A history of the United States for Catholic schools . his signature, some one, alludingto his great wealth, said: There go millions; while anotherremarked: No, there are several Charles Carrolls, where-upon the eminent signer added to his name the words: OfCarrollton, saying as he did so, they cannot mistake menow. Stephen Hopkins was affiicted with palsy; when he waswriting his name a by-stander remarked, Your hand trem-bles. The patriot answered, True, but my heart does adoption of the Declaration of Independence causedgreat rejoicing throughout the country, except in Tory
A history of the United States for Catholic schools . his signature, some one, alludingto his great wealth, said: There go millions; while anotherremarked: No, there are several Charles Carrolls, where-upon the eminent signer added to his name the words: OfCarrollton, saying as he did so, they cannot mistake menow. Stephen Hopkins was affiicted with palsy; when he waswriting his name a by-stander remarked, Your hand trem-bles. The patriot answered, True, but my heart does adoption of the Declaration of Independence causedgreat rejoicing throughout the country, except in Tory thirteen British colonies had ceased to exist. In their placestood a new nation—The United States of America. The oldLiberty Bell rang out the glad tidings to all the land, whileevery steeple re-echoed it. In New York the excited patriotspulled down the leaden statue of George III on horseback andmolded it into bullets for the use of the army. The peoplerealized that they must make good this declaration of independ-ence by a desperate BENJAMIN FRANKLIN THOMAS JKFFERSON ROBERT MORRIS JOHN ADAMS Revolutionary Leaders FIRST PERIOD OP THE WAR 193 How they shouted! What rejoicings! How the old bell shook the air,Till the clang of freedom ruffled The cahn, gliding Delaware! How the bonfires and the torches Illumed the nights repose,And from the flames, like fabled phoenix, Our glorious Liberty arose! —W. B. Wallaces Liberty Bell. 259. The Opposing Armies at New York. General Howesoon sailed from Halifax to New York and established hisheadquarters on Staten Island. Thither came his brother,Admiral Howe, with re-enforcements from England, and Clin-ton from his defeat at Fort Moultrie. Howe had now underhis command about thirty thousand well-armed , divining the plans of the enemy, gathered all hisavailable forces, about seventeen thousand men, at New Yorkto protect the city. Fort Lee and Fort Washington were builton opposite sides of the Hudson. Bro
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