The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1897-06-10
THE NORTH STATE AND LIBERTY.
Extracts From The Makers of the
American Republic" in Which
North Carolina Gets Her Full Share

of Credit
The following extract is from the
s.Makers Of the American Republic"
a series Of patriotic lectures by David
Gregg, d. ID. pastor o: La Fayetle
Avenue Pfesb> terian church, Brook
Ign, y. Y, PuoIIsh-d by f. B. Treat,
5 Cooper Un'on, \. Y.
"Four years before the battle Of
Lexington and the PrrsbyterIans Of
North Carolina resisted the oppression
Of the BRUSH crown as unjust. Inc
Governor Of the colony treated them
as outlaws, and sent an army against
them and shot them down, aud took
captive and hung thirty Of them. TINS
was the first blood Of the Revolution.
1t Is known in history as the War OF
the Regulators. Bancroft says # 1t.
The blood Of the first rebels against
British oppression was first shed among
the settlers on the branches OF the
Cape Fear river This was May IO,
I77I.
"See the results Of this. One year
before the Philadelphia declaration Of
Independence the Presbyterlans of
Mecklrnburg, y. c., met together and
publicly issued their declaration Of IN
dependence from the rule OF Britain.
Here Is one sentenC: OF that dtCiara-
alton we hereby absolve ourselves
a free and independent people, The
men who issued this Mecklenburg
Declaration we're the men on the walls
Of whose homes hung the National
Convenant Of Scotland, which many
of their ancestors had signed. Thus
you see that the famous and historic
covenant of Greyfriars ChurChyard
formed the rugged and solemn back
ground of American liberties. 1T can
be said without much fear of challenge,
that Scotch blood flows through every
principle the IN declaration OF lnde-
pendenCe, which forms the foundation
OF freedom.
"Bancroft says, IN writing of The
Mecklenburg Declaration, which ante
dated the Philadelphia Declaration one
whole year. "Ihc first public voice
for dlssolving all connection with Great
Britain came not from the Purltans of
New England, nor from the Dutch Of
New York, nor from the planters Of
Virginia, but from the Scotch Presby
terians of North Cardinal
"WallaCe Bruce, a man with
double Scotch name and a double
Scotch nature, our honored consul 10
Scotland, puts Bancroft's eulogy into
verse, and in these fitting words horors
the event of MeCklenburg:
tManhattan and Plymouth and jane
town
Can boast of their heritage true.
But Mecklenburg 5 fame is immortal
When we number the stars in blue;
The Scotch-Irish Puritan Fathers
First drafted the words of the free.
And the speech of Nirgjnia's Henry
Is the crown of our GbcrtyS plea.
Mr.. Isaac IiOrner, proprietor OF the
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