THOMAS HAYWARD, PATRIOT, PLUS A FEW MORE THOUGHTS

Anyone who has read any of my blog messages will certainly know where I stand on political issues, for I am not a "Mugwump".  I do not walk the middle of the road for that is where one may be hit by traffic going either way.
Thomas Hayward will appear a little farther into this message.
It is hard to miss the fact that the People's Representatives have not done a very good job earning their pay.  It is correct to say that there are exceptions to be sure, but the ignominious crowd of the hate driven is appaulling, to say the least.
Since I will be writing about an American who lived and worked at a time when his and others efforts were directed toward building a Republic, a Constitutional Republic, whose power and direction flowed UP FROM THE PEOPLE to the representative and that representative did the people's bidding.  There were harsh treatments for some who went astray, such as, Tar and Feathers, Ride the rail out of town and others.  Nasty?  Yes!  Unfair?  Sometimes, could be!  Effective?  Yes for the most part.  If you doubt that these were harsh times, read the history, again, of the Revolution and the times leading up to it and the suffering that Americans, your forefathers went through to give you what you now want to destroy.  You in Washington think again about what is happening in the seat of our Republic and GO TO WORK AN DO YOUR JOB!  The job is not easy and, done right, may cost you that "cushy" job in the House or Senate.  Do it anyway!
Now, on to Mr. Thomas Hayward, Patriot, born in South Carolina in 1746.  His father was one of the wealthiest planters in the Province.  Thomas went to the best schools in the area where he studied and mastered Latin and read the Roman historians in that language.  He studied law and his father sent him to England at the age on twenty where he finished his law education.  At the same time he became more and more aware of the unfairness and mistreatment of  the Colonies.  Thomas left England for home with a burning desire to change things in the Colonies.
Thomas returned home and went to work at his profession, married well and from the Stamp Act to Lexington fought for the Patriot cause.
Thomas fought for the removal of the colonial governor and was elected to the General Congress in 1775 and took his seat early in 1776.  He joyfully signed his name to the Declaration of Independence and served the Congress until 1778.  He then became Judge of the criminal and civil courts in South Carolina, a dangerous job because of the many tories in the area.  He held a military commission and was wounded at Beaufort in 1780 and then captured at Charleston and held for nearly a year.  During that year his land was plundered by the British and his slaves sent to Jamaica to work for the sugar planters.
Thomas went back to his old job until 1799 when he retired.  He died  among hi family in 1809.  His work was done!.....Medicineman!

IT'S NEWS---SO BE CAREFUL!

Mark Twain once wrote these words: "If you don't read the newspaper, you're uninformed.  If you read the newspaper you're misinformed!".
The "Oklahoma cowboy, rope trick artist and story teller", Will Rogers, once said, "Don't believe everything you read in the newspaper and only half of what you see!"

Today we are uninformed and misinformed daily, both in the written word and on the various cable news channels.  One has to look very carefully at everything that is put in print or stated on the air.  We hear words like, "It has been said---Undisclosed sources stated----He was thought to----This photo supposedly taken -----, etc.  Well, you get the drift.

The problem with all this is that these so-called "stories" are picked off the computer and repeated, and repeated, and repeated again.  They very often take on a life of their own and "Breed" new stories that get worse and worse until finally, everyone forgets where they all started!  That then becomes the story of the day----"It must be true because it is on all the channels!"...Medicineman!

WHAT'S THE MATTER NOW?

When one is in the process of raising children, "What's the matter now?" is often the phrase of the day.  If that is the case with children----when do they begin to stop complaining, grow up, and go to work?  That is what I would like to point out this evening---just what is it that "matters" now?
This country called United States of America seems to be more divided than united these days.  Many of our young people (mostly those exposed to colleges and universities) have come away from these institutions in debt up to their eyeballs and with a degree that is not saleable.  They are not employable.  At least not employable at the wage they were told they were worth.  So now they have jumped on the "Free Stuff" wagon that is preached by those running for the highest office in our Republic.  All they hear is that all is well, your bills will be paid and you will get a piece of that fabled "Money Tree", you know, the one that grows in Washington.  Yes, the same one the country has been picking from for years.
The ones running for the office are just as bad, or worse, as those that listen to all the promises because they know that they cannot deliver on those promises.
Washington DC has been, for  a long time, run by many who have no desire to see you or I do well in our chosen field.  Theirs is a place totally unknown to most of our people.  It is a place that few of us can understand because most of  "them" live on the fringes of this great country while the thinkers and the doers are hard at work making this great country Hum with energy and vitality!....Medicineman!