Historical Oration (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Historical OrationIn 1776 there were on this continent 13 dependent Colonies with a population of about of white people. One hundred years ago to-day these colonies took the initiary steps to sever their dependence upon the Mother Country, Great Britain, and to establish a republican form of govern ment. A declaration of independence was drawn up by a special committee, appointed by the Continental Congress then in session at Philadelphia. That committee was composed of Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson John Adams, Roger Sherman and R. R. Livingston - names as familiar as house hold words to the American people. Jefferson was the leading mind upon that committee, and his hand penned the Declaration which must forever stand as a monument to the power of his intellect, and his facility to com municate his thoughts upon paper - a gift possessed by him above all of his compatriots. As the reading of the Declaration of Independence was con cluded' that old hell in the steeple of the old State House in Philadelphia tolled out a joyful peal. It is still preserved and to-day proclaims liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof, for these words were inscribed upon it one hundred years ago. It still hangs in old Independence Hall, and for the one hundred and first time sends forth its glad peans of liberty, justice and equality before the law. On the 7th of June, 1776, in obedience to a resolution of instruction, adopted in Conven tion in Virginia (may 15th, ) Richard Henry Lee, one of the delegates to the Continental Congress, introduced in that body the following Resolution That the Lnited Colonies are and ought to be free and independent States.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.