The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1935-06-27

for the purpose of defending with arms their
lives, liberty and property against all attempts
10 deprive them Of them"
But such sentiment was not unanimous
throughout the province, for on May 90 1776,
the bell once more called the citizens of Phila-
delphia together and they passed resolutions,
protesting against the instructions imposed upon
the delegates of Pennsylvania in the Continental
congress, for their dangerous tendency to with
draw this province from the happy union with
other colonies which we consider our glory and
protection"
Thus in the clear notes of this famous old
bell can be traced the successive steps leading
up to that historic day, July s. 1776, when the
bell rang out once more-loudly, joyously-
'procaiming liberty throughout all the land
unto all the inhabitants thereof" Before this
time it had been the Province bell From that
time on, forever, it was the Liberty Bell
On September II, 1777, Gen. George Washing
ton and his 1900 COntinentals were defeated
by General Howe and his $4,000 British at the
Battle of Brandywine. In Washingtons army
was young Virginian named John Marshall, the
son of Col Thomas Marshall, who before the
Revolution opened had foreseen the coming of
the struggle for liberty and had himself trained
his sons in the of arms.
The defeat at Brandywine threw Philadelphia
in panic. Howe was marching on the city.
The Continental congress hastily adjourned TO
Lancaster. In order to save the Liberty Bell
from capture by the British, it was taken down
from the steeple of the state house and under
cover Of darkness, taken to Allentown where
ii was secreted under the floor of Zion Reformed
church. There it remained for nearly year
until the British evacuated Philadelphia. On
June %, IT'S, it was returned to that city and
later was hung again in the tower of the state
house.
In the meantime young John Marshall had
fought in the Battle of Germantown and had
gone with Washington to his winter quarters az
Valley Forge. He went to Valley Forge Vir-
ginian; he came out of it an American. On
June IS, ITS the day after the Liberty Bell was
returned TO Philadelphia, he had a part in the
American victory at Monmouth and from that
time on until the final victory came at Yorktown
he served vigorously in the Continental service.
Back in Philadelphia on October "A. 17S1 the
Liberty Bell was being rung TO announce TO the
people that CORVALLIS is takenr' On NOvem-
Der q, His Excellency, the Commander in
Chief and his lady arrived in town from vir-
ginia' again 1.-The old bell was rung."
On April 16 17S3 ii rang out the news that
the treaty of peace had been signed.
As for young John Marshall. he had gone back
to his home in Virginia and started on the
career which was 10 make him one of Americas
greatest Granted license TO practice law. he
took the steps in rapid succession which car
ried him to the top of his profession-election
TO the Virginia assembly, the executive council,
the state legislature and the federal convention
which met in 17SS TO discuss the ratification OF
the Constitution
An these bodies knew the intelligent co-opera-
ton Of young Mr.. Marshall. whose convincing
arguments. il is said did much to overthrow all
obstacles to the adoption of the Constitution In
relation TO the much contested Jay Treaty, too,
John Marshans arguments indicated his strong
belief in the necessity for building Gp Q CEN
tral government