Saturday, July 04, 2009

WHO WERE THEY?

An anonymous person posted the following in the comment section of the previous article and I thought it worthy of being on the front page this Independence Day. Enjoy! And Happy Fourth of July to all!


Have you ever wondered what happened to the 56 men who signed the Declaration of Independence?

Five signers were captured by the British as traitors and tortured before they died.

Twelve had their homes ransacked and burned.

Two lost their sons serving in the Revolutionary Army, another had two sons captured.

Nine of the 56 fought and died from wounds or hardships of the Revolutionary War.

They signed and they pledged their lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor.

What kind of men were they?

Twenty-four were lawyers and jurists. Eleven were merchants, nine were farmers and large plantation owners; men of means, well educated. But they signed the Declaration of Independence knowing full well that the penalty would be death if they were captured.

Carter Braxton of Virginia, a wealthy planter and trader, saw his ships swept from the seas by the British Navy. He sold his home and properties to pay his debts, and died in rags.

Thomas McKeam was so hounded by the British that he was forced to move his family almost constantly. He served in the Congress without pay, and his family was kept in hiding. His possessions were taken from him, and poverty was his reward.

Vandals or soldiers looted the properties of Dillery, Hall, Clymer, Walton, Gwinnett, Heyward, Ruttledge, and Middleton.

At the battle of Yorktown, Thomas Nelson, Jr., noted that the British General Cornwallis had taken over the Nelson home for his headquarters. He quietly urged General George Washington to open fire. The home was destroyed, and Nelson died bankrupt.



Francis Lewis had his home and properties destroyed. The enemy jailed his wife, and she died within a few months.



John Hart was driven from his wife's bedside as she was dying. Their 13 children fled for their lives. His fields and his gristmill were laid to waste. For more than a year, he lived in forests and caves, returning home to find his wife dead and his children vanished. A few weeks later, he died from exhaustion and a broken heart.



Norris and Livingston suffered similar fates. Such were the stories and sacrifices of the American Revolution. These were not wild-eyed, rabble-rousing ruffians. They were soft-spoken men of means and education. They had security, but they valued liberty more.



Standing tall, straight, and unwavering, they pledged: "For the support of this declaration, with firm reliance on the protection of the divine providence, we mutually pledge to each other, our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor."



They gave you and me a free and independent America. The history books never told you a lot about what happened in the Revolutionary War. We didn't fight just the British. We were British subjects at that time and we fought our own government!



Some of us take these liberties so much for granted, but we shouldn't. So, take a few minutes while enjoying your 4th of July Holiday and silently thank these patriots. It's not much to ask for the price they paid.

Remember: Freedom is never free!

16 comments:

  1. God Is JusticeJuly 05, 2009 2:17 AM

    The problem is that madmen like Matthew Ramsey continue to breath air. His crimes are monstrous, this man is a serial killer whom has personally murdered thousands of Jews with his bare hands. Maybe one day he will be captured and shipped to Israel to stand trial for his crimes. Why is the Obama Government protecting him??

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  2. Justice is ComingJuly 05, 2009 4:39 AM

    The only truth in the above statement is that Ramsey is a madman but his incredible cowardice keeps him from killing anything but sperm cells in the shower. One look in his beady eyes and you see the total and complete stupidity of a cow who hasn't the courage or intelligence to do anything but mouth words behind the protection of his keyboard.

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  3. I bet Michael Burks "kills sperm cells in the shower" while thinking about Ramsey.

    He is constantly fixated on him, must be a homosexual crush.

    Go back to jerking to your gay porn magazines....

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  4. Wow Ramsey stalks Burks (previously he had stalked Bill White and Jeff Schoep) posts under fake names because he is a pussy, then whines about Burks being obsessed with him. It is no wonder Matthew Ramsey has been involuntarily committed to the nut house three times in his life.

    I hope the FBI picks him up soon. I hear he is planning violence on Jews in the Oregon area. I make sure I report him everyday to the FBI tip line as well as the one the homeland security has. Just like I did Hal and Bill.

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  5. Wow Burks stalks Ramsey (previously he had stalked Bill White and Jeff Schoep) posts under fake names because he is a pussy, then whines about ramsey being obsessed with him.

    It is no wonder Michael Burks has been involuntarily committed to the nut house three times in his life.

    I hope the FBI picks him up soon. I hear he is planning violence on Jews.

    I make sure I report him everyday to the FBI tip line as well as the one the homeland security has.

    Just like I did Hal and Bill.

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  6. Wow Ramsey is now using the Pee Wee Herman approach in his bid to flame Burks. Is their any doubt he is an idiot?

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  7. How ironic that this article on the 56 was reposted on this website.

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  8. John Hart was driven from his wife's bedside as she was dying. Their 13 children fled for their lives. His fields and his gristmill were laid to waste. For more than a year, he lived in forests and caves, returning home to find his wife dead and his children vanished. A few weeks later, he died from exhaustion and a broken heart.

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  9. Wow Burks is now using the Pee Wee Herman approach in his bid to flame Ramsey. Is their any doubt he is an idiot?

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  10. Is it just me or is this whole Matthew Ramsey vs Michael Burks thing degenerated into stupidity? Burks gives Ramsey's name to Homeland Security, Ramsey gives Burks name to the ADL. Big fucking yawn, why don't you pussies settle this like men?

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  11. You people are complete idiots.

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  12. So was your mother for not taking a coat hanger your faggot ass in the womb.

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  13. God I hope Hal gets repeatedly ass raped when he gets to Chicago. It'll teach that little fat fucker to be nice to judges.

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  14. One must be nice to thy judge as they are your master. God or your supreme being has put you on this planet to be controlled,,, as everyone with exception of judges, politicians and doctors are worthless bags of shit.

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  15. They are people you fucking idiot, they deserve to do their jobs without having their life threatened. Go take your meds Von, you are too fucking stupid to understand politics anyway.

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  16. """they deserve to do their jobs without having their life threatened."""


    They are not "doing their jobs" you dipshit. They are openly corrupt.

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