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You see I know
that you haven’t paid any price, or contacted your representatives or voted.
Because if you had, American wouldn’t be losing the very freedom that these 56
men died and or lost everything they had fighting for your right to be
ungrateful, lazy inert and apathetic. I
know that because I know that nearly 67 percent of Christians didn’t even bother
to vote in the last two presidential elections.
You might what
to think long and hard about that my friend…
Thanks for listening – de Andréa
“Either we must all hang together, or separately
we will be hanged”. Benjamin Franklin declared this in the days
leading up to the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
What Happened To The Signers Of The
Declaration Of independence?
By de Andréa, Opinion Editorialist
for ‘THE BOTTOM LINE’:
for ‘THE BOTTOM LINE’:
Published September 27, 2015
government.
So what happened to the 56 signers of
the famous declaration that was eventually delivered to King George?
Five signers were captured by the
British as traitors, and tortured before they died.
Twelve had their homes ransacked and
burned. Two lost their sons serving in the Revolutionary Army;
Nine of the 56 fought and died from
wounds or hardships of the Revolutionary War.
They signed and they pledged their
lives, their fortunes, and their sacred honor.
What kind of men were they?
Twenty-four were lawyers and
jurists. Eleven were merchants. Nine were
farmers and large plantation owners; men of means, well educated. But
they signed the Declaration of Independence knowing full well that the
penalty would be death if they were captured.
Carter Braxton of Virginia, a wealthy
planter and trader, saw his ships swept from the seas by the British
Navy. He sold his home and properties to
pay his debts, and died in rags.
pay his debts, and died in rags.
Thomas McKeam was so hounded by the
British that he was forced to move his family almost constantly. He
served in the Congress without pay, and his family was kept in hiding. His
possessions were taken from him, and poverty was his reward.
Vandals or soldiers looted the
properties of Dillery, Hall, Clymer, Walton, Gwinnett, Heyward, Ruttledge,
and Middleton.
At the battle of Yorktown, Thomas
Nelson, Jr., noted that the British General Cornwallis had taken over
the Nelson home for his headquarters. He quietly urged General George
Washington to open fire. The home was destroyed, and Nelson died
bankrupt.
Francis Lewis had his home and
properties destroyed. The enemy jailed his wife, and she died within a
few months.
John Hart was driven from his wife's
bedside as she was dying. Their 13 children fled for their lives. His
fields and his gristmill were laid to waste. For more than a year he lived
in forests and caves, returning home to find his wife dead and his children
vanished.
THE BOTTOM LINE: So, why don’t you take a few minutes while enjoying your freedom
and silently thank God for these patriots.
It's not much to ask for the price they
paid. Remember: freedom is never free!
What price have you’ paid? Do you even write
or contact your representatives? Do you
even vote in elections?
You see I know
that you haven’t paid any price, or contacted your representatives or voted.
Because if you had, American wouldn’t be losing the very freedom that these 56
men died and or lost everything they had fighting for your right to be
ungrateful, lazy inert and apathetic. I
know that because I know that nearly 67 percent of Christians didn’t even bother
to vote in the last two presidential elections.
You might what
to think long and hard about that my friend…
Thanks for listening – de Andréa
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