. From colony to commonwealth, being a brief history of federation. Together with a record of the festivities and ceremonies which took place in the city of Sydney on the occasion of the proclamation of the Commonwealth in January, 1901. l. The shotthat was fired by the Farmers at Lexington echoed aroundthe world, and the colonies were lost to England they were in no position for self-government. TheContinental Congress that made the war and conductedaffairs and issued the Declaration of Independence, wascomposed of delegates from thirteen colonies, and all thepower they had was as
. From colony to commonwealth, being a brief history of federation. Together with a record of the festivities and ceremonies which took place in the city of Sydney on the occasion of the proclamation of the Commonwealth in January, 1901. l. The shotthat was fired by the Farmers at Lexington echoed aroundthe world, and the colonies were lost to England they were in no position for self-government. TheContinental Congress that made the war and conductedaffairs and issued the Declaration of Independence, wascomposed of delegates from thirteen colonies, and all thepower they had was as delegates. There was no was no real Confede-racy or Commonwealth. Theywere like the Dutchmen in the Netherlands. There hadnever been a real Union in the world, and these men hadno precedent to guide them in forming a nation. Nationsused to grow. Now, a nation had to be made andchristened. When peace was declared in 1783 theCongress was almost powerless, for nothing could bedone without, the consent of nine States ; and such amajority, in times of peace, was unthinkable. They hadno power to alter tariffs, to regulate coinage, or do whatwas required for nation making, so a Convention was 20 FROM COLONY TO THE LATE RIGHT HON. W. BEBE DALLEV, P. L. ,A LEADING STATESMAN OF GHEST AWARI
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