The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1844-02-29
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SUGAR CREEK. N. CAROLINA

SUGAR CREEK. N. CAROLINA.
AR. Editor: shalld yoa s.sr pass On
The upper slsse rauir from S.sulh casoli-
ma. Ihropsh ihs .Horih Siais- 10 The
(" Oh Doutiaioa," yaa will be taken
Though ch.Elolis. IN Mreklenburs Co.
Conrofd. IN cshsuus county. Salisbury.
IN Rowsn co.. Lexington. 10 D.sis co..
Gffensborough. 10 6uillord. and through
Dansilllf, OF Milton. ss 500 nay choose.
after cruising The Dan. u direct ) oDr course
10 ,he J.mes. You all pass along The line
Of The early settlements 81 that most Err
ille pat 81 Csrolina .ha, lies abuss Tide
walter. Lees Than one hpndreA yesrs sga,
the settlements u while men we're M
known. Il.re aud there ihs hul OF ira
der. OF temporary adssnlurer might be
seen; bai 90 cheerful neiahbDrhUods vI
,mrn OF prinriple and stability.
Y0s will also pass along The line of
operations Of the British forces in the ra-
ivaging warfare and missions daring The
American Revolutionary var. and may
yisi, Localities whose interest shall be IN
diminished while The history Of the Re,o-
lotion ha, us place in The reading Of sds-
Gated society. I'D ...
The colonies on the se4boari IL North
America must even sufpsss IN fom.ahc
intrresi the settlements Of the interior
county. But Of The interior sel,lrmen,s.
none can snrpass IN varied exhibition OF
the heroic aud The eehtle virtues Of our
nature. that line oil settlements formed By
one raee OF p.r.eeuied people, Of which
this part Of North srul ma IL section. en-.
tending from The Potomac. The Northern
boundary Of Frglnia. through South Ca.
rolins. on the Eastern ba-s VI the ALE.
ghsnits. s-af. zase...-.-..s asa
The e,bigrsnis we're from Ireland. One
part landing al Charleston. and other ports
Of s. Csrolins. iound their nay 10 The in.
rior; the oiher, aud the larger part landing
al Philadelphia. lurned Sos,h~ ard. and
maversing Virginia AID The Norlh Stale.
met the S.uihern tide ON The waters Of
the Con aree- Thase iwo streams Iron
the same original fountain Scotland.
through The North Of Iceland, m, ring in
this new soil. and in.ermingling their wa
tiers, nevertheless preserve their charscie.
risiic d'Grrence, the one Of Philadelphis,
and the other oi Charleston. This race
OF people we're peculiar; The Pertains and
Roundheads oflhe South. 1.-The Blue S.ork-
lngs Of all couniries; mrn that seilled in
this wilderness on principle, aud FOR
principles sake: tina, bull. churches from
principle; and fought for liberty Of per-
son and conscience, as their acqnisili.n u,
and the bitthligh, vi their children.
Let US visit few of the local. lies. Az
sou pass Norihward, on The great road
IRON Chsrlotte,--ol which more may be
said as the place rf The famous Consen
ton. whose declaration appeared in ,he
public prints last summer-ln about three
miles you lass a large brick church near
the road on the right hand. Tnis 10 the
present place OF Worship OF the Oldest
congregation. aud the frs. numerous sell
ilrmen, b,tween he Ysdkin and Csisw-
ba Rivers. Previous TO 1850. scarce a
white settler was TO be found in this Me-
sopoiamis; and abou, The year 1856, so
rapid was the em,gr alton, that Plesby
terrain Church and congregation we're form
ed, which took a name from the cree K
near by Saga or Sooga-bu. now writ
ten Sugar. This brick church is .he
third house Of worship for the congrfg :.
ltion. ..~... =
Let us visit the site OF The FIST; il is
about hall mile Yves. Irom the gres,
road. Here on this pleasant rising ground,
surrounded On all sides by the iorest. u
lew steps from The Eas, wall OF this bury.
IIng gfonnd STOOD a log church, where
CralgheaJ preached, snd where were con.
gregaled from Sabbath TO Sabbath many
choice spiru., who having IN this wilder
mrs, far from their native land, worship
ped the Gud Of their ia hers, now sle, p
10 sba. ard. The house IS passed away;
The preacher is gone; the generation tina,
took possession oil this land 10 passed
away: ITS deeds remain. Their children
too are psssing; scarce single man or wo.
man oil the first generation are in the land
Of the living; and with them is passing 10
oblivion. the knowledge of things and
deeds which ptos'esl,y woald fam dig
from the rubbish Of sn,iquuy--but shall
dig for in vain; as the generation are pass.
ing without history, and slmos, with
on, an ep,,sph. 8 ~sn, q
| Let US 60 mo this gathering place OF
the emigran,s, where they lie side by side
in their sleep. to be aroused on The resur
reetion morning. These lille breaches
you see in this lime def, ing wall. were
made by gold digsers, when tina, exei.e-
uient fret spread ovel ,his land, upon The