The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1875-07-16
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NI. N. ~ writes no fellows N The
Cincinnati nalelln The Declaration
Of Independence II plilillslei lli llll ~
lhenli0 histories Of lllr revolution hs
hayinga certain number ~ hlRlrfai
always the same, coming down ~ Ills
p0sierlly aa tho bold deliers 0f urenl
britain, Ia regard a. u large majority
this IL true, liul there are such strange
exceptions 40 ~ slaflle Que VINO RELIES
upon history, even NJ our own llneai
~ exact authority,
The motion ~ declare the colonies
ludependpni WAS made on June Z,
1860, by lllGham Henry Ice, NJ Viz
Unia, Ito was Instructed hY his con-
nlltuenia, aud lhe general voice Of llle
people was ln fhVOr ~ H. lel "
would be we'll for the student 0l llial0'
~ ~ remember That not more lhhn
0ne'lhIrd uf the whole people were Ia
favor of the revolution, IhiHwe know,
both by general facts ald Tie lerllmo'
ny NJ John Albums nnd IhOmnH Mo-
lkonu, signcrH Of the declarations
Ice having made iha motion
for Independence N WIS Follow
ed ly M animated debate In
which the uhlcl speakers were john
Adams aud John Dickinson, The latter
opposing II, When the vote cpme On,
two States voted against II l'rnnsyl'
ynnln aud Delaware, ~, rather Dpla-
ware WIS divided, Governor Mexican
auya he then sent nj his own expense
~ Dover Delaware, for CWsnr Rod
noy, who arrived IN The morning
Of the ilh Of July, aud ~ two
frnusylynnlaus, Morris nnd plckil'
a0I, were absent, both Pennsylvania
aud Delaware NJ lnDt voted for the dee
lnrntI0i All the mcla relating 10 lhla
history are given In letter from
Thomas Mexican 10 John AdnmH
dated January, lSll The curious fuclH
are thesel !, That the EUmcs Of Rob-
orl Morris, Of Penny Ynnln, and George
licnd, Of Delaware nrc 10th signed 10
the declaration, though both voted
against II, 9, That NlN mcmhce, VIZ
Mo'sre, Rush, Clymcr Smith, Taylor
liusr, of Pennsylvania, aud Thornton,
OF New Hampshire, were not mom'
beH Of Congress on thelth of July, the
four from Pennsylvania not helng np'
pointed until the goth Of July, mud Mr.
Thornton took his scat on the ilh
OF November Mexican aud WisnN, Of
New York, had not their names
pul In tbr Ionrnnl ot conpressl ia Inc
,lrrlnrntIon. nllho,Iph both were pres.
ont md both voted far Indonendrnce.
Mexican sIr,cd Inc pnruhment nl,or.
wnrd Hare we srn prrurs more or LOSE
prnnt Ina ro lcss thni nine names or
inoae nil Inn oun tWbD,nl nftorvnrJ
aIpned ihe nnrrhm,nl drclnrniiou n
m ia ldnni thni thn truih of hIaiorv va
mr ma II regards thnt dnyis dccinrn.
lIou. wns .ndlv prryr,trd
rhr rxnlnn,,tin,, nl ,hls affair piypn
bv GuyprnoI MuI\puu n This, NlIprr
Mise colorp nre certainly hum oIt,
lhrre il culnhrillty somewhere. When
the doclnrniiou VA. voted. IL wns or.
darnd IA la o,,,,r,,.s,d nm n,r,.hnant
and then signed, mud tnat a few dnys
nfter,ynrd n resulution wns euiprel an
the secret io,lrunl thnl mo nerson should
have A seat IN Cu,urpss during thnt
vcnr until I,e should hnvo signed the
Declaration of mdeperdenro After
thr Am of July 1 wns moi I'm CONGRESS
for several month";. having marched ns
Colonel To s,irpo,t General Vashinp-
ton. until thn ilymp comp of fen thon.
snud wns conlniptrJ When the nsso-
rIntoa were disohnrned / returned IN
philndplphlo tonk my scnt i'm ron.
press. and signed NV name to lho Dee.
Mrnliou ON pnrchmgntV