The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-11-19

A REEoLuT!oNARY INCIDENT.

REEOiUIiON ARl lNClDENf.
A meeting Of the Tippecanoe Club and
other citizens Of Guilford, was held at the
Cour, House in Greencaorough on Wed
uesday the Dist ul,. which was addressed
by John Kerr, jr. eco. Of Caswell, and
Hugh Waddell, esq. Of this place. In 10
licing the remarks Of these gentlemen, the
Greeusborough Patriot gives the following
interesting incident Of the Revolutionary
War, as related by Mr.. WaddelI:
Commenting on the approaching con.
test between Power and the People, MIR.
W. drew an illustration from the Revolu.
licnary Battle Of GuiIford, treasured up 10
the course Of his reading or conversation,
which was entirely new TO Us. An Ameri
can officer, North Caroinian, who was
on the Geld, but not IN the engagement be-
cause Of wounds previously received, was
stationed upon al eminence which overlook
ed the awful and sanEuinary scene. He
saw the short b., terrific conflict between
The flower Ct CornwalIs's army and the
immortal regiment Of Gunby. lie saw the
veterans Of England matching down upon
the Patriot regiment, in all the pomp of
wnr, with the determined tread of soldiers
used TO victory. He tremblcd for the re
suit. At lhe distance Of about forty yards
they delivered their FIRE in the face OF The
Patriots, and proceeded with a sansu,ne
step 10 the charge. The opposing hosts
were hidden By the smoke. Not q gun,
nor roll Of the drum, nor single note CT
the shrlll fife was heard in tue American
line ouiy the stars and stripes wagtng
steadily above the cloud Of war. The
smoke dispersed before the breeze, and dis
closed the red line Of the enemy, still ad,
vancng, within ten feet Of Guuby's reg.
meut II wss momcn, Of intense agony
with the officer. Would Gunby's regi,
meni, that had sustained the terrible shock
IN many a noble conflict, falter? The re,
suit Of the ba;ile-ihe hope Of the South
perhaps of Notwithstanding on this
little PhnIanx Tho officer dropped his
bride, held up his hands to heaven and in
voluntarily cried, g" Is it possrbIe!" 10 an
lustaui the word ran along the Iine-a sheet
of living flame was poured from the guns Of
the American reglmsat--and the smoke
arose between the bloody plain aud the
face Of heaven
When the wind rolled inside the shroud
Of battle, Gunbys regimen, was disclosed
charging through the crippled lines of the
enemy, aud the proud Lion Of Britain was
trampIed by American feet into the dust Of
old GulItord.
Then the officers heart burned anew
with revivlug hope for his country, and bis
face kinded again with "the joy of battle"
The Legislature of the State of Georgia
met on the End instant. The Senate elected
Mr.. Stocks. OF Greene County, as Presl
dent, and Col. David j. BaiIy, ms Secreta
~. The House of Representatives elected
for its Speaker, C. ]. jenkins, Esq. of
Richmond, and Mr., Cabiness of Monroe,
was elected Clerk.
Consistencu-W We learn from the South
err Chronicle that Gen. McDuffie, in the
course of late Loco Foco speech at Co
lumbia, argued that il was wrong TO bring
up agaius, himself opinions he had advocat.
ed in a pamphlet published many years ago,
when just leaving College. Bu in the same
speech he accused Gen, Harrison of hav
ing been member of an abolition society
in Virginia when he was youth of 10
Death of Hon. John s. .Spence.-We