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The Daily Advertiser
New York, New York County, New York
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On August 12, 1788, respectable federalists from Hurley and adjacent towns met at Captain Cornelius Du Bois's house to celebrate the ratification of the U.S. Federal Constitution by eleven states, including New York. They drank toasts accompanied by field-piece discharges, and the day ended joyfully.
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A field-piece being prepared; after which the following toasts were drank, each with a discharge of said field-piece:
1. The Congress of the United States. 2. His Most Christian Majesty. 3. General Washington. 4. The eleven States who have adopted the Constitution. 5. The Federal Patriots in the late Convention of New-York. 6. The brave officers and soldiers of the late American army. 7. The memory of the heroes who have fallen in defence of American liberty. 8. The State of New-York. 9. A speedy coalition of parties in pursuit of the public good. 10. May wisdom and unanimity per-vade the councils of the United States. 11. Liberty and happiness to all mankind.
The day passed with hearts full of joy, and decent regularity, and much to the wishes and satisfaction of all present.
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Hurley
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The 12th Of August, 1788
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the day passed with hearts full of joy, and decent regularity, and much to the wishes and satisfaction of all present.
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A number of respectable inhabitants of Hurley and adjacent towns, federalists and well-wishers of the common cause of America, met at the house of Captain Cornelius Du Bois to congratulate each other on the ratification of the grand Federal Constitution by eleven sister states, particularly New-York. A field-piece was prepared, and the following toasts were drank, each with a discharge: 1. The Congress of the United States. 2. His Most Christian Majesty. 3. General Washington. 4. The eleven States who have adopted the Constitution. 5. The Federal Patriots in the late Convention of New-York. 6. The brave officers and soldiers of the late American army. 7. The memory of the heroes who have fallen in defence of American liberty. 8. The State of New-York. 9. A speedy coalition of parties in pursuit of the public good. 10. May wisdom and unanimity per-vade the councils of the United States. 11. Liberty and happiness to all mankind.