The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1922-03-06
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enL spirit OF o. lava - further Illus
trated in the life. acts and deeds OF
another illustrous son Of Casmbrian
origin. William Penn. No two men
have contributed more in paving the
way for American freedom than these
two men, who's PATRIOTS was kindled
at the affairs of the early Britons.
From the day Captain Jones landed
the Pilgrim Fathers who came over on
the Mayffower the Welsh have been
dominant factors in the development
of America. AS Senator John sharp
Williams stated in the Senate. NO ma
ton. in proportion to its population.
has contributed more to the civil. re-
ligious and Industrial development Of
America than the Welsh And this
statement is based on facts. as attest
ed in the part The Welsh people played
in those days that tried mems souls
the Revolutionary days. II man who
wrote the Declaration Of American In
dependence-Thomas Jefferson, - but
reiterated the auintessence Of what
st. David preached in the sixth century
when he declared that rebellion to
tyrants is obedience to Cod His an
c~estors, who breathed the religious
freedom of Wales in the very shadow
Of the mighty Snowdon, tr~ansplanted
the seed to Virginia. Like the cedar
OF Libanus of old. its roots scattered
and enlivened themselves around the
everlasting Rock of Ages which
weathered all storms. and proclaimed
Liberty throughout the land ante eli
the inhabitants thereof
While the author of this immorta.
document was a man who boosted OF
hts rx-p,-fo cnraStrN - - -,o.4-, -
record, as verified in documents in In
dependence Hall. that lie was but one
OF sevteen men or Welsh blood who
signed the Declaration OF ~Independ-
ence. and / challenge any nation K
produce so proud a record. Time will
not permit me 10 enumerate all. but
We must mention John Hancock, VIII
presided at the convention when tn,
Declaration OF Independence was pro
claimed. Samuel and John Adams.
Francis Lewis. stephen Hopkins and
William Williams, Lewis Morris, John
Penn. the three delegates from New
York State. and that valiant patriot
from Pennsylvania. Robert Morris, who
placed his fortune on the altar of free
do mthat the fires of liberty might no.
be quenched. George Washington pua-
licly proclaimed his gratitude TO Rob
| ert Morris. and in the dark days OF the
Revolutionary war was his mose pe-
tent aide. When the h~alf-starved pa
triots at Valley Forge were almost
famished, their clothing in tatters and
their unshod feet c~rimsoning in the
snow with their blood, 1t was Robert
| Morris. who was permitted to die =
the poor house. that rescued the al
most perishing patriots with his priv
ate fortune. 1t IS certainl ygratifyine
TO learn that at last ar u~ngrateful Re
public is about to pay a worthy hom-
age TO this great hnancier. patriot an1
| philosopher, and valiant son of St
David. by erecting a Il
commemorate his valiant deeds.
In the revolutionary army Wales il
worthily represented by fourteen Gen
erals and seven Colonies. the most
worth of whom was mad Anthony
Wayne who captured Stony Point by
storm and filled the countr with Joy
and admiration. He lies buried a. st
David's Church. within seventeen miles
or Independence Hall, but j question
whether a worth monument enshrouds
the sacred spot where he sleeps. Dr.
John Morgan, the founder of the
Philadelphia MedicRl School, was sur
geon-in-chief OF the American army
and among the chaplains who locke,
after the spiritual welfare of the sol
diers were three Welsh vim How
man Welshmen were in the rank and
file of the army is conjectural. And
we can res assured that the land tIia'
fostered sreedep for ags contribifet
lis quota. and we're found were In.
fighting vas hottest, and to their ev +
lasting credit il may be said hss his
by 2ass no; r~cord that one IF t. ii
ever Ircved a traitor.
From these early colonial day
down to the present day Welshn8ef
have been among the foremost factor.
in the industrial development q
America, especially coal. IRON, steel. III
ard States They are pioneers in al
these and the names Of many of then
are forever encrossed in the country,
history. In agriculture they were also
successful, as Illustrated in the many
farming communities they established
They were among the first to cross tbs
Allegheny Mountains. and the frs
white child born west OF the Allegheny
Mountains was a little Welsh sir,
named Jones. who first sa wthe liEhr
Of day in a log cabin along the bank.
of the Ohio River.
Descendants or our good old patri
arch have also occupied the presiden.
tial chair at Washington. including
Jefferson, Adams, Mcnroe. Harrison
Lincoln and GARFIELD. Despite tina
Washington, tho father or his coun,
try occupied a ~singularly warm 500
in the heart OF America, it Is a debat
able question whether the wsrmth o
the admiration exceeds that shown to
ward the great enancipator. Abraham
Lincoln. who was Welsh on his moth
er's side. Our veueralion for this
great and itlustrious exponent OF lib
erty and freedom is like good wine, i
improves with age. He was g. much.
m~aligned man in his day and hi!
enemies were nunlberless. Like fhi
Rock of Gibraltar, he stood ~urrounc
when conscience dictated that man
despite his color. was created in tn
image of his creator, and as such wa
privileged to enjoy that heavenl.
birth-right. freedom. Search wher,
you will the world does not reveal al.
equal as an exponent OF true civic ane
religious liberty. Though killed by al
assassin's bullet, the spirit of this mar
among men. like that of old St. David
still lives. and Is an incentive to yot
and I to emulate his example and t
cultivate that spirit OF fairness am
freedhm that hest reflects the God