Charlevoix county herald., 1912-06-29

Carolina and Georgia decided for sep
araton; but that six others still hesitated, 10
wit: New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania
Delaware Maryland and South Carolina. Con-
gress, desirous of unanimty and seeing that
the public mind was advancing rapidly to II,
referred the further discussion TO the 1st OF
July, appointing in the meantime committee
to prepare a Declaration OF independence. a
second to form Articles OF Confederation OF
the States and a third to propose measures
for obtaining foreign aid
ION the 2Sth of June, the Declaration OF In
dependence was reported to the house. and was
laid on the table for the consideration OF the
members On the 1st day of July they resolved
themselves into committee Of the whole. and
resumed the consideration or the motion or June
7 declaring independence). 1t was debated
through the day. and at length was decided In the
affirmative by the vote Of nine states, viz: New
Hampshire Massachusetts Rhode Island Con-
necticut New Jersey. Maryland, Virginia, North
Carolina and Georgia. Pennsylvania and South
Carolina voted against it. Delaware, two mem
bers present. divided. The delegates from
New York declared they were for it, and their
constituents also; but that the instructions
against 1t which had ben given them twelve
month before, were still unrepealed; that their
convention to meet in a few days, and they
asked leave TO suspend their vote till they could
obtain a repeal OF their instructions Observe
that all this in a committee OF the whole
Congress- and that according to the mode OF their
proceedings. the resolution Of that committee to
declare themselves Independent TO be put
to the same persons reassuming their forms as a
Congress.
ut was now esening the members exhausted
by a debate of nine houre, during which all the
powers OF the soul had been dstended with the
magnitude of the object and the delegates OF
South Carolina desired that the final decision
might be put of to the next morning that they
might still weigh in their minds their ulti.
mate vote. It was put of, and In the morning OF
the I'd OF July. they Joined the other nine states
IN voting for IL. The members OF the Pennsyl-
vania delegation too. who had been absent the
day before. came in and turned the vote OF their
state in favor OF independence, and third mem
ber Of the state Of Delaware. who, hearing OF the
division in the sentiment OF his two colleagues,
had Travelled post to arrive In time came In
and decided the vote OF that state also for the
resolution. Thus IL states voted for 1t at the
time of its passage, and the delegates OF New
York, the thirteenth state received instructions
within few days TO add theirs TO the general
vote; so that there was not dissenting voice.
Congress proceeded Immediately to consider
the Declaration OF Independence which had been
reported by their commtte the 2Sth OF June.
The several paragraphs OF that were debated for
three days viz the %. Sd and 4th OF July. In the
evening OF the fourth they finally closed.
and the instruments approved by unanimous
vote. and signed by every member. except Mr..
Dickinson
The first celebration of our national birthday
took place in Philadelphia four days after the
adoption OF the Declaration OF Independence.
July s. 1776. with all the clamor and rejoicing
that today herads its approach. Amid the huz-
zas OF the people the kings arms were torn down.
the troops paraded and the commons the
proclamation was read before each OF the Ave
battalions. Bonhres blazed in the evening, can
non were fired. bells were rung and the populace
celebrated generally. The next day General
Washington arrived in New York and took charge
OF the demonstrations there.
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read that they hurried the news forward to Bos-
ton. and the messengers made such incredibly
fast time that they reached the Hub by July s.
Here the excitement had statue upon which
to vent ITSELF so the enthusiastic loyasts tore
down the l'on and the unicorn from the east wing
of the state house.