tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post1703580405007406567..comments2024-03-28T04:26:30.557-05:00Comments on Boston 1775: Newspaper Scoop of the Year 1776Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-79002839429708557902015-07-06T13:02:57.331-05:002015-07-06T13:02:57.331-05:00Thanks for the added info! Thanks for the added info! J. L. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-32197190028436106422015-07-05T21:14:36.845-05:002015-07-05T21:14:36.845-05:00Just a slight correction: The Continental Congress...Just a slight correction: The Continental Congress would not have been "Tweeting" out of Carpenters' Hall on July 3, 1776. At that time they were meeting in the Pennsylvania State House, today famously known as Independence Hall. <br /><br />And just as an aside: I've always agreed with Adams. The 2nd was the day that Lee's resolution for calling for independence was approved, and should be celebrated. July 4 was when Congress approved the press release, (the Declaration) and ordered that it be printed and sent out. That's just how I've looked at it. Not that it matters.Bill Caughlanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14060450844280800484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-57511623235079061652015-07-05T09:33:01.339-05:002015-07-05T09:33:01.339-05:00I was not aware of the Pennsylvania Gazette blurb,...I was not aware of the Pennsylvania Gazette blurb, so I was thrilled to see this; however, the scoop was actually had by the Pennsylvania Evening Post, not the Gazette, on the previous day. In its July 2, 1776, issue: "This day the CONTINENTAL CONGRESS declared the UNITED COLONIES FREE and INDEPENDENT STATES." Todd Andrlikhttp://allthingsliberty.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-3938818435153316572015-07-03T22:59:22.146-05:002015-07-03T22:59:22.146-05:00Exactly. The 4th was when the Congress “declared” ...Exactly. The 4th was when the Congress “declared” the result and reasons for its vote on the 2nd. J. L. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-42828158816369495402015-07-03T18:37:30.088-05:002015-07-03T18:37:30.088-05:00The vote on the Lee resolution on July 2nd, 1776 f...The vote on the Lee resolution on July 2nd, 1776 formally committed the thirteen colonies to independence. The vote on July 4th was a follow-on vote to approve a statement (declaration) setting forth the reasons for that resolution. EJWitekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05796418061787943596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-88760147981350161902015-07-03T16:57:15.918-05:002015-07-03T16:57:15.918-05:00Yes, there's no doubt that the Congress voted ...Yes, there's no doubt that the Congress voted for independence on 2 July. I quoted John Adams's prediction that that date would be celebrated some years back. But I don't think the Congress "declared" independence, as the newspaper item said, until 4 July when its members approved a public statement to that effect. <br /><br />Of course, it's possible that this sentence in the newspaper was authorized by the Congress, as a way of getting the press of their backs while they were continuing to debate. "Okay, okay, we're independent! Happy now? You know, we'd finish this declaration a lot quicker if we didn't have to keep stopping to answer questions." J. L. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-56142195317006414762015-07-03T13:48:31.758-05:002015-07-03T13:48:31.758-05:00My reading of this is different than yours.
Richa...My reading of this is different than yours. <br />Richard Henry Lee had presented a resolution for Independence to the Continental Congress on June 7, 1776. Because several colonies were not willing to vote for Independence, Congress delayed debate on the resolution until July 1st. In the intervening period Congress selected a committee to draft a formal statement of Independence if and when the resolution was adopted. A draft document was presented to the Congress on June 28th. On July 1st debate began on Lee's resolution. It became obvious that the majority of the colonies was in favor of the resolution but it was felt that it should be adopted unanimously. To ensure this, the vote was delayed until 2 July when 12 colonies voted in favor of independence with New York abstaining.<br />John Adams would later write that July 2nd would be celebrated as the most important day in American history. I see no problem with the Pennsylvania Gazette's scoop.EJWitekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05796418061787943596noreply@blogger.com