..',V..: , :,. 4 ,- .• Ilit :.: :::... )----() !..;.:01;:q, ik - 43::„. ....*, Mcuoteb to New'', itcratttrc, poctrn, Eicience, .'Aotictttturc, the VOLUME V. THE LEHIGH REGISTER, I. published in the Borough of.4llenlown , Lehigh emu,' y, Pa.,every Thursday BY Aucarsrus L. RIME, At $1 50 per annum, payable in advance, and $2 00 if not paid until the end of the year. No paper discontinued, until all arrearages are paid bxcept at the option of the proprietor. AnvciertscmcNrs, making not more than one square, will be inserted three times for one dollar and for every subsequent inset Lion t.ventyive cents. Liirger advertisements clorgd in the, same proportion. Those not exceeding ten lines will be charged seventy-five cents, and thw.c making six lines or less, three insertions for 50 cnts. U A liberal deduclion be ina.le to those who advertise by the year. (J/fire in Hamilton .S'l., nor floor EaNt 01 the Gertnon Ilefitone(l Church. nutria opposite the "Frirdensbothe toice.” The Nit\ 'gallon Opened, --,iazer,hitatardcogs.,oo" ' ' MattrA Claude TRANSPORTATION LINE, For tratoTorting merchandize between l'hiladelphia. NCV:I 1upe,.1.:;040n, Vree mansbncg, Bethlehem, All ntown, \Veiss pert, Mauch Chunk and While I 1;Ivoli, and vll iniermediate places :Iloilo the 1 /elaware and Lehigh Canals; shipping. from Midi( 4S. Comly's Third \V half, below Vine street. on the lielaware. EZECIEEIR, 1L0N(4 . , & CO., I lave lately purchased the Line of .flotifx, known for the last two yvars ns the Tom too and Lehigh Transportation Line and previuthi as Cook's They being new beginners, by careful and prompt attention to their btp4i 'less to zet a liberal share of patroiwge. The proprietors have large ruin (lions Store I loose at all the above named stopping places. 111.:(21.E12, & AGES 'l' : Stephen Lung, Philadelphia, Samuel L. Opie, New I lupe, \V. llonscl & ('o.. L'az.tun. (;. & A. Bachman, Freemanslaws, Charles Solder, Bethlehem, Ilecker, Allentown, Lewis Weiss, Weisport, Robert I<hotz, Nlauch Chunk, A. Pardee & (%)., I lazletim, 1 loam% & Blakeslee, White Haven. March 6. INP° II 'CAS 0 FS , ', Attorney and Counsellor at Law, No. 17, Noirro Sivro STurET, I'IIILAI4II,I'IIIA May 1 Clocks and Watches. Charles S. Orasseg, RESPECTFULLY informs his friends that.he bits redeem! at Ilk establishment, nettay opposite the German Llelormed elture.Vin Allentown, a large as:.ortinent uI JEWELRY, CLOCIO, 7• • ' / . Lon st. rig (i 1 (.4( )1,1) * l/ 0 •1- i ' • nd • t'i! 7 ( SHAER Patent ‘ • * e Um:Artier and plain ' ... t- - lish and French: Watch es sold by him are warranted, and as low a, the same quality.can be purclue,ed at other establishments in town or elsewhere. His assortment of Clocks consist of 13rass eight day, thirty hours, and alarm, from :1 'to 12 dollars. . His selection of Jewelry consists in part of Gold ring,s,l3racelets, Breastpins, Proacli 7 es Gold and Silver Pencils, 11'iitch-chaitis, keys, Gold Pens, of a superiim quality, &c. Lie has also on hand a variety of TICLE S, , . Such iv: sieeldicads for purses and woi I, hags. Silver tea and table spoons, Child and Silvt r Spectacles, to suit all ages, Spectacle glasses, Silver thimbles. Every article t‘olil l v Dint, , %%a mm e d to be such as represented, and should they prove other Wise can be returned, and the Worley will be refunded. His tducl; has been purchased with a view to supply the cithwns of this comity with good and getiuitie articles in his branch, mid Which have been selected from the hest and Most extensive houses in Nviv:)nit uud Philadelphia. Ile hopes by due naention to his businesS, and liberal prices, to have a Share of patronage. E.-V'Cloc,ks, Watches and Jewelry, repair ed in the bust manner and 'at the shortest notice. Old. Gold and SilvOr taken in ex that,ge, for Call and. z.cc, than judos , for yourselves. May 1,1 $5l, A FAMILY INEWSPAITII, WWWIPMNRII I MMINTMiI== • ai'''lik l :ll ) 1 11 t)q-1?.1) ESPECTI''EUILKar informs Isis friends and the putlic g onerah th a t ho has talon the %yell known Tavvrn Ilonso of the - Mill's !lead, :it the conicr of A , I PT\ lieu and A ita row 'I ` C: 1 1. 10 will be lizippy to ;Ind friends. I !is I.ii•-t elliirts will Lc directed to his dint it furnished with the sfitontilile the tivraet affords, his bar filled t. ith the cluricrst his Lids Heim, and his pint litr , :e itch rtnide co i niiindinus, with au hustler al ways at lc trusts that by punctual atturolance to he will be ahlu to ccr•t• . , a libernl dutro of public rttroittv,2s, fur he will r•t•or fo•rl thnnliful. \ )ri 21. Every Day Brings Something New 0111'S A Great Country! . ewly 'Established Cash h oot GY M Nhoo -p-pt:stiz:( 77.7 7,l,)'inform their intilly / 41 *friends and the ptddie in Lfeneral, that tiwy have lately (..:,tab'j.-hed theiosulve‘, iu fll-11 the firdli' , nal. p Boot , )110e diAlr• ea.' I t r'. flat Store, and nearly • eppo..ite Trintinfy ()dice. They have jtv-t vveuived Iroin Philadt Iphitt. one of the liirtrett aiitl best selected in-: , ortinent of STOCK . vver hrctn , ht. to A Ihmtown. Thcy have i nr clan•ed far co,h. nod :.re determined to do I,w , ine:s open no other hot the Ces gh I would hvre ir:ivt. to that cu , toicrs shall s.ave thein: , elvt.s the tronlde rt credit, tn. they will po,itively r..- ruse it. To such, however, who will deal with them upon the Cw.li hriuril,h , will lied a rouec in the prier of Coots nod shoos (quill to 2:1 ta2r cent. less than they v upon a Crctlit. They will alw:ty:i prepared t o do cus tom work al the :•11.)ilc:-t notice, and will do tip Ixtlirs (;17)11/htuil'.., wutl; in the latest and tin=t fit,hionalde s', :11i ,, ps and Childrons' coney tlrt•:,- ;Ind tletitlenicti . ,: and I;ovs fine and coar.te I I;ept on hand. They hope hv practical ant inhmce to I,lV tl,lCil priC(.:•, to 1 , 0 ithlu 111 ntrrit a :-hare of public patronage. Alarch 1:1 I'roprielors ~? tll';: l vinc (. 3ttl.Uß~i!jlfCilt .111 . , 1 11)()1"I'S this 1110:11f)11 /....:.::'\ to inform the citizens 1,1 Al c.l, . 4 .,>,,:t i 41 ` . . i'i leinown, anti the public in ;;;••• 4 ' 4 "'ir •3 ~c tivntl, thut lie has talien r. 171 ;r %i di , I I I • ‘ • I ~01..0 oriiii r y oc. upi( \ '(j ? .. (,'I j by I !chi VV. ".`::“.21t., ( . !I t hy 1" i 1 . 1 l) \''' :ow :- 1.1.. 01 liamiltoil ,t i .,.. , 1, i , I / ii / i i.••••Ir tli,•l ',mil I lour. in the ii i I ~; y ; .a I .ei oue.ll liC A lICIII.O\VII 1%11010 he ha. 011,.111:11 ;1 lICW Itlld 1.1:1111011illili. E1:1'.11;1.1SIIMENT, to wl.ich ht iovittzl the laritiotiablt: ptibhe !1)1 nu eitr:y cad, 11 1 2 attend 1;111ln : 1111y to all bn>iuczs entru,ted to hint, and i, fully de termined - on hcin, ixeottil to none, warrant ing a neattier:. and di,patell. Ile re2;iilar receipt ilie Inuit Par is, London and Philadelphia d'a,llions. tvllich enables hint to cut Coatt , , Vt2,Li and l'ants, in real I_lon-ton style AIIIII 10 Le: ,:77-: ; -1; Adopts this tnethml too inforq. and 11.1 v that he Ilas wad. , po - maticiit I Iv Idly upollOil 1111 oliii;.• it his tilVd1111:2, it . (//b'S A molicatt ll lvw thaw, vast. tel (;,011 slow. tt'it.•ru 11c will In happy to ullu Li, iit seivilcv of I 1.1- ti,try. llr %vir. .';.II ai privutv it .....po•,:tod t 'lii , 11'1111 , ;tl , I 11.1VillV Lml 11111111 i•Nill'll..lle.t: ill . L111.!•1/1'idt..:i , •11 , , th,11‘...i that he can general faction. Allentown, ri i '2l, '1651. • JOB PRINTING,' c dr.:61)14)9 neatly execulod ut 111. a i - :lin 4 0° / t / ot . l •s "4 s . " . • '<3 tS,; 1171 A ille”lovvig. Vii' Fi ffe, `4 , >, cAiv v , LT.U'rr George Keck, ,; 3. . IA , E.l°Tl E:NGLISII AN) (31:111c:A—S •• cgLte r" office S . - _ - "ict2l ---- •‘,l „ f.; zir ',1•74(t • 4 ti7dal .1 •t,:: ' • 4.4:”! ". • '~ Ci ~. MiIATOWN, LEHIGH RE =EI I.)octical t.icpartnicitt. The American Boy irartdolly it Il ,tv pretty stlipo: , —illoy 1 .41 rajiiip.v in WO tzhie, vontili . )'s 11.2: iny to.p, And proudly thin!, 11.._ht o'er 1/Cl'all. 1,11:`1;41: (.111111'' Father, what leattal not<e i thdt, thatitleria;! of the - (titotd, \vhy d o the p e o l do wave their hat-, I. ail Itoti't of the lice, Jay of \l,•inory flear, 111. freedom', jahilve. 1 tci,h that I wa; now a tna:l, I'd lire my can:wri And cheer as luinliy a. the. rin f4ettile_: old ;1 , 1,1 but Aly lieart is 1.1,4 ‘vitli ‘vimessml many a day like Mis aloud my boy Iltni:,11! for flet•doni., (;;.,1 our ii.uivu laud. 'Ati,l ril;iy 1 lire tli (); Iw ed mil ill my Land! ME Tho that you hinll, %%lien! Irvv,lolll lUVCS 1 ,, 1 v it IL Fra,ll.-e on ctu;li. ,:_fllimi:ll).incoir , .'ziciciticill,:i Declaration of independence, ISM - • - c . 5 :13, 1\1(11. in tht. etittr , t)oi 1,11111:111 I Iwconics Cor to I= iclll 14:01 7111n1 Wl'. 1111 C t) nnnnl ;the rowt , r..-, of tlin. rate :mil l lival ,taboo to which tho Elks tinture mitt (;od citti!lo Owl!), =ME ME ll:quilt:4 that tlu•)' j.:11.,111i1 (h. tho rat C 5 w tic I wipe t ICIII to Ide t;r1)001'.1th,11. 100,101 Ito s r ll'llth. to 1,0 Or, all mon ; tlii.y are undo cerutili IMIIN fil.wity. t!“.• pur:witol I (.as p inu ore , our teas, r;lva to s, cure tLe tic;lLuvut:inn•hts are in- Uurot our towns, L1,..-troyca tlut tunoo.2; num, (I. FIVIIP4 ;1')\1.- li of our pe0.,,1e. lowa co:i.eut ; ao(1 that, IIC Linn', trall.11,11.111y: 1:11' 4 "..! :11.- 1V111211('VP1' VAIN' I . ol'llla ! Lair., of forei , zu inorcionaric. tn, nnpluto Litt (•nkl , . it (.• ilie riyl,L of of (1(.;u11, (1,•:‘-olatiou, tyranny, the alter it. mu; to in- :.1 1 .r,..1.1 . ; I.(".(111, with et reuoi:(:)ort., !.MT11;111,11. • o • 01) prinrip:ils• told nn: t barb:troll , atm loMoy toc.vorthy plover: , in :-.tich foul, to them tho In mi a;1 seew ino:4 I:10.1y to cheer !heir , Prudence, indeed, will dictate ! captive an the high seas, to hear tun that It . overittnents, how; their country, to becolou the ex. for !i...2.itt anti transient eau,- entionerft of their friends and I , retlirt , n. es; and, net:ordite2,ly, till .experiene,t hath !t., fill themselves hy their hands. slime!), that. titauhind arc tnoro disposed to 1. 11, , lity, excited dimief.dic insurrections while evils are stelierable, than to , tinionest Its, and has endeavored 10 briw. , ..', rit2,llt 1101tseIve6 the form. ;1 , 11 the inhabiltnits (deur frontiers, the titer- to %%1,1,11 they are accustomed.. I tot, who!, I 111,1131, whose low , vt, rule of 11 1 11 Ir .1.1111 , 1 1,111, !-, 11 It ~ , -, _ , , ~ • - :-.‘tizi, it, v:11 . 1,,H , , C.R.,:ulto u!.l, ,t, c., itici::: :1 i ;di :1 , 21.:', : , • , :Ys ;11.d cildiCudi:i• dY,i,:y. to ro 1u0.... ilu.::1 u:11, , r :,),,,dute dy:.- i 111 yvvry ,k,... , ,, , i,f . tliy."... urpre:-: , kais, v,.,. Pid , m , it, i. INC:I' l' :, ..; 1 1!, I! I , ' l'iwiC duty, 1., , ktvo pol:Liun, , ,l jru rodr,, , iu the Host hum -11:1•,,\- 1 iL•ucli ....0\ ciluil..l,t, :,:, I i,, 1 . 1 .,,.i,1,: 1,!. , t. 11114. ( hir Ft 1,1114 d Ill•titioli 4 11.1%' , . lII' \V 1:11ank for llit:Ir rtiltlro ,cetiril v. :"tich ; iel It ,I:l, , A'ci. d oi,iy hv rerztli•ti injwy. .\ Iris lit.cu thu rativut t-to.l;•n•ree of tho col- i priticc, %vitt-- . !.;ii. , c:ci i .. !I." , niul"'d l'Y 1.01.1 [my; \vhich i'vcry net %% ... th.:111 to ;:It: their Inyiner 1.0 the terns hi,turyi I 'ht. I hay': NV, Itl aneutnni pr,:,•nt (.I . ‘ :teat ir• a 11).-inry ,an: •11 liii n. have warnr(l! it inuie:: and all hay- :11...1.1, frnal of :ttwinias int; direct til.jt ct. tL, (•••••t;11,1i:•Inn( ;ni 1.1 cxn In an tn•wari . :lnct ••! it al •ulutc tyrunny nvcr thc. \\*t• h pillimh•d! prow tLi h t t.H . 111 IS OW .•• 'ffir dill \V(11'111: 111 it , I • ' 111"•(.41 hir n rul. t t 1,1%1•. all.' 111 41111 1 . -:11t1 I._;! the U t v 4 % hi,: Qovvrijor , t o p a ., l el lieeelLi itycit:tl.lv intvrrtipt 11001 . $1.1‘1 . 1., oil cot., Thuv, ,1 in tiii lii.. ,to i, Itatt, liven drill' in Ow viiirit ‘vlii•i: :11111.14 tntlr 1, lic iiigit I'. ill Ow me .;.iii tvliit:lt ticnttttucc:: to them. . mt,l Lt 1,l 1111111 xvo Ih! 11a,' 11 . 1 . 11,i'd tee i I.ovs the will . , lot iiccninobtinti tic Ii 1(.1111,. 1 ,11,1.11. 0/011111 ; wt., thi.n..finv, i:t•prt.,,tit.akt, (II ow 11.1111 td 111.11, 11ltlti011 in lilt• le: 1 1 , 1 tittf , ;: All rich, ie2l . /1 . 1.11 Cum re lit int.:4111)0,10 to thoill.;wd It:.q.1111)1,•(1, tiv, vniifis mi!v. juth.t . of Ow ‘‘. a:4l t‘o oor cal:rd tor;cti,tor liy tiii. ,ill/LiCC:11.1111/1:11111.1111C0011.0r1a1/10.11111111;01.1111. 1110; Ily of 1.110 people el these ito ewes, Irma the reposittny of their public r, cord::, isolemnly pithlish and declare that these for the stile Furpo.e ul fotigning thrut info Unned Colonies are, and of light to compliance with his we:nit:res. I,e. flee :mil independent States ; that tlle)' lle has diss.olvril icpreFentalive boosts ;ire absolved from all alleeiance to the Linn . reltr'llietilY. for with inarily 4 lirni- ish crown, and that all political connection 11058, 111 S 111V.1110111 , 011 tilt' right's of the pee: lietwcett them and the state of (:rent ion is, and ought to be, totally dis:,olved fie 1)1 r, fo7.cd. for 1011,^; lirce . Irel that, as free itit4 independent !',-FY MEI • . -~;:-=- , Il'_, I • ME RES litufut Int - ovmation, Ql -- lencval 'Amul3cmcnt;iilavlicts, Szr. COUNTY, P. 1., JULY :3, 18:-)1 •ft•-tiitlti , •lo-•, It) t - 111-.•nh I I 0 1),; ; 1)•)%l'el' to I , Vl' 111% • • I • • • • • ; -• • 1• Co COM- relmn , i. to t peop r :it an. ( 0 . Iv!' at'. ant P::" fur IL, rex crei , e the shit , renciittiny% NN nifiy of right In Blip.. t.ximsrd to aU 1110 I;.r WTl:ll%l6mi %%'IIIIIH I I" 11:18 ,qld , .ay.ri.ii to I:rt , viit tho 1,01:11. Ltti at of thr:,.. :lates ; that hi.,v; of haliiriiivation of J.,1•- ,•i• 2 tlcr: , , otiwrs and the ti.'w n, , rialion:4 or hinds. 1.. 01.:-11'11.1..'.1 the o.l.lllllktration I.y ass, lit jo Ines for iory pokvcr.... I 1.. Itos or, P 1 .111% 101. ..!1.1,01 , lIS II I. 1.:1- ere,,f•tl ,•I;jr, io her 1)l1711 for Nll.l :o•ot hiihrr,l h t,, ,"or oh , thritely per,i . 4e , l, till tat Out iiidepundotice i,; uota within our tvr.l , ll. Ih. lin. , 1;0o time of 1,(.0co„ \Ve intve but to reach forth to it, ati.l it without the coli: , etit of our . . derodcot of. awl superior to, the ci vit pow- int' a reconcihation with which , cr. , Aid; aye other .-_,:dety to his own life, and I I. ! ha (•nuthiued, with other: , . subject liOnOr ? A r!' n o t you ;7:ir who sit iu that r cownim- chair ; is not hr, our i , ..;nerahlo ro ll cague , (Mr htw, ; oval . you; are yoti nol both ;Llrertily the prede:-tined objects of pun .... clion (;ri . p . „:;tl It) f, 12:3 to Zt' jil i For ylartcriiiP; latirdcr:: which 11 . ‘vo po,tpolie jiolciwnilctwo, du lye 11.. w on the iah , ihitatit3 of riwati toc Iffy "li, war ! 110 1.w , - . :-1•111:: , ; i rtir ruilit-, i liiiur traili• v."1: 1 ; ;di part,: ;if ii•tuliult, l',o-toil hurt -Lill anal all ! I);) wo Fiu. tt wail. ; inc;nt to :submit. ;tna rou,ait that lVt! our. Vol. imiii , ir.:: taxi, ;at t;:-; b., iillottt our splyi.s Fitall 1),.. grouttil to piivili , r, a.ul our i country ;mil it::ri-lits troililci; down in Ow . ,I,Triv;tl; I:1 to.ttly I..te s 1 WI , • b;i it t.I trial 10.. jury. We never s11:111 submit. ! For v e, n ,l Do we intend to that m .st n l (I : yver etitz•r , ‘ , l into by men. !Init. . _ ror :11...r....1;ir.1. 1.11,. l'r , , , : , :.•,- , , , in of F.'.ip.r- ' pli,d l t, 1,, , f,.rt; (A.),1, of our sms.r •,1 liomlr 1 , 1 k. , 11 Ims, in a ii;.iglilmrin , * IHmxinco, i.,0m1;.• I '\l', l ,l l ';;; ! ,: trm, wiom ”...... , ;‘ , .2 . , hint forth to in 'ii:;,, 1 :,,,•,—; ;; an ; , r l,;t r , ; ;• \ • , J moormilmit. 1 cur tip.. d. , .. ) ; : : rs of %var. :ri w,•II as tito pt mil ,mlar:i , t .; ::: h0und..1 , .. 1-.4 :-.,, ii.-. t. rmr• . 1 , •.;,.1i 11,1,:m . . 1.; of tho tim. , . , ‘vo proini, , e(l 1•• • ' • •• • • •- . •,..:. .t , ry. <am- , , • :', ~ .• to him. iii evory extr..mity, with For t;ikine: tikvay our uLtirter, , , itholi,h- ... 3 0 e a ~y,.•tierdi conil r 4 r.ition : , w, , eino , z over ire cur t v.tlnaide 1;1‘v. , , an.l niterinti, the land, or an :•:retltritittl:e sink it, that) on.! Ct ttlnttiontu;l ,the foioid of our govern- jot or title of that plighted fait!) fill to tile nu Fm I,ditl2' Our owil ihollist•Ivo;; ;Lieo.ll; 101 l that t ; •Or•;•• to 10.jsidt... for tis tit ‘ol:ttsocvor. t ),I oitit!.(l tit [lle i • 11.. 1• ,, ••1..1;•• ‘..;;..i.rivrnrili hero. )).,• it 1”. rai:“.(l, for the dolotteo u: out of his prukaniun, and ‘vat, coniiiicd tics (I our -,.... Y '1 1 .&,,, , 1 4,...,' , ., • .:.„. / V I .4.0;.,0. ,A•t , 'S• ...., / ... . = rotetolcd i Prom'fi MIME !I; 1 . 0(111 armed rtyal eleitteney, ghat :ire you. what can you %%lido the powLtr of England but outlaws. , =MI I • I NEUTRAL IN POLITICS, !!EMI!1!1=1 Y;l onit,l•W; to molt 1,01 , 0* otir fortlioy-', :1111 (air 10,1101 Spvech (Mht! iller jolt!' AIN ms, fel (H? !hr sidird th, Sink lo• s‘viot, lit.: nr dio,stirvivt• or poi , - i- I my lino I, ;tod m I; , •art, to this It is trito, iu l J, that in tho EMI 1v \' Ui n slititll.l wt. II for die ! Is atiN. w'tk t !HAW to hop nm =MEE true Wo'.lll Ur rather L , t. to, t \v.•;ve niwit ME iticricati my hand Llll 4 l my [,)! I . .2. 1 10 cleitve lo thi port gray t . h The War, Mel), on. W it throo , :11; :lu,l if to tar nmst. on, why put Mt' Inntp , r tint tlociaration „r Tiro. illeii,nre will II:, it wilt ^icc us churacter !Ir naii us will thin front with cull do, tvhilt.. tvc 1.1 , 111.:h LIiI (mi.:solves ~illiji•cts in ar m ;.!, s.wervit!ii. I Mai lita that Eli 1 : land, lit. 1.:.• 1 will aouurr tront for peuce with On the looting* of . indepen dence [hall con-rill, by repealin:!, - liar 11.C.;ti, to achninyled , _: , 2 that her whole conduct to byen :1 ceur,e of injo,,tice :Lint oppre.s :,ion. I Irr lui,lu will br by sob inioilor to tli.tt colir , c of tliiih_rs hotv prrib. , titiiitrs our inibiprodenco, that by virldino rooit- in coutowtirq to hot. re- foriiiyr s t ,, %you ;;;..-;11.;1 ;;;,. the r.:4111t i,f G,rlintc ; Ca, latter elir v...) .1,1 1;.,.! 11W ii, the nr.t champ; U is Crow t ricil. I.; a war .t And li;;Iit it MMM=I vickiry fall,,ILC:111 toy WI i m • 1 13. ter :.linll and fail. 'llii• will riti.io uh • • ' •••: • I Coo ze will ir.01(1,., tw.• :n,• Iris to 111(.111, will caul will carry tln•nIs(•1v , s, throu! , ll care not how (allot polIplt• SIMI MOM 1:•• • • ;heir livarts ntRI cannot l c criiiiicatetl. Eve ry expr,..9:••111 its lidlow, if 'vi hut taliv IIIiJ lead. : 4 .11', the d...elaratioli will ili:4llire. . . Ild Of a lung and Wooly war rcztvratitni of priv for L.iicytie , 's, for chatlered bdkae thcin the .. , I"rioa,olijcci:: of cutiro iii dopeadetice,• awl it will breath , . int.() tlu to aia , w the hreatli of 16‘a..1 this (leclatation Ike llca,l of the the , 'SOII2IIIII vow uttered, to maintain it or to perish QII 1111.. bed Of I'lll/1::•11 it 101111 the pulpit ; religion will ail• prove it, and die love of religious liberty , will cling round it, resolved to stand with it, ! Ff',lunt'Nancy says, it is strange that or, fall with it. Bend it to the public halls ; people make such a fuss about runttWay ne ploclaitn it there ; let them hear it who heard for when her husband ran away once, the Inf-t. to.tr of the enemy's cannon let they only offered "One cent Reriatd." ; but I cli ark' through this day's lin-Mess. You and f, indeed may rule it. We may not live to the time when de,H,tration shall be made good. We nay die—die colonists—die slaves—die, it may be, i.inominioasly, and on the scaffold. 11.. it so. Ile it so. If it be the pleasure of I leaven that my country shall 'require the' poor oth..ring of my life, the .victim shall I): ready at the appointed hour of sacrifice, come when that hour may. But, do live, let in have a country or at least the love ofa country, and that a free ccilitty. Rut whatever may be our fate, be as sured, that this declaration will stand.— It luny cost Wool ; b u t it will stand, and it will richly compens.ate for both.—‘Through the thick gloom if the pres'ent, I see the brightness of the future, as the stun in the heavens. We shall make this a glori ous, an immortal day. When we are in our graves. our child it'll will honor it. They will celebrate it with thanksgiving, with festivity, with bJulires and illuminations. On its annual return, they will shed tears, copious gushing tears, not of subjection and - slavorynot — of — agony—and istress,—but_of__ exultation, of gr a titude and of joy. Sir, before t liud, I believe that the hour has come. fly judgment approves this measure, and my wh.do heart is in it. All that I have, and all that I hope for in this life, I am hew ready to stake upon it ; and I leave oil as I be,rtin, t 1 1;11.m . . thcr MUM OEM tr(V, that. (.c:,lslatlCt( I() NUMBER 89. theta soe it, ‘vhos.aw thelr brothers and their sow.; f:t11 un tlo: flvfl of Hunker Hitt, and in the surds of I,,xingtoo and Concord, awl the vcry kill cry out in its sup t. Sir, I I,tur.v of !lonian ,tat live or die, sur .. vivo or I n I ain 1,1 this deChration. It is my livin , :sentiment, rind by the blessing t,f ( LAI, it :;ball be my dying sentiment inde pca .1 once /taw, and INDI:PENDENCI: FOREVER. Ulla. of John Adams to his Wife'. 1 hi the 51.11 day of July, MG. John Ad lin.: %mac to his wife as fu;lows:— Yesterday the greatest question was de-• riled that was ever debated in America, and grenter perhaps never was or will be decided among men. A resolution was bout one dissenting Colony, that' Ihnited States are, and of right ought to he, free and independent States. The day is passed— the. fourth of July, 1776, will Lc a memorable epoch in the history of America- lam apt to believe, it will •be celebrated by s cceed Mg generations as the *rent anniversary festival. It ought to be commemorated as the day of deliverance, salmon acts of devotion to Almighty God. It titi.glit to be suleintlizod with pomp, shovV, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires, and il luminations, from one mid of the continent to the other, from this time forward forever. You will think me transported with enthu siasm, but lam not. lam well aware of the toil and blood and treasure which' it will cost to maintain this declaration; and support and defend these States ; yet through all the gloom, 1 can see the rays of light and glory ; I can see the end is well worth tuOre than all the means and that posterity will triumph, although yott and I rue, which I hope we shall not. giMil Now IIEAR WIIAT TIIEI* SAY IN THE SOUTH'. State Rights Convention. The South. rn Rights Association h'al'e been holding a Convention at Montgome ry, Alabama It met on the Jth inst., Col. Thomml Williams, of Montgomery; presi ding. Sortie ten counties of Alabama Were represented, and about eighteen associations. 'l'he following preamble and resolutions iiiissed without a dissenting vote i to wit ; 11'hertes, in the opinion. of this Conven tion, events of recent occtirrence indicate that one of the sovereign State of this Union. is placing herself in a situation to secede front the Union: "And w he rens in the opinion of this body, any State has the right to secede, arid from Ow very nature of the case, is tie only judge ul the justice and propriety ofsuch act : "And whereas it is not improbable that the exercise of such right by the seceding Stine will be opposed with arms by the General Government : -Therefore, be it resolved, That in the event anv Southern State, in the exercise of its own judgement, Should think proper, foi noises which now e:iist. to secede front the Union, in the opinion of thiir Conven it would become the d..ny of this State .l ' as of all the other States, to opripse with force any attempt on the part of the Gene-, ral (3everninent to coerce such seceding j 34. Gayle, of Dallas., offered a resolution cum] ni; ending the convention to go into the tonniemion of a suitable person as canidate lor Governor; itileging that Coy. Collier cc ! copied equivocal grOund„ &c. A warm di:icu. , siou co:wed, in which its hnpulicy was t•trongly urged, aud,the resolution was negatived. 'rite Convention adjourned' " :due
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