Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-09-15
SOME FIRST THINGS
ABOUT OLD VIRGINIA
First Declaration Of Rights An
tlClpatod North Carolina
BY TWO Months.
ALSO MONTHS BEFORE July 4
First Iron and Flour Mode by Col
onles Near Richmond.
Virginia.

Norfolk, "a, sept. i2.-Fow but tho
most dillgeut students OF Amerlcaa
history know the fact. yet lt "a true.
chat the citizens of Norfolk dehled The
right OF 0reg' Britain 90 tax tho
colonies without representation more
than tive months before the promul-
cation OF the celebrated Mecalenburg
declaration of independence and nearly
Eve months before Representatives OF
the thirteen colonies met ln Phlladol.
nhIa aud formally fau0uuGad the auth.
orlty Of Great britain
as Gar back aa March i3. iIld, a
number % Norfolk patriots assembled
under the name of Sons % Liberty
and nunounced 10 resolutions OF bold
and certaln terms their determined
opposition 20 any oncrOachmcnt Of
British authority on their right 90 gov.
ern ihemaelvca under the British
crown.
Thus the city raat ls today atiract.
ing the attention OF the world through
ita connection with tho JhmeatOWn ox.
Opeltion. % be held on the shores oi
Hampton Roads. q few miles away,
was the hrat locality ia this heml.
sphere 20 assert the right Of selfgov.
ornmcnt.
The resolutions drawn Nd by this na-
somblY declared that there should be-
no taNaficn WitnOut representation.
but expressly affirmed their wish 90
be subjects TO the English rule. The
document reads as follows!
Having taken into consideration
tho evident tendency Of tdat opproE.
aiv9 and Unconstitutional act OF par.
lament commonly called tho stamp
act, and being dehrioua that our sen.
timonla should b. known f0 pOstority.
and recOliecliug that No are a part Of
tho colony who nrst in general aaaen.
bly, Bpenly o4prnssed their dotcalatiol
io the said nct (which is pregnant
With ruin, and productive Of the most
porniciOus conseQugAcoal. and unwilt
lngly 70 Tlyot The schackloa OF slavery
and oppression on ourselves and M.
lions yet unborn, have unanimously
come 10 the following resolutions.
Il. Resolved, That Wo Acknowledge
our lord and sovereign, King George
III. 10 be- oar rlghiiul aud lawful kinf
and that Wa via az ai timoa "a the
utmost Of our power and ability sup
port and defend BIS m0st sacred per
son. crown ana dignity; and will a.
ways be ready when coaatliuilnnRliy
called upon. TO assist hls majesty with
our lives and fortunes; and Co defGnd
bis Just rights aud prerogativos.
-. Resolved, That We eiii hy ai
lawful ways and means which divine
providence has put into cur hands Dc
fend ourselves IN the full enjoyment
Oi and preserve inYl0late 10 pOsfeflty
these iuesiimaDle privileges of our
own choosing and of being tried 81
no..e but a iufy Of our peers And
that II We quietly submit 90 the oxecu
ton Of The said stamp act all 0uI
claims TO civil liberty Will be lost and
We and our subjects Ia America. are
deprived OF the invaluable privileges
aforementioned.
-, Resolved, That committed hs
appointed who small ln such manner
as they think proper. SO upon nocos
aafy business and make public thf
above resolutions. and thai they cor
respond as they shall soc occasion with
the associated sons of. and friends if
liberty in the other British colonies
90 America"
As a result oi the adoption 0f these
resolutions. Lord Dunmoru. who com
maudod the British neel cn Norfolk
made a demonstration before the city
1y airing several shoiH from hlg frl
gate. the Liverpool, and two sioorl-of
War which accompanied her.