Rocky Ford enterprise., 1915-07-02
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lasted over until the next. and SO July would
have become the birthday instead of July 4.
Toward evening the discomfort o. the as
sembly increased On account OF the swarms
of flies which came from a nearby livery staoie
into the hall Of legislature. These pests were SO
audacious in assaults upon the statesmen tnat
Jefferson said their annoyance helped pring inc
matter to a conclusion and Harrison reportea
the declaration to congress as accepted, tnousn
in the minutes of that day the declaration was at
first left out on account of the vengeance OF Eng
land.
Today independence hail. in the old state house
in Philadelphia. remains about as II was on .na.
July 4, and SO as far the setting OF the stage
the drama is complete. but the drama itself is
left for US to supply
All that have left OF the record Oh ina.
memorable day is the text OF the Declaration o,
Iudenendence and as that represents what all
hraya American colonists were ready to lay down
their lives for and what should be handed Gown
to us and guarded as courageousiy as II haa
been won, the Fourth of July has amply served
its purpose and deserved its one monument
THE Spirit of Liberty for ALL.
wba,ber or not the Declaration of lnde
pendence was signed July 4. 1716. by any put
Hancock as president OF the continental eon
eress and Thompson, as secretary, Is mat.e,
of doubt for the journal entry records signeo
by order of and in behalf Of congress. Jeher-
son himself made conflicting statements regard
ing this question.
Some contend that the delegates met informal
Iv on the morning of July and signed the docu
ment whether or not the signatures were al
fixed on July 4, congress act was omciai on .nas
day that Jefferson's Declaration OF Independence
was declared acceptable to every colony. ana SO
II resolved that copies should be sent throughout
the new formed republic.
Tho general assemblies conventions, councils
Committees of safety and the commanding omcers
Of the Continental army had to pc INFORMED oi
the i,dependence of the United States. These
comics were signed by Hancock and Thompson.
The Congressional Record Of July 19 SHOWS tnat
a resolution was introduced in the national as.
semhlv to the effect that the declaration should
he enprossed on parchment and presented Tor the
signature of every member on August 2
This fact. therefore, serves as authority tnat
the parchment copy signed on that day In August
after it had been compared with the fair copy
and the latter destroyed, is the copy OF the Dec.
laration of Independence which was considered
for SO many years the original draft of the great
hill of rights of the American people. 1t Is said
that even this signing YVES entered into with rear
and trembling
Satisfied that the signed parchment a
lasting evidence of the birth of the new nation.
congress took no further official action regarding
the instruments itself until January, 1777.
By that time the new republic began to feel its
strength and congress decided to promulgate
the names of the signers of the Declaration OF In
dependence by ordering that printed copies of the
document should be made. with the names Of the
signers added.
Mary Katharine Goddard. woman who car
ried on the printing business on Broadside, Bal.
vet IL so happened that it became her right to
print these copies of the American bill of rights.
From these copies numerous others were soon
made until before long every home boasted at
least one copy of the original document which
gave life TO our republic.