The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-04
(written Cor rhe rlmes-plspateh.)

June ~ liI4, the province or MosSa-
chusetts responded by similar action.
on the next day, June IS. the city and
county of Philadelphia likewise responded.
The movement became a cyclone that
soon swept the british American Cole
MES" into united action, and actually
| evolved the Continental Congress-"
which met in Philadelphia September s,
1774. and on October 20 following 1t
caused to be prepared a memorial 70 the
'inhabitants Of these colonies" by "wo,
| his NIajesty's most loyal SUBJECTS the
| delegates of the several colonies of New
| Hampshire. Massachusetts Bay Rhode
| Island. Connecticut, New Jersey, Penn
| sylvania, the counties OF New Castle.
Kent and Sussex. of Delaware. Mary
land, Virginia, North Carolina and South
Carolina"
cities and towns were requested to re-
spond.
DISTINGUISHED s1GNERs.
The members of this Continental Con-
gress issuing this memorial were Richard
Henry Lee. George Washington Patrick
Henry, Jr., Richard Bland, benjamin
Harrison and Edmund Pendleton.
In obedience to this appeal Of the CONT
mental Congress. F1ncastle Co.. Va, which
then included the county Of Washington.
issued the following bugle call by It's
delegates assembled ut Lead Mines, In
what is now Wythe county:
in obedience to the resolves OF the
freeholders Of Fincastle county. in vir-
ginia, was held on the goth day Of Jan
uary. 1775 who after approving OF the
in behalf of all the colonies, and subscribe
ing thereto, proceeded to the election Of
a committee. to see the same carried
| punctually into execution, when the fol-
lowing gentlemen were nominated:
Rev. Charles Cummings. Abingdon.
| Colonel William Preston. Smith, I'D,
Montgomery county grandfather OF VIM
Colonel William Christian. Christians
Captain stephen Trigs. Montgomery
Major Arthur Campbell. Royal Oak.
Major William 1nglis, Ingles' Ferry. Pu-
Captain Waiter Crockett, Wythe county.
| Capt. John Montgomery, Green Spring,
Washington county.
Captain James McGavock, Fort CHS
Captain y william Campbell, Seven Mile
Ford. smyth county. afterward General
Captain Thomas Madison, saltvllle.
Captain Daniel Smith. Washington
GGapta,n Willian s, Russell, s al ),
tngton county. Va.
lieutenant Within LuIlondSOn' Ildue
After the election the committee made
choice Of Colonel William Edmondson
thea saafm fon t sea e aRpSned Mr.
| THE ADDRESS.
The following address was then unani-
m nonty to by the Pf9ps Of the
stood that this cautious. but stalwart adj
dress was written by Rev. Charles Cum
mings' Of Abin g%nh rss
| TO the Honorable Peyton Randolph. Esq,
Richard Henry Lee, George Washing
ton, Patrick Henry, Jr.. RICHARD Bland.
| dleton.
Gentlemen,-Had It not been for our re-
mote situation and the Indian war. which
Many murders u ana lai depr edsi they
terminated under the auspices Of present
Right the Earl Of Dunmore. we should
our s 9 avs for the very mpo
il conjunction WIZ the worthy delegates
forts for reconciling the Mother Coun-
try and the, colonies. on rational and
constitutional PRINCIPLES and your pacific
ali British America. and will lmmortallze
the annals OF your y oorntry
and shall In every instance strictly and
lnys1yYaA Fly o 9ShsEe IT 5HS Whf TREATED
we assure you. gentlemen. and all our
countrymen that we are a people whose
hearts overflow with love and duty, to
whose llustrious house for several sue
| cessve reigns have been the guardians OF
the civil and religious rights a n. y b ,H
to To- risk our lives In the service OF HIS
Majesty for the support OF the ,I P,rottestant
| his subjects, as they have been establish
| ed BY compact law and ancient char
We are heartily sgbs s,ysd b ct ss
ana pa mest e sssts ana wish sss soas
most On en IN
Many Of us and our forefathers left our
native land consdderng y as an S'n n;sat.
~ abridged OF its liberties, We crossed
the Atlantic and explored this then un.
nations Of sayages and s1rroun shS h ny
mountains almost inaccessible 70 any % ou y,
those very sayages, who nave necessarily
been committing barbarities and finp "a
country count These fatlgues and dangers W, we
patiently ~ a tns
g ;Rsils. and We're denied 10 US N our ma.
tive country, and or lTaHsliiltt'H6 tietl
inviolate to our posterity; but even. to
these remote regions the hand Of unllm-
tied and Unconstitutional power has ppr,
SIZED us, TO strip us OF that llberay and
nroperty which God. nature and the rights
Of humanity have vested US.
We are ready and willing to contribute
all In our power for the support OF his
Majestys government II applied ecu
stitutionally. and when the grants are
made by our own representatives, but
cannot think OF submitting our liberty
or property to the power OF a venal Brit
ish Parliament. or to the will OF cor
rupt ministry,
DO NOT co WILLINGLY
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