A Napoleon Marshal is Buried in Rural North Carolina?

I discovered something astonishing while reading a history of a prominent family in North Carolina’s Piedmont region.  The Torance family (there are various spellings of this name) settled in northern Mecklenburg County in the mid 1700’s. They were prosperous business owners.  And as you can expect, success provides amenities.  One of those amenities is having a private tutor.  That teacher was Marshal Ney.

Peter Stewart Ney served in Napoleons Grand Army.  He was considered “The bravest of the brave,” and one of Napoleon’s favorites.  Marshal Ney was in charge of the rear-guard during the retreat from Russia in the War of 1812.  He also led the disastrous cavalry charge at the battle of Waterloo.  After Napoleon’s defeat, Marshal Ney was executed for treason via firing squad; so they say.  Here is picture of his grave in France:

Here is his grave at Third Creek Presbyterian Church in Rowan County, North Carolina:

Two graves for one man, such is the legend of Marshal Peter Stewart Ney.

Source:

http://library.uncc.edu/manuscript/ms0087

http://www.napoleonicsociety.com/english/neya.htm

 http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=ney&GSfn=peter&GSiman=1&GScid=1973503&GRid=10843080&

N.C. Libtards Freak Out Over Religion Resolution

 

For the past few days, the libtards in North Carolina have been going crazy.  Two republican lawmakers from Rowan County were pushing for a resolution that protected the citizens of this state from the bullying tactics of the ACLU and the federal government.

Rep. Carl Ford, a Republican from China Grove, and Salisbury Republican Rep. Harry Warren filed the measure this week as Rowan commissioners gear up to fight a lawsuit that seeks to end their habit of opening meetings with specifically Christian prayers.

But the resolution delved deeper.

It acknowledges that the U.S. Constitution prevents Congress from creating an official religion.

But the First Amendment prohibition, the resolution argues, doesn’t apply to states, counties or towns – despite federal court rulings to the contrary. It asks the legislature to adopt a resolution supporting their right to set up their own religious laws.

And that is the true interpretation of the Bill of Rights.  The Anti-Federalist wanted a guarantee that the newly established central government would have limitations.  Our Constitution wouldn’t have been ratified without one.   The Marshall Court acknowledged that the Bill Rights applied only to the federal government and not the States.  That ruling was Barron v. Baltimore.

You’d think that this would be universally known in the United States.  It isn’t.  Listen to the local “talent” on 1110 WBT.  You’d think the Bill of Rights put limitations only on the States and us citizens.  These so-called broadcast specialists have resorted to name calling, and questioning the intellect of anyone who disagrees with them.  And as you’d expect, the editors at the Charlotte Observer had to get their two cents in.  Here is the renowned scholar, Fanny Flono:

 

This week some N.C. lawmakers are putting an exclamation point on the line from Forrest Gump: “Stupid is as stupid does.” A bill proposed by two of them that says North Carolina and its counties and towns have the right to establish an official religion is getting the loudest national heehaws at the moment, and deservedly so. This crackpot bill states boldly that though the U.S. Constitution prevents Congress from creating an official religion, that ban does not apply to the states.

Even conservative N.C. religious leaders don’t buy that interpretation. But there’s one thing for sure, if those two lawmakers attended N.C. public schools they made the most compelling argument yet for overhauling the state’s education system.

Actually Fanny, you and the rest the libtards that infest this state, need to pick up a history book. You can start with Anti-Federalist papers.  After that, read the speeches at North Carolina’s constitutional convention.  But that would mean, putting away your People’s Magazine.

Source: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2013/04/04/3960702/bills-are-laughable-so-nc-is-butt.html#storylink=cpy

 

http://www.newsobserver.com/2013/04/04/2799187/state-has-power-to-establish-official.html#storylink=cpy

 

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2013/04/04/3960212/resolution-declaring-authority.html

The ACLU Continues N.C. Anti-Christian Jihad

The ACLU is continuing their jihad on North Carolina Christians. Rowan County Commissioners were handed a notice telling them to shut their Jesus praying pie holes or else they’ll have to pay the jizya.

SALISBURY, NC- The Rowan County Commissioners open every meeting with a prayer. Vice-Chairman Carl Ford says it's been that way since he can remember.

“I'm going to pray before the meetings and I'm going to pray in the name of Jesus because that's my right,” said Ford.

In a letter to commissioners this week, the ACLU legal director writes, “These legislative prayers are explicitly sectarian and favor only one religion, Christianity." It goes on to read, "…We have received more complaints about sectarian legislative prayer by the rowan county board of commissioners than any other local government in North Carolina..."

Received complaints? Then let those malcontent citizens address the commissioners, instead of a bunch of communist interlopers who spit on the First Amendment rights of Christians every chance they get.

Source: http://www.foxcharlotte.com/news/local/Take-Jesus-Out-Of-Prayers-Says-ACLU-139557468.html?vid=a