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Newspaper
Monticello Express
Location
Monticello, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1916
Page
3
A passage from Sir Walter Scott exalts patriotism and condemns self centered pride. It contrasts soul and love of country with hollow titles wealth and power, warning that such men will be forgotten and unhonored.
Delegates from New York and Pennsylvania along with John Morris signed the Declaration on August 2. Thomas McKean signed later due to absence, with new members allowed to sign as late as November. Congress ordered printed copies with signers’ names in January 1777 to spread the document to states and records. Mary Katherine Goddard printed the copies in Baltimore, expanding the document’s reach and readers’ access.
A poetic reminiscence celebrating America’s independence. It recalls the first Fourth of July heroics, wartime resilience, and the annual display of Old Glory to spur patriotism, courage, and national unity through enduring ideals of freedom and peace.
In 1754 George Washington at age twenty two led a small force toward Fort Duquesne. After building Fort Necessity on the Monongahela, he fought a night ambush at Jumonville Glen, killed the French commander, and later surrendered to De Villiers with 400 men marching out with drums and flags.
The article recalls Fourth of July toasts in Philadelphia in 1814. General Barker praises Jefferson and the Declaration. Mintzer honors General Pike and friends, while Bartram extols democracy and American virtue over Elba and Berlin.
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