The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1876-06-30

\ OF The PennsylyanIa delegates IN Congress
| refused to vote for Independence, and with
! drew from theft seats, he was elected TO fill
one of them.e He WAS not member when the
| Declaration was adopted, but was present and
! signed 1t on the 2dof August following. .-r
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN.
1T would be saperdnous to say anything Of
| Benjamin Franklin.' He was elected dele
gate TO the general Congress in 1775, and WAS
again elected in 177G, He was one OF the COM
mittee appointed to draft Declaration OF In
dependence voted for its adoption, and signed
II on the I'd OF August. The remark that broke
the silence following the announcement OF the
Declaration to the assembled Congress 81 Yes.
gentlemen, We must all hang together, or Wa
will all hang separately" IL attributed to him.
JOHN MORTON.
John Morton descended from ancestors Of
Swedish birth. He was born in liza, his father
having died previously.
He was elected to the "Stamp Act Congress '
in 1865 and in 1776 he was made High sheriff
| of the county in which he resided. In 1774
the Assembly OF Pennsylvania appointed MIR.
Morton delegate TO the General Congress-
| He was reelected for ITS in December OF the
same year, and he was also elected in 1776 to
| the same Office. His election did not take
place until some days after the Declaration of
Independence was adopted, but he had the
! privilege OF signing it in August.
GEORGE cLYMER.
| George Clymer was born in Philadelphia in
| 1889, and was brought up by his mothers
brother VIM. Coleman, and was educated in
his counting room. He accepted the command
of volunteer corps belonging to Gen. Cad
wallader's brigade.
In 1776, after two of the Pennsylvania dele
gates in the General Congress declined voting
for the Declaration of Independence, and
withdrew from their seats MIR. Clymer and DR..
Rush were appointed to succeed them and they
,air 10 hat,
JAMES SMITH.
James Smith was born in Ireland, date of
birth not known. He came to this country
with his parents when quite young. He was
elected TO the Congress to fill a vacancy caused
by the withdrawal of part of the delegation of
his State, and affixed his signature on the I'd
dag Of August.
GEO. TAYLOR.
Geo. Taylor was born in Ireland, in the year
ZIG, and came to this country when he was
about twenty years of age. He was one OF those
elected to fill vacancies occasoned by the with
drawal of number Of members, and put his
name to the document on the I'd Of August.
JAMES WILSON.
This distinguished patriot was born in Scot
land in 1912 and emigrated to this country in
1865. In May, IT'S, he was chosen a delegate
to the General Congress-, together with Benja-
min Franklin and Thomas Willing. He was
again elected for the session of 1776, and
warmly supported the motion Of Richard Hem
ry Lee for absolute independence. He voted for
and signed the Declaration, and remained an
active member Of Congress until 1777, when he
and Mr.. Clymer were not reelected in cense-
quence OF the operations of strong party spirit
which at that time existed in the Pennsylvania
Assembly.
GEORGE ROSS.
George Ross was born in New Castle Della
ware, in the year 1880. ----..-.--
He first appeared in public life in 1853, when
he was elected a member Of the Pennsylvania
Assembly for Lancaster. He was chosen to tho
Continental Congress in IVA and remained
there till 1777. He was a warm supporter Of
ence, and signed the Declaration thereof, on
the I'd Of Aug ust.