Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-06-07

purposes, its trips being as follows:
in 1855 to New Orleans, in 1898 to Chi
cago, in 1895 to atlanta, Ga; in 1902
10 Charlestown. 5. c.; and in 1898 to
Boston. to represent Philadelphia at
the anniversary of the Battle of Bun
iler Hill. a celebration at which the
display of the famous old relic of the
revolution for independence was most
fitting.
When 1t Rang.
Among the noteworthy instances of
The ringing of the liberty bell may be
mentioned the following: 1t rang
September II, 1864, 10 call the assem-
bly, together, when the Massachusetts
Bay voters were received, acauainting
the assembly with the instructions
sent by that colony to its agent in
London asking him to use his endeav-
ors to have the sugar act repealed.
and to prevent stamp act or any 9th
er imposition of taxes upon them or
the other American provinces. Ten
days later, Sept. 22, it rang again to
call the assembly, when that body
wrote its London agent in similar
terms with the letter of the Massachu
sets assembly. \ year later, Sept. 9,
1865, the bell rang on an important
occasion. calling the assembly togeth-
cr to consider Il resolution to accept
a plan for Il congress of the colonies.
which finally met on Oct. :, 1865, in
New York. On Sept. p, 1865, the bell
convened the assembly to consider
the act of parliament imposing stamp
and other duties upon all British sub
iects in America. On Oct. ;. 1865. the
bell was muffied and tolled as the ship
Royal Charlotte" bearing the stamps
for Pennsylvania, New Jersey and
Maryland under convoy of the man-of-
war. THE Sardine" came up the Della
ware. On Oct. 81. 1865. when the
stamp act went into operation, the bell
was again muffied and tollcd.
On Feb. !. I'LL. the bell called
town meeting in the state house
square. when it was resolved that the
claims of parliament to tax the colo
MES was subversive to the cunstitu-
tional rights of the colonies. and that
the union of the coloni, ought to be
maintained. On Feb. !. III. the bell
convened the assembly when peti-
ton was sent to the king for the re
peal of the duty ON tea. and again on
Oct. Is, 1913. the bell called town
meeting when resolutions were passed
denouncing the buyers and vendors of
tea as enemies to their country.
On June /, 1774, when the port OF
Boston was closed, the bell was
muffied and tolled. On June Is, that
same year. the bell called another
town meeting in the state house
square. where the people pledged the
city of Philadelphia to the common
cause of liberty.
The first tidings of the battle Of
Lexington reached Philadelphia April
%. 1875. The following day the bell
called a public meeting, and record
says 5000 people assembled at the
state house and pledged themselves to
associate for the purpose of defend
ing themselves with arms their lives,
liberty and property, against all at
tempts to deprive them of them.
Birth of Nation.
The following year was a memoir
able one, for il witnessed the birth of
the United States. On May 10, 1875.
the second congress began its sessions
in the state house. On June Z, 1776,
Richard Henry Lee offered his resolu
ton for the independence of the colo
mics. On June p, 1776. a declaration