I r rl ' of- i r HE IS A FREEMAN WHOi! THE TRUTH MAKES FREE, AND ALL ARE SLAVES BfOSrDF. Terms, $2 per year la advanr e EBENSBURG, PA., SATURDAY, MARCH 1, 1871. NUMBER 7. - .--..-....ri" . - I TI...'a"-'e"":'TT - - "" j " -----""!- .'..'.ugjffg ft ipl V M M -"--1 H N H I m V Aj ,v...-v vv'-.w -fea5r . and i'ubiiiicr. UE I3 A FREEMAX vnoii the truth makes free, and all are j : 5. P , f bj liii i . ,j COUNTRY PROPERTY! gUir ilvttjScmfhtiS. ,-rri -'"! in Mcrr-town, tvidi ..at-.aindin-..--. foliar ".-'. i . i i I ld (l.c ;;p aiul VV A L T H A SYi VTATCI-IES nv'ivo i:r r.f V."t ?:.? U:r t': ; Ci'jirNM in tdWii, n ; , ..i ( II tret . icii. A i .' .Vi :: . - I'll tlii- I...t. It ; 1 1 y"irs Uy J!.;.lw:y C 1:1.'.;, -tor'. F.r.-ii I. . Y;..."..i ..,iui:il;nijfsan:l -' ;f; 't'.-.. Ftr-a-.'.'.r.p--. iliini' MUy ni!: :!:- '. , i 1 1 1 . . 1' mil iinctv. ii h. 1 'lie !)! V."; ! t ' 'i 1,1 '! , ,. ;,f.. II..,. .'. , , . . i-icl ':!i-' .n tiuii ; 4 the rca! vah:- f Un -c tiiiK'-Uc.-.cr-:. . V. ' --i .":' :f, l:ln 50.0.v) of th.-'C v,-;U-li-.- aiv ih.v ,.;;' 'l!AM K Ih 5'.S si'':i'-'' for t?icrns-lv'S in the r-!cl;t-t3 of !:' '-. ' .' .::';:!! I "1" f.v.. iai-.ih.-s. V"ypfn proof :ntl a rUa,.a,Uee of tb-ir sui-c--i:i"i f-t riorj overall ott.yrs. '.. ;'.y 1 ,v;.:!; i 4 ! ;: in Yvt. 1 9 fajpi-rmr "r-rani'ation anl srr:.t tf.-:it '' , iv.. c.IM.!iio. I."t i.ij lert, : Jho 0!inpur.j V V'orUsnt V.'.ili .;;.:.. en. "... ' : : 1 " ' 1 ' I'- A ,lwn to ri'O.lm-c watclo. at a ;.;ivo r. ,:1 'rs coii:p.'-:ition futile, ami tin--i. vliu li;:;.-:-ny r!u r waich liit-rfly jiay friiia to .".:) rr tr-'u. 'on; for liu-ir v.-:.ti-lu'. !l,ai? is nci-i s-nrv. r'J'lioM' t init-i-ii'i-f iiiiiiliinc f.-nv iimmi-ci 1 - v. 1.1 -S ii -n . . ii. Ti Mii! u LANH.J f.,t that a l..i:r ixj.oii,-i-,cf ha- pi-.vi .1 f ;-i-a! , !.::ai..-r. uii.l " j ,ai-tU-al u.?. Havin- hai t!:M-fr..-ai of r..-:u-- ... ;'( co!.vfn!-i:t tj Vovpry Invention in watt-Ii-makintr iriu!t:- - '. a;- ! in trood o !! : a tg in . tntry or. in lairopo, only lii.-.-o 'V,' ' "'.lll'rtv will ftnu,?-v :l,1oI't'-.l vieh se :' trnny by .... Th..-.''.;--ii-'n.c ; t'K-tOht fkiM'tii art i.;!n.-t5tt titip worl.s. a:! !.: .i a-1-1 t!- im.fr- u-en tin- part of th-1 ".!io, le!:ionlraN-.l t? : ALi'X.1 M'lT-'fi'iT.'' i !'',T'i;:HiH1ir((:.,;4t:1,l::1;ii?:im,.o;, T. ' 'v i'. A. SiR.fcMAKat. i ' i i. ! Amo.jj xe many 5:apro'.f..-n; vri- t o.:Iti :v,;; NUTICK -Thp MjwS ! TE:;,,,, n-,,f a A,rr-Vinio of r i:r- i n- u lioio-aloati.l iiart I pf-n!iar 1 .nwnu-tion. to 011 ,-t ,,. j , (l !i 1 !.'! i-k .! I.'itr- tin- train iv 4.0 l.n-,kair'of hi ; j,, -ii:, M-'- . 1 '-via., iiaviti-- ti,,. i-.-fn .! f ,.,.,, rl p- 1 1, i.nm: . : ti-ivam.-i-.s a-io r-.';''s p-ateill p;i..n a.i t.o- -:: , .:!. 11 11. iiuo. ' i.i tin- !.? aiK-faulUt -!. i.'k!; !MvM I.. i:i:i jf.r, J.V:.:-. j r.. ,. , . , , . ..... j. I 1 t..i -!i-ii-.,i :U tcmt rf-.l lawr-i.i-?f-s. ;oV.- ' ". ", I iin'.v-.r ! J,'v-ru!lyaMin.tt.w by W:, f.-liTr.:. I, . '., i .,.,! 'S. ,l:;i! 'n, Uil,l,v. 'f-'-'-'-'diijanra !,--t Waiihari t-aici..-. j -Mi V-."-10.1)-H ! ; fi ij.i ,,..,y,f ,.;..w, k. lia'iir ll.'lfrivk. i'''V--tiru- tin? ii'nvfP'w ln.ni o:-t, MS t..t. ! I!.:inii l.'. I tit.- n-'. tyJ tl.f- f:-.-.o.;ciii toy;i;:.ir ; , !;. 1 ian'1 for. for. Mi- ; ,let y;'-' in ot hrr ' 'atoln .-. . ., , ! . OMH-vpat.-ut-i'-in-'viiid. r. o,-l;0y-3 w;, c h . ,! 1:1 v !.-!!, wc-t v. ,'ril. , is i!-a.iv a .!..!'! sir : -. an. I a .......at i-r- - " !. !-.!-.-. 1 pm-f-r,, i-t oti-iiiy .-t i;i-u in, w. : . .-. Ai:'m..:i .fi-H !!.-!. j . a. ,.,:. 1 1. at:. l.v ib,- '.,,.,.,..- ': I !-..::. l'afU t i::fl'u j yvm-n ,c -.i::H'-- now o;':,-n .; t fi.'j.,'.. :i - ' i ' '. .i'.lili Ibi'.-ii. .I.i. 1 'Jo I i v air i : i portions !' : . 1 ! " 1; : 1 , -j , , .' ' I .-.iT-'-i-- M ' 1 : ' b ii :vf . j M . i,J i' i:n! !: ' .'.,) j-bomV.'', i..I ,; -o -.::i'.r. 1 i;:,rhei. A mi n ; i ;:.i;.r, n 1 -in.'-rH-wi.V,.;j ' . , Coi:r...i ibiii 1. , I j r :;! ;,, frt i : . '.: ..i.'.-:: . ' Stli .;:!; Ati.t ty atKi ftiv. :.; n,-. v.ii-i j.rr.vo i.tva'iiiui :: . p,...- Viw.-it ! .-fi.-markoftho various st :.!.- iiKfh- l-v i ' i.'o'r.-'v, A i,!.'n;:h, Ts. 1 - ;- w ' !i ' "., t ba r.i. M ... ; .'r:. " J J .A KKiCAN v. A'r !:t'n.,f'r. .-i-r-nt -;t.,V.'ai;i;o';. Letter from Alexander H. Stephens. Lir.r.KTr Ham., CibwiC;ivn.i.i:, Ga ,7 rJanu.ir' 2 4, 1871. j" 21 Sfrs. JIUtors r.anntr of thi ifonta : I pctnl 3011 an article clippdl from tho A i 'mis (Jl'dmr, a iiQwpap'.T puLlWho 1 it: IVtiiisvlv.ir.i 1, which I wiMiyou wo:i!l ','ivc a nl.ip'A in Tin: IIanxi-u v th;-: N am. It U entitled "i"Lc Ke-ystone Siata." I'lcao ! not permit yourselves to be detirr-1 iVv-m corr.j-.lyinpr wiih my rcq-sost irni) tl.i1 (.i-it letiili oi the niliclo. a i::itnc that ?houhl never be foiyotten. Jolin Morton voted "uyfc i" ai-. i the leed was .'.one. T!.u- Pennsylvania , by giving tb.e casting vote, sealed that imnortasit qnostion. and from that eireu aistanee s!i teeeived tlie name of "Kev stoite btate" the- thirteenth State the block of the arch. Tlie principal facto asi f;iveo above in my article .f XI -y 12-h which ar denouticid by the I'liHanc' ''lii'i Ttlfijriqih as a "l-.oliali er roi " and stupid mitt.ike," were first com-muclt-atcl to t.jo ly tlie Lite Oct.rral l'e!cr Force, of Waybill -'ton. formerlv XI aver ..f that city, and the well knowu an'iior of ti c had the keystone, sis of the St-'tes lvin north and f. wi ,.1 ; ,. v..... u..... m 1... ...... ... 1 u, U.MII7IT , .nn j 1 UlljfailiH., 1 .1 v Ii u - j sett. Rhode- Island, O01.110c.ieut, New Yoik, j and New ,Ier-ey ; and fix South atid West ot I it, iiaratdv Dcl.twr.re. Xbtryhuid, Yir-h-i:t, i North Uarolina, Sui'th Carolina and deortiia. D. IV." j I 'nave v,ven the foregoing extracts a place i in this article, that the reader may s'-e.what i perhaps, the tditor f the PIiH.flfj.Ma Ttle- j yraj'h atul sonn of his o-pyists knew t.ot, ! tii.it Iiov,-vT erroneous the staU-meM I -.iv ! in the (jlcnntr tnay have secrn.vi to tiicm, I j ui aid h, rit v f r ir,v pt.ttement tievcr be!or(- An. c-Mcau Archives." which wore pubiis.he.l ; to my knowledge qn-:vtiot:f 1 . ami s;irr 'v not j weak-tied m the attoipb d tidi, tile : nsstir; : a r..v. 13 Willi irdctest JUni f:;in t ot f ,;I t ei.uita'ni every inlcihop.t rea.Ier 1 f y. i:r il j.,M-- j .:jrr:al fVoi. Lf g;ni:i:i lo en I. It v. til b? f unci to 'ue not only tn?et:.i:;ii.' bnU instructive thronghoiit, ;;i fcctti:.-: i.rv-.erl think, the t'tso-itcil (pie;i- n to the oriiri id' the term 'K.-y.-ton ; S ate," ns applied to lVnnsj 1 vnisia. It di.-;e!s many popa'ar errors 0:1 many points connect? J with t!it history of tito for ttiatioj ,,f o-ir Federal I'inot; ai.I throws :t ll.aal of light on every turn upon tin- true nature and character of our lu.v. 1 and matchless s.yslem of govern ments as understood arid explained thro' ytnbais as well as words by its master architects at the time it was reared. As tbr myself I can and do say that I have not for many years :nct wiih a more interest ii:;; atliclo than this is, upon the early I i-tuty of our "Cotd'edcrated Re-Mib'ir-,'' sis W.-i.-hitigfoti staled the union of thes'! Slates. Its principles are those which have ever been heretofore embl.; zncd upon Tin; !'. ?; uv r;n; Sdlt:I ill i.iurs 1 r;:I v Abt.-X anp::k II, Sj t ;:n s. "TIK IXi:a'ST4rI2 STA Til."' EV S IIAVb'bX. . Koii. :v.; its in r.N :. 1 . '. ::! 'n : i . w .1 -c 1 n i't ;.-r I!t'i .wn. 1. A, .I:l!iH- A. Mil'i.T.1 U'.f U ,:!i-.ta ! ...ia ; 1 . ' ' ' I' -i". ,1 ; .:. i; . . . I -. .ii.i. .;. k. m i r. ' ' r-j-. iYb. . ! .1 .'ei l.i:Ti in. I 1; m y .v V'ap.baj--:. "r . Mi.Ric ax W.V.U1 f A - Vaitba:a . S. fiACTi nr.-. V.'aitlnm. Mas. A'm. . ,!:. .;:.i. ;.!a--. ovaniii:.- tin' .-peilinu- of ill.-, names earofal-i;,- befoi-i- bawl..'. An..' ;oi.i:ion. e c-n of a :r ii; 1- ; i -r, ind: - a eounterfi-it. !'. r 1.--t .:;n ; ta.b ! by ia.- ( . -,,, . In the A'lns G.'fin.-r of Miy 12th, I pre- senttd tetlit! JaciS letatti-g to the n.n.i of i'eiit.sy 1 vat.ia in its prjvi; c'al c.;-rUr, au! the oitin t-i the ter'a ' K -v-v inc." as since appi:.;d l 1 ii. My att-mtiou ba.s :.!ib-.; h-oj C l t 1 to ;!! ::!li I .1: er ot t ue Sta! e, CiA'iila- J t ti, 1! puoii.-ii-.'d in ions , conn. 1 he.un ' atid ridi- CU.:ng the r- is ci. I tnete oive why l bP.rvi vatda w:it Just caiii.d the toae State," a: d s'.-tt'n.e ; rth a p: et-ti.;e 1 I'c.iscti, vLlirely oil':', 'ei.t, t a- this ai pel ui 'wu. That ad who may I'.-c. ii.tere.-t?d in this .ji;: .--;i in -;t!.'er a; o.;e ..f curio.-tty, or v.-; . 1" ir.stcry, may. m ra iiuly c o. reiv-nd the tioit.t at ir.-ue, I w'i.'i 1 e-f: e; ' i.. tids article that I art oj my i. .. r riic-r o::e v;,ich expiaincd th'.- ciigin of the term 'liystone"' as applied to cur Suite ami a! tbe tomtnei:ts on uiv article by the I'liila Lljil.in 1'tl.yraph as published in the Bral)nd RajforUi- ot .hire l'Jth, willi thu endorsement 01 the editor of that pap.er. K-tract from the Alliens Ob-unor, May l.J'h. rs.NXsVLVAMA WirV t'.M.itD 1 1I KtVi-ToNK Vr.U'K. The ce!g!ntien ot Pcinsy I vat.ia ,n the "Keyttons State," oripii.a'cd i:i tlie city of W a.hi:iL'ton, ii-ur the closa of the laf. ceti'u ry or e.nlv in lue pieiem,. When the sont of the i'cdeial t!i'. . : i.'a. i.t was hy act ot Con .Cit.-s e; in a r.ct.t iy loented en the Potomac, C on. a. c-s. ;.)..! ; w ere apoo'.a'.ed t l..ca!s the she ot a mov city there, who employed a i'icnch a:c!.;tiet by taetunie o; 1' I Infant , tu bed.ii nu I survey i. cat. lJe.d.lc the muiti indeed tree.s -vfie'i re maj-ped out and de signated by the A ih C's.ai.d 1 , -J, lie al-jjlanned a luonoer ot rmigniSeieat bio-. i aveiiuts nitittir! di-igoi.ti ly across thern. '1 be three j rlncij.-.d ot tin :.a a v.ac": ran i.euiv par allel ti reii'i iliecity, liow the Kat i'.'.mch id ilia I'ol.oiiac, to Uock Cieek. '-.ear George ton a. (Aftio'MJ the central ore was mune i l't-t'ii-y 1 v '.'oh Avtfi.ite, and the south of it, Vir- in'm A venue. J'em syivan'a Avet.ua, as is well known, he c i. i:e the great tl.o. onb.'are ot the city, where k iviij exKnuea ati(,s- itoek Creek to (ieor'e tovn, aooj.ie btiof) with a rii i.de aieh .'is erected, of ' ores iz.a.-ed in Icdluiti the walls ot the Cphoi. In cons-.rueUng the arcli of the bridge, tluiaeeii rin er areii stones weie c-xpoe-l lo v'e.v, on each ot which were en- rave I the hi.t'al-? of lite nune of one of the li.ii teen oii.uial Slates. Tnose. forming the i.oith si In o! tiie arc'.! were N. if., Mass., It. 1., ft , N. Y., and jN. J.: and those on the. fioiith f ideeie (ia., S. C , N. C, Va., i!U., and Del : hi!e on the thitieeniii, or beys'.oae el tho arch, the initi il oi J'et nsy lvanin. were engraved ? eoi sd'.ao;isly as to be seen by ull who passed it. iroiii tins circumstance, I'enn slvunii. obtained the name and hassii.ee beet; vvHeiv known as "the Key stop, g Stale." Tins bi id;C h:is :.iii e been di tr ;yed and replaced ty othtrs. Pet it M ill be long beiore i'emiryiva iiia ceases to bo known by the iiau.e rhe c qjited, when the keystone of this arch, ia tlie cry o! "a;hin'..:i , bore 1 cr initials. Lllitract ircoi tho Uradfurd ileporter, June JO. T11K KhTSTOMJ STATE. We notice a foolish error g'-'ing the rounds of t he j i e.s regarding the appellation oi the "Ket-tonc State," and how Pennsylvania came to be sj caileo. It would be an endless tas.k to attempt to correct all the stupid mistakes made bv newspapers, but this error concerns J 'eimrn i .inia oirectly. Acciiding to the ver acious historian whose account is before ns, Penn.-viv ania lias no better or higher light to be c-died the "Keystone State' than this: that when the city ot Washington was laid out, a certain !-ri be near Georgetown bad its inch fancifully inscribed with me names of the or iginal tidtteen States, and that Pennsylvania, having the ce.itral place in the arch, was called the Keys-one by the primitive ckir.cns of those tiaic?, at:d has continued t.' lie called so ever since. This is putting the cart before the hor.-e with a vengeance. We do not deny, crintimtfcs the Telegraph, "so much of the bridge story aa describes the formation of the arelT, but we do say taud think it &trange even that it r-luuld be nece-sary for us to say) that the device of the architect, was hut taken troai a iiistoiical incident of very great importance. The name, in fact, was derived from the cir cumstance that Pennsylvania cast tie deciding vote on tbe rpre-tioa of American Independ ence, lu Sanderson's ' Lives of the s i-ners," it is stated that the vote was taken by Lhe deb ecations of the 1U Colonies ti of tbeui roted in tavor soul fix against the measure. The dele-- itto'.is from till the Colonics, except one mciiiber frm l'fctit.sy lvania. had voted, and it was discovered that they were equally divided. Upontb:.sttn;pc vote depended the entire ques tion of i'si.Uig the Declination of independ ence. T he natno ed" the de.egate upon whom eo much depended was John Xlorton, ttnd it u ?Co "'iilc! -: iii K OF Al ii". M.S. A a - :. - tor !-: ill I . ; . . - ' c;.,-e in 1.;., :el A. '! ;i .'Ot!i--A'.lc. 'f... . M via t -;i,t - l!!.i ki'u-'.: -md M. It. H d -Canibria a-.id :i. i 'av. M n a :',d - Adam and I'.ichlaA i ivl roop.-r-dal.- IWom.'-ii. A v. )!iiicn-:ii!i Carroll 'lo-.vudp tii 'v. MAiteu' L'lth- fh :;r!:. id Township -' nriiiL' il.'v, ,ii !. '' Mai;i n --th- lIj.-st. S-ipieh-nna r,,wn-ii,A,. a ay. Main n-.t'iIi-forf.rnain'-liTown- ' "'i' Ii iiiiltIi 11. .roii;, li. I -!'v. .V m:i n ci'-li ' I'fn and iJMi j d.., - mid Wj'na.f,. itoron-i. 'V -lY' -bt b- I'd. :-d. Itn. .-,tli and i ; ;;.' '' I .: ; -ti . A' ' ' : :a 'fun n-i.ij. ;o.id ,.:'.':l:' - I ;: : : i 'ry oi -.-;-. t- ; -1:1:1 : -.- . ,-.-!- t to.'n-r no.-, no ml i n 1 1 i;;.i i i, ,n i,, wan-h-w a: er.-, nt to any add re-- n application. IM5II.S V AL'i'i.SITO.V. Genernl Atimts lor Aiiicrlrnn Vatch Co., 1S;J Hronilway, A:e-v Voik, 2- I'b-oldi st and l.f-t comlucten Mercantile Col C A- in the ' 'mimn'. fur id renin is write to . 1". Jrf I I i SON'S, l'ltt.-bnr-h. 1'a. Itl.nAr.f IT.1l(ln., " lll't'lrii IllinT.' WrilC. .fun p. '! be nio-t comprebMi- Vtu-K on 01 1 ri - i . i mains National li.tnk. 1 toad liook-Keeojuj, c. qNCLK.JOSirs TIIITNK rCLLO!' I l v A Tortfolo) .f V.'-r .0. i . -AA,-. ::.! Mi:n- n:.- i:,:oi-.h. !i-.,-i::a!id'ial..r ' : : -i.'-!i. ' ' f Town -hip and '' 1 -w 1 ' ai-from I! a: I.. '-1 oi in i.j A. !.( v ' Cii'" A i ; . r. lAb.'-l, Jv;. COOD NEWS! i J l . I OI-T I Oi CI !ir :- ill- r, oil t - ; : , i n;- th" i': l;i-r Co: 1 i ria l Sell-:, sba-si-i.: : it -s .! ;. ill'oetry. 1 Oiaint Par" !,-..' i.nrl.- c . New i. 'imiiiidriim I i r; !i -1 A . o ":. n 1 lies tvr-r puldi.-hod. I nt"! -mt -A wit a i niis l'nlos. Am i ', : i ('.::,! 'iAi.-iv-:. V . '! li b r M:t'.:'ii . ;i iid ll-;u iy -' :J i ; I A :i;, ll:.;---iv- it; A iiuitr.it:.l cr. i'ri" b" S-i:t ly I m..J ostatre O lid, to siliv part of tbe I 'u.t d ', "-l it-. -n i" -; -t of j :(,-.' dv .v 1 'IT' iidi ! A 1. 1 l'ii'..h.-ii. i 1 .i,n-: t., New Vui'l;. j rH S. PtTCtrN I'nm i!y l'ry, t Inn : j IO ;.. j ; s. pt by in. ill t '-C". Toil l:f - 'io'V i cri ui i !! : -. a.-, - ol 1 p.-r-oa ; .-C; in. h i i r. ' y -('jp.'t i'-n. N" i i ; to 7 i ; U. ;!, a-. A. Vorj.. I. I Nt L.UVUI.III1U lull I L I I ' till V .Jill I f.-i' Aoi'rt'..-:t a.'l si-tc .' C-A i k '. 'l.ow '. Piic-l A.hM vi, i Pit.. w What. V. hen. How "-n-i i ;!1 .-. I A- ;'i', (II li'! ( "-. I A., it li. C I 'ia I'' :. -Apple d- : i I .' o -t C- ! i i ' io o e iinu v.'T:e. : ! I i '- l- ,,:! vt. r,v,t v..'i"if lAdyi: i'l.Mi. "7 A,iox jij:jt ' ' " ;-IIllel e-:. : -. ' !A.o,,. i;, ' '' : ' i"i in--. A.::- ,, ., ..I.o- ' ' I i -il -. Ac, .v.- i. ! i a li. lor '.it.doiru. s "I S. '-o-. v, u 'i pt:,"i .u -. V. i: :. (ii a, i!,. .A tioi.s-t-4 pa-.--:: 1 1; -.Id in- ami Garicn ldai.ts-fi lor Ladle,' w a. i'i I -aires, ami . b. .b-.-a b- I'riee i.:-t -VI p.'- - AA- ' " - ol Vile. :-s i". K. i'iil i-.N IX. IJIooli! in-to-!. iiiinois. Qiff 1 and i larde n I i-n'-. Hiuvi ' aiiil Vc!;r iln I 'l t !ini A, I'a-t oiled ion - Si t !- (' i V ! a I id uii.dit y. ! i In i ( nt - f , ,r N'e- , 1 1 : o-t i u at, I.n-'.V i 1 '' -:'t il1'' i'-e C:;;.:ii -ne I i-.i -(". 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C-VENSYLVAN!A NEVVSPAPEPS! liieiodiii;,'- lilovrii Ifiiii.s. te ri-U-r tot;:.- pi't 'ch. -t of thi- paper, t.- r l: r) fiiip i epo::s.;!..'i'y is well known. LIST .-iHrVT iriviziz. Address i. I. I12tVi:i.i. A O., AtlvcrSis;::.'- .tfi-!is. Xs. 9 O A 11 I-iit-Ii Itc w, Scr Toii. 1 '"': diri, . f ,i , JJ ill JlU lixl Ulll. ft.AfC 5m .ur uer-hil.-f- o 1 " -in ' i l l " HVf,vft !- make from Sr. to Sl pr Ay id their ';'i't!i ii '"I, i.nen-lairjr. on ,vW1 ,niit i,s. Pull parti-ular and in.-true- ' ' vl, n- ..ii ',,.' ' iniK sent free liv mail, 'iiio-o iuii.cd.r per- : 'il, J "on-' titter. ted a:i;ient.:rot:l:i: If work, .-ii - ,u Id addre.ut Once, . . "' bfNTOV. Audio. r. -i!. "?,,1 1.'C.I:U'" i,n'1 comfort- l ... "now u I: i a nen t . prolan: lc work. sii ,u Id itililro at once, KOIKil.S'l I N A ; A O., foitlami, :.lHlne. ft 7- ti- ' U' k' ': ''' r- !-, 2 r u t. i - 5 c TO TI! 1-1 Vn.';KdNC. ff,.S.-V, are n:w " a 1 1 a a j . - -it. S"-- 'TO THK tHHIM.MI (I ,. v. e are now "'-i.t.l ..,'' ',..,. a "j" r ii-l- Af - 'l-ep'ired to 1 Ai riii - ii all cl i-.-es with -..n-?ant "' 'lii"i"'iv,i t 'iS P lri iiplovmcntat b me, 1 he- wli.de ol 1 be tune or win i. ' -lift; I A. ;lr the spare moments, fn-ines new, Ital.t. :11'd'-!:. , ;!':"', i a:a;V- j Id tn-oli.able. Persons of rillur m-.v oa-ily . - Ac. ,.,,. '7-"-" 1 Irn from'iile. to ik r evenin-r. v. ml a fro! ,or- ; ' '- I'i ii e . I s" Joiiamr, ; I Mini l.v de ot intr i heir w hole I '.m t the ' ' ' b'.r ii., ,, " 1','""1'"i"1'- ll ' l-inc"". ltosand yiriscarn nearly as mueh 1 '"' ! e , ,.' ''.ii w ill Iin-r, That till who see this notice may sen.l l.f'- -a t ,.,''; 1 ",'' 'oi'lt.r in- . .jr address atid test the business, we mae the '"'.. ii "I."'.. i i,,,M-o..r iM.oarai1. ledolicr: To si n-li t.s are not li -,t Ulioil we w ill send si to nay t or i !;' 1 1 ou - llof writimr. full p.irt icnla r-, a valuable -am- All i, .1 1 ' ' " l i I . i . . 1 . . ,. ii. . . U (,n. n,.,t ii ., ' nTMen,.i t. ) which win oo ".''." '' : ' ' ,1P f'Ttam I Yo!,rrtb. c4v of 'II, r. I'c;,k' ab .el 7 .-one i-Mt l.v T, v i otbe laryest am' '"f -'jiiiy imw spa per ei C ... ' ' 1 -- . i . 1 . , i ..u Miif rep .V in:',! . fin fr. it ' ." ' - iMi i i I-.. it v ill i '"'! ' i Jw , ,i permanent, p.-olitalde worn, addre-,.-- '...:'-," n -. i,",.'r.?,iV'--u',:,a,'iv. IfUo t'Sr TtiE "'2w .TAP'F. IfaA ' .f,!:.0!; ;i o a ';t77 j -a :b- '.ira':niu;a r,:;:;;-;::, U -m of ef i', l,'","y i OoOi'l Agents, to soil on r now and mefol t---ir.j eillU lu lu oy auin.ii ny m t.i tigress a lew years ago, it, several quarto volumes. His extensive ami rare cohcciiori of Ametiea;i documents has since been jilirchmed by Congress f r the Congits.iioiA.l library. I lbs well earned f ttne as tin :Mjt i.j'i u iaa und historian, won'd have jus1.'. tied mo in receiving as correct the state tticnt he give me, that the appellation of ".Keystone State" to lVnnsy lvaoi i, had its origin from the initials of this State having bf en in-crif'eii e'li the keystone of the aich of the biidge ti-tctcd over ll n:!; Creek, as defCi:be..I ia my article un.lcr c.-nsiei-rat ion , with.. in any lurtiier evidence. He ii:.d l et n a re.-ideht of tbe city of Washing'on a!mo.-t fii.tu i s ii.l.ii.cj,', was fatniii-ir witii its early hii-tory, and c-.uld give -with iivie accu-acy f;e laadui.nkb o! tlie great leading events that had transpired for the irst century, than any mm then living. lie was a lover of historic truth, and was md : shamed to follow where its f, tpiints h-d him. The editor t f the PhilU'.hi'i Tthoi-i'ji'i tnu-t therefore, either unp-aeii my veiacltyiti tb;s statement, or incbi ie him in his tieoiu cia- tioYi of "foolish errors," aud "stupid Lluti-d-r ' I have not a copy of the American Ar-ch:v..- of ire me toexitiiine v.-hat her there is a-ij thing then in given mi t(,is sal j-.-ct, but in a work entitled "The S.-at .f the (i:,v o'tiioenf .f t'ne I'niied S'..ites," vviittc-ti by J- s' p!i IP arnuin, .Jr., an i !irt piib!A-!id in Vi'ash.nto;, in lbl.an ! a sec. .ml edition in It-r.l. it i.- si .ted on page ;;dd of g i edi tioa, tint 'Too name., of the thi.'tc-ili State were ci.giav. d upon a biidge over II '1-: C; eek . c-'U-tru-. te i of ) tiu-e tu.'fei i.iis t.ikt-i b'om tie piiiilio buildings, since cauicu away. That of IViii.sy j van ;a was on tint yst -i.e State." i was tlie ptihiication f toe :-a:oe i. ti u.) i.i lis hi i; on "Ti:" to:: nt" puh'iM.L- i ia the city i. la f..re 1 iiad leat ned of ibs c-xitetice thro-.lgii Ib-O. i-,tc. In a vohui.e ei.ti: Je.I "'A ha V. "aM.inb.n en i. i..:: ti, lal ir. u i t ot the i nu a ieipni.i editor, or the fanciful, f"tu luMuiis he draws f,-om his own mis statements. 1) es the editor i f the Ph!!a !jii't T,l-trr,fi believe, do. my frie.Ti of (he Ihaoifid ll jiarcr, win. cmtes and en dorses hi- mis .-tat;. merits of web known his tory b.-ii- v.-, and do they imagine their intel ligent readers will believe the statement I tup. rtiruj to be drawn, from 'hStndi rsoii's Lives i f the Si-n'-rs," to be correct ? Th's edlt ii ia! ,-ta temen t is, t i: a t wlieti t he .'.scidi n :r vo'e ...ii il,,-. Declaration of Independent e was tike:; by the delegations tf the lliiileit) Co'-onir.-. (in 177tl) ".- x of them voted in favor ami -h ag-.i'ns-t the measure." I have n.. a copy r.f Sanderson's laves . f the S g:.ers he-fore m", but have "rave doubts this fact he admits ) or even lore: after that. "Itts.dved, Th:.t the Flag .A t'-e T.:rferr. in conncti, .a with Mr. Morton's vote on the j T-i'ind States he thirteen strqes. ahernute re Declaration, I will gravel v conti -!cr whether . uliJ white; That the Union te thirteen Ftats, I have net beta le-lievii ami , ien -ii " a i h;,e ia a blue field, representing a nen- cer.-' positive error. ' ' ' Meltat.on.'' I'.ut there is ar.r.thrr view of this question ! 1 have thus hastily given s.iaie of the Iead v.liich Sho-ihiJ e taken to avoid ah rm.-appte- 'm" f"'nres of 1'ederai syniboiistn dtninc the hen.-iot) of this use of the term "K.-, stone" ; cvoU,t'"c- They are distinctive and tx as applied to our State. The kcvstvne is pressive in their characltt, but. in si! t! cir well known as the u..-?t important member ViU'ull-s designs, they fail tosh- w at:ythirg in the construction of an arch. Did its a p. ' tecesniztiur a pre-eminence in l' t; -a! var.ii pe'lati-n to oar Suite impiv- a.y j.re-e::;i- ur Ir- -V. rmV vie ! and yet, I : (hat notice above h. r sh-tt r SuibsYf ti e origit.al Vu,e was g" ven, eur I'i.ilaHt'ljdiia rdir. r says, thirteen? I think rat. The u.o-t rational ' livivania rt-ceivctl the name -f t! e K y vie v ef it I ti.it k is taker, in th- commm.i- '-tone State the thirlett th State ti e t ha k cati-.n of "1). V." to the .-'..,-.-;? Mom 1 'be arch!" Who. except l.irrsef. h.-r Zi'tir, ia the Annl N ,f ltlg wbi -h i- ..-.-., tver 'ailed her the ilhitaith State ? In ali euicial or hir-toriral alltt'dens to !. cr rci wb. t! r h or any American hbto-i- of pnAen.'btl accuracy, has ever slated that the lo'onics, or the rh-h'gtes from them were eq'i V.'.y divi.'.cd on t.h'.' 'f'.e-ii ci or v- te. and that si:; (as the editor states) voted in htvur and six against the m.ea.-ure-! l! lhe reader will consult as y respectable hi-t- ry which gives the proci ( dings of the Cor.o;ess of J77G. ho will find that a D-da-lAti'iii of I rideper.denci' of the colenif-s, w a i:t.A'.:--se .J ft- time to time in that body, fr-.tn the itth of .'utic-. vvl.cn Hi -hard II nry Ia-e. id' Virginia, first foimvliy propoM., it, until its fin-d coij.ii!iimati"ii by u," ui.aci liiotts Vole of the Colonics through their del.-. U i : i s on th - A tii i f .July. The di aft ..-f the pol-u- ).-.-'. -.ration which ha i in the mean time b w I , - t i pr. pared by ill il prf CtedlUL' co Utlitl ot t h'.s ;'..' t ich. that tr.im the "geograpi.-.il position ,d P. i n.-'. 1- . imrteen. sne is leckoiif-vl ns tbe t'ivs!' vat.ia, and' the rnetled i f er. timer; ting the ' JI,Ji,e ",t ny ,he ailmission of Veiiiemt an! r inos i f the thirteen oristina! S att-s w'tih h 3ain,: tj ''e Union, s'be is now the Ninth. Im.s ever been tnf-d, an arch e. mpos-d of j . 'lh this, j erhaps, unwarrantable di-p !.:ttet-n segments to represent theni. w ..aid y'"l f' 4,111 the point I r.rn c. rjsidering. t di e iaiiig the seven-h, rei ic-ei.tir.g IVnnsylva ' progrt-.-s ami idea of Federal Syn. boli-m. I I iiia, into the tru- p sdmn ; f the k. vstone. 1 wl'' as'i ,,,e r3,', r ,u hastily follow me trr Was not n i-:, then V .re. the true reas In whv ' l'iU footprints of hist. ry. from the cU.rv r the kevtoiie of the arch t!i brid-o ovt'r ! t,,e Involution to the end i f the last ecl ta il ick Cit-ek, b....re the irst'iahs of the name of r-v- a,:J fee w!iat there is scattered a! r.g tht? Pent sylv.n.i a rath-r than that ef any other i I''uTh wa'- .S ate, i: su.-. 1 of it ; bcin T. r.s trie I'l.tladcl- j .. 'J'llsl at ,1,e ',,'-41' "'f the devolution, tl;.- pi. ia oiimr states -tlie device ol lhe r.r i.itect i X''cltty lf the Cii.eiui.ati was foin.ed by the t.:ken from a hisn-rh-..! incident of very gnat , " ,,t ':!-'mc-nshed f:i.a-is cf ti-.e army. ..rd ioiportat.ee" which he p'ooc-eds ! tc'.T ih. 1 Vsishit.gb.n lecame its Prisident. That w as ti.e Moit -n v,te. east f r the D c'arr'ion s 'cl l' desired f r re.ch ed its ir. mbers re f.f L.dcpcndv:.' :. :-n ! that, "fiom that cir i ,,-',1'; a,'J Xlrij-.r I. Ki.laLt was directf". t,? ctirnvfiticp sh" leceived the name of tl I jl ni-!l " '-'.-itii. Among the disigu. wit, !; Ccvsb.ne S.ate' lhe thlit.-en.h f-t a h t he ' he ac';i",(i ir;-! ' ';,r'-,':-i':'- t' Washington f.r bh,,k .f the I !..a k !" When ami where, we a ,,'MSiil. -' 17-,;;- a device sl-v.--a.-k a-ain. had it Iff.-? bo-si applied to l et? ! u,f-' SUj fagle Mipi.ei ting a star with rhirtcn Had -he Ihcn an -.. kt oah a-.N: j.re emir.cnce i P""l,s- T,iU 'biitc.-n p..-nted tf.tr was a Rl.ay.' her S stcr states, that entitled htr to r'fcW '" dication in symboh- i.g t!re Fedt-ra' weir sm-ii a crown, except a- the acciih ntal i init-v "f the t!-Jrt,t" "'s. The device, "ecu pant of a central ge.rgraphiou! position ? I howtver, wt:s m t admpteJ by the Cit.cinorA Much as I honor n,v ..v.n State I woUld. not ! i!,t ,f , e whL t,-',,e''' -,-lrs W'S- Vari. -,:s remove a iandr. a-k of otir c.t.ntrv's hi-torv j tblems and symbolic devices were a' so used or Mciifi.-c 'Iru'h on t!,e ait ir . d ex .-edi.-ncv. j 1,1 ,t!:" eny coin lue and -i.nl, Is of that pe sv.d he win. wid hj it, is cue "who imdu-ih ! "' ali UeI'"5'iH-1" !l1 ,1',:n "iracirr, and many el ti.eiu r-.-eiiai m iint il tb(tr fl.'- lb. so we h u e aueady cm si b: r: d. iti.-i. I Cl ..1 11 SpCi la : a C- Ve-i c cnmit tee, i't-e of lt'1- :: She 1 -t if diiiy, wb -n after sc;,c arie-udiiieiiis, nine tf the coh-ives ati,! ni vi t ii a be. ' A e-.ud'ul exsn.h:a!i -n 1 v the student of' v.''ct!l' 1 !lt 'ml - strike. g'y dtmeiive fic-rr A ':. i h 1 i-:,ii , w ii; I think .-ati.-fy l.-m i that the ia-rt,,iif in its iiiij .-lh-tiou i our i Slate, is bet a ri m; o: ei.t I, iO . f . oe . f th svmholic ,ep.es,,.!atl:.-,s de-vi.-ed aid 1 C-ns'itmi -n, the g,e-,t heart ci the lb-ptibiic V. i ah a r.e.v f ace in cur o untrv- hlsli.rr was ntifti. d. in 1 T S 7 . Iv the l-i n.a: i,., i p.- ill ,v, Ul lb i- ;:-: ".::! be ' T - - at ..V Cjvci f Wa.-him-l. . V.-rk and the ail! h i I u i : t . i - thioii 'li ti,( ir da f.r itcbpcndi-nce. Tbe . !y .'.h th Colonies ere ;' m der exort.-s- ii..-tiu.-ii.-! ed. Toe Colonial A.-'semb'i, ; r.ia r.nd M-.ryi.-.r.-l, ha 1 bo-h i .'( i . I., V .1, -.-.I a.-e: ri.uug v tl ti;.- . mm-tie- t b ..(- v v. led I'tga'es fl tii i A ar- t in ii. t he mail cr : given ti.etu. by the .mi h a i; ics of t he colonics the v r.-i. s - ;.eii t- desiiined ab id tic- el -a- of tl hist ci i to r V was qiAa Si t e .! in lis j ti sr. -A. ! dCw- J 11 1,1 If s. ntimeit was f x ia "sse j h mr.nv nev. Ted- eacli .i.s'it.cti ve in its features; tali, .ns , ir,- in ,, , . .. .. i.,v :.. r .. :),. "' ' -l'" "' '-. . o. , i.im,.:. i ..s ol tUiii,.-yiV.l- istructr-d their oi.si ; no i::e:;-:;re : arei .- v--!cs of tio se l';,i'ut were ia en the 1st of .In' v c wt in tl e ot - : ge v. ' A iilih: it-fu-e rt, tie r, en W"i e (;,,- ve is a s ir f ti, .- e.l e.-.-lit anot : bl 1 1 m ti ( I the - n- tl u- ted ef AC i uih.iiigs. original thi: b-cn ite-i i the ai e h that ef I'enu- e1 : e r oii, cr i y e o; 11,11 tl. eng. a Veal tin sylvan; a was ou the key-t ne tiame, 'Keystone State.' " Each if tiie.-; wu,rks I have now before n,e. and each asciibes tlie orieia e,f appeila alion of K--y.stiiie to our State, to the same cause viu.-b U'ui. Forco inn.1 communicate ! to me. The fact that it origin ited in the huiciim.-1 f the bridge over link Creek, had passed it. to history, ar.d was public prcpt riy. lie! no pre.-euted it to the readeis of the (.' : ! in a-i aiUehi oa the name of i'e.in- i. ci !(.'; from historic records. To show lii.it the it: farmation 1 there as r.oi :,.--,- t , ail intelligent rea-crs, e! wiih i:di:"'eiy ti,e pie.ent his -lUl'a rili.s of l lie day, I w ill call toe n of id! win. are interested in tins .-.ilj-rt, (which the Piiul'U-oi'-i Ti ,V, '.-.;'. trn v say.- "concerns iVnn.sy i v-miam; .1 ;i-ct -iy") t- ihe Ibliowing txi.tact.- lion, the IVt;- sy iv in fin the; gave v, or !i-a to; icai nt I'ati u tit j! oi'iiinc pn! hsi cd It is the tm st valuable his; A mei icr. I: ! rltO III J e..i.ed -tio Coir .. ! f: r ant qu ari.-.u :. t '.a u rae , . j t is drv m iSeiv ileal jar ami ha: Yoik. iodica! : 1 am by those di-tin-histoi ic.il a bi ;i;y d to accur ile ie ever been u:si aiw ac-rnrac . it is dr v .t. searches in A met r hist' ry . and a tmiis of ami invites fliort iU"ii's and atisweis in re lation to any hi.- -fa icai points w hero any if its pa'i: ns may desire t .: U : r.r.i t on from oil. eis. Its readers, as veil as the Contribu tors to its pages, have ever c cnpii-e l many of the mod scr;;' m'i'ig a.,.! initiiigent his torians of our o tintry. ami any att'.mpt to impi se false hot d for hisl-rio tttilh tsp-n iis pages won'd soon lie exposed and its author deiiounct d. Jn the (h-(nh-r rd.ml er of 1 So 1 of this magazine, (vol. V. No. in, page 01(1.) the following qocry was it;sei ted, rtfeiiing to a f. irm-r ene in 1 JaM7 : "KiTsre.NK Statk. In lhe nisbui-al Mag t.egitiv;-. Itwash'goiy desil.tbh: that the De l o a i lo o cild he the unanii-v u act of a 1 lhe c .herns. The fiicmis of the Doc' na tion, then 1 re, to. 1; active tut eiiris in those St '.bs to have the sptcilic i':-' r uctl-us le scindetL in which they smueeded before the Jt'i, :; v. Idch the !ina! vol- w-t- tik'jn, end each of thfcse colonics, lVrm.-i Ivania by a mi.jiii'.y ami Maryland by ali her dclcg.iu-.-. L'.ive. their colonial assent to the removm-d D iclarati at of Independence on the -l .h of Juiy. 1770. Of the delegates from IVmisy 1 vania, hut live were pit-sent on the -1th of July w', the final vote was taken, namely : Ih-i jimiu Franklin. Jauu-s Wilson, ;.,d ,1 ,hn Mmii.ii, w ho voted lor the Dechc.tti.-n, ami Tin-mas Willing and Cnaiies Humphrey who b.,tii Voted against it. l'ei.n.-y i'Uiiii a had ah-i other elelcgates w ho west absent. History in-., ids ti, at c f the delegates present from i e-;:i.s Ivan ia, ajr. .Mot p.i i gave tuc castisi ' Vote, th.-ie-by Conill.lllillg this Suite ill ti:C ahirinati ve . J the q-nstmii. A tact c iocd de lit to his -l's i occ 01 i c ! in taking or: that occasi. n the v. -to e f the D: I tw.t re ih . h-g-r ! i, " . Inis consi-toi ef C.'e,-.r !h,di...y, (b Ago Ib.td at, ! 'J ie mas M-. Kutn. Dining the ch-sing dis-ussions on the Dce'aiati-m. Mr. if .diie-y, who was in favor of ir, was ahscnt to ext itss the l-e.h '-.ii union (" ti;,'-m all. i Simhi's. e-nbhms. ate) al'eg.-i 'c.5 rffreren- I .':l1 ,i'.'VK od of exiee-si,.- events, idea.- . r ric iple- I uresstii an ieocmeu ra,o m a tend! i f gicat'nati -mil i .U-;e-t- : and Dr. I'i a- k 1 u.aKing the cempoi.ctit SPdes ol . or li.,. w ho one t" li.-- in titers in t !.-'-. art. j I tl -is .'.-vifed ihe I: ;u ,,f a M..,k.-. set v. d j " Di MU-.'jt as the bil ows, yc one a the .-ea.'' into thirteen jar's, with tic in it ,,.1- of , n? ; It was. while the slale.-m.en if Amciieni, oi the co'otiies on .-a -h, iviiii the in ." "Join :ob 'be forum i d tl.t. t.gh ll.-"1 j-rr.-a, were or die," la neat!; it. and p'.n c ' it at t i ,e i i ci : t lie p.di.p; i ti !' t he n--w C i;.-' il u t i-.m id.ao ol tie i!:v.-sp-ir..-r 1. pn o'i.-nt d m fnii- : i-v an the S.ati unatua;. -t'.stv, that rrancta a le);, hi t le'i re the rtV"a;ti 'U This was j Ih kinsi.n. who ha 1 b- cn a -.iAmbe ol' the the l'.tst American m mb I expressive of a i C.esui.ental (--r gr. -s tl" 1 77 R fr m Kew Jer t.iiioii. which r." had me :: gaeit y t .-:.e was j sey, and ns .-m ii i.ad vol.-..' f.,r arid signed po'btica! m;-ccsi!v. t wa-a'.- the ante! 4 pe j the i). el.n ation of ludv ei.ta n. e, but w as i f .-uoseq-:.-;.'. de-vie .--ft that have been j now r.-ion.g in Duiladelpida. wrote his col li: ed to sy mh ,!. e our Atnetical "epnblic. jelnaied Hilegotv cntiiletl Ti.o Mn R .f." It was the father of our Federal ni tto, ":' j I!y it h- rej reser.ied the Ro; nldic as a Fed Plun'jus I 'it uiit." oral t-.dice, which, under the A-tides of W in n tlie war of the Kevu'ti ti-n had c it- J Confe,iei nti"n, was tad st tuccntly j iotecie.l n.enceil. l'.a,nkii!i's device of a disjoin te i j tram the -'Airm- that beat Tiport rt. The snake .as a riew.-j.a'.'er bead, was ehauned to j f l-n.-1 it o.t ion under ci--idernt h ti nt the time. that of a figure .d a rattlesnake with ihir- ! he de.-cn "ih,: r.f'rl,;-di ed I" I nd e-e'ik-d to s'r:ke. wiih the frit. II h.an'ifuby aSb-g.,ii'.i the S airs t trca ! on neu" a:, ! was thm; as the '(.;?-a;I laber, t.f lhe '(!! rc-'f. whiclr f th - provincial j were I'-tilS 3 i:nd .f.d m-r-.h :! une a, hi ilioi al bracing and a po-per union together. ,ij;',,; :'i! ti e needed strength to the pre "S'd y; ? ,.f the Tedoal L i ..-:. Fn-m :!.; tr sei.tli::-. : f of ti-.ri ici at i I, me onw.iid. a '( tin il, ih si j I ,s livanf a (ei"i ratti- mot t", iron t trca ! o lised :, some i f ! he tl tr ops. Toe crat idea end-udied in thus .-yod o! ti :-g ! nt- ion ot the eoiemt. s, wj-in unis.-ui ; I ! -.v i ; : i that p 1 1 o 1. J i spoke a ' a: i go a -go " luch ad ' la' o; u met li d S . in: , z ng I--.. tvr.il n-.!- V .. ,ne f: ; "tl tio.tr bases 'l fiUir.i, i : io-. fr I as ..np-reiil S ates la'.liei! toe t.oi si u ir. loo . liPilt-r.A'-d, :i!i - i M-n'sMii a ueeessil v w hich J t v. l'i.l.ii:. lo -eem ;wi tl ti- a! I stifiig'b.in w ,u .1 t..e li A: -. ni i; a nt v el t! i and -nii-i tal aicl.ts mu-'j Ti tbem fid.iis e-cU'i i.nent pro!-, mug':' be pn .-crv. d . we I -. tl..... the s mb.dj, of the ; th i. r The charge in the s mi. .--di. n i ti .Tiiormr-r-ntri. a ir, m t hir f e m of a di rite-el - n a go W ! I, the l: li Ui 's c !. n V on ,-,o h . V i ha 1 . Col Ie. sm- ke w idi tho t i en mi p r la a t d n t ; w e Mr. 1 in e-ad lo.vi r p u t ef the ,d M.-.Kea w !'- 070 Vi . ). ii.qv.it i s n heihe; fiy.lr.e for Is." any oi c can give authentic u lei ui.'.tinn who it was who first u e i the phra-o ' The Keveoiie of the l'e'e-iai Arch' ia reference io Ihui-.i.i-Viitiia tl-.e ccc.icion or place wheie, and the tima wtien it was so applied. Can an ansncr be given by some r'Milcr of the Maga-'.'me V J , S. i ." "West Ci. ester, Pa." Feeling inter sK-d -n tl. is item of rennryl vania histoi y , and being drsiio'.is that the accou'it given me of it by General Force, and that published of it by Mr. Vanuim shonid pass the scrutiny of the readers of the IH.-itori'-a! 31 ' oj'izinc, 1 sent to I ho editor of il over my ow n signature in initials (S. II.,) which were then well known to luui ami many of his readers, the fallowing answer to the above query, which wis inserted in the Nov. No. (Voh V. N-. II, page SoO.) ' K i yston i: Statu. The term I believe, vviis adopted about the close of the hist centu ry, in consequence of the initials of lhe Slate being engraved on the keystone of the arch of tlie stone bridge that was erected over Keek Creek, between the City oi Washington and wese piescut, were known to be divided on the f icstio.-i The impoi tat.ee of an entire unati.mt'.y of tbe colonics in this Can-rc.---si'-l.a! aetmsi was Mich, that Jh. M be. in sent a sp:ciai mes: !.:cj-r eo-hty in t .es h r Mr. R.dney, who reach.-.! Poiiadelpi-ia jm-t in lime to Vote, ihc-rcbY. by his casing vote ta th,- dc'cg.iti-s: from b-la-c-.u e, stt-ca :-du:,-, eqa.ioy with Mr. M .'A n in the cae ed' I'enn s Iv.mia. in securing the eiitiie imanimi'. v of liies ooionks, in t!;c Declaiaiiou. Tiie dt-.-ire for r.n entiie mianrn.iiy iu the aoion ot th; tiiirten colonies thn cgli iheir dele gates h id bfi-n Coch, that it is a-serted by a. disunguished hist. -i ian of Maryland, that tbe taking of tin- final vote in C- t-gtess, been postponed till th- Th ef July, to the thdegates from that c.u--tiy time to pro cine the rtscind.ibg of their former im-t mo tions to oppose a vote for Indepeinh nee. Tii is being done by ihe convt-nii -u in An napolis on the 2b h of .bme. Mr. Ch-u-e hastened In tn tlicre with all speed, and ar rive..! in Philadelphia. like Mr. lloduey, of Ddavvare. just in time to give, with l-.is co!. 'leagues from Maryland, the vote t-f thf.t col ony for the Declaration. I have thus given from accredited his tori -' i sources u. :.i leading facts as clearly show the misapprehension f to call it hv la) haish er name) of be edibr of the P'tilci:k''hi'.t i i.:s idea -.-.i b-.'.iiiti:u!!v ah': ftdlv nti- a I pi li- d . n rhe follow tl.J f-.-dttl; of .Inly (17sv) wax si i:i u. ti:'- city eif I'hilad. ! I-l.i.t. .ii that (Jay th" followed i-v I ia- ' -rage , f a p". ,-f coppei ! a: nivers.iry -f American Ir.dcpe mh me was with a rhaui of i l.o te : n link.- united f f .i:i ! c. !cl i '.'-ed in t!.:it city with more f rw ?rul a cir.-ie on ei f rt-si.-es. l was ul. .1 b.u- 1 s;d--i.d r than par hap.- it ha.- ever bcn en since b'-en called i he Ft itrd; liti e-e r. i . A sim- any i ;!.cr ( cashu. The ce),,.r.il r.rrangy--iir.r de.-ig.i of a ring y. r.p. d f tiki !k n ' mei t.- for d ;T-rent part.- of the prcressi: n,-ci.-i 'ti.tr h:.';s iu. :::-!, "'as :-is.. p'; -ed e-tt ! ' Idth were in eighty tight grand divisions, d ti e paper currerr-y inured ( .rly iui.-, I believe, eh-visid by liaticts li'j.klti- dtiti t... A s'ui'hu- desien was also s..,i. the a'lth. r of the a! N hi-1 .'1 Vll the hanilng devh-e i n lhe seal f tlie' -'Airier- j Ii k!'." Atm.ng the many Fcder:d designs ioatr Unh-n Ig--."5 a m.-.-.i fgat-'iti-'u that a-hem-d the pi-e.-s- r, that tf lhe f iii.nl iti the C-.:.s- ot i'-ur ;it ( (: t! e artry tweuly-fourth division w:- hare space only to early in 177C. Tfe ciutt'er chain . f tkir j give, and th-.t ordy in pet. It w-.s : t: en links here ddi'-red IV. n that mi the Tin- c w i.r s-r.-nd Federal I'.dilior, or " rein, and curieo-y.h niv in hhvii.g i's ts-.?s ! earrr-.f-e ep.-.iwu l.v ' whue h..re-; ..v test , . , ,-",-, , . ,- . , : oi Ibe Slate s li-el c,-! t I one rat itn .1 t li" oo-- united by two C;a.-p: u bam.s fu-tca,. .! ; ,t .: i i.-a., u,..-.n,-;," :-i ppeate ,1 by u .'. -r- ends of lhe chain 1 i;;g lit. it" i : 1 th" r. j i:oilaii '-'.hi'Mti" r il-cd on ; e.l, sluls e""i 'e1' . ,,.: . , ; i .. ... .... I-;., i--.' I t bat rl.-r : t rie'o c. e-eir:ued wiih ih.ri.-'-n An Ame-b-ati meual -as a.-o vtod in ! , .... , Jifill.5!. t.-,. t-olimms complete.-. ".i tu.-.-e.- having on one o! its rob-s n circular etidie-s.- .oit until. ! -I : en th- p. .n ..-., ('. ..'.bo a-..-; cham 'with thirteen iir.ks. wiih tho irr.ic..f i ;r" :' a';w- .;" oia...-';-. n.'.d r.ceh'o t ?:: t-.iu-i ... lot til !: o,, I ', ii A li,, I co, .Vii'e. Oa the top ! tbe States CIO: : a ved on toe II! Ks, aim the, - ,i, :, n, ,n.e e-r; cu la. si, r m v on t -d by j se i j t'o) , ,j ' icaU C n-'re-." j-i a cir- ' a htT'i"- of pic sit v l.e.tl-tie i.cr o'i-."uee -a v. am rle 'within '.'.."Yo.-'ii.g the ntetle. - We arc I y" ' ebar.eie, ete. r-.i"." in t he center. Another smaller ear' v A fud de-cripti 'ti ot this pouv.- Feeh-ral n.elil with, tit date was struciv wit it il, UlA-en a do. rations bc-toe bv its lilfjW-'er.l d,vi- TJe imp, in rthiiioii t the ta kin got tie Ceoigetcnn. This brid whie-'a his since been destroyed, was bv.iU of stones brought to hcild the walls ot the liist Capitol, and unused for il. Its arch faid to have ce'iisislcd of t hit teen stories, lhe keystone of which had eu eraved on it thn iiufn.is ol Pa , and the twelve others, those of the other States at that period, one cm each, Probably Pa. may have been put on the keystone .'rum ihe fuel of the bridge being at tho tei ruination ot Fcimsvlvarda Av inuo. S. II." In the April No. ilSb'J (V.-l. C, No. -1. p. 131.) an add:; ional communication v.u-s :imi m the ii so.'-in i? j-lojo-.'ui'i ever tho Mguaturo JJ. W., of l'i,ib-o:c!pin;. Tii a Kt.YsriNE Statk. If the thirteen ori ginal Sniies were a i ranged in the t-rm ol an arch.e.icii State lornii-g a block, Peimrnlva iiia would from its geographical position iornj tii.' a I vote on the Declaration f Jmlepen- i tiencc on the dill of July, 177G. There is I not a shallow of historic cvhier.co that can i be given, tint the Cedeadcs in the taking e f the vote were "e.pi illy divhled" ss he states, nor was any significance given by those co temporary with thi'.-e events, to the Ve to i f J li ii Morton, .f Pennsylvania, above that j of C;e;ar Rodney, of Del a v. ire. Each stands recorelee! as giving the casting vote in their ; respective colonial delegations, whereby the umibime'iis vote of the thii tce-i coloiiks was i secured. After showing the mis-statements of the I Philadelphia editor in relation to history, I j now ak tho reader calmly to judge and say ' for himself, whether there is an item ef i proof given by him, or the shadow of a rciion to le found in hia statement, beyond j his own assertion w hich he attempts to ba.-e I on errors, to show that the vote, of John j Morion had anything to do with tha app'el- i lation ed "Ke-ty stone" to the Suite i f lYnn- j sylvauia. if he wi:I show ly at,y h's'.eric I evidence?, that the apt i llation was cvci nscd previous to tho cngi aving of the initials of tiie name of Finn:-vi vaiia on the keystone, f , tho arch of tho bridge over l'ock Creek, (and ! aiude bust and -..script i-.n to Washington M-biis'u.l by t?rant-w Il-pki:..- u on co .id.-, and an . ud'l.-ss eh i'n of the thir I " Amt-r.c-n Mt-;tm-' oi Pluh. depn: tern lu.hs (iui-uslv inter! k"d . w-th Vat.- I 14 iu 4th. page 54 to 70, to w.U!-'!.' initials of th - States oil th-m arid the feu re i " e omioos u;,ion,ai reaocr i rt-ier-.-.i. ami M.in lhe ceid-r. instcid of a m.dto. AH j ''M -'f s 142 14o for ti .e alle-vu-y ed tho th.'so I'etieial svn.bols bespoke the sa me y l! S " As thw jjranJ .l.spiay. wjt.i. ' I all its expr -'sive embbn.s. was in Fir.;;.,! !- On the r-unh of Jul v. 177f!. the vrv dav 1 l'-'bt. b"W Jame .bbn M-rtoa'a vote rn 177ti that Iti.h'peu.h-m-e was"declan-d. Dr. F, ank- I ' '-'e f--rg .t ten in the devi.-ing of tV.i.r.-.S lin. .b.hn Adams, and Mr. dcih-rson w er ' s nib..'-,, ii the statements ed 1 oe Pl.iU.e---I." p. .hitcd a i-on.miiti-e by C -t U'-.'sS to nre- ' T'- TfUffrnj-h are correct ? Tue Key i-u pare a device f r a seal f..rthe "tddted Suites i a Feeler t syrnbf.l was as vet t:n r. ngot of America." On-the l":h f August f V ' '" the quarry; else, oo thut t ccasa-u st woiue lowing, the y made a r. port , w hieh I hi.ve ! nave l,,'cn mt space f.r at let.gt!-. m tit is article, I ot a ; '"rii-otTght forth with shoutfltigs and priise." part of its device was a ."Side' l wifnin a ! Ib:t I must hasten onward with th;-' bord.r, gnies cut ;m-.! of vdit-en. K-j:-!,e;-n . sketch, for it is with li-toric facts that 1 it 'a arge-nt. linked tcgeth.-r iy a -Mi A',n, e.-.c-h 1 dealing, and not fane i'u! srrpp.-.-it i :. It charge! with initial let k-i s s tide -.s follows: was in April ef the following tear, fiT'd) 1st. N; II.; lid, M. li. ; g 1, K. f. ; 4th, C. ; that Washington j a-ri ev. d Vn m ., lllJt 5th, N. i . ; Oih. N..1.; 7th, J'a. ; b'th, ii. Vertmn to the ci'y ot Nt w Yoi k to W i.r-augu-i: : 0th, M. ; 10-h. V. ; I 1th, N. C. ; 12th, ! rated as Pre: idet.t. It was on this f.-tiasion. S. C. ; j,'?;'.;, Ciu. ; f.r each t,f the thirteen ! that fancy wove its fairest garland, f dco indepemient Suite s of An .oi-.i." I rate his path. way. ami the genius- .-? America Th- nod to they recon. m, i. .led for this seal ' lent its aid to devi-e the n''l fx-ressivc was " L Pluiilos I'nf.i." Many r.ioddi -a- ' weicom.3 of the different citiec h- I .-d piss, tions of this design were r.udj lefae Ihe ed through. The citvef Fh'dade'pV.i'-.- v.el pr. sent il was adapted, w hich w as in 1752. I corned him at Cray's Bridge tver the-?clu vi and it i...-w coiit.iir.s the same motto, with a j kill, at each end of which an e'ejir j, arch bundle of thirteen air-ovs. and a go-up of j composed of laurel, had l.ec cjnsttucted thirtceu stars, each to symbolize the Federal i from which as he passed undc. a ciV;c fioraL lT,V,UK, crown let dowa ufOr. iieAllRj -. A'lnlnor p.i.is.? in t h :f Fvnn.o-.i.-m i.f-rtrr- I etived by bii-.. red tinier a res. dull -u of C-.-ngress, pt-:ev y.t tee or, rt lh l ,. ,a-.iw -.i f i , - r. . I..: ... . . , .- ... . ' ' - - o.me r.-tt, mm . io- e s. . , Tn ? ,,f c'.r'-rs ba-.l erected m a '-, phshed. theD ri it-aiioimif ionependermehid hu-lg - crnut .entcl with lsnr' nnd :-!.-rr$. 'cr; load, r.n.j published, am! a Fedcui! ; Tt.i- terch wrs ?'irAn-rf"d by .''oVtv,,i .i7-7r Fiitg to symh bd'-j the new lb pub.ic that j each into; t-.vhietl W:-h wreath- ef evei -re.-- was to la fvTiuiJ. Cju-icaa accordingly I A dome or cupola of Cowers ornarncatiTei tlio i t Vi
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