. ;rasrerJ.
,.nt of Crea, Kr;,si, cr,er;,r into !. concsIsr,
,;n, ami common ,,elsrse y ss
vnx..v 'Jnlv i-,e :. ro.o,,,,;o, -,
,h. .nrror,;on :r M.r,,.nJ ,..saoJ ,ta oa,,,
Of .June vas Is,, h,.gnrr C,orgr,ssu ami read y
coo,a;n;ro the s,l;ow;,o ;ns,,,c,;ors 60 ,b.;,
.on'aining tne 'o'fowihe Instrnctons 10 theif
iepntes IN Congress THAT the deputies OF
'a'd colony, or any three or more OF them. be
authorized and empc wered to concur with the
other United Colonies or majority Of them
10 declaring the United colonies Tree and inde-
pendent states; IN forming such further CON
Pact ana concentration Dctwccn thcm' &c.
The order oi the day beng read,
Resolved That this congress VIII resolve IL
@il lpio committee OF the whole, TO take INTO
Consideration the resolution respecting the in'
iepeno1cy
That the declaration hc rrferrcd To said Csm'
mHtte.
,ss NJ IN. vholc aner somc time tho Prcs;
dent resumed the chair ami M Harrison rr
ror,o9 tho, ,ho corm;,,..o h,d nor,o % a roso
luton. which they desired him 10 repor, and
TO move for leave To sit again.
The resolution agreed to by the committee
Il the whole leinc read, the determination
thereof was, at the request Of colony post
poncd until tomorrow,
R,soi-,d, That this Congress will. 10 morrow
resolve itself into a committee ofthe whole, to
take into consideration the declaration respect
ing independence
TrEspAY, July ?, l776.--The congress re
sumed the consideration Of the resolution re-