Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-07-27
ANOTHER FOURTH OF JULY
The Events which Made July 4, 1915, n
Notable Date in tho Early History of


- wv lorelathers on inc fourth or July,
80" was not the nrst assertion OF liberty
.oN'hp men against tyranny in this coun-
,nS, phe hundred years before the IteNo-
"''oi ',ie 'trcat Rebelhon IN virginia
appoared as the forerunner OF the greater
,,, more ,r, famous contest that was TO fol-
row. rms rebellion of 1875 is the most
sWlhihg occurrence in American history
~, .nc nrst century ana halt OF the
ae.trenivht or inc country, says FRED My
IN coiry' III Inc CHRISTIAN lhteingencer.
- was al driheu dcnahce OF l'nSiahd ana
was as passionate ana NOBLE struggle
asa'ls, oppression as was that latr con-
"'r. "hich oNershadows H.
80 sV'c'u."en, was nrst esthoI'sneu III
A'trica ny IN" Nirgnldn chatter or lolS.
~ ~ ScaIce'S han inc irst 'olon'Sts set,len
,"',"9cNes III the wilderness before tley
W.T. iihue 10 itcl the oppressive nano OF
Wv Wv, .io,Her,ahu across the sea IN tne nrst
p ''ic MIG 'ooh away 'ner chdrler'
Gnu 'ne government oi 'ne colony was as
'u'''o" Wy INC .ro"'i anu Ncs'e" III gov
,. ".u WE'VE councillors appointed Wy
VIC h'hs. linen again many OF tne gov
,i"ois Seht 10 ruIe then were personally
n"usn'S ana uhprhcipieo men ana as
PCScu 10 De tyfanhlcaL
i%haps the worst type OF these un-
W"l,hy soVcrhors was on Or Wilham
s s,e, NY, VINO IecedVeu ms commission
l''n mares !" IN lofl' In the nrsi years
H..
1911 ippuiar governor o't M ms Ioris
do,.o, -. ~" 1--WE year ne han ,i,l'e ~
Nv, w.. ~ nv udu sue VI MS 'hai,ictel' ps
9 'o',',I 'heu III ms once ny INJURIES IL,
W." ms rea,"la''oi, beIheieS seeineu
w. "itci 10 "eNo,e hln'seii w resNlc'iis
o. NV" "S PoHsioie the 'pcr'cS VI the
'I'pi'ir'S'
aa Nv m"s sturdy, plso,cu oIu uespo,,
NV w oIcu loSanSt' ana opposen 10 al kinos
| -. tt nc an" mp, oNeiien.' ~, !" N''vi
" ms 'oEal MASTER ne Expressed ms senti.
~. t"Sl'h oou' ne ea'o we. ,.
.ilolo are no free schoo'S nor pruning
pIosSes, ana nope we snaIl not nave
| CO :" t"''o ''"''''e" ',"iH. ,,.
~ opl'oAious VIZ Sol'c Oh Der htIeS y
60 'S .n"t VI. hshinnS Se't ascntS w
r.nSl"''u 10 laE 'he' grievances peiofe the
~ 30. NY Nouiu pp'"A' Nv lcu' 80
""" " 1''i uouuleS an ,Ii"la" wal
~ Oh' Jul ne ousquehahi'a9' urNen from
Nv. 'I'ui'S upon tne lio,'tlei PI"'i'd
.'y's' Gnu " he,ce poluei war ave I"seu
10 'UlHt Var p't"t'' '',e c''""is'S anu
~, i,'u' '' 'l"s SIins p'iuH Vi wiz. nv.
n"',.eiS ln"iC.''u asalhst 'le s"Nabes, pu.
wv, uePIeua''onS u,u 'Ao' ceaSe' Every
W. No''e he" ihuleh outrage was re-
M, ,, 49,
n' l'eoi'!e sCiioi.Iu Wy pen 10y "
- .' '.9 10 M ~ ",e' '.oI' VI ~, ~,
,, ~, anu piopeIN' wv az ~. wa ,ian'is
la ploitS out Vi tle ~, tr'u" ne pau
Nv uc,o 10 ,'elr enlreat'es' 'hAIN
porui'r Souhs man aPPea'et 10 '"c gov
."0' IV% d cui'i'ii''slO', 10 'id'ch "EaIils'
~ ''i'0' nc 'o'i'i'''i'.' wa 'Si"'e"'
"H ~. "tNHa roSe III reVuiut'o''' ~
nv Nv"'l"i iisuic VI ''.l9 s'e'! poi''icdi
anu i"'l'tdiE u'diha was .>a'hahlei bacon
G N"H Sou"s cns h'hn'"u' not gct
l.'n'S Seais " asc' VINO nti oeen euu
~" III w "a" 1T NaIilor'"4e &C. anu h1u
,t" " sun" HV'iio ca'' pctoic tIii9'
re r""tu u large plantation on 'he James
iHN'r, pelo" tlcHIloHu' ana seems 10
NV petl, uiah VI "eal'h a"u hlsh So
''n a.. Pu9Itloh'
ne Young merry anu SenerouS-hearteu
Nih !llidn was not 10 ne p'i' down by me
sHNViIoi re- usal 10 give MN cothmls-
SION re Dolby declared that II 1t was ne
ne s"oulu 'ahc tne heiu WITHOUT
IS Nt'el coi'rii'ss'oii 'ndii MS s"oio'
bacon was as soou as ms word ana wnen
wy Inuians att'cheu ms o", plantation
anu anu HVV uereu several OIL ms slaves ne put
inl9e'i at we "e"u Vi torce VI we'll
"l"'c" housh.1pers anu H'rcheu against
t"p S'Nases' lhis act, ol course maue nm
renei;
'ut we prdVc young Ieauer did not nesi-
.a.e, re oelea.eu tIic marihs IN sharp
T"eoui'eI ailu ,iaIcleu PACK 10 the lo"er
Zines Iolo"eu ny picturesque process
sion Of forest captives; The victory of the
p.ncky reoel SET an virginia on hre.
i'e'neicS a',u ms part'samS couid 40
no'nI'S " aiiay ,he STORM me ora lc6is
.t"t W. We ul9SolNeu' an" new one Vi
tUIIeltS '''cle',. pilHclp'es was c'ec'eu Vi
"r,Ch 'aco,i ""s ileinoe''
NJ HeM r'ouee gave bacon commas
n'ot, put we SOY e'IioI sun ielusc' 10 s!el
~ iei''Wli,lo tne iliu'ahS co!'tlhued their
i"oaus ara t"r "iiole iront'.r was SUIT
Iei 10 aCtoh' llreu OF beTheiey dcuble
","i.'s, t"e So"ile Pd'rio' retiIeu 10 ms
p'a"'atlull, "t'ere ne WdS Soon SURROUNDED
~ nost W PattlSaIlS VINO ProcldiIneu
nun cohiil'dnoct-I l-Ch'el VI 'he NrsnhS.l
I.lCes' AZ 'iG heau OF "" men lie now
4""''Heu 10 ''i"csto"H 10 uei'dhu MS
',l'I''i'SSloi':
-" tHe "ItNn,oh q july d. lo'n' bacon
am ms 'iou"l'@h HouSckeefer'' oooteu ana
"tiheu Win soou proausWofuS ana iusl!S.
tU"h 'heli std'loh III front OF the STATE
Ntlc s'tihs' me er"S-tane" o'u cover
''oI was ~ cow"1u anu ie"ostro,lS as
eyer he rushed our pelore the repeis ana
',ri talant ie""ei,
lhcy STAND lace 10 race me TWO leaoinS
az '"lS III 'ie ufahaIthe 'ety "Iu caN"-
i'c', III MS NelVet anu races, anu the man
W ''' IeoPici VI MS Piui"e' r'e"ien nat
,'oi svhahs vlodk' ana !o'sJhck poots.
-t.thei qudi!eu'
1ere' crieu 'he not Oh" 'oSalst' tear
nlS open inc lhce dl MS poHom' shoot me-
lore pou' d lair marx snoot!
hut neither Bacon nor MS men had any
d'sire 10 ihlure the angry governor.
we VIII not marin mar OF your head,
'o' "a any othcs h'dh' uct"ilci i'dCoH'
n nnp fnr m iSs .t.,aN to- 80