The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-05-21
rowoa con6denco and mutual regard Just one

looked over Peter Forces American ~,
| chiyes aud turned psge or Two % 'V"' ''
| State records Ill
And found time 10 read the paper OF the al,
accomplished President Yelling. ol 'oIulil 10.
| University 40 Washington. unhoidlhs a. ''"
! hishost pride the resolves % MAY 5l-t. II
wa. looking to see what emerged from al
/ that dust. eoilso rg
! was looking 10 sec what nobody can dfnf -
] And IN "a discussion OF the AcchlenDuIs ne,
solve, 81 the eleventh day after The 2ih NAY
stumbled upon the words. Nlrlual l'Def
What. then. il you gentlemea OF North Caro-
! lima please. what. then, would actusl lhdeIeh"-
/ cncc be-
~ romnli..ions. civil and military. hereto
/ fore granted iy the crown 10 re tAcrClseu ~
these colonies are null aud VOID ana the con
! stitution Of each particular colony wholly su'-
The provincial congress Of each province
/ under the direction o. the great tohtlht lllS'
! Congress invcsteI with al! legislative ahu tht'
uflyc powers within their respective livf ''C' :,
and that 10 other legislative or executive power
! does or can exist at this time in any OF iheae
Snch was the large. strict logical derivation
! from the wrong OF Parliament; then iolio"a'
/ what go, st.i;
tants of fhs county. 20 Dc helu ana eNoi0i'D"
by virtue - their choice. ,... .t.,;~
Is that ale No-"shsll hold and exercise their
several u0wer- by virtue OF the choice ana lH7
GgfCuGrUt
former constitution OF this province. e.
The exercise Of old or new commissions from
the crown 10 mark an enemy o ms country: ..,,,
Preservation OF the peace and admhls tiat loh
OF iusfice provided for and the tenure OF ihtlT
office who bore the purse or sat ln ndIheh' 10
be during the pleasure of their several con-
And thew who bore the sword Of power were
hidden TO arm and hold themselves ~ Iea"I-
ness 10 execute the commands OF the ptucl'i
Congress OF this province and tins committee
.f.. 4 1r.rrr oI t4flf
ceptiOn" which the Mccklcnbur% paillol 81 20
were foremost 20 form 'of tho civil htal"a
created for the American colonies uN lle "U-
dress of both houses OF Parliament 20 nc
rOwn. adopted February T. 40, declaIlils ,llyY
colony OF Massachusetts in state OF actual
rebellion" and construcuvely passing INC
same sentence OF ouuaNIy on III ine . oslr'
colonies which were giving her alg anu coHloil.
TeI0w-citiZens Of North carolina. u is not
unite enough 10 say that The Nccklenburg
patriots OF 10 Won ana wear INC uIl41o
fame of the precursors OF American lndepchd-
Tho North Carolina Koh.i-noor hlazes from a
broader facet with finer ngnt. Inc MecAeh-
burg patriots OF lt1j also carried onward the
vorf cyangel of Democracy.
Ipcruse these authentic unguesuoned reso-
lUtlOus. the text undlspuicd the record coll
temporary and continuous and clear, anu care
not what went before or came after, Tor say.
severance from and independence OF the parent
State are here.
enforcement IS here.
Severeance. because OF encroachments upon
self gOyer1mcnt-ludep RESUMPTION 0i
power by the self-governcd 10 the end OF It's re-
distribution upon the servants OF their cnOlre-
the temporary character Of tine grant affirmed,
subject TO termination by the termination OF ITS
necessity. or by tho awaited exercise OF author
Ity on the part OF the larger social STRUCTURE 10
which their union and voluntary difference
were affirmed through the IIOYlnclal o. Inc
Continental Congress.
Shall W. ind IN the immortal Declaration Of
iuF Jefferson a
hrmcr grasp of government by the people, OF
the people for the people han that?
IL viii never be found, except by those VINO
could make the mistake winch Your ioreiathers
never nadc-the installing OF Mcchlenburg
county for North Carolina. tho mlrtakimg OF
North Carolina for the United Colonies OF North
But the dignity and solf-rcstraint of men ca
pa lc of sclf-gOycrumeut. ordering inc spirit
and the structures OF their society. arc here.
Nothing for aggression IS here, but e'erl-
Bui the snbstantials of enforcement we're
denied and so the old order changed giving
They had understood their epoch. They had
heWcd 10 the very line. and then they waited
for twelye-mOnth the fateiul issue.
But resolute then for selt-government they
were, at the hazard OF their FORTUNES ana iner
4 long renown to the Mecklenburg Patriots
of Is1j. the precursors Of American lndepond-
ence.
But deathless renown to selfrespecting,
self-gOvcrnIng freemen. capable 10 Ichd
asunder and destroy that unservccable BODY OIL
government which no longer nty houses ana
serves the soul OF liberty
his great decision of the Mecklenburg fore
fathers / say, bears every mark of the highest
style OF Enforcement.
OF pure Democracy there is no finer type.
NoOrler, came laundering down from the
seat of centralized power lhey conYcrsed
with one another and determined thor course
in this county OF Mecklenburg, ana then
staked the fortunes ard the lives of fIesmcn as
of les, value than their liberty.
Liberty 10 do what
Ilberty to establish Justice and maintain il;
liberty 90 surround and guard their own social
order with all their united force; Liberty 10
keep of the encroachments OF the officers Of
government. bv Keeping IN hand the sum and
methods OF taxation and holding the tenure
of the officer at the pleasure OF his consiitu-
cns.
Snch is the attitude Of frcemen, Such is the
mind of tine Democrat democrat IN the broad
est sense mean And then what courage OF
Can you conceive of ser,ility in souls like
theirs Can You conceive OF demagogue
making hcadway in that COMPANY?
Let as keep before the eyes Of oar fellow
cOuntrymen. thrOuEing hither from au lands.
this type and style OF true Democracy, ms
type and noDler STYLE OF humanity. Is THAT too
proud a Cam,
ct us see. / brought with me TO this cele
bratiOn of McckleuDurg county latrollshi Il
newspaper printed IN the great metropolis
called London li6i1 years after the day ahg
deeds We celebrate. Ii j. the lonuon lines OF
last November 18TH. IL contains the report o. q
sucoch IN birmingham made by the irlme Nllh-
isfer an actual ruler of Great Britain to-day.
Allow me 10 read YOU one short passd &c from
that sueech in which he dlscusses rome Demo
cratic changes prOpOsed-amOng ihem' parish
councils. He says:
II wish 10 know what they are 10 do PARISHES
are very strange. a very, uncH"AI ulAlsloA Ti
fhe country. Aou Will find parish very small
and PARISHES very large. They have no duties
So far as know 10 perform ahg Nneh am lold'
.You ought 10 give them parish councils IN Or
dor fo make rural life moro interesting than 10
- - really cannot admit that the object OF rep
reseutatiNe institutions Is 10 amuse the electors
who send representatives 10 them II among
80. many duties tine modern 3ate undertakes
the tutv OF amusing the rural population should
Gus or something OF that kind But / am cute
certain # YOU attempt 10 amuSe them 10y giving
Them parish councils you Will not satisfy the
demand YOU have raised
looked for the reply 10 these glbes of Lord
Salisbury by some of the politicians opposed 10
HIM. anc / found 10 and had u COPIED from the
London Times of April 2lst IN speech 10y SIR
WIiism Uarcorrt who is thought likely to be
one day Nj. GladStones successor. lie said:
~ want 10 give life, occupation. interest 10
the villagers. We 30 not Tdlcule them and
tell them 10 90 20 a circus. he want these men
TO have an interest IN and an authority over
their own affairs, % have something ~ MI
their minds and hearts on the long, dull. dreary
round of weekly labOr---sOmethlng that viii
and their families and not sense or depend
ence upon the variable and elecmOsynary fayOrs
of others, however generous and kind they may
be-"
do not know which one OF these British
statesmen would be though; the more insolent