May 10, 1775 Benedict Arnold and Ethan Allen, with about 80 men, attack Fort Ticonderoga capturing the British soldiers and the artillery housed there. The fort controls the north/south route between Albany and Montreal over lakes Champlain and George. While this victory meant control of a strong, strategic fort, the more important significance of this
Message From the Chairman
THE GUN POWDER INCIDENT
DATE: 21 April 2025 Justin Magill On April 21, 1775, the people of Virginia were alerted that the royal governor, Lord Dunmore, had removed the gun powder stores from the public powder magazine in Williamsburg, VA during the night and moved it to a ship of the Royal
The Shot Heard Round the World
April 19, 1775 British Lt. Col. Francis Smith with 700 troops began moving towards Concord, Massachusetts with orders to confiscate the colonist’s arms and powder stockpiled there. A detachment of the light infantry under Major John Pitcairn were met on the green in Lexington by Captain John Parker and around 80 Minutemen in parade formation.
Give Me Liberty, Or Give Me Death!
In the fight for American Independence, few moments were so pivotal as Patrick Henry’s speech on the floor of the Second Virginia Convention on March 23, 1775, at St. John’s Church in Richmond, Virginia. In Massachusetts they had already seen the British strip the colony of its right to self-rule. As things escalated in the
Our Country is in Danger but Not to Be Despaired of
“That personal freedom is the natural right of every man; and that property, or an exclusive right to dispose of what he has honestly acquired by his own labour, necessarily arises therefrom, are truths which common sense has placed beyond the reach of contradiction. And no man, or body of man, can without being guilty
Unity For Liberty
“Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly: It is dearness only that gives every thing its value.” Thomas Paine “Perhaps the sentiments contained in the following pages, are not
PLEASE ACCEPT MY PERSONAL INVITATION
James N. Clymer, National Chairman from 1999 – 2012 and 2020 – 2024 I am pleased to announce that the Constitution Party of North Carolina will be hosting the Fall 2024 National Committee Meeting and Issues Conference on November 8 & 9, 2024 in the city of Raleigh, North Carolina. As your out-going Chairman, I
Defend Children, Defeat Biden, and Destroy the Democrat Party, the “3-Ds
June 18, 2024 Dear Friends of Life and Liberty, The Newsletter we are sharing with you today is an article written 10 years ago, but it surely fits for today. The Constitution Party presidential candidate and outspoken advocate for the unborn, Randall Terry, came to my mind while reading it. Randall is the Founder
2024 Election of Executive Officers and Area Chairmen
~ JIM CLYMER ~ DATE: April 30, 2024 After a total of 16 years serving the Constitution Party as your National Chairman, with three 4-year terms from 1999 to 2012, and then again for one 4-year term from 2020 to 2024, it is time for me to step down and hand the reigns over