The Attitude of James Buchanan (a Cit- izen of Lancaster County) towards the Institution of Slavery in the United States It is the happy and appropriate function of an historical society, with even the local limitations of ours, to fearlessly explore and faithfully chron- icle the events of general

Members of Congress Who Represented Lancaster County in the United States Congress From 1789 to the Present Time By HON. A. G. SEYFERT NDER the Constitution of the United States the powers of government are arranged under three heads : Legislative, Executive and Judicial. The Legislative power is

cele- brate the Sesqui-Centennial Anniversary of one of the oldest liberal arts colleges in the United States. Other events which added to the significance of the great occasion in- cluded the annual meetings of the Pennsylvania Historical Association which were held on the College Campus October 15

Ode to the United States on its Bicentennial and to the Rededication of its People to the Principles of the Declaration of Independence by Rabbi Samson A. Shain Rabbi Samson Aaron Shain was a good friend of the Lancaster County Historical Society, and was a dear personal friend of the editor. His

Signers And Ratifiers Of The Constitution Of The United States By MRS. CHARLES M. COLDREN Of the eight Pennsylvanians who attended the Constitutional Convention in 1787, and became signers of that immortal document, seven are shown on the plate opposite page 178. The upper four bear a direct

. September 27 is therefore the Sesqui Centennial of the day when Lancaster was the National Capital, an honor which but three other cities in the United States are privileged to have. Threatened by the British Army, which had thrown Washington's Army into retreat at Chadds Ford on the Brandywine on September