The Theory and Meaning of America, Part 1
The Treaty of Paris of 1783
The Treaty of Paris, 1783
Who knows what that treaty is all about? A very small percentage I expect. So just for kicks, let’s do a search for it and see what we can find…
Here’s one source, Answers.com. According to Answers:
The Treaty of Paris officially ended the Revolutionary War on September 3, 1783. It was signed in Paris by Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and John Jay, representing the United States, together with David Hartley, representing Great Britain…Under the terms of the treaty, Britain recognized the independent nation of the United States of America. Britain agreed to remove all of its troops from the new nation. The treaty also set new borders for the United States, including all land from the Great Lakes on the north to Florida on the south, and from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mississippi River. The Unites States was also granted access to the fisheries off the coast of Newfoundland.
It goes on from there...To read more, you can go to: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_was_the_Treaty_of_Paris_in_1783#ixzz1VQQJx0y4
And just for kicks. let’s look at another one. According to Socialstudiesforkids.com, the Treaty of Paris of 1783 is the:
Treaty that officially ended the Revolutionary War on September 3, 1783. It was signed in Paris by Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and John Jay. Under the terms of the treaty, Britain recognized the independent nation of the United States of America. Britain agreed to remove all of its troops from the new nation. The treaty also set new borders for the United States, including all land from the Great Lakes on the north to Florida on the south, and from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mississippi River. The United States agreed to allow British troops still in America to leave and also agreed to pay all existing debts owed to Great Britain. The United States also agreed not to persecute loyalists still in America and allow those that left America to return.
As we might expect, that’s pretty much the same answer. Source: http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/wwww/us/treatyofparis1783def.htm
If you are looking for a reference regarding the purpose and significance of the Treaty of Paris of 1783, what you read from these two sources is likely what you will find. Yes, that agreement effectively ended the war for American Independence. But there is something more, something vitally important these sources do not tell you, and few sources discussing this subject might. And that is that under the terms of this treaty, both Great Britain and the United States of America entered into the agreement, "in the name of the most holy and undivided Trinity." Whoa! How is that possible? America is a nation that divides church and state, right? Well how could the treaty under which the United States of America became universally recognized a nation among nations, possibly have entered into such a landmark agreement, and in the process submit itself to the authority of the Holy Trinity??? Good question, friends. Good question.
Well, who signed this thing? The answer is none other than the esteemed Benjamin Franklin, and the to-be second president of the new nation, John Adams, both signers of the Declaration of Independence, along with statesmen John Jay, each a well-known and respected founder, men who represented the United States at the negotiation and signing of the treaty. Furthermore, on January 14, 1784 the American Congress of the Confederation, meeting at that time in Annapolis, Maryland, ratified the Treaty of Paris. So this treaty, signed by the duly authorized representatives of the United States of America, also became ratified by the sitting congress of the government of the same, agreed by each representative of every state, unanimously, that this new nation, the United States of America, was in fact authorized by the Holy Trinity…God the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.
Now, what I write here is not open for debate. Anyone reading can look up the text of the treaty and see for themselves. So this is not an opinion. What I write here is concrete, undeniable fact on U.S. government letterhead. And that fact is that the two nations which entered into the aforementioned treaty, in doing so submitted to the authority of the Holy Trinity. Those two nations agreed between each other, and agreed among their people, that both were nations ordained by God of the Bible. So what does that tell us about these two nations today? And in particular, what does this information tell us about the nature of the United States of America today? Is America of today any different in its defining character than the nation which entered into the Treaty of Paris of 1783? Because if it is, then that treaty is no longer in effect and this present nation is not subject to its provisions.
But if the United States of America is, in fact, the same nation today which entered into the Treaty of Paris of 1783, then America is a nation subject to a higher authority than even the US Constitution. That would be the authority of the Most Holy and Trinity, God of the Bible and New Testament, that statement true by definition of the terms of the treaty to which I refer.
Next time, we will explore further this revelation, and search our founding documents for clues that might help us better understand the nature and character of the authoritative makeup of United States of America. And as we uncover the layers of information these documents have for us to find, we will rediscover for ourselves the truth of the matter, finally, with the goal of understanding the meaning of America, the nation we love.
So stay tuned…
Hank
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