The Russellville Democrat., 1877-06-28

solved" The language used is very stiiking and significant. Great Britain was referred to as a STATE, and each Colony was declared to be STATE just as Great Britain was.
 Mr. Jefferson, in his inaugural ad- dress, said the support of the STATE Governments in all their RIGHTS, was !" the surest bulwark against anti republican tendencies
 1 will next refer to some of the lead- ing events i'll our country's history:
 The first meeting of Congress was at Carpenters Hall, Philadelphia, on Monday, Sept. 5, 1774 On the day fol- lowing it was determined that each colony should have one vote, and this principle was confirmed by the Articles of Confederation.
 The Articles were agreed to by Con- gress Nov. l5, TIT, ratified by eight of the States July 9, IT'S, but not ratified by all the States until March l, 17Sl, nearly six years after the first battle of the Revolution.
 Monday, Sept 9, 1776, it was resolved that in all Continental commissions and other instruments where the words " United Coloniesn had been used, the style be altered to the UNITED STATES.
 Wednesday, Feb. 21, 17S7, Congress passed a resolution providing for con- vention of delegates at Philadelphia to revise the Articles of Confederation. The present Constitution was adopted Sept. F, 17S7, and was ratified by the several STATES in the following order:
 l. Delaware, Dec. z, 17S7;
 2. Pennsylvania, Dec. l2, 17S7;
 3. New Jersey, Dec. IS, 17S7;
 i. Georgia, Jan. ?, 17SS;
 5. Connecticut, Jan. 3, 17S9;
 6. Massachusetts, Feb. 6, 17SS;
 '. Maryland, April 2S, l7Ss;
 s. South Carolina, May 23, 17SS;
 9. New Hampshire, May 21, 17SS;
 10. Virginia, June 26, 17ss;
 Il. New York, July 26, 178S;
 12. North Carolina, Nov. 2l, 17S9;
 13. Rhode Island, May 20, 1790.
 Ratification by nine States gave effect to the Constitution as between them the Articles of Confederation remain ing iE full force between the other four until each in it's own time 'sseceded' from the Confederation (although the Articles of Confederation were declared to be perpetuaD and joined the Ameri- can Union. After all had joined the Union except Rhode Island, she was still free and independent STATE Cor "nation," if you please,) as much so as France or Italy is to-day.
 Sept. 13, 17SS, Congress designated the first Wednesday in January follow ing for the States to appoint Presidential Electors, the first Wednesday in Febru- ary for the Electors to meet in their re- spective States and vote for President, and the first Wednesday in March for operations under the Con- stitution. For lack of quorum neither House of Congress organized on the day appointed the House organized on the 1st and the Senate on the 9th of April, 17S9, and on that day the votes were counted and the election of Wash ington as President and John Adams as Vice President was formally an- Vice President Adams took the. chair as President of the Senate April 2l, but was not sworn into office until June. 3.
 On Thursday, April 30, 17S9, the oath of office was administered to the Presi- lent by the Chancellor of the State of New York, who proclaimed Long live George Washington, President of the United States!''
 1 will conclude with the following "To the memory of the 1 nan who titled the land that raised the | ,orn that fed the goose that grew the i Iuill that made the pen that wrote the Declaration of Independence
 SAxET.