CMM wreath will be presented on line by: President Jameson

CMM wreath will be presented by: President Jameson

North Carolina, on April 12, 1776, authorized her delegates to the Continental Congress to vote for independence. This was the first official action by a colony calling for independence. The 83 delegates present in Halifax at the Fourth Provincial Congress unanimously adopted the Halifax Resolves, which read as follows:

The Select Committee taking into Consideration the usurpations and violences 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 province reported as follows, to wit,

It 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 uncontrouled and disregarding their humble Petitions for Peace, Liberty and safety, have made divers Legislative Acts, denouncing War Famine and every Species of Calamity daily employed in destroying the People and committing the most horrid devastations on the Country. That Governors in different Colonies have declared
Protection to Slaves who should imbrue their Hands in the Blood of their Masters. That the Ships belonging to America are declared prizes of War and many of them have been violently seized and confiscated in consequence of which multitudes of the people have been destroyed or from easy Circumstances reduced to the most Lamentable distress.
And whereas the moderation hitherto manifested by the United Colonies and their sincere desire to be reconciled to the mother Country on Constitutional Principles, have procured no mitigation of the aforesaid Wrongs and usurpations and no hopes remain of obtaining redress by those Means alone which have been hitherto tried, Your Committee are of Opinion that the house should enter into the following Resolve, to wit
Resolved that the delegates for this Colony in the Continental Congress be impowered to concur with the other delegates of the other Colonies in declaring Independency, and forming foreign Alliances, resolving to this Colony the Sole, and Exclusive right of forming a Constitution and Laws for this Colony, and of appointing delegates 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 Halifax Resolves were important not only because they were the first official action calling for independence, but also because they were not unilateral recommendations. They were instead recommendations directed to all the colonies and their delegates assembled at the Continental Congress in Philadelphia.

Virginia followed with her own recommendations soon after the adoption of the Halifax Resolution, and eventually on July 4, the final draft of the Declaration of Independence was signed. William Hooper, Joseph Hewes, and John Penn were the delegates from North Carolina who signed the Declaration of Independence.

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     The Culpeper Minutemen joined with the Culpeper Minute Men Chapter DAR and VFW Post 2524 to mark Culpeper's participation in the Vietnam War and to honor Vietnam and Vietnam Era Veterans.  Joining our chapter were the Governor of the Virginia Society of Founders and Patriots, and members of the Col James Wood II Chapter, and the Col William Grayson Chapter.

     President Charles Jameson was the Master of Ceremonies and the keynote speakers were President Jameson, Bill Schwetke, Dale Corey of the Colonel James Wood II Chapter, and Mike Weyler of the Colonel William Grayson Chapter.

     The Color Guard was a combined SAR/VFW Color Guard, with CMM Color Guard Commander, Michael Dennis in command.  The SAR participants included seven compatriots: Michael Dennis, Charles Jameson, and Bill Schwetke of the Culpeper Minutemen Chapter; Dale Corey, Sean Corrigan, Chip Daniels, and Dennis Parmerter  of the Colonel James Wood II Chapter (all dual members of the CMM).

and in the Culpeper Star-Exponent

     President Charles Jameson presented the chapter wreath at a ceremony in Middletown marking Vietnam Veterans Day.  Also participating was Bill Schwetke; both Bill and Charles participated in the Color Guard and were keynote speakers for the event.

     The National Society Son of the American Revolution has a new logo and the Culpeper Minutemen Chapter has received permission to use this for the following:

• business cards
  
• letterheads
• banners
  
• exhibit boards
• and PowerPoint (or similar) presentations.
  

The new logo is available in color or black and white and in the following formats: jpg, png, psd, and svg.  Contact Bill Schwetke for the download file if you need the logo for any of the approved purposes.

       246 years ago on March 23rd Patrick Henry rose at the 2nd Virginia Convention in St John's Church, Richmond, to advocate for the formation of military forces to respond to the Convention and the Committee of Safety.  That speech included the immortal phrase: "Give me liberty, or give me death".  Today the Virginia Society gathered on Zoom to commemorate that stirring speech.  President Charles Jameson presented the CMM wreath during the ceremony and both he and Bill Schwetke participated in the Color Guard.  Bill also participated in the filming of the posting of the colors at St. John's Church that was used in the ceremony.

     The highlight of the program was a re-enactor's portrayal of Patrick Henry that explained the context of the speech.  A notable line from that speech was "“The next gale that sweeps from the north will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms!"  In less than a month the battles of Lexington and Concord would bring just that.