Show nations treasured historic shrine MEMORIAL 10 AMERICAS revolutionary HEROES f 4 A ar w i ta L 4 1 X tu 1 I y k 1 t the washington memorial chapel el of galley polley forge and at right the porch ol 01 the allies the mull small pictures show the front and rear of 0 the litany desk in the chapel when the washington memorial at valley forge ii Is completed at a cost of the united states iii possess one of the tand ing memorials memo of or the tile orld alread llie tile thaniel lai has been called tile american westminster tim this chapel is 11 the tile cirel first of tile great tine sines of buildings filch will compoe e tile lie memorial mr avid nd louras gather from every talt state in the uni union 0 n ai as well ai as from other countries to ice see tile ali unique group ai as they rise one by one cro broning crots nini ning the tile itin ammil imil here we unive ing tons t army camped during the terrible winter inter of 1777 U singleness OF PURPOSE IN revolution the separation of the thirteen united states of america from great blidan hail had the slowness and find inevitability of a natural growth the fruit of did not drop from the parent branch bratich until it bad had been matured b events and reached full ripeness ft lien the second continental congress as semb ledon on may 10 1775 the skirmish nt at lexington and concord was but three weeks old and the siege of boston boton by unorganized bands of new englanders bad had be gun the congress had been rebuffed by the british king who had re fused to receive its declaration of rights and vames that document had been drawn up as an ultimatum to the mother country the kings reply had been indirect but clear lie ile had begun military and preparations to put down donn rebellion despite this state of affairs few members of the congress if it any desired sep armlon bej benjimin min franklin later bald that the first word be he hid bid heard in favor of in dependence aas ft as in march starch 1771 john jay afterward said that the first talk of separation he heard was in the fall of that year olive branch extended but however far separation was from their thoughts the members of the congress had cast the die and they staunchly adhered to its impress they I 1 sued a declara tion of the baues and necessity of taking up anns arms in which they professed loyalty to the crown and ju justified stifled the by force of the colonies tho declaration et expressly pressly stated that we mean nt to dissolve tint that union which lias has so long and so happily sub aisted between us the declaration wis dispatched and pending a response the con gross gress took steps to male the col cot onles resistance by force effective it took control over the army besieging boston appointed officers and called upon the state govern ments to raise arms and men it appointed george washington corn mander in chief of the armed forces revolutionary victories Viet orle civil and military events moved rapidly revolutionary organization took the reins of government from british officials even eien in the royal colonies the battle of bunker hlll was fought later the british were forced to evacuate boston ard new eng england land was thus cleared of loselle troops ethan alien allen and benidt arnold led forces that captured tlc alc forts nt at ticonderoga and crown point montreal was captured but quebec withstood attack and the former place bad had to be abandoned attempts of southern lories to break the power of the ests failed meanwhile the king had replied to the congress declaration ue he denounce nou nce the americans as and forbade commercial relations with them an act blockading the colonial ports wis wig passel passe 1 by par diament the engross ri gress retaliated by opening american ports to vessels of all nations in disregard of the britti navi navigation gatien acts step to independence with affairs at this pitch public opinion still did not favor a sever ance from greit cre it britain the first off iclal act that showed the turn of the tide ilde came in may lay 1770 when the congress suggested that each colony form a government based on the assumption that the crown g s authority mas as no longer binding the tte first nose toward In depend ence came li in the same month not trim the congress but from the provincial convention of I 1 which instructed the con gressional gress lonal delegates to propose a resolution of independence this was done on june 7 by richard henry I 1 ice ce the delegates as a bhole how eer were not jet prepared for so a step the vote on the resolution nas uns postponed but the proponents of the tile measure min the fourth of july hily to the sages who spoke to the heroes who bled to the day and the deed strike the harp strings of glory 1 let the song of the ransomed re member the dead and the tongue of the eloquent hallow the story 1 oer the bones of the bold be the story long told tok and on fames golden tablets their triumphs enrolled enol led who on freedoms creer hills hill freedoms banner un unfurled furd and the beacon ere fire raised that gave light to the world I 1 they are gone mighty meriland meril and they sleep in ui their tame fame Q shall 11 wp w over forget them oh near no let our sons learn from us to embalm each great name and the anthem send down in dependence depend ene fo forever reverl I 1 wake wake heart and tongue 1 keep the theme ever young let their deeds jirouch the long line of ages be sung who on freedoms green hills freedoms banner unfurled and the beacon fire raised that gave light to the world I 1 chres charles sprague op aged to obtain the appointment ot of v committee to draw up a delara deil ira aln botille alle the camittee was en gabed in the nork ork of drafting the proponents whipped up w sul port for the resolution on july I 1 it received the votes of nine state dele gallons and on a later date the tile ote was unanimous colonies united the DeLlar atlon of independence was horn flora on july 4 alien lien the re port of the committee of thomas Jef jefferson ferbon benjamin I 1 rank tin john adams ad ims roger a sherman jn and robert R I 1 ivingston vias unanimously adopted it was born one year and thice mice months after the fighting at I 1 lexington ex ington and concord ushered in armed hostility be tween the Coln les and the mother country subsequent events proved how beneficial to the new nation this slow birth was the happening ot the fifteen months had taught tiiu glit the file colonies to work in unison and had given them a common outlook they showed their strength and singleness less of purpose in their sue ce castu Stu prosecution of the tile war and that ended in the strong cwern ment apy they created true hat that government in its early das ofin had trouble maintaining its autto authority rity but it was never seriously edlao en lang ered until the ce occasion caslon ot the tile visit war the outcome of that struggle ie settled ett led for all time roe the question of the oneness of the american union nations firm foundation rarely does history shw sh w a parallel case ot of a nation cp ringing from a reio lation pros ing as stable as the united states has beai dur ing the years of its existence there can con be no gainsaying that this stability has proceeded largely from the birc instances of the na alons birth there here was no abrupt break with the past as has been the case fill thany I 1 european and arid latin american aci nci aad guib south american republics the Amer american kiin revolution evolved naturally aatu rally from froin the american people s political mitu rily and strength and the of american institutions for the good of us all roust must proceed in the future as in la the past slowly and upon firm ground franillin Fran llin famous toast at the conclusion of the war franklin Frankl lu the minister and the fience minister were dining together and a toast from ech vua as requested the british ter began george III abo ho ll 11 ke e the sun in its merl dlan a luster throughout and eni enl gaitens the world the french minister fol followed lomed the illustration illustrations I 1 louls 11 nho tile the moon shela thild and benignant lays upon and influences the globe E brankl ln then followed george nshon lIns liln ton commander of the merlein merl cin armies nho mho ulc ille joshi 1 of old commanded the sun and moon to stand still and they obeyed him AX sai 14 fa T f i P exterior view of the west side of 0 Read headquarters quarters at valley forge |