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THE NEW BERN MIRROR, NEW BERN, N. C.
Friday, July 3, 1959
THE NEW BERN MIRROR
PublUhcd Ev*ry Friday at 111 Kins Straat,
Naw Barn, N. C„ by tha Sala Ownar
j. GASKtLL McDaniel
-Editor and Publishor
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undar tha act at March 3, 1179.
LINES FOR LIBERTY
No newspaper editor, when the Fouth of July rolls around
could possibly write a better or more timely editorial than the
Peclaration of Independence itself.
Because it was penned, signed and adhered to, all New
Bernians past and present have been part and parcel of a
way of life that mortals in other lands can only hope and pray
for.
That boy of yours who died on some far-away battlefield,
or the kid next door or just around the corner who made the
supreme sacrifice, was preserving the great assurance of this
document. He couWn’t recite it, and perhaps had never i*ead it,
but he knew what it said was important and worth giving your
life blood for.
Let us pause, in a world where liberty is challenged ant
assailed by today’s evil forces, to peruse and ponder some of
the passages that brave and dedicated men fashioned in Phil
adelphia 183 years ago.
“When in the the course of human events, it becomes
necessary for one people to dissolve the political bonds which
have connected them with another, and to assume among the
powers of the earth the separate and equal station to which
the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God entitle them, a de
cent respect for the opinions of mankind requires that they
-should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.
“We hold these truths to be self evident, that all men are
created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with
certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty
and the pursuit of Happiness.
‘That to secure these rights. Governments are instituted
among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the
governed. That whenever any Form of Government becomes
dstructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter
or to abolish it, and to institute new Governmen, laying its
foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in
such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their
Safety and Happiness.
“Prudence, indeed, wiU dictate that Governments long es
tablished should not be changed- for light and transient causes;
and accordingly all expedience’hathrsn6wn, fh1K''mahWnd are
more disposed to suffer, while* evils-are sufferable, ^han to
right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are
accustomed.
^ “But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursu
ing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them
under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to
throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for
their future Security.”
Thus, did the signers of the Declaration of Independence
adequately explain for all potserity their position. They did
it through the medium of sound reasoning, knowing full well
that the justification of their act would in no way prevent
the agony and bloodshed that was bound to follow.
Liberty didn’t come cheaply in 1776—nor is the preserva
tion of it an easy row to hoe. Every generation has it tyrants
who seek to enslave the world, and force upon others not only
bondage but humiliation that is contrary to the dignity of
man.
Even within the boundaries of our own beloved land—and
alas, within our own town’s limits—there are those who are
dictators at heart. Only the limitations of their power prevent
them from forcing upon fellow mortals beliefs and restrictions
that are contrary to human freedom.
Let us never forget that our freedom of speech, freedom
of religion and all of our other liberties are in constant jeopar
dy. The fact that you have them, and take them for granted,
is no guarantee that you will continue to possess them in the
midst of complacency.
Much to the contrary, our complacency can be our un
doing. No amount of searching would have turned up a com
placent patriot at Independence Hall, and it is doubtful that
complacency existed in the snow at Valley Forge.
Liberty is not only something to die for—as New Bern
boys have died in all of our tragic wars. It is also something
to live for and live by. All of us can strengthen America by
respecting the rights of our neighbors, and appreciating, our
own.
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Historical
Gleanings
—By—
FRANCES B. CLAYPOOLE
and
ELIZABETH MOORE
The Mirror Advertising Pays!
PATENTS GRANTED BY
NORTH CAROLINA
1782. Daniel West, 280 acres on
East side of Upper Broad Creek
beginning at John Edmondson’
corner ... to Samuel Roberts'
Alexander Martin. PI.
1782. Samuel Lawson, 50 acres
on East side of Goose Creek, be
ginning at James Brinson’s line
Alexander Martin. PI.
1782. Avery Bouden, 130 acres
on East side of Upper Broad Creek
beginning at Solomon Edwards,
Alexander Martin. PI.
1782. James Brinson, 300 acres
on East side of Upper Broad
Creek, beginning at Solomon Ed
wards comer post, to Goose Creek
Alexander Martin. PI.
1782. Joshua Fulcher, 400 acres
on East side of Beard’s Creek, be
ginning at head of Cedar Branch
to Pamplico Road. Alexander Mar
tin. PI.
1782. Cason Brinson, 150 acres
on East side of Upper Broad Creek
Alexander Martin. PI.
1782. Thomas Walker, 200 acres
on East side of Upper rBoad Creek
beginning at North side of Laurel
Pond. Alexander Martin. PI.
1782. William Gatlin, 150 acres
on West side of Upper Broad
Creek, beginning at Tarkill Bed in
the edge of the Gallberry. Alexan
der Martin. PI.
1782. John Carruthers, 250 acres
on East side of Wayne’s Creek, be-
beginning on West side of Long
Pond, to an oak on North side of
Ditch Creek, to Swan Creek. Alex
ander Martin. PI.
1782. John Carruthers, 100 acres,
beginning at the mouth of small
bay on the East, side of Table of
Pines on the North side of Bon
ner’s Bay. Alexander Martin. PI
1782. A^ell McKay and John
Carruthers, 150 acres between Pin-
ey Point and Green’s Creek, be
ginning oak river side corner of
Furnifold Green’s patent in small
live oak hammock, Joshua Fulch
er’s corner above Piney Point.
Alexander Martin. PI.
1782. James Clayton, 500 acres
on the sound. Beginning to the
north of Dead Woman’s Hammock
at Chinquapin stake, head of a
small bay south end of Solomon
Death’s line, to the sound, along
.the sound to the beginning. Alex
ander Martin. PI.
1782. Thomas De La Mare, 160
acres on South side of Broad Creek
beginning at Anthony Moore’s.
Alexander Martin. PI.
1782. William Hall, 100 acres on
West side of Goose Creek, begin
ning at a pine on the North side
of Balahack. Alexander Martin. PI.
1782. George Carpenter, 3 acres
on the East side of Dawson’s
Creek in the pocosin. Alexander
Martin. P2.
1783. John Banks, 100 acres on
the North side of Beard’s Creek
beginning at Vendrick’s Savannah
in Joshua Fulcher’s line. Alexander
Martin. P2.
1783. James Perkins, 30 acres
on East side of Beard’s Creek near
Mill Dam, beginning at Henry
Hoover’s, to John Vendrick, to
Daniel Vendrick. Alexander Mar
tin, PI.
1783. William Hall, 100 acres on
West side of Upper Broad Creek,
beginning at a tree in John Bed-
seott’s patent, to a pine in Juniper
Swamp. Alexander Martin, PI.
1784. John Tillman, 300 acres on
South side of Bonner’s Bay, begin
ning stake by water side and right
against Carruther’s and McCot-
ters. Alexander Martin. PI.
1784. John Tillman, 840 acres
on North side of Bonner’s Bay, be
ginning pasture fence at head of
Coxes Creek, to an oak on the
Youpon Hammock, down river 3
live oaks on Round Hammock, head
of Fishing Bay, Cages Point at the
mouth of Bay River, along the
sound side to the mouth of Maw
Bay, to the mouth of Maw Creek.
Alexander Martin. PI.
1785. Thomas Graves Fonvielle,
90 acres on the South side of Goose
Creek, beginning corner of Furni
fold Green’s land. Richard Caswell.
Villoge Verses
SPEAKING OF THE WEATHER
Here it is, the first of July,
And the weather’s still hotter than hot;
This heat wave seems endless, no breeze in the sky.
And nary a cool, shady spot.
All over town, where ever folks meet,
They pause and complain that they can’t stand the heat;
It’s the favorite topic for most conversation,
But talk brings us nothing save more perspiration.
We fling our arms in a manner dramatic.
While moaning our plight with words quite eniphatic;
Humans have done thus, since time began,
I’m sure it was true of the very first man.
Down thru the ages, even wise guys of old.
Wanted it hot, when the weather was cold;
And when it was hot, well, they wanted it cool.
For a mortal at best is a finicky fool.
'Whatever we have, we pine for a change.
Never contented, now isn’t it strange?
We find little joy in the blessings we share,
’Cause we figure that things are much better elsewhere.
We covet the gold our neighbor makes,
Contending that Fate gives him all the best breaks;
Well, maybe Fate does, yet I’ve found thru the years,
That sooner or late, we all get our tears.
We all get our joys, and a few heartaches too,
Life evens things up, for me and for you;
The king and the peasant, the master, the slave,
Take the same one way street to the same six foot grave.
Until fii\ally we’re planted down under the sod,
And our souls journey forth to be measured by God;
The rich and the poor, in a chorus together.
Arc bound to complain about hot and cold weather.
—JGMcD.
P2.
1786. John Beasley, 100 acres on
the West side of Goose Creek.
Richard Caswell. P2.
1786. John Carruthers, 200 acres,
on the North side of Lower Broad
Creek, beginning dogwood, Benja
min Whitaker’s and Joshua Fulch
er’s corner on the East side of
Spicer’s Swamp. Richard Caswell.
Pi.
1786. John Carruthers, 400 acres
on the south side of Bonner’s Bay,
and East side of Wain’s Creek, be
ginning lightwood stump at Wil
liam Carruthers’ and John Car
ruthers’ and McCotter’s corner,
Mall’s Gut, that makes out of
Wain’s Creek, then down said
Creek to live oak at mouth of said
Creek and Bonner’s Bay. Richard
Caswell. P2.
1786. Thomas Clayton, 100 acres
in the fork of Bay River, beginning
at a pine stump in the North prong
of said River, to Cornelius Bell’s
patent, to Bay River Bridge. Rich
ard Caswell. P2.
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1786. William Clayton, 260 acres
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