The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-04-05

The next day Captain Few, one of |
the reSulators.without trial was hang /
ed to tree by the river bank a few !
weeks later other prisoners taken in
the battle were given trial by Try-I
on. and executed as Few had been |
This served to add new fuel to the
hatred which had sprung up among
the people Of North Carolina. but the
march OF events was Interrupted about |
this time by the transfer OF Governor /
Tryon from North Carolina TO New |
York
Governor Martin, who succeeded. !
might have brought peace had the |
movement for freedom assumed a less
decided form for he speedily pardoned I;
some of the leaders among the resulal- !
tors who had been outlawed, but not
caught He made exception in the.
case of Herman Husbands. Rednap
Howell and William Butler But Inc
enthusiasm had reached such pitch
that the people held meetings and
discussed public affairs in a degree
that the Governor could not view with
complacency. Accordingly he issued
proclamation forbidding the people
TO attend such meetings. and ordrins
the officers of the King to oppose the
gathering in every way.
The people deaed the crown and in
! stead Of ceasins to meet called con
gress for the colony, which assembled |
in August, 1874
Next spring the people. called an
other congress, and each county was
| Instructed to elect delegates This
ansered the Governor. who was rapidly
becoinS an fmpotent fgurehead- He
issued another proclamation, denounc-
ing the proposed assemblaSe, but it
/ assembled regardless of the procla-
nation, which was 4 way the Ameri-
can people began to have about taat
time Many of the royal colonial as
sembly were chosen to the congress
of Independents. and the Governor
took exceptions TO this and addressed
the royal assembly on such an extra
ordinary measure The assembly sur
prised him by UNFOLDING the people in
their right OF representative meeting
and announced their determination OF
standing by the popular gathering and
! the congress which vas soon to meet
at Philadelphia Such climax seems
humorous now II was serious then
It was the end Governor Martin
realized that he was governor Of the
| colony only by federation Of the peo-
| pie. ard on April he dissolved the
; assembly and soon after took refuge
On Sloop OF war in the harbor below
Wilmington This was in 1875. Then
! ended the authority OF the British
crown over the colony OF North Caro-
lima, and al least this section OF the
/! country, except during the invasion
of the British armies. was free from
nonarchial rule
The war OF Revolution commenced
at the north in April, IFS. In The
south it opened four years earlier.and
when the first shot was fired at Lex
iirston, North Carolina had progressed
! so far that she was already free from
! the domination Of English rule for
ever A month after Governor Mar
tin closed his official careecr by ter
rainatinE the last royal assembly in
the colony the Declaration OF hide
!. pendence was issued at Charlotte.
The Charlotte Tor MecklenburG
. County, Declaration of Independence
: was the direct result OF Governor Mar
: tins move IN abolishinG the assembly
and subsequently abolishinE himself
The people felt the need OF govern
ment. and prior to setting up one for
themselves served notice on the world
that the other one had failed to an
swer the purpose.
Governor Martin issued proclama-
: ton from the ship OF war to which he
had retreated. denouncinG the Neck
IenburE Declaration. but the declara-
ton continued. and two weeks later
colonial assembly met again. and
proceeded to organize government.
!! Tho other colonies were notified
that North Carolina would bear fits
proportion OF the expense OF maintain
ing an army. and the Governor de-
nounced the assembly. and the assem-
bly, directed the denuncIation to be
burned by the hanEman.
That is the way the war OF Revolu-
ton commenced In North Carolina.nnd