The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-01-16

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Il, ihfse DAYS ot the iOar0cyjngs OF the
"TJr.rtv Bell" when 70 r,sts In It's place
NJ honor amonc the worlds sights al
most N,nnratai by the m~ultttNdes' II
c,,frs attinc 20 uchcarsc a romance ~
its earlier time
mo Liberty Bell. originally cast in
London on the order ot tho Colonial As
srublv arrived In Philadelphia August,
i-S II was put IN place and the very
8rst strokr o. the clappcr cracked IL
rrcatlv TO tho modification OF those VINO
had brought il over; they were about 10
send q hack. when two ingenious work
nm ~ Philadelphia named FCasc n
stowe offered to rccast Il. and did so sue,
cosSfuliv, but when they came to SOUND
II IL was found 10 contain too much
conner and they AGAIN rccist IT, and mat
is the he'll as Il Is today.
ry direction 81 the assembly there \
Ns,n cast on the shoulder OF the boil the
prophcttc inscription proclaim Liberty
through an tho Land, 10 all the iahanl-
taptS ~thtrcoC'-Iev, NNN;iN Nhen
completed IL was swuug In the oren bel
fry some time In lJG, th'rc, FOR twenty
three years prior 70 the ercaSinS out oI
thc Revolutionary War, u rang curtcw
and call and greeting 70 Colonial thlS-
a,inhia. there upou the tth Of july. lUN
~ bau,usd remembrance. upon the still
ness Of the summer air. and the atten-
tgya ears 81 a waiting. solemn people, its
healing tones sped first and far and Wide
Inc announcement shat the Declaration
~ I~nseperieuce was an accomplished
matter. and that as free and independ-
emf state. they are absolved from All
alleriarce TO the British crown En-
shrlncd in tho affections Of the people
hv It's prcphetic motto and the earliest
message Of liberty. its safety became the
solicitude and its keeping the treasure
trove OF the people. For as the war
svelled. southwark from Lexington 10
White Plains ard from white Plains to-
varls Princeton. and the patriots got
,ssiprs Of the advancing British columns,
th,y FASTENED to-put their loved Liberty
Rell in safer quarters, Under the d.
rartior Of congress-. after the battle %
B~randvwineS while the British were ap-
preaching the city il was lowered from IT'S
s~tanchions. placed on n wacon and hur-
ricd away among endless baggage trains
OF a patriotic people. feeling under the
September skies before the invaders OF
their homes
out the Old York road Tor pike to
Trenton they pushed on, and thence un-
der the escort II Nlrcinian II North
Caroliuian troops. both horse and foot.
over the hills and through the almost
wilderness roads they bore It to the
peaceful Moravian village Of bethlehem
even then OVERLOOKING with our sick and
wounded soldiers. on its way through
the City OF Bethlehem. the truck on
which II was conveyed broke with Il: II
had to be picked NJ and carried on; IL
sustained a slight injury there. II is this
scene OF the c~avalcade, picturesque with
its colors Of the sere year and its tales
OF exile. that is depicted in the painting;
the stirring incident In the history OF the
Liberts Bell that illustrates hat the love
OF our people for il is no new thing. The
Bell was afterwards taken to Allentown
and hid in a cellar until after General
Washington,s victory at the battle OF
Monmouth. In August, lTS when Il was
brought hack TO Philadelphia and placed
in its position. II announced h procla-
nation Of the war OF 1872: it announced
the proclamation OF peace in ISIS; Il rang
for the reception Of Lafayette in is2i; II
runz. for the last time, and was
cracked tolliug FOR the death OF Chief
Justice John Marshall on July S, iSi It
were a needless story TO relate in these
days how the bell was brought back TO
its old eyrie with pageant and joy, with
hreeZe-fyinE flags Of rcd. white and blue
and huzZas and arches Of flowers and
parade. and how the people kept festival
upon its return. Sixth and Chestnut
swayed and swung with its multitudes
OF patriot men and women. girls ard
the roofs and windows adding to
the joyous throng. fearful In their
as They welcomed back the Lib
erty Fell, EIerdon Of their common
and looked on the soldiers, who
y ere to fight and win. through famlsh-
ment and tatters. from open enemies
and traitors. the land OF their birth and
toll and establish it among the nations
"A heritage Of liberty forever"