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Show SOUTH CACHE COURIER. HYRUM. UTAH few years. During those years the Revolution was won, the Constitution was adopted and George Washington was elected the first President. Deover to him. cember 6, 1700, he removed the seat of W f- - ;,. wr .... h,' r ?i. v &W'j V .V - i&X .y1w5JS-- V Z" v ':' 3&t ;' .v a .AvArt . 4 K isx5yC 1". '&irsvc.y . d U.,v' i fi&8&a iM-- ' t-,- ?, ys ''VV w wy ESSBc?' J- rifea - Declaratipn and institution Find aHomEatLast 7 By JOHN DICKINSON SHERMAN F COURSE you know being a good American and therefore a student of the history and of the institutions of your country that the British in the War of 1812 entered Washington August 24, 1814, and burned all the public buildings. But did you ever read the story of Dolly Madison fleeing from the White House, with the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the picture of George Washington in her arms? Thats a bit exaggerated, of course, but It gives a hint of the many adventures of the wanderings of these two bulwarks of our liberty in search of a permanent home during the last century. Now, at last, these adventurous wanderings are over. The Declaration and the Constitution rest together in a permanent repository in the Library of Congress at Washington.- And the people of the United States of America have a new national shrine. There are not many of these national shrines. There are many, places where the good American should stand bareheaded in reverence places like Lexington and Concord, Bunker Hill and the Alamo. There are many names names that suggest holy ground like Nathan Hale, Francis Scott Key and George Rogers Clark. But the truly national shrines are few. One is the Liberty Bell in Independence Hall at Philadelphia. Mount Vernon and the Washington Monument are two more. The Lincoln Memorial at Washington is another. The tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington is still another. This new national shrine, is worthy of its purpose. The permanent home of the Declaration and the Constitution Is fitting and appropriate. The shrine itself is a, work of architectural beauty. The hall of the Library of Congress is one of the most satisfying interiors in the world. marble forms the Grayish-blacbackground of the shrine. In gold letters is the Inscription, The Declaration of Independence and the ConstituThere are tion of the United States. bronze doors which can be opened or closed at will. Bronze eagles flank the shrine. The whole Is inclosed by a white marble rail. The Declaration is set In a marble niche in the wall. It Is inclosed in a metal case. The parchment document Is covered with two sheets of heavy plate glass, between which there is a transparent film of gelatin whicn neu: tralizes the actinic rays of light. This should prevent further fading. The document of the Constitution is contained in a large case just below the Declaration. Many wanderings, much exhibition and 147 years of wear and tear have left their marks on the Declaration. At first the parchment was kept rolled. Rolling and unrolling have made many cracks. Long exposure to the light has badly faded the text. This fading, however, has been uniform and k . , the text is still legible. The signatures have faded worse than the text. This is due 4o the fact that the ink of the text was of the best' quality, while that of the names was of varying quality, the signatures being written at different times. The ink of those days was in the form of powder, which was mixed with water as occasion demanded. Literally, the signatures have peeled off rather than faded. It has been definitely decided to attempt no restoration. The Declaration will, therefore, remain for all time in its original form. The dedication of this new national shrine was unostentatious. Herbert Putnam, librarian of congress, had charge of the ceremonies. President Coolidge and a company of notables were there. Now you may go and see these two priceless documents the like of which is not in all the world. And now for a glance at; their wanderings of a century and a half I The Declaration, in the form you may see it, was not signed July 4, but was completed in its present form during the summer of 1776. It was in the custody of Charles Thomson, secretary of the Second Continental Congress, who kept it in his office in the Pennsylvania state house, afterwards known as Independence Hall. In November of 1776 Washington was forced back into Pennsylvania by the British and congress moved to Baltimore, taking the Declaration and other state papers with it in 'a light wagon. Thus began the Declarations wanderings. Congress moved back to Philadelphia, then fled (in 1777) to Lancaster and to York. The Declaration went with congress. July 2, 1778, congress, back again in Philadelphia, ordered a celebration on July 4, just two years from the day. of signing. Therq was a parade of the army, a salute of thirteen guns and much cheering for the Perpetual and Undisturbed Independence of the United States of America. ' This independence was destined to be perpetual, but not undisturbed. The Declaration rested from its wanderings only until June 23, 1783. Then a band of soldiers marched into Philadelphia, drew up before the state house and demanded pay. Congress didnt have the money and fled to Princeton, N. J. In November it reassembled at Annapolis, Md. Next it met at Trenton, N. J., and in 1785 the seat of government was transferred to New York. And of course congress took the Declaration along. Federal Hall, Wall and Nassau streets, New York, was the abiding place of the Declaration for the next rr vutun NtvtfAttt union RED TOP the rooster was very proud of himself. He strutted around ' Red Top the barnyard boasting. Yes, I got him up. No one else could get him up. lie would say the night before that he wanted to get up early the next morning and then when morning came he would say: Well, I. dont believe I have to, get up quite so I ran early. a little for sleep bit longer. Philadelphia the documents were Maron first kept, ket street and later at Fifth and Chest- nut. In 1800 the seat of government to was the city of Washington. March 4, 1801, Jefferson became President and James Madison, secretary of state, became custodian of the documents. He had had a hand in the making of the Constitution, but not of the Declaration. The documents were housed first in the Treasury, then in the Seven Buildings and finally in the War Office building, on the site of the present State, War and Navy departments. Then came the War of 1812, with James Madison President and James Monroe secretary of state. Monroe waited till the British were within sight from Washington and then gent off the Declaration and Constitution with several sacks of state papers by wagon. These papers were housed over night in a barn beyond Georgetown and the next day were taken 30 miles more to Leesburg. Here a minister named ' Littlejohn hid them until the British left Washington. John Quincy Adams, Henry Clay, Martin Van Buren and John Forsyth, successive secretaries of state, had charge of the documents until 1840, various buildings being occupied. In the meantime, several buildings had been erected under the LEnfant plan, drafted under George Washingtons supervision. Among these was the patent office, still standing at Seventh and F streets. This white marble building was supposed to be fireproof. In 1841, Secretary of State Daniel Webster, perhaps the Constitutions most eloquent expounder, transferred the documents to this building, There the Declaration, with other historical documents was put on exhibition for the American people to see. It hung there, exposed to the light, for the next 35 years. The opening of the Centennial exposition in 1876 at Philadelphia took the Declaration back to Independence hall. There it was placed on exhibition in a fireproof safe with a plate glass door. The damaged condition of the document called forth much comment. In 1880 a committee of the National Academy of Sciences considered its restoration. Its report accomplished nothing. Philadelphia made a strenuous effort to retain the Declaration, but in 1877 it was returned to Washington and was put upon exhibition in the library of the State, War and While there the Navy departments. supposedly fireproof patent office was gutted by fire. In 1894 the condition of the Declaration aroused somebody to action. This was in Clevelands second term and Walter Q. Gresham was secretary of state. It was removed from exhibition and locked up in a safe in care of Secretary Gresham. There It remained for 27 years. President Harding became interested in the question of a proper permanent repository for the Declaration and in 1921 he ordered it taken 10 the Library of Congress and locked up until a shrine could be prepared for it. This time the Declaration went under guard' and, in an automobile. Fate did not spare him to sde the completed shrine. There are many good Americans who have no patience with those who cannot see the Hand of Providence in American history. They give thanks to Providence for the upraising of great Americans for great emergencies, for unexpected aid in great crises. These good Americans regard as nothing less than Providential the survival of the Declaration and the Constitution, knocked about from pillar to post for so many years and exposed to vicissitudes far beyond the ordinary. new-bui- lt o C'CuTiSp 5yW GRAHAM BONNER government to Philadelphia. There the two documents were put in the custody of Thomas Jefferson, secretary of state, who had drawn the original draft of the Declaration but had had no hand in the Const i t u t i o n. In transferred j&BIZAHy Eveiii& Fairy Tale President Washington was inaugurated in Federal hall April 30, 17S9. The Declaration and Constitution, now together for the first time, were turned SUFFERED PAID Daddys And they would let him sleep. Oh, he was a hard one to get up I could tell from in the morning. all the things I heard in the barnyard. They would teaze him about it They would laugh and say: You didnt see the sunrise morning, did you? We thought wanted to see it rise! 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