River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1875-02-05
Chronicles, No. ..
Transactions in Virginia during the Adj
ministration Of Earl Dunmore

Transactions in Virginia during the Ad-
ministration of Earl Dunmore.
And there was yet war in the land Of
Columbia; for the, armies of the hing Of
Britain were encamped in the stronghelds
thereof
And there was a certain governor, call
ed Dammo7e; he had jurisdiction over a
province of the South, called Virginia,
which by Interpretation signifeth the state
of a virgin, and in honor to queen Of
the island of Britain, whose name
was Elizabeth, and she was never betrothed
TO any.
Now DUnmore, the governor, was given
up TO vain decisions AMI a reprobate mind;
in that he manifested the fruits Of wrath,
envy and many other hurtful lusts; and
all who do such things are in a state of
reprobation. Moreover, he thought to
rule the people with q rod of iron.
And, notwithstanding, his hands were
weak, for he had no soldiers under him;
| yet he was DESTROYS to do something to
please the king his master, and gain lit
tie honor to himself, for verify the man
was ambitious.
And he entered into league with some
mariners who belonged to the navyof Brit
ain, and he coveuanted with them, that
they should help TO take away the black
dust out of the storehouses ofthe province.
Then, when the people of the province
] bad notice thereof, they armed themselves,
and set a watch; and the governor waxed
very wr0tb, inasmuch as the people were
not willing to come under the yoke: and
being exceedingly mad against them, he
spoke bitter words against them, yet the
people cared for none Of those things.
And it came 10 pass, that the people Of
the province were told that the governor
had sent letters to the kings servants in
the island OF Britain, concerning them, aud
that there were words in the letters that
ought not to have been there; words OF so
phstry, tending TO strife. Aud the peo-
Pile were giieved thereat.
Now Dunmore, the Cover nor, walked not
in the ways Of GUY; but il the ways Of
Sanbdllqt and Tobias, the Jews enemy, who
hindered Nehemelah from building up the
walls Of Jerusalem, ard he made the breach
wider between the king and the people Of
the province
Moreover be set up the banners Of the
king, his master, and stirred the Ethiopi-
ans e rebel: now the Philippians were
bond slaves to the people Of the province
II was not for thee Duamore, II was rot
for thee, to break the bonds ofthe Ethiopi-
ans. Was II ever known since the days of our
forefathers, that any man could bring a
clean thing out Of an unslean. trow not.
Nevertheless, in the fullness Of time when
the people Of the province are delivered
from the expressions Of the hing OF the is
land Of Britain, surely they will render TO
every man justice aud RICH
For have not the princes OF the provin-
ces, even the great Sanhedrim Of the peo-
pie declared, that freedom is the birth right
Of every mau that cometh into the world
and that no prince, ruler or governor, hath
power to take il away.
They will never forget the rock from
| whence they were hewn, nor the hole Of
the pit from whence they were dug: the
words OF their mouths must not fall 10 the
ground, for where the word Of prince is
there is power.
Then will the goiugs forth Of the rulers
be. as morning without clouds, their ways
will be established 10 peecel If they break
every yoke. aud let the oppressed 60 freei
Then will Columbia be the praise Of the
whole earth, and light aud trust perva1e
the whole land
And the rest Of tho acts Of Daamorc, and
al that he did, and how be burned the
chief city Of the province with FIRE; are
they not written In the book Of Ramsay the
l seribel
Yea and hath not the yoke Of the bond
man been brokens Hata not the shackles
been losed from the slave' And doth not
Columbia praise God IN her liberty? And
doth not light and peace peryade the whole
EARTH Yea, verify
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