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At the conclusion of the Convention, Benjamin Franklin was asked, "What have you wrought?"

  He answered, ".....a Republic, if you can keep it."
 

“The Greenwich Tea Party Patriots of South Jersey” is a grassroots organization represented by ordinary citizens standing up for liberty and freedom. We are dedicated to reclaiming America’s founding principles.

I chose the name "Greenwich" for a reason I thought we could all be very proud of. 

Greenwich is a small town in Cumberland County just a few miles up on the Cohansey River which empties into the Delaware Bay. Founded in 1675 (older than Philadelphia, founded in 1682) it remains almost the same today as it did over three hundred years ago when the British flag flew high over it. The main road through Greenwich is still called "Ye Greate Street."

In the autumn of 1774, the inhabitants of the village of Greenwich were surprised to see a British ship called the "Greyhound" landing at their port. The Greyhound was laden with a cargo of tea sent by the East IndiaTea Company. She was apparently sailing under the impression that the conservative values of the people of New Jersey would allow them to easily submit quietly to a small tax. What they did not know is that the locals had been protesting paying taxes as early as 1714.

Daniel Brown, a British sympathizer, was found among the townspeople and the Greyhound's crew secretly unloaded the cargo of tea into the cellar of his house. This did not go unnoticed by the citizens of Greenwich.

News of the Boston Tea Party had already reached Greenwich and the defiant example was regarded by many of the local settlers as worthy of their own contempt for the British. Fate now presented them with their own opportunity to duplicate the act.

On the evening of Thursday, December 22, 1774, a group of about 40 young Whigs, disguised as Native American Indians, broke into Daniel Bowen's cellar, removed the tea and burned it in an adjoining field. On that night, the patriots of Cumberland County expressed their discontent by reacting to oppressive government measures. They took a stand for their independence and democracy.

Greenwich has been granted the distinction of being one of the five tea-party towns in America (Greenwich being the final one). The others were Charleston, Annapolis, Princeton, and Boston. In 1908 a monument was erected in the old marketplace on Ye Greate Street to commemorate this historic event.

I thought how fortunate we are that we could be so proud to have such a historic event right here in our own back yard. 1774 Tea Party Patriots fought for independence. 2010 Tea Party Patriots fight to keep it.

One of our goals is to become well-informed and action-oriented. We will openly discuss the situations that are currently presenting themselves on all levels of our government. We will expect our appointed representatives to be not only fiscally responsible but will also hold them accountable to the highest standards as set forth in The Declaration of Independence, The Constitution of The United States and The Bill of Rights.

 I hope that you will consider joining The Greenwich Tea Party Patriots or a Tea Party Group in your area.

Brenda Roames

Founder

email address: greenwichteapartypatriotsofsj@comcast.net

                          greenwichpatriots@yahoo.com

http://www.njteapartiesunited.org/uploads/The_Constitution_of_the_United_States.pdf http://www.njteapartiesunited.org/uploads/The_Bill_of_Rights.pdf

http://www.constitution.org/usdeclar.htm

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