The Placer herald., 1870-07-02
INDEPIHpENCE DAY.

hWSS sC@u OVtVutSs VCCuss "" H"S"S"y 80
and great preparations are being made oil
over the Uoied States for. ito appropriate
celebration. Il 10 proper and commsudabls
10 the descendants, BY race and blood. Of
these revsrsd fathers who made, signed,
and proclaimed TO the ~o,M on the fourth
day Of July. f77e. that most msmo'abls sud
patriotic document. the Declaration Of To-
dependence from The British King, signing
il, and pledging 10 each other their lives,
their fortunes and their sacred honors, 10 ts
free. However much the American states
men Of to-day may have dstsriorated 10
wisdom, honesty, patriotism, and true and
uusel6sh statssmauship, or however base,
corrupt. thisving and tyrauical our present
ru!ers may be. the brave bsartsd patriotic
signsrs Of this declaration, and tue day
upon which it was proclaimed TO the world,
IN ust remain sacred 10 the hearts and sff.c-
.ionsof the American people, no" aod down
through all future sges.
This great document was drafted by
Thomas Jefferson, the acknowledged apostle
Of Democracy, and sig,sd by the immortal
TO Americaus) fifty six. among whom We
find these great uamss in American history:
Hancock, Adams, Hopkins, Stockton. Frank.
lin, Carroll, Jefferson, Lss, Harrison, Rutlsgs
etc. Its promulgatioo war the commences
ment Of The long and bloody Revolutionary
War between the colonies and the mother
country, Great Britain. In that struggle
there were but two parties 10 this country.
the Rsbsls and Tories. the loyal and disloysl,
and the disloyal rsbsls succeeded 10 conquer
ing an independence from one Of the mos.
powerful States OF Europe, and in making
these colonies in fact free and Independent
States. We need not attempt here 10 de.
tail the terrible seven years struggle through
which our patriotic sres past during these
long years Of blood and carnage. hope and
fear. suffering and privation, bsset with for
mdable armies without, and loyal tories
within, piucbed BY hunger and thirst, and
almost perisbing for rainent, but suffice il,
10 say, our Independence Was won and our
America was free. How the hearts Of Us,
their desceu dants, do swell with pride and
gratitude 10 these noble deeds Of our illus
| trious revolutionary sires, none but true
Americans can appreciate. II is then fitting
tha. we should spproach the celebration Of
Tins great day in our birtory as true and
grsa,ful Americans, laying aside The bcksr-
ings, jsaousiss and evil thoughts and acts Of
small Trained politicians, and .diminutivs
soulsd religiouist', aud join with one heart
aud one though. in the patriotic and glori-
Gus celebration 9! .he birthday Of American
independence, listening to AMI rscoun,ing to
each the more than human deeds OF our
revolutionary fathers. On the bur,h day
Of July, 1910, was, for the first time 10 the
history Of the world, proclaimed through
this Declaration Of lndep endencs tho only
true basis a. d ground work Of human gov
ernment.
After tho Independence Of the colonies
was acknowledges by GrsA. Britain and tho
world, the same fathers who won for us our
liberties established for this country by the
Constitution Of 1881 a government which
! was at once the pride and envy Of mankind
the pride Of patriots and epvisd BY monarch.
lists throughout the world. To these brave
unse6sb. j. atriotic revolutionary fathers be
all praise. FL, seventy years, until 1860.
did tae American p,,cpls preserve this Gov.
srument in is puriy--a Government like
the dsws OF Heaven, whosI blessings de-
scendsd upon oil alike. As tsis Govern
,nent came from The hands OF ito foucdsrs, II
was indeed the best that ever the sun shous
upon. Some Of the causes which led 10 TO
declaration Of independence and tbs rsvolu.
tonary war may bs here quoted ~ not ia
applicable to the masses Of our people 81 this
day. We insert them as laid down 10 The
Declaration Of Independence. that our read,
srs may read and apply existing acts Of our
Government and draw their own conclusions:
| lie has erected multitude of new Offices, and
sent hther swarms OF officers to harass our people
and eat out their substance.
| lie has kept among US. in times Of peace stand
ing armies, without the consent OF our legisla-
| lures.
lie has effected TO render the military indc-
pendent OF. and superior to. the civil power.
lie has combined with others 10 subject us to
| jurisdiction foreign to our constitution, and IN
acknowledged ly our laws s-giving bis assent to
their acts Of pretended legislation;
For quartering large bodies of srmed troops
among us; r,...
FOR protecting them. bv a mock trial. from
punishment Tor any murders which they shonld
commit on the Inhabitants OF thcsc states;
| For imposing taxes on Us without our consent; ;
! For depriving us, in many cases, OF the benefit .
Of trial by jury.
Let ps again resolve on this great day 10
the bistory Of our people to strive for re-.
turn once more to the purer days Of The
| Rsnnblio-tO daya vhAn natriota and at.ta.