Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1892-08-20
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! trm the county committee, the more
patriotic or the more efIeryescent OF
tn citizens of the city of New York
eeebrated the event in a spontaneous
md spirited way quite in keeping with
The character they have always ex-
hdted in moments Of excitement. The
following graphic account OF Their do
ius is reproduced from The Scots
| Magazine for August, 1ITG:
New York, July IL. 1T76.-The
forth instant was rendered remark
ale by the most important event that
has ever happened in the American col
mies, an event which doubtless win be
celebrated through a long succession of
future ages by anniversary commemor-
atoms, and be considered rs a grand era
ii the history OF the American states
Ca this suspicious day the representa-
/ tive of the Thirteen United Colonies.
b. the providence of God, unanimously
IaTced 20 and voted a proclamation de-
caring the said colonies free and in
dependent states, which was pro
Gained at the state house In Philadel-
| plia on Monday last, and received
with joyful Gcclamatious Copies were
aso distributed to all the colonies On
| Tuesday last July 9th IL was read at
tie head Of each brigade of the couti-
INITIAL army posted at and near New
York, and everywhere received with
/ lud huzzas and the uttermost demon
STATIONS OF Joy The same evening the
equestrian statue of George Third,
which tory pride and folly reared in
tie year t77O, was by the sons of free
DIM laid PROSTATE IN the dirt the JUST
/ desert of an mgratctul tyrant The
/ lad wherewith this monument was
made is to be run into bullets, 30 as
smilate with the brain of our infatu-
ated enemies who TO gain a pepper
cru, have lost an empire Quos Deus
wilt perdcre prius demeuHt"
| On the day after this amiable little
bullitiou OF the people OF New York
/ ucrc was rejoicing in the debtors
Prison in New York city The prison
vas I'm mn upper floor Of the city hail
then standing ON what IS new the cor
Ilrr of Wyll ana Nassau streets, or the
dte of the present treasury building.
/ che rejoicing was due TO the fact that
IN that day, lin pursuance of the dec
Inration of independence, q general jail
delivery, with respect TO debtors took
Place here OIolt's journal for July
Il, 1876
On Thursday, July 18th, a more for
nal celebration took place In the city
of New York, which is described as fol
lows in a contcmporaneous report Of It:
New York, thursday, July %, l1I6.
On Thursday last duly ISM, pursuant
10 a resolve of the representatives of
0le colony Of New York, sitting IA con
grcss. the proclamation issued az Phil
adclphia the 4th inst, by tho continent
al congress, declaring the Thirteen
United colonies 60 be free and independ-
emit states was read and published at
he city hall, when a number Of the
true friends OF the rights and liberties
Of America attended and slgnifed their
Ionprahatiou by loud acclnmations
After. which, the British 1rms, from
over the seat Of Justice in the court
house was taken down, exposed, torn
10 pieces. and burnt Another British
larms. wrought in stone, in front of the
pedineut without, was thrown to the
ground and broken TO pieces, and the
picurc of King George III, which had
been placed In the council chamber
was thrown ont, broken, torn 70 pieces,
and burnt all OF which the people tcs
tilted their appreciation by repeated
huzzas. The same day, we hear, the
British arms from all tile churches in
the city were ordered TO We removed
and destroyed"
1t is doubtful If this Is an exact
statement Of the facts, so far, at
least. as relates to the kings arms in
Trinity church A more correct state
mcnt. probably, is the enc which was
made by the rev. Or Inglis, the rector
Of Trinity church, in letter written by
him 20 The Rev DR. Hind dated October
81, 177G. on the state of the Anglo.
American church. Says Or. Inglis:
"A fine equestrian statue of the king
was pulled down and totally demol
isbcd after independently was declared
All the kings arms, even those on the
signs Of tayerns. were destroyed. The
committee sent me a message, which
esteemed a favor and Indulgence, to
have the kings arms taken down IN
the church, or else the mob would do
III. and might deface and injure the
church. / Immediately complied. ~
ItOCaHaghan's Doc Hist. n. Y vol
Ill.,, .. 1883.
/ EIr. Tossing remarks on the alleged
oder for The kings arms in the
churches "to be- removed and destroyed,
that those I'm Trinity church were
taken DOM and carried 70 New
Brunswick British AmericU by Rcy,
Charles Iuelis. D. D., at the close Of
the war. and now hang on 1he walls OF
Protestant Episcopal church in St.
John. Charles ID. Deshlcr in Harpcr's
Magazine for July.
Rec Keeping,
Last year throughout the Lorth and