The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-07-05
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-tA tN0utiuu6u rTOm rage OuS.J
Pennsylvania delegate, is credited
with grom humor illuftrating
this: 1--WE must hang together"
John Hancock said, after We vote
was taken.
Yes anfwered Franklin, with
merry Demeanour, "or we'll hang
feparateiy."
Regardless of We outcome of We
War, today's action probably will
60 down into future hiftory. 1t was
q daring and determined act--this
committing We IS Colonies to q
death grapple with We Powerfulle
Britifh army and navy. Intima-
lions vt Congrefs would take this
action have not been few, tho We
delegates ymfelves have been re-
markably clofe-mouthed. There
was no cog rule, however.
Ye delegates began to assemble
here Taft May. At firft We dele
gates, 70 obfervers in parlours of
ye taverns faid, feemed light
hearted. They complained about
ye Difficulties of We Journey; We
poore food; We bad fpring roads, We
wretched inns, and We poor horfes.
Ye news of Col. Ethan Aliens
brilliant Capture of FIT. Ticonder-
oga We day We fefsion opened,
frightened We tention of affairs.
Gen. Geo. Warrington, faid to be
folder of no mean Ability, was
named Comb. -in-chief, and We
new responsibilities began to have
their effect on We Delegates.
Ye more radical leaders--Ye
fiery Saml. Adams, who planned
ye Bottom Tea party and other
focialistic actions in We Mafsachu-
fetts Bay colonie, his coufin Jno.,
eloquent, forcefulle, We recklefs
Lee OF Va, and Thos. Jefferfon, We
ftudent, Benz. Franklin, We fage-
all were bufy urging We other del
egates to We point of radical action
Ye tavern rooms and We pulick
Grog fshops faw little of We Dele
gates. They talked much together
in fmall knots till late at night. 1t
was know vt petitions and mef-
sages were coming in to YIN from
all We Colonies-for and againft
Lee, we author of We refolutionI
of Independence, was called home
III weeks ago on account OF We
illinefs of his vile and Jefferfon
with Franklin, John Adams, Robt.
Livingston of New York and
Roger Sherman of CT, were given
authority to draw up formal dec
! laration to have ready In cafe We
congrefs took favourable action.
Jefferfon drafted ye refolutions
at his quarters, two fmsll rooms
at houfe at Market and Seventh
streets.
1t was congenial work for him.
He was we'll acquainted wit yeI
phiIofophies OF government of
Locke and Hobbies and fuch other
radical thinkers.
Ye Declaration, it is learned,
though no copies of 1t have yet
reached We light. confifts of a short
introduction, dealing with We the
DRY. OF government, yn a recital OF
We many grievances ye colonifts
have fuffered at We hands of CT.
Britain.
Ye debate, 1t is faid. was long
anu UilIGI. onOs biththloHs y @~eAN
er of We oppofition, argued vt 1t
would be better to wait till ye
troops took We field and won a de-
cifiye victory, 70 vt assurances OF
help from fome foreign power,
France perhaps, could be had.
EYE declaration" he declared In
imprisoned tones won't fsrength-
en- We colonies by a Jingle folder
or a bit of fupplies. 1t will rather
expofe ye folders to greater cru
elites. We ought not commite We
nation to a policy we may find II
Impossible to hold. and from which
1t will be a national difgrace to
Withdraw"
Rutledge OF South Carolina and
Livingston of New York were Dick
infon's chief aids. But We argu-
ments of Adams and Franklin and
/ others wore them down. vt votes
was called on ye Lee refolution day
before yesterday. 1t found Pa and