Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-07-17

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day continuing TO love and contide in
him"
July 3. 1797.-The celebration was
marked by every evidence Of cnthusi-
asn.. The military display was "A very
fine one. the procession forming nj the
battery and proceeded to New Dutch
church Gold postotice.) The Declare
ton of independence was read by Citi-
zen John Swartwort, and the Grafton
delivered by Governor James Warner.
The civic celebration, under the muni-
cipal officers and the Society of the
Cincinnati, Wee separate this year and
dined together at the city tavern and
the military at Gautier's Long Room.
On this occasion 1.-THE military display
was most imposing" the ten uniformed
companies, infantry and cavalry and
artillery, AMI after the proceedings ut
the church ''they marched TO Delancy's
ground, where they were reviewed by
the commander-in-chief and suite AT
the dinner of the Tammany society a
toast was drank '.to the Peacemaker
B%onapartc.' Mr.. Monroe arrived from
TItUtt. NulII WIS iIlth III "ii, dllt
Napoleon was winning his fame. He
was received with due honors, and ut
Philadelphia he was entertained at din
ner and honored by II public reception,
and at the dinner one Of the toasts
drank was: .'Bonaparte, more glorious
rs "A ~peacemaker than rs a conquerer.'
The newspapers the dinner
n.l r,a,,fA,, "a. thn nnpn Of .rtsa 4
hilarity. The same modes OF cclebra-
ton have continued, seemingly without
interruption, more or less enthusiastic
up to the present time. On July %,
1889, the most imposing celebration
ever seer up to that time IN this city
was on the occasion of the ratification
Of the federal constitution.
In looking over the files Of newspa-
pers of those DAYS We were struck with
the vast difference manifested. Then they
were small hand-bills only, the local
news occupying but a few lines and the
columns of reading matter made up OF
foreign items. The wars in Europe
and the progress of Napoleon occupy
but little space. No especial CORE
s~pondent' followed the army then,
making European history and readjust-
ing the map of Europe: no cablcgrams
flashing under the sea the news of all
the world. The paragraphist, now an
acknowledged institution, had no exist
ence, and rs q specimen of the wit and
humor of the day the Journal of July
9, 1889. copies the incloSed from n
Dublin paper"
Cornelius O'Trlgger most respectfully has
the honor 70 acqualnt gentlemen that he
lights duels In tow or country on the short
est notice. He will accommodate timorous
gentlemen IN settling debts Of honor, recover
ing gambling debts, or satisfaction for al
fronts and insults on reasonable terms. Noses
pulled and kicks administered by the piece.
THE DECLARATION or INDEPENDENCE.
The question arises on the return of
every anniversary of our national indie
pendence on the day we should cele-
brate, and referring to The proceedings
of the congress that issued that immor-
tai testimony of the rights Of man, vim
dicated and sustained by the subsequent
valor of our revolutionary fathers, we
find that the resolution leading to the
Declaration was offered by Richard
Henry Lee Digit Horse Henry, the
father of Robert +. Lee, on the 9TH Of
June, 1916. The resolution declared
the United Colonies are, and of right
ought to be free and independent states:
that they are absolved from al allegi-
ance to the British crown. and that all
political connection between them and
the state of Great Britain is and ought
to be totally dissolved" and recon-
mended the eXpcdiency of forming
foreign alliances. The action on the
resolution, after being read, vas
postponed until next day, the
Sth of June, when it was called
up and referred to the COM
mittee of the whole house, and after
some time spent in debate, Mr.. Har-
rison (the father of President Harrison)
from the committee moved for leave to
sit again on Monday. On, Monday,
June 10, action on the resolution was,
after debate, postponed until July l.;
''but in the meanwhile, that no time
might be lost" as the motion expressed
it, congress appointed a committee to
prepare a declaration in accordance
with the terms of Mr.. Lees resolution.
Elbridge Gerry, in a letter written to
James Warren, explains the motive for
delay as follows: Yesterday after a
long debate the question Of independ-
cnce was postponed until July l next,
in order to give the assemblies of the
middle colonies an opportunity to take
off the restrictions imposed, and let
their delegates unite in the measure"
In the meanwhile "A committee COM
posed of Mr.. Jefferson, Mr.. John
Adams, Franklin, Roger Sherman and
X. IL. Livingston was appointed TO
draft the proposed declaration, and on
the 2Sth of June the committee re-
ported the immortal document, which
was ordered to lie on the table until
July /, and congress adjourned until
then, In the meantime the states of
Pennsylvania, Connecticut, New Hamp-
shire, New Jersey and Maryland had
removed the restrictions placed on her
delegations and authorized them to
vote for the measure of '.Indepcn-
dence.' The delegation from New
York was not authorized to vote for in
dependence without further %opportuni-
ty for ascertainiug the sentiments of
fha colony. hnt the intimotion was