The North-Carolina standard., 1844-04-03

their witness to prove the gratitude. Que 0y tne
South to their late sworn enemy Is 1t any aooD
der that men an our days follooo C00n$ p
/ From the Wstchman ufthe South.
Sugar Creek, North Carolina. e.
Mr. Editor Should you ever pass on the up
per stage route from South Carolina through the
| "Nortk State" to the sold Dominion" you will
be taken through Charlotte, in Mecklenburg coun
ty, Concord, in Cabarrus county, Salisbury, in
Rowan county, Lexington, in Davidson county
Greensberuugh, in GuiHord, and through Dan
vile, or Milton, as you may choose, after cross
| ing the Dan, to direct your course to the James
You will pass along the line of the early settle,
mcnts of that most fertile part of Carolina that lies
above tide water Less than one hundred years
ago, the settlements Of white mcD were unknown
Here apd there the hut of a trader, or temporary
adventurer might be seen; but no cheerful neigh
borhoods of men of principle and stability
| You will also pass along the line of operations
of the British forces in the ravaging warfare and
inHasions during the American Revolutionary
war, and may visit localities whose interest shall
be undiminshed while the history of the Revo1u-
ton has its place in the reading Of educated society
The colonies on the .seaboard Of North Amerf
ca must even surpass in romantic interest the set
dement's Of the interior country But of the inte-
rior settlements, none can surpass in varied exhi-
bition ofthe heroic and the gentle virtues of our
nature, that line of settlements formed by one race
of prosecuted people, of which this part of North
Carolina, is section extending from the Poto-
mac, the Northern boundary of Virginia, through
South CAROLINA, on the Eastern base Of the Ale
ghanies.
The enigrants were from ireland one part
landing at Charleston, and other ports Of South
Carolina, found their way to the interior; the
other and the larger part landing at Philadelphia
turned Southwark, and traversing Virginia and
the North State met the Southern tide on the wa
ters of the Cengarce. These two streams from
the same original fountain Scotland, through the
North of Ireland, meeting in this new soil, and
intcrninglng their waters nevertheless preserve
their characteristic difference the one of PhiIadel-
phia, and the other of Charleston This race of
people were peculiar; the Puritans and Round
heads Of the South,-the Blue Stockings of all
countries, .ncp that settled in this wilderness on
principle and for principles sake that built
churches from prneiple; and fought for liberty of
person and conscience, and their acquisition, and
the birthright Of their children. - e,....
Let rs visit few ofthe localities. As you pass
Northward, on the great road from Charlotte, of
which more may be said os the place of the fam
GUS Convention whose declaration appeared in
The public prints last summer,-in about three
miles you pass large brick church near the road
on the right band. This is the present place of
worship of the oldest congregation; and the first
settlement between the Yadkin and Ca
tawba Rivers. Previous to 1850, scarce white
settler was to be found in this Mesopotamia and
ABOUT the year 1856, so rapid was the emigration,
hat a Presbyterian. Church. and con- gregatfon
were formed, which took a name from the creek
near by-SHga or Soosa-but now written Sugar. !
This brick church is the third house of worship
Eor the congregation.
Lett visit the site of the first; it is about half
a mile West from the great road. Here on this
pleasant rising ground surrounded on Ill sides by
he Forest few steps from the East wall of this
oarying ground stood log church, where CRAIG
HEAD preached. and where were congregated
rom Sabbath to Sabbath many choice spirits, who
having in this wilderness far from their native
and worshipped the God Of their fathers, now
leep in that yard. The house is passed away
he preacher is gone; the generation that took
possession of this land is passed away; its deeds
enlain. Their children too, are passing scarce
single man or woman of the first generation are
n the land of the living and with them is pass
ng, fast passing to oblivion, the knowledge of
hings and deeds which posterity would fain dig
rom the rubbish Of antiquity-but shalfdiS form
ain i-as the generation are passing without
history, and, almost without an,epitaph.
Lei US go into this gathering place of the emf.
5rants, where they lie side by side in their sleep,
' OO oIOdsC0 Oh morning. leSe =,
title breaches you see in the -timedefying wall,
we're made by gold diggersr when that excitemeni
irs spread over this land, upon the discovery at
ne emigFants had Lived and died, and were buried I
ere, ignorant that there was would be; in this
heir place of worship and scpuiture, any deposi 1
more dear to posterity than the ashes of their ad-
enturous ances!ors-t- We viii enter by the gats.
way at the Northwest corner, through which the
migrants carried their dead. Now; lei. us read
ONE Of the few and scanty .memoria1s reared by
ffect,n, 10 mock the tomb of friends amid the r
autades that are crowded In this, xenerated. spot
Without stone to tellwho rests sbenealh your feet
his firstone is to the memory of Mrs JEMEmA3
ALExANDER SHARPE; -" born Jan 9th I727;
led Sept LIST 1857: a aoiddoaO SO yeorsi' One
the earliest emigrants she used to say that ON
er 1 settlement betweenthis place and Hopewell
;hnrch, her nearest neighbor, ,southward and
was at the distance of Is miles; North
7ardly about miles. The coming in of nearer La
elghoors was matter of rejoicing to this bold IL
1oman, who had need of all the strong helm the
rong doctrines of her Church and creed, to hold O
p her heart in her lonely condition. s.