Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1853-01-28
from the New Yof. Herald.
4 ct ESTION OF STATE PRIDE.


NORTH Carolina rs, Iirgia : Dr. Hrtcs rs. Gen i!talc
We publish The columns ui line Herr Id, this lnofaag
interesting lr;rrr from The Hon j. ~ H. Bar, repre-
sentative itom IA inN,rnlh district Of VlrGnla, in C"n-
pcss The subject I" Anrticar Independence. Til" i'm
mediate pTo,ocliuu ,u This letter MAS the lecture Dr.
Hawkes. before the New lpk Historical Society, The
lTih "t December last! rsed upon 'l assumption liai r
county al M'rhrE5Ig, -, IS cntit!td 10 u" honor %:
,h fts; Gci-iy t, c;use q American iI."
leidrncc. Cen. .an taxes np the gauntlet Gs inr"wn
do" and produces conclusive rvienc: Of somewhat ~
tnlar movement, y,ar hc;or", in Dunm,rc county VII
ania ShenInlnah The heat al thc present democratic
"rcnih Legion "i that State.
We arprrhend however, ha, Gcn EcaIs &q7 I 4,e n D.
specific eh"rac'r Of the caim pa! N r. ~ Gen b. ,upro-c-
ciu;:i !oi tn. first mov,rmlht t"wads declaration OF
American Independence" but in his words ~ reported
and published in the Herald Dr. Hawke claims that
"Firs,--it the shores 81 North Carolina th l!
irst Enul- rolory was plantcd Americas scconty-i!'
first blood sri in bl'tlr with the troops 0i the nti'i'
government in support OF the principles 6i i'' american
revolution The blood Of North Caronan: ani IN" rSt
battle the soil 0f that State; and hlrdIy I'M iF,
declaration OF independence ever promulgated III any "'
those colonies from North Carolina more Than year
before The National Declar"tiou oi July 4, l710
This The issuc,hc first "ahsGlutc declaration o ndr-
u.ndcpcr as claimed by DIR. Hawkes. IN behalf oi Norm
Carolina aHd referred 10 by tie Hon )" a. H'alam III
his very Interesting lecture before The same society on
Thursday NIGHT last. True the Virginia movement ':"a
year in advance Of m; in Mcckcnhnrs af The "r'icr may
have suggested the latter; but still the irst was con mn
gent und absolute declaration oi lndc'' ndcnrc HN'
lhc list Atmn. he premises al General bcac MS case
s made out; but having mistaken The real issue te c:
Of North Caroina remains intact wicl! IL MS that ~,
citizens III Mccklcn5urG comfy in that state, promulgated
the first declaration ui American lrdc!cnf nee
We cleeriuy give place. in~cre 10 The letter ui nc'fa
Bealc on "t It's Interesting historical ini"t'a"'
which Will doubtless hc acceptable I" hr Hawkes. a''
t!.c Ncn Yui historical Society 10 III: patriotic i"
ple n The cid "cnih Legion vi N2inn, and OF The cOun-
try nj large.
INTERESTING LETTER FROM THE HON. !. NJ
r. BEAi.E.
ToMe Editor ofihc Mar IorE Herald
House. OF REPRESENTATIVES,, Jan. ~ 1929
hay read in the Herald Of the lI u, an address driver
ri by the REV Dr. Hawkes. before the n. i"k Historical So
co,y the History OF North Carolina, IN "hich h'
claims the penpc oi the county OF eckicn3nr. {" una
State first towards declaration o amcrca'
With no a,,rn.pt or wish 10 dciract from the meri
OF the movement made by the patriotic people oil hut por
lion oi our country yet IL due 10 political j'scc an
the truth Of history say HAT evidence cxisis m c mos
unms character which shows that the ist Know:
step ken in the open assertion u American rights ana III
dependence occurred among the people nhahi!n9 ihc it
county Of Dunmore, 80 named after Lprd puhho'e, no"
called Shenandoah in tie Valley OF virginia.
The opinion has long prevailed Win Tie casnai edue
and The incorrect historian that the patriots OF ccNlnofe
\. G., "opened The bali of the Revolution lhc isarhe'
divine has assumed lhs current belief 10 De iacl anu tf
committed hstorca 5iundcr Bu' TO The records OF IN
facts:
The Rev Peter NJ uhicnburg Lutheran clersynan from
lapp", Penn-ysania removed III Inc year l'-' - "o"
stock Durnorc conny Virginia and bccnmc Pas'oF oi IN
church in that village III daccndcd from German pa
rcnanc and although born in tnnsyv was ednc' !"
Halle, n
1oca and the affection Of ,hG whole Germnnc family "hft
had led between The Blue Rge and 'hc Alegany, Ia
he uow counties Page. Shenandoah and Rocknghun'
In The carly rart Of he yea: lti 'c G',',>'H ~ -
murnur at British cncroachmens upon colonial nights an"
.ccn test reached liz w!en the news o Inc HdSs"st
Of tie Boston Port bill conveyed Throughout inc "
While there have 1crn c'nccftsd movement o S.S
nnce throughout the Sutc Dunnnfe county was le 'st "
step forward and boldly proclaim lis opinions ~ f.ee'c "
the great questions then aaitatins the country. S r
" gave itself dsnc, organization. coiadstngulsnoo
atrI
Safcty the pIeruyatises Of which were TO erect "so'
10 the royal power in case OF necessity.
Tine meeting which took hess iunl revr'a''h"'y =, =
was held Woodstock hc 10th June, ii4 one Fea =.
fare the celebrated icckcubrg meeting, which occurred II
June i775 Tie Rev Peter Muhenburg was chosen la'
Moderator Of the meeting; and afterwards, US Chairman
the committee Resolutions reported nnnoef VI sP'',
aud appropriate resolutions, the tore o "hlcn WIS o"
than public opinion then prepared 10 SANCTION ne ~
loving pau Of The noble sentiments 'heh P'' i'' ~
ihosc patriotic lovers Of liberty
THAT will pay due submission Ia such ac's q ever
nent his Majesty has right b. aw 70 'Src'ss over "
subjects, and ~ such only
rhnt Il i ,hc ,tcrrnr rih nt British subjects ir y
governed ard taxed bp representatives 'h":cn y i'es'.
unly and act III; The British tit'l'''',
inc the inherent pclicy ol America IS hHnsn"n' '
cans titHona. invasion C uu! r;gEs ana r'i't-.e.
THAT the enforcing The execution oi ~: Sa'a ~ " ~
lament by military power will have necessary 't' ;
m cause civil va- thereby dissolvpg lhns union wa"
S o Iono happiv subsistei bctwccn the mother cnuh
and her colonies; ard that will most heartily ana un
mously concur with suffering brethren oi oos.oh' az
! other part ul Norm AicI'C' w" 80
victims of tyranny in promoting ali proper ne.sot
avert such dreadful ca!nrcs, 10 procure ie,, "
,a,anrea and To secure our COMMON liberties.
The other resolutions coEi;aun al mat Pf!o' "'
eating importation or expectation with H:sTi h'i"', m
a.ans The East India Company, who are ci't" ~ ~. J.
vic tools Of arbitrary power" The proceedings cos.
"pcisna themselves each other, and I" our coa: -, ~
We will nvioaaly adhere 10 the votes "l t,is Gay ~
Committee Safely apd Correspondence nVpo''" W -; "
county consisted 81 the Rev Peter MnheHang' I"'i'r
Francis Slaughter. Abraham Bird i"ytn"r be's Wa." @
of The undersiencd,) John Upton AMI Aornhain ho"'
| Esqs., members. -:
| The proceedings Of The meeting published Ia '!h
the Virgnia Gastc for August l1II n's oi WHEN
per is preserved in The Congressional library, ai "ash'S
city The late fire N The Congressional library may ha'
drsiroyr I'd ii) -,