The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1864-07-04
The Dee ,nruiion Of InSc pcuie nee.

W. print IN ano,icr column the memorable doc.
umcn; ihn. was adopiol 10y 6ny -sS rnentcrs Of
the Continental Conpro.s On tho Forum or Jri.Y,
1i1C. Two years preyiously, the people u these
colonies Ind suppl al themselves with anna and
took advantage Of every opportinlty for becoming
familiar with hnpcmcl,r VI war. They hal ~ 81
reason and onircaty With he m thor country with.
out svAiL aDd nov tbey we're getting rendy g.
try romcthing Geo rather than he upidon
under the feet II those who would refuge them 10
,hc vlssple,c = 'he n-,'st Crown. Tarly in s,p-
tember i7il n ruinor went forth throrg' tie hand
taa' some Dr,iGh hips were about 10 boiul,rl
I'pstn. ~ less than Jrty-cight hours. upwards Of
huty thousand minute m6l were on the road b.
the "hub - re Universe - well armed and pre-
pared to , .nsA luy a.,reas.on. Tbs III itarj
dom, lrat'oa,' ',li-h was ella.od ~ t...
contradiction oi the ruInur caused the Lro ,ot
GERS .. consider mD-o ,lnrl .;or, measures than
,pon uil;nry preparations ior the .nforromcn, Il
Royal clicli. scrhelelsl Provincial C,ugIce, 4
patriots, presided over NV John Huucock aasse,a.
bel. and IN lie arrangements Tor keeping uui,r
'.ic--, aud arr'nr Of twenty ,tousald lrea
j matters i,iloi until lie P.ria-
lt met 'n 1877. 7 al memorable s,.sf.o On was
o'c at cVelicllcni. Increased D. To ~ r,s Of
FAANlLiS and Others u create publc continent IN
L.s..lu IN .l.yor ". L.c COLONIES Cancellation w-s
r.'e, eel, tnd more oDnoAlous lave were enacted.
l. NprL l,,5, Ggrcrul GAGS. IN command NJ 10
ton, undertook Ia go 10 soue ammunition arl 1t r.-,
belonging to he iI.rutc men at Concord. FIR his
purI . he scnt u deinchDeut 81 iro opg. ~, plo-
FreHs ttco soldiers was market los =
~crrru slstm al alon, Their r~ir., oud
when "u Ire mor,Ly 4 the II.A
Of Aori, Major rf-onnS arrived II. lie, ,,,... d
ic7 mica IRON CJucori. IL i.ur.. a srnhl ~
%. uAlatc mon drawn m pr pared 6, oppose Us
iur-.'r nDyancc. ilr forward, the British ole
f.er crel ogt, "pei ,.s- Jon rcbcl-; down with
Your arms d.srore." Tie parrot. rcil4 sl. were
tr,i upon, At c.tz,aa were kl,ci, aud
tL-~c began the war Of L4c Revolution
m,l4.-',, al tie colonies loo. measure
FOR ,onao.aluy then selves aud orarl ,i',t armies
N ccicncc ot tue. hD.ruos. So. soqucut;y, the
battle %. Bunker II a vs. fought, ami expeditions
panlie to trc'k 'Dc po"e. .. EagIand's .lc upon
'-'4 continent. Tho Continental Compress IT.
schtcd, ANA a'oi Cd q CNIog FtAG, ,heh vas
ir,t ur ,ricG ~ WAsni,sIoE IA Tie
camp At C'mtrGTG on the urai day Of
January, liiG-s,.houl,h he then con mai. aci
a-.aully fed, IN clothed, and iupcIl,- d,
disc pinned army % barely ten thousand men. In
England .ulnelso .,rrp ,r74ilogs were made for
'Nnsaauf The rebellion - hut tie patriotism of
our iorofathcrs determined thom 10 re- st. Tie
sentiments ol tlc A.u,ric.n laof'4 were finally en-
uot Ell IN the Drat\lAuo or ISrPrENuEAcL,
alcptoi by Con; rcss ON tac Iourih u july, 1876.
Ou hat day Jous uANrocH, re President OF tue
Congress- sgncd 10. /, was then engroesei up. n
Parctulc.t AMI on tac 81 cf Angus; q iy.rrur
Incmaers gned, two oilers athx ~ ther sl,na-
lures R0orwar.. Il was read Ut thr he'd
e. our armies ard NJ pubic meetings ihruuv hout
the colonies. iui sent meuts Wcrr U4.yers .l'v al
proved by tic lcynl pcople the 'C'pl~rtc .us" Of
that du. preserving ID dlscrci sleLcc. T 3 duru-
ment Is one that Coy parrot ) u I,au again at
tbs tiuuc, and he inspired 10y renewed devotion
70 the caus" Of his country, now hrc,tcroi
b, encn!eS more hostile to ireedou, than tuose
who caicavori 10 throttle the Liberty sui llGc.
pcplence Of oar for,lathars.