The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-08-15

1851 This date commentaries the
secession OF the State from the Union;
but as the cause of secession was de-
feated, this date no longer represented
anything after the Civil War. SO.
when a new flag was adopted in 1885
the inscription was changed to April
18th, 1776.'. This date
rates the adoption of the Halifax Res
oiutions- document that places
North Carolina in the very front rank
of those who were demanding uncon-
ditional freedom and independence.
These resolutions are set forth in the
following entries in the Journal of the
provincial Congress which met at
Halifax, April 4. 1875:
Eat a Congress begun and held at the
town Of Halifax. in tho county of
Halifax, the 9TH day of April, in the
year of our Lor 1875.
Monday, April Sth. 1876.
The Congress met according to ad-
journment.
ION motion, Resolved, Tha Mr..
Harnett, Mr.. Allen Jones, Mr.. Burke,
Mr.. Nash, Mr.. kinchen, Mr.. Thomas
Person and Mr.. Thomas Jones be a
select committee to take into cOnsid-
GRAFTON the usurpations and ~vioiences
attempted and committed by the King
and Parliament Of Britain against
America, and the further measures to
be taken for frustrating the same, and
for the better defence of this Prov
ince.
Friday, April 18th, 1875.
The select committee to take into
consideration the usurpations and vlo-
lenceS attempted and Ommitt by
the King and. Parliament Of Britain
against America, and the further
measures to be taken for frustrating
the same, and for the better defence
of this Province, reported as follows,
to-wt:
1T appears to your committee, that
pursuant to the plan concerted by the
British Ministry for ~subjugating
America, the King and Parliament of
Great Britain have usurped a power
over the persons and properties of the
people unlimited and uncontrolled
and disregarding their humble petit
tons for peace, liberty and safety,
have made divers legislative acts, de-
nouncing war, famine, and every spe-
cies of calamity against the Continent
in general. The British fleets and
armies have been, and still are daily
employed in destroying the people,
and committing the most horrid de-
vastations on the country. Tina Gov
ernors in different Colonies have de-
clared protection to slaves who should
lmDcuG tne1r DaHOS IN the Dloou u
their masters. That the ships belOng-
ing to America are declared prizes Of
war, and many of them have been
violently seized and confiscated. In
Of all which multitudes
of the people have been destroyed. or
from easy circumstances u to
the most lamentable distress.
And whereas the moderation hith-
erto manifested by the United Colo
rioc on1 their sincere desire to be
reconciled to the mother country on
constitutional principles. have pro-
cured no mitigation Of the aforesaid
wrongs and usurpations. and no hopes
remain Of obtaining redress by those
means alone which have hitherto
tried. your committee are of opinion
that the House should enter into the
following resolve .tO-Wit:
"Resolved. That the delegates for
this Colon in the continental Con
gress be Empowered to concur with
the delegates of the other Colonies il
declaring independently. and forming
foreign alliances, reserVing to this col
ony h sole and exclusive right or
orming a Constitution and laws for
this Colony, and Of appointing dele
gates from time to time (under the
direction Of a general representation
thereof. to meet the delegates of the
other Colonies for such purposes as
shall be hereafter pointed out
'The taking the same into
consideration, unanimously
Herewith
The News and Observer of March L.
1885. referred editorialfy TO the bill
providing a state flag. in the follow
ing language:
"On Yesterday the House passed d
bill esta blishing a new state flag. For
wears North Carolina has had a flag.
and we see no reason for changing it.
| But. besides that. the proposed flag is
open to some objections. 1t is to be
Inscribed with two dates. both OF
| which refer to events which occurred
in colonial times. And, moreover, one
| Of these dates is i'm dispute. We refer
TO Nav goth. as the date Of the Meek