THE CATALYST FOR THE 4TH JULY INDEPENDENCE DECLARATION

The flag of N.Carolina displaying the date of the Declaration.

The Mecklenburg Declaration on May 20th 1775 by Ulster-Scots colonialists was the preceeder for the Independence Declaration which is now celebrated every 4th July in the USA.

This is a brief synopsis of the Mecklenburg Declaration. It is widely believed the main sources used to draw up the following was The Bible and The Westminster Confession of Faith!

Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence
CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA MAY 20, 1775

Resolved: That whosoever directly or indirectly abets or in any way way form or manner, covutenances the invasion of our rights, as attempted by the Parliment of Great Britain, is an enemy to his country, to America, and the rights of man.

Resolved: That we, the citizens of Mecklenburg county, do hereby disolve the political bonds which have connected us with the mother country, and absolve ourselves from all allegiance to the British crown, abjuring all political connection with a nation that has wantonly trampled on our rights and liberties and inhumanly shed the innocent blood of Americans at Lexington.

Resolved: That we do hereby declare ourselves a free and independent people, that we are and of right to be, a sovereign and self-governing people under the power of God and the general Congress; to the maintenance of which independence we solemnly pledge to each other our mutual cooperation, our lives, our fortunes, and our most sacred honor.

Resolved: That we do hereby ordain and adopt as rules of conduct, all and each of our former laws, and the crown of Great Britain cannot be considered hereafter as holding any rights, privileges, or immunities amongst us.

Resolved: That all the officers, both civil and military in this county, be entitled to exercise the same powers and authorities as heretofore; that every member of this delegation shall henceforth be a civil officer, and exercise the powers of a justice of the peace, issue process, hear and determine controversies according the law, preserve peace, union and harmony in the county, and use every exertion to spread the love of liberty and of country, until a more general and better organized system of government be established.

Resolved: That a copy of these resolutions be transmitted by express to the President of the Continental Congress assembled in Philadelphia, to be laid before that body.

The signataries.
Abraham Alexander, Chairman
John McNitt Alexander, Secretary
Ephraim Brevard
Charles Alexander
Hezekiah J. Balch
Zaccheus Wilson
John Phifer
Waightstill Avery
James Harris
Benjamin Patton
William Kennon
Matthew McClure
John Foard
Neill Morrison
Richard Barry
Robert Irwin
Henry Downs
John Flennikin
Ezra Alexander
David Reese
William Graham
John Davidson
John Qureary
Richard Harris
Hezekiah Alexander
Thomas Polk
Adam Alexander

We are never taught these things at school. Presumably Americans are not taught this history either!

"For what the men of Mecklenburg did, was not in the spirit of competition, but rather as an act unification. No matter which side you may take in this controversy, it adds or subtract nothing from the outcome of history. It does show however that the Scotch-Irish were in the forefront of the struggle for Independence. And they were forever united as a fighting force fully ready and eager to take on the "British Tyrant" by whose hands they had so long suffered. And now their chance had come at last, too forever break the chains or die in the attempt. They went forward with their powder and muskets, and a will forged in a fire of oppression, and with the words of fellow Scotch-Irishman, from Virginia, Patrick Henry, as their battle cry . . . "