The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1895-07-11
ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO.
now me Declaration Of Indepen.
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~ \. Shipping List July 6, 1895.
The week which has lust had its
centennial anniversary was remark
aoie IN this country, and especially in
this city, for its popular and ioyful
celebration of the nineteenth birthday
OF the Declaration of Independence.
5rlor TO that an important State
aEa Polltlcal ceremony was gone
through on july |. On that day, John
Jay, the recent returned Ambassador
to Great Britain whose t"eaty was
then the uppermOst subject in ali mems
minds. was dulyl sworn in as Cover
nor of the State Of New York, to
which office he had been elected dur
ing his absence. The simplicity of
tho ceremony was democratic in tho
extreme. Mr.. Jay remained quietly
at his residence on Broadway, und
here about noon the Secretary of State
waited upon him. In the presence OF
Il few gentlemen the oath Of office was
then administered in the prescribed
form to MIR. Jay us Governor. and also
TO Lieut.-GOv. elect Van Rensselaer,.
This function was followed by u re-
coption, attended by all the prominent
cltl%cns ut the town, wheE tho Cover
nor received congratulations on his
accession to office.
The next event was the Fourth of
July, and preparations were made for
the greatest celebration New York
nau known. Notices were published
IN the papers, calling upon ali patriotic
citizens to refrain from business of any
kind, and the morning of IL glorious
day was ushcrcd in by peals of bells
from every stccplc in the city, and II
Fcderal salute OF cannon fired in Bat
terry Park. This salute was repeated
at midday and again in the evening.
Following the morning salute overy-
body in tho city started for the Bat
terry. whero tho procession Of tho day
wns to form. Promptly at II O'Clock
Col. kutScrs, commander Of the Legion,
took up with his brigade the line of
march up Broadway. Following were
the Mechanic, Tammnny and Demo
cratic societies, Capt. Montaignes
company OF Light hangers, u guard of
militia officers and others, nearly u
Thousand men being in the line.
The procession marched to the New
Presbyterian Church, where the serv-
opened with the reading of that i'm
mortal document. the Declaration of
Independence. by Mr.. Edward Living
ston. After this came the orutiOn,
delivered by Mr.. Miller, and charac-
terlHcd IN the public prints Of that time
us an elegant and patriotic dis
COURSE" The procession then reformed
and returned to Battery Park, where
those troops who were under arms dis
"hurgcd feu dc joie, amid great
enthnsinsm, and the parade was dis
missed.
Each compuny then repaired to it's
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the jovial and social celebration propcr
to the spirit of the times was begun.
At the famous old Tontine Coffee
House the merchants of tho city gave
Il great banquet, at which were pres
ent as guests such distinguished mon
as His EXcellency Gov. John JAY,
Majo Gen. Morris, Judge Iredeil,
Senator Reed of South Carolina, Mayor
King, Judge Hobart, Col. Hamilton,
Judge Lawrence, Secretary of State
Dr.. johnson and others. The toast list
word. Another big dinner was that
given in the rooms Of the Friary, at
which the entire Third Company of
the Artillery Regiment wore the
guests.
At the conclusion Of the dinners the
various societies seated about their
boards sent and received deputations
with congratulntory and patriotic
messages: Among the organizations
thus exchanging courtcsies were the
Corporation, the Society Of the Gin
cinnati, the Militia OILERS. the Me-
chanic, Tummany, Democratic. New
| York hangers aud others. In the
evening the days festivities were con-
cluded with an elaborate display of
fireworks by Col. Baumun and the
Regiment Of Artillery, which was u
grout treat for that time.
Celebrations also took place in other
cities, Boston, in particular, having Il
great parade and accompanying ser-
vices ana ornLions. In Philadelphia
only was tho day marred by any dis
turbancc. Here early in the morning
crowd OF disaifected ones, whose op-
position TO the recent treaty was still
strong, attempted to burn in effigy
John Jay. The magistrates learning
of the plot in timo, were prepared,
and the attempt frustrated, six or
eight OF the ringleadcrs being arrest
| cd. Toward evening another mob,
numbering perhaps 300, which had
formed out in the Northern Liberties
marched into the city and repeated
the attempt. a troop of the city
cavalry were ut once called out and
charged the mob with drawn swords.
| hltef Il Dflct Struggle IN which sew
eral were slightly injured, the rioters
broke and ran, and the trouble was
suppressed.
Abroad the week was scarcely more
cvcntful. The French Republic was
contcnding with the expedition of the
Royulst emigrants landed by Great
Britain at the Bay of 9uibcron, and the
Chonans and Vondoans were increas.
ing their hostile activity. At Paris,
the American minister, james Monroe,
celebrated the Fourth of July by q
royal fctc. The President of the
National Assembly was present and
proposed the toast, "Congross and
President Washington" which was
greeted with tremendous enthusiasm.
Nearly three hundred guests were
present, including nearly all the foreign
Ministers, many Deputies of the con.
vention. and public and prominent
mon. a guest whose brilliancy orna
mented the occasion and did credit tt
his native country was Thomas Paine
the author of the famous "Age O
Reason"
One other event, and this q deed O