Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-04
World Still Thrilled by the Story of Freedoms Declaration

The convention Of North Carolina
nave unanimously agreed to do the
same Virginia. whose convention Is
to meet on the Sd Of next month. will
follow the lead. The body of the peo
PIE oil Maryland are firm; some of the
principal members Of their conven.
tlon, am inclined 10 believe, are
tlm1d and lukeWarm. The lower conn.
ties IN Delaware are a small people
out well affected to the common cause
IN thlS populous and wealthy COLONY
!fenhsylVania) political parties run
hlgh. The newspapers are full of the
matter, but | think / may assure YOU
that common sense prevails among
the people their sentiments and
manners are, ] believe, similar 10
those OF y. England / forbear 10 saw
anything of New York, for | confess
L am not able TO inform any opinion
or them. think they are at least
as unenlightened in the nature and
Importance of our political disputes as
any one Of the United Colonies. /
nave not mentioned our little sister
Georgia, but ] believe she is as warm.
ly engaged in the cause as any of rs
ana VIII do az much as can be reason
ably expected Of her"
The glorious stand of Virginia Is
100 well known TO repeat The 18th
or May saw the Virginia resolutions
passed at Williamsburg. declaring for
independence.
ne torrent of victory was racing 10
me sea. Now on every side was the
ar luii OF showers of diScourses and
thoughts on Independence. The swell
ing TIDE was outward bound. For the
people 1t was go with it or be over.
Wheined Separation from Great
Britain had come, and for the countr,,
holnlhg could stay the manifestations
VI that spirit. smarting under wrongs
ions unrectified and destined to he
heavier should England win.
| HE Virginia resolutions were of.
lered IN Congress on the 7th Of
ouiie py flchard Henry Lee, in &C.
GoTudhce with instructions from the
virginia Legislature. John Adan1e
was there 10 second them-the next
pest thing to presenting them.
J me consideration of the initial reso
| lutIon was postponed 10 the 10th and
| on mat day postponed further. untiI
the lst OF July. In Jefferson's notes
| IS 10 De found the reason for this. an
appearing In the course of these de.
| pates that the colonies, y. York. New
STH' PENNSYLVANIA. Delaware.
- anu ana south Carolina were
loI YET nlatured for falling from the
I'M stem, but that they were fast
| duFahclng to that state. il wa
thought the most prudent TO wait
awhile for them"
| ne honor that fell 10 Virpiria 80
Ieduihs the way TO independence wa g
| uot unnatural The little canita1 or
| Johannesburg had long been the scano
u memorable events leading nm IN tbo
'eciaIation. Massachusetts was NOV
Iiseiisloie or that. nor to the leader
| snip or Washington in the field nor
~ ne 'les between Virginia and the
| nome government. us
| The mastery non IF roseo-
| brought to him the honor of draf,i,,a
| me declaration. He wrote il In
| orick mouse near Seventh and NJ,
| Set streets in Philadelphia. now tor
| uo"h. owned at the time by :, NJ,
Hraaf bricklayer. wi
| oliSht alterations were made in tbo
EeL by Franklin and Adams
oP' members of the commi,taa
z iioHs win Roger Sherman and r !,
s,,,,,, ss.on. congress made eighteen
| ouIppI eSslons, six additions and ter
altera tons" all of which arc $500 et,i
ergu e, 10 nave improved the docunen,
me hrst day of July saw TIC dat,'.
anu the adoption by the con1rittaa -
liz LIZ NHoie congress of the initial reso.
| .uLtiol,. me second dav of July COW
| Gn uepdte ana the adoption by tbe
congress of the same rnso1,,+io'
nou1h Carolina and PennsvIva nc
| eoled against the resolution in ti,a
Iotilihttee of the whole. The % ne
July, on the floor of Conrross oI
'oted FOR the resolution. '''e'
| 1CoIsleSS as committee of tho
! Miioie proceeded to the considera+i
-! we declaration of Indennndo,,on.
on the I'd. As such n co.,p1i..nI
AZ the consideration until the
isIa. when 1t resolved itself into a ,er
ls S body, and BENJAMIN Harri.'a,,
VI Virginia announced that "tba go,
IiIttee OF the whole have arread ~
ro.d I a'Ioh which. being aea;,
10, au was agreed TO by Congress- 1oss
nIs' the historian. gives rho bo,-,. :.
"7iiient at ; in the afternoon
Inc news Comm,inicstad L.
neaiod t boy to the bellringer wa :
pedied forth by him to the v-oit Was
ana ana ANXIOUS throng in the stree,t a't ~
.1w' winch greeted the rising ,oros y,
ne JOYOUS bell with shouts ,be 60. VI
vi cannon, bonfres and othe,. Ell IA iiiS
Seleprat!on that lasted far into ~, 90
niSIit. copies of the Declarat;o,, liz, .ne
oruered printed immediateIT b.. ~ ~
SreSs and sent TO the seven Noi
go, conventions and committees nr
ooulcns OF safety and TO the $500. VI
raj t, liulnS officers of the continan-