El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-11-13

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- treaties OF peace, welcomes TO
DOfables. prOclamations OF occasions |
of the English royal Iamily ana =
host of other events were marhed ~
me roIIIng of the great bell Its chieL
use i'm the early part Of its history. /
however. was TO call the members OF
the assembly together ana 70 announce
the opening OF the courts
TvfeT on Nav Il. 1888. the assembly
declared they would not make laws b
IN diraction" the Liberty Bell rang Z
- announcing to the residents Of the 7
sftv that the assembly mad taken I'M
7ortant action It sounded again when !
,he province sent NJ y rahH In
Home TO England" 90 solIcit redress
for their grievances on February ., I
15s--s,l.lin. on October 2s. 1864, was
bf55en ' BON voyage" by the bell when
- US sent to Great Britain" TO
t~ansact the affairs Of the province
on September 9, 1465. when the as
seubIv considered a resolution TOT
-o--oraes of the colonies, one OF the
most important stages in the prehm-
mary events leading up 70 the heFo-
Iufior. the bell sounded again II
called together the meeting Wnen the
shin Ro- o. Charlotte, bearing Stamps
Tor PENNSYLVANIA. New Jersey anu
Delaware. reached Philadelphia on Oc-
= 'oP For This occasion the bell was ''muf-
fre5 and tolled" At the meeting the
demand was made ana ehlolc5u 80 tt
tie stamps should not be landed 1ut
transferred TO his majesty royat
manofWar. the Sardine. to be returned
TO England -
With its tones mutfled secohu
+frne the bell was tolled all day long
on October 81. 1850 Wnen the sta1lP
act was put in operation some OF l ne
T,eor,Ie Of the city stayed in their
houses mourning the death OF lDsIty,
while Others in the street met toBetner
and burned the stamp papers at inc
oo me Deo5ie Of the city were assem-
bIed by the ringing OF the state mouse
bell on April %, 1853 10 protest ass'l. ~
4 the acts Of parliament that closed tns
! blaming and splitting mills ana stopper
the manufacture Of iron ana steer IN
/ Pennsylvania, the affixing or ne
I kings arrow on pine trees anq ~ ~
I cnfffne- off Of the trade OF the colonies
in all parts Of the world
/ II called together the famous meet
ing in the state house yarQ on Suts ~ ~
176S at which IL was Stateu tAdI ~
! parliament Of Great Britain nau r.
duced the people here to the level OF
co1+inuine to proclaim and herald
almost every important step taken DS
Z the colonies toward the goaI OF AISe-
dom. the Bell called together on De-
/ cember y, 1913, the largest NEE ms
( Thar had ever assem- led In the stare
I house yard There the cltlzens ee-
/ cided that the ship Polly. then comlns
I m the Delaware TO the city, Win tes
and a miscellaneous cargo, should not
be permitted TO land &C..
! There was named the committee,
that. followed by the cluzens ssh "a -,
Is. sent the whole cargo with the tea
the CAPTAIN and the consignee, from
! the arch street wharf TO It's Olo fot-
: terdam place in LeacenhaI street
. London" They would not have Ans
I defestabIe tea funneled down their
throats with parliaments duty mixed
! with it, Leading citizens and ON
I ciais Of the province stated at thal
meeting. adding that NO power or
I earth had the right 10 tax them with
out their consent
: Again the hard-WOrked bell was
..muffIed and tolled" on June !, l4t4.
/ to announce the closing OF the port OF
/ Boston. a meeting assembled IN the
! square by the ringing OF the bell adopted
I resolutions protesting against this aci
: on the part OF parliament On June
Is it called a meeting TO relieve the
Boston sufferers. at which Phiiadel-
phians contributed 2log pounos slerl-
ing. the Friends Of Philadelphia Meet
ing subscribed 2540 pounds in gold,
and other counties smaller amounts
Supplies were also forwarded from
After having done duty at almost
| every important event which LED up 70
the Revolutionary war, Ine Ll2SIIs
( Bell called 5000 OF the citizens OF phil
adelphia TO the square, on April 20
/ I7I5, after the battle OF Lexington
Z There the men pledged themselves 70
the cause OF liberty
! ] daily to assemble the Continental con
I gress to its sessions, first IN Carpent-
] ers' hall and later IN Independence
Finally. on July 8. 177e. the bell
, pealed forth on the great oceaSlo OF
/ wherein il justified the action OF NOR
! I ris and his associates in having In
/; scribed upon il the injunction FRO,
: ( claim liberty throughout all the lanC
unto all the inhabitants thereon anc
! lived up 10 the expectations OF th'
old assembly
= title bestowed upon il on that occa'
! sion, although only about 300 ATTENDED
the historic and mOmentous meetln9
! at which the Declaration OF lndepend
ence was given TO the world Iher'
: ( John Nixon read the proclamation a.
first introduced by Richard Henry Le'
on June Z. 1876. in the resolution
which has since become famous
Achieved Lasting Fame.
This was the greatest occasion upoi
70 ( which the Liberty Bell was SOUNDED
:. even as the reading OF the proclama
Al I ton Of the Declaration Of Independ
e ence was the most important event II
q the history Of this country, and o
is I liberty Here the old Bell now tn
r most famous relic in the country
achieved everlasting fame as N
3 agency by which the people Wer
y drawn together. and by which IN
r news that the proclamation had bee
n adopted was sent broadcast over IN
N But the work OF the Liberty Bell wa
30 still far from ended One year late1
l. on July &. 1777. it was rung to com
memOrate the first anniversary of III
rs passage Of the Declaration. while III
he armies fighting for the very life G
ST the independent nation were battlin
h / against the forces of the king
a on the 18th OF September Of tha
~ / year. however, the Liberty Bell wa
Il | hurriedlv removed from the steeple {
al the state house. and with the chime
in J Of Christ church and St Peters. wa
al / carried by the colonial soldiers 10 a
lentOwn. to prevent their capture b
L. the British. on its first trip, escorte
a by 200 North Carolina and Nirgini
e soldiers. the Bell travelled from Phill
K ! delphia to Germantown, TO Bethlehem
7e, to Allentown. While at Allentown
5s was kept in lions church.
n The Liberty Bell was away fro1
At this city from September is, 1lll,
fis June y. 177S. During the period
~ absence the headquarters Of the Brt
ish army was at the state house, an
of the Artillery park was in the sta
= house yard.
- Announces Surrender Of CORVALLIS
~ Once more back in its place in II
dependence hall, the Liberty Bell az