The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-09-16
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Jafsn6;nc hs.r coprtrv1 who nointed r.
her sons fhe Grscchis 40. HThev are
NV ;ewela: thew viii feht the battles Of
the Roman Empire.n The leading men
If that dav apnear To have been early
imhued with that electric shark of In
dependence which ANIMATED the inn
moral natriots If the Revolution to be
freemen or - An the graves Of Heroes.
fallen at tho shrine Of Liberty. Every
throb Of their hearts were for the sue
cess and porpetuity Of q glorious Re-
public. "the land Of the FREQ and the
Home of the braye.r and If fall thew
y.usf. to fall like Lucifer. never to hope
AGAIN. Zone touch of nature makes
All mankind akin.n Their motto was
H0olus popwE swprema est lex.n A free
press. q free expression of opinion and
q general discrimination of knowledge
among the people was the Ecis Of their
bope and the palladium of thoir liber-
~. Their heroic deeds are inscribed
nnon the tablet Of memory for all time.
their sublime virtucs enshrincd in the
hearts of all patriots, and halo OF
glory has settled around their honored
graves. Nav their names be pcrpctua-
ted to tho last syllable Of recorded
time. The Meclenbura Declaration
and our preaent Declaration of Inde-
nendepce are 40 PRECISELY similar in
sentiment and yerhaee that il seems
almost impossible that two minds
el,ouId run 90 exactly parallel. The
Meclenburo Declaration was written
81 Nav l75S. fourteen n,ontbs provious
a. the ureeeut Declaration Of Inde-
pcndence. Il would therefore appear
"a ~ q nlaaiarism on the mart Of the
great APOSTLE Of Democracy and Doc
tor Brovard. as we'll Is win also be
scen by referring to book written by
Henry Lee of Virginia, (who was Min
later Ia England In 1882. in reply to
the aspersiona Of Mr.. Jefferson AGAINST
hia father. Henry Lee Of the Reyolu-
ton. Mr.. Lee ihigh authority, says
the identical sentiments in the Decja-
ration az Indeng,denco wore expressed
rcrbafi.. bv the Scotch Proebyteriaus
during the Reformation. and therefore
ara not ORIGINAL with M. JefFerson or
! Doctor BreyArd. Il appear that Col.
Jack. ! citizen Of Moclenburq county
distinguished as q patriot, and the
great grand father of our talented and
and worthy fcllow-citizen, William H.
Jack. Es0.. of Natchitocbes, was depu-
ted to take tie MeclenburR Declare
ton Of Independence to Philadelphia,
At which place Congress wac in ses-
sion. and 70 which city he made the
trim on horseback in an unprecedented
abort space of time. The Congress ap-
nrovei Of the DoclaratiOp. but thought
chat any aotion unon the aubicct by
thaf body at that time would be pre-
snnfnre. subsequently the CONGRESS
annointcd three reutlemep Ia drsurht
3 becIarstion Of Independence, VIZ |:
Thomas .JefYerson. John Adams aud
1 Beniamin Frnnklin. and on the meet
i ING Of these gentlemen, Mr.. Jefferson
i flrst read his drsurht. which was 90
admirable : production the other two
pentlen,en declined reading theirs.
Hence NJ. JefFernon,a wa ailopted.
the NecIouburR Declaration of inde-
nendence WA transmittod to ENGLAND
IL the enemy and recorded in the
Rsitish archiyea a 4 aort q litcrary
cnriositv from the rcyolted Colonel,
and Presideut Polk. during his admin.
;strsf;on. insfrncted M. Bancroft. a
; thst tin,e Winisfnr q Eneland. to ob.
cain Z conv al -the same 5or reference
wb;ch ~ aons ana dnlv recorllelI n