The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1909-05-21

esotroversy was brought - = -
0sss. 1t was At this ti1s that Dovi1
80. representative In esagrsas esou
Seoeth Carolina. aaAouncoA that Aoek
hoburg county had declared hef =.
oooendence Is n0nths before tho ~
0slgation OF the docuAeat II Phlls,
6elphia.
While the statement creat01 oo03
s0prise it resulted In a. tsvsseAga
taoa into the facts - to the Nsohlao
oosg declaration. This inquiry Val
o4de by Nathaniel Aacoa. Who rs0re
seated North Carolina il ths saoata,
e1A through Gen. Joseph 0faAao
40 Representative Davidsoa 6soa&aa
Macon received from DR.. Joseph No
Knitt Alexander full account Of TN
event" which Dr. Alexander aaiA -
30 copied from papers left By Id
father" This statement. which u
elNded the May 2Sth declaratioa,
Ssoator Macon sent to Raleigh, N. C..
asd it was published in the ReGistss
% Friday. April 80. 1873.
Or. Aiexs06er's Story.
Dr. Alexander related At leAgth how
the farmers of Mecklenburg county ID
The spring of I775 had called . COZ
veotlon to be composed OF two dele
gates from each settlement in the
county to meet May 10 to deviss
means for the assistance of the 'suf'
ferfng people OF Boston and to extri.
cate themselves from the impending
storm" Official news, by express, ar.
rived of the battle Of Lexington" &c.
cording to DIR. Alexander's report to
Senator Macon. and the influence OF
the news from Lexington, he added,
resulted in the unanimous adoption Of
the Mecklenburg declaration Of inde.
pendence.
The declaration as written by Dr..
Brevard. and approved by the convsn.
ton on May 20. 1775, reads:
81. Resolved. That whosoever d..
rectly or indirectly abetted or in any
way, form or manner countenanced
the unchartered and dangerous inva-
sion of our rights, a. claimed by Great
Britain, is an enemy to this country
-America-and to the inherent and
inalienable rights Of man.
"2. Resolved. That we. the citizens
of Mecklenburg county. do hereby dis
solve the political bands which have
connected us to the mother coun.
Try. and hereby absolve ourselves from
all allegiance to the British crown and
abjure all political connection, con-
tract or association with that nation,
who have wantonly trampled ON our
rights and liberties and inhumanly
shed the innocent blood Of American
patriots at Lexington.
Declared Themselves Free.
SO. Resolved. That we do hereby de-.
clare ourselves free and independent
people. are. and of right ought to be,
. sovereign and self-governing asso-
citation under the control of NO pow
er other than that of our God and the
general government Of the congress,
to the maintenance of which indie
pendence we solemnly pledge to each
other our mutual cooperation, our
lives, our fortunes and our most
sacred honor.
=, Resolved. That as we now &C
knowledge the existence and control
Of no law or legal ofiicer, civil or mil.
itary. within this country. we do here
by ordain and adopt. as q rule Of life.
each and every one of our former
laws, wherein, nevertheless, the crown
of Great Britain never can be consid-
cred as holding privileges, immunities
or authority therein.
IS. Resolved, That it is also further
decreed that all, each and every mill
tary ofiicer in this county is hereby
reinstated to his former command and
authority, he acting conformably to
these regulations. And that every
member present of this delegation
shall henceforth be a civil oficer, viz,
justice Of the peace, in the character
of committeeman to issue process
hear and determine all matters of con-
troversy, according to said adopted
laws. and to preserve peace and union
and harmony in said county. and to
use every exertion to spread the love
Of the country and fire of freedom
throughout America, until a more gen.
eral and organized government be es-
tablished in this province.