The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1909-07-03
Grand Welcome
That Was Given
| the Declaration
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| W. yet II seems well, now
our country's birth is so near at hand,
to read once more of that which was
done In the principal cities in the
way of rejoicing by those who stood
within the shadow of the scaffold, be-
cause OF daring to declare themselves
free from all allegiance to the king.
AS a matter of course, the first re-
rejoicing was INDUCED in when the
old bell in the steeple OF Independ-
ence hall rang out it's notes which
proclaimed Liberty throughout all
the land, unto all the inhabitants
thereof" but II was not until the
eighth of July that any grand demon
stration was made by the people.
Then, as we are told from the plat.
form OF an observatory erected near
the Walnut street front of the state
house by Rittenhouse many years be-
| fore for the purpose of observing a
transit of Venus, John Nixon read the
| Declaration to vast concourse OF
people gathered from the city and sur
| rounding country. When the reading
was finished the arms over the seat
| of justice In the courtroom were torn
down and burned In the street; in the
evening bonfires were lighted, the
houses were Illuminated and 1t was
not until thundershower at midnight
| compelled the people to return to
their homes that the sounds of glad
| ness were hushed"
Washington received the Declare
tion at headquarters in New York, on
the 9th of July, and caused It to be
read at six O'Clock that evening at
the head of each brigade.
Mr.. Todd in his STORY of New
York writes regarding the scene:
"One of the brigades was honored by
the presence of the commander-fn-
chief. 1t was drawn up In hollow
square on the historic Common.
Within the square Washington sat on
horseback, while an aide IN a clear
voice read the Declaration"
In Boston on the 18th of July the
Declaration was publicly read, ana
concerning the celebration, Mr.. Gil
| man says in his STORY of Boston,"
| The day of the Thursday lecture
was set apart for the reading of the
Declaration, and after a good sermon
the congregation followed the crowd
| to King street. The, town was
J thronged by crowds in holiday suits,
with joy beaming from every eye, Ar
| tillery was drawn up in front of the
Jail on Court street, and infantry lineG
the adjoining streets. Exactly .as
the clock struck one, Col. Thomas
Crafts appeared on the balcony of the
state house, and read the Declaration,
the great audience listening with at
| tention to every word When he sat
down shout, God save our Ameri-
can states!'' was heard Ia the hall, to
| which the throng below responded
with three hearty. cheers; the bells
rang, cannon were discharged from
the shipping and from. the forts and
! Batterfes, the infantry followed, and
Mr.. Bowdoin gave, the gsstitiment, Sta
bdifty and Perpetuity. u american In
dependencies" The beti9T class of
citizens attended. q. .haHiuet in the
council Chamber; fnhcf liquor was
distributed to the populace, according
to the old etstosp, Sgd the kings arms
/ were taken DOVE ffsr hsuaI,e&n
phoase's cistend house xgurth ousso and
! other places and ;eonSntged i'm a Gen!
Eefat,bohhre iH ffdht bfsshe B6hth ~
lGrapss bayern ~ 'oha.S =
f There Was 'reIoiein n throughout all
the ~"reBeEioas acoioaiSsS' but. unfor.
4 tunately: mo detail&ts account of the
can %be found watson In
this ANNALS. Of Philadelphia Whites
Il yegardIpg the FIRST FoaIth.of July, eel
!, ebration In that city, i777: " 80
;. The 14th .,of'sJIly, being thes 'frsl
snpiyersary,, was, oelebrated at -Phila
Edalphia' with great display and .joy
LAbpat1 noeneaif, the armea ships and
:! gallsSssMers dfawn up before the city
wshhStsasip; gay streameHss flying Al
\, one ao,eloals, sN,all 'SStffe"yards beinf
manned, they severally fired IS guns
An elegant dinner was given to the
congress, the civil and military Off
GERS, ETC. The Hessian band played
some fine music, and at each toas
there was a discharge of artillery
Towards evening several troops O
horse, corps Of artillery and bri
gade of North Carolina forces, wer,
! drawn up In Second street, and re
; viewed by congress and the genera
officers. At night there was ringin,
of bells and grand exhibition of fire
works on the Common and an Il
: Elimination of the houses. The face .