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Our J-I Department: is now supplied vrith an ex tensive and well selected assortment of new styles p!ain and fancy Wlr'ch enables us to execute, on short notice and reasonaUe terms, all kinds of Tlain and Ornamen tal JOB PRINTING! NEAT, FAST AND CHEAP; SUCH AS CIRCULARS, HANDBILLS, LABELS, CATALOGUES. r.lMPHLET9, business cards, blank deeds a mortgages; And in short. Blanks of every variety, and descrip tion. Call and see ? peciiin n. 33LVMOUTI1 BANXF.Ü, BY W.J. BURNS, i A riymouth, Ind. j ROYVNLFE if SHIRLEY, DEALERS T. j Drv Goods and Groceries, ti.it d'Kr east ot'j .Michigan street, Plymouth, Ind. j TKOK A: FA" ANS DF.AI.F.RS IX DRY s B 3 God3 and Groceries center Michigan a: La Fui :e streets, f b mouth. In h j C 1 lLMF.Ii, DEALER InTjTrY GOODS j . Groceries South corner Ii Porte and Midi-' ignn streets riynt- iith, Ind. j "JVT II." ÖgTesHK.E Co.. DEALERS IN j J m Dry Goods : nc.-i!t s Ih-:i-k Ston- Midi- ', iyn stu-.-tt riyin-n.th. li.d MRS. DUNHAM, MILLINER MANTUA Maker, Plymouth, Lid. 1 3 r ö v n & Stoves Tinw B - X T F R DE ALERS IN üre, e., I vriMMitli, I id. R. PERSHING k Co., DEALERS I:; . Drugs :uh1 .M-lieln.-.. . . rivniourh. Ind. f I A , A1 I. r' 1 ' V'1' ; 1 1- m A . HIT l ! Il:i'.utu 1 . f TT7-.M. T. PIATT, MANUFACTURER OF V V Cabin t W::re, Plym enh. Ind. QIX VTKU & 1KANUIS, llorsF.CAh'PFN- 7 , r-.V. Joiin r- Piwnomii. Ind. IP. SMITlLji'STICEOKTlIE PE ACE, ! , Wet .-Me Michigan .-t., Plymouth, Ind. ! 1 i '571 LL I OTP .V MANUF.VCTUR ERS OF j lli Wagons Carriages Plows PI;, moutli, Ind. i c ROLLINS & NICHOLS, MANUrACTUR- i - " - ers of Sa,h kc rh mouth, Ind. J Ol IN D. ARMSTRONG, HLACKSMITII, south of the Bridfre, Plvinouth, Ind. 8 ENJ. RENTS, IJLACKSMITII, Pl mouth, Ind. 4 K. intlGGS.RLACKSMITII, ". Plymouth, Ind, EDWAlTDs7TlOTEL,irYVC. E1)W Ph mouth, Ind. v. C. CAPRON, ATTORNEY k COUN-s-lor at Law, Ph mouth, lud. c HAS. II. REEVE, ATTORNEY AT LAW & Ntarv Put die.. .Plymouth, Ind. H GRACE CORRIN, ATruRNEY AT LAW Plymouth, Ind. C 1 A. ULCUS ATTORNEY AT LAW a Plymouth, Ind. s ML. B. CORBALEY, NOTARY rUBLIC, i 1 !.v'"c,üt". 'ml- D BROWN, GENERAL LAND AGENT PI v mouth, Ind. THEO. A. LEMON, PHYSICIAN, 8UK GEON & Druggi-f, Plymouth, Ind. R UFUS BROWN, TIIYSICIAN & FÜR GLON, Plymouth, Ind. S 1 1 1 G G I N BOTI I A M , PHYSICIAN k SUR . GEON, Plymouth, Ind. W. BEX 2s ET, PHYSICIAN & SUR- GEON, Plymouth, Ind. K LINGER i URO. DEALERS IN LUMBE etc Pivmou th, In I. JE N R Y PIERCE, DEALER IN CLO- thing k runi-iiin Goods, Plymouth, lad. A: STIN FULLER, MANUFACTURER And dealer in Flour Plymouth, Ind. HENRY M. LOGAN k Co., DEALERS IN Lumher, kc Plymouth, Ind. OSEPII POTTER, SADDLE & HARNESS t Maker Plymouth, Ind. AMERICAN HOUSE, G. P. CHERRY k Son, Proprietors, Plymouth, Ind. B A RRERING AND IIAIRDRESSING, BY Alfred Billows, Plymouth, Ind. T E. WESTERVELT k Co., DEALERS IN ,Di v Good k Groceries, Plymouth, Ind. c LEA VELA NI) k HEWETT, DEALERS in Dry Goods, etc Plymouth, Ind. TIL CASE, JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, PIvmouth, Ind. S A LOON, BY S. EDWARDS. PIvmouth, Ind. D R. J. J. YINALL, IIOMEOPA7IILST, Office over Palmer's tore, Plymouth, Ind. HUME, HARNESS MAKER, rivmouth. ind. TWE5TERVELT & Co., MANUFACTU- rrra of Lumber, Plymouth, Ind. M. RIJDD, MANUFACTURER OF Boots and Shoe?, Plymouth, Ind. A C, STALKY, MANUFACTURER AND a dealer in Boots & Shoes, Plymouth, Ind. IVERY STABLE, BY SILAS TIBBITS, Washington street PIvmouth, Ind. " IVERY STABLE, BY Wm. M. PATTER J SON, Piymnth, In l. (Original JJoctrg. Written fr the Democrat. FADELESS IS A LOVING HEART. Sunny eyes may lose their brightness Ximble feet forget their lightness, Tearly teeth may know decay, Raten tresses turn to gray, Cheeks be pale and eyes be dim. Faint the voice and weak the limb; But though youth and strength depart. Fadeless is a loving heart. Like the little Mountain flower. Peeping forth in wintry hour, When the Summer's breath is fled, And the grander flow'rets dead; Fo when outward charms are gone, Brighter still doth blossom on, Despite old time's destroying dart, The gentle, kindlv, loving heart. WeaWi and talent will avail, When cn life's rough sea we sail, Yet the wealth may melt like snow, And the wit no longer glow But more smooth we'll lind the sea, And our course the fairer be, If our pilot when we start Be a kindly, loving heart. Age iu worldly wisdom old Ye wh'jbow the knee to gold, Doth this earth as lonely seem As it did in life's young dream, Ere the world had crusted o'er Feelings good and pure before Ere ye sold it mammons mart, The kindlier yearnings of the heart. Grant me heaven, my earnest prayer, Whether life of case or care, Be the one to me assigned That each coining vear may mid, Loving thoughts and gentle words, Twined within my bo-um chord-, And that age may butimp irt Riper freshness to my heart. Minnie. Frm the Kanis IlrRALr. ADDRESS OF H. WARD BEE CHER. rabhry gatln-ring of the Saints took j.lace, the E -ist, th.it land of ho-us grace. AU ?-xes da---- colors all of every hue, Black, white and yellow, orange, green and blur, Sw-h an r.' TttVy nowhere can be found, rind alono, upon Xew England ground. Thf pinM r0fch .rtt,, a,i,lrr?sM the crowd In ahar.imru not very long hut loud: , "My friends to meet you hr re I'm truly glad, 'n n"? to ,,KOt von. would have made me sad. ; It rv rve my bonrt nno hand r.nu head and heel, ' ongyoa?o mtieh fervent zeal. : Fnr 'h ne-ro. s and our holy cause, itieca'i-"f i Katta, and ol lügiier law-. We have a sUnnn mhhh, work to d 1 " t-t To free the world from dav'rv's cruel chains With all i t -4 wrongs and orrow, woes and pains, And K;mc;ti to us tliehattle field, TJierefore we cannot, dare not, must not vield. We m0f t t'-day,,ur Minion to extend, And of our mean-: supolie.i toKana send ur ,,rcthrf n th" !ou'1 for fl,r ai,, It must be quit kly sent, v.n not delay M Iiiin"fr nnd rrll. n:ik'ilnfj tlifv'v lini-ni , ' . . ..Ct.tl t 1 ,l JI" lWL,r ' 1S 'lullL Iunyrn" I 1 upy nave aione ron u oaeK ine slavery power, Which tho't that it could crush them in an hour. So self devoted are they to our cause. They own no power, and disregard all laws. They truly are, more than a Spartan band; The honor, pride and glory of our land. Men of undou'ued pluck they surely are, Uf piety suhlime, and might' men in war. On Kansas plaius their dreadful cohort? form, Their tread's an earthquake, their hreath a storm. Far from their sight the "Border Ruffians' fly, For well they know, to meet them is to die. Th n send them aid, no matter what they cost, And send it 900n, or our great caue is lost. My voice is now for war, as you will hear; 1 am for peace, when pacc 'a not too dear. This war, I tell you, i- a holy war, Not like John Runyan's hut is greater far; Be up and doing then, while it is dav, For the time is short, and running fast away. To strike one fatal Mow, is now the time We must our talents, means and energies combine A time for mighty deeds and not for trifles, To spread snlcation Inj nur good Sharp's Rifles. 'Tis a good Gospel, brief and to the point, Cutting thro' brain r.nd marrow, bone and joint; Can reach the sinner's heart a mile away, Ami make the hardened Border Ruffian pray. One copy of it surely is not dear But five and twenty dollars so I hear; And five and twenty copies I will send, To Kansas now, our mission to defend. And who will aid nvin thi pious work? Speak out my friend and don't the juestion shirk. Then up arose a pi-tH saint and said, With naal twang, this paered cause I'll aid: One copy I will send to Kansas far, To do good service in this holy war. Ah, thank you sir .ray sir what is your name? My name is North my father's was the same. Well done! Or. forth my noble North, po forth. And taeh those Southern despots there i yet a North. Another .- lid two copies he would send, One for himself the other for a friend. Your mme. My name is Killem. A proper name, indeed, A name to make the Ruffian quake and bleed. You'll killern oiT by scores, I have no doubt, And put the Border Ruffian host to route. Who next to Kansas, now, will send relief ? Our time is precious, and we must le f.rief. Three copied I will send, said one. And I! And III And I! We'll each ?cnd four, andere, and ij,or die. When ro.-äe a shout that made the welkin rinjr, A spinster sfjueakM La! what a glorious thing! I'd Ukn to go to Kansas, and to fight, For the pear Negroes, and for women's ripht. Whn Bet eher ?poke "The work goes bravely on, I think, my friends, the battle is half won. My heart grows warm with zealous holy fire Togo to Kansas, I've a half desire. We must our talents, mcaii3 and time cnploj, This monster gin of slav'ry to destroy; Nor cease our efforts till the work is done; Wipe out this evil from beneath the sun. Fight on, my friend?, the battle is the Lord's, Use Colt's revolvers, riiles, swords; Use all the means you can to win the day, And in it sure we must. Now let us nuT. From the Monthly Rainbow. OLD INDEPENDENCE HALL. Of all the public buildings in this coun try, none equals in interest the State House or, as it is now more generally styled, "In dependence Hall." This venerable building was commenced in 1729 and completed in 1731. The ar chitect who furnished the plan of the edi fice was Dr. John Kearsely, who also drew that of Christ Church, where Washington worshipped, when a resident of Philadel phia. E. Wooley was the builder. In its first construction, it is stated, no place was assigned for the stairs, and to remedy the mistake, the great stairway was made so disproportionate. The original cost of the building was 5,600. In 1774, the base of the woodwork of tin: steeple being found in a state of d;cay, it was deemed advisable to take it down, and only a sma 1 belfry was left to cover the bell for the use ot the town clock. Thus n remained until 1C28, when a new steeple was erected, as much like the for mer as circumstances would admit. With in this steeple there is now an excellent clock, the four dia -plates being of ground glass. At night these plates are illumina ted. The hours are tiuck on a heavy clear-toned bell. On a bright Summer day, the panoram ic views of the city, from this steeple, are exceedingly diversified and beautiful the bright waters of the Delaware sparkling in the sunlight and whitened with canvas the domes, spires, cupolas, turrets, and towers the green lovely squares the in- iiumeiiiuit; um in uuuh um sioiiw iiunu - ings, with here and there fresh green trees peeping up towards the blueea.iopy ;h-ae j together with the bustling crowds in tliej streets, present scenes far different from j those whiedi mi'jht have been witnessed '(with the aid of a balloon) from the same j height and the same locality iu 1677, when j a ship, on her lirst cruise fiom England to ; Jurlingioii, veering in here, "struck the trees with her sails and spars." The site of die present beautiful and prosperous city of Philadephia, was at that time described as "a bold, high shore, called Cvuquunn- j o:A:' It is stated, however, that the pas- i sengers on board this vc.sel, as soon as they saw this charming site, exclaimed, "What a fine place f.ratown!" U was un- dotibtedly, even at that time, the linest por- tion of the immens domain of forty thou , sand qu ire miles which Penn received i an equivolant for claims due to his father. The cast room of the lir.st story of the Old Stare House is now very appropriately called the "Hall of Independence." The west room has been for many years occu- pi"d by the Court of Common Pleas. The east room of the second story is couveni- ently fitted up for the Select Council. The tormer was the Senate Chamber of the lira Congress; in the latter, the Committees of Congress in 177C, met to prepare their va rious reports. The "Lobby," on this floor, (which at that tim? extended the entire length of the whole building east of the landing) immediately after the Battle of Brandywine, was fitted upas temporary hospital for those who were wounded in the fight. This same "Lobby," too, subse quently served as a prison for ihe Ameri- j can officers who were captured at the Ba: j tie of German town. The whole of this sio- ry was for many years leased by the Gene- enco chamber for Layf tyet e, on Lis visit I A brief history of the maturing, passing, ral Government, and used for the sittings to Philadelphia, all the former iuii,r fur- land signing of the Declaration if lndepcn of the United States Circuit and District niture, uf benches and form oecupvino; the dence will not be out of place here. Courts for the Eastern District of Per.nsyl- floor, were removed to afford more ro:m. On the 6th of May, 1770, John Adams vani.'i. Ii was also on this floor, we may In 1851, the Hall was newly and elegantly 1 moved a resolution recomme 'ding the col here add, where the Convention which met j tilted up: and now contains a large and in- oi.ies "to adopt such a government as would to form the Federal Constitution held hs j ieiesting collodion of portraits of ihe most t in the opinion of the representatives of the its sessions, the street pavement along 1 illustrious men of Ameiiea, and of many ! people, best conduce to the happiness and Chestnut street having been covered with distinguished fuieiguers. There are three safetv of their constituents, and of Ameri- ! ....-il, ... , :i x.i i . r 1 were not. however, always restricted to ! 'flHVi' I..''it.'. li.ir'il -1 I Kur I...,. o o "---- occasionally devoted to joyous banqueting, on which occasions ihe long tables "groan- c, nun wia.iu sweet iniiigs; to say noth- ,1 . ..:.i. r 1 . .1 . ing ot strong and fiery waters. Some of these "fast" feastings are recorded by Mr. Watson, in his "Annals," among which are the following: Iu 173(3, soon after the edifice was com- jplded, William Allan, the Mayor, made a feast at his own expense, to which all strnn- gers of note were invited. This was de scribed as "the most elegant entertainment ever given in these parts." In the Assembly then in session, on occasion of the arrival of the new Gov ernor Denny, gave him a great dinner, at which were present "the civil and military officers and clergy of the city." And. in 1774, when the first Congress met in Philadelphia, the gentlemen of the city, having prepared them a sumptuous entertainment, met at the City Tavern, and thence went in procession to the dining hall of the State House, where about five hundred persons were feasted, and th? w,u; " " uiiunig oi wi.eejs. alningtoii one, ropi.-j Uy Uoodside ca." Aber a liard struggle, this resolu When the regular seasions of the Penn-! from Stuart's, she fame of wLieh was tion passed on the 15th of the same month jsylvania Assembly were held in ihe Stale made by the Join neyn.en Cabiuei Makers and preluded Lee's daring resolution of the I House, the .Semite occupied this floor; and j of Philadelphia as the procession comcnio- j 7th of June following, declaring the disso jtlie lower l.ous the Hall of Independence, j rative of the Centennial Anniversary of the hi. ion of the connection with Great Britain. ! These Ills of legislation and litigation j birth of ihe F.-uher of his Country was On the ever memorable Fourth of July, PLYMOUTH, IND. JULY 10, 1856. toasts were accompanied by music and "great guns." The two wings were added as late as 1736 40. For many years the public papers of the colony, and afterwards of the city and State, were kept in these wings, without the fire-proof security they now possess. About the year 1824, owing to their manifest insecurity, the former two story brick wings were lorn down, and their places supplied by those now there. In the olden time, such important papers as rest with the prothono'aries ere kepi at their offices, at their family residences. When the western wing was pulled down, and the p esent cellars weie being dug, a keg of flints was found, at the dep'h of four or five feet. The wood was --.utireiy decayed, j bat the impression of the keg was distinct in the loam -round. Near to the keg was found at the same depth the entire equip - : ments of a sergeant stvi'id, musket, rar- toueii box, buckles, &c. A J zeu bomb - shells, filled with powder, we:v also f ,un.l. Twoof these, as a freak o.' i.e uu-on's lads, we are ;old by Mr. Wa.s m, are now n;tu - ally walled into the col la w.-.ll :e si uth Hide. "But forthis e.p i a i..!!.' ad Is, J fnnerly stood in front of trie Old State "a day might come when s:.-ci discovery j House. Then: ate also inserted in this in wou'd give circulation o :.üo ," i (J y Faux ' genious piece of furniture, portions of cane and lunipowuer i lot s;iy." ; seating from a chair once the property of In the east wing, on ti;e firs;, fiooi, a-,., William Penn, and a lock of the late Chief now the offices of the i'orthonosai v of hol Justice Marshall's hair. Supreme Court of tiie State, tho Kegis-frj ot W ills tin: Recorder of Deds, and Clerk of the Orphans' Cour.. The room j of the Supreme Court fr ti e eas m i Dis - trie: of PMmsylvaiiia is ia e H-c.md s:o - ji. niv c-ai hilt, ms so: v. are me ; ofhves ot the sleiid, :!, Curt of IVmniuii ! li as. h Clerk of the Disirk-. Cur , and the Cleik of the Court of Quarter Session.-, In the second story aiv the offices of th- l ounty Auditor, the County 1 reasurer, and the County Commissioners. a l iie uunuiiirs on mo aoutnwest earner of Chestnut and Fifth is the City Hall. Here are the Mayor's Court and olii. es. tin- offices of the City Clerk, the City Treasu - rer, the Watering Committee, the Commis- sioner of City Property, the City Commis- sioner, See. ' in the building on the southeast corner :ornor of Chestnut and Sixth .nr. Iii room--of Nisi Prius and District Court, and the Court of Quarter Sessions. TL.- Law Li- j brary is in tin? second s'ory. Tl.i wa ho "Old Congress Hall," wl. -r a; .0,0 time assembled the colhriue v.i I dn of the na- D'n. Hie worhl-renowno I Ihd of IM 'pp,-..,. ! 1 nee (that irll! i , w. ie.i ! pres. - ma - j lives of the hon iiifint na i n ni 1 i:v !. ad - j opted, and signed ., m.-n. ibh- Deelar-; j a:ion") is the most interes iMg portion ofj J the venerable edifice. Mr. Moran. ilie gen-' ! tlemanly and intelligent Superintendent, takes great pleasure m receiving visitors, and in answering the inquiries of the curi - ous. He is admirably fitted for Lis ofliee: invariably courteous to the courteous; but what is ot about equal importance, l;e cati be firm; and, if occasion demand, sufficient - ly rough; with rowdies, whether in broad- 1. cioaüi or raffs. The old Hall does not appear in its orig - inai wamscotlcd and pannel-d sfyK iL- remains of which are now only 10 be so. n in the entry and stairway: f. r wl en. in 1023, it was appropriately male an audi - ! e 1 . .. ... ... 1 passing through the streets of the city; in-; i.ilmv inl ,,,, I.,, T..m,.. t I .1 t r '""o,uit-ii uaui-.-s im, mo iraiiK! ni which was made by the order of the ener- able John Biuns, from Some ofthc. timbers ! o ......... . 1 or the ol 1 Iiigate Constitution: an I another, I woven at Lyons, Fiance, in silk, in tho Jac. ' quard Loom of Messrs. Pons, Phillippe, and Vibert, and by them presented to the City of Philadelphia. Among the other portraits are those of William IV-nn. Martha Hut, to return to (he Declaration, in Inde Washington, John Hancock, Thomas Jeif- pendonco Hall. The committee chosen to erson, John Adams, Gen. Warren, Cnai h s , prepare it was composed of Thomas Jefl'er- Carroll, Layfayelte, Admiral P nn,. (faili er of William) Ilernado Corfs, Alexander Hamilton, lied Jacket, Dr. Franklin, Com. Decatur, Baron Steuben, Amlicw Jaci.'.-n and Capt. John Paul Jones. There are many oilier objecto of Treat interest in this Ohl Hall f Independence, the first that s 1 ikes the at'en'ion of the vis- position; hut Mr. Adams overcame all ar Uor, on entering, being the S.aiue of Wash-j guments offered against it, by an ovcr- inijton. about ten feet high, carved in wood by William Rush, (a member of Washing ton's army) canopied by a large, gilt eagle, (also carved by Rush) with extended wings, and bearing in its talons "the great globe itself. On tho pedestal aro tho words of j Col. Henry Lee ofVirgina "First in War, First in Peace, and First in the Hearts of his Countrymen." In the centre of the Hall is suspended from the ceiling the identical Chandelier with its antique cut glass drops which illuminated the room on the night cf the immortal "Declaration." Here may also be seen a portion of that antique Christ Churchs pew in which sat Washington, La fayette, and Franklin; and a portion of the stone step from which Independence was nroclaimed. One of the most ingenious curiosities in the Hall, is the Chair made in 1Ö38, by or der of the Board of Commissioners of the late District of Kensington. It is, in fact, itself quite a museum ßf curiosities. Among j the materials out of which it was construct- ' is a portion of mahogany beam from a house ! Luil. in 1196, for Christopher Columbus i he firs;, house built in America bv E; iro- , pearis. The Chair also contains fragments ; -f the Treaty Elm; of Penn's college, in ; LaMitia Court; of the TJ. S. frigate Consti- j tution; of the ship of the line Pennsylvania and one of the group of walnut trees that Xar the center of the Hall, elevated up a beau.iful pedestal is the famous old ' L.bvr.y Bell the lirst to ring in jubilant ; an 1 resounding tones, the glad tidings of j Independence. The bands binding togeth- er tue ncior s rous, nave upon tiiem, raised letters, the names of the signers of the Declaration of Independence. Around j the summit of the pedestal is an elaborate- ly carved representation of the American . . . ' : 1 hig, the Stars and Stripes being painted j in nat onal colors. Arour.d the base there is a lasieiui iron railii)!. and tiie whole is j surmounted by aline specimen of the American Eaode. It is a singular fact that ! this tell the first set up in the steeple of I hold his seat unless he signed the Declar-( upon his n;i::d made him iai-e his hands the venerated State House should have I tion. in" exclamation, and his ever, burs; forth in had for its motto, "Proclaim Liberty' Tho Declaration was first publicly read j tears." Those umbrag-.-t can.e to j throughout all the land unto all the inhab-!on tl;o Cth of Julv. fin the nrcn-v cfitheaxe lor, more t iv t-i;c-::ki:.r. the ( ! n.ints thereof!" and it is also still more sin - ! Hants thereof, and n is also still more sin - I ijail ir, as remarked by Watson, that, from ! ih4 situation of Congres?, then legislating! bouoath its peals, it was also the first iu United States to proclaim the news of ' ti e Doclaration of Independence. The bell was imported from England in 1752; but i being cracked in the trial ringing, it lost ; is latherland tones, and by recasting, re- ! ceived New World cadences. The bell was ! re-cast under the direction of the then Speaker of the Colonial Assembly, Isaac Xorris, and to him we are no doubt indebt - ed for the remarkable motto so indicative of iis future use. In reference to the rc - casting, Mr. Nonis says: "They (Messrs. j Pass t .Snow) have made a good bell, which rdeases me much tl.at wnslmnhl first ! veniuie upon, and succeed in, the greatest j bell for aught I know, in English America; , surpassing, too, tho imported one, which ' was :oo high and brittle." The weight was .-. - V . . lb Sometime after it proclaimed, ! iu merry peals, the glad tidings of Liberty 1:1 the L niled Slates, it was fractured, and it is placed, with appropriate surrourdings, in the venerated old Hall a sacred me- lmonto of the olden time . . the Declaration of Independence, with but r , . .... lew alterations Mom the words ot Thomas Jeih rson, passed. Patiick Henry, it mav lud e bo remarked, had i.rcdicted the ena- 1 i ration of the colonies from the mother coun- ,y long before others even dared to think of it (aloud, at any rate) and he was also the first man who gave uttranco to the words, "declaration of independence. son, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, and Robert R. Livings Ion. Mr. Jefferson and Mr. Adams were depu;ed a sub-commiuce to draft the in strument, and the former did so at ihe in stigation cf the latter. The Declaration did not pass without a most strenuous op- whelming torrent of eloquence. 'The, great pillar of support to the Declaration of Independence," years afterwards said Jef- ferson, "and its ablest advocate and cham pion, was John Adam6." His speech on tho subject ia nid to have been unrivalled. I Daniel Webster, in one of his greatest ora tions, did honor to the stvle and sentiments of the elder Adams, in alluding to this brilliant and overpowerirg oratorial effort, saying that the brave patriot-orator spoke right on, and that the torrent of his man ly reasoning carried conviction along with it. Mr. Webster, in giving what we may suppose (and what many persons after wards did really suppose) to be a portion of Mr. Adam's speech, concluded as fol lows:. "Sink or swim, live or die, survive or perish, I am for the Declartion! Liv ing, it is my living sentiment, and, by the blessing cf God, it shall be my dying sen timent Independence sow, and Indepen dence forever!" - . Ye mentioned above that the declara tion did not pass without opposition. The facts, as stated by Judge M'Kcanand quo- ted by Watson, are in substance these: On ; 1693. It stood bac': r. Ii::!e frm the line the 1st of Jaly, the question cf Indcpcn- of the street, lu: i:i lieu of a green court deuce was taken in committee of the vhob, I yard, the place wjis hi:? i wLh bleached when the wholo seven representatives of' oyster shells the ;iccui.;u!;iti.'LS of years; Pennsylvania voted against it, and Dela- j left about the prerais u; evasion w clec ware, which had but two members present; tions, jut as s'umps cf cigaro, peanut divided. Cresar 1-odney, who had been sent for by express, soon after arrived, and voted for Independence. On the 4th of j boautitul pavcxe-nt in f:o f lud- en July, five representatives from Pennsylva-! dence Hall by f.-aring "i;.s" :ind hoping nia (the two who before voted against it j "outs." That single din:i;.uave inn for a being absent) gave their vote? thiee to two. No person actually signed the Declara- tion on the 4th of July. Mr. Kead, whose name appears amono; tlio signers, was on that day actually against it; and Morris, j Rush, Clymer, Smith, Taylor and Ross, lnhvhoso names alio ar-ncar. not Deinr 8D - pointed delegates by the State Convention until the 2J:h of July. The Declaration j was only ordered to be engrossed on parch - 1 ment on the 4th. and it was not until manv days after, that all the names were yfrixed. . j As a measure to prevent the presence of; srv.8 anti informer. n s.r.r(t. rpsolnt i.-n i sau to have üeen auoptcu by the House, that no member of the first year should I 1- 1 many thousand spectators) from the plat- 1 many thousand spectators) form of "The Observatory.'.' by Cnpt Hopkins of the Xavy. Tliis observaton pkms 01 the Aavy. lhis observatory bad been previously erected by Rittenhouso for the purpose of enabling him to observe the transit of Venus. It was about twenty fect high, and from twelve to fifteen square; I and was situated from fifty to sixty feet j outh of the State House, and from ffteen to twenty west of the main walk. Capt. H. who read the Declaration, was at the ' time commander of an armed brig, part jof his father's squadron of three vessels. ! j Previous to the erection of the SLate House, tiie ground towards Chesnut street was more elevated than it is at the present time, and was covered with whortleberry ; bushes. On the lineof Walnut street, the ' ground was lower, and built upon with a i ! few small houses, which were purchased I and demolished, for the purpose of cularir - . i j ino- and beautifyinff tho State House Souare j The yard at first was only about half i:s present depth fi present depth trom Chesnut street. It wasjcon.e fs and a. ai! :h. ,..-lv ,.f -rK.U irregular on its surlace, and no attention 1 A ' was paid to its appearance. On the Sixth street side, fifteen to twenty feet from the then brick wall, rested a long shed, which was the common shelter for parties of In-1 u? jri sprorui c.inV;i... e-:i:'.!e,'and dians occasionally visiting the city on busi- j .prawled out on a bam i!o r ir si ness. Among such a party, the late Thorn-j These side (dn.ws iiae now their coun- as Bradford saw, about the year 1757, the iTY1 111 " iluI ' " asemblagrs n 1 1 t.n - i ii t" it ! 1 1 ' which are taking i'l.iee ab. ut the ciumtrv, celebra ed old King eiidrick not long at riusbur;jllt yolk, n., , vluM before he joined Sir A illiara Johnson atjphfa, called for di-nhv's s.tl.e N:;:i.ral Lake George, and was there killed. This shed afterwards became an artillery range, having its gate on Chesnut street. In 17G0 the other half square, fronting on Walnut street, was purchased. After pulling down the houses there, the whole space was pro tected by a high brick wall;and at tho cen ter of the Walnut street wall was a ponder ous high gate, and a massive brick struct ure over the top of it, (placed there by j around, w ill fairlv c -njp.: with "the fj-bii Joseph Fox.) which was heavy but orna- j fandango, about to take phu-e n j 'i i!;dc- mental. Opposite this gate, on the south ' l,ih- They art; but the hand o;-an p-r-., nr , . , t , r, toimanees, the mciJen . s a;d a -.-i lenta's Mile of Walnut htreet, was a large space of 1 . .1 , t 1 .1 . V ' I about Ihe ih D. m- c:a:ic Xa- vacant ground. About 1 C-I, the fithcr oft tional Convention. They .L Sl .i preiend the late John Vaughan improved and taste-1 to have tho genoral run of the c. u::trv to fully adorned the yard, by profusely plant ing a meat variety of trees and shrubbery. Thus improved, it became a place of gen Oral resort as a delightful promenade. Windsor settees and garden chairs wore placed in appropriate places. After a time, however, this elegant promenade became a lounging place for loafers and tipplers by day, and rendezvous for profligate persons by night. This resulted in its desertion, by the better portion of society, in epito of efforts made to reatore its lost credit, by the removal of the scats ad the attempted dispersion of loafing loungers. In later years, the noble elms planted by Mr. Vaugh- an were annually so shorn of their leaves, by the caterpillars, that they were reluct antly cut down after attaining a large size. Tho heavy, prison dike brick wall, was fi nally removed to give place to the present NO. 35. airy and graceful palisade, numerous new trees were planted, and Independence Square is now a delightful resort, though not a very fashionable one. By the way, when Lord Cormvaliis took possession of Philadelphia, thi3 Square or "yard," as it was then styled wa3 made use cf S3 a Park bv his arniv. One can hardly realize that cnly a little more than half a century ago, the north side of Chesnut street, facing the old Stat House, now compactly lined with stately buildings, had but two good houses from Fifth to Sixth street. One cf these was the re&idencs of P. S. Duponceau, a: -the north-east corner cf Sixth, the site of Hart's Building the ether vra: tl.2 t-:ate Hot:?? Inn, a small two-alorv tävorr-. .f r .uh- dashed const: uc:io:i, vl.L-h wr.5 vr?;.jd in shells, and old u-baeo q !s. r,:.. now, in excuing political limes, t-itewe..i over the long time gave ail the eaiettainme-ut th n taken bv the court suitors, or Lvihose xh i hung about the Colonial Assemblies, and later, the primhiv C.n;;ie;. "B-i. de.so- late as it looked i:i '::.: ! W.-i.- son, "having a wat ;..-t i:,..-r-a ; !' .:-.r le:i shrubbery, and :!..- :.igi.l..i';g vqnn!- i open at.u ci eei i'-s, ir.ttre v;:,- i.'jt- ni- ! ing appendage i i a ir.v, .i ULx J prim I itivc walnut irres, vl-i-h s-.; v. i d: 1 point-rs t guiJ..-1', .aug r u ih- veu.-, able S'.r.to llou- haclf l-.v ....,! ih v,-;:. of cvmmou p.-ptdatiod. V!. . ill -'..aid lm firil cairv ;o thio c-.-u'-.iry, a:. 1 v.-.n i shown iv .-imuei i-o-:t-s. i.e.-e tnnn.iv. I I remains 1 1 lis g:v.:.ut i:. c j eve:i.i-i u.iV, : the crowd of associaik-:: V"l;ic;. !: .... axe c'- thorn) to make room for im- provezneuts. and in 1C1C ike la;, of tl.tin was cut down. "In fiillitig :via th street diagonally, itrc::ckcd will, k.-: branch es the eastern end cf the v:- II. u.- as if to take its last leave, cf i!.- Hai! ; 1. de pendence there." .vc-::i . hi 'j';XeS, in-inanufaC- !..se box Amor jr laid with other lelic v."vd, w (,-: tured from it.s remains. One of C3 was presented to Ltfayeiie. Mr. Watson's framed lelic pkr.un s, is oiie of the "Declaration ot Independence," and another of "The Hail of l!ide)ende:ice,,f both of which are framed wi:h pine cf the tabic of Independence, with cornis made of ihe last of the walnuts that had s.evia! the infant ciaJihig of cur n vi-:;, a u', had survived to &ee our m-mliooi ltider-endeiice ' assertod. Political Side Shcvrs. 1 There is a rust, :.! nr-vailhr. in thi 1 1 ' Ä - , country among one-h d-.-e fcLov.m ::, . f fal lowing big ciicu-.t s :: i u;e::a;.;ei i-s with C'rVl'l kIi.iW in v,b. w . .1 :.i ..:,-. II. drawn ttvether bv tho b:-how. 1 .sometimes a California h. ..r : . d .-v. ;r.. limes a bare Calif jrnian, but i i- d;c:i a bogus band of negio i:iii:i: N a. -. n-.;.-...i,.,l with a tlminvd divii.i.v in !. ! r. . . f . .l .n- Conventions. Thev b -ai about the s-arae comparison to thegivat Con..-ntto:i .-.t Cu cintnti, where every ( ngn.ssional i':3.ric: in every State in tho 1u;.j:i was fu.lv rep resented that an outsit niggc; she w dvs t a mammoth menage re or hirpodrorx-e. A buck rabbit and a bass drum uudtr a small tent, with a coloicd loor-koepor. will illustrate the side fch--w now oi:ig .-ti i.i Xew York. A big IkiW iidJJe and a d ir..--ing Julv. wi;h Tom and Jerry Landed show in. Inn like I. nolo Tom's cabin, con fine their exhibitions to tho fusion slates. They make a pror show, even in that re gion; a dime performance that d",s not pay, nor bear repo;ttlig. and will fizzl out like old Foote's prayer meeting, after N vorüber next. Plain Ihnkr, Ct Ri; rou Stajolr in Hou-i: -Mi Lewis S. Folsom, of Hancock c ur.:y. Mississippi, ives the following remedy for staggers, which he says never fails wheu applied in time: On ti e first symptoms cf the 6taggcis, taio i.na k-ah c i.f good English calomel; m.ikj three Ucr.a of it, and mix with molasses: jail on: Lis tongue, and, with a spoon put it as fr down as possible; in one hour the same, and in ona hour raoie the same; and in ono hour af cr the calomel, give him one piat of castor oil and one pint of whisky, mixed, and bleed freely at tho nostrils fiom th ctxrr. and if anything will cure, this will, l'tcv or saw it fii. t X