The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-09-10
EIGHT BUSTS
SIXTEEN ATBLtTS
To Be Placed in Rotunda
of State Capital
EDENT0N TEA PARTY
North Carolina Historical society 10
place Busts and Tablets. One OF
The latter 10 &c Presented
10 state by Daughters OF
tIe Revolution.
tIae Revolution.

To state by DAnKhiet~
tLe Revolution.
Eight busts Of men who have peer
leaders in the history OF The SA@tS
and sixteen tablets commemorative OF
1rea, men and great events In North
Carolina are TO be placed IN the lower
and upper rotundas in the state zap
itoi.
Application for permission 10 DO
this has been made 10 the 1oNclno.
and council Of state by the Norm
Carolina Historical Society ana aa-
thorlty 10 place the busts and tablets
has been given.
Application for permission 70 place
a lablet IN the rotunda has also peeh
made BY the Daughters or the heNo-
luton, this tablet 10 be in coTnmenl-
grafton OF the patriotic women VINO
in 1T74 held the famous Edentoh
Tea Party This request was grant
ed also with the stipulation that TINS
tablet and those of the Historical So
ciety should be Uniform In style and
size, II being requested that the
Daughters OF the revolution ana the
Historical Society confer and ADOPT
tablets in conformity
In the lower rotunda OF the Capitol
are four inches and eight intervening
spaces, there being one niche n TWO
spaces in each Corner section, the
same being also the arrangement IN
the upper In the eight
inches, designed 10 be used for seas-
ues or busts. will be placed busts or
eight men distinguished in n states
history, three OF these agreed upon
being the North Carolina signers OF
the Declaration of Independence, 9TH
ers of the busts are to be those or
men in the earlier history of the
State. The tablets, 20 be OF bronze,
will tell of distinguished men aud OF
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Carolina.
In the matter of uniformity of de-
signs the ladies OF the Daughters of
the Revolution feel that they should
lave the decision, as that organiza-
ton has been at work since 1901 pre-
pairing for the "Edenton Tea Party
tablet which is declared to be a most
handsome one, prepared by Gorham
& Company. No decision has been
reached in the matter with the Histo-
rical Society.
The Edenton Tea Party.
It is hoped by the Daughters Of the
Revolution to have the bronze tablet
of the Edenton Tea Party" ready for
presentation and unwilling in Novem-
Der and at this time 1t is proposed to
have ceremonies at the capitol in
conmemoration Of the placing of
the tablet, it being now expected that
this will be the first Of those to be
presented and unveiled, this adding
special interest to the event. which
is certain to attract a big audience.
This tea party" one of the events
leading to the Revolutionary war,
took place at Edenton on the twenty
fifth Of Octover. 1874. The English
G~overnn-ents efforts to place taxes on
the co!onies were antagonized by the
women of that day as well as by the
pnen, and in this gathering at Edenton.
the ONE of that town showed their
love Of country.
A Historic Meeting.
Fifty-one aides crowded into the
home of Mrs. Elizabeth King and there
signed an agreement to do all in
their power TO carry cut the wishes
OF the New Bern Convention, which
had beer held on the 25th of August,
the meeting being held in defiance Of
Governor Martin. at it the delegates
declaring against taxation without the
consent of the people taxed, wrong to
send any man out OF his country for
trial and that unless England quit
this, North Carolina would neither
buy or sell in England. 1t also de-
clared that England was doing wrong
in keeping Boston Harbor closed and
that any man who used taxed tea in
his home was an enemy to his Gun
try.
The patriotic women at their meet
ing in Edenton not alone signed The
agreement TO do all they could to carry
out the wishes OF the New Bern Con-
vention, but, went further. Tea was
a luxury in which the women Of that
day delighted. Tea parties were
and with self denial and pa
Joined the women. to make
sure of not being rank ed as emf
or their country, declined to allow amy
more English tea TO be served on their
tables, thus wins the meeting the
name Or tho .tEN1ar{nn Tao looytx-', ~
1t is to commemorate this that a
bronze tabl-t to the emo Of the
VII be placed on one of the
spaces il. the roterda of the capitol
here, tn s left for the erection of fabl Is
OF which have ever been placed.
1t IS not Yet decided whether the tab
let Will he placed in a space on the
first or second floor. 1t is now being
BY the Gornam Company. If
New York. and IL cad BY that
tbs Statc at some time in November
with appropriate ceremonies at which
there viii be some distinguished
speakers, 1t Will typify the scene of the
famous tea party" and it's being the (
first 10 Be placed in the capitol, will
without doubt. lead to others being
placed there.
The house Of Mrs. Elizabeth King at
Edenton where the historic party took
place was pulled down some wears ago. I
but is reproduced in a perfect model :
in the North Carolina II storicaI s
section er the jamestown Exposition.
and this will later be presented to the (
by DR.. Richard billiard, of Eden !
The site Of the house has been J
marked By a massive bronze tablet. 5
eighin $50 pounds. this placed upon {
a pedestal, and is the gift of Mrs. I
Julian E. Ward. Of Edenton. {
TOOK ALL IN SIGHT.
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