The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1868-07-04
The 1fh OfJuIv.

liallowed Jubilee!
Who would sever Freedoms shrinel
WI" would draw the invidious line
Though by birth one spot be mine.
Dear Is all the rest
Dear to me the South'a fair land,
Dear the central mountain baud,
Dear New England's rocky strand,
Dear the praiTed West.
by ogf affairs pure and free.
by our laws deep-rootcd tree,
by the past's dread memory.
Iiy our Washington
by our common kindred tongue,
BY our hopes bright. buoyant. young.
by the ties Of country strong,
We will still be one.
Fathers, have ye BLEED In vain,
Ages. shall yc droOp againI
Maker shalt we rashly stain,
blessings sent by theef
No! receive our solemn vow,
While before Thy throne We bow,
Ever n maintain as now,
uNI0N--LIBERTYi
To-day IL the eth Of July-A day made mem-
orable in the history OF our country ~ the one
on which that immortal document was promul.
gated which led 10 the separation Of the Amcri-
can colonies from the ''molher country" aud
the establishment Of those colonies as great and
glorious nation.
Americans are fond Of holidays aud annIver-
sares We duly keep Christmas aud New Year,
washing,On's birthday aud Thanksgiving, hut
none Of these are regarded in the same light NJ
is Independence Day. From the time Of the Rev
olution until nov the coming Of the 4ih has been
heralded by busy notes Of preparation--thc Gu
gaging OF orators, the rubbing up OF old
guns cannons aud other firearms, the tempting
display Of pyroiecLnics in shop windows. while
Il has been ushcred in by loud huzzas and the
shouts al a grateful people. Il is a day when
all our latent patriotism seeks vent for itself -
Men who never, at other times. think oi politics
or patriotism, on the glorious fourth may be-
seen sending upa sky-rocket or letting OF a
''double-headed dutchman seemingly as great.
y interested in this work as IL Il was the ono by
which they msde their daily bread people who
never think Uf the state Of the country ON any
other day, on tue iih irrl themselves privileged
tc deliver long dissertations upon national great.
ness aud prosperity, aud Ia tell to those around
how We are expanding our limits, and how We
will expand until the whole bouuiless Cont.
" nent Is ours Il Is u day regarded all over
the land, and wherever the flag Is seen, US a
national holiday, rs day ON which all n,ru, OF
all crecls aud denominations aud political frrl-
ing ran come together aud rejoire over the
prosperity OF common country
Aud II "a great day in Our natural history
II Communicates the grandest epoch through
which We have passed ~ day when our fathers.
10 a.
lncnt To the land Of their birth, everything that
stood ia the way Of duty unanimously resolved
that the expressions Vi Great Britain had been
bora; long enough. and that henceiorth forever
These united colonies should b. free aud inJc.
pendent States, resolve Which lhose devoted
men solemny pledged themselves 10 sustain with
life and fortune Aud molly did they re.
deem their pledge. The SEPARATION ihey derlar.
Ell aus. indeed, final. a long siruggl. result
ed ia the humbling Of Briiain's haug hi.ness aud
pride, aud tue establishment OF ~ USioN upon
the Western Continent which has grown To be
Garth
We need not refer here 10 any Of those event.
which led To the assembling of the first Cont.
nental Congress, nor tn the causes which led Ia
the Declaration of independence Every school
boy is oonvcrsant with the many iudigniIies aud
wrongs inflicted upon the infant colonies, how
these wrongs were neckly endurcd, though con
stantly protested against, for wears until at
last. they could no longer he endured Colony
after Colony elected delegaies To represent them
in the Continental Congress, and instructed them
10 vote and work for complete aud final scpara-
ton from Great Britain-public meetings were
held tc support this view Of the question the
people plainly showing tina, they were in earnest
in the matter, aud when that Congress assrnlblri
il was ripe Tor mischief.
That Congress was n remarkable body There
were ministers Of the Gospel and presidents Of
colleges lawysrs and doctors farmers and
acknowledgement who, like Arthur Middleton
aud Edward Ru,ledge, counted their wealth bv
millions, and others Who like John Adams, were
so poor that their neighbOrs had 10 buy them
suits Of clothing aud furnish them means Of con
vcyance 10 Philadelphia The na,iyc.born Amer
lean was thefe-the Englishman- freshman
aud men from the Islands Of the sea- Every
""N'fs "hN NNNty ktaNN W was ItptN-
senied, yet all the men who thus assembled had
common purpose in view-ihe throwing of
the shackles that bound them 10 a tyrant pov.
ernment and the founding Of ~ REPrnLIc upon q
basis OF eternal justice to all men Il Is not our
purpose 10 follow those men through their delhi
erations. There were differences Of opinion Ms
to the minor details of the great work some
had one plan and some another hut hack Of all
ihi. there was the unanimiiy Of purpose which is
30 essential to success After days Of delibcra.
ton the work was done Thomas jefferson had
prepared the declaraiion--il had been read and
considered aud on the morning az the lih Of Ju-
", lIIG, aVoie was taken upon H. The hearts
Of all the people had bern waiting for this day,
and much anxiety was expressed To know IN.
fate OF the Great Measure by the unani,nou,
vote OF all the colonies the Declaration was drrlar.
ed adopted aud the old State House i.cll soon
proclaimed The glad ,idings to the people the
peal that rung out from il jabilant tongue was
caught np and spread all over the land until all
the States inhabitants rcjoiced together 10 their
newborn freedom. A long aud bloody war sue
cesdei between thirteen poor colonies on one
side aud a rich aud powerful nation, "ihe mi.
irss VI the seas - on the other but ftr,,i,,n
ifiumphed At last the hosts Of Britain were
Withdrawn from our shores. and the result of
The 'ii"r'- aud tolls Of our revolutionary fore
fathers Is conniry now extending from ocran
Ia "cean aud from the ~. Lawrence Ia thr Rio
Grands--A nation powerful rich aud free
Tue Declaration was but forth sivns,l nv H.
following members Of The Convention
Nsr HamPsA,rS. George Taylor.
Josiah Bartlett, James wilson.
William whipplc. George Res
Matthew Thornton. Dtla,ear.
Massachusetts Cesar Rodney.
salnual Adams. George Read.
john Adams, rhotnaa M'Ksau
Robert Treat Paine. Marylsad
klbTi.lg" derry. samuel Chase.
Rhod. IslaSd william Pacs,
Stephen Hopkins, Thomas Stone.
William Ellery Charles Carroll, III Car
tOaaorf,csf rolltou.
Roger Siberian, T,rg,a,a
samuel Huntington, t.eatss ~ With.
William Wtlltatua Rich.r.l n.... -