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

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weeks later other prisoners taken in
the battle were given trial by Try
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
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 q less
decided form,-for he speedily pardoned
some of the leaders among the regula1-
tors who had been outlawed, but not
caught He made exception in the
case OF Herman Husbands, Rednap
Howell and William Butler But the
enthusiasm had reached such a pitch
that The people held meetings and
discussed public affairs in a degree
that the Governor could not view with
complacency. Accordingly he issued
a proclamation forbiddins the people
TO attend such meetings and ordrinG
the officers Of the King to oppose the
gathering in every way
The people deded the crown and in
stead of ceasins to meet called con
ress for the colony, which assembled
in August, 1774.
Next spring The people called an
other congress, and each county was
instructed to elect delegates This
ansered the Governor who was rapidly
becoing an impotent hSurehead- he
issued another proclamation, denounc-
ing the proposed assemblaSe, but it
assembled regardless of the procla-
nation, which was a 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 upholdinG the people in
their right OF representative meeting.
and announced their determination OF
standing by the popular gathering and
the congress which was soon to meet
at philadelphia Such climax seems
humorous now. It was serious then
Il was the end Governor Martin
realized that he was governor OF the
| colony only by federation Of the peo-
pie. and on April he dissolved the
assembly and soon after took refuge
! on 4 sloop of war in the harbor below
Wilmington This was in 1175- Then
ended the authority OF the British
crown over the colony of North Caro-
lima. and at least this section Of the
country. except during the invasion
of the British armies. was free from
monarchiaI rule
The war OF Revolution commenced
at the north in April, 17.5- In the
south 1t opened four years earlier.and
when the first shot was fred at Lex
inEton, 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 careeer by ter
ninatinS the last royal assembly in
the colony the Declaration OF hide
pendence was issued at Charlotte.
The Charlotte Cor MecklenburS
County, Declaration of Independence
was the direct result OF Governor Mar
i tins move IN abolishinE 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 n proclama-
ton from the ship OF war to which he
had retreated. denouncinE the Neck
lenburg Declaration. but the declara-
! ton continued. and two weeks later
colonial assembly met again. and
proceeded to organize a government.
The other colonies were notified
that North Carolina would bear its
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,and
the way the colony was free from
English rule. both by declaration and
In fact. before the Continental Con-
gross at Philadelphia had assembled