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Ye published in" ciirjtfie Interesting tone
-'Wen Cbrgiaand the. Gherokes. ; jSmee:
; . . s ' twii, ve nacre reaa ine narijc w, mkwi!
r - . JutyC'K county to inavpiaiFj.uv
:ne. need desire to ice If it be taken as an.
; indication ' Inev Wte jtif pUo1 feeling nv
tJeorgla as tfrnoprolbabTyis; es rteaiv re.
Vsttits ihor serjm&tan hive bein apprehend-:
, Vl vlll eyentually grtwViut lth Question;
. ,We bjomparU of tecVrtJti't''r"
: iThe poionVoW(ted,Veor.Uiif 'violent rrtH
;val reflectioi?irMr. FiwaiMXof Ke,
Kd the . Rev; pr;Miio, "of tJewi
p" York in consequence pfrtabi renark av
,;'' bletttora; cpubjcajion;
f ; 1 ;nighf toin
"'njrjiiiide M;ei
Ml.' et1)f theniinay leeTispose ttfake J
V4. HWHI-, ill fv
,1 lie JLjegisiaiui ui una cjiaicj ov it
lutf cPeJhnl nsapfl ah nr.t to add ; the
gi ofGeorgiarid now in; the oecup?ticy6f
tM'' (li'eKCTOkCcjTn'diaris. U the courities'ipf
-Crolli-DefKalb, Owinnet Hall and
lxapersnanjf anu;a.o exinm uj iws ui
Jh)8$tat pteriheTfiame, and to annul all
) )ay nf0iinince8 made by the Chero-1
eenatotiib!Wdian9 &c.? i -j
It mllbeprceiVed that tli ree of thtoun
ties to whichnurisiMction is given for eX-
f:'- . ' ecuyh eMt Hisac t;'; . .be o n gt o the circuit
$Js v"' ;$ove j? fwhiiK Jl:nresidej arfd. although no
:fj ;.i;v dottneliitio'n tt it candevolve on you,
ti?-r' ' tt thpreirettwo motives jn me
' to tinbrace. this the ear i est occasion to
tattp nd express a public notice of the
I 'WrilfrrrAs'-.itjis' my, fixnl and Uetermm-
crpurpose to. eniorc ine, acu lounueu
w poith e ro oft d cbf rat e an d conscien
iioui Belie fiKits c8nstitution?lity, which
' sn to
inbyheher tle Court will be support-
id mhi;Cresolution by the people tf
Georgia. iTHiis is a plain and porhapsa
starjtlins language but the occasion re-
: 'quirejf itanjl'-none' other ll the laws
are f o ,be e.n forced, and no law can be ex
ecuted contrary to public opinion, the
pubtic'otfment mtrst not fatter "it must
c opie rlgtvt m p t o th e poi n t, a n d be wi 1 1 i ng
to isWet alt conf equences?; some of which,
as wil I presently- shown, possessing
thevmost delicate character; are likely to
occur, ffitvis not to be enforced, if it is to
remain ai dead letter, or what is worse,
tflte jit tblt te indecision of such a coridit
.tfoft itut;to:be repealed,; and. as the"
fi eleionsarjelat hand, the People Willi
4uiMh 'at
comr is to ap-
nnresKed as' hi$'-,t)e,en. sagely foretold ;1
i f twa t tlie fame jusu ce, wnicn ,is meicu 10
va inecitizen. wwiwue; -iuciei to iiieni.
y s ;, Jutthat they must;hot,bic deceived by
nsbneF-tww vowrearjecipr an
"Ml & :--v t?ilSa"rjd Hiniamffisfpian
-,'Jt:?:-4 . ; tpt --i--wlVii fl
if. p v' flllKBn: T;"tivw"v iereu, so lar as i am concerneu I only
If p atgntion so require th aid of public opinion ami the
. .. . .
4r jt-.t,-j i M?! Hfv-J n9: Trv . i ,r -- l.Yf., iuiiii ine execotie auinoniv. anil no
i"'tv. orrMhiyit Tf(i nnramhi!tTmn:nr ini nrina- t . 3i r ..ai ?a i
r:;: 'fblciresuTtsot i court on
pv-x -nt.'yimfiiil&m&W be troubled
-4 ;ed jn .the,toUACddhinujan tatery - To our
::'-rmW- nfWT "r" 'l MTern
.?9pUWnse:, navuesri : empioyeu to receive; at our hands, bv exercising to
fll MhAK the wards that unfortunate people, the ut-
of the-:!mogt kindoesjusticey and humanity
VnUMW&&? Thefr personal rights must be " rea'.iected.
i: ;! thetairbas rjgfesi;Iaw forMhe To the Indians I will ran thv hvi
f, n sc- r -t?; . . i a w . f - r - . r -,s a - .
'ipy
iW:ts.ltni
SK;; ,he.Teast:--drespeta
y Hc?;i?iHUM.;Mi "'"mv iinsuu
hJI
Sli ; fful SU
go-Tr.$ourfin whlch;I.;prestde,;iuittf1
thePopleioT ihe-lSfte yield it, either
H fi bm a conviction of error,va8certai rtetl b f
It; ij;- ineie ownwinuunaj, or :ine more awful
ofjt'e'ftse'f tr'wVakne&tTetairt Hi an'd;-
.-.Ts-ft - "3'f 4' tictklne , f " il in-i i Bt . llii..millai 4n.
this issue the question must cotne. if .the
H "PtayQ; me to i tseif; iishail try all ca
ae'st vrit i eii -m a rco mV; u ml e r ,f t lie i I a and
: J-- ,-f .-!5s - i -t .ti'-j:. . a --7 . f lOllO;.Vlnl'ia tho nwliMnnv rfCi... A. i.. I
Wt: ga; anibfgt atorrwhen iier-adjoia- i' . - - v5WFuut! 5
l4 t I - 'inkVl$IitvWtly fie precis. W-Ir To.aAw t.nm these pre
?:;t j vh'4iv?tbeeri&W .piseyiei8t -; S Being Informed tf theMtteurres tharhave
!f : ; TivVco ce Pfpsed in ;nany 'friers of hur king-
c tlp' ll ttimV domAiq;de,vc;andnisIfta die lectori du-:
;
xnt the: expression oi, opinion hmy.--vi''' . ;CHAULii5.,T this young .nvoj. iqimicv uiuu w.wY
strarfirinchilei; Yeldtlhgtfclhe pgMrof By'lhe KSotf :tbe pecrFrWe, 'mioister s.on tl mpl
buttheyhave-tnost msolcntTy -attempted fTlte; clcctidij f.thc HabermssMved vernmefit; qf.hi rsrovihQe ;-on.coiditioi of -tag
iut.u M,rVntirei 1ntpnc toOUf ' 'A'nAirTan'Wfitf "inf nnifinteted It. nvinVto ui the same tribme as to the Dev.
rnnvatelciJhcerns. Theybavedenmmcpd
fthc laws Dashed by our j
out munrcipal T regulations, t in . .mm j
perfectly uocortrlected -with, any dispute
with - the Federal uovernineTK-
But what makes these circumstances
Bie moire insulting they have transpired
under k 'character , of inqonsistency of
!more nnmiieilhardthood than ever came
from the front of the most unblushtng nn
nudence. Would : any; dnt believe-that,
ajfe tieerytnonint 6
g:hniviejsai objoquy on account of
the Indian , t)iStates otiilewr York .was
removing Ker oi ndiansl bythv frvzen
reswnsr of tireehuBayl and vmkkitig them
riassithronah alt the trying: arid affecting
scenes which have been so compassionate
tvMDortravedi for . the 'Chejrokee'f Tha
r. - "f .i . lit. aI.l
in some oi ine.oiner nuruieni oiaics mc
few scattered remnants "of .this unfortu
iinfe"itrace. that were snared" from the
botcjiery of dog, are now in a condition,
compared with which, even Ma very has
nothing more oppressive
Who says any thing against New-York
and these other Staes , ;ls Oeorgia the
only State that has attempted to govern
the Indians within her limits ? Indeed,
where is the tate that has not done it .?
Has riot Alabama, Mississippi and Indi
ana lately done: what Georgia has? Who
complains of their conduct ? No ! the
truth, is, Georgia has, submitted long e
nough to these outrages, it is high time to
fling these calumnies back into the teeth
of her slanderers, and that it may be
done with the; best effect, it should pro
ceed from the: highest moral and political
eminences of the State, Further submis
sion will only provoke further insult$ and
as to reproach, on the score of recrimina
tion, we have" nothing to fear, for such is
the character of their defamation it utter
ly contemns all relation, from any source
which feels and acknowledges the author
ity of those welt known courtesies that
govern and refine the force of public o-
pinion. In any thing I have said, or
expect to say, l do not wish' to be under
stood; as intending to convey any threat
especially Against the Federal ITnion.
This is to'sacred a subject to be trifled
witbj andifcbmmands, at all times, and in
all places;, jour most unqualified affection
and support, so long as it moves within
its legitimate sphere. Threats are idle
and weak, and oftener betray a wrong
than a right causeprocecding upon the
idea that more is to be gained from phy
sical than Nigral power, and that an ad
versary may be alarmed into compliance
this is riot designed. But such is the
nature and habits of our institutions, that
they require and secure the utmost free
dom; of speech in relation to all our rights,
and more particularly our wrongs. I
have mentioned therefore the foregoing
matters to shew you what we may expect
in attempting to carry our law into execur
tion. If what we have witnessed be (lone
' in the green tree, what may we not ex
pect ji.n the dry ?" We must be prepar
ed for all events, if we dasign to assert
our rights over the territory of the State ;
the object must be pursued with a steady
anu.unrunciii.ng purpose, or jt ougtit to
be abandoned altogether. So long, how
ever,; as the law remains unrepealed, the
country nas my solemn, pledge that it
shall be faithfully and partially adm'mis-
earth besjdes oor own shall .ever
with this question.
jcititens I wotitd say, let us fal-
nprmhoMoe Ph n f tvrt. r.n.l..
1 to th e. treatment .which the Indians are
m i i
nothing tci read, as far as they are con-
cerried, either from the character' of our
laws, or the-mode of admininistration,for
i h jg can i live, under them, they srclv
be made in
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FpRKIGJi i; lNTELLIGEKfJE.
AKOTI1EU FRNCHHteVOLUTlbN
U A LATE ARRIVAL. - v
The fbilowlngmportarit Intelltifence is
urouguoy ine uiematis, arrived at Bos
Leixiswturc lor,!
II or a. I A. - . J . L. k- I W W 1
tlo'n, VFvVomv 202 vvere atnoti those" who
?0fp( ror thejaudress in nejAie(voamu
against tneuirnsicrs v?" . "
Ministrv andJf5 were undecided, for ei-
thJer-extreme." 7rhe 3d: of August had
been appointed for the Meeting of the
isiiainuer, , ajjcvmi
sent to the member elect, and other pre
parations5 had been made for the meeting.
Charles, &c. Tq all those to wivom tlicse pre-:
sents come; greeting. Upoq ,'the report of our
Council of Ministers we nave omainea anu m
ordain as follows : r ' -
Article I. The liberty of the periodical , press
is suspended. ,v
n. The dispositions of articles 1st,1 2d and
of the tide first of the law of Oct. 21:, 18U, are
fnllv restored : ? ' '
ilomeaueotlv. notoeriodical r semi-periodical
Journaf and writing, established or to he 'estab
lished, without distinction ot the matters w men
shall be treated of therein, can appear either at
Paris or n the Departments, hut by. virtue 'of -the
authorization ywhich the authors and printers
shall have obtained separately trom us. -
This authorization must be renewed every
three mouths ' '
It rha v be pevolcd
III. The authorization may be provisionally
eranted- to and provisionally withdrawn by the
urtfects tfom the Journals, and periodical and
semi-periodical works published or to be pub
lished in me departments. -IV.
The journals & writings published in cOn
travention of art 2 shall be immediately seized.
The presses and types which may , have been
used in print mgMhem, shall be placed ih a pub
lie depot under seal, or shall be put out of use
V. No writing ender twenty sheets shall
appear without the authorization of our Min
ister Secret ryof State of the Interior at Paris,
and of the prelects in the departments, fcvery
writing of more than twenty sheets which .shall
not constitute a complete work of itself shall be
also required to be authorized. Writings pub
lished without authorization, shad be immedi
ately seized. The presses and types winch
shall have been used in printing them shall be
placed in a public depot and under seal, or put
out of use.
VI. Memoirs of learned and literary societies
shall be submitted to the previous authorization,
if they tfeat in the whole or in parttjf political
matters, in which case the nu asures prescribed
in Art. 3, sliall be applifcabl -1o them.
VII. Eive'rv disposition contrary to the pre'sent
ordinance shall be void.
VIII. The execution of the present ordinance
shall Inki- place In conformity with the 4th arti
cle of the ordinance of the 27th Nov. 1816, and
oi what is prescribed by that of Jan. 18, 1817.
IX. Our,. Ministers- Secretaries of State, shall
he charged with the execution of the present or
dinance. I
Given at our Castle of St. Cloud, the 25th of
July 1830, and the sixth of our reign
, CHARLES,
lly'the King, 1
The President of the Council of Ministers,
Prince de Polioxac.
The Keeper of the Seals, Minister Secreta
ry of State anJcf Justice,
CHAXTKLAriE.
The Minister Secretary of State for the Ue
partment of the Finances, , 4
MoNTBKt.'
The Minister of Ecclesiastical Affairs and of
Public Instruction,
The Count Gcernoit Rajtviilb.
The Minister Secretary of State of Public
Works. B:tron Cafiuk.
In addition to these decrees, there is a
third and long Decree promulgated, mail
ing some alterations in the law of elec
tions, to prevent, as is stated in the pre
amble, the manoeuvres which have exer
cised a pernicious influence over the late
operations of the electoral colleges. This
decree is said to be contrary to the pro
visions the charter, and very much li
mits the right of suffrage. About one-
third of the voters only were to be allow-
eu to vote.
We ao learn, that the. editors of the
newspapers and other periodicals in Paris,
had a meeting on the promulgation of the
decree suspending the freedom of the
Press, and with but one exception had a1
greed to; disregard the decree. France
was in a state of political excitement ;
the MinTsters had sent a representation
to the King of the state of the country,
and a revolution was even anticipated, as
a not remote event, especially if the pre-
seiic Aiinistry snouia De re amea in ot-
hce.
The following Oflicial fteportof the con
quest of Algiers will be read with interest
" Paris, July 19.
To his Excellency the President pf the Council of
Ministers. -
. La CAssjrtJBA, July 8.
" Pf ince The faking of Algiers seemed ne-j
cessamy to lead to the submission of all, parts of
the Urgency. The more the Turkish soldiery
Uas feared, the more, has its prompt destruction
raised in the minds of the Africans the power of
the French army. ' The soldiers themselves have
set the example of obedience.' In each of their
barracks a few soldiers have sti0k;eaV to disarm
tlw'Tu xAt the first orders that they received,
all bve brought their muskets and .their, yata
gans to the place appointed. It has been inti
mated to thenij that the fathers of families would
be permitted to remain at Algiers, rbut,that the
unmarried men would be conveyed by sea to
w hatever place they should chooser This deci
sion appeared to make but little impression up
art them. Most of them are natives of Asia Mi
nor, jind have requestcd.to be taken there
The "number of soldiers collected in the barracks
is about 2500. These are all. unmarried ; many
of them are Id and unfit for military service.--
i ire gravest ana most rooust nave penstred in
the late campaign. - T .e mar fTetT" sold iers
'lotlged in private Jiouses ;-ther fiVimber d6es
not seem lobe above ICKJO. WoFthe' last -three
yesfs the blockade made it almost impossible to
obtain recruits. A considerable reduction-in
the treng;iyof the military force was the con
sequence. '7. y ' v , ' S-
The Dey came yesterday to ee "me at Lai
lassauoa. r ;jie expressed a desire to go ami set
t)e at I.eghqrn. , ile will -be conveyed thither on
board a frigte.AdmiriI)uperfew is taking mea
sures that the unarmed Turks mavbeem barked
alrno4t atihe same time. The floors and the
Jews loofc-forieir- departure with impatience.
Then, and rnot before, they wilfthink ttjeir Vake
forfVen btoken. ? -rf""
. ia... -er-iiLJ iJ.- i Lri - .
..'f "vifiuci uswitne nrst tatier.l uuiiir men nresenr afrninf n , mnl. I - a ... - , .rs
i'hP nAndiftiuiN was aCceotea : with grtit (ide
The inhabitants appear io-ne coovmceu nwi uic
- . - a 'v tll.....
BeVS oi Uxunna uonsiauia yriu u"v.
lh P-Tamnle! Ot ine Ifer QI.AKery. .
cKnna ri nnpned. The markets, are. supplied
withprovhionsl 'The'prices ate higher thairjnf
ordinary Vimes ; but competition wjtl joon ptit
an end totliw momentary fiearne nave n-
trust eu tne.nreciion oi ine putc w xnu
ignose a Frnchman wlu haf resided in the
v.. A commission, of. which M. Dniue,the
Chief intendant, is President has beert oharged
to point outane moomcauon wmtu ne lai c
Vmtt render neceshary iri ihe aclmiriiatration and
form of Govern ment. Gen. Tholoze has been
rnnint Commandant of the Djnce. His firm
and honorable character renders him peculiarly
proper for his important post. v
The line of communication begitining at Si,
di Femich will soon be useless, and hencefor
ward the supplies of the army will be sent to the
port or Algiers T""s will produce a great sav
ing in the carnage. In a few diys the redonbts
which had been erected between Sidi-Ferruch
and the camp of the besieging army, will be
dismantled. Last!', the depot itself Will be
abandoned immediately after the hospitals have
been -transferred to?janother place, and the pro
visions there either embarked or consumed.
"Orders have already been jriven to send back
to France the material of the artillery which
had not been landed. The tram of -artillery
emnloved in the sieere remains almost entire.
We have found here an immense quantity of
TinvvrW rannnn balhs. &c. and .above aouu pie.
a. ' i r s
ct s of cannon, almost all ofJrohze. The value
of.these articles that of tleirpu belonging to
the Government-rand above H- that of the
treasure of which the Pay master-General is tak
ing an inventory, seem to be sufficient to pay
a great portion of the expenses of the war.
All the French prisoners who were at Air
giers were delivered to me on the 5th in the
morning, before the French troops took posses
sion of the place. -
' The heatha been ereat for some days past.
S' veral tims Reaumur's thermometer has been
at 28 deg. Though the siege continued only
six dkys, the activ ty with which tne works were
carried on has caused the troops to sustain great
fatigues. Dysenteries are become move frequent
but those who are attacked by thtm are not so
ill as to qiiit tlu ir corps. We have hardly 250
fever patients in the army. The"number of men
put hors de' 'jpombat sifce the 14th, is 2,300;
400 are dead ; l.$00 wounded have been sent to
the hospitals. Here as in Egypt, they soon re
cover. Most, of the fathers ot those who have
shed their blood for the country and the King,
will be mere: fortunate than 1 anw .My second
son hial received a severe woanu m tne oaitie
of the 24th. When I had the honoricfinformyour
;xc llencv of this I was fulfofhpes of pre
serving him $ this hope his been deceived, he.
has just expired. The army loses a brave sol
dier', I lament an excellent 'son. 1 beg your ex
cellency lo tell the King', that though struck-by
this family misfortune, I slu.ll fulfil with no less
vigor the sacred duties which his confidence im
poses upon me.
1 have the honor to be, &c.
Counv de BQURMONT."
Every thing is said to be quiet at Al
giers ; the troops peaceably submitting ttr
be disarme'd. and the inhabitants appear
ing to be well atisfied with their new
masters, and are already very friendly
toward the French, frequently amusing
themselves with music and dancing.
Private accounts state that the Foreign
Legations had not quitted Algiers on the
3d of July, and that the Dey intended to
take up his residence at Leghorn.
The Bev of Tilery ha'd submitted to the
French, promising to pay tribute ; and
the Beys of Oran ami Constinawere ex
pected to follow his example. Count
B'mrmount says they have already taken
public property enough nearly foreim
bursethe expenses of the expedition..
The news of the refusal ol the Greek
Throne by Prince Leopold has caused, a
great sensation at Constantinople, and
there were frequent conferences between
the Iteis Effendi and the-Ambassadors' of
the three Powers .
It is'saitl that Prince Philip, of Hesse
Iloraburg, is sry candidate for-the. Throne
of Greece, . .. ';- -"
The Porte has concluded an. arrange-
ment with Baron Rothschild for a loan of
eight millions of ducats.
The squadron of Mamelucks, belonging
to the Dey's Body Guard, has offered (o
enter the service of France v J 1
Tlie papers do not as yet furnish I any
intelligence of the number of killed and
wounded in the expedition, but it is the
general opinion that the neat loss is great
er than is : stated in the official report.
The -Vesstfgcicom pu tes the loss at' from"
4 to 5,000' in killed;wounded, &c- he
Algerines state their own loss at more
than 10,000 in killed and" wounded. .
The Oaitette 'de France meritioned tlie
absence of the American Minister from the
performan ce of the 7 Deum for the cap-,
lure oAlgierSyanll that it was oii ac
count of the friendly r el ati ons subsi s t in g
between the Pey -arid1 America . f1ij
was i con tradicted-the r next "day and 'the
true reason assigned -his being confined
at home by a painful, though transient in
disposition ' .
Frtim the Virginia i Free IWs. " i -
JExectttign -Tlie execution of Ebrie-j
zer V . Cox, for the mn,rder of Col. JDunri
took place, yesterday at precisely 'half
.past 1 o'clock. Not lerss than 5000 per
sons wereipreseitinahy of them from a
cnsiderable'"distanc and it is but Jus
tice to saV, that we" haiue never seen sof
a. a v. - -Ji t f- r i - . - i- ;'?.":
ia.gc a anseinutagfs, oenave, wun more
propriety During (he 'solemn, preparaV
tion.at the, scaffold, a desLtbJikc; tilipcss
fettled,; ap'ti; a fe
tlty seemed to. throb nn ieverv; bosom.-
im c U4.u is uve.wuu jrreat nrmness, . anu
uiiuMjii gave oesignai to let the drop rail
.which launched bkutihto the world of
sptrjitsM. monisKed . from, the . plat
form-1ft an audiBfeahd un fal teTinjf. voice;
- A. 1
un ngeve tne vast CTwd Ci?4
gathered fcf xvitnessbis iKnomuv ch
Uions he;had been lured to ruin
ne oiea, without -a struggle a
indications of suffering wih he l!
ed, wer, during the first three m l'
fivBbr sixslightly convulsive shrun'
shoulders. rHe was suspended a& hk
an.hourrwhen bis body was con
bout a mile ot oftown, and giver l"
tobis. relatives forinterment ;?t " ,tiT"r
He1 wur attended fb his last 72
thettey.'Mr. Gildea and th. nl.
GttAct, of the Catholic Church th t
ier of whom had umn . .e 'Or.
tJieJast. five months witrpious
He has left a minute confession in f
own handwriting, of the cirmmL 4
connected with; the, murder, in which l
whom he had formerly accused as the
vers and accessaries of the foul deed."
THURSDAY, SEPTEMRRR 9; 183
The Colonial Trade Xo confirmatH1Q
has-yet appeared of the .rumor that the
British Government had rc-opened their
West India ports to the trade of the U
nited States. The Editor of the Xew
York Aloion, however, still thinks an ar.
rntiffprnpnt hptivppn !. fi,...
r "q""--."- a, , . . v. . . vtl v.iu wu erilluftjlj
verv rirohahlp. Thp
r " -a.a,...,x,a. v, i,us jr
nal is the more to be relied on, inasavu
as it has' always been he steady advocate
of the British Colonial interests.
Mecklenbitrg Vtclaration of hidepi
deuce. Our-attention is unexpectedly L
gain called to this subject by a publW
tion in the last Ncwbern Spectator, of (i
extract from Judge Martini History
this State, giving a faithful account of the
Declaration in question, copied, we be.
lieve, almost literally, from the oriini1
article which appeared on the subject,
in
this paper on the 30th of April, 1819
which extract isjaccompanied by the con
of a! letter from Mr:' Jefferson to the elder
Mr. Mdams. dated July 19, 1819, ei
pressing his disbelief of the truth and r
ahty of this Deciarati6ri- A copy of tht
letter we append to tires e remarks f
the information of ouy readers
We do not wonder that Mr. Jeffem
should hate doubted the i'ru th of tins De-
tui4uuu ui iiiuepeuueiice ueingmaueu
Mecklenbut, having nevebifore heard
of it, and for the other reaSotis which b
assign Indeed consul erable doubt wa
publicly expressed at the time this Docs
ment was first published in the Register,
not only fri the Eastern papers, but else
where. We, therefore, fliought it oor
ddty jfoH make further enquiries on ih
subject, and for this purpose applied to
our neighbour Col. Wm. Polk, of this city,,
(son of Col. Thomas Polk, wlio Took ,4:
cpnspicsious part in the proceedings
though but 3 youth" of .17 fir 18 tt tic
time, was present at the meeting tv hicfi
made the .Declaration, lie assure! ?
that, the facts which we had published,
were in general correct, though lie th ugLt
there was an error as to the nainef tit!
Secretary of the nSeettng, as well a other.
of a minor kind, but that he would makejt
his business to obtain from some of th? oW
inhabitahts of Mecklenburg, further par
ticulars on this subject.
Col. i?orN accordingly made the ncjes
say enquiries, andin February, lSV
co'romuiiicated to .us5 for publication, Cit
tificates from "Geo Graham fVin. lhd
inson, Jonas Clark jind Robert :Robmy
all old inhabitants of Mecklenburg Coca
ty, stating,' tt they were present in tbe
town of pbartotte, 'in' Mecklenburg CouA
ty, on the 19th of May,; irr3 that the
order fer the election of Delegates d
bee,n given KyfgoiThwnas Polk, trie co
manding officer of the Militia of the Coua
ty $ they .beliewdfthe delegation
complete from-. every Company ; that vf
meeting took place in the Courthouse,
Charlotte that ?Mraham Alexander ':
chosen. Chairman and, Br. -Efhraim
vard, Stfcretary ; that the Delegates coiK
tinned in session that day and thene
whe! Resolutions were 'brought fo :
and adopted, which declared the Cit'gg
otMeckfenburg County free and inaW
dent of the kitig'and Parliament of Grea
Britam yandhat from that day MM
allegiance ariillttieal relation with th
-uras absolved V wliich 'declaration V'
I signed by every rnember of , the e,cV?
ti6n; amidst' tb shouts and hutv
large' asmblT dfthe people o(
ty; thesVord'meValways believed
tlie'Resoi 6 tioni declaring the
?tir& of theitizeps of Meck!.bj;
Vtiry of the ineeting; an'if that tbewg;
Wa cobceled-anthbrought about W:
fllt,!
sesioa:tQ.lhe
minor fo-.in; . Hi,un?k r