New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-04-15

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The bell though intended, and sup
posed to be first class, yet to the great
modification OF the people, on the first
stroke of it's clapper after setting it
into place, cracked. To return it to
England for the purpose of getting it
recast, would take at least six months;
in this emergency two workmen of
Philadelphia came forward and offer
ed to remould the bell their offer was
accepted, and their efforts were in a
measure successful, but after its re-
placement in position, the tone was
found to be unsatisfactory; the same
parties cast it over once more, and
this time it proved complete success.
This was about the 1st of June, 1853; it
weighed 2,080 pounds and still retain
ed the legend, ''Proclaim liberty to all
the land unto all the inhabitants there
Off
From that day to the date of its re-
cent removal, the bell has never
left it's original quarters but once.
that was in 1778, when with other bells
of the city, it was taken to Allentown,
Pa, to- prevent capture by the British,
who would have moulded them into
cannons.
From the time of it's final placement.
it's brazen throat summoned the good
people of Philadelphia together ON
many nomentous occasion; through
all the stirring times of the revolution,
it's changing notes were heard and I'M
derstood- But the elimination of it's
glory was reserved for summer day
in 1776. One day in June of that year,
Richard Henry Lee, of Virginia, offered
resolution which was seconded by
John Adams, of Massachusetts, COM
mencing with the words:
''Kesolved, That these United Colo
MES are, and of right ought to be, free
and independent States" After STIR
ring and exciting debate, participated
in by such immortal patriots as Thorn
as Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin. John
Adams, John Hancock, and others,
the resolution was adopted, and thus
Jefferson was delegated to formulate
in fitting words the principles contain
ed in the resolution. How we'll Mr..
jefferson performed his task, the
world already knows. In an humble
brick house on Market street, owned
and occupied by a young brick-layer
and his wife, Thos. Jefferson had rent
ed two. rooms-parlor and bedroom.
Here this great manifesto was framed
and written. On the fourth of July il
was duly adopted and ratified by the
continental congress. Then it was
that liberty bell performed the work
which was destined to perpetuate its
name in history, song and story with
all future generations; then it was
that the motto, selected for it quar-
ter.of a century before, stood out in
prophetic relief, for in truth it H'pro
claimed liberty through all the LAND
unto the inhabitants thereof
From that day Liberty bell became
an object of sacred veneration in tn,
eyes. Of the people, and it was taeatlJ
understood that never again should 1
perform common service, but should
only be rung on occasions of specia
rejoicing, or to commemorate som,
event OF great public Importance.
But On the morning of July 8, 1885
while being tolled in memory of tina
great American jurist. the venerable
Chief Justice Marshall. who two day
previous had died in Philadelphia, an,
whose remains were then on the wa,
to a vessel which was to take then
back to Virginia. the noble old bel
cracked again, and since that time. TO
fifty years, has remained mute, a
though silently watching over the DIES
TIMES of the great republic, at who's
christening it had borne SO conspicu
Gus part.
And so this old memento of our lii
erty has seen the generations com
and go. More than 1870 years ago.
was landed on these shores from a
English sailing ship, when it too
three months to cross the Atlantic
then there were hardly so many pee
pie in all tho colonies as is now cor
tanned in the state of New York; the
there was not steamship or railwa
dreamed of, while now, on its tr
umphal journey, 1t flies across til
states with lightning speed, in a sp,
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