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!
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Friday, January 24, 2020
Thursday, January 23, 2020
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!
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!
Tuesday, January 14, 2020
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!
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!
Monday, December 30, 2019
MAKE READY, HERE IT COMES!
Christmas has come and gone once again. That time when children wait endlessly for the day and Moms and Dads spend countless hours unpacking and sorting the decorations used last year and then a hurried trip or two to the store to buy new ones. The birth of our savior is celebrated at this time too (except in some cities where the display is banned) and is the main point of it all in many households yet (praise be)!
Now comes the new year and that series of football games eagerly awaited by so many.
What I wonder, will our TV "Talking Heads" still be saying "Two Thousand and Twenty" while regurgitating the news? That always "bugged" me because nobody, in the last century ever described the year as One Thousand Nineteen and-----!
But that is not the most important point of the new year, really. What is important is that the American people become better acquainted with our Republic, yes I mean Republic! Just read the Declaration of Independence again. Read what the Constitution has to say about our Constitutional Republic, how it came to be, what a struggle and the shedding of blood it took for our forefathers to tear us away from the tyranny of King George III.
We in Wyoming are far away from the turmoil, cheating and averse of "The Swamp", while still being a victim of their deeds, let's not forget that!
Oh, by the way, before I forget; I wish all a Happy New Year! And why not watch a little football.....Medicineman!
Now comes the new year and that series of football games eagerly awaited by so many.
What I wonder, will our TV "Talking Heads" still be saying "Two Thousand and Twenty" while regurgitating the news? That always "bugged" me because nobody, in the last century ever described the year as One Thousand Nineteen and-----!
But that is not the most important point of the new year, really. What is important is that the American people become better acquainted with our Republic, yes I mean Republic! Just read the Declaration of Independence again. Read what the Constitution has to say about our Constitutional Republic, how it came to be, what a struggle and the shedding of blood it took for our forefathers to tear us away from the tyranny of King George III.
We in Wyoming are far away from the turmoil, cheating and averse of "The Swamp", while still being a victim of their deeds, let's not forget that!
Oh, by the way, before I forget; I wish all a Happy New Year! And why not watch a little football.....Medicineman!
Saturday, December 28, 2019
A REVOLUTION PATRIOT FROM SOUTH CAROLINA--
Edward Rutledge was Irish-American born in South Carolina in 1749 to a prominent Physician, John.
His mother married his father bringing a rich dowry to the family. She was twenty Seven when Dr. Rutledge died leaving her with seven children, Edward being the youngest.
After his early studies he joined his elder brother John, a distinguished member of the Charleston Bar, to study for the Bar.
Rutledge studied the politics of the day and became a firm believer in the cause for freedom. He was elected a delegate to the first General Congress in 1774 and was active and fearless in his support of the cause of freedom. He was re-elected in 1775 and again in 1776. Rutledge joined William Henry Lee and John Adams in preparing the preamble and fearlessly voted for the Declaration ( a lot of people in South Carolina were against it).
Rutledge joined Dr. Franklin and John Adams to meet with Lord Howe on Staten Island to discuss a settlement but Howe would not accept that so the mission failed.
While actively engaged in the defence of his state Rutledge raised a corps of artillery and in 1780 while aiding General Lincoln in defense of Charleston he was captured and sent to St. Augustine in Florida where he was for most of a year. When the British left Charleston in 1781 Mr. Rutledge went back to his business duties and the State legislature. In 1794 he was elected to the United States Senate and in 1798 elected Governor of South Carolina. But he did not get to serve out his term, dying in January of 1800 suffering from gout and a severe cold....Medicineman!
His mother married his father bringing a rich dowry to the family. She was twenty Seven when Dr. Rutledge died leaving her with seven children, Edward being the youngest.
After his early studies he joined his elder brother John, a distinguished member of the Charleston Bar, to study for the Bar.
Rutledge studied the politics of the day and became a firm believer in the cause for freedom. He was elected a delegate to the first General Congress in 1774 and was active and fearless in his support of the cause of freedom. He was re-elected in 1775 and again in 1776. Rutledge joined William Henry Lee and John Adams in preparing the preamble and fearlessly voted for the Declaration ( a lot of people in South Carolina were against it).
Rutledge joined Dr. Franklin and John Adams to meet with Lord Howe on Staten Island to discuss a settlement but Howe would not accept that so the mission failed.
While actively engaged in the defence of his state Rutledge raised a corps of artillery and in 1780 while aiding General Lincoln in defense of Charleston he was captured and sent to St. Augustine in Florida where he was for most of a year. When the British left Charleston in 1781 Mr. Rutledge went back to his business duties and the State legislature. In 1794 he was elected to the United States Senate and in 1798 elected Governor of South Carolina. But he did not get to serve out his term, dying in January of 1800 suffering from gout and a severe cold....Medicineman!
Tuesday, December 24, 2019
T'WAS THE NIGHT------
Clement Moore's famous poem goes on to say; not a creature was sturing, not even a mouse.
As a child and as a parent raising children----I do not remember it quite like that. In fact, as a child, my brother and I hardly slept a wink in anticipation of Christmas morning. In fact, my brother and I, on one occasion, slipped out of bed and sneaked down the stairs far enough to catch Dad and Mom placing gifts around the tree. We hardly slept a wink the rest of the night.
When we started having children it was much the same. In the preschool years the older kids did not want to expose the younger to the truth for obvious reasons so the anticipation and the wonder of it all continued on until that day, oh that fateful day, when at long last the youngest discovered the aweful truth, THERE IS NO SANTA CLAUSE!
Although in those years of belief and anxious waiting, our home had always took part in the REAL Christmas story; how the Savior was born of the Virgin Mary in a stable and how His birth was revealed to humble shepherds in the field.
Let us all remember the real reason for the season!..........Medicineman!
As a child and as a parent raising children----I do not remember it quite like that. In fact, as a child, my brother and I hardly slept a wink in anticipation of Christmas morning. In fact, my brother and I, on one occasion, slipped out of bed and sneaked down the stairs far enough to catch Dad and Mom placing gifts around the tree. We hardly slept a wink the rest of the night.
When we started having children it was much the same. In the preschool years the older kids did not want to expose the younger to the truth for obvious reasons so the anticipation and the wonder of it all continued on until that day, oh that fateful day, when at long last the youngest discovered the aweful truth, THERE IS NO SANTA CLAUSE!
Although in those years of belief and anxious waiting, our home had always took part in the REAL Christmas story; how the Savior was born of the Virgin Mary in a stable and how His birth was revealed to humble shepherds in the field.
Let us all remember the real reason for the season!..........Medicineman!
Monday, December 2, 2019
CIVIL WARS: HOW DO THEY HAPPEN?
This was written by Dr. Jack Dever Minzey, born 6 October 1928- died 8 April 2018. He was Department Head of Education at Eastern Michigan University and a prolific writer of Numerous books, most of which were on the topic of edication and the Government role of same.
This was the last of his works: Civil War: How do they happen?
Dr. Jack Devere Minzey
Two or more sides disagree on who runs the country. And they can't settle the question through elections because they don't even agree that elections are how you decide who's in charge. That's the basic issue here. Who decides who runs the country? When you hate each other but accept the election results, you have a country. When you stop accepting election results, you have a count down to a civil war. The Mueller investigation is about removing President Trump from office and overturning the results of an election. We all know that but it is not the first time they have done this. The first time a Republican president was elected this century, they said he didn't really win. The Supreme Court gave him the election. There's a pattern here.
What do the odds of the Democrats rejecting the next Republican president really mean? It means that they don't accept the results of any election that they don't win. It means they don't believe that transfers of power in this country are determined by elections. That's a civil war.
There's no shooting. At least not unless you count the attempts to kill a bunch of Republicans at a charity baseball practice. But the Democrats have rejected our system of government.
This isn't dissent. It's not disagreement. You can hate the other party. You can think they are the wordt thing that ever happened to the country. But then you work harder to win the next election. When you consistently reject the results of elections that you don't win, what you want is a dictatorship. Your every own dictatorship.
The only legitimate exercise of power in this country, according to Democrats, is its own. Whenever Republicans exercise power, it's inherently illegitimate. The Democrats lost Congress. They lost the White House. So what did they do? They began trying to run the country through Federal judges and bureaucrats. Every time a Federal judge issues an order saying that the President of the United States can't scratch his own back without his say so, that's he civil war.
Our system o9f Government is based on the Constitution, but that's not the system that runs this country. The Democrat's system is that any part of government that it runs is gets total and unlimited power over the country.
If the Democrats are in the White House, then the president can do anything. He can have his own amnesty for Illegal Aliens. He can fine you for not having health insurance. He can use the IRS as his won police force and imprison citizens who speak against him.He can provide guns and money (Fast and Furious) (Iran nuclear deal) to to other countries to support his own agenda, and watch while one of our Ambassadors is murdered doing nothing to aid our citizens. His power is unlimited. He's a dictator.
But when Republicans get into the White house, suddenly the President can't do anything. He isn't even allowed to undue the illegal amnesty that his predecessor illegaly invented. A Democrat in the White House has 'discretion to completely decide every aspect of immigration policy. A Republican doesn't even have the 'discretion' to reverse him. That's how the game is played. That's how our country is tun. Sad but ture, although the left hasn't yet won that particular fight.
When a democrat is in the White House states aren't even allowed to enforce immigration laws. Under Obama a state wasn't allowed to go to the bathroom without asking permission. But under Trump , Jerry Brown can go around saying that California is an independent republic and sign treaties whith other countries. The Constitution has something to say about that. Whether it' Federal or State, Executive, Legislative or Judiciary, the left moves power around to run the country. If it controls an institution, then that institution is suddenly the supreme power in the land. This is what I call a moving dictatorship.
Donald Trump has caused the Shadow Government to come out of hiding: Professional government is a guild. Like medieval guilds. You can't serve in if you are not a member. If you have not been indoctrinated into it's arcane rituals. If you are not in the club. And Trump isn't in the club. He brought a bunch of people who aren't in the cluib with him.
Now we are seeing what the pors do when amateurs try to walk in on them. They spy on them, they investigate them and they send them to jail. They use the tools of power to bring them down.
That's not a free country.
It's not a free country when FBI agents who support Hillary take out an 'insurance policy' against Trump Trump winning the election. It's not a free country when Obama officials engage in massive unmasking of the opposition. It's not a free country when the media responds to the other guy winning by trying to ban the conserfvative media that supported him from social media. It's not a free country when all of the above collude together to overturn an election because the guy who wasn't supposed to win did.
Have no doubt, we are in a civil war between conservative volunteer government and a leftisit Democrat professional government......Medicineman!
This was the last of his works: Civil War: How do they happen?
Dr. Jack Devere Minzey
Two or more sides disagree on who runs the country. And they can't settle the question through elections because they don't even agree that elections are how you decide who's in charge. That's the basic issue here. Who decides who runs the country? When you hate each other but accept the election results, you have a country. When you stop accepting election results, you have a count down to a civil war. The Mueller investigation is about removing President Trump from office and overturning the results of an election. We all know that but it is not the first time they have done this. The first time a Republican president was elected this century, they said he didn't really win. The Supreme Court gave him the election. There's a pattern here.
What do the odds of the Democrats rejecting the next Republican president really mean? It means that they don't accept the results of any election that they don't win. It means they don't believe that transfers of power in this country are determined by elections. That's a civil war.
There's no shooting. At least not unless you count the attempts to kill a bunch of Republicans at a charity baseball practice. But the Democrats have rejected our system of government.
This isn't dissent. It's not disagreement. You can hate the other party. You can think they are the wordt thing that ever happened to the country. But then you work harder to win the next election. When you consistently reject the results of elections that you don't win, what you want is a dictatorship. Your every own dictatorship.
The only legitimate exercise of power in this country, according to Democrats, is its own. Whenever Republicans exercise power, it's inherently illegitimate. The Democrats lost Congress. They lost the White House. So what did they do? They began trying to run the country through Federal judges and bureaucrats. Every time a Federal judge issues an order saying that the President of the United States can't scratch his own back without his say so, that's he civil war.
Our system o9f Government is based on the Constitution, but that's not the system that runs this country. The Democrat's system is that any part of government that it runs is gets total and unlimited power over the country.
If the Democrats are in the White House, then the president can do anything. He can have his own amnesty for Illegal Aliens. He can fine you for not having health insurance. He can use the IRS as his won police force and imprison citizens who speak against him.He can provide guns and money (Fast and Furious) (Iran nuclear deal) to to other countries to support his own agenda, and watch while one of our Ambassadors is murdered doing nothing to aid our citizens. His power is unlimited. He's a dictator.
But when Republicans get into the White house, suddenly the President can't do anything. He isn't even allowed to undue the illegal amnesty that his predecessor illegaly invented. A Democrat in the White House has 'discretion to completely decide every aspect of immigration policy. A Republican doesn't even have the 'discretion' to reverse him. That's how the game is played. That's how our country is tun. Sad but ture, although the left hasn't yet won that particular fight.
When a democrat is in the White House states aren't even allowed to enforce immigration laws. Under Obama a state wasn't allowed to go to the bathroom without asking permission. But under Trump , Jerry Brown can go around saying that California is an independent republic and sign treaties whith other countries. The Constitution has something to say about that. Whether it' Federal or State, Executive, Legislative or Judiciary, the left moves power around to run the country. If it controls an institution, then that institution is suddenly the supreme power in the land. This is what I call a moving dictatorship.
Donald Trump has caused the Shadow Government to come out of hiding: Professional government is a guild. Like medieval guilds. You can't serve in if you are not a member. If you have not been indoctrinated into it's arcane rituals. If you are not in the club. And Trump isn't in the club. He brought a bunch of people who aren't in the cluib with him.
Now we are seeing what the pors do when amateurs try to walk in on them. They spy on them, they investigate them and they send them to jail. They use the tools of power to bring them down.
That's not a free country.
It's not a free country when FBI agents who support Hillary take out an 'insurance policy' against Trump Trump winning the election. It's not a free country when Obama officials engage in massive unmasking of the opposition. It's not a free country when the media responds to the other guy winning by trying to ban the conserfvative media that supported him from social media. It's not a free country when all of the above collude together to overturn an election because the guy who wasn't supposed to win did.
Have no doubt, we are in a civil war between conservative volunteer government and a leftisit Democrat professional government......Medicineman!
Tuesday, November 26, 2019
BACK TO THE SIGNERS--BEEN AWHILE!
Having written about other items of interest, at least of interest to me, it is time to return to the original reason for my writings; The Declaration of Independence of this great Republic.
Tonight I present to you John Penn born in Carolina County, Virginia in 1741. John's father neglected the boy's education so John only had two or three years in the Common school of the county,
Mr. Penn died when John was about 18 years of age and left him sole owner of a modest but ample farm. A relative of Penn lived nearby whose name was Edmund Pendleton, widely known and well respected. Mr. Pendleton had a vast library and opened it up to young Penn who was eager to learn all he could and he read and studied until he determined to prepare himself for the profession of the law. He succeeded and at the age of twenty-one he was admitted to the Bar. John Penn became very successful in his home County and formed a respectable reputation.
In 1774 he moved to North Carolina and took up his profession there. He soon became known for his abilities and his patriotism and in 1775 he was elected a delegate to the Continental Congress and took his seat in that body in October. He remained there for three years and voted for the Declaration of Independence and eagerly placed his name on that document..
When the Americans were defeated by General Cornwallis, in 1780, at the Battle of Sanders Creek in the Western portion of North Carolina,Cornwalis intended to march North and invade Virginia. As the Western portion of North Carolina was mostly undefended Penn organized a fighting force who harassed and delayed the British until a defense of Virginia could be formed.
Mr. Penn retired from public life in 1781 and went back to his law practice. But he was again called out when Robert Morris, Treasures of the Confederation appointed him Sub-Treasurer for North Carolina.
A man with very little early learning opportunity who taught himself through the art of "Reading", a slowly disappearing ability, should be a lesson for all of us this day. Winston Churchill once said; "Those who fail to learn from history are destined to repeat it"!--Medicineman!
Tonight I present to you John Penn born in Carolina County, Virginia in 1741. John's father neglected the boy's education so John only had two or three years in the Common school of the county,
Mr. Penn died when John was about 18 years of age and left him sole owner of a modest but ample farm. A relative of Penn lived nearby whose name was Edmund Pendleton, widely known and well respected. Mr. Pendleton had a vast library and opened it up to young Penn who was eager to learn all he could and he read and studied until he determined to prepare himself for the profession of the law. He succeeded and at the age of twenty-one he was admitted to the Bar. John Penn became very successful in his home County and formed a respectable reputation.
In 1774 he moved to North Carolina and took up his profession there. He soon became known for his abilities and his patriotism and in 1775 he was elected a delegate to the Continental Congress and took his seat in that body in October. He remained there for three years and voted for the Declaration of Independence and eagerly placed his name on that document..
When the Americans were defeated by General Cornwallis, in 1780, at the Battle of Sanders Creek in the Western portion of North Carolina,Cornwalis intended to march North and invade Virginia. As the Western portion of North Carolina was mostly undefended Penn organized a fighting force who harassed and delayed the British until a defense of Virginia could be formed.
Mr. Penn retired from public life in 1781 and went back to his law practice. But he was again called out when Robert Morris, Treasures of the Confederation appointed him Sub-Treasurer for North Carolina.
A man with very little early learning opportunity who taught himself through the art of "Reading", a slowly disappearing ability, should be a lesson for all of us this day. Winston Churchill once said; "Those who fail to learn from history are destined to repeat it"!--Medicineman!
Wednesday, November 20, 2019
THE BILL OF RIGHTS
After writing the Constitution (mostly by Jefferson) it was thought, or rather insisted that their should be a list of rights that were IRON CLAD and could not be "messed" with by future legislators. The list was called "The Bill of Rights". Sadly, the People's legislators have been "Messing " with these rights almost from the "get-go".
In this little message I will dwell on Amendment II, what we refer to most often as the "Second Amendment". A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bare Arms, shall not be infringed.
That seems plain enough for most of us to understand the meaning of this amendment while at the same time seeing how important it is to the law-abiding citizen. It has often been said that what stops a bad man with a gun is a good man with a gun. That has been proven many times.
Now in Washington is a Congress that is hard at work on two items; 1) Get rid of President Trump! 2) Take the people's guns. When they should be hard at work on repairing the cost of health care and the Infrastructure of this vast country and the Veteran Administration and on and on and on.
Whenever there is a shooting in a Wall-Mart or Mall or a school shooting, the focus is immediately "The gun did it, we must stop it". "We need another law"!
There are those who want laws to prevent you, the legal owner of a firearm, from loaning a rifle to a neighbor to go hunting, for instance. Or give a family hand-down gun from the the Civil War to your young son, and on and on.
There are now County Sheriffs (Senior Law Officer in the county) declaring their county a "Sanctuary County" for gun owners! That is where this great Nation has come to with a situation that was so clearly stated back in December, 1791!....Medicineman!
In this little message I will dwell on Amendment II, what we refer to most often as the "Second Amendment". A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bare Arms, shall not be infringed.
That seems plain enough for most of us to understand the meaning of this amendment while at the same time seeing how important it is to the law-abiding citizen. It has often been said that what stops a bad man with a gun is a good man with a gun. That has been proven many times.
Now in Washington is a Congress that is hard at work on two items; 1) Get rid of President Trump! 2) Take the people's guns. When they should be hard at work on repairing the cost of health care and the Infrastructure of this vast country and the Veteran Administration and on and on and on.
Whenever there is a shooting in a Wall-Mart or Mall or a school shooting, the focus is immediately "The gun did it, we must stop it". "We need another law"!
There are those who want laws to prevent you, the legal owner of a firearm, from loaning a rifle to a neighbor to go hunting, for instance. Or give a family hand-down gun from the the Civil War to your young son, and on and on.
There are now County Sheriffs (Senior Law Officer in the county) declaring their county a "Sanctuary County" for gun owners! That is where this great Nation has come to with a situation that was so clearly stated back in December, 1791!....Medicineman!
Friday, November 15, 2019
DECLARATION SIGNERS AND WHAT ELSE?
Those who have been reading my small bios of the signers of our Declaration of Independence may think; what else did they do? Just sign their name and go on home, and let someone else fight the war that ensued? Let us take a look.
David Barton's WALL BUILDERS is the source of the following as well as much more on our beginnings as a nation, read on.
Most of those who signed this most important declaration were educated, had been to schools both here and abroad. Many were trained in the law. Some were merchants, others farmers and all patriots. The following were also warriors, fighters for this cause and for others as well.
1. Thomas Mckeen served as a captain in the New jersey militia before the War for Independence. In 1777 he became temporary president or governor of Delaware and was hunted by the British throughout his short tenure.
2. William Whipple. Throughout his time in Congress, he served in his state's militia, rising to the rank of Brigadier General.In this capacity, Whipple was involved in the fighting at Saratoga against Gen, John Burgoyne.
3. Matthew Thornton. He served as surgeon to the New Hampshire militia during the 1745 siege of Louisbourg.
4. George Walton. During the capture of Savannah in late 1778, Walton was wounded, He was then held prisoner by the British nearly a year
5.Ceasar Rodney. Rodney served in his state's militia for several years at the beginning of the War for Independence and was also president of Delaware from 1778-1780.
6. Arthur Middleton; Thomas Heyward Jr.; and Edward Rutledge. These three South Carolina signers were each captureded while defending their state during the Siege of Charleston (March to May 1780) and were held by the British for over a year.
7. Oliver Wolcott. During King Georges Was (part of the 1740-1748 conflict known as the War of Austrian Succession), Wolcott raised a volunteer militia. He returned to the New York militia in 1771 and continued his military service throughout the war.
8. Thomas Nelson, Jr.. Nelson served in the militia of Virginia through much of the War for Independence. In 1778, he helped pay for and led a troop of light cavalry which was sent back by Congress afterr only a month.
So you see that the men who pledged their Lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor did even more than that!.....Medicineman!
David Barton's WALL BUILDERS is the source of the following as well as much more on our beginnings as a nation, read on.
Most of those who signed this most important declaration were educated, had been to schools both here and abroad. Many were trained in the law. Some were merchants, others farmers and all patriots. The following were also warriors, fighters for this cause and for others as well.
1. Thomas Mckeen served as a captain in the New jersey militia before the War for Independence. In 1777 he became temporary president or governor of Delaware and was hunted by the British throughout his short tenure.
2. William Whipple. Throughout his time in Congress, he served in his state's militia, rising to the rank of Brigadier General.In this capacity, Whipple was involved in the fighting at Saratoga against Gen, John Burgoyne.
3. Matthew Thornton. He served as surgeon to the New Hampshire militia during the 1745 siege of Louisbourg.
4. George Walton. During the capture of Savannah in late 1778, Walton was wounded, He was then held prisoner by the British nearly a year
5.Ceasar Rodney. Rodney served in his state's militia for several years at the beginning of the War for Independence and was also president of Delaware from 1778-1780.
6. Arthur Middleton; Thomas Heyward Jr.; and Edward Rutledge. These three South Carolina signers were each captureded while defending their state during the Siege of Charleston (March to May 1780) and were held by the British for over a year.
7. Oliver Wolcott. During King Georges Was (part of the 1740-1748 conflict known as the War of Austrian Succession), Wolcott raised a volunteer militia. He returned to the New York militia in 1771 and continued his military service throughout the war.
8. Thomas Nelson, Jr.. Nelson served in the militia of Virginia through much of the War for Independence. In 1778, he helped pay for and led a troop of light cavalry which was sent back by Congress afterr only a month.
So you see that the men who pledged their Lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor did even more than that!.....Medicineman!
Thursday, November 7, 2019
"SEMPER FIDALIS"--EVER FAITHFUL!
November 10 marks the 244th birthday of the U.S. Marines. Perhaps this little article will impart to you something you did not know about the Marine Corps.
In 1775, October to be exact the United States Navy was born, all three ships of Her. Why did we need a navy at this infant status as a nation, even before we had a Constitution? The simple answer is that now that the grand English Navy no longer defended our shipping in the Mediterranean from the Barbary pirates we were paying tribute to the pirates to allow our trade in that part of the world to continue.
Thomas Jefferson became President in 1801 (which, by the way, upset John Adams because he did not win a second term and drove a wedge between the Adams and Jefferson friendship) he vowed to do something about the Barbary Pirates and he did. On February 6, 1802 Jefferson signed into law "An act for the protection of the Commerce and Seamen of the United States against Tripolitan Corsairs."
The Marines were trained in marksmanship and placed in the topsails and told to take out the officers when the chance arose.
Marines were called "Leather Necks" at that time because of the high stiff leather uniform collars designed to protect from the scimitar blades of the pirates. Lt. O'Bannon, one Sgt. and 6 Privates, disembarked at the mouth of the Nile, joined up with 400 local recruits left Alexandria March 6, 1805 and marched to Tripoli and fought the pirates while the Navy shelled the city from the Sea. That ended the threat and the tribute we had been paying for years.
The United States Marines have been in every fight the United States has been involved in since the beginning and have earned other nick-names, such as "Jar-Heads" because of the "Hi-N-Tite". There have been others too and most of them earned and deserved, like what the Germans called them after the battle of the Somme in WWI; "Devil Dogs" because of their fierce assault. So on November 10,2019 we honor our United States Marines on their 244th birthday, "OORAH"..Medicineman!
In 1775, October to be exact the United States Navy was born, all three ships of Her. Why did we need a navy at this infant status as a nation, even before we had a Constitution? The simple answer is that now that the grand English Navy no longer defended our shipping in the Mediterranean from the Barbary pirates we were paying tribute to the pirates to allow our trade in that part of the world to continue.
Thomas Jefferson became President in 1801 (which, by the way, upset John Adams because he did not win a second term and drove a wedge between the Adams and Jefferson friendship) he vowed to do something about the Barbary Pirates and he did. On February 6, 1802 Jefferson signed into law "An act for the protection of the Commerce and Seamen of the United States against Tripolitan Corsairs."
The Marines were trained in marksmanship and placed in the topsails and told to take out the officers when the chance arose.
Marines were called "Leather Necks" at that time because of the high stiff leather uniform collars designed to protect from the scimitar blades of the pirates. Lt. O'Bannon, one Sgt. and 6 Privates, disembarked at the mouth of the Nile, joined up with 400 local recruits left Alexandria March 6, 1805 and marched to Tripoli and fought the pirates while the Navy shelled the city from the Sea. That ended the threat and the tribute we had been paying for years.
The United States Marines have been in every fight the United States has been involved in since the beginning and have earned other nick-names, such as "Jar-Heads" because of the "Hi-N-Tite". There have been others too and most of them earned and deserved, like what the Germans called them after the battle of the Somme in WWI; "Devil Dogs" because of their fierce assault. So on November 10,2019 we honor our United States Marines on their 244th birthday, "OORAH"..Medicineman!
Saturday, November 2, 2019
ADVICE ON GOVERNING FROM PRESIDENT JEFFERSON!
The date was March 4, 1801. The occasion was President Jefferson's first Inaugural Address. Jefferson was our third President and responsible in so many ways for the formation of our country.
In his message to Congress he spoke these words in his address:
"---fellow citizens--a wise and frugal Government, which shall restrain men from injuring one another, shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned. This is the sum of good government, and this is necessary to close the circle of our felicities."---Where have such men disappeared to and how do we get them back?....Medicineman!
In his message to Congress he spoke these words in his address:
"---fellow citizens--a wise and frugal Government, which shall restrain men from injuring one another, shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned. This is the sum of good government, and this is necessary to close the circle of our felicities."---Where have such men disappeared to and how do we get them back?....Medicineman!
Tuesday, October 29, 2019
AMMENDMENTS TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA #ONE
If you have not read and studied the Constitution, as many in Washington have seemed to skipped, then read on.
Tonight I want to dwell for a bit on Amendment #1, which says: Congress shall make no law respecting the establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press, or of the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
There you have it, simple, to the point, easy to understand. One would think that even a Mayor of South Bend would understand such words. But, believe it or not, this guy (Butthead, or some such) does not understand these words, if he has ever read them, and is making actual threats to churches telling them they must do things to please Government not God and pastors must not tell congregations that they are sinning if they oppose abortion or they cannot refuse to marry same-sex couples just because the church teaches that doctrine. The city that houses Notre Dame University with a long history of teaching and service now has a mayor telling it's people to forget about our founding fathers and this Republic they fought so hard to form with the freedoms that go with it and instead just let Washington handle it....God Help Us!...Medicineman!
Tonight I want to dwell for a bit on Amendment #1, which says: Congress shall make no law respecting the establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press, or of the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
There you have it, simple, to the point, easy to understand. One would think that even a Mayor of South Bend would understand such words. But, believe it or not, this guy (Butthead, or some such) does not understand these words, if he has ever read them, and is making actual threats to churches telling them they must do things to please Government not God and pastors must not tell congregations that they are sinning if they oppose abortion or they cannot refuse to marry same-sex couples just because the church teaches that doctrine. The city that houses Notre Dame University with a long history of teaching and service now has a mayor telling it's people to forget about our founding fathers and this Republic they fought so hard to form with the freedoms that go with it and instead just let Washington handle it....God Help Us!...Medicineman!
Monday, October 28, 2019
JOSEPH HEWES-PATRIOT-1730-1779
Joseph's parents were natives of Connecticut and were members of the Society of Friends, or Quakers. As soon as they married they moved to New Jeresy and bought a small farm at Kingston, near Princeton. Joseph was born there in 1730 and educated at Princeton College. When he finished there he apprenticed to a merchant in Philadelphia and learned the skills to be a merchant.
His father provided him a little cash to get a start in the mercantile trade and with his good reputation and solid learning in the trades he soon amassed a small fortune.
When he was thirty years old he moved to North Carolina and settled in Edenton where he lived the rest of his life. He went into business there and earned such a good reputation and became well known among the people as an upright citizen.
In 1763 he was elected to the State Legislature where he performed so well that the people sent him back to the legislature for several years.
Hewes was one of the first in North Carolina to take up the cause of the Patriots of North Carolina and used his influence to bring about a convention of the people to call for a General Congress. The convention met in the summer of 1774 and elected him to one of the delegates for the state.
He tok his seat on the fourteenth of September and was immediately placed on the commettiee to right the Declaration of Rights. During that session he set about to draw up a non-importation agreement for the States to sign. Of course this kind of declaration would put an end to his business and he knew it, but his act was out of patriotism and he made the sacrifice gladly.
Hewes was elected again in 1775 and although he did not enter into much of the debates or discussion his mind was adroit and he was placed on the naval committee and effectively became the first Secretary of the Navy (although we had very little Navy).
Hewes was in Philadelphia in 1776 to vote for and to sign the Declaration of Independence but he soon had to return home to straighten his affairs and save his fortune from being scattered to the four winds. He stayed until 1779 when he returned to Congress but found himself too ill to remain so he resigned his seat. He never left Philadelphia, he was too weak and Joseph Hewes was the first and only signer to die at his desk.....Medicineman!
His father provided him a little cash to get a start in the mercantile trade and with his good reputation and solid learning in the trades he soon amassed a small fortune.
When he was thirty years old he moved to North Carolina and settled in Edenton where he lived the rest of his life. He went into business there and earned such a good reputation and became well known among the people as an upright citizen.
In 1763 he was elected to the State Legislature where he performed so well that the people sent him back to the legislature for several years.
Hewes was one of the first in North Carolina to take up the cause of the Patriots of North Carolina and used his influence to bring about a convention of the people to call for a General Congress. The convention met in the summer of 1774 and elected him to one of the delegates for the state.
He tok his seat on the fourteenth of September and was immediately placed on the commettiee to right the Declaration of Rights. During that session he set about to draw up a non-importation agreement for the States to sign. Of course this kind of declaration would put an end to his business and he knew it, but his act was out of patriotism and he made the sacrifice gladly.
Hewes was elected again in 1775 and although he did not enter into much of the debates or discussion his mind was adroit and he was placed on the naval committee and effectively became the first Secretary of the Navy (although we had very little Navy).
Hewes was in Philadelphia in 1776 to vote for and to sign the Declaration of Independence but he soon had to return home to straighten his affairs and save his fortune from being scattered to the four winds. He stayed until 1779 when he returned to Congress but found himself too ill to remain so he resigned his seat. He never left Philadelphia, he was too weak and Joseph Hewes was the first and only signer to die at his desk.....Medicineman!
Sunday, October 27, 2019
WILLIAM HOOPER 1742-1790-PATRIOT
You who are reading these short bios of the signers of our Declaration of Independence are shaking your head, perhaps, because you are not familiar with a lot of these men that were so involved in our beginnings as a United States, and maybe you even feel a little "left out" or even "dumb". But don't fret about it because you will find that MOST are in the same boat!
William Hooper's father emigrated to Boston from Scotland and in Boston he was married. William was his first born and he took greaqt care to see that he got a good education. William was prepared for clerical work and was a good student, graduating with honors. However William decided to study the Law.
William left Boston because of an overabundance of lawyers and went to North Carolina where he had a number of Scottish relatives and set up practice. There he rose quickly in the profession and gained a circle of friends in government gaining him a lot of influence.
Then in 1770-71 an insurrection arose involving the political party called "Regulators". Many thought these were a rag-tag group of malcontents, they had taken up the cause of the Patriots and for awhile Hooper was on the side of the Governor. Things changed when Patrick Henry ran Lord Governor Dunmore out of Virginia and the events in Boston and other citys. William Hooper was a staunch supporter of the Patriot cause.
It was in 1773 when William was elected to a seat in the Provincial Assembly, then reelected to the County where he became so obnoxious to the State that he was judged an enemy of said State. Then in the summer of 1774 a meeting was called and the decision was made to send William Hooper to the Continental Congress where he was returned the next year and wrote the address to the Island of Jamacia. This address was a clear and able explanation of the rift between England and the Colonies.
William was again elected in 1776 and there voted for and placed his name on the document on Auguet 2, 1776.
In 1777 Hooper was busy moving his family from place to place, hiding himself from time to time and suffering the harassment of the British. When it was over William went back and reclaimed his land and went back to work, not entering politics again.
William Hooper died in 1790 at the age of 48 years.....Medicineman!
William Hooper's father emigrated to Boston from Scotland and in Boston he was married. William was his first born and he took greaqt care to see that he got a good education. William was prepared for clerical work and was a good student, graduating with honors. However William decided to study the Law.
William left Boston because of an overabundance of lawyers and went to North Carolina where he had a number of Scottish relatives and set up practice. There he rose quickly in the profession and gained a circle of friends in government gaining him a lot of influence.
Then in 1770-71 an insurrection arose involving the political party called "Regulators". Many thought these were a rag-tag group of malcontents, they had taken up the cause of the Patriots and for awhile Hooper was on the side of the Governor. Things changed when Patrick Henry ran Lord Governor Dunmore out of Virginia and the events in Boston and other citys. William Hooper was a staunch supporter of the Patriot cause.
It was in 1773 when William was elected to a seat in the Provincial Assembly, then reelected to the County where he became so obnoxious to the State that he was judged an enemy of said State. Then in the summer of 1774 a meeting was called and the decision was made to send William Hooper to the Continental Congress where he was returned the next year and wrote the address to the Island of Jamacia. This address was a clear and able explanation of the rift between England and the Colonies.
William was again elected in 1776 and there voted for and placed his name on the document on Auguet 2, 1776.
In 1777 Hooper was busy moving his family from place to place, hiding himself from time to time and suffering the harassment of the British. When it was over William went back and reclaimed his land and went back to work, not entering politics again.
William Hooper died in 1790 at the age of 48 years.....Medicineman!
Saturday, October 26, 2019
CARTER BRAXTON---PATRIOT--1736-1797
Another Virginian, Carter Braxton was born into a wealthy farmer, landowner in1736. Both his parents died while Carter and his brother were quite young.
Carter was educated at the college of Wiliam and Mary, and leaving there was married to Miss Judith Robinson when he was nineteen. She was the daughter of a rich planter thereby adding to his own fortune making him one of the richest in Virginia.
Judith died at the time of the birth of her second child. She was not yet 21 years of age.
Braxton went to England in 1757 for self improvement and remained until 1760, when he then returned to America and married the daughter of Mr. Corbin (she bore him sixteen children) the royal receiver-general of the customs of Virginia. With that kind of connection one would think that Braxton would hang closer to the King. Not so, he was one of the first to raise his voice of patriotism in the House of Burgesses.
He was present when Patrick Henry raised the issue of the Stamp Act made his eloquent speech against the tyranny of the Act. Braxton was one of those who then retired to a private room to sign a non-importation agreement.
The next year, 1770, Lord Botetourt died and betweee his death and the arrival of the replacement, Lord Dunmore, Braxton held the office of high sheriff but refused to hold it under the new governor.
Dunmore was inept at best and in-efective as an administrator and It was then Mr. Braxton was chosen as one of the delegates to the Continental Congress, where although he was not a dynamic speaker, he made his way to the center of the question. When he placed his name on the Declaration of Independence he made his palce in history.
When Lord Dunmore made a move toward the public magazines, in 1777, to move the power and shot to the ship-of-war Fowey, off Williamsburg, Patrick Henry formed a company of men and marched on the harbor, gathering more men as he went, and confronted the governor. Dunmore threatened to shell the city. In the stand-off Dunmore abdicated. paid a sum for the power and left town. Virginia was back in the hands of Virginians.
Carter Baxter served his country in various posts until four days before he died!Medicineman!
Carter was educated at the college of Wiliam and Mary, and leaving there was married to Miss Judith Robinson when he was nineteen. She was the daughter of a rich planter thereby adding to his own fortune making him one of the richest in Virginia.
Judith died at the time of the birth of her second child. She was not yet 21 years of age.
Braxton went to England in 1757 for self improvement and remained until 1760, when he then returned to America and married the daughter of Mr. Corbin (she bore him sixteen children) the royal receiver-general of the customs of Virginia. With that kind of connection one would think that Braxton would hang closer to the King. Not so, he was one of the first to raise his voice of patriotism in the House of Burgesses.
He was present when Patrick Henry raised the issue of the Stamp Act made his eloquent speech against the tyranny of the Act. Braxton was one of those who then retired to a private room to sign a non-importation agreement.
The next year, 1770, Lord Botetourt died and betweee his death and the arrival of the replacement, Lord Dunmore, Braxton held the office of high sheriff but refused to hold it under the new governor.
Dunmore was inept at best and in-efective as an administrator and It was then Mr. Braxton was chosen as one of the delegates to the Continental Congress, where although he was not a dynamic speaker, he made his way to the center of the question. When he placed his name on the Declaration of Independence he made his palce in history.
When Lord Dunmore made a move toward the public magazines, in 1777, to move the power and shot to the ship-of-war Fowey, off Williamsburg, Patrick Henry formed a company of men and marched on the harbor, gathering more men as he went, and confronted the governor. Dunmore threatened to shell the city. In the stand-off Dunmore abdicated. paid a sum for the power and left town. Virginia was back in the hands of Virginians.
Carter Baxter served his country in various posts until four days before he died!Medicineman!
Tuesday, October 22, 2019
HISTORY REPEATED?
Much of the "news items" we get in today's world seem to remind many of us of what this United? States looked like some 250 years ago.
Boston was a key shipping port of goods in and out of the country. British Troops were stationed there. New York was a small, dirty, crowded town busy with commerce and trade (and corruption) with British troops there also.
Then in 1765 England issued the Stamp Act, a tax on every sheet of paper used and very unpopular in the Colonies. Then, shortly after came the Boston Massacre. Americans died and Americans were outraged. Trouble ramped up. More Red-Coats, more anger. Then the order went out to Boston troops to collect the weapons of the people. More anger. The Militias then began to spirit away the stocks of powder and lead and hide them from the British.
The Boston "Tea Party" was one more step to rile the British while, at the same time, cheering the people on to more rebellion. "And the dance goes on forever"!
Now do we see any similaritys today? Are threats being made to the peoples rights? Do Americans today trust the Washington crowd who think the world revolves around them and who ignore the Constitution when they deny freedom of speech, and yell for more "Gun Control", which, by the way, just means that they do not want you to have one!
Final question; Are we seeing history repeated? Medicineman!
Boston was a key shipping port of goods in and out of the country. British Troops were stationed there. New York was a small, dirty, crowded town busy with commerce and trade (and corruption) with British troops there also.
Then in 1765 England issued the Stamp Act, a tax on every sheet of paper used and very unpopular in the Colonies. Then, shortly after came the Boston Massacre. Americans died and Americans were outraged. Trouble ramped up. More Red-Coats, more anger. Then the order went out to Boston troops to collect the weapons of the people. More anger. The Militias then began to spirit away the stocks of powder and lead and hide them from the British.
The Boston "Tea Party" was one more step to rile the British while, at the same time, cheering the people on to more rebellion. "And the dance goes on forever"!
Now do we see any similaritys today? Are threats being made to the peoples rights? Do Americans today trust the Washington crowd who think the world revolves around them and who ignore the Constitution when they deny freedom of speech, and yell for more "Gun Control", which, by the way, just means that they do not want you to have one!
Final question; Are we seeing history repeated? Medicineman!
Saturday, October 12, 2019
CORREGIDOR, PHILIPPINES
The following is excerpted directly from original World War II Newsreels and Field Reports:
(March 11, 1942)
It is now official, General Douglas MacArthur has left the Philippines. Prior to his departure, he declared, "I shall return."
MacArthur, his family and several advisors boarded four PT boats which raced 560 miles to the Philippine Island of Mindanao. They completed the dangerous voyage in just 35 hours, eluding Japanese surface and air forces.
Reports are confirming that General MacArthur has reached his Australian army headquarters to formally take over the big job of preparing a counter offensive to throw back the Japanese invaders.
Dateline, October 20, 1944, Allied Forces under General MacArthur's command, covered by aircraft from Admiral Halsey's carriers, have landed at Leyte Island, fulfilling the vow MacArthur made two and a half years ago to return to the Philippines.
After heavy fighting in Luzon and Manila, MacArthur has finally consolidated his hold on the archipelago. So intense was the Allied offense that Japanese forces were hard-pressed to slow the advance, let alone turn it back.
I spent some time there a few years after the war ended and saw Manila Bay still clogged with sunken hulks (Japan finally cleared the harbor in 1959) and the old City still in ruins in Manila. It is certainly true that Filipinos had no use for Japanese in those years after the war......Medicineman!
(March 11, 1942)
It is now official, General Douglas MacArthur has left the Philippines. Prior to his departure, he declared, "I shall return."
MacArthur, his family and several advisors boarded four PT boats which raced 560 miles to the Philippine Island of Mindanao. They completed the dangerous voyage in just 35 hours, eluding Japanese surface and air forces.
Reports are confirming that General MacArthur has reached his Australian army headquarters to formally take over the big job of preparing a counter offensive to throw back the Japanese invaders.
Dateline, October 20, 1944, Allied Forces under General MacArthur's command, covered by aircraft from Admiral Halsey's carriers, have landed at Leyte Island, fulfilling the vow MacArthur made two and a half years ago to return to the Philippines.
After heavy fighting in Luzon and Manila, MacArthur has finally consolidated his hold on the archipelago. So intense was the Allied offense that Japanese forces were hard-pressed to slow the advance, let alone turn it back.
I spent some time there a few years after the war ended and saw Manila Bay still clogged with sunken hulks (Japan finally cleared the harbor in 1959) and the old City still in ruins in Manila. It is certainly true that Filipinos had no use for Japanese in those years after the war......Medicineman!
Saturday, October 5, 2019
FRANCIS LIGHTFOOT LEE 1734-1797
This signer of the Declaration of Independence and a Patriot is the younger brother of Richard Henry Lee.
Born in Westmoreland County of Virginia Francis was too young when his father died to be educated in England as his brother was. Instead he received a good and true education from the Reverent Doctor Craig, a Scotch Clergy of eminent learning. He was just becoming a man when his brother Richard returned from England and Francis was much impressed by his older brother and listened to his opinions of what the King was doing to the Colonies.
Richard Henry was soft spoken and of good manners but worked hard at trying to impress upon his fellow Americans of how serious the actions of the English were.
Francis was caught up in the spirit and when he was old enough to become involved in politics he was a full fledged patriot, and with pure heart and clean hands he backed the cause of freedom.
In 1765 he was elected to the Virginia House of Burgesses for Loudon County. He remained a member until 1772 when he married the daughter if Colonel John Richards of Richmond and moved there. He was at once elected a member for Richmond and remained in that position until 1775 when he was elected to the Continental Congress.
Lee was not a good speaker so seldom took the floor but his sound judgement and unwavering principles plus his high energy made him a valuable member of the Congress. He continued in that position until 1779 and was on the committee to frame the Articles of Confederation.
Francis left public service, or tried to, but his fellow citizens made him a member of the Virginia Senate where he served briefly and retired to follow his agricultural pursuits and be with family.
In 1797 he was struck down by an attack of pleurisy which took his life at the age of 63.....Medicineman!
Born in Westmoreland County of Virginia Francis was too young when his father died to be educated in England as his brother was. Instead he received a good and true education from the Reverent Doctor Craig, a Scotch Clergy of eminent learning. He was just becoming a man when his brother Richard returned from England and Francis was much impressed by his older brother and listened to his opinions of what the King was doing to the Colonies.
Richard Henry was soft spoken and of good manners but worked hard at trying to impress upon his fellow Americans of how serious the actions of the English were.
Francis was caught up in the spirit and when he was old enough to become involved in politics he was a full fledged patriot, and with pure heart and clean hands he backed the cause of freedom.
In 1765 he was elected to the Virginia House of Burgesses for Loudon County. He remained a member until 1772 when he married the daughter if Colonel John Richards of Richmond and moved there. He was at once elected a member for Richmond and remained in that position until 1775 when he was elected to the Continental Congress.
Lee was not a good speaker so seldom took the floor but his sound judgement and unwavering principles plus his high energy made him a valuable member of the Congress. He continued in that position until 1779 and was on the committee to frame the Articles of Confederation.
Francis left public service, or tried to, but his fellow citizens made him a member of the Virginia Senate where he served briefly and retired to follow his agricultural pursuits and be with family.
In 1797 he was struck down by an attack of pleurisy which took his life at the age of 63.....Medicineman!
Sunday, September 29, 2019
THOMAS NELSON JR. 1738-1789
Early in the 17th century, Thomas Nelson came to America. By hard work and wise decisions he accumulated a large estate. He married and raised a large family, the subject of this piece being the eldest son, Thomas Nelson Jr.
When Thomas was 13 years of age his father sent him to England to be educated in the best schools of the day. He returned to America in 1761 with a keen eye on the activities of the British Parliament before and during the administration of Prime Minister George Grenville who, in 1765 came up with the idea of the "Stamp Act" to fill the empty treasury. Americans promptly rebelled at the idea of a tax on every piece of paper they used.
In 1774 he was elected to the Virginia House of Burgesses which promptly sided with the Patriots against the "Boston Port Bill", which caused Lord Dunsmore, royal governor of Virginia to dissolve the Assembly. The next day 89 of the members met in the local tavern and formed a new assembly.
Nelson was a member of the first meeting of the new assembly where they elected delegates to the the first Continental Congress in 1774. He was reelected in 1775 where he moved to form a militia of the State. Thomas Nelson was appointed to command one regiment, Patrick Henry commanded one regiment and Richard Henry Lee another.
Thomas Nelson Jr. was reelected in 1776 and voted for and signed the Declaration of Independence.
In the spring of 1777 he was forced to return to Virginia because of a sudden illness.
He could not stay inactive long because the British fleet threatened the Virginia shore and his regiment was called into action. However Lord Howe chose to sail up the Chesapeake Bay to attack Philadelphia.
When General Washington was calling for local Militias and volunteers Nelson used his fortune to help pay expenses. He also sent his field workers to surrounding farms left unattended to make sure those families crops were harvested.
In 1781 when Virginia became the major theater of the war and Yorktown was occupied by the British he kept his command together and in the fight by using his own funds. When he noticed that the cannon fire was avoiding his home out of respect for him, he order the fire to be directed at that house. The subsequent fire killed two British officers and routed the rest.
When Jefferson left the Governors office Nelson was elected to take his place, and after the British surrender at Yorktown he found his health declining and resigned his office.It was at this time that he was charged with mal-practice while Governor. A full investigation cleared him of all charges and he retired from public life. On January 4, 1789 Thomas Nelson, Jr. died, Patriot, General, Governor and American!......Medicineman!
When Thomas was 13 years of age his father sent him to England to be educated in the best schools of the day. He returned to America in 1761 with a keen eye on the activities of the British Parliament before and during the administration of Prime Minister George Grenville who, in 1765 came up with the idea of the "Stamp Act" to fill the empty treasury. Americans promptly rebelled at the idea of a tax on every piece of paper they used.
In 1774 he was elected to the Virginia House of Burgesses which promptly sided with the Patriots against the "Boston Port Bill", which caused Lord Dunsmore, royal governor of Virginia to dissolve the Assembly. The next day 89 of the members met in the local tavern and formed a new assembly.
Nelson was a member of the first meeting of the new assembly where they elected delegates to the the first Continental Congress in 1774. He was reelected in 1775 where he moved to form a militia of the State. Thomas Nelson was appointed to command one regiment, Patrick Henry commanded one regiment and Richard Henry Lee another.
Thomas Nelson Jr. was reelected in 1776 and voted for and signed the Declaration of Independence.
In the spring of 1777 he was forced to return to Virginia because of a sudden illness.
He could not stay inactive long because the British fleet threatened the Virginia shore and his regiment was called into action. However Lord Howe chose to sail up the Chesapeake Bay to attack Philadelphia.
When General Washington was calling for local Militias and volunteers Nelson used his fortune to help pay expenses. He also sent his field workers to surrounding farms left unattended to make sure those families crops were harvested.
In 1781 when Virginia became the major theater of the war and Yorktown was occupied by the British he kept his command together and in the fight by using his own funds. When he noticed that the cannon fire was avoiding his home out of respect for him, he order the fire to be directed at that house. The subsequent fire killed two British officers and routed the rest.
When Jefferson left the Governors office Nelson was elected to take his place, and after the British surrender at Yorktown he found his health declining and resigned his office.It was at this time that he was charged with mal-practice while Governor. A full investigation cleared him of all charges and he retired from public life. On January 4, 1789 Thomas Nelson, Jr. died, Patriot, General, Governor and American!......Medicineman!
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