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WM . H . BERNARD, Editor and ftoprletor.
' ' Friday,; May ; SJst; WS,
THE question in PIJROPE. I The Press Association on last
America settling down to tho l Thursday paid fitting tribute ton
ways and sentiments; of peace, thef mpdetrt a-Tgallant : gentleman by
great nations ofFujpipe btaVgot- efcting.blm by acclimation and ritb
ten into a growl ;Jat lest, sbme" Iparty ojanijpiiiy, to fill the oflki of
of tho - newspapers , hyer there J Corresponding Soctetary of tbe As-
seem to be - striving to bring- on f sociation." The "man was Randolph
a warv . 'A' London -journal . still mam-1 A. Shot well, associate ditb of 4he
, . m ;..!!. I
tains iFalftlf
Social of tbe: press Convention,
Tha3aleiglvJVrs of Sunday has an edk
tonal Lccountof tba meeting cf tb$ editors
and publishers cf VC is StatMirid last Week
-In this city, wLtteii by W ni-V President
K,f Uwssoeialionaja WrOamerotoi
We copy l such portionsof ther article as
serve our rmrDose. it starts out with the
remark' thai it U unnecessary, to give details J
riate-wau?iiorrwe
Bless, and that the Germans febi than inyvother man:, in .North nr.'ny.?WV
t t.j, - :J-'rv.i a,'' i u'wu ' . . into rarticulars" the. JTew observes. of
made preparations for march-J Carolina at the hands of our political ih other meWents of.the visit to Warning-
France, but tbisasserti6n, persecutorsr and' Vbo 'has, had:-the ton is. on the othefhand. a task hardly to
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i -. .5 . a truer historical 8prU Ihe Herald
tne Digger suoscnpuon us, in xiorui of Friday contaioed ieUers from Hon.
Carolina. ; ' 4 ,. . I Wm. A.' Graham of North Carolina,
TDK HEBAIiOi AND TUB CKNTEK
The first efforts of the New York
Soutucrlandv James Sprunt, Jr., Daniel M.
Smtib; . Wm. L. Jacobs, Chancy G. Souths
erlaodJohti J. Forest. -.;.".- '
. Secvnd yVeek3no. C. Springer, Nat bauiel
Sparrow, Cbas. SouLherland, David Lofton,
John A: Hargrove Benjamin Jaeobs, Ben
' jamin Farrow, Jr.; Charles W. Bradley, W.
R Keanon. James Jaiman,. Geo. Mur
ray, 5 W. H. . Sbblar.i John WJ Mulia,: fL
VonGlahn, Wi J. 'Penny; Jesse Farrow, P.
HeiDbergerBenjamiii Merrick. n a
- The applicktion of BJ L. Leonard to list
the taxes of John LvWescott was granted."
''The application of Caroline' Swann" for
. :: v . . .P.... -., .- - i.i .-!.. h ?. i. relief was, referred to' the Committee on
Centennial were, justly liable ioS) the Po01: 1 . , . , . -;. . . - :i - : -, i; , n , , 1 ,
The applicatiomfff R? Jdones for license
was granted. t 4 ; ..
" Tbe'bills of W. W. Humphrey, James K..
xavis auu ui. 0. 0. oaicuweu were re
ceived and referred to tbe Auditing Com
tmttee. . . ; - s .
The application of H. E. Scott, Superin
tendent of the County Poor House, for. re-
We have no club rates for any but j and Mr. A. R.' Spofford, Librarian of t pairs jfqr that institution, was referred to
yearly subscribers -.but for 10 or more Congress; Gov. Graham briefly
re-
subscribers the paper is only $1.25 per
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BBBCE1NBIDCB DEAD.
Yesterday one of tbe most courage
ous and sifted sons of the South de-
o . . , ...
parted tbis life. Gen. Breckinridge
for some time had been giadually
cites tbe facts communicated elabor
ately in bis late memorial 1 paper.
Mr. Sjjofford goes; over ;" the old'
ground of objection on tbe score of
want of doenmeutary corroborative
evidence. Saturdav's Herald coiw
tains two interesting letters' from
the Building Committee with power to act
The Board then went into .a rcvisal of
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the tax list for tbe year 1875, after which a
recess was taken until next. Monday at 10
o'clock.'
a vaiotDie iceiic.
We were shown yesterday a silver cup,
very heavy and made-of the purest metal,
on one side of which, was the inscrimion.
sinking flurrounded 1 by friends who Charlo.tle SivinS considerable iafor. a MqFarland, Laurel Hill, 1700; on the
Wd and rPPd him and cheerful uiauua ' Bui - ... -pjiruauo.ug ouer ue is .nscnoea . u. aicrananu,
festival "or freedom. Jb rom onei tt I loio.f'ine uistory '01 tne cup-as we nave
had it related to us. is this: ft was ire-
t 1 rs 1 11 ti i 3 1 1 iiicsc wc icni n niai. nic jctifiiuuuu . . -- .
.jonn vaoeitirecKiunage was uoro . .. .... . . 1 . Knl1Hl tu D M. McFarland, the crowds
ifaf TJeinrt.onJ Kv ' Tan. 21' 1821. "m" "J "i-L Y. 1 r,,h.. fiv).Mt.n4....
. rf -. .- , . , ... , - , .. I r r- .. -ji -
He was educated at Centre College Ae,S WQO a n after the1
janviiie stuGieci law at xne-Arausvi- i : " xai uirivi.iu no punaj jr vj vwuiivuuij uai, mi iuu muaui m-
t . t - i triflinor with trfeat nlipstions. tnakfs a I vices! he rendered the Colonists in that
" . ...... . . . .1 ? I r.r.i:nn .nVvw.k u A i. i .', 1 1 1 struggle: ' D. M. .
Aline Dreaain? out 01 me 1 ubsw"Vu wuuSij impmiwii
do nobami 'to 'tbe Cefttenniaji. fj
saysi
struggle." D. Mi' McFarland was one of
the first Scot eh settler of RTcbiaoad oun-'
tyv arid resided at Laurel Hfll in 'thitcounty.i
At his death he bequeathed tbe cup to bbi
poruwity Ior :actire. service. . After I ciled by supposing that the bW wfio ??.to.hw?9?5TnM-1PdN-lie
ington.
war .. with' Mexico" he was ., elected
Major of the' third regiment of Ken
be embraced in the compass of a newspaper
article.- There is , arj 'embcerrg du richesse
which is, overwhelming. , For there Ja the
generous hospitalily-o.f thecitizens, pf Wil:
mingtoa ,po be. snotice4;t the ; novelty. ,and
variety of tbo. meansof.entertaii?nie.nt offer
ed s the. bearty.interest with which tbe whole
population entered .into the. care ; of 1 their,
guests, the liberality i .profusion .and; good
taste' which marked the programme, and
last but of more permanent importance, the
subjects of thought presented by the situa
tion of Wilmington itself in connecUon with
itafature destiny i?V'iJ. Ui-V ?t---.-H ,.'.
i Running our soissors here and there into
Maj.-Cameron's account we
garded the trip dowa the river '
abated and unending interest,
considered the party A fortunate in having
such intelligent and interesting illustrators
of the history of the Cape Fear river, both
in its past and its present, as Henry Nuttj
Esq;, CoL A- MWddell,' Col. W.Li De
Rosset, and others, whose ' kind attentions
never flagged for one moment. M." t-
Referring td "the classic Dram Tree," the
next object of attention' on the way down
was the old scene of ride "culture,1 the sub
ject 'o the' writer 6f "melancholy i eflec
tlon.f '"The seats of the 'earliest" ;sethe-
ments on the "Cape. Fear," for more than a'
bifhdre'd "years' they were the fountains of
MEOKLENBTJRCx.
f.
North .Carolina's Greac Centennials
. - .j i- r . - r
The ZTIrst tat to Bcilit Tyranny,
e 'the First to Declare Independenee '
i
lamation; by the-en forced regulations
of "an Established' Church, which at
no distant day had' imposed impedi
ments and delays in ; the celebration
of marriages, except by its own cler-
JEFVEKSOIV DAVlSr
v 1
- Fall Synopsis of Important Events
Iieadlni Ttf 'lof the . Declaration at
..Charlotte anAJQUleryot le.Ceie-
-bratec iDTeeklenhnriB Dcelaratlon of
i'lndependleneeV ,'i-Jtr-i-l tv.-.l-u'j. '!.!r
The Ex.Pretldeot nakti a peei'h 'at
a Texas Fair Liberal Sentiments. :
A special, iaXhQ 2nbtfne .from
gy and ; although this country had proustonTexaanrrushes'the' follow-
not participated in the regulation, by in fuller report-oMbe' remarks of
the exaction of a new oath of; alle- ,- . ... - ,
giance after that event, the popula, Mr- Bavis with, regard to the old
tion being called out for this purpose flag: xf '
tymilitary"companie8.To" guide ' On the Fair j Grounds, , Jefferson
tbisA spirit" of rdiscojaentr; and (resist Davis and Braxton Bragg reviewed a
tance, they, had an ample number., of splendid display of military, composed
r.: iavai ' itnmfc''"-alrornri educatea and intelligent leaders.'' lareelv of old Uonfederate soldiersiv
t ii smLfnt knt. ir. in A convention : composed of f dele- The 10th United States Infautry fur-"
of -all the important -events in i the gateg from idifferent.Captain'a Dis-: nisbed music. Mr. Davis mide a:
Beyolutionary history of -Uhe ; State lrjcts pi Mecklenburg: county met at. speech referring ltd their record as
leading up to ana inciaaing ine jucck- vunnuwo uu iuo 4m vi auajr.i uc vouieueraie soiaiers, ana saiainey
news oi iue uatue oi iiexiugtou, owed tne same devotion to the- nag
which occurred one month and a day under which they now live if occasion
before, had just been received aud should ever come,'- "The j sentiment .
aroused to its highest pitch thejpatri- was received with tremendous cbeer-
otio indignation of the people.,' Tbe ing by at least 10,000 present. ' Gov-
Convehtion remained in, session until' ernor Coke said the greatest mau"of ;
af ter 2 o'clock On' the morningiof tbe- the. North, HoraceT Greeley, and the
20tb.- The celebrated resolves! of ib greatest man of . the South Jeff erson
stamp i Act Beite4. neeesfaiir at I dependence were . adopted ih the j Davis, -bad now;: spoken from the
tnok--DaT.it lthe f KKula- I ommiwtee ai preuiaey i-uuiwai. i sauio Kiaim, auvisiug ioe same senii-
lehbnrg ; Declaration,5 ' apropos of tbe
Celebratibn at Cbarlotteto-mprrow of
thb fl rst Centennial ' of Independence -
BBFORB THE ttBVOLrJliON.
'friii
J'For years there had preVj
; . , r I inai aay . we quoie.a mswnau iub i mem; tnat tne war oetween tne jsiue
' ! ' ' r I Declaration Q was" i sighed i-by f evety i ahd'the Gray wa$ forever ended, and
lied a dis member of the delegation under the J henceforth thev would march "shoul-
find that here-" ! aatistactioti wun )iaei eucroacuments snouts ana nuzzas oi. a very large as aer to snouiaer u.ner iuej same tiag.
"nrm of -iim I ui'i viuwii huu j. aiimiueuii, uuuu tu t ocuiuiy ui hio jiuu v . uv. vvu no pam a uouic jbuiuuiuucui tu mi.
aUllllUlDVi UVIVII V ' V V. I VUW W.M ELt A .WW W w -www- IT I ' . V . K, v V ... .V. V W A I I'll 1(1.
t. i ? -i . .-, .. - . , . . . i' I 't ii . . fr " - . i I i.- " . . .i is- i
nentiments culminated in resistance to I James Jack was engaged to carry the I and cheered heartily with the rest
tbe acts of His Majesty's official rep- resolves to the Continental Congress, w.,Tha Galveston! JVew, referring- to
resent atives on this side of . the water. He executed . the trust and returned a paragraph-current in the press to
One of the first outbreaks was in the.: with answers expressive of approba- the i effect that tbo Hon. Jefferson
county; of JVJecktenburg. George A. tion of the coursethat bad beet) adopt- Davis had beeu'tendered the position
Selwyt had obtained by some means ed. There is no'positiveinformation of the Presidency of the Agricultural
largegrants of land from the English but it is believed that only ,a few mem- College at Bryan, Texas,: says it is
Crowiij and; Jobn:Frohawk was em- . bers wereacquainted witb the bold step premature at least. "Seeing the para
ployed; to locate; these lands' and sur- taken by Mecklenburg. For iruden- graph', fin old Mississippi friend of"
vey them. " The people of Meckl en tial reasons there was bo official action Mr. Davis wrote to him on the sub
burg, 5 in" arms, i seized tho surveyor by the Congress.?? The whole people ject, . and far reply Mr.' Davis stales
and. compelled -himriio desist. .iThe wereiiotripe for an absolute declara- that be 'hasi never -been apprised of
stamp. aptr which received His Majes-; tion of independence,! though they such appointment, but it is inferred
ty's sanction,'. 22d March, 1765, in- were in a state of revolt against the from the tone of 4his: letter that he
wealth',1 and' haflVi'ealtlil'rwHh"ua' accom- I infiih aW'tTiat hf Masachnsetts. - "The I Thei Convention :was comDOsed of I snpak6 vprv crlnnmilv of thn fnfnro nf
pabjliiig- leisure -wlia the lsWof thaniost I Lej-islature then in i session, was so I twenty-six delegates and was presided Mississippi; 'Bays' the Waiority of no-
maer. , inej gro voters is already so larare and st
Aiexan- I ranidlv increasincr hv- immiTat i.n
placed J that be. cannot foresee the day of her
Speaker of the House having informed at the head of the military defences deliyerenceirlnj speaking of Texas
him that"the ,law would be jesisted the county. , The Declaration itself he says: " Texas is the only Southern
to blood and death." The legisla- was framed by Dr. Ephraim Brevard; State which has advanced "in pros-
ture was not allowed to meet again a graduate of Princeton College, and perity since the war, and as a field for
until the obnoxious act was repealed. I a gentleman of culture and influence: I one who has sons to launch upon the
out iuc peopi- were uvii ..ut-uir wuu me 101 lowing js vue auuieiiui; ojy i woriu, oners ine: most inviting pros
mere'wordaot opposition, ivany in ot the declaration, declared i ty . the
1765, the;iDUrgence, a sloop-of-war, Legislature of North Carolina after a
arrived in Cape Fear river with stamp fulli and. impartial investigation so
paper for the use of the colony. The to be:, - , ; . , , : i , ' i
nhip was boarded by citizens of New l. JResolved, That '.whosoever di-
eiegam ana mieueciuai aocieiy Known 10 h excited.and revolutionary tnat Vjr.oy,-. I over. by. Aoram ,Aiexs
tbe South." The results of the, War have y ernor iTrvon nrorornedl it after a I Secretary was John 'McKnitt
converted tbeW -fields1 into'' morasses," and E session of '' of I fifteen "i days,, ' ' the J der;- Coh' Thomas 1 Polk was
tucky volunteers.but bad JittleVon1 1 ;TJiecOTflurtuig.aates geBfor j son N. L. McTallanrwhom, it des,
the ;war htf Was elected to the HOUR i esuneo, 10 uie m.recsonEiuoy tneiq I tuptt m .prisma uuruiji.u?L jaw war
e t' l- .L!:'.-.-":'':VTT:i..Li ' j I style which had not, gone.; "put. mj popular I and.lhe :up then xsaine into the posse&sipn
. . ... . h.. .AHM ... . A . ... ... HJIUilUU. . III. Lltll I.IJLIUil.llllV lim f ? II 1 I ... .-..., .-. 1 t j 1 J u ... i . 4 L . . . t
I rrl, . i : .:. v '
tbe proprietors, ruined and impoverished.
have abandoned their magnificent domains,'
or been compelled to engage in that ardu
ous struggle for subsistence so, utterly at
variance with their previous opulence and
the traditionary refinement 'of their class."
'-Noticihg'lhe operations xf the two huge.
dredge bbatsif "The1 effects'of the dredg
ing Is already apparent; for the channel has
not only been made more direct, but'two
feet more water lias been gained." , ! i1,
uia ruinea .tsrunswicK, nrsi oi our towns,
with now the walls of a church alone atand-:
ing, embedded in a cedar thicket, with'thc
earth works', of : Fort Anderson concealing
what 'was once so plain to view ' from the
river, comes in for mention, as does fearful
Fisher with its splendid story, and Smith
viTle "shaded by magnificent live oaks."
"Upon crossing the i bar far out f ron' the'
land was discovered tbe smoke of a steamer.
Upon approaching this, it proved to be tbe
dredge boat, employed iif deepening tbe
channel by the ingenious process of draw-'
ing up the sand from the bottom by suction.
ml! fii! - r..'i ; i i.1 1 .jnJ.!.'i s
M. uia process siow as u is lias uceu euiuicst,
for vessels drawing over eighteen feeof
water, and compelled to complete their car
goes outside of the bar, now do it at Smith-
ville, at a great saving of labor and ex
pebse. Two or three wrecks, whose skele
ton masts projected above the water, showed
tbe dangers of the bar. And nwt a light
house at present marks the entrance of this
important channel, i . .1
"The "sea' was provokingry smooth, and
but one editor paid his tribute to Neptune,
After a run outside of about ten miles, the
steamer was headed in again for the' river,
and reached Wilmington about six in the
evenins'"after a day of unmixed enioyment."
ni .V 3i '.''.ii-vrl'..i. TmrLiJ- . t v ' ti
auk vistk iu xue a'vavaswft vvoraa. iuv uau
and other, features j of what 'the writer", is
nleaised to call " the maenificent ovation to
fhe'res of the State " take up much room
iathe report, but we are xibliged to cut
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gress, ana m iaij was re-eiecieq i old style" and the irtbr as! r new btyl,' I teredj appearancef and is valuable 'not only
.ri.. .,:ni.;,.j ..i . 1 ascevervbodv.wiUf admit as soon as it ia I l '"ll. " i "'l. -i : 'i.
ttllCI .il YlUlCUb jIUU UlUkiaCLCU UUULCOLi 1 . . - . . - " ' . ' ' -. : ' - -
. ' ., stated
U pen , th e ' accession - of ' President ij 81,
x lerce neiwaa ouero.i iue luunstry 10
Sphiii-bufideelined it. ' .Iti-'1S56 he i
was- elected Vice; .President, " ju" con
junction with Buchanan as President.
In 1860 the State Rights delegates in
the Democratic National Convention,
having- separated from .the 1 suppor
ters of 1 S.4.A. Douglas, nominated
Mr.' Breckinridge for President,' and
he deceived, the electoral votes of all
the Southern' States except Virginia,
Kentucky, Tennessee, and ' Missouri.
In the same year be . was elected
Untied Slates Senator. , On tbe "floor
,ot.'ih Senate in the1 stormy - winter
fe!uiu; preceding ithe", war ..he ' le
nouue'ed ' coercion "laVid resigned bis
la-e ai t-iiator ;t i.oniiijg buuili, he
-eniereJ 1 iI'ki1 Confederate. - a rot V
, and rosa in rauk?f Major General.-
lie was repulsed in -an attack on Ba-
itMi Jiouge:rin: jAjigust, 1861 j com-
maiKled a corps under Jragg at Stone
ricr' at the end '-of . l85a, '.and. at
Ctiickautaflga in.il SVptepiber,18tJ3f J
ilefealedSigt;! at Newmaiitel lu.'Majr,
. 1834 ; participated in Early's advance
on Wabingto' in Jnly of that year;
. and sbared iii liir-defeat near-Wih
cheater ju bvptembvr., In January
1865, WLwai Appointed Confederate
Secretary' fcf ? VVar.i AfleTJ-the aiir-
1 . ti-f o .. . - .it i-.. ... . . t ..: ..
rope,., whence he', returned Jn, 18o'8,
ai,pu uvea in iveptucKY.
- j Jn; the -Sooth .the -.news "of' Oeh
i Breckinridge's death wilhbd received
: syry.whe're witlijadacs andjn'the;
.,HHefe tributes'for biliJpiirity of HfV
hertH!4Bik 4epth of iion viytiofir 4ud' fi
i-aremfi lqt 4f iet iberilfe'nyinW the
dfxvivt Struggle .Of Wf came IO a CIO"",
solution," the coincidebce isat.leastcuriousL
As au illustration. of the strode (nonular; re. "-iJ.lr.l"'.- i.L5tUi-t-' ' s
mifdKa SitSjfX: Otserie
bus artist represents atr excitedi pbUtieal j pirtiiients 10 Mr.1 Charles VJ itarris,,r 'who
cry. or - uiye us oaca pur eleven
a IIIK I liriK I INL nHLUI I1I1V Llll'IIL. If KH HT
r 1 . I Mr. uarris reiimius arriveu io 11113 cuy
I loou v J (.uiueL win ItlQ . UlllUlUglVD liaiu, RUU
rlo paper out of themateJiasmoTe .1 were; met at. :the depot (jby, a .delegation : of
the - Mecklfihbutg'Declaratipn than the city to the N orth' Carolina train which
the Baltimore uurihe .wealthi- J .hB ecfi.Bad. where . ,hev win ho interred
est and most eritetprisThjg newspaper to-day. Among those whd were present at
wur.oWA JVu 'xrl'JT :v 1 t the depot were severaP former' citizens of
published south ef .New York. -Be- nontsf,tU fPRar..: j n Rnn.iv. r k Mr.
sides throwing the weight o(f itsiedi-l Donald and O. L. Gbwo aUH:MJ. Vy.,J,
tonal optmotr in favrot North Caro- GkiveruWX-B: Vance The bodj of JMr.1
lina's great day. it has several times at. U rris came to the city xhkhter.H.-:Mi
length jslati i ie .pyipl .in!.jliea con- un who wet on to Concord with iW K .,.,
trovercy and .giKtn ibe,lstfry of the Mr.: Wescotcef-tiettyr was also of
earlv rvvlntioirary rnoveinents-iirihis tbe escort representingtlie MaUibil. tah.
State:' FVil's allial)te'seri icta wriicb -f CTIio.XtnchhnrjS'.-DefalvaUonrrJ
were .reiHtred . uuselfishlyr iii ; t he in-i -m Arthur E. Gatill rnioeteet years of
teresttt f jiisiiue- and ifor; thej-purpofe!
of Wt'ablwbing the truth bf I'hisuiry,
tbe Smt'hHA he thanks' of .the ViewB
paper press. ait pfc other readers n
(UrglHg. a representation of Peteis-
bnrg iit'the 'ntefrniy! tV -Tbrnrsday
the Aetti .of: tbat citf , 'sVi ytf with't-ob
j'"1 '"'I-1 S'"- ? ''.'- " .i-v.i-tk
deiiseu force and entiru iutice:i , 1
In tbe centur.yjftbich-..will close on the
20th otAIayiflfstaJiied imoreaOf progress
in human., thought, and , personal and na
tiooal freedom,' than Is in ihe'eigliteea cenr
tartes which; have preceeded i'iThe grand
dogma of faith, that the people are of right
eiaitled-toilodsl self-eovetpment; -,waa' born
coucheur. . ! ,
'AUe'rt oVngiaqn- -'Semttor
jTodngror' Vtscwnsin.shf -W father-
L XtUlboughtibe taRhadeorami(te(lfbrgejy
tm rpuvfiei t; vtMs meaas. ;Qt . covering ,it
im Tlir. fnihoV a.5n cniiwl3 '7H 3'-v5 I
I HP.flli.l'-l VI til flff 111 Vi
sWt the extracts.'
The Late Charles F,
ii U..
' If arria.
age.ar ckik; it;tiw Lyiic.h.lurj; j (Va,)
jS ational tat k h a 1 aj-ot . ded ; - ;w u b
H(),000i.elouging ;lo tjie- baukT. n It js
Luounuw.Lnai., ne is .iraveunn . uuuer
the1 assumed, nalne of f.4 l3f' - McDoii
aldi, ,A3ranlt had been sent to. the ex-
uicBB uiuue wun 111c luuucy iui iiic;
tfeaaafer 1 at'Vaiiiktb, ' :and 4-
HuThed tb Ihe1 ;bvank 'with a' forged 6-5
ceipt.' Tiie TobbWywasioi discov
ered' for sbt'nw titrie after1 he had '-left:
the-chy5.- 1 In ihe- meantime he ' made
good his escape, as he had warded off
suspicionbyirr
The body of bur late editorial friend.Mr.
C- FJlarris, of Concord, mention of whose
untimely decease, was made ,ia Sunday s
oi'Aity was cur.iuseu iu u iinu)nie. meiunu
coCR 11 and. aV'abou t jiaff-past twelve o'clock
Suniiay was taken to thelJiasonic jHalil
where it was attended during the day and
night by members of the Masbnjc and jobr-
uaiisiiu lraierunies. ;ja. leiegram . was, rej
ceived from his brother ststinthat the ar
rangements that had been agreedupon here
were satisfactory to bis family; ,hese were
for the. removal of the remains Under prop
er escort to ConbordJ' representatives of the
fam'ny'and.Masonic fraternity to meet such
escort at Charlotte or othe coOvenieci
point. In consequence yesterday morning,
aodoveral imembers of ; the press, (formed
a procesion'and accompanied the remains
of lher late 'brother -to the'depot- of. the
CaroHHu' Centrals Railway. A delegation
reptesentitig ilVe IMasouic- Order abd ihe
Korth Carofina Bres9 Association there'took
the train hi'cfaatgeff 4he feotpse. ' - The'sad
Htes of epultuW will lake" plaee lo-da'in
Since writing the account of-Mr 'Harris,
whicb!'appVn;8undXy:'mornlRiwcf learn
that!he'!Wn8 a gallant 'ybldlef havirfg heeti k
toemb'enbf lne,,,BlacK"BbyV tompatiyV;of
tjAtAtrhtaJ.' A severe' wound : disabling him
froinv'..ac1rve se'rviicV'hrihe" fleldj"he',was
aseiened'a'f his Own request to-dutv -in the
"Cona m'fesaf y Deparlment where M' Was
noFrfbly faithfuls 'Aipart of the time he!
19 wbbin he ; stated he was oh his Way;
tbJ FrederfckyMd.-r
ne'1iaBgubee,nchear'bLAenk-
ritTstaitr no1 loss '4Y! th?taairt'J hs.
Is ibebowlsirfen f -Ga?flTiT aVebmrnd for
the! sum adocted.-'f no ayi'sh-u t
Bodj. idrulcrailier-'8a -Cato
1Jih at people should loquAre orifatae
was ejected to me fhan vhV I had one.'- I
:, ' - 1 g. - -.
pect.
The Underwriters Association.
.Corresponderice of the News and Courier.
! Savannah,' Ga., May 13.
Hanover and Brunswick, , beaded by rectly or indirectly abetted, op in any h Agreeable to resolution of adjourn-
Colonel John. Ashe and, Col. Hugh way, form; or' manner countenanced ment yesterday1, the Underwriters'
Waddell, and her captain so fright- the unchartered and - dangerous na4 Association of the South convened to-
etied that he made no attempt to land vasion of our rights, as claimed by dav. at half-past ten o'clock. Keuoi t s
the paper. ' 1 be 'ship s boat was cap Great Britain, is an enemy,! to, this 0f standing committees were madv
tured and i carried in triumph to. this country to America, and tojthe in- g,nd matters of general interest con-
city, where Abere was an illumination herent and inairenablerrigbts of man; sidered until To'cldeir" when the ad-
in honor of the event. The. next day 2.; Besolved, ThaV we, the icitizens dress 'of Mri -Hewitt a previouslv Li
the Governor was forced to surrender I f Mecklenburg county, do t hereby 1 v;pH wn ilplivpi-Pfl His tKpm' wo
Houston, the stamp paper, and the I dissolve the political, bands ! which; . finvpmmpnt, ihtprfprprnio with tho
latter was compelled to take a solemn I have connected us to the Mother I ,,.! hnsinp iti follip rp.,ita-
oath that he would not execute his I Country, and hereby absolve jour4 and 'remedies " Mr II. clearlv set
office. , The people then gave three gelves from all allegiance to the Brit4 forth his Views : and reasons therefor,
cheers and dispersed. ish Crown, and abjure all -political and his address met high enconium
lher repeal, of the btamp Act I connection, contract, or associatiou J fr0m the insurance fraternity. There
brought a temporary peace, but the I with that nation, who have wantonly I wrA ft nnmW of visitors in 'attend-
officers placed over the people by the trampled on onr rights and liberties,5 ance,'and the conceded opinion was,
xviogsoon uecame again oouoiious. ana mnumaniy snea ine dioou oi that it. was mor0 than an insurance
In April, 1768, a meeting was held in American patriots at Lexington. ; paper a production of high literary
Orange county to inquhe whether the 3. Resolved That we do hereby merit, fine diction, and well delivered,
freemen of that county labored under declare ourselves a free and indepen- jr j; jjas b'een 1 spending the winter
any abuse of power, and measures dent people; are, and of right ought m Florida for bis health, which had
were taken for amendment, if so. to be, a sovereign and self-governing "heeh impaired, but returned from the
" The organization effected at this association, under the control of .no Iand of Flowers renewed and invi
meetirig was continued, and tbe asso- power other than that of our God and orated..
ciation j thus formed afterward met the general government of the Con- The Association took a recess after
periodically, and soon became known gress to the maintenance ofr which ,e aadress until' balf-past 3 o'clock,'
us the Itegulators." Theyjresolved independence we solemnly pledge to whei the order I of business was re
"to -pay -only I 'such taxesas were each otber our mutual j co-operation saraed; "Some interesting di&cussions
agreeable to law and. applied to the our lives, our fortunes, and our most followed on points of interest to the
purpose, therein named, also, to, pay sacred honor. ".' 1 1 members,'. 'as.' deposit laws, three
no officer more than his , legal fees.' - ' 4. Resolved; Thatas we now f acV fourths Value claims in policies, &c.
In April, 1768, thd Regulators-select- knowledge the existence. and: control The designatioh of the next place of
edT two persons to call upon the Sher- pf no law or legal officer, civil or mili- meeting was ref erred to the exeeu
ifl and. Vestrymen of Orange; and tayy, within this country, we 4p here- y committee, for their action. The
quire them to give, an account of their by ordain and adopt as a rule j of life, eiection of officers for the ensuing
fees. 1 The Sheriff defied their author- alt, each and every of our former laws War resulted as follows: S,Mini.s
ny;a connict ensued, and mis leu 10 1 wr.wnerein,nevertneie8S, tnet;rlownof Uyf Sayahnahi- G&, re-elected Pre i-
tho; ArrAat srF turn FJpfrnlfttnrs ,nnd ; an J CXma Britain novor in lia nniiBiHwrpl I 1 T i- i . I . it T mi
-" t? . ..v-wi. ..v-... v. vv-wv 1 aent; i. x. v-asueman. 01 .ljouisvnii'
attempted rescue, .but . the. prisoners , a8 holding rights, privileges, immnnii jCy.r, Vice. President; C. K. Knowles.
were .:finally ..rc.leaacd . oifr-,bail. The ties, or authority therein. 1 r ' 4 of Columbia, S. C, Secretary aid
grievances of tberpeppjej-jwer sub- 1 sMesolvedj-That it is further de Trpaanrpf: An kvPf-ntTvp nmmitf.o
mittedjip the Ooyernor, but e fle- creed that all, each, and every mii 6f one member from each of the States
cided against them. ? The Kegnlators tary oflwer jn this country is , hereby represented in the - Association was
increased in numbers. They were or- reinstated in his former command and aso elected. . The Association ad-
dered'to disperse; bu,t f maintained, nth6fitvi -he acting confortnablvto 4Anni ;n' M tha v..n;nn.
their orcranization. and withf varying I thesfe trucrulations; - and that everv -Irw it,Am,i t.j tt
results the contest between the people member present of of this , delegation dent Mims will take place, arid "a
and the government was continued shall henceforth be a civil officer,, viz. : :Se9st fl reason and - flow of soul'Ms
until' the I6th ')f May, VrTl; wheh a Justice of the" Peace, in the charac-1 anticipated: . ,1 ) 1 r
iVri4oi8iv resort-Id arms i.A j ''ter, t a:tl'ComTOitteenian;' tb'- issn'e.: ' We also learn an expedition is-eon-
theljaule ;of c AJamanbe.. i Theni was . process, beatf and determine all mat- tern plated to-morrow to " Thander-
5.ft?.W?2.8RU!eAn thrco-antryi ters of controversy, according io said bolt" 'and cB6naVenture"sul5n r b-
'P.W'1'.?' r"?i adopts Jaws, ad to preserve j peace, i ;reSorts. : Invitation -have been
hsh rulers : and oppressions by- the unipn, and harmony in said .country ; jiy expended; y . the RegattV As-
Enghsb: government. 'Thflf lioyal and to nse every exertion td spread, gociation of Savannah to unite in the
forces numbered, -upward, .of a,100; the loVeof eotlntry and fire of free- first cruise ftbimorrowYfor their fifth
the Regulators, nnderHu8bands,.But- J domrthroughout America, until 1 a I ahrinal regatta.
ler ana Hunter, uuo, Alter an ao- more general and organized . govern- i.The representatives of the Nation -tioh
lasting two hours; the Regvla- 1 ment be established in this province.! al Board we learn, will leave to-nr-
wio.ireu,iioiuigu ucau poisiei i as iiic Buuseucub nicciiui hi1 iuv i row tor your CitV wliere thev are to
eiY by the Victors, being tried and j our summary1 here. The- claim of
convicted ui treason and sentenced 1 North Uarolina to- having made
the 'fi rst !Decl aralton of I n d epen de nee
is conceded by theiiationalhistorians,i
HfuTretb and Irving, and ; by Jail the
local historians. . . ' - 1 1
" J' Its.; . - !
to, death. aTTlut six werefiiTy execu-
-.Si X n-lO'.i ,,Oii. ' ".-j r'-'isi v '
TUG! UECL.t ItATIOIN OP IN OK
,,. , , I KM OKA OE. .
1
Practical ChHstlaiiltT.t
thekmd recently orders bytbeCntfiJiiiial
iCommUteetv Charlotte, j.Thty. are. about
.the aiia' : jcisiltera half vidolJav one? kind
made of that metal and the other made .Of f
"The' Negro Qaeitloh In' the'Somh
: i Carolina Protestant Kplscopal cn
mention. ,.'i,"J,t , : .j
! CHAteLESTON", May 14. y
'Tbe etghty-fifth; annual convent kith
of the Protestant 'Episcopal -Diot '!
,ofj South. Carolina, which, met y esiei -dav..
has been engaged for .two davs
i.,?Fouc ye-irsl laieci the i ooantyyof j f "That was a practical sort' of i Chris- discussing '-the application of1' "if-.
.Meckleti burg 'made its famous Decla : I tiaoit V which the Rev.? Mr; Williams j ' MarkV church' - of Charlestbn," a re-
rationof Independence' Charlotte, an old-time minister at Dudley Mass,! spect able colored ; congregation with
'the eounfyseafj according to Mr.Bari- .is said. to. have taught. Jt is irelated a iWhite.pastor,ufpr admission t05.11 j-
croft,1-"was the Centre of thelcnlture of hiiiu that when midway in his ser4 reseiitation iu the Convention. ,
ofhatfpart .pf i tbe lProvince.ysioEx-; mop i orr i sultry Sunday, he heard the ' The issue was imadejipona moti re
Gov. ,Grahao in a recent . address de- -sound of distant thunder, he glanced to refer the application to a special
now once or twice, stopi oammiivee' wuu iuhithcuumb 1.0 tpii
and remarked ; "Breth-I next year. , . This ' w;as : supported by
at our brother -Cros-i Hon. C. G. Memminger, Jiidward Mo
rtared for the' rain. J I Crady,- W' F. Colcock, and others,
dntv to hdr Mir. Brother! and was Warmlv oDDOsed bv Bishop
( V O ' i I T ' "f t it . MM tf
the institution of Queen's Museum. I Crosby .get in his hay before : the Howe,1 Rev; Ai T. Porter,. Rev. C. U.
phower.''? Stepping ? down fromrthe! Pinckneyi Hon. G. A. Prenholm, and
1. 1. . . . . 1 . 1 i . 1 t I ' . t. . ' " 1- 1 j ' l. j : .. .
pyiptl,. 119 .went Wlin. several OI-Hie I ,ot,ner, wim auvwaieu imiueuiaie
e?ved' id Ihe WefeWs Ibw' this
itiiiajM ( m ay m t ' tjji-lit f- haliolle was the seat of the nigh- I ped preaching,
-t'kkifjraaiikk mit.i-r f . - .. i est senBiiary lv0f; learning South of A ren, I observe, th
v-.Wa ci.nwn or.uw th f Princei"6nTxeepr"Xh"e College, of. by is tiot pre
t tt it. ... . rt..iJ-!., ..' William "'ridV-MarV.,inmVirBioia'i. in: I think it our
rlie.-api rit 'tf the people was big h.r,
Tbeyha heen provoked by the long
Mruggie fueiweeii; lue voionyf auu ureinren 10 tne nav-neld, au worKeu mission.- me (jucbiwii was uiuuni.
Crowu'coi'icerniiig the: attachment of -Jh'ere for halfanlibur,1 when j'the'bay toa vote this afternoon, and thc-m;-lauds
in, the Province to satisfy debts ; was housed. -Then returning io the tion to refer p was,! carried by a cl o
1 . ... . .
jhronzexiThey havbtheEiepresfentation of
I IIA-4loUtVftl All Anoar IniTAt h'M wllh' .4.... r . 4 . . u M I A n w .. 1 . I . l . I. . 1 .1 . L. 1 17 1.:.! I .. A . n
tW l(wWWlW:iMfasTO UtHler. retusal ot tne Hing to approve tne. I erraot ..: w here he. had. left iiti and I ltev. .W. U. j xrentiss . then wuu-
'wiiicif are HhV:idibedfcbandst "dutbiother rcbafter of their coliege,'.an act which; rpfeache'd straight through to his fif-i rhouriced that h'e: was requested ,bj
.siderareillMluniiWr K the Legislature" bad granted lJ and! I te'entb'lvM knd' f.n'allv.rwithout an r.Mark's' congregation to withdraw the
well designed sad neatly executed;' u t u 1 wnicn ue nad an?lieayroyaproc- omission.
n and f-nallyrwituoiit an: Mark's' congregation to witl
iUxt . ' l.unu--n r ui j'--t;i v. I application. " -p V-J
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