The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-07-04

named. He lIborsd hard for the good
cause, but when The day Of great events
came, he was not ready for the responsi.
Ibility, and 20 his name does not apPOar
among The signsrs to The Declaration.
Thtidsa Of The average AnSrlean, even
at this late day, l. that the heroic men Of
ths Continental Congress we're Of one SC
cord as regardb the policy to b pursued
toward Great Britain. ThisiWas notify
aey means The case. As We have already
said, the resolution offered BY Richard
Henry Lee was introduced a early Is
June 7.h. 90 the 9Th Il was referred to
COMMITTEES Of the Whole, and it was de-
baled throughoutrtl,4t day and Likewise
Oh the 10th. Il Va, inside manifest by
that debate that the Colonies Of New
York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Della.
ware and Maryland, we're NOT yet ready
| for the measure, and 80 It was thought
prudent to postpone the aaal decision
until the lst Of July.
Won Monday, the lsl Of July, the
House resolved Itself Into GCopmittee
Of the Whole and resumed the conSidera-
tion Of the original motion made BY the
delegates Of Virginia; ghlch, ,being debated
through the day, was carried BY the votes
Of New Hampshire, Connecticut, MasSa.
chusetts, Rhode Island, New Jersey,
Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina and
Georgia. South Carolina and Pennsyi.
yaniS voted against H. Delaware having
but two members present. they were di-
Vided. The delegates from New York
declared they were for the motion them.
selves and were assured their consitu-
ents were for Il, but by Instructions given
them nearly a year before, when re-
conciliatiun was the general object,
they were enjoined 10 do nothing TO
impede that object; they therefore thought
themselves not jUStifable in voting on
either side, and asked leave 10 withdraw
from the question, which leave was
given"
"The resolution being reported 10 the
House, Mr. Rutlege, oi South Carolina,
reauested tho determination might DO put
otto tho next day, "a he believed his
colleagues, though they diSapproyed
the resolution, would then join in II for
the sake Of unanimity. The question
whether the House would agree to the
resolution was accordingly postponed to
the next day, when II was again
moved, and South Carolina concur
red In voting for It. In the
meantime, third member had come from
| Delaware, and turned the vote Of that
! colony In favor OF the resolution. Mem
bers Of different sentiment attending
that morning also from Pennsylyaniar
their vote was. changed; so that the whole
twelve colonies who were authorized TO
vote at all, gave their voices for 1t; and
within few days (July 9TH the ConVen-
tion OF New York approved It."
ION the same day tJuly 2d) Congress
resolved itself into Committee Of the
Whole to consider the Declaration OF In
dependence which had been reported from
the committee Of .hve. A clause repro:
batting the enslAving, the inhabitants Of
Africa, s,s ana cstsS'I ~ PI nsoSIs II EnalSnj
were struck out; and there were some
other alterations. Tho debates having
taken up the greater part Of the 2dj ID
ana am a.. day1 % ., 'J sic..J Te'S vSsr.nnon S the
I Dsclaration Al was reported BY the Commit.
ttee Of the Whole, agreed to by the House,
and signed by every member except HiF'
Dickinson ID ..l,.
We have been at tpaiO' to reproduce Tue
above notes on thsPassage oi the Declat'
alton Of Independence, and the resolution
Of independence that preceded 1t, IN or
der that on this Centennial our readers
might have more becoming understand'
Ing Of the facts connected With those i'm
portant events than generally obtains
concerning them. 1t is we'll while A'i
cordiug undying honor 70 those who fhus
initiated The great struggle that eyentu.
...,.J a. ASa,,..r injonendepne thai
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We have alust ana proper CVnSeP''ou y.
all tie circumstances that surrounded
them. and especially that We per.
seiv. ina. thew were not "demi.gods
-, .,-,',I h...,,o ,,,n avs,,v
OIL ancient mou'u' ooth 70 'uFn s'sa'l
AWry,p as the poet would have US be-
lisVe, but simply men like many Of tue
brave and noble men who since men nHts Nv