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Newspaper
Nutley Sun
Location
Nutley, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1906
Page
2
A poem laments colonial restraint and celebrates independence on the Fourth of July. It contrasts festive days with past tyranny, recalling fathers who proclaimed freedom and defiance against the King as the nation marks its holiday.
The piece traces the 1777 flag design adopted by Congress with thirteen stripes and stars, Betsy Ross sewing it, and notable battles at Oriskany and Lake Champlain. It notes John Paul Jones aboard the Ranger, Yorktown era symbols, and a Fourth of July table decor idea with patriotic foods and crafts.
Spectators atop hills watch smoke and fire as ships duel, then a lone mast appears with the Stars and Stripes. Patriots cheer that Macdonough won saving the nation, as the band plays The Star-Spangled Banner.
A Belfast based Bunker Hill link ties Independence Day to the original site near Belfast. Cornerstone laid June 17 and Daniel Webster delivered the address with Lafayette present. A dedication address by Webster and President Tyler’s cabinet attended. In 1842 Winthrop’s address read by ex-Governor Leng.
The Continental Congress moved toward full separation on July 4 1776 with Richard Henry Lee introducing independence. A committee of Jefferson Adams Franklin Sherman and Livingston drafted the declaration later signed by 56 delegates from 13 states. The piece also notes Puritan music disdain and early American psalm singing led by William Billings and the New England Psalm Singer.
The text notes a composer whose later pieces took a patriotic turn and gained popularity. It cites works such as Singing Master’s Assistant, Music in Minute, Lamentations Over Boston, Retrospect, Independence, and Columbia, highlighting their revolutionary spirit and popularity.
In 1775 to 1776, flags on Prospect Hill and Boston’s batteries bore national and patriotic mottos like An Appeal to Heaven and Dont tread on me. Virginia showed a coiled rattlesnake, Washington’s army used the thirteen-stripe banner, and British troops misread the blue field with crosses as submission to the King.
The piece notes belief that the original US flag had twelve stars due to Georgia’s non voting status. It claims Philadelphia ladies made a flag from the Washington escutcheon, given to John Paul Jones, carried on the Bon Homme Richard, shot away in battle, and recovered by Lt. Stafford who nailed it to the masthead.
The record references an act of Congress dated June 14, 777 with unclear standard recognition by the government. Further readable details are scarce, yielding a brief archival note about a formal government acknowledgment on that date.
A haggard prisoner mutters a fear filled line about death and escape as he fears never seeing a live man again and mentions an English bred horse on the Fourth of July in a dramatic wartime scene.
July 4 1776 events described as stirring in Philadelphia with the signal bell ringing and the city illuminated. Citizens rejoiced with bonfires and a longest night of celebration. In New York a figure of George II was toppled from its pedestal and molded into bullets.
The text notes that the resolution behind the Declaration of Independence passed the House on July 2, but the Declaration was signed July 4, leading to July 4 being celebrated. It mentions the delay in signing and the chosen celebration date.
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