Posted on 07/30/2010 4:58:56 PM PDT by mdittmar
In Virginia in 1676 Nathaniel Bacon led a rebellion. This is the manifesto of that effort. It expresses many of the reform objectives that would later be further developed and bring about the American Revolution.
unjust taxes upon the Comonality for the advancement of private
favorites and other sinister ends, but noe visible effects in any
measure adequate, For not haveing dureing this long time of his
Gouvernement in any measure advanced this hopefull Colony either by
fortificacons Townes or Trade.
Justice, by advanceing to places of Judicature, scandalous and Ignorant
favorites.
assumeing Monopoly of the Beaver trade, and for haveing in that unjust
gaine betrayed and sold his Majesties Country and the lives of his
loyall subjects, to the barbarous heathen.
his Majesties loyall subjects, never contriveing, requireing, or
appointing any due or proper meanes of sattisfaction for theire many
Invasions, robbories, and murthers comitted upon us.
those Indians, who now in all places burne, spoyle, murther and when we
might with ease have distroyed them: who then were in open hostillity,
for then haveing expressly countermanded, and sent back our Army, by
passing his word for the peaceable demeanour of the said Indians, who
imediately prosecuted theire evill intentions, comitting horred murthers
and robberies in all places, being protected by the said ingagement and
word past of him the said Sir William Berkeley, haveing ruined and laid
desolate a greate part of his Majesties Country, and have now drawne
themselves into such obscure and remote places, and are by theire
success soe imboldned and confirmed, by theire confederacy soe
strengthned that the cryes of blood are in all places, and the terror,
and constimation of the peOple soe greate, are now become, not onely a
difficult, but a very formidable enimy, who might att first with ease
have beene distroyed.
all care raised and framed an Army for the preventing of further
mischeife and safeguard of this his Majesties Colony.
acquainting the people, onely by the alteracon of a figure, forged a
Comission, by we know not what hand, not onely without, but even against
the consent of the people, for the raiseing and effecting civill warr
and distruction, which being happily and without blood shed prevented,
for haveing the second time attempted the same, thereby calling downe
our forces from the defence of the fronteeres and most weekely expoased
places.
whilst the barbarous enimy in all places did invade, murther and spoyle
us, his majesties most faithfull subjects.
Of this and the aforesaid Articles we accuse Sir William Berkeley as
guilty of each and every one of the same, and as one who hath traiterously
attempted, violated and Injured his Majesties interest here, by a loss of
a greate part of this his Colony and many of his faithfull loyall
subjects, by him betrayed and in a barbarous and shamefull manner expoased
to the Incursions and murther of the heathen, And we doe further declare
these the ensueing persons in this list, to have beene his wicked and
pernicious councellours Confederates, aiders, and assisters against the
Comonality in these our Civill comotions.
Sir Henry Chichley William Claiburne Junior
Lieut. Coll. Christopher Thomas Hawkins
Wormeley William Sherwood
Phillip Ludwell John Page Clerke
Robert Beverley John Cluffe Clerke
Richard Lee John West
Thomas Ballard Hubert Farrell
William Cole Thomas Reade
Richard Whitacre Matthew Kempe
Nicholas Spencer
Joseph Bridger
And we doe further demand that the said Sir William Berkeley with all
the persons in this list be forthwith delivered up or surrender themselves
within fower days after the notice hereof, Or otherwise we declare as
followeth.
That in whatsoever place, howse, or ship, any of the said persons shall
reside, be hidd, or protected, we declaire the owners, Masters or
Inhabitants of the said places, to be confederates and trayters to the
people and the estates of them is alsoe of all the aforesaid persons to be
confiscated, and this we the Comons of Virginia doe declare, desiering a
firme union amongst our selves that we may joyntly and with one accord
defend our selves against the common Enimy, and lett not the faults of the
guilty be the reproach of the inocent, or the faults or crimes of the
oppressours devide and separate us who have suffered by theire
oppressions.
These are therefore in his majesties name to command you forthwith to
seize the persons above mentioned as Trayters to the King and Country and
them to bring to Midle plantacon, and there to secure them untill further
order, and in case of opposition, if you want any further assistance you
are forthwith to demand itt in the name of the people in all the Counties
of Virginia.
Fascinating indeed.
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Yikes! Field day for FR spelling police.
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(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
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It will not surprise anyone here to know that modern historians paint Bacon as the villain, potraying him as a militant coveting the land of the peaceful Native Americans, and the governing elites as merely trying to protect the Native Americans against the violent European colonists led by Bacon.
It will not surprise anyone here to know that modern historians paint Bacon as the villain,....
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Sad.
Sir Nathaniel Bacon (half brother of Francis Bacon)
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Cheers!
BTTT!
Just think how much more popular the TEA parties would be if they had only added “bacon” to their group’s title.
Governor Berkeley returned to power. He seized the property of several rebels for the colony and executed 23 men by hanging. After an investigative committee returned its report to King Charles II, Berkeley was relieved of the governorship, and recalled to England. Charles II was reported to have commented, "That old fool has put to death more people in that naked country than I did here for the murder of my father."
No record has been found of this quote and it may be a colonial myth.
Thanks colorado tanker. That does ring a bell though.
;’)
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